Evening Star Newspaper, July 23, 1923, Page 25

$ PORTS. Nationals’ Infield a Makeshift Affair : Leonard and Tendler Will Clash Tomght» PECK ONLY REGULAR LEFT ON EVE OF B OSTON SERIES Patched-up Bushmen Take Final in Cleveland, Giv- ing Them Even Split With Tribe This Year— Johnson Exceeds BY JOHN EW YORK, July 23.-—-Donie Bu 3,000 Strike-outs. B. KELLER. sh is convinced that a black have crossed his path just before the Nationals began their pres- ent field. «despite trip the absence of Joe Ju His club got under way with a respectable-looking in- idge, regular first-base guardian, tensively that only one of the original quartet was able ot take his st tion vesterday, and it is not certain that any regulars other than Roger Peckingpaugh will be in the the Red Sox in Boston tomorrow Oswald Bluege will be among t night for Washington, where his i Gharrity, who has been subbing at sponding favorably to treatment. an not hea ing as rapidly as was Manager Bush threaten to extermin Blu in the seventh inning game after to- urt his knee o urday’s 1 ft sed his d into the sack n his feet and Lmsedd abruptly buse as Sewel o1 (he bail at Lt the throwing and down doubl vard he for un intended then decided to - whe Eot the with his be outing a to Going second 5| inerd sthide ket reed Lo cheek e reached Jamicson's ret tim righ o, Lase his lett was much Martin swollen so that Trainer Mike t o order the Washington. Bluege's teit Iy by i was none o shifted from his nd utility players other stations Hargrave, of course, weil at' third base Harris zets »ston the Natid the midd’e sack about fully recovered and fieiding slump when was playing remarkably lmull v s will | keer regular positio cyre « Red in quite less Capt 2 can but ek in_ h 1s will be Blueg un- ness in weak at hud just a batti hurt and well AS expected big league the Nati Walte oth strikeou vester ated th Johnson wh india reg h out four mainder of the fray his grand total 2004, He was reat form, particularly in the session when Lutzke opened single that followed b rower's double. Johnson proceede an O'Neill again. also Coveleski gave Jamieson nothing very 1o hit ¥ Coveleskie, who with @ win over the National day. attempted a comeback, and better support probably would ziven Johnson more of a battle was he did quite well. He to a pinch batter in the eighth Slim Joe KEdwards finished the The victory gave the Nation- series, three to two, and an ak with the Indian in nes ween the clubs t others dur- ng the niake in sixt with ur. n and the Iy was cred- w i his A pair Tribal. Errors. helped an in the first inning when Sewell failed Iy and o ed by Indian cr A to Ge an far M threw tossed wildly T Leibold at’ the runner counted by the Tribe in the third 0 with a clean ohnson sz bunted. but after recovering the ball and threw past Brower, permitting Evans to met home The Tribe saeri atzk ¢ hut effort to he and the lurid field the 1 bt back one les in its portion of the third. With two out Summa doubled down the rightficld line and Speaker strolled. well Wit to right ficld for a sin, M seorin tally R tehes over 1 cir tinal to the i the homer it won would have registercd the ik major league fow seconds eariier than Ruel frozen 1 With two strikes jcious swing and t Ruel dropped ont of i did ) O'Neill, i ball tip, Win, tool nicked the [ it. - second in- He lifted both Gos- The lat- colliston, only his s w fluky to short | ning tha ball and Peck das pparently d his pae finger tips on th nd hed for it. fearing a and got sphere. Bush and Ruel were credited with hits after bunting. In the third ning Lutzke and O'Neill waited in in for Donie's to roll foul, while Ruel beat ke's throw to Brower in the Lut fourth The enth w Ruel on first, Har Muddy. taking no who was set for fo second and furn to the initi Indians’ throw. in ve eusily. With rave fifed to right no f Summa, a catch. ran wildl d no 1 bag the ahead of the Donie Bush did £ome snappy play- ing_around ond. Tn the fourth fnning he made good cateh of Lutzke's liner to his left and an cqually good one of Brower's to his right. 4+ EASY FOR BROWNS (AT ST. LOUIS.) Phite. ABJLO.A St Louis. ABH.0 Matth Riconds_$b A 5 1 Ezzell, 3b, wonmesonnol 0 9 e e 0] cvcommrume Nayl, Heimach,p. . | ormoonmBoBsmmnm; ft 2] onuommanunsnn) 3 g # 2| cocomwmmorvans *Ran for Perki: Philadelphia 10100 St. Louis 011021 Runs—Hauger, Walker. Mille (2), Gerber. Williams (2), Jacobson, McManus | (2). Schiiebner. ~FError—Gerber. '~ Two-base | hits—Schliebner (2), Hauses Dykes. Home runs—Tobin, Dases—Tobin, McManu McManus, Seversid, Wright. Dykes to Scheer to Hauser. elphia, 14; St. Louls, 10. Bases on balls 2 off Wright, 4; off Struck out—By Heimach, ylor, 3 in 2-3 inning; off Heimach, ;9 Osden 3 in 2 fnnings: Wild pitch—Heimach. Passed balls—Severeid, Bruggy. Losing pitcher—Naylor. Umpires— Messrs, Nallin and Moriarty. Time of game— 1 hour and 58 minu seventh. o5 2| conowmorcoona wo McManu: cxpe ali young | tuking {J. fill ! from | thet in | of the tal- | the | foul | against | just § in- ! Dot &1 Stolen Dasos—Harris, Bhanks, Sohelk’ ‘Double 1| Sheely; Pitteager to Fewster. infield to start the four-game series with he missing, for he left Cleveland last riured leit knee will be treated. Pat first, has a sore knee that is not re- d Capt. Stanley Harris' lacerated foot d. This casualty list has made ate the dark feline on sight. WASHINGTON, | Lieboid, cf £ R'ce, Reol S Cgrave, ook, & Evans, ‘1 Jounson, b PN 3b. Totals | juSLEVELAND. o Bl cowrnmunsuoat 8| vuwes | Yramby | Lutzke, Brower, | cccccccccore® ul onocorooni lcocoutonsonud Bl navomnmnnd | courrownmonoc? ol omvmococono® | ecoorroor~eoe! ol coocococsal ” *Batted for Coveleskie in t i:ning. | Washington 1010 10 c—3 Clevela d 00100000 01 -base hits—Wamby. Summa, Brower (2). run—} Sacr fce:—Bush. Johnso Lutake. " Doubie plagi—Wemby. J. Sewoll | Brower: J. S.well. Wamby and Brower: ma and Biower: Coveleskie. Wamby | Brower. Left ou bases—W ashington, 1: Cleve. land, 11; Bases on balls—Off Johvson, 4: I off Coveleskie, 1. Hits—OR Covele.kio. 6 in § inn.ngs: off Edwaras, Siruck out— Johnson. 5: Covel Edwards. 1 Losing pitcher—Coveioskie, Ump.res—Mesars rand and Owens. Time of game—One (4] o2 =l coccommrrnnck al onoonmonst 5 CE A Ei'de | bour and forty minutes. {RUTH NEARING TOP ~ IN HOME-RUN RACE i be Ruth of the New Yo | icans needs but one home even mattors un wth Cv Will the Philadelphia Nationals been Jeading both maujor cirenit cleuts. Ruth last week sucked homer. bringing his se. twenty-two. Willinms three” cireuit drives | to failed to connect with anvy Amer- run to With twenty- his credit four-base Williams of the holding third place among run - sluggers of the two i leazues, batted out two homers dur- fing the week. brinzing his total to | seventeen - ad'ng home run hitters | Lwo leagues, “including - tho cight or more cireuit drives to { cleht or more uit drives to their ! | AMERICAN York. H adelphia, Miller. i St Louis of the Louix. 10; HBrower, Speaker, Clevelnnd, 0; Louls, 9: Fingstead, i | | 2 | i LEAGUE — Willinms, | 23: Fourni, York. Hornsh Brookiyn, (T | Philadeiphin, o 10: Miller [ | Cincinnati, AN N. York. Al Witt. of Dugan, 3b, | Ruth. " 1. ipp. 1b. S, of: Ward, 25, Seott. e ang, Hoyt, Meusel, rf TYGER ETROIT.) Detroit AB.H. 0. Haney, 2b, Jones. 3b. Blue.' 1b.. Veach. cf. DI ! A 0O s = T IR [OFN R SIN PUTTINUPOSRN. ® @l coomonmmnoos o Runs—Witt, Dugan (3), Pipp, Ward, Ho; Bluo, Veach | (@).. Hoilmann. " Errops—Hopt. Fothergill. Two.base hits—Witt, H‘llmlln, Manush, ' Three-base hits—Ruth, = Hoyt. Stolen base—Veach. ~Sacrifice—Pipp. Double plays—Scott, Ward and Pipp: Rigney and Biue. Left on bases—New York, 8: Detroit, 3. Bases on balls—Off Johason, off Hoyt, 1 off Cole, 1. Struck out—By Johnson, y ?7;1":- hYflCgllr 2;.‘ ‘Hiu—ofi' Johnson, 7 in ; off Colo, 3 in 3 innings. Wild pitch —Johnson. Vmp"sb—-lunn. Hol; and ,’Cfln- nelly. Losing !1;1::1;0;1: Time of games— inu CHISOX IN FRONT (AT CHICAGO.) McCle'n, Collins 2V, Mostilcf, . Bheely.1b. . Falk,if.... Kamm,3b.. Schalk.e... Lever'tte,p, Totals 200 R -Reichle Hi Sl Collins, Mostil (l). flhnly 13‘;, ;‘ll Emr\—shmkn ‘Two-bi hits—8hee] AB.H. 0.A. 0 1 awomsunsal [OTRUTREE hanBenonr 1 0 0 0 ° 3 ] 1 E PFTIRN 1 1 1 1 0 24 10 000 100 @ o & pt EE 4 4 9 McQlellan, k, Kamm. ly, Kamm, Sacrifice—Collins el T on bases— | Boston, 8; Chicagn, 13, Bises o “mabcon | Ehmke, off Leverette, 1. Struck out—By 1137.:@(!- 3; h; Ehmke. 3. Hit by pitcher— Leverette ( hl’lteld‘ by Ehmke (Collins, fostil, Sheel; ires—Messrs. Rowland, hl:eu. minutes. | ¥ Ormsby and ime of game—3 hours Dykes, Tobin ! Matthews, Ezzell, | Stolen ; lo pla; e = with | must | but ' ce hitting the western trail the inner defense has been battered so ex- | Atlanta. | | | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, . D. C. MON’DAY JULY 23, 1923. FANS’ EYES FOCUSED |ST. STEPHEN’S SURPRISES, ON CINCINNATI CLUB Major league base ball followers have their eyes on Cincinnati today. for the Reds, runners-up in the spanking National League race, have begun a against St. long home season. Louls yesterday, for what opening !t should be a torrid series, The league- | leading Giants, less than four games | ahead of the Reds, home, playing open away Philadelphia from on Quaker's lot todav. after which they | will rest two days und open a series |in | Chicago The Reds lower in the losing to St took adv veste ntage Thursday. erday percentage Louis, 2 to by slipped a bit column by o 0. The Glants defeating Phillies, 5 to 4. at the Polo Grounds. ! Ra In caused the calling of the game in the home half of the fifth In the American League, the plung- g New York of eightee | their second in The Brooklyn ligible ‘Boston ble-header at auard’s an to victory t n the | ond. winniig | Chirago wer Chicago's White ftor Red Sox a Chicago, largel hitting of Shee Williee Kamm defeated the Phi Y to 4, at St. L Beginning to will e for five con 7 to Th ui no major secutive days, unprecedented in the memory Yankees closed second invasion of ing Detrolt to the tune of 7 to i victory was the Yankees' twelfth out nes in n Iy rm first but Brook!'n came back Pittsburgh and 5. idle. Sox thro and St lade] s est diamond followers STANDINGS IN MINORS souTHE W. L. Pos 52 25 598 43 79 (552 51 44 597 . 48 42 623 N. Orleans Mobile Nashville, AMERT W. L. Pot. St. Paul.. . 56 30 .651 Kans. City. 52 82 .619 Columbus. . 54 43 .557 Louisville. . 46 40 .535 Ay W. L. Pet. 60 34 633 58 37 .611 50 44 532 50 47 515 Baltimero. . Rochester. . Buffalo Toronto BLUE W. L. Pet. Mertinsb'g. 41 21 .661 Hanover.. 21 31 .59 gerstown 30 32 484 RIDC EASTE W. L, Pct Laurel 27 17 614 Dover 25 18 581 Cambridge.. 2 18 571 Pocomoke. 23 21 .523 EASTERN ! . L. Pot. Hartford... 55 33 .72 How Haven. 49 34 590 Sprigfield.” 46 40 |535 Worcester.. 41 43 (488 tt nooga 38 Litel Indi Mil; Minnenpolis 34 54 . Tole Frederick Waynesboro 28 33 . Selisbury Crisfleld. Farksley Albany Brids Wats Pitt SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. Birm ngham B Minatree and Haley. Atlanta Chatta Batte ow. Yow Orleans | Memphis nmmu_umnu Hollingsworth and Others not schedul g4 Baltimors Rending Batteries—Parr Styles: Smallwoo Nowark (first game) Jersey City Frotag. Newsrk (socond game Jerser City Grampf and Devine: Z Toronto Buffalo Eatteries—Thomas, and Urban. Tolado Kansss City and Skiff. Rochester Syracuse . and Niebergall. Toledo .. Kansas City and Skiff. Louisville (first game). St._Paul .. Gonzales. 8t, (c: Batteries—Dobers tem; Napter, Mar) Columbus (fArst game) Milwaukes Batteries—. Paul Golumbus (second Milwauxee Minneapolis {leven i . wart and Robertson: Mack. and Ogd Batteries — Fileshifter. ella their west by maul- The the west on obins and the neg- Nationals split a do Bro n. Rubs Mar- pitched Boston Eame, 14 to 0. in e the Bos- drubbing at gh the heav. the expensive Louis Browns hia Athletics, ater New York ague ba a situation of old- N ASSOCIATION. w. 513 phis. .. 41 46 471 le Rock. 39 52 . N ASSOCIATION. aukee. 43 43 473 36 do 32 56 .364 IRNATIONAL LEAGUE. Ww. L. Pot. a8 w. 2 59 bersh'g 25 35 426 RN SHORE LEAGUE. W. L. Pet. 20 23 435 19 25 432 19 25 432 AGUE W. L. Pct. 42 45 483 39 49 443 38 51 427 33 45 402 geport orbury . sfiald R HE 513 0 0 318 7 4 1 ss—Karr and Brock: Morris and Mor. 5 2 8 5 Rogers. Lapan. Tate. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. R H E -8 A 4 en. ~ Groves 0 Ba'teriesm-McGairy and Greanae: Luces an S 1517 0 Nausset. Supka. and Freitag. 3 Reis “and "HI AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Batteries—Tinoup and Meyers; Louisville (second game).. led wocount 6 o'olock law.) . incups Toob and Brot- ¢ and Gonzales. Hartley; Schaack and’ Shinault. ame)......... Batteres—8nyder, Weaver, liott; Lingrel and Shinault, Indisnapolis (first game). Graw, Shauer and Grabby. Indianspolls (second geme). Basterior-Ailison ‘8t Smith; Thormahlen ey ke Buttorios—_Kilea, Moore and Lakis Plerotti R X s B2 13 10 E 7 Batteries—Allison and Smith; Thormahlen 210 0 3 Han® and 3 3 7 8 6 12 1 5 9 1 eaver and | 58 1 Gleason and E. 1n 1 10 15 5 N atresiestitii, Cavet and Kruegor; Mo- TEAMS STILL TIED. Rockville and Boyds teams still are deadlocked for top place in the Montgomery having won games. Bethesda. fourt! County eleven ‘Washington Grove is thir: Glen Echo. and Dickerson, sixth. will be played Saturday with Bethesda. ville at Grove. Dickerson el 2 Bovds and Glen Echo at Washington | pRietit, suin® League, each of fourteen fitth; Doubleheaders Rock- at | REGATTA OF CANOEISTS A severo electrical storm yester- day forced the postponement of the Potomac campers’ regatta until next Sunday. The long-distance swim scheduled or August has been shifted to Sep- ember. This action was taken to allow the participants more time to practice and to aveid conflicts with several regattas. A swimming meet, open only to bona fide members of the Potomac campers, will be held. Sunday, Au- st 5. \ Few Tork. Cleveland 8t. Louls. T8[10] 7| 8 13 0 5988 478 6— 6/10] 6 6| 6 8l48/42 538 88— 7 6l 7 7(1145/42 817 3 8 7—| a] 8| 743143 500 4 8 6 6|— 5|42/45| 4 .Ql\“ ll —1 7,37i49) 430 \—131(53.369 Washingio Boston ... I mol Now York... Cincinnati Pittsbury Chicago . Brool 8t. Louis Philadelphia Boston - Games lost.... 2843 42(4345 gfl_ ] Games lost. 131 33/34/43 um cl 68 ——| GAME TODAY. Detroit at Chicago. Cleve. at St. Louis. GAMES TOMORROW. Detroit at Chicago. Cleve. at St. Loui New York at Phila. Washington at Boston. RESULTS OF YESTERDAY'S GAMES. ‘Washington, 3; Cleveland 1. New York, 7; Dfinlt, GAMES TODAY. St. L. at Oincinnati, Chi at Pitte. New York at Phils. GAMES TOMORROW. S L. at Cincinnati, oago at Pitts. RESULTS OF YESTERDAY'S GAMES. Iwu;'fl. ; Philadelphia, ¢ (5 innings— osten, 165 8t. Louls, 0.7, ; Olncinnati, 0: the | the ball § T. STEPEN'S ATHLETIC CLUB flashed into the limelight yester- DOWNING MARYLAND A. C. day when it triumphed over the Maryland Athletic Club, 7 to 1, in S one of the upsets of the ycar. The Georgetown tossers a brilliant hurler in Chaconas, who held the losers to five bingles and fanned seven. It made five straight for the winners, including a victory over the Knickerbockers. The Marylanders scored their tally in the first ! session, after which Chaconas was master of the situation. « an impressive game at 1d'tion to connecting for Barrett, losing mounds- twelve Duck on strikes, freely, allowing thir- Chaconas, Farrell and MeDone hit effectively to ald the ¢ winners. Mairn was the only Mary- lander to collect a pair of safe drives Ralph Millx horled the Dominican | Union Lyceums to a 4-to. victory over the | Knickerbockers. was nicked {nrl seven bingles in ag many innings. | H]" was seriously threatened in the | ninth, when the Georgetown club had three on the sacks.. Timely slug- | Boberte.. Eing Y Goets and O'Nelll aided the | winners uncovered two hingles. mand, sent but he was hit teen w S LA i SANDLOT SERIES l ONLIMITED DIVISYON. (SBECTION A.) game—Garfleld vs. American Logion, ecague Park. at 5:15 o'clock. STANDING. Pot. | Team. Toda; H Team. Logion Gaifield. (SECTION B.) imo—Brookland vs. Dominican and Monroe streets northeast, Today: Lyceun, 70 5:15 o'cloek. Athletic Club | game against | ™ winning. 7; @ six batters. | Wilkon of the Royal ! turned in two-hit i the Prem his te to 2. He alko vietimiz r STANDING. | Team. W.L Pet| Team. W. " | Dom'wiym3 01,000 | Brookiand. 1 Siamrocs. 4 1 Park View. 0 Mobawis 667 | Harlem. ... 0 | Boll. Field. 333 (SECTION €. Today's grme—Phils. vs. O'Donnells, feld, ock. Superior hitting emabled the C tury Athietic Club to tuke the mea; ure of the Mount Rainier Emblems, 11 to 5. Lyies led both teams at bat. collecting three hits in four lrnnl to the piate. STANDING. Dixplaying a snuppy v Pot. | Tewm. the Emblem leserves humbied the | p Toam: Milan Juniors. 11 to i Thirteen | Jhie:- §1:008| Gemnfarter.. § Lhlow's. Incluling two dou St Josepii. & 2 600 | O'Donneli’s. 0 , Barnered by the wi the mound for ony four safeties. et | w. w. 3 4 SENIOB DIVISION. (SECTION A.) me—Lexington vs. lock. STANDING. W. L. Pet. | Tram. 4 071006 Bt Teresa Roamers... 8 1 MohawkPr. 3 Eaxt Washington Heightx came to the front whea it eked out a 3-to-2 victory over the Warwick Juniors A pitehers’ duel between C. Hood and Seabode was waged. Each allowed but three hits. Plaza, v .780 | Lexingtor.. .1 2 (600 Pliza...... 0 (SECTION B.) Today's game—Park vs. Linworth, Washing- | ton barracks, 5:15 o'clock. STANDING. L. Pet. | Team. 401,000 Astecs 2 1 867 'Contury. 12 333 toxsers fell tewm, 4 to 1. in a five- when they failed to solve the slants of V. O'Brien. The winning boxman allowed only three wallops and struck out six. Northwest before the O'Donnell’s inning contest, Texm. Linworth. . Stanley. Parks. W.L. a8 Washington Iiarr [ surprise when it rong Irving Athleti he winners will Golling Fleld tean rtest o . x mine sprun humbled the Club. 13 to & Lattle with the | in the decidins | wame series todus tiamond timely clouting Harris and Devault won tor the ricks JUNIOR DIVISION. (SE Today's game—Thomson vs. dale. 5:15 'o’clock. STANDING. Wintor, Team Warwick Southend on tie hetd the € one bingle, his team winnln Baker ot the hit nlso har well, allowing but Today's dri The winners now | Handley field record tzhteen straight ‘ und for Ello:t srinthians 1o | Argyie 2550 0y 600 | 5. Joseph. (SECTION B.) prme—Park View 5:15 o’clock. STANDING W. L. Pct. | _Team. 47071.000 Park Vew.. ;| Waverly.. 4 1 .800 Langdon. ipl?Sham. JriT3 2 1600 EpiphLuth. ather i Willius. | (SECTION C.) { Today's gume—Stmpsor: vs. Tremont. George- | town Hollew. 5:15 o'clock. t | STANDING. @ the ! Tean W.L. Pet. | _Team. another (e Pleas't 5 01.000 | Simpson 4 to 2 St Mitin 3 2 600 Tremonts inies in'| Clover....0 3 2 .600 Warwicks safeties | i MIDGET DIVISION. (SECTION A Today's game—Southends vs. statien plaza. 5:15 o'clock. STANDING W.L Pet. | Tesm 3" 01.000 Aztecs 3 0 1.000 Corinthiun.. 2 1 .667 Peerless 2 1 687 Park Views. WAR POLO TEAM GOING AWAY FOR COMPETITION Polo a Epiphany, Team Club pushed it g Toun. straight, down- Athletic Clu Henderson At - win coiumn to three ing the Corinthian to 4. The losers could oniy four blows off Jefferies and Nicii as nd for eight ding the Elliotts Dodo Wellens View Juni te list, hix alsn ora mes at oblained 1 5 add to its innin w ¥ 1 et ATE M YR of th will e v e Club, the Sou took tic Aztecs, Union th and whs o land. Gam arranged North e Team Aucora Southends. Linworth. Eubiems.. w. L. Monse & Shank 2 2 03 [ ’ Ra‘n halted the zame hetween n...l Anaughts of Alexandrian and the Lakeland nine of Maryland | viayers the War tomorrow hers of the Shamroek Juniors TapRoseniing wold a m ng tonight the of M rence, 1354 K « ens of the leave the city N. Y., where t Mineola they will journey ;\E’u;lli'm:fl tournament, Greens and Whites will hook up in # scheduled mateh of the War Depart- ck In Potomac Park. The Whites will do battle with the Fort Myer four tomorrow en the latter's field. Department will for Mineola, will compete in the Club capuble vding to the manager. The 1 oare nrged to apply at av Thursday night tteher From Narr in dent A thi class tour ut for tle Club ball playerss series N [ ria ey by n 1Hta-1 count over the Wt o the Hoffman 7 but they trlumohed am in the Mary READIN { Parnham and Otis L i timore ¢lub engage { the Oriole dugout ning of yesterday ling, and as a resu $25. Dunn. Parnham was hit { Burdine brought the victory. They COSTS ORIOLE s250 TORONTO, July Eight-oured compete in an international regutta iy of the Bal-| The victorious crew in the Ameri- <"game with Read- gerarnA e o Stitier. double firs'! The Leanders, famous - English land town Clever hurling by nd Summers of the Ho 4 ,‘.;3,3,;;;.,;,-,; (e Joiilin 721" | YANKEE CREWS SOUGHT crews representing the United States, TO HIT TEAMMAT England and Canada are expected to nere August 29 and 30 during the Ca- e _ Rube |Radian national exhibition. a fist fight injcan national regatta at Baltimore, after the first it~ 4ugust 3 and 4, will be invited to 1€ Rube was fined s take part as well as a representative Lof the Detroit Boat Club. dciied S8 S deep left the Rube came In to the |cight, already have accepted an invi- e A, Dosition too far to- : & MURPHY GOING TO ITALY FOR BIG AUTO CONTEST center fie “‘Ird\\ryu resented the Rube's ecriti- | cism and Parnham, a much larger man, landed a blow to the outfielder's | cheek. Before the fight went far other plavers on the bench separated | NEW YORK, July Murphy, American automobile rac ing driver, arrived in New York yes- terday from Los Angeles en route for Milan, Italy, where he will par- ticipate in the EBuropean grand prix, i Dunn at once ordered l}'{fib'e‘a:\‘u":} the game and penallzed September 9. Murphy won that race in_Le Mans, France, in 1921. the pitcher $230. He declares the fine will stick. Murphy was sufféering from blood poisoning In the left knee when he RECORD FOR PAST WEEK IN THE MA,OR LEAGUES arrived, but it is expected that he will be cured by the time he reaches erk’s record in each Hhe pest Europe. He will sail tomorrow. major league, showing games won | GRIFFS’ STICKWORK | md lost, together with runs, hits, 3, RBL Pot errors and runs scored by opponents, follows: AMERICAN LEAGUE. w. R. H. .4 24 45 Club: E.O.R. New York |Cleveland . *8t. Louis .. troit ] sordmranSBEEeB2a3daR T CEITETN Chicago *Boston B Washington .. & *Tie game, 8 and NATIONAL w. Club: L. York. ®CReOKONAROO -:2:.:333353!53::!3:- LI LS EITTYETTTS LEONARD — TENDLER Lightweight Championship Fight Tonight, 9 O’clock, Round by Round by Megaphone Eleventh Street Side The Star Building 23. — Jimmy el WEST HOLDS EDGE IN MAIOR CIRCUITS | - Associnted Pross. NEW YORK. July 23.—The we sections of the two continued their advi tern opponents in brought the Amerie: TLeag Saturday in the National Leag Oon the son's intersectional combats | the westerners in the senior lead by 107 to 63, while in the junior organizatia the ntage of the western quartet is only six gumes, the count being 99 to 9. The Cincinnati Reds have prov the best performers in in sectional games, having percentage of 732 against the eastern clubs of the Na tional League. All eight of the wes ern clubs have played at @ .500 clip, whiie of the only the Giunts the tional League and the Yankees and Ath- letics in the Americin League have | c won more than half of their inter sectional games The following tables show the j6rd of the intersectional games: NATIONAL LEA EAST. New York.. Brooklyn Philadelphis . Boston ... Byt tern major leugues v the te ea ersce tlenal serics terday n and Teague better than astern clubs in ree Totals | WEST, Cincinnati . Louis Pittsburgh Chicago Totals AMERICAN EAST. New York Philadelphia Washington Boston Totals . WEST. Chicago Detroit Cleveland St. Louis Totals i TWO LEAGUES MAKE SUCCESSFUL STARTS ilot Lall an added impetus yesterday Suburban and Arlington ( ball circuits successfully initfal : worth twin while the Handley league bhase received | when the | inty ! staged their ¥ and Pet- returned swinners in th of the Sub series, Arlington leag tossers Dase contests 1d were n the county 1 an team scored in hammered shrider Elliott of eleven bingies, winning over Takoma Park nine. § to 1 the mound for the rare form. allowing lops. Moeller smacked Handley. while Sager connected for { four xafetics in as many times at bat Petworth easily trounced Bright- wood Athletic ¢lTub. 12 to Four wallops, ineluding a triple by Conner. accounted for the vietor rman toed the mound for Pet allowing five blows und st ing out seven. Reed lected cireuit drive for the lose of and for b five a homer for With Wormale, Arlington Athictic Clul yphed over the Brookmonts. 12 to 3. Hards losing hoxman. was nicked for fifteen safe clouts. while his rival hurle allowed but four. Rain halted the | game after the fifth innin Ufer and Harrison each crashed o homer { for the winners. Cherrydale Athletic Club was foreed to postpone ftx game with Glen car- ivn on unt of rain. It will jour- | ney to Kilmarng Vi, tomorrow to tackle the team representing that town. Cherrvdale plavers are urged to report at Union station at X o'clock Next Sunday the Virginians will do attle with the Arlington nive in the { county serics. on the Kk Rialto_toxsers b in the Y. M. H. A LU vanced to first place when feated the Herzls, 11 to 4 hits were allowed by the winners. He a single and two triple slammed @ three-b: singles BURMAN BOOKS BATTLE WITH YOUNG MONTREAL CHICAG 3.—Joe of Chicago, awarded the world® ban- tamwelght championship by the New York boxing commission because of | failure of Joe Lynch to defend hix) title inside of six months, has been{ matched to meet Young Montreal in a ten-round match at Aurora, IIL,} on July 31. TWO D. C. BOYS SCORE IN CAMP MEADE MEET Two local athletes, rge Killlan, jr., and Samuel Holtz tin, placed in three events at dual fleld and track meet of Cam Meade last week, which the R. O. T. C. won by scoring 80 points. The C. M. T. C. made 46 points. Killian, running for the took second place in the 100-vard dash, while Martin. his team-mate Wwas runner-up in the mile and third in the 880-yard dash. JOE SCHWARTZ HERE. Joey Schwartz, former Washington newsboy, has arrived in this city to finish up his training for his bout | with Roy Moore at Berwyn Thu | day night. Schwartz has with him | a stablemate, Issy Tanner, who also will be seen in action here shortly. CORBETT OPERATED ON. NEW YORK. July 23 —Jam Corbett, former heavyweight ch plon hoxer, was operated on for ap- pendicitis ‘Friday at a hospital. it has been learned. He is recovering. AUSSIES MAY- PROTEST HAWAIIAN NET PLAYER| NEW VORK. July 23—Nomination | yesterday of J. A: Richards to play ! lon the Hawalian Davis cup tennis! team when it goes into action against | the Australasian team at South Orange, N. J., next Friday, is ex pected 'to he Contested by the Aus tralaslanstas a violation of the rule that the players of both teams shall be known ten davs before the match. Other members of the Hawaiian team are William Eklund. Bowie Dietrick and Capt. Richard Cooke. The Australasians have J. B. Ander- son, John B. Hawkes, I. D. Mclnness and W. B. Schiesinger. BROWN TAKES MISSOURI VALLEY TENNIS HONORS KANSAS CITY, Mo.. July 23—Wray Brown of St Louis won the Missouri valley tennis championship by de- feating Phil Bagby of Kansas City, 6—4, 6—0, 6—1. He will represent this district at the national singles tournament in Philadelphia next month. Fred Jostiek and Ted Drewes, both also of St. Louls, won the doubles championship and will be the repre- sentatives to the national tournament at Bostoga. e the 1 triple and they de- Only four Roxsenblatt of nnected for while Povick i three | tie ad- Burman l.uk' Mar- the ! 3 TGl ] | J m- i i England I twice PORT% 2. TITLE BOUT 1S EXPECTED TO DRAW $600.000 GATE Cleverness and BY YORK, July 23- old sample trunks expect a profitable lesmen and first-rate fighters they may be. portion of a $600,000 gate, has been attractive enough so that hie enters the ring to dc _The champion’s ability to mainstays of his stock in trade i EW the and business t the betting fraternity is making him the f to be on view tonight unless his sample trunk is empty have not been impressive in the last care of himself, 1s such a canny session from the fans for they Between them they expect to cut The line of goods Benny has ! boy, ;business matters that the wise one oc l\mg Ability of Champion Make Him Favorite to Defend Lightwe in 15-Round Serap to a De SPARROW Benny Leonard a aht Crown ision. McGANN, 1d Lew Tendler will ope show their wares tor are champion kind of prize up the larger shown before favorite when ien no matter what he will be the betting id his title, sock and his been the lines that ties ought His show ings year but Benny takes such excellent and so shrewd a judge of fist s believe it is worth while to con cleverness have he past and it is on these orite. Both qua tinue to tie up with the firm of Leonard and Gibson. FACTS ABOUT FIGHT x — Benny Leonard of 1 lightweight endler of Phil- delphia, challenger. Stake—World lightweight cham- 135 pounds at 2 o'clock n. rounds—Fifteen, to a Pince — Yankee k. Promoter—Cromwell A. C. ime of Louts—First preliminary, m.: main bout. 10 p.m. (eastern dnylight saving time). climinaries — Mike Canero y Stewart, four rounds: To yons vx. Jimmy Sullivan, ndx: Babe Herman ve. Joey F elght rounds; Jack Zivie vs. John- Dares, ten rounds. stadiam, New recelptn—S6H0,000. {HAS BEEN BAD YEAR FOR RING CHAMPIONS the Am NEW a ated Pross YORK. July onship fifth 1923 23.—The battle of that of nearly Leonerd w m to attract a th when 3 80.000 tle with T ¥ been Tendler Stadium one of ad- ¥ for ring champions, three out of four world crowns having chang- 4 hands to date, but Leonard confident that account Both have deposited feits each that they will tip the the 135-pound limit when they in this «fternoon Mallenger W ring more versatile style I8 w faster ringman offset by Tendler's W attack and ex- fhe challenger s years younger and has slight in height and reach has ruled the lightwei for the past sIx vears. w title from Freddy Welsh of in 1917 by a knockout in ninth round. He has succes defended it against all of the conterders sinco that time mard's knockout victims arlev White. Richic and Willie on. while sions over Kan- and Joe Well'ng. Mitehell gave Leonard hardest fights of Hix career wore than two vears ago at Aadison sare len. Dropped three times b rd in the first round. Mitehell o to swing a ight to the jaw that floored the mpion for” a count of nine Leonard weathered the storm and won by a knockeut in the sixth round Last year Leonard aspired to wel terweight honors, but in the with Jack Britton. the veteran who luter fost his title to Mickey Walker. Leonard began fighting in 1912 and record books list ments of which sixty-three were won by knockouts. He was knocked out before becoming champion. once by Joe Shugrue in 1912 and again by Frankie Fleming in 1013 Tendler has enwaged in about 1 bouts since 1914 winning twent three by knockouts and most of the ! others by decisfon. He has never taken the count of ten h's lightwei round 1delphia ut the son has match of inkee is not fighters 000 ) guarantee v beam inxide weigh t Champ itters m | has ang it 1th Tthree Chanpion hard tactfcians and are Leonard @ Kk I but puzzling ceilent def twenty-fo han the rdvantages Leonard <ingdom ug the e ht the have Mitd Ritehie he of the % bout CARPENTER TURNS BACK | WHEN SIKI SAYS “HELLO” PARIS. July 2 “Hello, orges!” waus the greetinz of Battling Siki to Georges Carpentler thin week when the prize fighters met face to face for the flrst time since thelr famous cncounter on September 24 last, when Carpentier was knocked out in six rounds by the black fan. Their meeting took piace in the office of the editor of the sporting newwpaper Echo des Sports, where the boxers had gone in connection with the proposed fight between them for the benefit of French Inboratories. Carpentier turned his buck upon the man from Semegal without Iving, left the room and entercd hisx fine limousine and went ho; Siki departed a few minutes later, taking a street car for Montmartre. Radiators and Fenders KIND MADE OB REPAIRED. res instailed iz any make. 'ERENT MAKES fiuu!‘ols TATT'S R and F. WORKS F. 641 1428 P. 10 DI | WITTS 319 13th. INDIAN Frank. 6704 MOTOCYCLE DISTRIBUTOR d and Rebullt Motocyoles Sold O sy Terme—Bepairioe HOWARD A. FRENCH & CO. 424 9th Street N.W. Match Your Odd Coats With Our Special TR?USSERS Save the price of entire new ault. Al colors, sizes, EISE'Ms:. NW. | wo i expected | risks | fifteen- | Going back to t two lightweikhts Ithere is no evide to be gai {from study of the buttle that wou Ijustify placing Lefty Lew's chane vn an even money basis. He had Leonard at a great disadvantage in ! the earlier rounds, when Benny was beicusly puzzled by the Philgdei: | phian’s southpaw sty The cham- pion took a Jusiy lacing about the [body and if Tendler had it in him to have stowed the champion away he would have done it. by the eighth round at least Benny Looks Ahead. Then Leonard solved culiar left-handed style ed to give him Close observe toward the er where h away. but laid another bout &oose that can eREH Benny chance time vear the age the raet and proceed- a great trimming fact. believe that nny had ave Stowr off in the interest No killin, th lay additional golden hi could because afford to he was piliere’ decisions are 3ut ' the champ tonight fifteen rounds to a decision it is a cinch hé will give every he has to win yoints. f. to knock his o miand. take tigh this n not will and hitg if ha into ng cen tulk that Leonard's margin is destined to be slight the interest cf third battle. This may be true. but it doesn’t sound so ause York decisions have heen fearf derful upor occasions Leonard va'y to leave the ver point. if he can do it jess se. Reports from It appear down to the lin {thix is then neither f likely to be at his best have taken on weight in re and are more welters than lightweights atlx Leonard’s delphia had Hart was his looked ve missed | | Philadelphia betters and Leonard ma 1 it expedient o et | was worse than 1 * So far s t {ing against [ month-was n [ enthusiansm [ pect Leonard an_intercsting | There ix | leust $600.000 will | { the ticket windows of dium to it change of pleasantries | Battiing Nelson | rounds Tonopal i3 tt battled Peter | Jackson neisco sixty-one | rounds man received a nickel. 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