Evening Star Newspaper, September 22, 1923, Page 8

AMATEUR CHAMP DEFENDS HIS TITLE AT FLOSSMOOR ‘Marston Unnerves Quimet by Sensational 50-Foot Putt in Second Round Yesterday—Sweetser Easily Defeats Gardner. BY W. R. McCALLUM. F LOSSMOOR COUNTRY CLUB, Chicago, September 22—Jess Sweet- ser met his acid test today at Flossmoor, playing against Max Marston, the man who elimindted two of the world’s greatest golfers —Bobby Jones and Francis Ouimet—in the twenty-eighth national ama- teur championship of the United States, which reached the final round today. Jess met in Marston a golfer who has crushed under the relent- less accuracy of his game two men who were picked before the match %la\- started as sure to meet in the semi-final. Instead, the blonde veteran hiladelphia sharpshooter snuffed the championship aspirations of Bobby Jones in the second round, and yesterday turned a trick of psychology. coupled with him on the si> in this championship. bit of luck, on Francis Ouimet, that brought victory to eenth green of as gruelling a battle as has ever been seen Jess Sweetser, the defending title holder, came through with an im- pressive semi-final victory over Robert A. Gardner of Chicago, swamping the long driver from the Windy city with the accuracy of his long game and the unc; the green. W he laid his chip shots dead from anywhere near weetser won as he pleased by 8 and 7, finishing the morning round 7 up on Gardner, and adding another hole before the finish came on the twenty-eighth green. Sweetser met in Marston today a rejuvenated veteran—a golfer whose game, top-notch for vears, appears this year to have found new vigor and greater distance and accuracy than ever before. The issue of the struggle today, judged by yesterday's play, hangs on the turn of a ball on the a tee shot slightly off the line. Both men are full of confidence of the type that has carried them through to the final, although the psychology of the match favors Marston. It is far easier to win a champjonship than to defend one, and Jess plays today with the possibility that a short missed putt may cost him his_title. Marston, on_the other hand, has handed two of the world's greatest golfers a trimming this week and is brimful of confide weetser's hope to retain the title today lies in Boing out and getting the jump on the veteran from the Quaker city. It lies in going for every shot as if he were playing in a practice gound, for this Marston person has developed into a tough egg—a man more on the type of Jerry Travers at his best than any other golfer in the tournament in his ability to reel off birdie after birdie at a critical point n a match. Marston is not affected by the shots of his opponent. He plays his own game to win, not disturbed a whit by the mistakes or the fine golf of his opponent Marston’s First Time in Fina And that is_the Max Marston who Yesterday snuffed out the last hope of Boston to win this champlonship—a man with an iron heart, a veteran tried in the fires of many champion- ships and a player with the confl- dence of a kid, with a game vastly better than any he has ever shown before. Max never has before reached the final in the amateur. He might well have been there in 1915, when &e made Bob Gardner a gift on the @airty-sixth hole of their match at Detrolt. But he missed a three-foot putt and was beaten. Last year at Brookline he failed to qualify, and the vear before he fell in the ‘third round. But Max this vear has won the Pennsylvania state title and has won several tournaments around Philadelphia. He has been playing wonderfully fine golf and it would be not at all surprising for him to lift the crown from the blond brow of Jess Sweetser. The champion, on the other hand, has had a fairly eagy path through this tournament. His defeat of Bob Gardner by such a big margin has given him an added factor of confl- dence that will help greatly in the match today, and his vietory over Jesse Guilford the day before didn’t urt him at all B mels ‘Ouimet fell before a_com- bination of golf psychology and luck that shattered the iron nerve of the great-hearted Bostonian just at the moment he appeared certain to win. The short thirteenth hole yesterday afternoon was the scene of one of those electrical upsets in golf—the turning point of a match as grimly fought as any major engagement on a battle field. Just at the moment Francis appeared sure to break through to victory came one of those amazing breaks that make golf what §t is—a game of psychology as well as fine shots—a break so amazing and sudden that around the green at the thirteenth ®asped as they witnessed the meta- morphosis of a winning golf game becoming a losing game—a game that wilted completely under the bomb- shell effect of a fifty-foot putt and faded away as quickly as a tropical sunset. Amazing Events at Thirteenth, T wonder how many of the thou- gands who banked themselves around the patch of light green grass at the thirteenth would have given Max Marston_a chance, even after his ball yemained on the green after hitting Ihe knee of a Boy Scout detailed to gallery duty, when it should have been trapped. 1 wonder how many people expected Francis Ouimet to miss his two-and-a-half-foot putt after Mars- ton had holed a fifty-footer from the extremo top edge of the green. Yet that is the amazing thing that hap- pened—a change so sudden few real- ized the match had passed its climax and Francis Ouimet had run up against a master stroke of golf psychology that succeeded. and in the succeeding broke the heart of the hitherto un- broken Bostonian—the man who, as a mere lad, outplayed those master Bolfers—Varden and Ray of Engiand. The rest of the amazing tale of the Ouimet-Marston match is merely in- ocidental to that thirteenth hole. How Francis, never really on his game, Yet hung on with the grim determina- tion of a Ted Coy and was 1 down at the turn, finally squared with a ten- foot putt for a birdie 4 at the twelfth; how Marston Juckily hit the pin at the ninth with a pitch shot that should have been in the rough beyond the hole, and how Ouimet missed a four-foot putt for a half when Mar- ston got away with a lucky 4. Stage Is Set for Drama. There they came to the thirteenth with the match all square, with the stage set for one of those eleotrical changes that come up in golf like a Kansas twister. And there Francis Oulmet met the touch of golfing psy- chojogy that he had 8o many times applied to other opponents and failed to apply to himself. His pitch shot to the short thirteenth was a master ghot—a high niblick that carried four fest beyond the pin and rolled back = foot and a half on the wet green with its heavy backspin. And Mar- ston, after losing the preceding hole, Hit his niblick shot high and the ball carried to the far edge of the green, hitting the knee of a Boy Soout, which kept it out of the bunker. There was Max fifty feet from the hole, with Francis two and a half feet away. Nothing for Marston to do but go for it, for Ouimet doesn’t miss one out of twenty of the kind he had. Marston started the ball down hill slowly and it gathered speed, curling until it yeached the cup, and dropped in. And Francis, completely flustered by this last-stand effort that succeeded, lost ‘his head and in the losing lost the mateh. His ball kicked up a big clump of mud on the pitch, and so confused was he by this amazing turn of af- fairs that he failed to remove the mud—a thing the methodical Ouimet seldom forgets. And possibly the mud deflected the bail from the cup. At any rate, it rolled around the Jower edge, and, instead of winning the hole, Francis had lost i . Game’s Uncertainty Illustrated, Marston had a hard putt to lay dead and he holed it. Francis had an easy putt and he missed it. That is Ps; ehalox‘y and the uncertainty of &olf. _And it proved the winning fac- putting green or on the jump of | 7,000 people banked | i l | tor in this mateh, for Ouimet's pitch to the fourteenth was away short, and, although he holed a twelve-foot- er for a 4, Marston had his back up and he holed a ten-footar for a birdie 3. They halved the fifteenth in bs, and Francls sliced his tee shot to the rough at the sixteenth and lost that hole and the match when he failed to &et home in 2. Marston was well on the green in two hots at the sixteenth, while Ouimet’s iron from the rough was in high grass below the green, and his chip was away short. Marston got down in two putts, and, as a four- footer dropped into the cup, he smiled and extended his hand to Frapels Ouimet—one of the gamest geftle- men in a tournament full of splendid sportsmen,. who know how to win gracefu and how to lose even more gracefully. After the match Ouimet sald he forgot to clean the mud from his ball at the thirteenth. He said he didn’t roticé any mud on the ball But without question the clump of mud on the under side kept the putt out and turned the match away from the Boston player. Francis, splendid sportsman that he is, said he was beaten by a better plaver, while Marston equally fine in victory, held out the hand of commisseration for what he called hard luck. Gardner Gets Away Badly. Bob Gardner got aw: badly 1st Jess Sweetser. He actually four holes and still came to luncheen seven down, with an §3 to 73 for the champion. Where Swoetser was splendidly acqurate, Gardner was sloppy. Where Sweetser's pitches ended up against the pin, Gardner's always required a good putt. Where Gardner played from the rough after his tee shot, Sweetser usually played his second’ shot from the closely clipped fairway. That is the story of the match—too much trouble for Gardner, twice champlon, and a par- shattering round by the pride of Siwanoy, ‘& twenty-two-year-old lad, defending the title he won so glori- ously last year. A Yale senlor beat a Yale graduate—the man who, for months held the pole-vault record of the world, and was one of the finest athletes New Haven - duced. bl CHEVY CHASE TAKES LEAD IN GOLF SERIES Chevy Chase Club golfers took the lead in the inter-club series when they defeated the Indian Spring play- ers on the former's course yesterday, won 16 to 1. Chevy Chase won every match | except one. Chevy Chase, with fifty- four points, is three ahead of Ban- nockburn. Tomorrow Bannockburn will enter- tain the Indian Spring team and on September 30 Chevy Chase and Colum- bia will oppose in two matches, one on each course, with one clash in the morning and the other in the after- noon. Yesterday's summary: G by oore, 1. 8., 6 and 4; avis, O. C.. de- Toatod L. L. Stoole, T, By 8 and 6" Sess berl Chevy Chase, 8 and 7, McCgok Dunlap, C. C., defeated 8. R. Speel- man, I 8., 1 up: B. ¥, Davidson, O. C.. de- {oated £ 5, Hurrlain, 1. 8.6 and 6. e et Chase, def ‘ranklin evy Chase, ted P. 0. Knox, 1. B., by default; B: Stead, . 0. " do: foated John'R. De Farges, I. 8., 4 and 2. Best . defeated D, 7. ball. Ohevy Chase, 5 and 'S, D. L. MoGrew de- Morven Thompson, . Tilley, I. 8., 8 and D. ted A. D. V. Burr, jr.,, 1 up. Best ball, all R S. Whalley, O. C.. defestsd A, V. Brownell, 4 418 8 Admital G5, Moay. Bext 1all'0. 0, S ead a7 T Bn B W 3. gry, T8 up; Prizsal], 1. Cbase, 1 up. defeated G, Tu . Giits, %, "6 St ntad ., 4 and 3." Best ball, Chevy MYERS AND WHEAT, PALS, PARTED BY ROBINS’ SWAP The trade that semt Hy Myers from the Brooklyns to the St Louls Cardinals broke up an ex- ceedingly friendly partnership which for yéars has existed on the Robins between the fleetfooted middle gardener and Capt. Zack Whent. Myers, since he joined the Robins, always chummed with Whest while the team was on the rond. They were always room- mutes and accompanied each other to and from the ball parks. They were real buddics and seldom wep. arated. Even on the ball fi many ‘@ time they were left stranded on the base paths to- &ether when one their mates falled to deliver e kit GIANTS NEED FOUR WINS TO KEEP FLAG The Glants took a double fall out of the Pirates in 'Pittsburgh yester- day, winning, 8 to 4 and 8 to 1, and now need only four of the eight re- maiping games to clinch the Na- tlonal League pennant and insure the playing of the entire world series In New York. The New Yorkers got fourteen hits in the first contest and nine in the second. In each game they did all the winning in one inning. Cincinnati beat Brooklyn, 4 to 3, in an eleven-inning battle. The win. ning run came over when Hargrave walked with two out and scored on a triple by Pinelll. The Red Sox broke even with the 8, and losing the second, 15 to 6. SILVER SPRING NINE BOOKS HARD GAMES Silver Spring Tigers and thelr hurl- ing ace, Lem Owen, have mopped up the diamond with about every team hereabouts, but they still are anxious to display their supremacy over the leading nines of the Montgomery County League series. Today the Tigers were booked to clash with the Boyds team of Maryland on the latter's grounds and to face Rockville tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock on the diamond at Georgia and Alaska avenues. Boyds was the run- ner-up of the county series, while Rockville was the pennant winner. Nevt Saturday the Tigers will visit Rockville and on the following day entertain the Bovds outfit. Saunders, boxman of the Rockville team, prob- ably will oppose Lem Owen in to- morrow's fray. _Plenty of action is booked in the ortheast Junlor League series today Manhattans were to meet the Peer- less team at 4 o'clock on the Milan Field, while the Hilltops were to clash with the Ariels on the latter's diamond at the same hour. Three contests in the series are billed for tomorrow. Here's the list: Ariels vs. Manhattans, Milan Field; Hill- tops vs. Peerless, Hilltop Field, Peer- less ve. Independents, on former's grounds. Southends have disbanded for the season and have canceled their game with the Alexandria Tigers. A stirring contest was anticipated in the Henderson-Black Jack game {today at 4 o'clock on the Tnion Sta- tion Plaza. Potomac Athletic Club has booked a game with the Warwick nine to- morrow at 3 o'clock at 17th and D streets moutheast. The former team is anxious to meet another outfit at 1 o'clock on the same grounds. Tel- ephone challenges to Lincoln 7032. FINALS DUE TODAY IN TWO NET EVENTS Singles finals were to be played today in two tennis tournaments here, weather permitting. John Temple Graves, jr., and Clar- ence M. Charest were to clash at 2:30 o'clock in the honor tilt of Dumbarton Club’s first annual invitation tourney. At Columbia Country Club this afternoon, Mary Hall was to en- counter the winner of the semi-final match bstween Elizabeth Pyle and Helen Sinclair, scheduled for this morning, in the Women's Tennis League event. Suburban Tennis League will start its third annual tournament tomor- row morning on the courts of the Holmead and Capital clubs. The sin- gles drawings follow: Holmesd_Courts—Hal Fowler vs, Love, A. Moy v H Culles T Brown v olniy, uih vs. 5 5. Thomas, Barr Hooyer, M. May ve. Maidens snd B Brows et Gogrte—Raiph Pewler vs. Xia o o owler vs. Rinll =ur;'-3‘ - Kantor, “fmmhm 'vl )‘A‘m‘fli eward ve. Somervell, Hall ve. B, Oallen vs, Farnsworth, Beals vs. o Polk vs. Robinson. World Series Leaflets BY JOHN the Chicago Cubs and the \\ B. FOSTER. HEN Merkle failed to touch second in the famous game between New York Giants, late in September, 1908, he paved the way for a second meeting between the Cubs an_d the Detroit Tygers in a world series. Again the Cubs triumphed, winning four games out of five, but the Detroits scored their first victory in eight starts when they captured the third contest. The record: Where Played. Detroit, Oct. 10 Chicago, Oct. 11 Chicago, Oct. 12 etroit, Oct. 13 Detroit, Oct. 14 The players of the Chicagos wer: Chance, manager and 1b; Howard, 1 Evers, 2b; Steinfeldt, 3b; Tinker, Sheckard, 1f; Hofman, cf; Schulte, Kling, ¢; Brown, p: Reulbach, p; Pfeister, p, and Overall, p. Players of the Detroits were: Jen- nings, manager; Rossman, 1b; Downs, 2b; Schaefer, 3b, 8b; Coughlin, 3b O'Leary, ss; Mclntyre, 1f; Cobb, c Crawford, rf; Davy Jones, if; Schmiat. ¢; Thomas, c; Kililan, p; Summers, Donovan, p; Mullin, p, and Winters, In the opening game played in D troit the tide for the series turned Chicago’'s way. With the score 6 to & against them In the ninth, the Cubs staged a batting rally that scored them five runs. ~With one out, Schulte, Chance, Steinfeldt, Hofman, Tinker and Kling, singled in succe: sion against Sumimers and the D troit fans sat in a stupor while the winning runs crossed the plate. Orvie Overall was the pitching hero of this seriés, as he won both his games. Brown won one and Reul- bach one. Mullin won Detroit's only vietory. The Tygers entered the series without Bush, who was ineligible to play and O'Leary had to go to short with a bad hand. Downs proved a failure at second and Jennings took him out of the game, putting Schaefer on second and Coughlin at third. Detroit went into the lead in the first game because Cobd rounded second at full speed and ca: Hvers .i He kept on to third and Winner. Chicago Chicago Detroit Chicago Chicago when Jolinny threw. wild. This! Loser. Detroit ' Detroit Chicago Detroit Detroit Score, 10-6 6-1 83 3-0 2-0 seemed to insure victory for the|ence Tygers until the Cubs staged their rally. Tygers, winning the first game, 4 to | i i | 1 H 1 GEORGE HERMAN RUTH. GRID OUTLOOK IS BRIGHT FOR ANACOSTIA EAGLES NDER the coaching of Mike land and Penn star, and his U Ready, former University of Mary assistants, Monk Baxter and Harry Meyers, the Anacostia Eagles foot ball squad has prospects for a formidable eleven in the 145-pound class this fall. George A. Simpson, manager of team, has been elected business manager of the Eagles. has hurled a defi to elevens averaging 145 pounds. the Peerless Athletic Club base ball Already George He can be reached North 7794-W, or 721 Monroe street northeast. Candidates for the Eagles' eleven will hold scrimmage tomorrow morn- ing_at 14th and U streets southeast. Officer of the club are James Childs, pre dent; Bernard Peacock, vice presi- dent: Max Mevers, treasurer: Neal O'Donnell, secretary, and Dr. K. Hol- lingsworth, chairman of the athletic committee. A foot ball meeting will be held by the Mercury Junlors tonight at 30 o'clock at 6th and H streets southwest. Games with teams aver- aging 110 to 115 pounds can be ar- ranged with the juniors by calling Leroy Allison, Franklin 3839-J, at 6:30 o'clock. Quiney Athletic Club wants the fol- g players to report for scrim- and signal drill tomorrow at 10:30 o'clock on the playgrounds: Smith, Bowers, H. Aiken, W. Aiken, Palmer, Brown, Frederick, Pavne, Libbey, Monahan, Barrett, Botts, Simons, Garner, Chamberlain, Bean, Jacobs and Love. Coach McCarthy of the Knicker- bockers will hold a practice session tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock. Twenty-four candidates were on hand last night when signals were given out. 101 mag morning Emory Beall, A practice tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock has been called by Coach Billy Martin of the Georgetown Ath- letic Association foot ball squad. Candidates are urged to report at 1227 Wisconsin avenue. St. Stephen’s Boys’ Club will have an eleven averaging 115 pounds this fall. McMurray, former Navy star, will coach the squad. Challenges to the team are being received by John Flannigan, West 2978. Navajos are having = difficult time in arranging a schedule. - Teams CUT EAST-WEST NET PLAY T0 5 MATCHES FOREST HILLS, N. Y., September 22—East meets West today on ‘the courts of the West Side Tennis Club in one doubles and four singles matches to declde the sectional championship of the country. The tournament was originally slated to occupy two days, with two singles and one doubles match each day, but rain yesterday interfered. The schedule of play follows: Singles—Vincent Richards vs. Howard Kinsey (west). R. N(\{(\;il Wl(l"l":!) I1 (east) vs. Robert insey (west). W, T. ‘riden 1 oait) ve. Witllam Johnston (west). M‘VVI“I(!E Johnson (east) vs. Clar- . Grifiin (west). Doubles—R. Norris Willlams II and ‘Watson M. Vashburn (east) vs. ‘Willlam M. Johnston and C. J. Grifin (cast) In the second game Detroit barely | (west). escaped & shutout, making only four hits off Overall. The Tygers won the third game largely through the hard hitting of Cobb, who made four hits in five times at bat. Pfelster lost the game for the Cubs. Brown held the Tygers to four hits in the fourth game and the American Leaguers could see their finish In the series. It was in this game that Brown made his celebrated play for Cobb's bunt. 'Leary began the fourth with a single and Crawford followed with another. Brown figured Cobb would bunt and he pitched the ball outside in an effort to make him bunt toward third. ' Cobd bunted just that way. Brown was on the ball in flash, snapped the ball to Steinfeldt, | Detreit nailing O'Leary at third and nipping | 8¢, Iouis a Detroft rally. The Tygers never perked up after that play. b In the fifth game & single by either Soaas O'Leary or Crawford wotld have tied E:':_. Jost. v the score, but neither was equal to 1 (Copyright, 1923.) RING TITLE TO WILSHUR. STATISTICS AMERICAN LEAGUE. York. Qleveland 10:30 o'clock at Logan Park, | averaging 135 to call Jack M G. Morriss, W | Ball, T. Roth, |Lenham, B. Tolson, | Welde, J. Robey, O. Brown, H. Guam, H. Howerltz, B. Schneiler. W. Litch- |field, H. Reeves, R. Green, W. Hartley J. Wolfson and J. Mattingly are out for regular berths. The Navajos will scrimmage tomorrow at 5th and L streets southeast pounds are requested v, Lincoln 9. , F. Riely, B. Klein, E. Scott, C. W. Littleton, Department of Interfor foot ball team is the latest outfit to join the hunt for the independent gridiron champtonship of the District. a two-hour practice yesterday Bishop, former star of the University of Missouri, is coaching the team. Cirele Athletic Club has a_formi- | dable eleven in prospect. Practi will be held this afternoon at o'clock on the Rosedale playgrounds R McWilllams, J. McWilllame, P. Fox, Bect, Iglehart, Mann, M. Julli- ano, Aiken, Jardiene, Meyers, Smith, Klinge, Sullivan, E. Juiliano, Stein, Murphy, Terrett, Chamberlain, Rob- ertson and Watkins. Challenges to the Circles are being received by Manager Paul Fox, Adams 1041, or President R. V. Gardner, 19 Bates street. Tiger Athletic Club gridironers in- tend to tackle thie city’s leading 980 to 100 pound class elevens. Twenty candidates are out for the Tigers this season. Hoocky Hewitt is coach and Earl Coonin is captain. - Games are wanted with the Royals, Em- blems, Reserves, Trinity Midgets and Corinthians. Charles De Catur, 125 West Payne street, Alexandria, Vi is arranging games. Leesburg, Va., has organized a team averaging 145 pounds and would like to bcok several contests with the city’s leading elevens. How Foot B GUARDS of today are just as brilliant as they ever were, but the game has changed since the days when Heffelfinger was the star at Yale and Hare at Penn, and so much so that their methods of play are no longer possible. In those days guards would leave p}:’ohibit the latter and the modern the work is_overlooked. On offense, the modern guard has to hold his own on. the line on every play. In opening holes he has to get out of the way the biggest and strongest opponents of the other OF MAJORS | NATIONAL LEAGUE. la scrub squad. their position on defense and make many tackles on end runs. were brought back and used as interferers and line plungers. zrcsent»day guard is not evident to-the 3 But no man on the does quite so much hard work. He is compe play, whereas backs, ends and even tackles ge FIRPO GETS OVATION AT NEW YORK SHOW NEW YORK, September 22—A wildly cheering Madison Square Gar- den audlence broke into a prolonged Cemonstration for Luis Angel Firpo, 'wild bull of the pampas, stepped into the ring last night for the first time since his defeat by Jack Dempsey. Firpo's appearance was not for bat- tle, but the reception he got when introduced from the ringside in the midst of a local boxing show was al- most as hearty as tho his recent heavywelght championship ~aspira- tions had been fully gratified. The appearance of Firpo, Who showed no evidence of his terrific bout with Dempsey, was in the nature of a farewell to the New York spor! ing public. He will leave soon for a trip to Canada prior to his return to South America, where his countrymen are preparing to give him a royal re- ception. ~ Firpo_ through an Inter- preter expressed his gratification for the good will accorded to him as a stranger in a strange land. Though a_return match between Dempsey and Firpo is regarded by ring followers as Inevitable, details of their second clash for the heavy- welght title may not be arranged for some time—probably ‘not until next year, when the battle Is most likely 1o take place. Tex Rickard, promoter of the historic battle at the Polo Grounds, has made little headway in negotiations with Firpo and Jack Kearns, the champion’s manager, de- spite the willingness of both fighters to enter the ring again. Firpo is averse to being involved in another long-term contract such as he had with Rickard this vear. He is willing to fight Harry Wills, negro contender, in addition to_ Dempsey, but not until next year. He prefers to wait until then before coming to a definite agrgement. Kearns, on the other hand, has sev- eral tempting theatrical, motion pic- ture and exhibition offers for Demp- sev. He has three offers from Eng- lish promoters for exhibition tours of the British Isles and Europ as a proposal for a Visic City. D. C. VARSITY SQUADS TO GET MORE WORK With nearly two weeks of rudi- mentary training behind them, thrde of the foot ball squads of the Dis- trict varsity group are to be glven downright hard work from now on George MWashington was to get into a brisk scrimmage this -afternoon, while Georgetown and Maryland gridmen were to be driven through long practices. Catholic University, with few men out, is not to begin serious preparations for the season until next week. Twenty-four members of the Georgetown squad were selected for the first-team group vesterday by Head Coach Maloney. The remainder of the candidates were assigned to The_varsity_roll in- Snell, Sheehan Thompson. Butler, Tom McNamara, Adams, Du Four, Byrne, Plansky, Jim McNamara and De Gassis of last vear's outfit, and Pugh, Foley, Saur, Murtaugh, Tom Golsen, Minihan, Gene Golsen. Ryan, Haas, Jawish, Hegarty and Metzger. Thompson was hurt during practice and had to be qarried off the fleld, but prob- ably will return to the drills early next week. George squad probably cludes Florence, Washington's first-team will be selected by Coach Quigley this afternoon. He may have to use practically all of} his candidates for the group, as not more than twenty-five were at prac- tice yesterd Clements, a veteran, was hurt_during the workout, but not enough to keep him off the field next week. :28 PLAYERS REMAIN At] a number of likely prospects reported. { IN HORSESHOE EVENT| CLEVELAND, Ohlo, September 22— Twenty-elght players, divided into] groups of seven each, lined up here | today in the semi-finals in the men's > |tournament of the National Horseshoe Pitchers' Assoclations The three players in each group who win the smallest number of games will be eliminated and the other sixteen will ineet tomorrow in the final round. The women's tournament ended yes- terday, Mrs. J. F. Francisco of Colum- bus, the champion, retaining her title by winning all of the games in which she participated. She was forced to extend herself, however, to defeat Mrs. C. A. Lanham of Bloomington, N, tn_the final game. A ringer by |Mrs. Francisco after Mrs. Lanham had fafled to decide the championship. Previous to today’s play three of the men were undefeated. They are Frank Jackson of Keller- ton, Towa; C. C. Davis of Columbus and L. May of Akron. Jackson had 316 ringers, 74 of them doubles, out of 576 shoes pitched: May. 270 and 76 out of 504 pitches, and Davis, 289, of which 80 are doubles, out of 544 shoes pitched. all Is Played By SOL METZG] THE QUESTION. ‘Why is it we never have flllfl’l like Heffefinger and are any more? They also Tir The rules game prohibits the former. Hence, sr:ctllpn Ccms;quemly. his eleven 1s more important or lled to be a factor in every t a chance to ease up. team. On defense he is called upon to prevent plays coming through his area on the line, although he faces two opponents. Usually the defensive center plays fres, back of the Iine. Hence the guards of today must cover their own territory and also that vacated by the center. Indeed, this slight change has been one big factor in “the starring of centers where guards used to get into tha limelight, for in the old days tho guards did the tackling the center now does. 3 On. defense, in addition to playing two of the opposing linemen, the guard must also meet the interfer- ence on plays directed toward him. The present-day guard may not get the press notices that fell to Heffel- finger and Hare, but he is every bit as_deserving of them when he ac- complishes his duties, for his is the hardest job of all—sawing wood on 834 | every play and never getting a cheer (67601717676 831 —I— GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. Cleve. at Washington. Oleve. at Ww w:ir York " St L. xt Now ork TORONTO, September 22.—Curly | Chioago at Wilshur of Toronto won the feather- ?J{h: champlonship of Canada last | [ec it when he was given a referes's ision in & ten-round bout with Kid Roy of Montreal, the RESULTS OF YESTERDAY'S GAMES. Boston, &—8: GAMES TODAY. ¢ Oincinnati. GAMES TOMORROW, 1 iy oy Boston at B¢, PHila, af Chioage. oo u ek, & YESTERDAY'S GAMES, New Yi 88, G for his hard pounding all through the game. (Oopyright, 1928.) (Sol Metzger, our foot bail expert, and_one of, the foremost foot ball coaches in the country, will answer any questions about playing foot ball sent h‘(’m. oore of our sport de- partment, if o retuin, stamped en- velope s inolosed.) —_— BALTIMORE, Md., September 22.— City Collegs defeated Loyola, 28 to 0, day in the first scholastic foot Ball Honor BABE ADJUDGED BEST MAN IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE Yankee Slugger Receives Writers’ Committee—Eddie Collins Is S the Unanimous Vote of cond on List—Ruel Tops Griffmen. C HICAGO, September 22—Babe Ruth of the pennant-winning New York Yankees is the player regarded by the base ball writers of the major league circuits as having been of most value to his club during 1923. He was the unanimous taining sixty-four points on a basis of eight points place on each ballot. Last year the of the St. Louis Americans, was given fift ignored in the selection, then being bad boy. This year, with his conduct on and off the exemplary, Ruth has achieved leaders his team work, as considered against former acc reported to have done much tow. forts, is of the American League field. His selection as 1923's most valua! down in history as the second on th, Fame, the $100,000 monument to be erec receive the American League trophy POINT SCORES IN VOTING FOR TROPHY RUTH WON | Points. George H. Ruth, c.f. .64 Edward T. Collins,, 2b, Chicag Harry E. Hellmann, c.f., Detroit. Walter Gerber, ss., St. Louls Joseph Sewell, sx., Cleveland. C. D. Jamieson, c.f. Cleveland. J. L. Bassler, c., Detroit. ... . E. Galloway, George S. Uhle, p. George Burny, L1., Boston, 8; How- ard Ehmke, p., Boston, 7; Harold Ruel, c., Washington, 7; Roger Peck- fnpaugh, ss. Washington, 6; Urban Shocker, p., St. Louls, 5; J. L. Judge, 1b., Washington, 4; M. J. McManus t. Louls, 4; Kenneth Williamy, Louis, 4: S. R. Harris, ‘Washington, 3; Joseph Harris, Hoston, 33 J. Hauser. 1b., Pl deliphin, 1; Walter Johnson, p., V ington, 1: Ralph Perkins, c,. Phila- delphia, 1. oot Ball Fact THE TACKLE What qualifications should a man have to play tackle? Answered by KNUTE ROCKNE Coach of foot ball, Notre Dame Uni- versity. Famous for his fighting teams, beaten only twice in last four yenrs, e The tackle should be the biggest, fightingest, roughest man on the squad. He should be the kind of man who is never blocked out of a play, who never cuits and who never stops charging and going forward until the whistle blows. He must have large hands, a strong, power- ful forearm, and fine leg drive. He must have an alert, analytical mind and be full of irrepressible fight. (Copyright, 1923, Associated Editors.) MISS COLLETT IN FINAL OF CANADIAN GOLF PLAY MONTREAL, September 22 —Miss Glenna Collett of Providence, R. I, and Mrs. W. A. Gavin of Hunter- combe, England, meet today on the course of the Mount Bruno Club in the final match of the Canadian women's open golf championship. Mrd. Gavin, present titleholder, gained the final yesterday by defeat- ing Mrs. Hope Gibson of Hamilton, Ontario, 2 and 1, while Miss Collett eliminated Miss Alexa Stirling of New York, 3 and 2. DENTON IS DEFEATED, BUT HOLDS CUE LEAD KANSAS CITY, Mo., September 22.— Johnny Layton of St. Louis defeated “Tiff" Denton of Kansas City in the national three-cushion billfard tourn- ament here, 60 to 59, in 70 Innings. Denton holds first placs with four wins and two losses. Layton's high run was six and Denton’s eight. Layton's average was .857 and Denton’s .863. HOMER WINS OVER RAY IN BATTLE OF SMITHS KALAMAZOO, Mich,, September 22. —Homer Smith, Kalamazoo, Mich., heavyweight, knocked out Sergt. Ray Smith of Camden, N. J, in the eighth round here last night. In the first, third and seventh rounds Sergt. Smith was saved from being counted out by_the bell. The Kalamazoo boxer, who is to meet Harry Wills in New York next Thursday night, completely outboxed and outfought his opponent. The sergeant, although floored seven times, showed remarkable gameness. $10,000 HAVRE DE GRACE RACE ATTRACTS ELEVEN Eleven thoroughbreds will race over a muddy track in the $19,000 Potomao handicap this afternoen at Havre de Grace. Cherry Ple and Solisa, will sport the colors of the Greentree stable, while H. P. Whit- ney will send FEnchantment and Flagstaft to the post. Vigil, Caladium, Ten _Minutes, Dunlin, Setting Sun, General Thatch- er_and Sun Quest also ‘are entered. The event is for three-year-olds and will be over the mile and one- sixteenth route. TIP FCR FISHERMEN. HARPERS _FERRY, W. Va. Sep- tember 22.—The Potomac river was a_little cludy and the Shenandoah cleas this morning. choice of the committee of eight, ob- for selection for first first of such selection, George Sisler nine points, and Ruth was regarded more or less as base b playing field regarded as departments of play, and cusations of individual ef- ard putting the Yankees far ahead hip in many ble player means Ruth's name w e list inscribed in base ball'’s Ha ted at Washington, and that he I go 1 of will efforts have given him the leadership In these depart- ru total bases, received, 136, a new gredited with 184 hits 29 doubles and 11 tripies, and is only a step behind Harry Heflman of e, trolt for the leadership in batting Eddle Collins Listed Second. . Eddie Collins of the Chicago Whits Sox_stood second to Ruth In year's contest, with 37 polnts ¥ med as the best player the Chicago team by ail eight of committeemen. Last season was fifth, with 1S points. Heilman of Detroit is rated thi Gerber of St. Louis is rated with Jos Sewell of Cleveland for fourth, bott having 20 points. C. D. Jamieson of Cleveland follows with 19, Ruth's name will be in the 1923 tablet of the $100. ment to be erected in east Poto [ Park, Washington, and presented tc the United States government by the American League as a memorial t base ball and a hall of fame for the greatest players. The award was made by a commit tee of eight base ball writers, one cach city, each of whom selected the best players of the on on each team and ranked them according t his opinion on ballots 8o arranged that first place counted 8 polnts, sec ond place 7 points, etc. The members of the trophy commit- J. C. O'Leary, Boston; B 1. P. Edward: cored, 134 bases on' ball Te He is which Include and ribed or 00 a, New ¥ i Philadelphia; J. E. Wray, St. Louis, and Denman Thompson, Washington 1. E. Sanborn is chairman of the com- mittee. Twenty-two players figured in the voting for the trophy this year. Sketch of Ruth's Career, Ruth was born in Baltimore, February 7, 1834, and started his base ball career as a member of St. Mary's Industrial School team in 19 he following year he went to Baltimore. where he played one season. He be came a member of the Boston Red Sox of the American League in 1915. After five seasons with Boston, Rutt was purchased by the New York club in 1920. Two years ago Ruth cstab lished a record for home runs for & season, cracking out 59. He broke into the American Leaguo as a pitch er, but it was soon discovered that his great hitting powers would bring out his best qualities, and he was shifted to the outfield Ruth’s work at the plate this season has thrown a fear into most of the pitchers, and, as a result, the big slugger has received 156 bases or balls. He is leading the league in home runs, having gathered ac cording to unafficial averages, Which include games of last Thursday. The big fellow has ripped out 184 hits which, besides his homers, include 3% doublés and 11 triples, while his bat- ting average is only one point benind Harry Heilmann of Detroit, who is leading the league. At one time Rutl was topping the league. Ruth is far in front in total bases, with 356, and is leading the league &s & run getter. having registered 134 times. RIFLEMEN STRIVING TO MAKE U. S. TEAM CAMP PERRY, Ohio, September 22 —Firing on the small bore range to decide the team of twenty men which will represent the United States in the International team match for the Dewar trophy, which is to be fired Sunday, was on today's program of the National Rifle Assocfation tourna ment here. Four teams are entered in this event, which will be decided over the 50 and 100 yard ranges. Besides the United States, Canada, England and Australia will be represented The Dewar trophy has been held by the United States since 1913, when § was taken from Great Britain. No matches were held from 1915 to 1918 The national dividual rifle matches, which were interrupted h_\ rain vesterday, also were on today's program. The national pistol team and the united service matches, whicl were originally on today's program were postponed until tomorrow. The individual slow-fire pistol matech was_won by civilian X. T Frederick, New York city, with a score of 192 out of a possible 200 The .22-caliber individual slow-fira pistol match was won by Dr, T. R Calkins, ciwilian, Springfleld, Mass. h a score of 18 The individual timed-fire pisto! match was won by Maj. W. D. Frazer, Coast Artillery Corps, with a score jof_191. | The individual rapid-fire _pistol |mmr-h was won by Sergt. H. M Balley. United States Marine Corps. 'wllh 188. Md. 2 Games 1st Game BASE BALL i AMERICAN LEAGUE PARK Washington vs. Cleveland Radiators and Fenders ANY KIND MADE OR REPAIRED. Cores_installed in any make. 10 DIFFERENT MAKES RADIATOR! WITTSTATT'S R. and F. WOR] 319 15th. . \ Potomac Handicap $10,000 Added 6 Other Races . & 0. train leaves Union seoTion's: 26 ' clacc moon. " Farlor and D Bonn. R B. train laaves onn. 3 Unfon Statlon i2 o'clock moon—direct to course. Admission—Grandstand and Paddock, $1.65, including Government Tax. FIRST RAGE AT 2:30, P.K.