Evening Star Newspaper, August 17, 1924, Page 54

Bronx Hopeful Ruth Will Break Homer Record : Fans Have Little Faith in Boxers SUN FLAG, AT8TO 1, F TAKES $15,000 RACE W;AHNE?NIE%D?&E A%%Egé%k WOULD BE SOLACING FACT IF YANKEES FAIL OF FLAG Fans Are Beginning to Figure on How Bambino Would Fare If He Did Not Have Backing of a ‘Championship Combination. BY GEORGE CHADWICK. W YORR® August 16—Hope springs eternal ‘neath the Bronx sweater that “de Babe” will break his old home-run record this scason. If the Yanks should be beaten out of the championship home:run_record would be all the Bronx would have left to crow N a new about Suppose the Yanks should lose—would the home-run mad crowd of New York City continuce to follow Ruth as it has? Certainly it would if he set a new record. Probably it would anyhow, for the noisy cn- thusiasts who go wild when Ruth bats out a homer have not been | cducated in the atmosphere of scientific base ball. where a single de-| livered at the right time is valued ‘at more than a home run with nobody on. and where the niceties of the game call for figuring chances in frac- tions of an inch or fractions of a second. Fven if Ruth does not equal or{ | HOW GRIFFS ARE HITTING | | hetter his high water mark for h'\mei runs. there will still be 8 way to feature him ®Rext season. By the time this season is over he should be well | H. SB. RBI, Pet. up toward the 300th heme-run mark. | 1 0405 A slogan next of “see Ruth| 147 14 8¢ make his 300th start on the 40 0 road to the fourth century mark’, will | continue to pack them in. i Mathematically, it is possible for Ruth to pass the 200 mark this sca- son. But practically it is impossible. ! To do it. he would have to averuge ! better than three and a fraction Lomers a week. This is too much to ask. even of a home-run “king, Would Be Fine Slogun. But that 300 mark will make a fine slogan for next Spring and then they can start the 100 rk ballyhoo. Whether Ruth will remain in base ball long enough to accumulate 400 liome runs is something else. Whether he will accumulate 400, even if he stays | i hase ball for a long time, also is #nother chapter. Just now there is nothing lacking | in his power. He gets as much force | behind his swings as ever. But early this season he was completely off. That co-ordination about which the experts like to talk wasn't there. Ruth’s arms and his eves were not working together. It was reported that he was ill. Probably he was. But a similar slump may come again. Once he got started this season, Ruth has been going great. He has not batted out a respectable quota of Fome runs, but he has batted his way toward the top of the American League. In fact he has been at the top for a time. Ruth has long covet- «d the honor of leading his-league in Latting as well as in home runs, and perhaps this may be the year for him 10 lund the double title. ~That would Lo especially sweet for him if his club won the championship. Without the pennant the individual shines less resplendent. Hes One Title in Sight. Another title that Seems to be headed Rutlh's way is that of cham- pion run scorer. So far, he has scored more than 100 runs, on some- thing like 150 hits. That puts him about 25 ehead of the runners-up. But, as Ward recently pointed out, l{ull\ has everybody else handicapped becabse his home runs are counted in the total, while the others have to &et most of their runs by clever base running. The total of runs made would be @ much better index of cleverness on the bases, Ward suge gested, if everybody’s home runs were deducted before comparison was made. On that basis. Rice of Washington would shine, as he has made about 75 runs, mostly by good hard plug- ging on the bases. The same thing i8 true of Cobb of Detroit, Collins of Chicago and Goslin of Washington, all of whom are around the 75 mark. The tilt between Ruth as a batter and the veteran Walter Johnson as a pitcher has been interesting. John- ¥on pitches the type of ball that Ruth likes to hit because the ball responds when met fair—but Ruth doesn’t always hit it He got his first home run off John- son in 1918 He made two off John- son that vear. Johnson bemng the | I only pitcher to yield two. In 1919, Johnson didn't let him hit In 1 he made one, in 1¥I1, ; in 1922, one, and in 1¥23, one. s year he has made one—his tirst homer of the eeason. Altogether Ruth has nicked the great Waiter for nine, and he is working hard to make it an even ten. The pitcher against whom Ruth has made the most home runs is Dauss of Datroit. Dauss has yielded 13. o= CARDS EASILY TAKE MEASURE OF BRAVES ST. LOUIS, August 16.—The Cardi- nals made it two in a row over the Boston Braves today by winning, 9 to 2. The locals took the lead with three runs in the first inning. Hornsby's triple and Bottomley's homer brought in four runs in the seventh. St. L. ARH.0.A. J.Smith.rf. 4 Holm.ef.... 4 Hornthy,2b 4 Bot'ml'y.1b 3 Martina 5T Matthews . MeNeely .. Ruel Jehnson Ogden . Harris . Zachary AT TRIBE’S EXPENSE PHILADELPHIA, August 16.—The Philadelphia Americans took both ends of a double-hcader from Cleveland to- day. The score of the first game was 3 to 1, while in the second contest a long up-hill fight enabled the Athletics to win out by the narrow margin of 7 to 6. Rommel pitched the first game for the Athletics and then went to the box | for the second contest, lasting five in- nings. Credit for the second victory went to FIRST GAME. ot | cmmmerocmmiotnl a9 E chccasiatuo @ omancmsot? Gardper®. Fewster.: Lutzke,3b. Krowert. Smith.p. Speakert L.Rewellj. Gal'way.ss Bruggy. Rowmivel,p. . ik oremmasanl ooumonol PO 9 Totuls. *Ratted for Burns in ninth inning. thatted for Lutzke in ninth inni tRatted for Smith in ninth inning. §kan for Speaker in ninth inning. Cleveland. 6000 0 -1 Philadelphis, 00000 x- Welch, _ Milier. iiler. ‘Three-base hits—Mc- Nulty, Simmons. Double plays—Sumith to Seweli to Burns: Smith, upessisted: Bishop to Galloway to Miller. Left on bases—Clev land, 9: Philadelphia, 6. Bases on balls Off ‘Smith. 2. Struck out—Ry Rommel, Umpires—Messrs. Evans and Holmes. Time of game—1 hour asd 25 minutes. SECOND GAME. AB.H.O.A. _Phils: 1700 Piso 0 Lamar, Wele Totals.. 31 3 ot Totals:, 37 13 8 *Ratted for Rommel in ffth inning. tBatied for Lutzke in eighth ianing. 2001121 031 30101001 06 Cleveland. Runs—Bishop. Lamar, Miller. Simmons, Dskes, Galloway. Hale, Nulty . Sewell, Bufns, Errors—Fewster, Lutzke Two-base hits—Burns, Myatt, Simmons, ~ Miller. _Three-base _ hit—Summa. Sacrifice hits—Sewell. Burns. Double plays— Thie to Sewell to Burns. Lef! nex— 9. “Bases on balls 1; off Rommel, 1. Struck out— By Ulile. 1: by Rommel, 1: by Gray. 1. Hits— Oft Rommel, 8 in § innings; off Gray, 5 in 4 Hit by’ pitcher iy Thle (Hale). Umpires—Messrs. Holmes and Evans. Time of game—l hour and 47 migutes. PHILS BLANK CUBS IN A PITCHING DUEL CHICAGO, August 16.—Art Hubbell was better than Guy Bush in a pitch- ing duel today and Philadelphia de- feated Chicago, 2 to 0. Hubbell permitted only three scat- tered hits while his teammates pla: ed remarkable ball behind him. Bush was touched for four hits, one a homer by Harper which ac- counted for the first run Harper's double drove in the other run, which was started with a walk. .0.A, _Phila: ABH.O. SRR Philadelphia 8l coonmmninonas Roston. Wilson.If. . Padzeti,3b. Steng Mcinnis, 1, g | morasannmans ol momsommmaa 2o Totals...38 9 27 *Batted for John 0001001 002 30200040 x—9 Runs—Stengel, Tierney, J. Smith (2), Holm (2), Hornsby (2), Bottomley (2). Blades. Er- rors—Mcinnis, Tierney, R. Smith, Hornsby, Gonzales. - Two:base hit—Wilson. 'Three-bsse hits—Blades, Horusby. Home run—Bottom- ley. Double plays—Tierney to R. Bmith to Mcinnis (2); Hornsby to Jim Coomey to Bot- tomley; J. 'Smith o Bottomley. Left on bases—Boston, 6; St. Louis, 2: Bases on balls—Oft John Cooney, 1; off Stuart, 1: off McNamara, 1. Struck out—RBy John 'Cooney. 2; by Stusrt, 3. Hits—OR. John Cooney, 5 in @’ ionings; off McNamara, 4 in 2 innings. Losing pitcher—John Coone: Umpires— Messrs. Moran and Rigler. of game— 1 hour snd 35 minutes. Hubbell tn Sand to Holke. Left ory bases MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS | | ruiladeiohia, 5: chicago. 3 iiases ‘0% bais— = OfF bual, 57 off Hubbell. = Cmpires—Nessrs. - Pirman, Hart and McCormick. Time of game INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. * =1 hour and 45 minutes Jereey clty, 32 Reading, Byracuse, 31, Baltimore, 9.7; Rochester, 3-2. Newark, 3. : Y H 8l onnmonwnon &l onuwonouss! al omomoscwn PYSTY- TP 8l .006000101 02 90000009000 r, Hubbell. Errors—Rarrett, Two-base hit—Harper. Home run— . base—Wilson, Double_p} —Adams o Cotter: Sand to Ford to Holl WORLD BIKE CHAMPION IN AMERICA FOR RACES NEW _ YORK, August 16.—Pete Moeskops of Holland, four times hold- ef of the world bicycle championship, which. he’ successfully defended on August 3 at Parls, arrived here to- ay. It was announced that Moeskops would be matched with the winner of the American championship, which has not as vet been decided. The Hol- J|lander will compete in races in Bos- ton, Providence, R. I, Worcester and ~+ | BOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGVE. Asheville, 3:. Macon, 0. Greenville, 11; Chartagte, 11. Augusta, §-1; Spartansburg, 19, * VIRGINIA LEAGUE. OSCAR - HISER SHORTSTOP" WHO 1S REPORTED TO HAVE WITH S\GNED A CONTRACT PorTsMouTH IN THE V.2GINIA LEAGUE. “OSSIE* OSSENDORF Accused by many of an ILLEGAL DELIVERY. WALTER HOUCHEN THE WMARYLANDERS’ / STAR FIRSTBASEMA ( "HORSE“ROBERTS D SLUGGING OUTFIELDER. TOMMY HOOK generally rated as JOWNNY SIMMONS’ equal in SANDLOT DASEBALL. OsSIE says its Just his NATURAL STUFF. FEW GOOD REASONS WHY MARYLAND PARK MOVED INTO THE [NDEPENDENT LEAGUE. MARRIOTT-TURNER GO SHOU LD BE GOOD ONE What promises to be one of the best mills and Jack day night Marriott terrific pui pointed thi the sturd scrapper. Both Col. Er s will rrangement 000 perso staged here 10-round feature Marriott, Army middle men havi $250 to make 1 this bout season is the between Bobby veight champion, Turner of California, Thurs- in the Fort Myer arena. and Turner both possess nching power, each having way to Jumbo Eggleston, Mohawk .Athletic Club =, posted a forfeit of pounds ringside. on of the Washington Bar- referee. are being made to seat ns. Profits derived from the show will be turned ove; r to the Fort Myer Athletic Association. BURROWS SETS PACE FOR 1 we Gun hors in shout-off roke Der e 5 &e! 4 but by Burro Monroe and W 19 breaks 12 pairs, shoot-off. Scores, follow: 4 43; Derin 10: ¢ Wilson, Cain, 28. Results follow Deringe: liams, Stine, Porehe, Marcey, 1 18; Monro 185 Britt, in the Williams, 16: Parso; koop, 10 Smith, 14 11; Cain, Burrows, Parson Emmons, ger, Midye 2 Horton, 39; Smith, 3: 5a: 19 24 TRAPSHOOTERS of the most keenly con- ekly shoots of the Wash- Clubs Burrows took the Z of th T flasiied 2et han ¥ pigeon A Keen eye to win cap spoon with he was followed closely ho registered a 23 liams each turned in in the 24-target event of but the former won in the ws, 50 targets being fired at, 4 4 Porcher, : William. : Marcey, 43; Wynkoop, 43; Monroe, 40; Blundon, 42: Stine, 42; Fawsett, Gillett, 36 Franklin, -32; Talor, 35; 48: Griffith, 41; tte, 75 in the target handicap r, 24: Burrows, 23; Horton, * 2 Gillett, Smith,” 22; Griffith, 18; Parsons, 21 ‘mmons, Wynkoop, Blundon, 16: Fawsett, Franklin, 36. Scores doubles: Monroe, 19; 19; Porcher, 17; Burrows, me.’ 14; Marcey, 17; Wyn- Blundon, 15 Horton, 14 Britt, 14; Gillett, 9; Wilson, 8 e, 1 19 e GIBBONS:TUNNEY BOUT 1S SOUGHT BY COFFEY CHICAGO, ‘August matchmak Michigan New York bons on ‘Tuesday 1 Paul American u 16.—Joe Colley. er for the boxing club at City. Ind., will leave for Monday to meet Tom Gib- his. arrival from London n an effort to sign the St. light-heavyw»ight for a 10- round contest vith Gene Tunney, A'ent-heavyweight plon, In the- sky-blue arena at Michi- gan Citv Turusy, Labor day. Coffey said, has tenta- tively jaocepted the matech. NEW REATT 5 F PRELIMINARIES ARRANGED. YORK, August 16.—Midget Smith and Joe Ryder of New. York, bantgmwel Jersey Cf ights and K. O. Phil Kaplan, ity, and Eddie Burbrook, United States Army welterweizht, will meet in"12-round. preliminaries. to the Ybung match August 27. Berlenbach Stribling-Paul LT RED S0X GET rn'cinm. SAN ANTONIO, Texas, August 16. ~Oscar ( Sox pitch tonio Beal President: Lefty) 'Fuhr, Boston Red er, will join the San An- rs’ at Fort Worth Sunday, Benson announced tonight. Clarence (Buck) Winters, pitcher for the Bears, day- night son’ stated. HAGEN. -TORONT®, Kay, professional of the Club, and will leave for Boston Sun- to ibln‘lhe Red Sox, Ben- = e -KIRKW00D, BEATEN. 16.—Andrew Lambton Arthur” Russeil, Lake View Hugust Club, defeated Walter Hagen. British New Bedford, Mass.; Newark, N. J., and New: York. Moeskops will in gil probability re- main in the United States to ride In the alx-day races in New York and ; Richmond, 2. . th, 10; Rocky Mount, PIEDMONT LEAGUE. open champion, and Joe Kirkwood of Australia, 2 up and 1 to play /in an exhibition mMtch at Lakeview to- day. Kay Kirkwooa sel), 80, made the course in 73, while took 76, Hazen, 77, and Rus- OSTRICHES TO RACE |VILLA AND GENARO HORSES IN BERLIN| Bs the Associated Press. - BERLIN, August 16.—Ten racing ostriches which are to vie with horses for speed honors at a race course here have arrived, and have been placed in quarters in stables, which appear to be very distasteful to the big birds. For racing, the ostriches are hitched to lightwelght sulkeys and have their orkouts every day when in training, which follows the lines generally ap- plied to trotting or pacing horses. The ostriches all have names and are cared “or by stable boys just us are thor- >ughbred ho The birds are guided by reins a tached to leather caps, which fit over ihe heads of the ostriches, which take the place of bits as used for horses. Tony, one of the racers here, which ame from Italy, and Franz, owned in Vienna, are “natural-born” racers, ac- cording to the ostrich racing touts, and appear to love the sport as much as'their drivers, but the other fellows, they assert, are sort of mechanical in their racing, merely following direc- tions of their drivers, und without seeming to know what it is ull about. 3ut Franz and Tony, say the drivers, now more about racing than any e whith ever got away at the NEW YORK. August 16.—Pancho Villa. world fiyweight champion, and Frankie Genaro, holder of the Ameri- can championship, were matched to- day to meet in a 15-round bout for the world title on the night of Thursday, September 4, at the Nos- trand Athletic Club, in Brooklyn. Frank Churchill, manager of Villa, signed for the fiyweight champion. who is out of town, The articles of agreement call for the fighters to weigh in at the fly- weight limit, 112 pounds, at 2 p.m. the day pf the contest. Villa, as champion, will receive 37% per cent of the receipts and the challenger 1215 per cent, after the State tax of 5 per cent and the compensation of the ring officials has been deducted. FIRPO TRIES HITTING WITH HIS LEFT HAND SARATOGA SPRI N. Y. August 16.—Luis Anzel Firpo's tric of new | sparring partners. Dixie Kid, oessel and Juck Townsend, did not rrive in time for the af | training s . Consequent Tate and Mickey Ferrara. Firpo' pound countryman, suffered some more of the Argentine's punching. Firpo wis a left handed man today. He demonstrated a peculiar shift and swung a left hand that Bill Tate de- clared was more murderous than the famed right A Firpo said he intended to prove himself anything but the “one punch”, man that many of the boxing experts call him. “My left is big as my right isn't 1t?” he asked. -~ m""rhen why should T let it remain e HAWTHORNE RESULTS First race, 3-year-olds 108 (Gormley. 5 to 1, Devil Girl, 108 (Ellis), 31 Lady. 118 (Jones), 7 f ¥niritng Duo, Few Acres alwo rao. 51 forlongs— 3 to 1. even, 1 to (Morris). 8 to 5, 4 | LOMBARDO WHIPS SILVERS. NEW YORK, August 16.—Josc Lombardo, featherweight champion of Central and South America, won decision over Herman (Kid) : a ten-round beut here to- night. Lombardo weighed 124% pounds and Silvers 122% pounds. DELORIMER RESULTS. | _First race, 3-year-olds and up; 5 furlongs— Fiving Ford, 115 (McCrann). '$7.20, $3. $2.80, won: Almirante, 113 (Moore), second; Fitzallén, 106 (0'Mahooey), , third. ' Time, 1:03 23, Hipogreen, € Scrapper and Kelly's Queen also ran. joar-clds and up: 5 furlongs 04 "(0'Hara), 33 30, arruthers. 113 (Bail . second; Jack Shiue, 75, Time, 1:04 ning tar, Tuftoey, Swim and ran. Third race. 3-sear-old Haran, 115 (Moore), $5.75, $3.65, $2.50, Fictile, 130 (Jones).'$5.80, $3.70, second: Wal 113 (O'Hiara). 4506, third. dime, appy Go Lucky, Sandab, Festis- y, Jocose and Belle Flower also ran. Fourth race, 3.year-olds and up: 6% fur- longa— Allah. 115 (Kenneds ). 30,86, ~$3.55, handelier. 102 (McAlages), 83,501 i Dorienne, 105 (Moore], $3.00. . 1:25 u.mga William, Rose. a) ¥ 1 mile—Col. Fin, won Shiner 11, Eve Dart Away also Markmaster, : Moon Magic. Hurry Inn, Ol Burner and Special also rai Third race, ar-olds up: 14 miles- lon, 118 (Lilley). 8 to 5. 8 Redwingfield, 113 (Fronk), nd; Cannon Shot. 108 (Ellis). 3 to Time. 1:48. Postililon, The Rell Call and Polvo alwo ran. Fourth race, 6 furlongs: 3-year-olds up— Sanola. 111 (Fronk). 4 to 1, 8 to 5,4 fo 5. won; The Runt, 110 (Barreit), 7 to 5. 7 to 10, second: Marionette. 106 (Pickens), 7 to 5. third. Time, 325, The Arscusnian, Quinés Gardes, Tip Toe fon. Champiaia, iss fox 11, Boy 0'Boy and Bruiswick also ran. Fifth race. 3-yearolds -up; 1% miles. Mary Ellen 0, 95 (Jones), & to 1, 7 fo 3 to 5, wom: Wong Bok, 101 (Francisco), 8 t 5, 7 to 10, second: ‘Hoy, 118 (Barreit). even, third. Time, 1:563-5. Sagamook, Belle, Ammie and Kit aiso ran. Sixth 14 miles— race, 4-yearolds up; Fool), 5 to 1, 2 to 1. even Huonec, 108 (W. won; Virginios, 111 {Francisco), 7 to 10, T te 8, second; Yorick, 108 (Eaton), even. third. * Time, ~1:482.5 Rocky Mountain Power. Heavy Artillery, Vanishing Boy and Jack Frost HUNTINGTON RESULTS. First race, 2-yearolds; 5 furlongs—Broad. ‘way Rose, 108 (Brown). $11, %4 Rose Girl, 100 tYerratt), $3. Moonbrook, 112" (Lou).' ouf, third. S 35. Betty Haskeil and Mitsie MeGee ran. Becend race, 3-year-olds and up: 7 furlongs 115 (Long), $4. $3.10, out, won: (Pevic).' $3.60. out. secondy 5 (Banks), out, third. Time, Satin ran, Fifth race, 4-year-olds snd up: —Atlon. 10 (Sdnen): 64,25, 3505, 48 80 Amber Fly, 108 (Foden): $3. Riue Brush. 1 0'Mahoney| giopolis, 3. ‘wood and Salt Feter al ran. Sixth i:-a. a-yex.lrgu?:’ a4 up: 8 = Garner, YD . $13.90, 350" won: Mims Lexso. 107 (3. Joncer: $3.50, second; Benrales, 115 (J, Ken: B9, third. Time "1%25. ' County sling and Roanoks Caan . e DA Beventh race, 4-yea H .50, $2.25. won: Myrtie Crown, 107 (R. 0, $2.00, second; T. J. Penders: edy), $4.90. third. Time, 1:51 Magician, Broad View, Herron asd Flag alsc ran. rlongs . won: $8.65 $10.20, iso ran. First race, Ralph, 105_{Afon), $17. dulla Lee, 113 (Dominick), X ond: Sun Born, 100 (Connors), $2. Time. 1:04 45. Pardner Jeweil, and ll:‘ K. also ran. $10:40, Fice, 3-yearolds and Conpora) longs — Klima: 106 (¢ $2.50, won: Double Shot, M 8280, xecond: Roma, 165 (Noe). 82.60. Time, 1,11 3-5. Cover Up, Kin, Belle, garet Lum;n 34 Yanco dlso ran . 3-year-olds and up: wooraower, 107 (Gray), F20.40. so, 35 won: Virginia Queen, 101" (Tunstali), '$18.40, .20, : Bablonian. 101 (Noe}, 33.40, third. “Time, Y12, Zoons. Mad Nell, Elisa: beth Bean, Ked and ».{‘o& also ra; Fdurth uce, 3-yearoids and longs—Asa Jewell, 102 (Moore). won; Jacobean, 38 (Noe). 84, §2. Dancer, 108 (Aton), $2.80, third. 5 e B e 7- and uwp; ol —Superking (Gray), X , won: Bows Man. 108 (Fo '!’A).‘“.‘;.’ % Pat Hampeon, 107 (Nee), $4.80, ihird. Time. 1 ‘Washiagton, Grace Dough- ount Fleasant and aroa—Taeth 1% Tors: B itng Love: Won: "mln. 105 é‘u .20, vecond: “:.IQI;IQ LLI William OlC alao ran. 3-year-olds and up: Boventh T’l{r":z';?@w Keat L. 102 TR ] wg; Fast Bey. ‘98 105 (Granne: 3 goona; Mamie 0'Jane, 103 (Loas ). out, third. T ourth Tase, 3.year-olds and ;1 miles— $2.20, out, out. second Time, 1:48. Bixth mce, 3-year-ol feriongs 70 yarde—Mailomot, 108 (McCormack), $7.80, #, ’.nx, 'won; Shafe, 106 (G 32.80, out, second; Alluring, 111 (Loog), . third. Time, 1:48. Vehement and Dan He Py Fifth race, 3-year-olds and =¥ Nt ¥ iacuon, V15 (ons), §2.20, egon, .2 Laal 111 (Buel), out, ufifl, Jack Hill lll)‘l'lll- San 4ed ips B “"Blzth race. 3.year-oids aod up; —Spice Bush, 110 (Hoagland), $5.29, out, won: Rapid Stride, 110 (MeCormack). $2.20, out, second; Danciag Girl, 105 (Browa), .‘l. third. _Time, 1:08 45. Lucy Churchill, A11' Right, Sir and Demonstrator also ran. mos, &‘P:N‘fl and up; 1 mitle— G0 kd, 116 (Banks), You us Boas, 103, B &in, S Plaudel 3nd ARRANGE TITLE GO| Joe | SARATOGA, N, Y., August 16.—Gif- ford A. Cochran’s Sun Flag, an 8 to 1 choice, won the Travers fitakes, val- ued at 315,000, here today by eight lengths from Aga Khan, which was second, a half length in front of Mr. Mutt. ‘Sun Flag went the mile and & quarter in 2:04 2-5. H. P. Whitney's x"l:»:dykr, the favorite, finlshed a poor The Splnaway Stakes, valued at $7,600, for 2-year-old fillies, was won by E. R. Bradley's Blue Warbler, at 15 to 1, by haif a length. Blue Warb- ler traveled the 6 furlongs in 1:12. Maibird was Sccond and Lightship third. ¥l Kantara won the North Ameri- can Steeplechase handicap by 10 lengths. Houdini finished second and Autumn Bells third. Bl Kantara cov- ;rrl’l the distance of about 2 miles in 7 forlopgs— 1, even. 1 to 2, bson), B to > Beoo Rigel. Cost Rejection and ahout 2 150 (Cheyve), ; Houdini,” 134 to 5, second: Autumn out, ihird, Time, 4:12. third. * Time, Donnelis. Wellfinder, . 3-year-olds awd e - Elkantars o 6 turlongs—Bine Light' §hip. 10p (Carter), 1 Mother Royalite, ‘Swing- ing. Maid 4t Arms, Kitty Fat aud Etolle d'Or 310 1.7 t05, 120 (Thurber), even, third. Spic-and Spas. " Klondyke, lay and Th e also _ran, 1% miles— v ams). 3 to' 1. 8 to 5. second: Kylvan Sprimgs, 105 (M. Fator). 3 to 1. third. Time. 1 Tuzedo. Cey’ lon Prince. Olynthus, Night, Romany and Anuiversary wlso run. Sixth race, 515 furlongs ~Miosyncrasy, 115 (Fator), 12 (0 1, 5 to 1, 5 10 2. won: Fair Vision, 155 (Kelsay), 6 to 5. 3 to nd: Florence Nightingale. 115 (Col- tiletii). 4 1o 1, third. Time. 1:07 15. Tea Pot. (oldbriek, Pleasant Memories, Killa- sandra, Bargain Day, Lithuaoi, Siog On and Cagberine Houlihun also ran. AKRON RESULTS First race, S-yeag-olds up: Muiden Voter. 111 (Eames), ¥ Littie Romper. s T Pans). i thint Leighton and Miss Second race, 3year-olds up. Maczaret § Good furlongs— $4.60. $2.80, (Holecko 15 (Wi Tor secoud ird. Square Charley. bre Lash ajso 7 furlongs —Pri £6.20, $4.%). wor riongs 3240, serond £3.40. Straight Jowephiine ( Acosta. 10 Dollar, . 111 sGarrett ndution, 108 (Grax). The Platnsman -olds up: 1y miles— as (Haicko) & - (Volin) = Lakross, Newport and miles- pec : 5 rd. Time, 08 3.5 Peter Pierson, Hello Pardner and o Doubt also ren. DEVONSHIRE RESULTS. 1 une Fly. Algoiauin_ also ran Second race, ca, 107 i, I € turlongs— Best Love, (Lang). 24.30, $2.15, won; Deputy. - 102 (Mooney), §3.50. $2.50, second; Ten Sixty. 110 (Merler), $2.55, third. Time, '1:11. ~ Anfer Patrise. Banger Bearer, Mercury. Goldfield and Hands Up also rai Fifth tace, 3-year-olds up: 114 miles—C alan, 117 (Caldwell), $4.65, $3.25. $2.50. w Horologue, 108 (Willis), $5, $3.10," secon Ronnie Omar, 110 (Clark), $3.20, third. Time, 1:51. Dr. O'Mara, Chioris and Best Pal also ran. Sixth_race. 3-year-olds vp: 1 mile and 70 sards—Yosaimi. 103 (Mergler). 3$7.70, $3. $2.50, won: Kerguson, 105 (Mooney). $3. second; Mareella Boy. 102 & third, 20, Time. 1 ter. Sawbo. O'Five, Telescope and Mary Maxim alzo ran. th race. ver Meid. ¢ also ran. First race. : 5_furlongs—Pyroet, 113 (Wallace), y 118 (Chuech). $3.70. second:” Golden Poppy, 104 (Stevens), $3.70, third. : 1 Petition. Flag Licutenant, Head Cove: stormer. Foolscap, Wave Crest and Ruby 3 farlongx—. Elemental, 112 (Thomas). .80, 32 won; Phil Mavers, 96 (McKnight). $6.40. $: second; Watch Ciarm, 103 (Reazetti), $3.75. third. ' Tim: 13 35 Snowden, ~Angium Maid, Pennin, Ablaze and Admirer aiso ran. Third Tace, 108 (3. McTugy Prince; Hampton n - Time, 1114 Profectress and Clsar View also ran, Fourth race, 3-vear-olds and up: 6 furlongs— Wraith, 106 (Wilson). $7.95. $2.80, $2.50. wor Sarko, 112 (Buker), $2.50, $2.15, "second: Ri digncy, 108 (Thom: $3.35, third. Time, 1:A3 2.3, Jobn Fino, Speedy Girl and Reply 319. 3550, seppe, 101 (Roberts), " 5930, THeth Hodder, 90 (Milner). $19.40, §5.40. second; Fornovo, 110 (Thomas), $2.75, third. Time, 2.5. Joaguina, Black Shasta and Gen. ‘Cadorna also ran. i 1 miten— ran. Fifth race, 3-year-olds and u ! §3.00, weco ight), §6.15, third. Tide, o) ntarty, Capt. Adw Fa&i and Bisck wana a Ry BOWLERS TO GATHER. President Major Robb of the Masonic Bowling _Association has called a meeting Thursday night at 8 o'clock at the Gavel Club, 719 Thirteenth street. Team captains and bowlers are urged to be on hand. BASE BALL, 22| American League Park Washington vs. Detroit 43.30, won: Pietin. 1 TICKETS ON SALE AT PARK - AT 9.00 AM. Leonard’s Trouble With His Thumb Is Creating Much Talk, as It Is Not the First Time Benny Has Had Reason for Delays. ———— BY SPARROW McGANN. ard “injured” N EW-YORK, August 16—All the talk onc hears ince Benny Leon- his thumb in the Moran bout in Cleveland, causing g a postponement to September is the boxing game in the faith of the pub! 2 shows how poorly cstablished lic. « The bout originally was to have ‘been fought mext Wednesday August 20, but when the match was ment to meet Pal Moran in Cleveland. There was poning the fight, but Leonard and Moran of course. the Cleveland fans did. So the bout was held, and after still in the ring. a physician, who had sat battle was called to the fighter's side. did up the thumb in a manner to in picces. Later it was established there was no break and in New York physiciang serving for the boxing commission submitted reports which up to this writing have been as carefully guarded as secret gervice matters in Washington. One opinion is said to have been that Leonard’s thumb was dislocated at the terminal joint. Another is sald to have gone this ome hetter and had both thumbs injured. Critics of boxing to whom Benny displayed his thumbs when he returned to New York found that they did look bat- tered, but no more so than the thumbs of many fighters after a battle. Has Cauxed Much Talk. Anyway, the whole incident has set the fans talking, the more o because this is not the first time Leonard has had his hands injured when a bout was pending. He gave that as a reason for matel with 'Lew Tendler and h: called the good old injured hand alibi into play when for one reason or another 'he failed to knock an op- ponent kicking. < One story has it that the promoters of the bout saw that tickets were not selling like hot cakes off the bat and wanted more time for promotion propaganda. There is nothing to lend color to this except the insist- ence of the promotor, Johnston, that Leonard cannot possibly fight for many weeks. One would would be talking the other way if :; Was in a hurry to put the battle Another story was that' there was too much interest in the Firpo-Wills fight, September 12, and that it w still another was that a deep-laid plot was on foot to get the fight transferrcd {to Jersey. Then there was talk that decided. in the course of his bout with Moran, that he needed more tme in which 10 get ready for a tough bird like Miokey Walker. This is generally credited as plaueible, and almost every one thinks that if Leon- ard did find himself too rusty he was right in not hurrying to meet. Wal- ker. For when the bout is held it is Benny ulling out of his first | think he | | ne ar was | 1 sired to get that mixup aut of the ! before procecding with the wel- | terweight—champlunship bout. made Leonard already had an agree- some talk about post both wanted it to go on, and, it was ever, while the champion wa- at the ringside throughout the He at once got out his splints an dicate it had been cracked in two the surest thing in the world that tr lightweight champion will have to L right. Those who have visited Walker «: his training camp in New Jereey su that if he were a heavyweight I would be a real rival for Dempses Spalla ho has been working out With him, says he is the strongest man he ever encountered, even allow- ing for his weight. He can sock like a wiffingsak, and palla savs that when he lets o and hits Mickey a hard clip the little man merely scowls and wades in. It looks, by the wa if Spalla would be on the Wills-Firpo f card. In the meantime he has signed for two or three bouts which he will crowd in before he dashes to Eurape ito fight anderveer, the Hollander lin defense of his European title t month. Spalla says that he will give Father Time the kayo by doing his trainirg |on board the ship which will take him to the battleground in Italy As for Carpentier, he hae decided not to leave this country for some time to come, and will take on som= bouts leading up to the Tunney re- peater. GRAND CIRCUIT RACING IS CURTAILED BY RAIN | By the Associated Press. RTH RANDALL. 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