Evening Star Newspaper, September 12, 1923, Page 29

—. SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1‘2. 1923. SPORTS. a2 e e re— Only Four Aliens Now in Title Net Tourney : Pitchers Prove Bulwark of Hugmen AN EVEN DOZEN YANKEES LEFT IN NATIONAL EVENT Three-to-One Ratio in Favor of Americans Remain- ing in Singles Championship Even Greater LONG DRILLS GIVEN VARSITY GRIDDERS Foot ball team candidates were busy yesterday om the gridirons of the three members of the Distriet varsity group at which preparations for the impending campaign have been started. At Garrett Park Georgetown's EX-WESTERN GRID STAR AT WASHINGTON AND LEE BY H. €. BYRD. ASHINGTON AND LEE is banking on Daw‘son and Burke, former Western High School foot ball and base ball stars, to be v ¥ shining lights in its backfiel 1d this season. With two years’ ex- G ratio even greater as to tenn BY W. H. in Comparative Ability. ERMANTOWN CRICKET CLUB, Philadelphia, September 12— America stood three to one against foreign element, with the huskies were put through more than three hours of outdoor work, and at night given a skull practice. The Jsquad was augmented by the arrival of Wallett, a linesman on the ineligi- ble eleven last season, and McNa- mara, a former gecond-string center. George Washiagton's squad grew to thirty-four candidates, several men reporting for the first time. Among the newcomers are Wemple, Fletcher, HOTTEL. is prowess when the third round of perience as a member of Washington and Lee elevens behind him, during which he has played in every position behind the line, Dawson bids fair to make good the many fine things the Generals are expecting of him, and Burke should be equally as effective. ? For three seasons Dawson, whose home is in Rockville, was a star in foot ball and base ball at Western High. Not only. was he con- sistently good, but he combined many qualities that are found only rarely the national championship singles was begun here this afternoon. . An even dozen Yankee racketers, including Bill Tilden, the cham- pion; Bill Johnston, Vinnie Richards and Norris Williams, who follow the title holder in that order in the rating, and other home talent of note, were ready to take a crack at the invaders who have been narrowed to Manuel Alonso of Spain, Jacques Brugnon of France, Leighton Crawford of England and Brian Norton of South Africa. However, an American will not have the task of eliminating one of the quartet of the foreign stars, as Alonso and Brugnon will meet through the fate of the draw. Unless tennis form is given a con- siderable jolt, six residents of Uncle Sam’s domain and two players from other lands will go into the round be- fore the semi-finals. Alonzo should dispose of Brugnon, and Norton figures to score in his clash with Leonard Beekman of New York. Crawford, who was pretty fortunate In running into comparatively easy contests in his final two rounds, has MATCHES LISTED TODAY IN NET TITLE TOURNEY PHILADELPHIA, September 12, ~The eight matches carded for de- cision in the natiomal champlon- p singles here today are as fol- lowss First quarter—W. T. Tilden, Ph Tun out of luck, us he must take the| delphia, vu. Carl Fischer, Phila- court against Williams today. His| detphin; .l-('qlle:lllrun: 'Flrm:l:-. chances against the American Davis| vw. Mamuel Alonso, Spain. Cup team captain are about as great Second quarter—R. Norris Wil- as the proverbial snowball. liams, Philadelphia, vs. F. R, Leigh- ton Crawfor Norton, Sout) Norton, whose spectacular methods . bave thrilled the galleries, will dis- England; Brian L. C. Africa, vs, Leonard Pbose of Beekman in neat style unless| Beekman, New York. he has gone back about 50 per cent Third quarter—William M. John- overnight. The South African is a| %tom, San Francisco, vs. Howard tiger on the court. He was a fiac| Kinsey, San Francisco; Dr. George King, New York, vs. Frank Ander- son, New York. Fourth quarter—Vincent Rich- ards, Yonkers, N .Y., va, Francis T. Hunter, New York; Robert Kinsey, San Franciaco, v, Stanley Pearson, Philadeiphia. JUNIOR TENNIS PLAY CONCLUDED TODAY Competition in the junior net title tourney of the District has narrowed down to four young racketers, who were booked to clash this morning at 10:30 o'clock on the Chevy Chase courts. The winners were to meet this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock on the same courts for the championship. iott was to oppose McDiarmid and K. Callan was slated to hook up | with Howard thiv morning. The win ner of the afternoon title match will receive a replica of the Warren G. Harding memo: cup, according to amateur boxer in his first endeavor in sports, then he became a crack sprint- er, and finally, about five years ago, he took up tennis. The essence of \, hi8 two carlier pastimes are combined in his tennis activities. He certainly is some fighter, and the speed in Which he gets around dazzles the eye. Richards Up Against It Again. Richards, who has had a tough row to hoe from the outset. is in for an- other battle today, but the No. 3 rank- | ing plaver, who put aside Harvey | Snodgrass, the California phenom, yes terday in straight sets, is liable to do the same thing to Hunter this after noon. Richards, who has been beaten by Snodgrass in a five-set match’ at Newport, showed his opponent no mercy, trimming him in such a con- vineing manner as to make him an odds-on choice over Hunter While Richards was giving Snod- grass his medicine, Huntor was going through a duel with Rene Lacoste, the nineteen-year-old Frenchman, who succumbed only after five grueling sets. It was a peculiar match in that each player rather easily won the sets that went to his credit. Lacoste. was the master when he could keep the ball accurately to Hunter's back- | Otto Glockler, who is in charge of hand, which is very weak for a rank-|the affair. Yesterday's summarie img player, while the American, when | follow: e got the ball on his forehand, scored | Fourth round, upper . with deadly regularity. foatod H. M. nuch'.w;—:?‘g——l‘;'n.a:%u:& . It appeared that Lacoste brought|defeated Fred Haas, f—8, 6—8; H. H. Det- about his own downfall by his over- | wiler defested F. Upham, 38, 6-—4, 6—3; zealousness to shoot to Hunter's|H McDisrmid defosted D. ¥. Johnson, 6—3, bac a 3 o0 do this many 3 e Trom Aimost Impossible Dost: | o UpPer BAIf—IC Cailan defeated E. Devarens, SELAmpe oS | 6—4. 6—4: J. Fonner won by default: W. E. tions, instead of working his way to oo, a=3i % Forger wen by efault; W, & in opportunity to shoot at the weak | T’ Sturtevant defesied 3. Kelly, o1, 6od. " spot. Of course, Richards is_well| 'Fifth ronnd— Elliott defested Grimes, 6—1, aware of Hunter's weakness and how | 6—3; McDiarmid defeated Detwiler, 61, ‘+he will feed that backhand and then (6—%: K. Callan defeated Bonner, 6—, 6—4; £O to the net for kills is likely to be | Howard defeated Sturtevant, 6—1, 6—32. ' |TipsonTennis Only Extra Set Matches. VOLLEYING | Hunter's victory over Lacoste and} Crawford’s win over Walter Wes-: brook, the Detroit southpaw, brought | the only extra set matches yesterday. | Most of the other victors swept their | rivals aside in decisive fashion, deuced| sets being a rarity. { Tilden made Cedric Major of New | Yorkeresemble a novice, the loser get- ting only one game. Big Bill today has the painful job of putting out a fellow ! townsman, Carl Fischer, who has been playing clever tennis this year and | who is aspiring to break into the first ten. Tilden should win in straight sets if he wants to, but it would not be surprising if he didn't help Fischer a little bit in his effort to get into the select list. Stranger things have hap- pened, and Tilden has been known to get careless for a set on occasions, In the lower half of the bracket, Bill Johnston, who, despite his straight-set victory over Jose Alonso yesterday, did not appear to bé the player of old, will have his annual battle with How- ard Kinsey. They met in one of the early rounds last year, and, after John- ston had won two of the three sets, \ Kinsey was forced to retire on account of an injured ankle. Kinsey is playing better tennis that he did a year ago. while Johnston has not shown his 1922 form since his return from England. Kinsey hasn't more than a slim chance | o beat Johnston, but he may force | Little Bill to travel a distance that he | can ill afford to go in his present con- dition, and _which would militate against him in his later matches. To quote J. Pryor Allen, dean of , tennis scribes, again: “Johnston cdme back from Europe looking like a picked sparrow and has not played anywhere . SRAE T sl standard Gineh ™ Famous Spunish player; easily the Bob Kinsey, the other ranking play- | ¢Rsation of the 1823 ml-l.- weaso) er remaining in the competition, has | “Best European player today, pos- Stanley Pearson, one of the local celeb- ; ¥ible world champion in 1024, aays rieties, in his path today. However, | Tilden. Defeated Tilden in Illinof: Bob has removed larger obstacles, and | Xtute championship match in July, should be among the survivors when | Runmer-up to Tilden in numerous 1923 the roll is called tonight. matches, including national clay court championship. A Forecast of Results, Here is how tomorrow’s bill of fare Jokks at this writing, Tilden vs. Alonso. Williams vs. Norton. Johnston vs. Frank Anderson, who, it might be mentioned, meets Dr. George King, a fellow New Yorker, today. Richards vs. Bob Kinsey. And, going further, it should be rilden vs. Williams and Johnston vs. Richards in the semi-finals. ‘And, going still further, It should | be Tilden vs. Johnston in the final. 'And, seeing it through, it should be * Tilden. And this having happened in 1920, ‘31 and '22, some one Is likely to ask. “What do they hold the d—— tourney for anyway? Why don't they just concede the championship to Tilden?’ THE SUMMARIES. SECOND ROUND. willisam T, Tilden defeated Cedric Major, CORRECT POSITION (o , Answered by MANUEL ALONSO * ok k% About six feet from the net is the ideal position. Don't rush in like a mad man and stand over the net, giving your opponent a chance to pass or lob over you. Meet the ball, when you volley, higher than the net, if possible, and try always to make your stroke finish the point. The deeper you volley the better in most cases, but dont try to volley from farther back than your own service line, unless you are excep- tionally skillful at it, as it is very difficult to do. A “half-volley” is used only as a defensive stroke and a “stop-volley”—executed as a bunt in base ball—is a fine attacking stroke, but if not done well is liable to lose the point. 62, 6—0, 60, . (Are these lessons helping you to S T defgted Elliott M. Binsen, |mprove your tennis? More of them Jaoques Burgnon defeated Wray D. Brown, | are coming next week.) 63, (Copyright 1923, Associated Editors.) , 7—5. Manuel Alonse defested I D. Melanes, 6—0, 1. 63 Nortis Williams, 24, won from Claude M. Butlin by default. ¥. R. Leighton Crawford defeated Walter ‘Wesbrook, 3—86, 6—4, 5—7, §—0, 6—1. Leonard Beekman defeated Sydney Thayer, 93 7 %. “Norton defeated Philip Neer, 6—0, } STATISTICS connection with the all-comers event James and Miller, all 200-pounders. Coach Quigley had his charges drilling more than two hours. Bonnet, former Central High School boy, who plaved in the line for the Maryland freshmen last fall, was the only addition to the varsity squad at College Park. He is a rangy boy and rromises to make matters inter- esting for other varsity tackle and guard candidates. SANDLOT ELEVENS - ARE LOSING NO TIME Reports from sandlot foot ball clubs indicate that one of the greatest sea- sons ever recorded in local gridiron history is almost at hand. Scores of formidable elevens are undergoing preliminary practice and holding schedule conferences. Southern Athletic Club will hold practice tomorrow on the Washington barracks field. A meeting will be beld the same night at 470 N street south- west. Candidates for St. Stephen’s will at- tend a meeting at the clubhouse Fri- day night at 7:30 o'clock. Returns of the Dempsey-Firpo fight will be re- celved over the radio. An indoor signal practice will be held by the Apache foot ball team to- night Quincy Athletic Club will meet to- morrow night, at 8 o'clock, at 120 Quincy street northeast. A black- board talk will be given by the coach Washington elevens will have a tough foe In the Iroquois Club of Def Ray, Va., it present plans of the eleven do not go awry. C. H. Spencer, Del Ray, Va., is booking games. Southern Preps were slated to hold practice this afternoon on the Hov- ver playgrounds. Challenges to the Preps are being received by Malvin Beall, 308 6th street southwest. Hopping off to an carly start, Quen- tin Athletic Club meets tonight at 418 M street southe: 3 e Club intends to Park View Athle t e field this place two eclevens on season. Buftalo Athletic Club candidates are to attend a meeting Friday night at 248 10th street northeast. A signal drill will be held Sunday, at 10 o'clock, at 13th and D streets northeast. Twenty-three candidates for the Mount Ranier Emblem Athletic Club eleven are due to report for their first practice Sunda: DISTRICT NET STARS IN DUMBARTON PLAY i Approximately fifty leading racket- ers of the city will compete in the first annual invitation tennis tour- nament to be held at Dumbarton Club, beginning Saturday and continuing throughout the following week. The first event will be the men's singles, which will start at 2:30 o'clock. Play in the doubles will get under way Tuesday. T. J. Mangan, chairman of the tour- ney, expects to stage the finals in singles September 22. C. M. Charest, former District cham- pion; John Temple Graves, jr.. middle Atlantic champlon; T. J. Mangan, Wardman Park winner, and Gwynn King. District junior®champion, are among the entrants. Others are J. Ballara Moore, Arthur Helen, R. S. Burwell, E. C. Wilson, L. A. Cox, J. Purinton, John and Don Dudley, J. R. Ballinger, Maj. W. M. Robertson, | i Ma. Duncan Elliott, A. O. White, A. J. Gore, Arthur Foote, Dwight F. Davis, assistant secretary of war; Lieut. Col. W. C. Johnson, Owen How- enstein, S. M. Stellwagen, Hugh F. Miller, Stanley Carr, C. S. Thompson, W. 8. Holt, Barney Smyth, Maj. N. L. McDiarmid, A. R. Calder, A. C. Robe- son, Robert Patterson, Coleman Jen- pings, Fred Haas, Paul Harding, Clar- ence Norment, C.' W. Raynsford, E. C. Cassard, Lou Doyle, Spencer Gordon, Edward _Dowd, Lieut. Commander Harold Train, Lou Bates, Hackett, Shorty Price, Arthur L. Knapp, Larry Phillips, Hal Fowler, Willlam Spence, John Ladd, M. May- field, Thad Benton and James and Dooley Mitchell. —— VETERANS’ TENNIS TITLE GOAL OF CAPT. AL GORE GERMANTOWN CRICKET CLUB, Philadelphia, September 12.—Capt. A} Gore, Washington, is making a bid for the honors in the national veter- ans' singles, which is being held in Chauncey here. Gore won his opening round match yesterday, defeating A. Wallis Myers, the noted English tennis critic, who also is quite a racket wielder, 6—4, 6—4, and today will take on B. F. Hariow, a Philadelphian. Philip B. Hawk of this city is defending his title, but he is in the lower half, while Gore is In the upper bracket. HOMERS HELP CHARLOTTE. CHARLOTTE, N.C., September 12.— Charlotte took the second straight game from Macon yesterday, 3 to 1, in the play-off series for the pennant in the South Atlantic League. Mana- ger Coffey hit a home run in the seventh as did Carlisle in the elghth for the home team. OF MAJORS SQ“E 2. Jobaston defested Joso Alenso, AMERICAN LEAGUE. NATIONAL LEAGUE. D7, Gosy King detosted Herbort L. Bow- I:'?lil lEIEIE 3 gl §E88 S'E H E ] T fenk T.. Anderson defested Houry Bass- ;.q';-mg; I“L E 18 3,1_§‘ E £E/5 8 60, 75, 6-—2. "’“‘-unel Richards defeated Harvey Snod- | grass, 6—1, 6—4, 3 Francis T. Hunter defeated Reme Lacoste, | wour Fork 18, 6—0. 6—3, 1—8, 6—3. e o ‘_].btrt Kinsey defested Plerve Hirsch, 8—1L, | notroit . tanjey Pearson defostsd Wi W. Ingraham, 2 8, 61, 66, gt g0 NATIONAL VETS' CHAMPIONSETP. |Philads : HEEERE T e by “tofentt, Chartos. W, | Games 25157160 8 67 SOTaT8i—|—] | Gumes loat ...|59/58157/62/6688/87I80 . A, Spark: ‘—‘, 6—0; F. e = ’--':lrnn S=7 61| GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. e Cinetn. at Chicago. Cincinnati at Chicage. it at Wash’n. Detroit at Washingto: Brook) t Phila. Brool it Pittsburgh, > ffi‘.‘.‘é Borion at Now Yok, Be. Touis st Fhila P e Chioage at Wow York. at Boston, RESULT OF YESTERDA¥'S GAME. Boston,8NewYork, 0; “ RESULTS OF YESTERDAY'S GAMES. Now Yok, 10; Bostan, O, ; l"?t'ufim. Baciaasts, 3, in the same player. both foot ball and base ball. Burke had three years at Western and a year on the Freshman team at Columbia, where he was rated the best man behind the Gothamites® line. He was at Washington and Lee all last vear, but was not eligible, He is a third baseman, and quarterback or halfback. Washington and Lee is not overly optimistic about its prospects for the coming season. despite a rather plen- tiful supnly of good materfal. The main reazons for the Lexingtonians' failure to enthuse much over the prospects are the games they have &cheduled with Washington and Jef- ferson and West Virginia. Washing- ton and Jefferson is to be played October 6, which is regarded as a 1it- tle too early, while it is felt that West Virginia will go into the game this year with the sole thought of wiping off that 0-to-0 game of last season. Backfield Talent Aplenty. Backfleld material seems abundant. the Blue and White being much bet. ter fixed in this regard than many of the teams it is to face. Cameron, fullback, is an exceptional player: Tucker is one of the fastest halfbacks in the section, Thomas is an excel- lent_running back, and Washirgton and Lee people all feel that in Hamil- ton they have a man who will ghow just as much ability as any other| back in the section. McMillan, Wil- son and Perry are other backfleld men of more than average worth. Besides these men and Dawson, there is Frew, thought to be the making of an all- southern quarterback. Budnick, Abernathy, Hooker, Maury, Hatcher, Bernham, 'Poole, ~MoVey, Stemmons, Tilson, Daugherty, Daves and_Stevens are the men who will be depended on to carry the burden in_the line. Washington and Lee had been hop- ing to have its new athletic fleld ready for its game with University of Virginia, but finds it will be im- possible. Dick Smith, graduate man- ager of athletics, is up against a PEERLESS T0 FACE NAVY YARD MARINES A stirring contest is anticipated in the Peerless-Navy Yard Marines clash to be played tomorrow afternoon on the S8eamen Gunners’ diamond. Sunny | Burdine, who has heen mowing them down in brilliant style for the Peer- less outfit, is slated to hurl tomor- row. Manager George Simpson of the Peerless Club is seeking a game Friday. He can be reached at North 1794-W. A challenge has been issued by the Benning Athletic Club, according to Manager Usilton, Lincoln 7327. Games with the Arlington Athletic Club can be arranged by calling Wil- liam Ufer, West 81, between 8 and 6 o'clock. Chevy Chase Athletic Club is cast- ing about for games with strong junior outfits. Challenges are being received by Manager Duryee, Cleve- land 1615, between 5 and 7 o'clock. DANVILLE SELLS TWO. DANVILLE, Va. Scptember 12— Manager Herb Murphy of the Dan- ville Pledmont League club has an nounced the sale of _Pitcher Cy Twombly and Catcher Dave Cochlin to the Birmingham club of the South- ern Association. The two players will report at the end of the Pied- The price was not e e Captains of the bowling teams the Capital Bowling League are meet Friday night at 7:30 o'clock the Rathskeller alleys, 8th and streets. in to! at E SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. New Orleans, §: Little Rock, 5. Moblle, 4; Mempnis, 1. Atlanta, 10; Chatta Birmingham, 9; Nashy PIEDMONT LEAGUE. Winston-Salem, 5: Ralelgh, 3. Danville. 9; Durhs High Poil At Washington and Lee he has played in some part of nearly every game the Generals have had in the last two seasons-in difficult task in attenplng to pro- vide temporary seating arrangements for probably 6,000 or 8,000 spectators. Vikinia Tilt Most Important. The game with Virginia will be they most important played by Washing- ton and Lee, not excepting even the annual set-to with Virginia Poly- technic Institute. In the revival of the ancient rivairy between the two untversities last year, Washington and Lee felt that it had an excellent chance to win, but was treated to a defeat by a_score of something like 22 to 6. To avenge that disaster would be a sweet morsel for the Lex- ingtonians. No doubt Washington and Lee would rather win from Vir- ginia than to beat botn West Virginia and Washington and Jefferson. The most important contests Washington and Lee is to play are with Washing- ton ang Jefferson, West Virginia, Vir- ginia Polytechnic Institute, Virginia, North Carolina State and Center Col lege. Head coach of the team is Jimmie De Hart. former Pittsburgh star. De Hart did well with the Generals a year ago and before going to Wash- ington and Lee had considerable suc- cess with the University of Georgia. He will be assisteq by Dick Smith, who also is graduate manager of at letics. Both men are fine types to be in charge of college teams and Wash- ington and Lee could not ask for bet- ter men to lead its most important student activity. EHMKE JUST MISSES REMARKABLE RECORD There were some minor sensations in the major leagues yesterday. Howard Ebmke pitched a no-runm, one-hit game against the Yankees, leading the Red Sox to victory, 3 to 0; Cy Williams pounded out a pair of homers in the Phillies' game with the Dodgers, who went down to crushing defeat, 11 to 3, and Jack Scott shut out the Braves, winning for the Giants, 10 to 0. The Pirates defeated the Reds, 4 to 3, going a game and a half ahead of their op- ponents and five and a half behind the Giants. Ehmke was robbed of the konor of pitching two no-hit games in succes- sion by the awkward bounce of a sharply hit ball from the stick of Witt, Yankee center fielder. Howard Shanks, Red Sox third baseman, was the victim of the crooked hop. But for that Ehmke would have accom- plished a feat never before recorded to the oredit of any pitcher in base ball histor: Cy Williams' homers came in the seventh and_eighth innings and in- creased his home-run record for the season to thirty-seven, two ahead of Babe Ruth. Kelly was the hero of the Glant's victory. He scored a homer, a two- bagger and two singles out of four times at bat and turned in three runs. WADE T0 REJOIN GRIFFS, WHO PLAY TYGERS TODAY Dick Wade, outfleider, obtained the Natiomals from Minneapolis, after a trial in the early part of the season farmed to Nashville, the local club within Southern Aswo- m unced yesterday e had been returned. The Nationals this afternoon were to open a four-game serics with the Tygers. CUEISTS GET TOGETHER. CHICAGO, September 12.—Officials of the National Three-Cushion Bil- liard League announced here today that all troubles in the world series championship matches between John Layton of St. Louis, Robert Canne- fax of Detroit, Tiff Denton of Kansas City and Otto Reiselt of Philadelphia had been ironed out and they will be run off as scheduled at St. Louls September 16. ——— e EXHIBITION GAME. Johnstown, Pa., Independents, G; Philadel- phia, American KNAPP-FELT HATS fo»MEN KNapPP-FELT HATs are the nearest possible approach t6 custom-made headwear. The handwork em- ployed to produce them adds to the wear, the style and the distinction. From Six Dollars U pward HOOVER ZOOK Men's Wear 1342 G Street N.W. WASHINGTON, D. C. ROBINS PAY $50,000 FOR TWO PLAYERS NEW YORK, September 12.—The Brooklyn National League club today announced it had closed a deal with the Portland club of the Pacific Coast League for the purchase of Shortstop Johnny Jones and Pitcher Byron (Rube) Yarrison for $50,000. Jones is rated among the best | fielders In the Coast cireuit and b a batting average around the .300 mark. | Yarrison, a righthander, is one of the ieague’s leading twirlers. He has a record of fifteen vietories and tour defuats so far this season. Negotlations for the purchuse of the two” stars were conducted by Charles H. Ebbets, president of the Brooklvn club, and Scout Tom Turaer, repre- senting Portland. NO-HIT FEAT CAUSES . SANDLOT SERIES TIE Western Union and General Account- ing Office teams, deadlocked for top place in section B of the District of Culumbta championship league base ball contests, will hook up in the de- ciding game tomorrow at 5:15 o'clock on the Terminal Y. M. C. A. grounds. It was the brilliant hurling of Lem Owen of General Accounting Office which was responsible for the tie. Ycsterday he turned in a no-hit game against the Keymen, his team win- ning, 9 to 0. Only one player reached first, resulting on an error by FerEu- son 'in the fifth. Averill toed the mound for Western Union, allowing seven bingles, A rally in the fourth, which netted four runs, put the game on ice for General Accounting. Lem Owen was invincible all the way. Sixteen men ed the veteran moundsman in five sessions, elght of whom were turned back via the strike-out route. f RUNAWAY RACE OF YANKS DUE LARGELY TO HURLERS h All But Bush Better Than in 1922 Slabmen Show Total Net Gain Exceeding 700 Per- centage Points—Pennock Leader. W BY JOHN B. FOSTER. HE story of the 1923 pennant race in the American League, which has been a runaway for the New York Yankees, can be read largely in the percentage figures piled up by the pitchers. 2 The advancement of the Yankee pitchers has been nothing short of marvelous. With all of them, except Bush, going better than they did last year, the Yankee slabmen show a total net gain of more than 700 points.in the percentage column. No other team in the league can show anything like that. Hence, the Yankees are away in front, and notbing short of 2 miracle can head them off. No pitcher shows better at the moment than Pennock of the Yankee staff. In 1922 he won ten games and lost seventeen, for a percentage of .370. Today, though his figures for the season are not complete, he has a record of sixteen wins and six losses—a percentage of .727, or 2 gain of 357 points over last year. Waite Hoyt, the Brooklyn school |has improved 225 points. But Rommet boy, is doing a trifie better than he|is over 240 points worse off. Pillette did Jast year. Shawkey Is running |of Detroit has sagged 180 points and exactly the same. Jones has improv- [Collins 260. Dauss is about 80 points ed his last year's standing by a little atte more than 200 points. Mays, while he better off. Walter Johnson is doing hasn't pitched many games, has won |S!8htly better than last season. Rus- five Ot;l uffskr.“(. lBulh. ;A'hu was the sell has improved 350 points, but sensation of the league last year, has fallen off ‘236 points, but still pmn.’z““”y Nas IpMAn oft ably will finish better than .500. (Copyright, 1923.) The totak gain of the Yankee| moundsmen for the season is 941 Deducting Bush's loss of 236 COACHES PMSON mvEN the pitching staff has gained| ATLANTA, Ga. September 12 705 points net. | David L (Red) Barron, whose playing on Georgia Tech's Golden Tornados Just Thle of Cleveland has done well His increase to date is 115 points. | during the past four years attracted Shocker of St. Louls probably will|nation-wide attention among gridiron have a 50-point increase when the|fans, has become coach of the fed- season ends. Naylor of the Athletics | eral penitentiary foot ball team here. 0 Mr. Motorist: Of the Special Motor Fuels on the Market Today- AMOCO-GAS Was the first and original. It is the leader among motor fuels. 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