Evening Star Newspaper, September 7, 1922, Page 28

Foster Is a Big Help to Browns : Virginia Poly Has Strong Fool Ball Squad u C3emom woms || oLy ONE 1921 REGULAR [ATHAD DI s TOGNE VAN ETIRY SPORTS. The St. Louls Browns, however, kept & half game ahead of the New York- ers by trouncing Tlevcland, 11 to 3. Dixie Davis pitched brilliantly. Ken Williams crashed out his thirty- fifth home run, giving him the major |8 to 5. GIVES NEEDED BRACING TO MOUND CITY INFIELD Gerber and McManus Also Are Playing Great Ball to Round Out Exceptional Quartet—Fans Gen- |2z i oue st erally Are for St. Louis Club. MAY UMPIRE IN . L. 5 Detroit rallied in the sixth for five runs to beat the Chicago White Box, e R0 IS LOST AT BLACKSBURG phia’s victory over Brooklyn, 6 to. 4. Leading hitter—8isler, 8t. illiams, Home runs— SPitching~-Bush, New Wi R league lead, hile George Sisler e Base l!‘lln—‘llhr St. Louls. brought his batting streak to thirty- oy, Heavy hitting by Babe Ruth and ‘sore), raecutive games by . lhitting FATAL TO safely twice. behind Ty Cobb's record of forty. Rain balked the Giants and Braves wtih the score of 1-1 in the fifth inning, and as Pittsburgh was en- ;l‘ld in exhibition play only, New ork retained its lead of four and a half games over the Pirates in the National League race. TORONTO, Ont., September 7. Ravanna, owned by R. Herron, the- favorite in the first race erday at the Dufferin Park half-mile track, crossed her legs, fell and broke her neck. Three other horses, with their Jockeys went down in the crash, but none was seriously hurt. Jockey Stirlin, who was riding Ravanna, had a narrow escape. NATIONAL LEAGUE, Leading hitter—Hornsby, St. Leuis. Home lllll—xum.{n.aht. Lo *Pitcher—Couch, _Cincinnaf Base stealing—Garey, Pif Joe Dugan. behind Bob Shawkey's steady twirling. yesterday brought the Yankees out of their slump and gave them the last game of the series with Boston, § to 2. Dugan collected two singles, a double and homer, while Ruth cracked out singles and a triple. S RESpSTiox % [Eleven Is Expected to Be Most Powerful Turned Out s At Institution in Years—Schedule Includes Number of Hard Battles. E better right now than they have all There's something else to_ think about in case of St. Louls. The Browns have heen uncertain at third base a great deal of the vear because of in- jurles to Ellerbe. More than that. when he was playing he had to crank up his arm with an auxiliary motlon which gave base runne a step on him. It slowed the team in every way. There always was enough uncertainty about it to keep the manager amd the other players in a stew Foster Has Steadying Effect. The Browns took Eddie Foster out of Boston when waivers were asked on him. Foster said he was going to St. Louis to coach and was about through as a ball player. mistake on himself. He has gone to S{, Louis and with his experience at third base has steadied a team which needed just that kind of a tonic to brace it up. Of course, it is not necessary to men- . tion Sisler. Pretty much all base ball attention 1s centered on the fight in the American League. It is astonishing to note the sentiment in favor of the St. Louis cfab. Everywhere except in New York the fans are for St. Louls and there does not scem to be any desire to see the Giants win outside of the followers of the Gotham. A former hizh official of the National League attrit < this to the purchase of players by both New York clubs to strengthen tottering teams. “I am satisfled,”” he is sick of run for t and divid & ing both major leagues purpose of creating profits nds for New York owners. of principles is -ssary _and sportsmaniike rules are needed to gov- ern base ball in its professional aspect.” W% who were defeated Tuesday. Plaring fields for the junior cham- pionship games will be selected to- night. A home-and-home arrange- ment probably will be made for the first two engagements of the series of three. In the event of a third game begin piayed a neutral field likely will be chosen. In the interleague championship series, started yesterday, War of the Departmental League got the jump on the Government League General Ac- counts nine by winning, 2 to 1, on the Tnlon station fleld. War did its scor- ing in the first inning on successive doubles off Carroll by Tetrault and Smith. and singles by O'Keefe and Pfeil. In the second inning Lusby's pass to Carroll was foliowed by Owen'’s single and Clarke's long fly, iving General Accounts a tally. hereafter both pitchers were well nigh invincible. Sensational flelding error. Dominican Lyceums and Union Printers staged a battle royal in the independent series for the city un- limited title, but neither could get a run across in the game, halted by darkness after six Innings of play. Hutchinson of the Typos outpitched ©O’Connell, but the latter was helped by the brilliant flelding of his mates. Silver Spring and Knickerbockers . season Sunday, on the fleld at Georgla and Alaska avenues. at 3:30 o'clock. Peerless Athletic Club wants games Saturday and Sunday. Telephone " challenges to Franklin 2379-J between 9 a.m. and noon o1 6 and 6 p.m. Peer- less will play the Superbas tomorrow evening on the plaza dlamond. Rex Athletie Club and the Sham- rocks will be opponents Sunday after- noon at Unfon Park. Play will start at 3 o'clock. ‘Wreco wrecked the Capital Traction Company team with an 8-to-2 slam in the first game of their series for the city rallway title. The Wreco Trolley Poles connected safely with Brower's slants on many occasions. Clover Pee-wees claim the city lau- rels in the eleven-twelve-year class after a thirteen-inning 7-to-6 win over the Trojars. Mertz drove in the decisive tally. Ken Willlams took the lead among the home-run hitters yes- when he smashed out his thirty-fifth of the season in the ,same with Cleveland. Hormsby wtill leads the Natiomal with 34, while Tillle Walker is runner-up to Williams im the American loop and is third in both eircuits. Cy Willlams of the Phil- 3 Browns and Dugan of kees. The leaders: AMERICAN. # EARPERS FERRY, W. Va, Sep- fember 7.—The Potomac river was M.Mg.%ud at Sir Johns run &nd Junction. The Shenandoah wes tly cloudy. He made a | the public The time has come when a cleaning out more abounded, neither team making an | will meet in their fourth game of the | I ] : 2 moth emmmmu. BY JOHN B. FOSTER. VENTS of the last two days having gt the Browns actually in sight | of the pennant, the keystone infielders of the team are rising to heights of fielding ability which put them in a superior class, and ij they are with the team that succeeds in getting into first place the St. Louis enthusiasts should not forget them. 5 Fans love winners and like ball players who are game at the finish and come through in a hard fight, working their heads off to win. they can take off their caps to Gerber, shortstop of the St. Louis Browns, and McManus, second baseman of the same team. So Both are playing season. | BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS L. Pot. Win. Less. St. Louis . 54 000 603 596 New York 53 608 602 504 Detroft 65 .53z 588 .51 Chicago . 67 500 504 406 Cleveland . 68 453 486 489 Waslungton . 71 458 462 4B Philadeiphia 76 423 426 419 Boston ... 78 400 405 i GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. Clevaland at Chicago, Phila. st Bostoa. Wash, at New York. Phila. at Boston, Cleveiand at Ohicago. Detreit at Bt. Lous. RESULTS OF YESTERDAY'S GAMES. New York, 9; Boaton, St. Louls, ; Oleveland, 3. Detroit, 8; Chicage, 5. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Pct. Win. Lese, 594 507 889 657 561 583 546 550 543 545 540 541 480 403 485 567 312 .64 é X 354 New York at Phila. Ghionge at Pittsburgh. St. L. at Cininnat i, RESULTS OF YESTERDAY'S GAMES, Cincinnati, 7; Bt. Leuis, 4. New York, 1; Bostom, 1. (Called in fifth, rain.) Philadelphis, 6; Brooklyn, 4. JUNIOR BASE BALL TITLE TILT STARTS TOMORROW ITH all protests disposed of, play in the series for the junior in- dependent base ball championship of the District will get under way tomorrow afternoon. The executive committee of the in- c{ependent tournament had intended to send the Holy Name Juniors, sec- . tion A leaders, and Linworth Juniors, winners in section B, into acti 3 o S LAY this afternoon, but was compelled to postpone the series inaugural be- cause of a protest entered against the Linworths by the Mount Pleasants, Had the Mount Pleasant protest been sus- tained, another game with the Linworths would have been necessary, as a three-cornered tie for the lead in the section, involving the contending teams and the Knickerbocker Juniors, would have been possible. HOW NINES ARE FARING IN CITY TITLE BATTLES INDEPENDENT SERIES. UNLIMITED DIVISION. W. L Pt 1 0 1.000 o 0 000 L] 1 000 TODAY'S GAME. Mobawk vs. Dominican L; t Wi - TOMORROW'S GAME. Mobswk vs. Union Printers, at Washingten 7 RDA! um, 18. YESTE! "S_RESULT. ; Union Printers, 0 (6 Dominiean Lyce: innings, darkness). INTERLEAGUE SERIES. w. L. 1 [ [ TODAY'S GAME. o Jaz 7. Goneral Accounts, st Usion station, Pot. TOMORROW'S GAME. g foneral Acoounts va. War, st Union station, YESTERDAY'S RESULT. ‘War, 2; Genersl Accounts, 1. ATHLETIC HEAD ILL. BLOOMINGTON, Ind., September 7. —E. O. Stiehm, athletic director at In- diana University, has been directed by his physician to go to a Rochester, Minn., ‘sanitarium for an abdominai operation, according to word received h Stiehm has been spending his cation at Johnsons Creek, Wis., and nothing 18 known here regarding his fllness. University officials had expected he would return this week to begin work with the foot ball squad. MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Newark, 8-4; Jersey City, 18. Baltimore, 10-0; . 7-1. Rochester, 5; Syracuse, 4 (10 innings.) ,AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Indianapolis, 11-0; Toledo, 10-4. Minneapolis, 6; 8¢. Paul, 0. . Kansas City, 6; Milwaukee, 2. SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. - Gresnsboro, 3; Baleigh, 1. igh Point, &; Danville, 1. Hi Durham, 6; Winston-Salem, 1. ' PIEDMONT LEAGUE. VIRGINIA LEAGUE. Nes Richmond, Rocky, Mount, Portsmouth, 8 News, 8. iison, b. APPALACHIAN LEAGUE. Jobnson fll? 0; Cleveland, 2. Knoxville, Greenville, 4. Briston, $-3; Kingsport, 41. —_— The five charter clubs of United BStates Golf Association are the Newport Golf Club, Shinnecock Hills_Golf Club, the Country Club, Brookline; St. Andrews Goif Club and Chicago Golf Club. The govern- ing assoclation was formed in 1894, Annapolis Naval Academy plans the largest coll swimming pool. It will cover 60 by 100 feet ..nl 10 feet deep throughout. It will have the greatest length, surface ares and cul contents of all the pools owned by colleges. Atlantic City is said to have more peeple play over its golf courses than any other An éhh country. Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, has in view bullding ‘of lum to_that at Wimbledon, It is said that Detroit will get the pick of the speedy Baltimore team. Pitcher Roettger of the Bioux City ‘Western League team had twelve as- sists in a recent game with Tulsa. Fraok Henry, Mobile's crack , has trimmed seagon by the score of 1 to ROCKY MOUNT, N. C., September 7.—Acting on the request of John A. Heydler, head of the National League, President W. S. Moye of the Virginia circuit has granted permission to Um- pire Fred Westervelt to report to the major official. It is belleved hero that President Heydler plans to draft \\l‘eller\'ell for a position as um- pire. —_— GIANTS GET TWIRLER. | SAN ANTONIO, Tex., September 7. ~—Fred Johnson. San Antonfo (Texas League) pitcher, will join the New York Glants. Johnson, who is twen- BY H. C. BYRD. _ WITH only one regular lost, Virginia Polytechnic Institute is ex- pecting the greatest foot the possible exception of \ ball team in its history. And with the powerful eleven the Blacksburg institation turned out sixteen years ago, when it won from the Army by 16 to 6, everything indicates that gratified. Hess, full back, is the only member of the 1921 eleven who will be missing when the squad lines up Monday for its first practice. And to take his place Coach Cubbage has Gettle, stellar full back at one of the ty-four years old, is in his second professional season. By the Associated Press. P close for whistling liners. He didn’t does, but he got under the ball just SCOTT DOES COMEBACK; RECCMMENDED TO GIANTS SAN FRANCISCO, September 7.— “Death Valley” Jim Scott, who was | released from the Chicago White Sox weveral years ago because it thought he wax through as s staged such a wuc- ck that he been to the New York Glants by Bill Lange, John Me- Graw’s western scout, who once was a major leaguer himself. Pitching for the San Francisco club of the Pacific Coast League, Scott this year hax had ome of hix most successful seasons, having won 21 and loat 6 games to date. Lange feels that with a strong club like Giants behind him Scott would do as well in the majors as is doing In the minors, COURTNEY TO MINORS. CHICAGO, September 7.— Pitchers Harry Courtney and “Shovel” Hodge of the Chicago American League club have been released to the San Fran- cisco club of the Pacific Coast League in part payment for Willle Kamm, phenomenal third baseman. DURHAM NEAR VICTOR. | DURHAM, N. C., September 7.—Dur- ham of the Piedmont League, by de- feating Winston-Salem yesterday, in- creased_its lead for the second half- season leadership to six and one-half games, and Is regarded as having clinched the honor. G this fall. The I street squad then on will smaller colleges in Virginia two years ago, and a substitute last season only because Hess was so extraordinarily capable. CLARKE SHOWS ALTROCK; PIRATES BEAT NATIONALS ITTSBURGH, September 7.—Nick Altrock was cutting up monkey- shines on the first basc line yesterday during practice which pre- ceded the exhibition game between the Pittsburgh Nationals and the Washington club of the American League. man in a Pirate uniform ran onto the diamond. He raced around center field for soaring flies—and he sprinted in Suddenly a middle-aged cover as much ground as Max Carey the same. There was careless grace in his movements and power in his arm. He came to bat and the lively pel- let whanged agalinst the bleachers. Altrock fell in a faint. He was “re- vived” when a fan shouted: “Who is the best outflelder in the world, Nick?" “Fred Clarke,” was the comedian's reply. And Fred Clarke, leader of the Pl rates when they won league cha pionships and world titles, acknowl- edged an ovation. Visiting Old Haunts. Clarke, who lives in Kansas, has been visiting old haunts. He needed little urging to don the spangles aft- er he dropped into the clubhouse. “A major league ball player will never grow old if he sticks close to the diamond,” sald the sun-scorched veteran. “So long as I can chase flies without getting hit on the dome 1 hope to chase ‘em. “There's another sort of thrill in stepping into a leaping fast ball, or taking a cut at a breaking curve. Honestly, I felt a couple of years younger every time I got hold of that lively ball. Why, say, If we had had this pill when Honus the Great was :renkmg fences and Ty Cobb was a rpan Then Clarke was drafted to umpire and he had to go to work. Fine Pitching Battle. A brilliant battle of twirlers made the exhibition a thrilling affair and th€ lone tally which brought victory to the Pirates came in the second inning. Tierney tripled and Traynor doubled off Brillheart. Yellowhorse was stingy with hits with men on bases. Score by innings: ‘Washington.. 0000000000 9 1 Pittsborgh.. 01000000x—1 4 1 Brillheart, Erickson and Picinich; Yellow- borse and Jonnard. GONZAGA HIGH GRIDDERS TO BE ACTIVE THIS FALL BY JOHN B. KELLER. ONZAGA HIGH SCHOOL, which enjoyed such a successful season on the gridiron last year, is planning a strenuous campaign for again will be coached by Jack Sulli- van, former North Carolina State and Georgetown star back. He will send his charges through their initial practice next Tuesday, and from give them hard workouts, for the Gonzagans practically have settled for a game with Central High School on the last day of this |month. Gonzaga will tackle Business and Eastern High schools and Tech and Western High schools. While several of last year's stellar players will be missing when the squad reports to Coach Suilivan next week, there will be at hand a lot of husky boys aspiring to positions with the Gonzaga eleven. Sullivan expects to be able to organize two teams im- medlately, something unusual at the 1 street institution. The school is better equipped for the sport this seasol than ever before and should be represented by a gridiron combi- nation capable of attaining high rank in the Washington scholastic field. Teams desiring to emter the Wash- ington Amateur Foot Ball Federation, recently formed to promote league foot ball on sandlot gridirons, must apply for berths and submit squad rosters to Secretary A. F. Bergman, 613 14th street, before the last of this month. This was decided last night at a meeting of the federation attend- ed by managers of twenty clubs. It was also decided to limit squads to twenty-five players each, no player to weigh more than fifteen pounds above the poundage limit for his team’'s class, and that squads as well as teams on the field must average in weight not more than the poundage limit of their classes. Tentative plans of the federation call for five team divisions as follows: Midget, 115 pounds or less; 116-125 pounds; intermediate, ounds; senior, 136-146 pounds; un- imited. Teams now_on the rolls of the fed- eration are Stanton Juniors, Stanton junior, 38 OrpINARY lubricants in the- thick in cold weather. DIXONS 677 For Tansmission o Diffeseatial Geans power st all times. Costs more per pound—Iless per mile. Made by the pioneers in gear JERSEY CITY. K. 3. Mount St. Joseph's of Baltimore next month. action against Emerson, Friends, Georgetown Preps, Loyola of Baltimore and Leonard Hall of Leonardtown, Md., and may schedule contests with It also will swing into Olympia, Circle, Independent, hen’s, Seat Pleasant, Virginia, Mercury Junior: National, Arab, Lexington, Iroquols, Mohawk, Tru: ton, Orfole, Park, Trojan, Brooklan Clarendon Baptist and Quentin. ' Conch Hobey O’Meara wants all can- didates for the Brookland Athletic Club eleven to report tomorrow even- ing at 6 o'clock at 7th and Monroe streets northeast. The Brooklanders have a sizable squad this year. Kanawha gridmen will meet Sun- day morning at 10 o'clock at 7th and O streets for their initial drill of the season. Capt. Goldstein will be in charge of the practice. Knickerbocker Cl ‘will conduct its first outdoor practice Sunday morn- ing on the -fleld at 35th street and Wisconsin avenue. Candidates are to be at hand at 10 o'clock. Teams de- siring to book games with the Knicks may communicate with Manager Whe- lan at the clubhouse, 3265 N street. New York 10° 2425° ¥5° St S Capitl G & Tobacco DRI SN X oAy the expectation probably will be Other regular members of the back- field who are to return are Flory and Sutton, halfbacks, and allace, quar- terback. Sutton and Wallace last year were both brilliant ground gain ers, especially the former. In net.l Sutton was generally regarded last; year as being among the four or five hardest men in the south to stop. Entire Line Will Retura. The line of last season will be In- tact, with Wilson and Hardwick at ends, Tilson and Shertres. tackles, Moore and Sheppard, guards, and Baker, center. Others who were con sidered varsity men and are to turn are De La Barre, end; Jones, halfback, and Hutchinson, tackle. Most promising of the 1921 substi- tutes are Leitch, Tonkin, Llebracht, Linkous, Rea, Ray, Dean, Rhodes and Glaze. From the freshman team of a year ago will come Buchanan, Gil- lette and Saunders, halfbacks; White- | head and Carr, guards; Green, tackle, and Richardson, end, as the most promising of the yearlings of 1931. Incidentally, Don Rutherford some time ago was regarded as the best prospect for a backfield pos tion ever seen at Blacksburg. He was compelled to drop out of school, though, but this year will be out for the team. He is regarded so highly at V. P. L that it is freely predicted in some quarters that he will beat cut Wallace for the regular position at quarterback. Schedule Well Balanced. V. P. L's schedule embodies sev- eral difficult games, but is very well arranged from its standpoint. Three easy affairs are to be played. Then will come the first hard game of the year with Centre College, at Rich- mond. This game has been arranged as a kind of home-coming contest for alumn{ and one of the greatest crowds that have attended games in Richmond is looked for. The achedule follows: September 23—Hampden-Sidney. September Tk 30—King Cellege. October 7—Willlam and Mary. October 14—Centre College, at Rich~ mond. at Davideon. October 21—Davidson, October 28—Catholic University, at W;lul‘“l. P ovember 4—University of Mary- land. i N at N November 18—Washington and Lee, at_Lynchburg. November 30—Virginia Military In- stitute, oke. It is p e that a shift may be made In this schedule to the extent that Catholic University may be switched to Blacksburg and the Uni- versity of Maryland played in Roa- noke. In speaking of the schedule a man_ connected with Blacksburg had this to Expects to Beat Centre. “We are looking forward to Centre College as being our hardest gam but if last year's showing against that school counts for anything we should win. You know, we played Centre 0 to 0 for three quarters and nearly all the fourth quarter down in Louisville, and this year Centre will not have Bo McMillan and we shall be stronger. Maryland, Washington and Lee and Virginia Military Insti- tute we regard as our most important games; it seemsgto me we should win trom Washington and Lee and V. M. I, but the clash with Maryland will be & regular battle royal, with not much margin either way “The six weeks of spring practice we had toward the end of last year helped our squad wonderfully and the late start we are getting this fall ought not to hurt us much. Our coaching system is satisfactory, Cub- bage having made good last year with flying colors, and he has a capable assistant in Monk Younger. A freshman schedule is almost com- plete. Four games have been defl- nitely arranged and four more are in process of negotiation. On October 14 Roanoke High is to be played at Blacksburg, October 28 University of ber 11—North Carolina State, " Virginia freshmen are’to be met at Charlottesville. November 11 Virginia Military Institute freshmen will ap- pear at Blacksburg and November 25 | Washington and Lee freshmen are to l lay at Blacksburg. Henry Redd, bis Fuliback at V. P. I, three years ago, is to coach the freshman team. Miles Is Non-Committal. C. P. Miles, familiarly known to his friends as 1ly,” athletic director at V. P. 1, replies in his usual non- committal way when asked about the prospects for the team, but even he is inclined to smile when one mentions to him the number of vqterans to re- turn next Monday. Incidentally, Miles is & worker and not a talker, and prob- ably {s more than any other man ever connected with the institution re- sponsible for the many fine achieve- ments_of V. P. I athletic teams. wonderful smoke — The St. Louls Cardinals dropped to Maintaining Consistent Leadership Morvich was the race horse sensation last year; New York looked like a sure pennant winner this year; there were half a dozen contenders for the recent golf crown. But something happened: Good as these champions were, they couldn’t maintain consistent leadership. They lacked that “extra something,” which would keep them everlastingly out in front. We ourselves don’t know what that “‘extra something” is nor pretend to possess it. 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