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[ = SPORTS. PRACTICES FAMOUS BLOW . WITH SPARRING PARTNERS Britton Says Champion Has Made This Punch More Effective by Shortening It—Firpo Has Faith- ful Band o f Followers. By the Associated Press. ARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y., September 8—Jack Dempsey's famous left hook, 2 jolting punch that travels to its target like a shot, un- doubted they meet next Friday nigth. This is the opinion of boxing e: his snappy workout yesterday agai v is the blow with which the world heavyweight champion expects to crush_the championship aspirations of Luis Angel Firpo when xperts, who watched the_champion in nst a trio of light sparring partners. Dempsey used his left continually while punching the bag, shadow boxing and against his punch-catchers, The experts agreed Dempsey's left is working faster and with greater accuracy than ever. Jack Britton, former welterweight champion, said today that, in his judgment, Dempsey had shortened the swing of the hook slightly, mak- ing it more effective. Britton, a past master in boxing, watched the cham- pion from the edge of the ring, and marvelled at his skill. “I never thought Dempsey could step around with so much speed and hit the way he does,” he said. “He is the first heavyweight I've ever seen that frequently leads with his right hand. And when he leads with it, he usually lands right smack on the chin. Dempsey was never still, even dur- ing the thirty seconds rest between rounds, in his workout yesterday. During this bricf rest period., while his sparring partners panted in their corners, Dempsey walked around the ring with short, snappy strides, con- tinually hooking the air with vicious lefts. The champion. glad to be relieved of his troublesome cold, was in good ‘humor yesterday. He joked with visitors “at his cottage and twice drew roars of laughter from the crowd by playfully taking a couple of punches at Billy Lyons, a friend from Denyer, who was refereelfig the training bouts. Have Faith in Firpo. By the Associated Press. ATLANTIC CITY. September 8.—Luis Angel Firpo is surrounded by a small band of faithful to whom he is the all-powerful being of pu- gilism, There is the dapper little man of Buenos Aires, Horatio Lavalle, who ihas undertaken the direction of Fir- po’s training; Carlos Vega, recently graduated from the University of Tennessee, the son of a wealthy Ar- mentine, and the sparring men, and the assistant trainers, not ome of them will talk of anything but vic- tory. Last night these men were gath- ered at the home of Meyer Saul. one of the challenger's greatest admirers, Lavalle remarked the hour. and said “at one week this time hence a great J battle for the world title will have been finished and a name of Luls Firpo will be uttered by peoples i throughout the world. They will know then that Firpo is a fighter of fight- ers.” ““Ah, ves" echoed the falthful Vega, Luis will win, I am sure of that There wil! be a great battle. There will be many surprises. People will -say it is the greatest heavyweight |fight in history: and at the end Firpo .!will still be standing. He is the true warrior, His adversary strikes him with al] his strength. but it makes no physical impression upon Firpo. He is all powerful: he cannot be sent down for the full count and finally his adver: v grows weak and the lerowd is hailing a new champion— > man from the Argentine. Frank Koeble, Brooklyn light-heav- jweight, who has heen one of Firpo's best sparring partners, then spoke: “Firpo can take punishment, the -|harder you hit him the harder he hits back. It you can't do anything but | make a man fight harder by -hitting h with all you've got, how are you {gkng to beat him? Dempsey's due for a lacing.” Charlie Schoeneman, the masseur, \agreed. and John Lester Johnson, the \negro heavyweight, who worked two fast rounds with Firpo yesterday afternoon chimed in with eulogies and predictions of victory: Meanwhile, Firpo was in deep slumber on the floor of his training ‘cottage. Big Advance Sale, By the Associated Press, NEW YORK, September 8.—The ad- vance sale of tickets for the Firpo- Dempsey championship fight at the IPolo Grounds next Friday night, has amounted to approximately $800,000. | The promoter said it exceeded the advance sale for any previous title match he has promoted, including the Dempsey-Carpentier fight, which es- | tablished a record “gate” of $1,600,- 000 two vears ago. 3 In the event of a sell-out for the \Dempsey-Firpo match, Rickard said, +'the receipts will reach $1.250,000. Half of this amount, or more than ( $600,000, would go to the fighters un- der the terms of their contracts, for .ihey are to get 50 per cent of the gross total. Dempsey, whose share is 37% per cent, would receive more than $350,000, and Firpo, with 123 per cent, would get more than $150,- 000. ercentages are fixed as the manonam by the State Athletic Com- mission. LEONARD AND LYNCH SCORE IN THE RING| PHILADELPHIA, September 8- Benny Leonard, lightweight cham- pion, received the newspaper decision tin a fast eight-round encounter with Johnny Mendelsohn of Milwaukee here last night. ‘Leonard won seven ' of the rounds, the fifth being called even. Leonard's weight was announced at 138%; Mendelsohn’s at 138. Joe Lynch, batamweight champion, knocked out Eddie Siegel of Brook- jyn in the third round. Siegel sub- stituted for Young Montreal. rea W+ George Chaney, Ba‘ltlmnre. knocke: # put Georgle R“Ti.e“ Philadelphia, in » second round. S e Miplitz, Philadélphia, won from Andy Kid Chaney, Baltimore, in the . opinion of the sports writers, while Jack Burke, Pittsburgh. had the bet- ter of Dan O'Dowd, Boston. Both ' were eight-round bouts. VILLA FIGHTS TAYLOR. CHICAGO, September 8.—Pancho villa, world champion flyweight, and ‘Bud Taylor of Terre Haute, Ind., will meet in a ten-round, no-decision con- test in the open at Hawthorne race track here late today. The little men aré under the stipulated weight of 116 pounds, according to information fron, their training quarters. MAKES RACING MARK. NEW YORK, September 8.—An- other American record was hung up at Belmont Park yesterday when Dot, Jake Byer's thiree-year-old, filly, covered a mile and a sixteenth Gnder a hundred pounds in 1.421-5. The former record was 1.423-4, made by Celesta at Syracuse, September 3, 1914, ‘- - BABE GETS A COUPLE. YORK, Pa.. September 8.—"Babe” PRuth hit two home runs in a game between the New York Americans and the York club of the New York- Pennsylyania League, which the for- mer won, 10 to 4, yesterday. "\ DECISION RESERVED IN WILLS’ ACTION NEW YORK, September 8.—After a battle of words, which lasted nearly two hours in special term, part 1 of the supreme court in Brooklyn vester- day, Justice William F. Hagarty re- served decision on the application of Paddy Mullins, manager of Harry Wills, the negro heavyweight boxer. through his lawyer, W. M. Klein, for a writ of mandamus preventing the Dempsey-Firpo championship bout scheduled to take place at the Polo Grounds next Friday, September 14. The decision of 'tite court is ex- pected to be made by Monday, as all parties concerned urged speedy ac- tion in view of the nearness of the date foy the championship contest. The proceeding Is unique in boxing annals. The New York state boxing com- mission went on record as being fa- jvorably inclined toward a Wills- Dempsey meeting, when George E. | Brower, a member of the body, stated jthat the commission believed that i Wills is a desirable opponent for the jchampion, that the public wants the match and that the engagement would be backed by the commission if a promoter could satisfy the two principals as to terms. most earnest part of my trai the fight. Lester Johnson. struggle. {INTERNATIONAL TURF ! RACE NOW ASSURED By the Associated Press. LONDON, September 8—It has been definitely settled that Papyrus, the derby winner, will go to the Unit- ed States to race the best American three-year-old this fall, it was an- nounced today by C. J. Fitzgerald. agent of August Belmont, who came here to negotiate for the English horse’s appearance. Steve Donoghue, England’s leading Jjockey, who was in the saddle when Papyrus won the Derby this year, will have the mount in the international race in the United States. Ben Irish, owner, has agreed not to sell his horse to any one until after the race at Belmont Park, although he has been offered $200,000 for Papy- rus on this side. Mr. Fitzgerald said he had received a telegram from Mr. Belmont saying that the importation of special fodder for Papyrus probably could be ar- ranged. Papyrus wil be shipped on the Aqui- tania which will sail from Southamp- ton, September 22, He will be ac- companied by his stable mate Bargold and trainer Jarvis will go with them. RACE TO DETERMINE RIVAL FOR PAPYRUS NEW YORK, September 8—Zev, star of the Rancocas stable, today carries 126 pounds for a mile and five furlongs in the Lawrence Reall- zation at Belmont Park, in a trial for the right to meet Papyrus in the international match race next month. Should Zev win today's race he will be chosen to meet Papyrus, but the National Trial Sweepstakes, which was organized for certain_horses in- eligible for the Lawrence Realization, will be run just the same, and the winner selected as a substitute. The leading three-year-old expected to start In the National Trial Sweep- stakes September 15 is Admiral Cary T. Grayson's My Own. Today's entries with welghts and | Jockeys are: Zev . 126 . Sande Rialto 1190 L McAtee Untidy 123 . Coltiletti Vigil 126 .. Marinell{ Pettifogger 122, T. McTaggart BIG DAY FOR MURPHY. HARTFORD, Conn., September 8.— Thomas W. Murphy closed one of his most successful racing weéks here yesterday by capturing two of the three events on the get-away day card at Charter Oak Park. He won {the 2:17 trot with Mary Anne and | the special trotting class with Rose Scott. Ramco, star of the half-mile rings, took the 2:11 trot. MALONE WHIPS BOGASH. BOSTON, September 8.—Jack Ma- lone of St, Paul, conceded seven pougds to Lou Bogash of Bridgeport, Conh., and outpointed him in a ten- round bout last night. Malone ‘welghed 155 pounds and Bogash 162. U. S. GOLFERS BEATEN. MONTREAL, September 8.—Canada defeated the United States in the team contest between Senior Golf Asso- clations of the two countries for the Duke of Devonshire cup. It was Can- ada’s first victory since 1918, When the trophy first was donated for an- nual competition by the former gov- ernor general of the dominion. + INDIAN FOUR DEFEATED. PHILADELPHIA, September The all-Philadelphia polo team de- feated Count John de Madre's India Tigers, 22 to 12, yesterday in the special match played at Philadelphia | Country Club, 'NEW SPARRING PARTNERS | ' BIG HELP TO LUIS FIRPO ‘BY LUIS ANGEL FIRPO. A TLANTIC CITY, N. J., September 8—Yesterday I began the last and . _THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, SEPTEMEER 8, 1923 - |BOWLES, TEXAS PITCHER, REPORTS TO NATIONALS W. L. Bowles, right-handed pitcher, is the latest addition.ta the Nationaly’ squad. He arrived this morning from Marshall, Tex., for which town he piayed in the East Texas League. Bowles is a husky athlete who has just reached vi ing age. President Grifith of the Nationals declnres that the new. comer did some {mpreasive work. in_the Lone Star_cireuit. Nationals Yankees hope to put on their scheduled game thisp afternoon, but anfavornble weath- er may eause a postponemient. The Athletics are due here tomorrow for a one-day stand. TILTS TODAY DECIDE VIRGINIA FLAG RACE RICHMOND, Va., September §.—Not until the last men are out in the last games of the Virginla League season today will the 1323 pennant winners ! of the clrcuit be declded. Wilson, | with 69 games In the won column | and 52 in the lost, has a one point margin over Richmond. which had won 70 and lost 53, when the Bug: crossed bats with Portsmouth on the latter’s home grounds and Rocky Mount attempted to gain undisputed ossession of third place from Nor- olk by taking today's game here. The race for the pennant is un- paralleltd in the history of the league and is so close that cancellation of any of the three games on account of rain or other causes would ma- terially affect the standing of the first four clubs, If the weather per- mits the playing of the games here and at Portsmouth, and Wilson and Richmond both come out on the heavy end of the scoring., the Bugs would cop the pennant by ona point for the second successive year. However, should Wilson lose or be forced to remain idle while Richmond won then the Colts would hoist the pennant here. Norfolk by winning from Petersy burg while Rocky Mount lost tol Richmond could tie the Bronchos for | third-place -honord with 63 games won and 50 lost each. Portsmouth in fitth place had won 58 and lost 51 games when they started after Wil- son's scalp today. Petersburg, a ne comer in the league this year, had | undisputed possession of the cellar with 42 games to its credit and 81 in the second column. i l ! ning for my fight for the champion- ship of the world. After a day of rest I went at the boxing once more in earnest. [ worked harder than at any time yet, and I shall work a little harder each day until the time when I stop to rest for the da\y of 1 had a splendid two-round workout with the colored fighter, John It was his first day with me here. Dempsey and at one time he took a decision irom the man who now is { the champion of the world, Johnson is a great help to me and I am glad to have him with me on this, the last work of my training for the great Johnson has fought Also, 1 had with me Bob Fits- simmons, son of a once great fighter. With him also, I boxed two rounds. Both Johnson and Fitz- simmons will remain with me until 1 go to New York for the fight. I am glad to have Fitzsimmons with me because he is of great assistance as a sparring partner, and, too, be- cause he is my good friend. When I fisst came to this country we: trained together. Then it was much | for me to hope that some day I would do as well as a fighter as young Fitzsimmons. and now I am to fight for the championship of the world and we are training togecther once more. It is now less than two years since I came to this country from the Argentine for the firat time. It is only a few short months ago when I ‘trained with Fitssimmons In those days T would read in the paper that this fighter or that fighter got| thousandu of dollars for a AGht. and 1 would wonder if sometime perhaps I would be so fortunate that I Wwould get much money for my work. When T think of how well it has been with me since then it is like having a wonderful dream and then waking up and finding out that the dream 1is true. If I win the cham- pionship of the world on the four- teenth, then, indeed, I will begin to think that I am a child of fortune and that destiny has marked my Wway to fame and wealth. When I was boxing in the ring with my sparring partners yesterday I Saw many of the boxXing writers watching me. There will be many of them here thls last week of my train- ing. I am glad to see thom. Some of them do not speak well of me, but 1 do not care much for that. If they say I have no chance to defeat Dempsey, and they are mistaken, then I can laugh at them a little, I know, too, that the things they say about me will not hurt nor hel me when I get Into the ring with Dempsey. Then it will not be what they think about me that counts, but only what I myself can do. Always I like it best when I have only my- self to depend on. 1 would like to say orie more word about my one-time trainer, Jimmy Deforest. I have seen in the news- papers that he has sald I am not a good fighter and have not a chance to defeat Dempsey, but now that I a little strange that when I was pay- ing him money to train me he said I was a good fighter and had a chance to defeate Dempsey, but now that I am no longer paying him money to work for me he says that | am not good and have no chance? When I read the things that he says of me now, then I am the more sure that I did well when I discharged him. Perhaps he is a good trainer for some people, but I do not think he is good for Luis Firpo. , (Copyright, 1823, in United States and Canada EHMKE’S NO-HIT CONTEST IS SOMEWHAT TAINTED FOR DIAMOND FINAL HE Cincinnati Reds remained T stationary yesterday by splitting a double-header with St. Louis, while the Giants dropped down a little closer to them and the Pirates dropped out a little from under. The New Yorkers are now four games ahead of the Reds in the National League pennant chase, and the Pittsburghers one behind. s The feature of play in the majors yesterday was a no-run, no-hit game pitched by Howard Ehmke, the Boston pitcher, in Philadelphia, The Athletics lost, 4 to 0. Ehmke's feat was helped considerabdy by an error of Menosky. Ehmke's record was tainted in that Bryan Harris of the Athletics hit into center for a double in the sixth inning. but was called out for not touching first base. In the elghth inning Welch of the Athletics sent a line drive to Menosky in center field who fumbled it. The official scorer gave it a single, but later, on con- sultation with the players, Menosky was given an error. It was the lowly Phillies who de- feated the Giants in New York, win- ning a batting battle, 10 to 6. Cy Willlams took the home-run lead by hitting_his thirty-fourth. The Reds split their double-header with 8t. Louis, losing the first, to 1, and winning the second, 8 to 5. Rogers Hornsby took hitting honors STATISTICS with a pair of homers and ran his season’s total up-to seventeen. The Piratés went down before the Cubs, 6 to 4, in Pittsburgh. Adams and Bagby were knocked out of the box in the first frame, when the Chicago batsmen took all their six runs at once. Chicago also won in the American League, defeating St. Louls, 7 to 2. The Robins lost the opening game of the series in Boston, 11 to 3. Dazzy Vance, . the star Brooklyn pitcher, was roughly handled by the Braves, who hammered him for fourteen hits in five innings. The Tygers beat the Indians Cleveland, 11 to 9, in an fought batting contest, in eight pitchers, four on each were used. in evenly- which side, OF MAJORS AMERICAN LEAGUE. 2 [ < o I New York. . New York . 10 l!\lb}il‘l l’iilhfll’ Cleveland . Cincinnati 711 9111 12/16/77 53|.508 . Louis i — 11 g Washington 12'61(66 480 11012111 68 68 11/67 67/ 460 7/53/73! 421 —.49175.395 7 8 1010 Games Lost GAMES TODAY. N. Y. at Wash. Efllloh at Phila. Phila. at Wash. Boston at New York. Louis at Chicago. St. Louis at Chicago. Detroit at Cleveland. Detroit at Cleveland. RESULTS OF YESTERDAY'S GAMES, Boston, 4; Philadelphia, 0. Chicago, 7: St. Loufs, 2. Detroit, 11; Cleveland, ®. ¢ IS BETWEEN BODY AND BALL How ss the “reverse twist™ serv- ice executed? Answered by R. LINDLEY MURRAY Brilliant left-handed player. A champion, 1918. Winner of patriotic ' singles tournamen Famed for hisx speed, especially in serving. . The reverse twist service is near- 1y the opposite of the regular Amer- ican twist serve. The left foot is placed two or three inches in back of the base line but pointing approx- imately toward the net. The swing is started with the racket stretched out about horizontally to the right. It is swung upward and diagonally forward in a counter clockwise arc so that it passes above and in front the server’s face. When the racket meets the ball, which has meanwhile been thrown only about two feet over the head, it imparts to it a re- verse twist, the left part of the ball turning toward the net. This causes the ball to curve to the right and to bounce sharply to the left, as shown in the diagram above. _ (“What are the commonest faults in serving?” Manuel Alonso will tell here tomorrow.) (Copyright, 1023.) TENNIS STARS WITHDRAW. * PHILADELPHIA, September 8.— Word has been received that the two Japanese entrants in the national singles tennis championship here next week had withdrawn out of respect for their suffering countrymen in the earthquake. They are Zenzo Shim- izu, who was drawn to play Clyde Butlen, the Mexican champion, and M. Fukuda, scheduled to meet Jacques Brugnon, the French star. There is uncertainty as to whether Richard Schlesinger, Ian McInnis and John O. Anderson of Australia, would play on accouut of the death of the by North American Newspaper Allias All Rights Reserved.) father of John B. Hawkes, the members of the team. one of GAMES TODAY. Brooklyn at Boston. Phila. at New York. Chicago at Pittsb'h. Cinoi. at St. Louts. RESULTS OF YESTERDAY'S GAMES, Bostan. 11: Brookign. 3. Philadelphia, 10; New York, 6. ‘hicago, 6; Pittsburgh, 4. Bt. Louis, £-5; Cincinnati, 18 VOIGHT EASY VICTOR IN FINAL ON LINKS Administering the most crushing de- feat to his opponent ever registered in local golf, George J. Voight won the municipal championship yesterday at East Potomac Park, defeating Willlam A. McGuire by 15 up and 13 to play in the final round. Volght, with a in the morning round, was so far ahead of McGuire that the afternoon play was a mere formality. The women's title went to Mrs. Helen Nebel, who defeated Miss Catherine GAMES TOMORROW. N. Y. at Brooklyn. Chicago at Bt. Louis. Pittsb'h at Cinci. L. | A. Dickinson by 13 and 11. TRACK STARS COMPETING. NEW YORK, September $.—One Eundred and forty-four track and fleld athletes from all over the United States meet ‘today at the Yankee Stadium in the pre-Olympic games of the Wilco Athletic Association. Nine- teen events for individuals and five races for relay teams are scheduled. Probably the strongest combination to be represented comes from the Illi- nois Athletic Club, and includes Joie Ray, Ray Watson, Ray Buker and Egil Krogh. D. C. SWIMMER FAILS. ATLANTIC CITY, September 8— Florence Skadding of Washington finished ninth in the 220-yard ocean swim here vesterday, which was won by Margaret Ravoir of Philadelphia. Winnifred Faunce of Washington did not compete on account of illness. JUNIORS WILL TRY TO PLAY TWIN BILL Two games are booked for this after- noon in the junior title series. If the weather man, who called a halt yesterday, will permit, the Waverlys will meet the Mount Pleasants at 2 o'clock, and the Warwicks in a follow- ing set-to. Both contests are billed for Union Park. Play will start tomorrow in the eenior finals, when the Linworths and Waver- Iys will clash at Washington barracks. CONTESTS ARE KEEN IN INSECTS’ SERIES Keen contests were staged in three of the four engagements vesterday in the insects’ base ball championship series, Southends, Boys' Club and Anacostias barely beating their op- ponents. . The Elks, however, easily disposed of the Palace nine. The Elks hammered the offerings of the Palace hurlers freely and won, 13 to 6. Despite the sizeable score, the game was played in an_hour and a half. Sanders of the Southends held the Independents to three safeties and won his game, 6 to 4. Rotherbury did some good pitching for the Boys' Club. He granted the Hornets but two_clouts and they were vanquished, 5 to 3. Gowns not only slabbed well for the Anacostia nine, but knocked a homer to ald in l u ! PRINTERS QUALIFY STANDING. Bection A, Union Printers qualified for the final serles of the District Base Ball Asso- ciation’s championship tournament yes- terday when they defeated the Quarter- masters, ¢ t0 0. The victory clinched the section A lead for the Typestickers. Play in section B iz to be resumed next week, but should the Western Union nine’ vanquish General Account- ing Office Tuesday the sectional series will be ended, with the Wiremen slated <o enter the final set of tilts. The championship series - probably will get under way before the end of next week. ———e FIRE DESTROYS ATLANTA STANDS AND CLUBHOUSE ATLANTA, Ga., September 8.—The grandstand, bleachers and clubhouse of { an early start, are to take the fleld the Atlanta, Southern Association, base ball team were destroyed by fire early today, with a loss estimated at from $50,000 to $100,000. Robert Stickney, the club's assistant secretary, was asleep in the clubhouse and was taken to a hospital suffering from burns after firemen rescued him. ROBERTS NINE NEAR | LEAD IN SUBURBAN, Roberts and Park View nines are to clash tomorrow afternoon in a Suburban Leagua game and should the former win it will tie the Pet- worths and Handleys for the cir- cuit lead. The contest will be held on Handley fleld, starting at 3 o'clock. Shamrock Juniors and Riversides will be opponents tomorrow on the field at 17th and D streets southeast, starting at 2 o'clock. All of the Little Harps are expected to be at 17th street and Pennsylvania ave- nue southeast at 1.30 o'clock to meet the Riverside team. Pecrless and Hoffman Tailors were to battle this afternoon at 4 o'clock on Baggett's fleld in Alexandria, Kanawha Athletic Club wanty a game tomorrow with the Mount Ralnier nine. Manager Sykes may be telephoned at Potomac 639 between 6 and 7 o'clock. Herxls and Congress Heights meet tomorrow on the latter's diamond, beginning play at 1 o'clock. Milan Athletic Club is casting about for an engagement tomorrow. Manager Richardson may be tele- phoned at Lipcoln 730-d. CHERRYDALE CLUB CHOOSES OFFICERS Samuel H. Best has been elected president of Cherrydale Athletic As- sociation to succeed Willlam O. Wil- llams, while Vice President J. R. Mc- Cormick, who declined a nomination for the presidency, and Secretary E. C. Johnson have been re-elected. Clif- ton Reid is to assume Willlam Lind- sey’s position as treasurer. The new officers will be installed after the close of the base ball season. The club has purchased a plot of ground and plans to erect a club- house. The site is in the heart of the Virginia town Cherrybale’s nine will play Carlyn Springs tomorrow in the series for the Arlington county champlonship, starting at 1 o'clock. Reese Hair, former Western High hurler, prob- ably will toe the slab for Cherrydale. YACHT VIRGINIA WINS. CHICAGO, September 8.—Virginia, winner in the 1921 Mackinac race, lead a fleet of five “Q" class yachts across the line yesterday in the first of a serles of three races for the C. Luts cup, emblematic of the class championship of Lake Michigan. GILMORE ON SCENE. DULUTH, Minn, September 8.—W. E. Garrett Gilmore, Philadeiphia. holder of the Canadian singles scull- ing title has arrived to begin train- ing for his world championship race ;»'llh Walter Hoover, on September 5. HUSKIE TIES YACHT SERIES. TORONTO, September 8. —Huskle of Watertown, N. Y., yesterday won the second race of the series for the Richardson cup and the championship of the Great Lakes, Huskie led Ariel of Chicago, winner of the first race, and Mebleh of Cleveland by a quar- ter of a mile. BIG GAME IS LISTED) Cyprians and the Deanwood A. C. nine will play Sunday at Unfon League Park at 0 o'clock. ‘WILL ENTER VIRGINIA. Harold Harwood and Bob Booth, two all-around sport stars at Tech High, will enter the University of Virginia Monday. POTOMACS WIN ANOTHER.' PHILADELPHIA, September 8. — Washington Potomacs defeated the Bachrach Giants hers yesterday, 5 to scoring a 5-to-3 win over the Parks.l2, making it two straight. SPORTS. By s Dempsey Is Figuring on Left Hook to Stop Firpo : Some Close Races in Minors AMERICAN AS HAVING PRETTY BATTLE SOCIATION Virginia Circuit Also Staging a Tense Struggle. Browns to Get Third Danville Three-Eye Club. Base Phenom From BY JOHN B. FOSTER. HE minor leagues this season T the lead in the last few weeks. . Orlando has won th pion of the season to cot vailey championship on ice. In the and Norfolk are having a me rry batt SANDLOT GRIDDERS GET OUT TOMORROW Sandlot foot ball clubs, eager to get tomorrow for initial drills. Several teams that established enviable reputations last year are to have squads at work, among the lot be- ing the Navajos, who scored heavily in the junior class in 1922. This sea- son they will be coached by Frank Free and he expects a number of boys to report to him tomorrow morn- ing at 10 o'clock, at 5th and L streets southeast. Southern Athletic Club will hold its first practice at Washington barracks tomorrow at 10:30 o'clock. Coach Snow will be in charge. Twenty-five members of the South- ern Preps held a foot ball meeting last night and will practice tomorrow on the Hoover playgrounds. Teams desiring games with the Southern Preps may write Melvin Bealle, $08 C street southwes St. Stephen’s Club will have a foot ball team this season for the first time. Carl Wirts, former Georgetown University star, will coach the squad. Kanawha, Triangle and Corinthian elevens, combined as the Kanawhas, are likely to prove formidable. Hank Miller will tutor the new team. Southeast Midgets aré —booking games with 110-pound teams. Tele- phone challenges to Lincoln 6514 be- tween 6 and 7 p.m. —_— SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. ’ R. H. E. Chattancogs e Morrison, Camp, B ltan"and ‘Bornien: W New Orleans-Memphis ‘I’nldcrhrfl. =) AHEBICAfl ASSOCIATION. and are putting on some of the closest races in base ball history. The St. Paul and Kansas City teams of - the American Association seem to have established the precedent. They have been going practically neck and neck, with St. Paul holding e championship of Florida, being the first cham- - me safely through. Dubuque has the Mississippi Virginia League, Richmond, Wilson le for the honors. Out fn the Three 1 League, playing with Danville, there is a third base- man named Rice of whom the boss of the three Is writes that he has not seen a more prepossessing ball player in twenty years. Bcouts meed ‘not prick up their ears, however, for this rare bird be- longs to the St. Louis Americans. Rice leads the league in just about everything. from batting to base run- ning and fielding. On paper it looks as if the Browns’ hot corner was pretty well taken care of for 1924. News comes up from Cuba that Havana fans are preparing to bestow upon Luque, the Cincinnati Reds’ pitcher, all the stray orders that are running loose on the islund. A cele- bration which probably will last nearly two weeks, and will be full of festivities, is awaiting him “Luque is the greatest Cuban ball player,” wires an_enthugiastic Cuban sports writer. Ylease cable all his records to date-since he has been in the National League. They are be engrossed.” TYGERS, 11; TRIBE, (AT CLEVELAND.) AB.H.0.A. Cleve. Jamieson.If Summa,rf.. ° Detroit. 1 ] - 8| ) 5l cococoonBummuonas Fothergille, coorconmoooNe | coocomommwonnwans 381627 8 2l coooommmmuammmes %) coonnconsnanmoss? 5 Totals. . *Batted for Dauss in fifth, 1Batted for Morton in seventh. $Batted for Smith in ninth, & Detroit . Cieveland Runs—Blue, 031002 10301021 1-% Cobb, Manush, Hellmanz, Pratt (2). Rigney, Bassler (2), Francis, Foth. ergill, Jamieson' (2), Summa, _Connolly, Speaker (2), Stephenson, Brower, L, Sewall ‘trors—Cobb, Jamieson, Lutzke. Two-base hite—Pratt, ' Cobb, _Stephenson. = Sacrifices— Pratt. Heilmann, ' Rigney, Lutzke, Speaker, Wamby. Left on bases—Detroit, 10; Cleve- Isnd, 14. ‘Bases on balls—OF Franeis, 4; off Cole, 1; off Uhle, 6; off Morton, Struk out—By Uhle, 1. 9 in b innings; of Holioway, nome in 1.3 innings off Francis, 4 in 2 2.3 innings; off Cole, 2 in 1 inning: off Uhle, 12 in 6 %3 inning Morton, 1 in 1.3 inning: off Boone, 3 inning; off Smith, mome in 1 1.3 imming Hit by pitcher—By_ Dauss (3. Sewell); Francis (Brower). “Winning pitcher—Francis. Losing pitcher—Uhle. Umpires—Messrs, Hil- debrand, Evans and Rowland. Time of game— 2 hours ‘and 33 minutes, CHISOX, 7; BROWNS, 2. 3 2 2 o—11 Famas Gty (AT CHICAGO.) ‘g‘:;:,"i and St L ABH.0 & Chicigo. AB.X.0 A Kotisyta Tolc .. 4200 24103 1129 23 5 Fitssimmons and’ Krueger; San-| W Manus 254 0 & § a1 0 ders and Hartley. ns 1062 030 First Game. 31 $190 241 p “ul-wnl 1003 de Meek, Paimer and Shimauit; w5 ritt and Gonzales. e R Second game. iy it e et Wiiwaukes . Totals.. 38 7 24 13 Totals. 31 827 1 : 2Batted for Shocker in elghth. it tBatted for Root in minth. Rig il TIONAL LEAGUE. oago > Ot ENIEREANIO Runs—Gerber, Schieibher, Hooper, McClellan, R. H.E | E. Collins, Shesly, Ksmm, Schalk (2). Errors Reading 7 18" 3| _Gerber, ' McManus. Two-base hit—Schleib. Jersey City 6 10 2 Lambke. SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. i’ 4t Foartanpurg, 1 (10 tnnings). Gastonia, Greenville, 3. VIRGINIA LEAGUE. Portsmouth, 53; Wilson, 1.1 Richmond, 7; Rocky Mount, Petersburg, 8; Norfolk, 6. PIEDMONT LEAGUE. Raleigh, 9; Winston-Salem, 8. Drnviis. '5: Dusham, 3. High Point, 10; Gueensboro, 13. APPPALACHIAN LEAGUE. rt, 11; Jobnson Oity, 4. Sresnrie, 18; Bristak, 5. Knoxville, 8-5; Morristown, 11-8. . FOOT BALL MEN GATHER. Georgetown \foot_ball players are gathering today. They were to as- semble at the Hilltop around noon today and later to have their first practice of the season at the George- town Prep School at Garrett Park, Md. George Washington and University of Maryland players will take the field Monday. TIP FOR FISHERMEN. HARPER'S FE! W. Vi ber 8.—The Potomdc and rivers both were very muddy ‘morning. this Sacrifices—Cvengros, Eddie Collins. Iay—Cvengros to Sheely.’ Left on Dou ses— Musante and Freitag. Chicago, 4. Bases on*balls—Of off Shocker, 2. Struck out—By ngros, 3; by Shooker, 2. Hits—OS Shocker, 8 in 7 innings: off Root. nome in 1 inning. Hit by pitcher—By Cvengros (Scheibner). Umpires—Messrs. Owens and Nallin. Losiny pitcher—Shocker. Time of game—l hour an 41 minutes. RED SOX, 4; MACKS, 0. (AT PHILADELPHIA.) Boston. AB.H.0.A. Phila. AB.H.0.A. Mitchellss.. 5 0 § & Matthows.of 4 0 3 0 Picinich,c 51 2 0 Galloway,ss. 3 0 1 § Relchlecf.. 4 1 1 0 i 060 Flagstead.r? 3 3 1 0 014 0 3. Herris,1b 5 115 0 010 Shanks,3b.. 5 1 0 2 010 Menosky,lf.. 2 0 3 1 Dyki b. 01 2 McMillar,3b 4 © 0 8 Scheer2b... S 0 0 2 Ebmke,p... 4 2 0 3 B. Hurisp 2 0 0 4 MeGowan®.. 1 0 0 0 Totals...37 9 18 Totals...27 02710 *Batted for B. Harris in ninth. Boston ..... .1 000000 3 0—4 Philadelphis .20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 ‘Runs—Picinich, Flagstead. J. Harrs, Shanks. Errors—Menosky, Galloway. Two- base hit—Shanks. Double play—Mitchell to 3. Harrds, Left on bases—Boston, 11; Phila- Bases on balls—Of 'Ehmke, 1 5. Struck out—By Ehmke, 1: Wild pitch—B. Harris. Pasted ball—Perkins, Um- pires—Mossrs. Dinsen, Ormsby and Mordaricy. o of game—1 hour and 34 minutes. Radiators and Fenders ANY KIND MADE OR REPAIRED. Gores_instalied in any make. 10 DIFFERENT MAKES RADIATORS. WITTSTATT'S R. and F. WORKS 319 13th. F, 6410. 1425 P. M. 7443, BASE BALL oo, AMERICAN LEAGUE PARK Washington vs. New York Tickets on sale Spaulding’s. 613 14th 8 N.W., from 8:30 AM, to 1:00 P.M. Reserved Seats for Sat. & Sun. on Sale TODAY MUTT AND JEFF—Life Holds Nothing for Mutt Now. I'M T STEP FOUR FAST ROUANDS WITH DemPSey THIS AFTERNOON AAD T HoPE& HeE'S 1N A HAPRY Mood. = EINISH CIGAR L LISTEN TO Him MAKE THAT (Copyright, 1928, By H. O. = Fisber, Trade Mark Reg. U. 8. Pat. Of) 6aLY A WORLD'S CHAMPION) COULD MAKE A PUNCHING BAG HUM LIke THAT! THIS JACK'S A WONDGR., YULT LISTEN TS THAT. T'M GONNA WATTH HiMm A BIT! I —By BUD FISHER. CcouLd NEvGR FoRGIVE MYSELF!