Evening Star Newspaper, December 3, 1923, Page 26

26 SP RTS. ONLY FOUR GRIEFS LANDIN 300 CLASS Leadership in All Depart- ments of Atiack Held by Veteran Players. BY DENMAN THOMPSON. ny needs of the | MONG the as yet managerless Nationals 4l { to make them a factor in the i et flag chase none is more emphasized | by the official batting statistics for | the past season, published for the | first time in an adjoining column, than that of an outfielder with slug- ging propensities, preferably a right- hand hitter. Among the thirty- eight players credited with an aver- age of .30 or higher, which is ac- cepted as the line of demarkation betwe real batsmen and near-hit- | ters, Washington has exactly four, and among the eight teams it fin- ished rd from last, only the Ath- letics and Red Sox having poorer percentages Of the quartet of Gri charmed circa am | Rusi tor average of 316 the doushiy Who never befor height ouL tar iron the part the fy to land lect co.upuiny Judge ponts in th Goose who bure w i ht fimen in the ce tied with il leadership -an little ¢ tain=d to such noteworthy on The others teaer, chaser i ¥ sque Nemo Lei Ruel aione of thodox cal athle Siication Lol¢ Does Well, s quar irter 4 i e who made W Nemo Lei cluds and who compiled plessive figures of drop among te, Roger P with .264, ther vet- 4 hitter None is Howed b ersn and the G 4 battng alreads h down among | Tygers Bube won 2uth [ _ Seasor the rirst &nd prac figured prominent- | ans ung to e participa than 4 in cotion Of the round re the is disciosed which siiows b 399 bas inclu triples and 41 total b 28t competite Browns. T donbles, th ing 45 home run: in_excv Kun Wil addition 1o tting average, led Y stolen bases, with 4, ard (n sacrific nits. with 3%, Manush of the Tygers Summa of the Indians were the newcomers in the league who d with any reguls to com- impressive averages ANACOSTIA EAGLES SEEK BASKET TITLE Anacos 180 pou inte hasket for c they ather in An array of clover court performers I8 expected to report. Some of them are H. Meyers, L. Maderm. F Maderm, T. Blake, A. Lusby, M. Clark, M. Meyers, i. Meyers, yers, H James, L. McCathran J.” Young. Challenges to the Bagles are being re- ceived at Lincoln 4412 after 6:30] o'elock. agtie poundin Eagles failad to cop the d foot bail title, but the) to grab the senior award in hall th . First call bee Congress Heights Yankees were ferced to cancel their game with the Manhattans tonight. According to Manazer Chris Hutchinson, the Man- battans will encounter the St. Paul quint Thursday night at § o'clock in the latter's gym. Willle Brazerol of the St. Teresa team registered ten court goals ainst the Argyle preps, his five winning, 41 to 19. Liberty tossers Lave booked a douo.e-n ‘ader tonight in the Imma- culate Conception gym, meeting the King Pins and the Mardfeldts. A battle from star pected when the Washington Bar- Teoks five meet the Mount Vernon qpint t-night at § oclock on the for- mer's floor. —_— AMATEUR BILLIARDISTS PLAY FOR 18.1 HONORS ARK, N. J, December 3.—Ed- @ar T. Appleby, International amateur 18.3 baik tine billiard champion. and Edward W. Gardner, seven times holder of the natidgal class A title, will inau- gurate the first national tournament ever held for amateur 18.1 players, this aftarnoon in a contest of 250 points. 8ix players have entered. 3 The evening match will be between Johm A. Clinton of Pittsburgh, reigning 18.3 amateur champion, and Jacob Klinger, former amateur champlon of southern Europe, now_representing the Liederkranz Club of New York. CUEISTS PLAY TONIGHT. District Champlon George Wheatley and Thomas Hewitt are to meet in the District pocket billiard championship tournamsnt_tonight at 7:45 o'clock. at QGrand Central. Richard Bartelmes is Jeaaung tuc tourney thus far with five wietories and one dof 'WINS FRENCH CUE TITLE. PARIS, December 3.—Albert Grange, ; thé French billiard expert, yesterday won the professional 18.2° balkline Wiliard ohampionship of France. His average was 31.12 for the five matches fn which he played. FAMOUS PAS DOG DERBY TO BE RUN ON MARCH 11 THE PAS, Manitoba, December 3.— The Pas dog derby, billed as the world's greatest 200-mile non-stop dog race, will be run March 11, 1924, the executive commiitee has an- Dounced. The race is for a $2.500 purse, the winner receiving $1,200. As in other vears a carnival will be staged in Conjunction with the derby, the week of March 8 to 15 being designated as #Carnival week.” Dog owners and drivers already are reparing fofl the classlo to finish is &x- * Cle Detroi W York Loviis Wash.ngton Bost 0l INDIV: oF Harris, Manush, Burns, T W N Owden, P Kamm, Chi Mostii, Ch Wi bsgans: Hofmanz, H. Knode, Hooper, Hile, Phila_ W. Hargrave, Glenn Myatt, F. W. A. L Lazerne J. A, Dugan, N R. Harris, 1,01 SRS Chi. SR T Schliebuer, 'St Walker, Phila Al thews, ush, J. Hendriek, J. L. O'Neill, W, Barrait, R. Perkins, Phila . V. Levérett. Chi.l T. Pockinp P. Evaos, i Ticondn, Tulia; Reichle, Bost. mer. Bost. .. Crotse. Chi. TWO D. C. SWIMMERS ON U. S. HONOR LIST Two local aquatic athletes, Gran- ville Dickey, former Central High captain, and Angus Sinclair, formerly of Tech, were awarded all-American colleglate positions by the 1924 swim- ming guide. Dickey, now at Northwestern Uni- versity, sparkled in the back-stroke swim, while Sinclair, Naval Academy, was proficlent in the 160, 220 and 440 yard events. Dickey was selected No. 2 in the 130-yard back stroke on the all-conference swimming temm by Niels Thorps of the University of Minnesota. Six other Washington boys were prominently mentioned. Dick Newby of Princeton, former Central High athlete, was selected for the second all-American collegiate water polo | team. Mark Coles, another former Centyalite, nowy at Brown University, was chosen No. 2 on the firét team in both the 50 and 100 yard swims of the all-New England selection. .In the all-eastern collegiate selec- tions Morrell, another former Central star, was placed at No. 3 in the back siroke. He attends Johns Hopkins. Frank Sullivan of Princeton picked Willlam _Satterfield, former . Central swimmer, No. 7 in the breast-stroke event of the all-American interscho- lastic selections. Robert Darnell was mentioned be- cause of his feat in the Hawail inter- scholastic championships, when he won_second place in the 50 and 100 yard swims. He represented Puna- hon School. Two collegiate records wero broken by local boys. Angus Sinclair smashed the 220-yard mark when he made the distance in 2.22 1-5. Guy Winkjer, former Tech student, shone in the 220-yard breast stroke, the record of which he holds in 267 —_— Horse raciag s being revived in Russia, AR who Is at the; THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1923. 170 81 a6 TR 2B 3B 11 3 13 11 Baalesonso Srnown s penemSaen te (TN coavaretucs cau momMoo Bert Cole. Howard Shanks, E. B MctGowan, ¥. AL Heimuch, N W, E James R. W. Tast Phila Phia ot Cleve, Phila Det... riner Dvkes, Jones, Bost st Walters, A *T. Davis. Rolertson, St. L. liette, Det. Mabertson, Chi.. te 3 Scheer. A. Roins L. Fewster M. MeCiellan, . Wade. Was F., Collins, Bost. Geo, Dauss, Det....... Cn w Wi E. French, 1. Bay; Menosky. W Sehalk, Mogridge, Mitelieli, Hos Quton, Host Jones. Cutshaw Elmke, W. W, Warmoth, Wask...... W. B Wright. §t. L. oy, Chi . Van Gilder. 8t L. Faber, ChL ... Pittenger.” Bos:. Keer, Det. ... M. Durst,” St ankenship. Chl. Danf Det.. Bost. * Hruggy, . . E. P. Gharrity, Wash. [[['l L. M. Cvengros, Uni K. Showkey, I Shocker, 'S8t Russel. ' Wash. R. V. Graham, W. P. Johnson, R K H. 3 J. F L E. T C. R Cleve. st. L St a o Guisto, Foster. . B. 8. W. Johnson, H. L. ifaiges, Gy T W. May . 3. 0'Doul, Francis, Det " J. Manion, Wm, Conroy, Plercy, B. 0. Reugough, N HOK Pruett Shaute, Det. Y. H. Collins, Ferguson, Zahniser, Bryan Harfis, Phila. PATIENCE WITH SORE ARM MAKES VANCE A SLAB STAR 'By the Associated Press. N But not one in 1,000 EW YORK, December 3—Many are called but few chosen. This Biblical quotation is applicable in base ball when referring to the minor leaguers taken on for trials by the major league teams. called, sent back and then chosen again after six years. Baut it is true of Arthur “Dazzy’2 Vance, pitching sensation of the Brooklyn club during the 1923 season, who holds the National League strike-out record. Vance started his major league career with the New York Yankees, who held on to him for three years and then cast him adrift just as his arm was beginning to round into shape. day to show his wares soon after joining the Working out one cold, windy Yankees, suddenly there came a “catch” in his arm at the elbow. “It was like a knife-blade thrust right through the arm at this place,” declared Vance. “It hurt so badly I nearly fainted.” ‘I» Sent to Minors. The pain vanished, but returned every time “Dazzy” put all his stuff ton the ball. The Yankees sent him to St. Joseph, In the Western League. He went from there to Columbus and after a few weeks' rest pitched good ball for a game or two. Then the pain came and his arm went. X-rays showed nothing. Bonesetter Reese treated the arm in vain. Finally Vance consulted the old family doctor at Hastings, Neb. “You have an inflamed and strained cartilage in that elbow and it is prac- tically useless,” the doctor informed Vance. “It furnishes grease, Or, rather, oil, for that hinge in your elbow. Only rest will restore it and cure it so it will function properly again.” “How long?" asked Vance, anxiously. “Four or five years,” replied the doc- tor. ‘ Vance began his long, game fight against great odds. He plugged along and kept the secret of his bad arm &8 best he could. He was transferred to 'Toledo, then to Memphis. After long rest he won four games in a row. Then he sagged down again. He went to Sacramento, in the Pacific Coast League, in 1919 and back to Memphis in 1920, His arm began to improve. With New Orleans, in 1921, the tide turned. Pitching every fifth game, Vance was the wonder of the league. The term of servitude of the Nebraska | doctor was about ended and the elbow was functioning properly. Vance was obtained by Brooklyn for the 1922 season and did fairly well. In 1923 he was good from the start. Among_his feats during the season Wwere striking out fifteen in a game with the Giants and pitching a one- hit contest. Vance’s nickname of “Dazzy” 18 really a mispronunciation of “Daisy.” When he was a kid he used to visit at the shack of an old plainsman near his home town. This fellow had all kinds of weapons, “chaps,” spurs and saddles, of which he was very proud. “Ain’t that a dazzy,” he would say to Vance, as he held up or designated one of the articles. He meant “daisy.” Vance liked the expression so well that he began to use it in school. The boys promptly began to call him ‘."Du-y'.’ snd “Dassy” It hes cemtin- Lots of snappy stuff was on tap in this battle. csumo ST PP 21 ©90%5 coo0. Eolz - SePBUACDNE AeatAssaanaEa Nregnasaed omoosH oowd occomt cooMooon ©90390REI so o b BROOHHOMME HEBIAODAND B 0009000620090 ©00000200K0 BOIOHEOOD 003 ©00OMHC0000%0 ©0000002HD OO0OHKIOTD rosscmmsasiia B2 AHARBAAIOR 0D SeOMMMRMEROTE ©00oHo00300%0 K 302920000000 © EETLTPY KENNEL AND FIELD BY GEO. H. KERNODLE Through the courtesy of Thomas A. Bamford, owner of the local Federal Kennels, the Radio Corporation of Amerfca’ has agreed to install as a weckly feature a brief talk on the different varieties of dogs, their breeding, proper feeding, ete. These talks wliil be sent out from the pow- erful broadcasting station located at 14th and Park road, and will be given by men well versed in present day breeding and rearing principles. It is supposed that these talks will be made very interesting even to the novice, and that they will create a better understanding as to the work- ing value of the dog. Announcement will be made through the regular Iradlo columns when theso talks aro to be heard. Several Washington fanciers have just returned from the fall show at the Atlantle City Kennel Club. {Among the local dogs benched wers 1875 $1eld’s_Boston terrier. Ch. Dias trict Boss; Stuart H. Gilmore's. Alre- dale, Margill's Mr. Jiggs, Mrs. O. C. Pope's Pomeranians, Babe Ruth, Lady Diana and Dromor Sun Ray, and bull terriers as follows: Frank P. Leach's Newcoin Comixit and New- coin Tempest, Mrs. A. M. Hyler's Vice toria Patricia, W. O. Engler's Chalis- tir Billikin. The returns from this show are not at hand, but will be given as soon as the judging is completed. G. B. Diers announces that his shepherd bitch, Zita v. Thiers, has whelped a litter of tweive pupples, the sire being Alf v. d. Lindenluft, owned by the Herzland Kennels. Herzland Kennels report the breed- ing of Alf v. d. Lindenluft to a re- cently imported bitch of excellent quality, owned by John . Miles of Clarendon, Va. Details of the recent Jacksonville, Fla., show are not at hand, but it is reported that Mrs. R. H. Johnston swept the boards with her two wire- haired terrier bitches Rufine and Cherie. HERE’S A BIT OF ACTION SNAPPED DURING THE SANDLOT GRID CLASSIC YESTERDAY. | | | { | | | | punter, SPORTS tunity to Buy Bos! BY JOHN B. ball in a major league capacity N second baseman of the Chicago with Chance manager of the White So: that city., Evers quit the Cubs, where he w thought he had a chance for a poltical The appointment never materialized. first thing Evers knew, the base ball made arrangements for their managers bench, stranded. DOWN THE ALLEYS MT. PLEASANT LEAGUE. Firestones. Senecas. Bastian .. 110 110 88 Shipley... 110 89 91 GITucker, 91 87 100 103 81 113 Bellevillo, 82 84 71 . 108 106 90 GHTucker 82 76 73 92 92 88| Grassa.... 81108 80 51 108 103 Totals.. 496 465 437 Totals.. 504 486 458 | Savoys. Castles. | Clements.. 77 108 93 95 99 104 | Stewart.. 82 79 83 85 85 85 Dummy . 85 85 8 80125 91'to Doing.... 8 86 82 Heider... 90 78 78 h Snellenb’s 95 80 95 Knight... 83 81 71 Totals.. 424 438 441 Totals.. 438 408 430 e |VIRGINIA BOAT CLUB | TO HAVE SENIOR EIGH For the first tory, the | Virginia Boat Club | present a | senior eight-oared combination this | year, which probably w r competi- tion in the Southern Rowinz Assoc tion regatta and the Philadelphia gatta July t —_— TIP FOR FISHERMEN. HARPERS FERRY, W. Va, De. cember 3.—The Potomac and She andoih rivers both were clear this | | morning. tol of po; co to tur Geract to tha an o) time in its u m x | i INTERIOR ALONE UNBEATEN FOR SANDLOT GRID TITLE S give the Interiors a clear title, early in the season disposed of their great rivals, the Mercury triumph, the three big elevens gridironers. Interiors and Mercury will hay to thrill the_onlookers as were thri tie. elt f. aurels of the District will be at stake next Sun-| day when Mercurys and Interiors clash in the Clark Griffith Stadium but to the latter team only can go a championship. A victory would for they have not been deieated, and the Mohawks, who yesterday nosed out in a 10-to-9 battle. Should Mercury would be tied at the top of the sandlot ANDLOT foot ball to play a good bramd of foot ball ed the 8.300 spectators at the Clark Griffith Stadium yesterday. A more entertaining gridiron battle could not have been made to order. It was replete with brilliant runs and flashy kicking. and especially marked by a gallant Mohawk rally in the | final quarter that overcame the 9-point lead of the 1922 title winners. The Mohawks were balked at every | Brewer fomer Maryland star, who turn until that fourth period, when thel MEGHTEs": Brought the they got results from their attack.|g <t team three more points in Théy outplayed the Mercurys betw hird period e Thade: th the 20-yard lines, getting nine first| paot from the 45-vard line and at downs to a trio credited to the op-|slight angle. The ball sailed hig position, but early in the fra | and true to its mark, It was one of break™ favored the | the hest efforts of its kind seen in a west Washington gridiron battle here in many moons. Mercurys Score Enrly. | That was the Mercurys' finish for o cary 2 toaEndow: the day. though. hey seemed to The Mercurys got a touchdown in|j;q, 311" grive atter the kick and also the second period after Bleier, their! weikened defensively The Hawks. had forced play deep into|attacking vigorously. ended the third territory by kicking out- | period in possession of the ball Hawks could make no|their rivals' 23-yvard line and a play de: fi up pe 0 fohawk ide. The | headway and Langer was called upon | or two after the fourth period started 'to kleck. | later Hurd broke through to a scoro. af of | a forward pass. Fraser to Egan, net- all on | ted a touchdown. An off-side penalty plays | called against Mercurys whed the teams lined up for the point-after- touchdown try automatically boosted the Hawks' total to seven A few minutes later He fumbled and Q the Mercurys recovered the the Hawks' 5-yard line. Thre nn dt Bleier, however, failed the extra point. A splendid drop bick to negotiate by Untz sh Conc Bancroft would not agree not Fuchs, Bost team investment the was a good gate {0 Averages Emphasize Nationals’ Lack of Punch: Evers May Become Aid to Chance VETERAN SHOULD RELISH A JOB WITH THE CHISOX Has Been Unfortunate in Nearly All of Personal Ventures—Friends Declare He Had Oppor- ton Nationals, FOSTER. EW YORK, December 3—Among those who may return to base in 1924 is Johnny Cubs. X, ers, formerly This would sy t is thought he r under Chance, when } tment in New York state tions were not right, and t season was on, all the clubs ha d coaches, and he was on t With Baneroft manager of the Bo n Nationals, there is no likellhood s going to that team. He a Thelr d sitions are too much alike tha however, it is in Zvers, mccording to hi beng a Bostor at the time Mathew 1 and Fuchs acquired the club, Ev nnection, note Opportunity 1o Be Mogul. toid his ds that b pproached to Boston, bu ned the offer do ause he d feel that he had <h mone swing it. The d”about the deal the lawer who the controlling pow n organization. . This Mathewson was eco that the intent was to get 1d give the mer base has been unfortun; his personal busi his troubles dating from that he w Chicage had acquired his rep gue leader. inal Leag Once in Disfavo: he ¥ 1 Leag orgar, bu be = makes d thougt Bost some one in dvertising star. te res. i that It w Boston club was owne the erests. 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