Evening Star Newspaper, August 9, 1924, Page 11

NEW OUTFIELDER LIKELY TO GET INTO TWIN BILL Coast Star, Who Reports in Chicago, Built Along|" Lines of Harris-—Matthews May Spoil Plans to Send Him to Sacramento. & BY JOHN B. KELLER. C HICAGO, August 8—George Earl McNeely, the Bucks' new $50,000 outfielder procured from Sacramento of the Pacific Coast League, may make his big league debut this afternoon in the double-header scheduled between the Harrismen and tHe White Sox because of yester- day’s rain that prevented a clash. leaguer will be used in centerfield in There is a change that the coast place of Nemo Leibold. If he does break into the batting order, it undoubtg'ly will be as lead-off man. speed and as a day trip, from Portland, Oreg., that ended yesterday, evidently did McNeely comes to the Bucks with a great reputation for player admirably fitted to start the hitting list. The four- where the Sacramento club was playing, not bother the expensive recruit to any great extent, for upon arrival at the Bucks’ hotel he appeared ready to’don a uniform and swing into action. The deal for McNeely called upon the Bucks to turn over to Sacra- mento $35000 in cash and three players, one an outfielder, to be delivered inmmediately. Following McNeely's arrival, President Clark Griffith an- nounced that Wid Matthews, who figured prominently in the Bucks' sen- sational spurt in June, was But Matthews, sorely disappointed his second failure to establish himself as a big leaguer, will not break any speed laws in reporting to his new owner, and President Griffith may be called upon to hand émra- by mento $5.000 in liew of the player. The negotiations for the deal left it eptional with Sacramento to take $2.000 for any of the three players it did not care to accept or could not arrange terms with, and there is a strong possibility that Sacramento 311 not'make an offer acceptable to Looks to Next Season. The cagey little fellow knows everything is settled so far as this season is concerned, for if Sacra- mento does not accept his Washing- ton contract, Washington will have 1o, but Wid is looking forward to next year. He wants to assure him- celf of a good salary, and the figure he will ask may not sound so sweet to the ears of the Sacramento mag- nates And Matthews is in no position to tle to the Pacific Coast circuit. He married man and has home affairs » adjust before moving to California. That means visits: of several days €ach to Metropolis, 1ll, his home town, and Washington, where Wid and Mrs. Matthews maintain an apartment at present. Indeed, there is_quite a chance that Sacramento will register a strenuous kick and ask for the cash, leaving Matthews with the Bucks. Would Come in Handy. At that the Bucks would do very well to have Matthews around, for ith McNeely they now have but’ four ture men. Earl McNeely, who uses only the. second part of his front name- usually, is a pleasant-spoken, fair-haired chap about the size and =eneral build of Bucky Harris. While lie has been three years in profes- <ional ball, this season has been his first as a regular, and he really has had little experience at the game. Earl, who is 25 years old, played around the Sacramento sand lots until 1922, when he wigned with the home town club of the coast league. He £ot into a number of tilts that year: but mostly as a pinch -runner. his speed making him very valuabie in that role. Last year he was getting ong nfcely until an appendicitis at- tack in July put him out of commis- sion for six weeks. This season he played regularly with Sacramento and was rapidly de- veloping into one of the best right handed hitting and throwing out- fielders in the coast circuit according 10 reports when the Bucks acquired him. Latest statistics give -him a batting mark -of .338 this year. Ténth Outflelder on List. McNeely fs the tenth outfielder on the Bucks' roster this year and Matthews is the sixth to go from the fold. Neither George Fisher. Lance Richbourg, nor Carr Smith sapable of bettering the outfield. Carl East, in the short time he was with the Bucks certainly was not impres- sive and Bert Griffith was too far out of condition physically to give any kind of an account of himself. Of all the lot that joined the Bucks during the first three months of the season, Matthews was by far the best. Brought to the club from Mil- waukee in exchange for Richbourg early in June, Wid immediately be- came an important cog in the ma- chine. He broke into the line-up in De- troit during the first Western trip and his_splendid spirit so increased the to go to the coast. BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS I AMERICAN LEAGUE. . L. Pot. Win. Lose. 47 565 589 560 < 47 557 561 551 WASHINGTON ..38 40 .342 548 .537 St. Louis .85 51 519 523 514 Chicago 50 34 .4R1 .486 .476 Clevelan 56 ATT 481 472 Philadel 61 430 435 426 Boxton .........45 60 .420 .434 425 GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. ‘Wash. at Chicay g 3 Now Zork at Olovel'd. Bosion ot Docren. Phila. at 8t. Louis. ~ Phila, at 8t. Louis: Boston at Detroft, New York at Gloveland. RESULTS OF YESTERDAY’S GAMES ‘Washington-Chicago (rat Cleveland, 10; New York, 8. Detroit, 14; Boston, 5. Philadciphia, 9; St. Louls, 5. New York Detroft .. NATIONAL w. .68 LEAGUER. L. Pot. Win, 36 .634 .657 47 584 560 47 548 552 49 333 538 519 5238 423 42D 392 398 388 385 371 363 GAMES TOMORROW. Olncinnati at N. York. Bt. Louis at Brooklyn. Loss. 648 559 543 528 S14 41D New York .. Pittaburgh Chicago Brooklyn ... Cincinnatt . St. Louts ... Philadelphia .. . | GAMES TODAY. Pittaburgh at Phila, ton. . York. 8t. Louis at Brooklyn. RESULTS OF YESTERDAY’S GAMES New York, 8; Cincinnatt, & Pittaburgh, 1; PhHadelphia, 0, Chicagor 10; Boston, 7. Brooklyn, 11; St. Louis, 9, MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE, Seracuse, 9; Jersey City Newark, '8; Rochester, Readiog. 9, Buffalo, 1 Baltimore, 19; Toronto, 57 7 ..56 56 R 40 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Minneapolis. 3; Columbus, 2. Indianapol: Kansas City, 2 Louissille, Iwaukee. 4. St. Pauk ledo tratn VIRGINIA' LEAGUE. Norfolk, 11; Portsmouth, Wilson, 6; Rocky Mount, 3. Richmond, 11; Petsrsburg, 10. SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. emphis, 4; Atlanta, 1. 4: Chattanooga, 3. g . 6; Mobile, 2. New Orleans, 8; Little Rock, 4. -|a score of 9 to S League Derby are almost as head the procéssion by one game. V durin, Five home runs featured the hot game between New York and Cleve- land, the latter emerging from the melee with & 10-to-8 victory by virtue of a ninth-inning finish. Ruth, who banged out his 37th and 38th circuit- ers, was the headliner in the home- run side show. The other stars were Schang, Jamie- son and Myatt. Burying three Boston pitchers un- der an avalanche of hits, Detroit romped off with a 14-to-5 win Tygers clinched the game in' the first two frames with clusters of 5 amd 4 runs, respectively. For the simple reason that Manager Sisler was unable to find one pitcher in five capable of putting the quietus on Philadelphia batters, the Athletics took the third game of the series by The Giants not only lead their league by hine games and a half, but SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Greenille. 8; Ashevill rtanburg, 9; Charl Augustu, 7; Macon, 4. APPALACHIAN LEAGUE Johason City, 88; Kingsport, Bristol, 11-3; Greenville, Morristown, 3; ) 8. PIEDMONT LEAGUE. -Salem, 4; High Folnt, 3. Kaleigh, 9; Durham, 2. EASTERN SHORE LEAGUE. enthusiasm of the other players that the Bucks began climbing. Wid banged the ball at a great rate, fielded sensationally and seemingly kept his teammates keyed to a digh pitch. The Bucks performed so eAGatly that within four weeks they juied} from sixth to first place. Then the little fellow began to fal- ter, and_with him the team faltered. Finally Wid lost his batting eye alto- gether, and was replaced in center field by Leibold during the series with the Indians at home last month. But during his nearly two months' term as a regular Matthews put‘a deal of kick into the club, and when displaced he never lost his wonderful spirit. He was on the coaching line every day, cheering his mates with his shrill voice, and ever ready to step in as a substitute. Pinch-Hits Succesafully. Recently, Wid was called upon often as pinch-batter, and frequently re- sponded effectively. Matthews played BLUE RIDGE LEAGUE. Frederick, 12; Hagerstown, 5. ; Martinsburg, 0. (i LEONARD OR WALKER The| —By RIPLEY STeP RIGHT uP GENTS!— GUEss WHERE TH' LYy AMERICAN LEAGUE RACE - IS A MERRY.-GO-ROUND O far as ground-gaining ability goes the entries in the American helpless as merry-go-round horses. Although Detroit increased in chances of overtaking New York by winning while the Yankees were losing, the world champions today still ashington marked time in third plagce a rainstorm and St. Louis eontinued in the grip of its form ree versal, dropping a third straight contest to the last-place Athletics. also are developing into champion winning-streak breakers. Cincinnati after piling up six suc- cessive triumphs, met Pittsburgh's e in stubbing its toe at the Polo Grounds. The Reds' fall was meas- ured by a score of 8 to 3. One of the tightest pitching duels of the season was decided in favor of Pittsburgh by Ollie Traynor's home run for a_1-to-0 victory over Phila- delphia. Ring 1st the Pirates down witlt three hits and Meadows held the Phillies to four. Ragged support counteracted falr twirling by Barnes and gave Chicago an easy 10-to-6 decision over Boston. Grantham hit his ninth homer of the season in the final frame. The Brooklyn Robins were so prodi- gal of a nine-run lead that they were fortunate to defeat St. Louis by 11 to 9. Bottomley hammered out two homers and Jake Fournier chalked up his 23d of the season. JUNIORS OF SECTION C IN HOT PENNANT FIGHT a merry pace in section C, junior division of the W. B. B. A. A. WARWICK. Crescent, Clover and Mount Rainier tossers are setting series, but the last mentioned, which now is leading the race, appears to have the best chance to cop. Mount Rainier will be well on the way to the title if it takes the Ellipse. measure of the Warwicks today at 5 o'clock on the north diamond of the Manager Flester of the Mount Rainiers will send his hurling ace, Bud Beltman, against the Warwicks, toil on the mound for the Warwicks. If the Warwicks are successful to- day, they intend to remain In the run- ning by pointing the way to the Clovers tomorrow at 11 o'clock on the south dlamond of the Ellipse. MUST BATTLE SHADE NEW YORK, August 9.—In ac- cordance with a decision of the New York State athletic commission, Ben- ny Leonard, world lightweight cham- pion, and Mickey Walker, welter- welght title holdér, must post a cash bond or certified check for $10,000 each as a forfeit fee for the winner through one of the games of the series in St Louls this week, per- forming brilliantly in cenfer fieid and at bat, getting three hits in four efforts. His last appearance in the Bucks' line- up was_Wednesday. He batted for George Mogridge in the ninth'frame, got a double off Ernie Wingard, and scored when Leibold followed .with a hit. It was a eplendid major league finish for a fine-spirited, persevering fellow who is a credit to the game. yarhaps “finish” should not be used Matthews has too much quality to be kept out of the big show. Warren Ogden, slated for maund work yesterday, was expected to toil for the Bucks in_one of the games this afternoon. Either Jez Zachary, who i8 poison to the White Sox usu- ally, or Paul Zahniser may get into action in the other. There is a chance that the Bucks will be called upon to face the slants. of Mike Cven- gros in one of the engagements. The double attraction was to get under way at 1:30 o'clock, Washington time. JOCKEY BADLY INJURED. SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.°Y.,” August o.—Steeplechase Jockey Willlam Keat- ing, who suffered a severe head injury in a fall at the track vesterday. was stll unconscious this morning, but a slight Improvement in his condition was reported at the hospital. Keating was :iding Glen Reagh in the second race ind was leading by four lengths at the Sfteenth jump when his mount stum- bled. ' GIRLS IN DISTANCE SWIM. CHICAGO, August 9.—Thirty-six girl swimmers compete today for the dis- tance champlonship of the Middle West in the fourth annual Chicago River race. Cempetition is expected to be especially keem, as the winner of the last two races, Helen Wainwright of New York, is not enteréd. The record for the course is 27:21, made by Sybil Bauer in 1921 TIP FOR FISHERMEN, s Fotamas ahd AR atoa Rivers were-clear this morning. of the Leonard-Walker match to meet Dave Shade, Callfornia welterweight, in a title bout on of before January 1, 1925. The commission also ruled that the winner of the Leonard-Walker match may not engage in any other bout before meeting Shade, regarding whorh the same stipulation was nmade. The match with Shade may be held anywhere in the United States where decision bouts are_legal, the com- mission decreed. JUNIOR LEAGUE HITTERS SET PACE WITH HOMERS CHICAGO, August 9.—Home-run hitters of the American League ir. in- dividual ability have the edge on their National Deagué rivals for the sea- won, according to figures ‘compiled here, and which inciude Thursday games—this despife the ' fact the senior organization has a total of 350 homers and the junior circuit 296. The National League in smashing .out its total of four-baggers required the services of 100 players, while the American League's army rumbered only 74, giving the junior league slug- gers an average of four homers per man, while the average of eaeh player in the older organization is 3.5, ‘cver the POLO TOURNEY STARTS. NEW _YORK, August 9.—Meadow- brook and Bryn Mawr will meet.in. the opening ‘match of the junior polo cham- pionship _tournament, _at . Rumson, N. J., today. Five teams are entered in the tournament. Besides today’s con- testants the list includes the Midwick Country Club of California, the Rum- son Club of Rumson, N. J., and the United States Army . four, defending champions. . LEONARD AT FIGHT SCENE. CLEVELAND, August 9.—Benn Leonard, lightweight champion of the world, has arrived to complete his train. ing for his 10-round no-decision bout fimn_ml Orleana, sched.. uled for Monday night. Moran also is here. 5 Eantern Athletic Association Seniors are casting about for a game tomor- row. Get in touch with Manager W. Thomas at Lincoln 5430 between 5:30 and 7 o’'clock. Palace Athletic Club, that has played a bunch of crack nines in nearby Virginia and Maryland, now is ready to tackle the city's best un- limited clubs. Challenges are being received by the ager at Franklin 948 between 6 and Carlin Springs players practice today at. 4 o'cloc home diamond. lanned to on their Lafayette Athletio Club and the Texan tossers were to be opponents today at 5:16 o'clock on the Congress Heights field. Thompson diamond athletes scored 6 runs in the ninth to nose out the Yankees in & 7-t0o-6 match. O'Keefe, on the mound for the winners, yielded but ‘six. bingles and struck out 11 batters. Mount Vernon afd Coe Clasa nine garnered the title in the first series of the Sunday School Loop as a re- sult of its 8-to-1 victory over the Calvary Baptist team yesterday. Hems Inwects, with a 5-to-3 victory Legion nine tucked away, hoped to continue their wining streak in a tilt with the Carlyles today at 2 o'clock. Lanhan hurled -effectively Yor the Hess youngsters yesterday. Lamb, Chestnut Farms hurling star, held the Western Electric -Installa- tion team hitless yesterday -in the Commercial League, his nine win- ning, 11 to. 0. The winers slammed eight-safeties off Lonon and-Lewls. With Clatterbuck performing _in steady style, the Reglsters disposed of the Annex No. 2 team, 16 to 9, in the Treasury Loop. Optis, Burthe and Nash displayed keen eyes at bat for the victors. - * Alexandria fans were expected to turn out for the Commercial match between the Light and Power Company and the Columbia Engine Company team.today at 3 o'clock, at Dreadnaught Park. . . Clande Richmond, is urged to get in touch with Manager ew of the Carlin Springs team today at Claren- don 832-F-22. ME{ Athletie Olub players were to report today at 5 o'clock on the Handley diamond. Pathfinders ran roughshod over the game, The winners are seeking ’un . through Manager Wolf at Main 7612, ! Paul Berlen De Margo or Magee probably will Base Ball AS BIG LEAGUERS PLAY IT 'INFIELDERS! LEARN TO JUDGE SPEED OF BATTED BALLS AND BASE- RUNNERS Why must an infielder be a judge of speed and pace? © - < Answered by ARLIE HOLLOCHER, Shortstop, Chicago Cubs. Batted 342 with the Cubs last year, when he was taken ill and forced to retire for meason. Has the fastest peg to first base of any shortstop. KX xRk ok It is to the advantage of the in- fielder, in handling a batted ball, not to hurry his throw to first base any more than he has to. This means that he must be a good judge of the running speed of the batter and a goad judge of the speed of the ground ball. “Such judgment will allow the fielder to give the gmier timing to his throw so that the throw will get to the base just ahead of the run- ner and not be a wild heave, save in very rare instances. STRIBLING TO BOX FITZ. MACON, Ga., August 9.—Articles have been signed for a 15-round pout between W. L. (Young) Stribling and Young Bob Fitssimmons of New York day.—This-is four deys after Stribling's scheduled match with guh in New York, CShoSt Rty TWO CALIFORNIANS IN NET EVENT FINAL SOUTHAMPTON, N. Y., August 9.— Howard Kinney of San Francisco and Harvey Snodgrass of Los Angeles will clash in the final round of the Southampton invitation tennis tour- nament at the Meadow Club today. Kinsey became a finalist through his victory over Brian Norton of Bt. Louls at 6—4, 8—10, 6—2, and Snod- grass earned the right to meet him defeating Robert Kinsey at 4—8, 6—4. In the doubles final Norman Brookes and Richard Schlesinger of Australla will meet the Kinsey brothers. The former combination eliminated odgrass and Walter Wesbrook of lifornia, 8—6, 6—3, while the Kin- seys turned back Lewix White and Louis Thalheimer of Texas, 3—6, 6—3, 6—1. AUSSIE RACKETERS PUT OUT MEXICANS BALTIMORE, Md., August 9.— Jerald Patterson will meet Ignacio Borbolla and Pat O'Hara Waod will play Manuel Llano on the Baltimore Country Club courts this afternoon in the last two singles matches of pre- liminary Davis cup play between the teams of Australia and Mexico. The result of today's matches, how- ever, will not affect the outcome of the series, decided in the doubles yes- terday, when Patterson and Wood d feated ‘Borbella and Francisco Gerdes, the third member of the Mexica team, 6—4, 6—4, 6—0. The Austr lians' had 'also taken the first two singles matches, played Thursday. Although the Australians always had the upper hand in yesterday doubles, they were forced to show their best tennis at times during the first two sets, the Mexicans surpri: ing the gallery by the spirited opp sition they offéred their famous opp nents. The last set found the Mexi- cans tired, unsteady and unable to offer strong opposition. JAPS LEAD CANADIANS IN DAVIS CUP TENNIS MONTREAL, August 9.—At a dis- advantage of two points to one, the Canadian Davis cup team, composed of Willara Croker and Jack Wright, will meet Sunao Okamoto and Takeichi Harada, the Japanese com- bination, the final two matches of their series today. 3 Canada must win both matches to advance further in the competition for the right to enter the Davis cup play in the United States. The Canadians gained their one point by defeating the Japanese g:;erdhy in the doubles, 7—5, 6—4, — MISS BAYARD ANNEXES NEW YORK TENNIS TITLE RYE, N. Y., August 9.—Miss Martha Bayard of Short Hills, N. J,, won the women's New York Btate tennis cham- plonship yesterday, playing her most impressive game of the season in defeating Miss Mayme MacDonald, national clay court titleholder, at 8—6, 6—3. There was greater depth, pace and accuracy to the winner's drives than in any previous match of the tourna- ment, and they combined to-keep Miss MacDonald on the defensive after the early stages of the opening set. Mrs. -Edward Raymond and . Miss MacDonald reached the title round in the doubles by defeating Mrs. C. V. Hitehins,-champion of Mexico, and Mrs. Samuel Waring of New York, 6—1, -6—4. They will meet Miss Bayard and Miss Katherine Gardner in the championship match today. MUNY EVENT NARROWS. DETROIT, Mich. Drowes -of St. Lo souri Valley and St. Louls tennis cham. pionshipsand who yesterday defeated Cranston Holman of San Francisco, defenditg champion, met R. Hoof kins of Phllla;]ghll. in the singl semi-finals of “the second 'national municipal tournament hére today. In the other semi-finals singles match L..Schaefer of Buffalo is faced with C.’Markel of Detroit. — U. 8. NETMEN DIVID] TORQUAY, England, August 9.—The Yale-Harvard tennis players began a series yesterday with a uhited service team, and at the end of the first round each had won four matehes. - A feature was the defeat of K. Pfaffman Har- vard, captain of the team, at the bands of Maj. N. G. Holmes. 'Arnold Jones. of - Yale-defeated Flight-Officer C. F. Roupell, champlon of the British alr TOM GIBBONS K. 0.S BRITON IN 3D ROUND By the Associated Press, ‘WEMBLEY ‘STADIUM, London, August 9—Tom Gibbons, Ameri- ean light heavyweight, knocked out Jack Floomfleld, FKnglish aspirant for heavyweight honors, fn the third round of their sched- uled 20-round bout in the stadium here this afternoon. The bell saved Bloomfield from- being knocked oumt in the second round. . The American floored his British opponent three times in the sccond round, the bell saving Bloomfield third knoeckdow after the seconds had to drag hix 1imp form throush the ropes to his chair for the iatermision. Bloomfield went out gréggy for the third round Gibbons floor- ed him with a ieft to the head and & right to the chin.. The Britisher went down for the count of four and got up bieeding from the nose and staggering. Gibbons laced into Bloomfield with ferocious hooks to the head as soon as the Britisher got to his feet and dropped him with a left for the count. It was a right uppercut landing squarely om Bloomfeld’s chin in the second round that really set- tled the issue, Krom them onm Bloomficld was gTog&y and direct- 1y afterward went down for the count of six. RAIN POSTPONES SCRAP. CHICAGO, August 9.—Because of general rainstorms, the open-air ten- round boxing match of Bud Taylor, Terre Haute, Ind., and Pete Sarmi- ento, Filipino, bantamwelights, sched- uled last night at Aurora, 111, was postponed until Monday night. LOCAL PRO GOLFERS GET TEST AUGUST 25 Pro golfers of the District, Mary- land and Virginia will play Monday, August 25, at the Coumbia Country Club to qualify three of their number for the Professional Golfers’ Associa- tion tourney at French Lick Springs, which starts September 14. Fred McLeod, pro at Columbla and dean of the pald contingent here- abouts, was advised that tnis section would be allowed three men. Last year Fred McLeod and Bob Barnett qualified when two men were allowed to represent this section. This year Leo Diegel will be entered in the qualifying test, which is likely to be quite a warm affair, with the quickened interest in golf about Washington. OLYMPIC SWIMMERS HERE. Eleven members of the Olympic swimming team were to entertain a large gathering today at 4 o'clock at_the Wardman Park pool. Miss M. Weshelau, 100-meter.free- style champion, was to take part in the exhibition. 5 WILLS AND RICHARDS ARE TO BE PARTNERS BOSTON, August 9.—Miss Helen Wills of Berkeley, Calif., and Vincent Richards of New York will appear as partners in the national mixed doubles championship. Play In this event will be run off in connection with the national doubles chamfpionship on the courts of the Longwood Cricket Club, at Chestnut Hill, during the week of August 18. Mrs. George W. Wightman of Bos- ton will be paired with Jean Borotra, captain of the French Davis cup team. With R. N. Williams, 2d, Mrs. Wightman won the Olympic mixed doubies title. Entries for the national men’s dou- bles will close next Friday. Willlam T. Tilden, 2d. of Philadelphia, who has won the championship three times paired with Richards and once paired with B. I. C. Norton, will have A. L. ‘Wiener, his young protegt. as partner this year. Richards will be paired with Francis T. Hunter, with whom he won the Olympic doubles title. Members of a number of the foreign Davis cup teams are expected to com- pete. e — PRESIDENT SEES GAME. With President Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge as spectators. the White House correspondents took the meas- ure of the photographers, 16 to 11, in an abbreviated base ball game on the Ellipse yesterday. TORONTO BUYS PLAYER. TORONTO, August 9.—The Toronto base ball club has purchased Catcher Willlams from Knoxville, Tenn. Wil- liams will report to the club after the Knoxville season is over. SPORTS. WEAKENING OF OUTFIELD DOES NOT SLOW UP CLUB Trio at Present Is Made Up of One Veterzn and Two Try-Outs—0’Connell, $75,000 Player, Not Performing Up to Price. BY JOHN B. FOSTER. 5 INCE “Pép” Young of the Giants has been ill and Southworth has been ailing, O'Connell, the California boy whom McGraw obtained for $75,000, has been shoved into the New York line-up. So far he has just moved guietly along’ with the parade. O’Connell has batted about .280 since he became what might be called a regular. His fielding has been fair. He nevér will be a great outfielder until he has learned to'go back. He did not know that at the start, and to date he has not shown any great proficiency in picking it up. Probably he is hitting as well as could be expected. But, all in all, he shows up only as an outfielder who can stick along with players of his type and who can do very well when than he. But look at the Giants’ present outfield. Despite the fact that the other teams can do- nothing with New York, the Giant outfleld, at the best that can be said for it, s made up of two try-outs and one”veteran. Wilson, a Virginia Leaguer last year, is one of the tryouts. O'Con- nell is the other. Meusel is the vet- eran. Still, if it were necessaty, Mec- Graw probably conld put Billy South- worth in Meusel's place and yet hold the rest of the National League tied to a hitching post. Wilson, O’Connell and Southworth don’t.make such a wonderful outfield, but. they probably could put it over -Cuyler, Carey and Barnhart, or ‘Miller, Heathcote and Grigsby. It looks as if the National were hard up fow outfielders. Not an enforced change on the part of New York has checked the team, and with August 10 at hand it stands almest identically as well as it stood last year. That means there has been fothing'harder to defeat than there was fn 1923. As a whole, the league probably .is not as well off as it was last year, for Chicago supported by players who are better d Cincinnati have been sidetracked and only the Pittsburghs are left to do anything. Detroit has shifted its infield again. bringing O'Rourke of Toronto in at second base. All season Cobb has puttered with that second-base prob- lem. He has dared to,do things that other managers would not do—move his players about in midseason, when he is a positive contender in the race A move typical of the man was to bring in & player who had been hold- . ing down short for Toronto and shove hirh at second base. Some managers would conaider that sort of move sui- cidal. But Cobb has taken the chancc and while it is too early to say how much good it may have done, it seems at Ieast to have resulted in no harm 0 far. Q'Rourke was batting .330 in To- ronto, which should give him about .300 in the American League. If he can keep up to that figure he may ' prove a good bet, for the Tygers have sagged about 10 points in batting from last year. MORE ROWING RECORDS ARE LOOKED FOR TODAY S PRINGFIELD, Mass., August 9.—The national amateur rowing cham- pionship for senior eight-oared shels was up for decision on the fast waters of the Connecticut River today, with the title-holding crews of both Canada and this country most prominent among the five crews entered. < As the ‘preliminary stream course had developed three races of yesterday over the down- new records as evidence of strong favoring currents, further record performances were looked for. This was true especially’ jn the race for eights. that had as contend- ers the Argonauts of Toronte,” Canadian titlists; the Undine Barge Clut of Philadelphia, winners ‘of the championsh: the speedy crew of the Lachine (Quebec) at this regatta a year ago: owing Club, which won the intermediate title yesterday, and two New Yor# A. C. cights. It was true also in the race for the association singles champlonship, which this year will carry the na- tional singles title by default. The record in this event was broken three times yesterday. by W. E. Garrett Gilmore of the Bachetors’ Barge Club, winner of second plade in the’Olympic by A. Vogt of the Vesper ub and by’A. E. Fitzpatrick of the Malta Boat Club, all of Philadel- phia. - Gllmare Will Be Busy. In an effort to gain-fndividual hon- ors and to increafe his club’ score in the Barnes trophy competition for team championship, .Gilmore -was to compete also in the quarter-mile dash and teamed with W. R. Hapgood in the senior doubles. 2 The Bachelors' Barge Club started the final day of the regatta with 40 points and ~ with several qualifiers who were certain to ‘add ;more. The Lachine crew bfought 30 points to their club; -the -West Side. Rowing Club of Buffalo had, 20: the New York Athbletic Club and the Pennsylvania Barge Club, 12 each, and . several others had lesser scoring. 8 The race for-senfor foure, without coxswain, found ‘the Century Boat Club of St. Louis swinging the big- gest blades on the river. The 145- pound double sculls had six entrants, five of them from Philadelphia. A Junior eight-oared specfal event, with f'arragut Boat Club of Lynn and tlanta Boat Club of Springfield. was added to the program, and Miss Helen Cort of the Wachusett Boat Club, Worcester was again out in her sin- gle rcull, seeking a woman to meet her challenge. Summaries: Infermediate double scnlls—Fina 0. Rife and Ralph Roberts. Rachel Club, Philadelphin: J. J. Dolan and C. Me. Gready, Pennsyivania Farge Clab, Philadel- hia, second; John Verhoeven: and Leo M Metropolitan Rowing Club. New York Cit: third; Lavicka und Dr. P. B. Taylor, Sprin; fleld Boat Club, fourth: E. Quinn and R. A. Ahrens, Ravenswood Roat Club, Long Istand City. Afth. Time, 6:45 3-3 (new record: former mark. 6:52, made by ‘Stoll and Parker. of Itimore at' Detroit in 1909, 143-pound senior Your-oMred shell, with cox- Syankiml Won by’ West Kide Rowite X o (Flyan, Hooper. L Le and Downs):. N rell Bo A York (Gutmann, %, Denckls, Ehlers and Poluhoff), second. (Only two starters.) Time, 8:37 (new recor). Intermediate “eight-oaréd ahell—Final: Won Rowing - Clab, N Dy Lachine Rowing Club, Lachine, Quebee A $100 Putt at Inwood. 5 at Inwood in July, 1923. PEA!\'ING of bets, one of the .oddest ones that ever L made came during the practice round prior to the national open championship It was at the seventh green, where I'found myself lying 40 feet from the cup. It was at this juncture that a friend, who was following me around, and who has a predilection for wagers, opened his “Twenty to one, Tom, you can't Inside Golf By Chester Hortor. How frequently the golfer is en- countered who thinks he cannot pivot. (Such s the power of suggestion) The only golfer who. cannot pivot 1S the paralysed Eolfer, and I haven't yet met him. It is absard’to tell & player he cannot pivet, in- stead ot telling him that he finds pivott; ‘hlle-u, ecqune tae to trana fer his weight at the start of the back - swing. The player usually starts hix bmek e his hips directly arou: letting his knes ight out toward the ball. exasperat- ing to kmow that there is an uain- formed achool of molf which teaches such & method, That method puts all the weight onta the left foot, 5o that at the top the player will make hix |’ position xti orse by leaning for- Be back ot the Ball in order that the L (Copyright, dohn Fy Dille G0 . - e guns on,_me. hole that putt,” he said. 1t you've been at.Inwood, you'll re- call that the seventh green is ter- raced. At that time the cup was set to the right and upon the elevated portion, while ‘my ‘ball lay in the lower left corner. The proposition didn’t look o good." 8till, T had a hunch. " 1 booked $5 against. his $100, and speedily collected his cash, 1did w0 well in my bets that day that .it- really didn't matter later whether I got.into the prize money of the national open, Coming in._on the prhctiée round, the same good sport:who-had paid ‘me $100 for my 40-foot putt on the seventh green- pro- posed a five-stroke bet at a rate of '$12.50 per stroke—that is, he was to pay me’ $12.:50 for €ath stroké T made under 40 for the mife holés, whils I was to pay him at the same Fate for each stroks I made abov. ily for me, I made:a 3¢ a) $62.50. Sk 'YACHTS STAGE TRJALS. - CHICAGO, - Auguet 8.—Ten- of.-the speediest: R - ciass . .yachts com Lake ‘Michigan, sailing under the colors: of the .Chh:lg. Jackson Park:and Little Travers Yy Yacht Clubs, are sched- uled to start todny-inthe first df dix trial races to: determine-the- repre- séntative of this vicinity {mtheinter- national cup races here next month. The trophy is held by thée Chicago yacht Ariel, which took-it last year from Toronto. Entrants include the Sari, Machjnac Isiand winner; Go soon, former Lipton cup winner; Tom- Doy; Alert-II'and Katia. - .~ =i SCOTS LEAD AT GOLF, In the international ‘go)f. contests 1 ?:(van; llfgklina -':‘: slnoalu during the past 10 years the latter has won hine-lmes, ' (Johansson, Gilbert, Cormack, Schramm, Spicer. coxswain (O’Suiliva Parker, Anderson, M Pounds. McPherson and ;' New York Athletie Club Meilor. Nesbitt. Reele, Beers, Eilert, Kerslake and Ewain), second: Springfieild Rowing tion, third. Time. 8:06. Senlor quadruples—Final: Won by Bachelors' Barge Club. = Philadelphia_ (Rife, Knight Black| (No other starter.| Absocia- Al . Maita Boat Clubd, Phila Crooks, “Union Roat Club, Roston, second. August Muckler, St. Louls. failed to qualify. . Time, 7:13 (new record former mark, 7:19 2.5, made by William Mehr. bof. Néw York, at Detroit in 1908) Second heat—Won by A Wogt. Vesper Boat Club, Philadel John- Blessing, jr.. Undine Roat' Cin phis, second. ° F. J. 0 Muff, Long Island City, Y., failed to qual ify. Time. 7:18 3-5 (betters old record). ‘Third hea: Vi Garrett Gilmore. Rachelors’ Barge Clab, Philadelphta; Ruseell €odmaun, Union Roxt Club, Bosaton, second. John Durnan. Toronto, Canadian champion, and. Robert H. Agnew, Philadelphia. failed to qualify. Time, 7:09 1-5 (new record] Intermediate singles, first heat—Wom hr Russell Sherman, - West_Side TRowiag Club Buffalo; ¥red M, Haas, Wachusett Boat Club. Worcester, second. Ralph Roberts, Philadel phia; Russell C. Parsons, Springfield, and . John Carlin.. Philadeiphia, failed to qualifr. No. time taken. Second heat—Won by William Dresnahan, Springfield Boat Club; Charles Turner, Argo. naut Rowing Club, Toronto, second. Ned* Mulhall, Cambridge. and Kenneth Burns, Wor cester, iled to lify. Time, 7:21 4-3 (new Fecord; former made by E. I Butler, Toronto, . 1900). gernon delphi 200 SEE FIRPO WORK. SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y., August 9:—Lufs Angel Firpo, Argentine heavyweight, has begun public exhi-- bition of his training for his coming tussle with Harry Wills. The big Argentine worked out vesterday be- fore a crowd of 200. going two stiff rounds with Big Bill Tate, his negro sparring assistant, and another pair with Ferrera, one of his countrymen. GREENSBORO, N. C, August 9.-— Detroit has purchased “Jinx" Harrls, right-hand pitcher of the Greensboro Piedmont League club. Harris is playing his first full professional sea- son. He will report to Detroit at the conclusion of the Piedmont League race on September 10. He is the third plaver to be #old to major league clubs by Greensboro this season. _— HITS THREE HOME RUNS. NORFOLK, Va, August 9.—“Mollie"” | crate, first baseman of the Norfolk Virginia League club, joined the se- lect class of three home runs in one game yesterday in a contest against Portsmouth. 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