Evening Star Newspaper, August 26, 1924, Page 21

SPORTS THE EVENIN STAR, WASHINGTO D. C, TUESDAY 126, 1924 SPORTS 21 ' Twin Bill Booked for Bucks Again Today : Upsets Mark National Tennis Play DUAL WIN OVER BROWNS WILL GIVE GRIFFS LEAD Rain at End of Seventh In ning Balks Johnson’s Bid for No-Hit Game, But Fails to Prevent a 2.0 Win for His 107th Shut-Out. BY DENMAN S race the American League ha Battling Bucks will make the e man is inconsiderate enough to butt THOMPSON. TYMIED by rain in their plot to regain first place in the most hectic s witnessed in years, Stan Harris’ ffort again today unless the weather in once more. Another bargain show was billed for Clark Griffith Stadium this afternoon, and if both ends of the matinee can be accounted for the Nationals will be breezing out in front again by nightfall, regardless of how Speaker’s Indians fare against the Yanks. who maintained their one- point margin of advantage vesterday by scalping the Tribe in Gotham. while Johnson was hurling an impressive 2-0 victory over the Browns in a contest that was drowned out after seven se: With neither of his veteran south- paw slabbists suffciently rested for sertice Pilot Harris will fall back on his youthful righthanders today. P. Vernon Zahniser, who has turned in 1Wo of the six verdicts obtained: over St. Louis this season is almost cer- tain to be started in one of the bat- tles, with the choice for the other Iving between Fred Marberry, the Texas ton, and Warren Ogden, the curley wolf of Swarthmore. George Sisler, departing from his custom consented to indicate his pref- erence in the matter of pitchers. In addition to Dave Danforth’s southpaw slants, Urban Shocker's mystifying spitter will have to be contended with today, which is bad news, but more than ‘a mite of consolation can be found in the fact that Frank Davis is through for this series, he having heen the victim of Walt Johnson's “uper slabbing skill yesterday. The others on Sisler's roster do not rate £o high, although any St. Louis sling- er usually is formidable against the Griffmen as they have learned from bitter experience in the past. Only Two Browns Get On. Although gratified at the assurance of another victory achieved when de- scending moisture compelled curtail- ment of yvesterday's engagement the 7.000-off ‘enthusiasts on hand were loathe to see Johnson deprived of the chance to duplicate the first and only no-hit game of his career, which was registered against the Red Sox four years ago. In that game, played &t Boston on July 1, 1920, Barney ob- tained the most prized honor avail- able for a pitcher by the narrowest of margins against Hackensack Harry Harper, a former team mate. Y. terday Johnson sailed through his seven innings without yielding any- thing that resembled a bingle, the| only aliens to reach the runway be- ing Robertson and Williams and neither of these got beyond the initial station. But balked though he was in the regulation nine inning no-hit aspira- tion he must have entertained, John- son felt content to have hurled his mates to their eighth straight victory and to have registered his sixth shut- cut of the season, which boosts his all-time record of scoreless games to 1 McNeely was stranded at the mid- way following his walk and Harris' sacrifice in the opening round and | Judge was flagged at the plate by Williams heave in trying to score from the midway on Peck's single after Joe had opened round 2 with a double, but the Griffs contrived to zet a runner around the circuit in the third, with some assistance from Davis. Johnson's Hit Is Helpfal. Johnson started it with a safe slap past Robertson. A passed ball put him on second and after McNeely had popped in an attempt to sacri- fice and Harris had fanned Rice beat out a rap to Gerber in deep short, whereupon Davis franked Goslin and Judge in successsion to force in John- son with a run. Bluege's roller to Gerber left the bases loaded. The Bucks had another fine chance for runmaking in the fourth when Ruel and Peck beat out bunts to Davis and moved up on Johnson's sacrifice, but McNeely and Harris both lofted then, did Bluege in the fifth after Judge had obtained his second double Wwith two gone. McNeely and Goslin teamed up to make good an opportunity that was afforded in the seventh. and final round, however. Earl blasted the inning open with a solid blow to left, advanced a peg when Harris again sacrificed and scored, after Rice had lofted, on Goose's triple paralleling the right field line. Goslin was left when Judge rolled to McManus and with the rain increasing steadily the game then was called. ions of pastiming. SAME OLD WALTER ST. LOUIS. £] o 20| cunununendtl onormoumn] I3 w on ] Williams, 1f. McManus, 2, Jacobson, cf. Seversid. c. Gerber, u. Davis, p. Totals ‘WASHINGTON. MiNeely. cof. A, [ 1 1 1 2 ° o 1 ° Peckinpaugh, Tokmson, 3. ol ec0s00000M | Looooooos® 3 1 0 ] 0 o o 0 o 1 3 ol onooccoocwop Totals St. Louis . ‘Washington Two-base hite—Judge (2). Goslin. Sacrifices—Harris on bases—St. Louis. 2; Wi on balls—Off Johnson, out—By Johnson, 2 Dall — Severeid. Holmes and Evans. and 25 minutes. ON THE SIDE LINES With the game count now standing 10 to 6 against them, all the Bucks have to do to win the season’s series L3 ] PRI 1 [N from the Browns is to take the half dozen contests remaining between them. They hope to accomplish one- third of this journey today. Although the Browns’ efforts to solve Johnson were palpably weak, he succeeded in fanning but two of the visitors, notwithstanding that the dark day was made to order for his speed. Gerber and Severeid, his vic- tims, both had third strikes called on them. Walter's total of whiffs for 18 seasons now is 3,139. Despite protection afforded by the huge tarpaulin considerable work was required to get several sodden spots on the infield into playable condition, so.severe were the rains of the morn- ing. The outfield was as slow as jus- tice. Robertson leaned far over into a field box after Ruel's foul in the sec- ond, but could not quite reach it. ‘The sogxy base lines probably cost the Nationals a run in the second. Judge's speed was so impaired that he was easily flapzed at the plate trying to score from the midway on Peck’s single to left. Williams’ throw was a fine one. . ‘With the count three-and-two and the bases loaded in the third, Judge twice accidentally tipped balls with his bat in dodging that weuld have given him a pass. He finally walked, anyhow, to force in a tally, however. A map fndulged in by Davis gave Peck credit for a bingle in the fourth. Dixie fielded Rajah’s bunt and made sure Ruel was holding second, but made no effort to toss to first until it was too late. Although Johmsem yielded nary a bingle to the Browns, his feat will not be officially recognized as a no-| hit game. The record books take cognizance only of contests running the regulation nine innings, or more. The struggle was singularly devoid of features, aside from Walter's clever curving. The nearst approach to a startling play was contributed by Jacobsen in the second, when he raced far in and snared Ruel's bid for a Texas league hit with a slide on the slippery turf. JOHNSON’S NO-HIT HURLING KEEPS LEAGUE RACE TIGHT | § ARS may come and years may go, but Walter Johnson, pitching ace oi the Nationals, goes right on pitching the brand of ball that made him famous seasons ago. Today Johnson holds the distinction of having pitched his sccond no-hit game in major league base ball, although rain held it to seven innings; his.sixth scoreless game of the season and the one hnudredth career. and seventh shut-out victory of his ‘With Washington only one point behind the Yeague-leading Yankees, and Detroit, in third place, three and one-half games away, the American League race promises to be the greatest fight to the finish ever seen since the younger organization came While New York and Washington were defeating Cleveland and St. Louis,-8-3 and 2-0, respectively, De- troit lost ground when the Red Sox took an 1l-inning decision over Ty's Tygers, 4-3. Babe Ruth hit his forticth home run of the season in the Cleveland game, Tris Speaker of the Indians also clouting for the circuit. 4 The Athletics and the White Sox’ remained idle in Philadelphia on ac- count of rain. Dividing a double-header with the Cubs, losing the first game, 3-2, and nning the nightcap, 11-7, cost the iants a half game of their four game lead over the Pirates in second place, the Pittsburgh crew getting a 7-4 ver- dict over the Phillies in the second game of a double-header scheduled in the Smoky City, the first game being postponed until today because of rain. The Dodgers downed the Cardinals, 5-3, and increased their lead in third place over the Cubs to one full game. TRogers Hornsby, Cardinal second baseman and leading- hitter in the major leagues, smashed out his twenty-first home run of the season off Doak in the first inning, giving St. Louis a good start, but all to no avail. Boston made a strong finish in its game with Cincinnati when in the ninth inning, with the Reds leading, . the Braves tied the score off Rixe ' bunched three hits off Mays in th tenth and won the game, 6-5. BRITTON TAKES BOUT. COLUMBUS, Ohlo, August 26.—Billy i Britton, Columbus, Kan.,.. middle- | weight, was awarded the judges’ de- i cision over Harris Fay of Louisville, £ Ky, in_s 12-round bout here last f night. Each weighed 163 pounds. into being. SISLER THINKS JOHNSON “AS GOOD NOW AS EVER” If there be any doubt as to how Walter Johnson rates as & pitcher among ball players themselves &ive heed to this, voiced last night by George Sixler, manager of the Browns and one of the most ac- complished batsmen the game ever produced: “Our bunch all regretted that the xame could ot go nine innings as there scemed little doubt John- son again would writ? his mame n the no-Lit hall of fame. Under the dark sky oumt there today Johnwon's pitches came over look- ing about the aise of pean and we feit satisfied to evem conmect re- sardiess of where the ball went. In my estimation Johnsom right mow is as good as he ever was.” MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS - INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Baltimare, 4; Rechester, \ | are favored to make | to centinme threughout JoHNsON GIVEN OVATION I'TRIO OF SANDLOT STARS DURING BILL AT KEITH’S ‘Walter Johnson, old master of . the Nationails, who pltched the sec- ond no-hit, no-run game of his career when Washington shut out St. Louis in a seven-inning con- test at the Georgia avenue stadium yeuterday, was miven the greatest ovation probably ever accorded any one at B. F. Kelth's Theater last nigh Very few in the audience knew that Johnson was present until Frank Crumit and Julia Sanderson, who are headlining the bill a Keith's Theater this week, directed to Johnsen the applause, which quickly turned into cheers. When Crumit . had finished introducing the great pltcher to the audience Miss Sanderson tossed across the footlights a large bouquet of roses on behalf of Roland S. Robbins, manager of the theater. Fans and programs were tossed into the air d it was fully six minutes be- fore the ovation ceased und the show proceeded. TIDAL BASIN MILERS TO RACE TOMORROW Tidal Basin swimmers are reported to be in fine fettle for the annual mile free-style events to be held tomorrow at 5 o'clock under the auspices of the Miler's Swimming Club. Nineteen will complete in the men’s race, while six contestants are listed for the woman's event. Lynn Woodworth, Business High School coach; Capt. Edwards, Royce Housh and C. E. Becket will be officials. H. Litman, who has covered the mile route in 26 minutes 10 scconds, is expected to give a good account of himself, but should be pressed by H. Rice and Don Halley, two of the Tidal Basin's best swimmers, Thelma Winkjer and Estha Saton an impressive showing in the woman's race. DEAN WOULD LIFT BAN ON WOMAN SWIMMERS CHICAGO, August 26.—The Illinols| Athletic Club will “fight to a finish” in an effort to have Ethel Lackie, | I A. C. swimming star, reinstated| by the Middle Atlantic A. A. U.| which has suspended her and eleven | others, including Olympic team stars. | for competing in an unsanctioned | meet, Charles A. Dean, athletic chairman of the L A. said. If | necessary, the fight w e carried to the national organization. Dean | said. He has asked eastern officials | for particulars. The unsanctioned meet was held last Friday at Ocean City, N. J., and Miss Lackie established a record: of | 1:041-5 for the 100-vard free style. Inside Golf y Chester Horton. I have often pointed out the visability of keeping the arms ligi Iy close to the body, near the shoulders. throughout e awing. This does mot an that your arms are held; rigidly there, but you nshould have | a feeling that the arms just touch against your siden. The danger point with the arms, and the point where they are most likely to reach out away from the body. in at the beginning of the back swing. Here, because of the tendency Im- mediately reach back with the club, the arms may exert a reaching out which will take the clubhead outside the direc- tion lime pansing through the ball If they reach eut at thix point the | reaching with the arms will be likely | 1 entire | and a persiatent slice AB PATH CL HEAD TAKE ga WHEN ARMS REACH OUT AT START OF BACK| SWING: C-D= DIRECTION LINE hack swing, will result. (Cepyright, SCHOOLBOYS PRIMING FOR INTERCITY MEET Nearly 1.000 schoolboys, r'arin’ to go, will invade the Union Station Plaza grounds tomorrow to compete in the interplayground track and field meet for the right to be named on the all-star team that will oppose the Baltimore playground athletes in Central Stadium, September 6. Tomorrow's affair will get under way at 10:30 o'clock under the direction of Dick Tennyson, head of the boys' playground activities. Opinion is divided as to the out- come of the September intercity car- nival. The Oriole City boys have excelled in several events. ‘Washington, however, is expected to produce several athletes capable of besting the Baltimoreans and keen competition for the main meet trophy is anticipated. BRI e APPALACHIAN LEAGUE. 1024.) | games. The nine should have an easy Eaexvills, 4; Johmson City, 3. Greenville, 10: Bristol, 5. Morristown, 2; Kingsport, 1. BIG LEAGUE AMERICAN LEAGUE. ON DOMINICANS’ ROSTER W Lyceum diamond athletes amateur club that can snare the title in the first series of the Independent League must possess a flock of talented tossers, and when the Dominicans turned this trick many of the dopesters were rudely jolted. have followed it believe the nine achieved success in the first series mainly because of the stellar work of Pat Spaulding, Yohe Murray, Johnny Ise- Other ‘members of the team performed creditably, but their work could not compare with that of the above man_and Mickey McConnell. quartet. At first gl-~wmPat Spaulding would appear to be tog zmall to be really effective at shortstop. In a game, however, Pat's work Is truly remark- able for one of his slight stature. At present he is hitting for an average of .350, and his fielding is one of the bright spots in the Independent se- ries. Spaulding covers a large amount of territory, too, in addition to pack- ing an iron throwing arm that sel- dom errs. Yohe Murray, outfielder, is the most feared slugger in the Independent loop. His batting mark of .433 indi- cates what he has done to the oppos- ing boxmen. Yohe's stance at the plate embodies the grace and tech- nique of a player in the big show. Yohe bats from the port ide. Many fans will recall Johnny Ise- man of the University of Maryland nine several years ago. This same Johnny is playing a bang-up game for the Lyceums. He is smacking the ball for a mark above .400. Iseman is adept both at the second sack and in the outfield and has proven a power in defense to the Dominicans. Brayton, McConnell and Grazzini have done practically all of the hurl- ing for Lyceum this season. MecCon- nell scems to have the edge, although the two other moundsmen have turn- ed in some first-rate games. Regardless of whether, the Lyceum Club cops the award in the second set of Independent matches, it will enter th finals by virtue of its winning e title in the first series. The city’s most formidable teams are supplying the action in the Inde- pendent circuit. In order to remain in the running in the second series, the Lyceum Club will be forced to win practically all four of its remaining time with the lowly Cherrydale Ath- letic Club next Sunday on the lat- ter's grounds in a match starting at 3 o'clock. Pete Haley fs pilot of Do- minican Lyceum this season. Clovers and Crescents of Section B, junior division of the Washington Base Ball and Amateur Athletic As- sociation, will meet in the deciding | match Sunday at 1:30 o'clock on the south diamond of the Ellipse. Each team is credited with 11 wins and 4 defeats, while the sturdy Mount | Rainier nine is out of the running, with 10 victories in 15 starts. Union Printers, worsted by Mount | Rainier Sunday, hoped to avenge! themselves against the Maryland combination today at 4:30 o'clock at | the Washington barracks, in one of the elimination tilts of the unlimited | division of the Washington Base Ball and Amateur Athletic Association. Irving Batson, Mount Rainier strike- out king, is due to face the Printers, while Webb, Simons or Pound will be called upon to halt the Marylander: Another match that will have bear- ing on the W, B. B. A. A, A, title is booked today at 5 o'clock on the east | diamond af the Ellipse. Quartermas- | ters and Registers, title winners in | the War and Treasury loops, respec- tively, were to provide the entertain- ment. The victor will be matched | against the Williams-Webb combina- | tion of the Commercial series tomor- row. O'Donnell's Drug Store nine will meet a rugged opponent in the Police Department tossers tomorrow at 5 o'clock on the Union Station Plaza grounds. HOW GRIFFS ARE HITTING G. AB. H. SB. RBL Pet. | McNeely 14 I o 5 “IN Russell . . 27 5 0 0 .57 13 4 5 149 15 D0 165 17 57 132 12 62 67 620 14 0 7 111 13 53 11 0 5 282 15 0 4 278 112 18 50 272 108 631 265 9 0 5 .265 18 2 6 261 72 520 253 10 0 8 218 3% 2 «200 9 0 4 .48 40 2 .48 4 03 .a38 6 0 2 .az 100 an MARTINSBURG GOLFERS CRUSH FREDERICK TEAM MARTINSBURG, W. Va., August 2! —In their first home match of the year, Opequon Golf Club players de- feated a team from the Catoctin Country Club, of Frederick, Md, on the local course, 131 to 4% The teams were composed of the following: Frederick — Haughton, Hirshberger, Legore, Grove, W. Leb- herz and H. Lebherz. Martinsburg— Bennett, Campbell, Caskey, H. H. Em- mert, J.'O. Henson and A. R. Emmert. STATISTICS Fow York TBTATIT0/12 7% --110/—(13] 6] 8| Pittsburgh . 7( 8] 8/11{10/12] 1107 6/—1 /11131111 7/66/55/.545 -[10/10[10/—| 7] 9] - 711 7, 5i—] 8 Cincinaati Boston . 461 5/ 9/111—] 9110; St. Louis ....| 8 4/ 6 4| Philadelphia .| 5] 6| 8/10{10] 8i— 7|6467].446 | Philadeiphia | 1 516/ 511 [ 51 61 3{12/ 9| Boston, -1 31 7/ 5| 510/ 5| Games lost . .|51|52|56/59{66/65/67/66] Games lost_..(40/48!54/53]60/6973176 —]| YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. Waskingten, 2; St. Louls, 0 (7 ins.). Boeston, 4; Detrolt, 3. New York, 8; Cleveland, 3. Chicago at Philadelphia (rain). GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. Bt. Louis at Wash. 8t. Louis at Wash, Cleveland at N. Y, Oleveland at N. Y, Detroit st ‘Detreit at Boston. Besten. ‘Chicage at Phila. Chicago at Phila. " WESTINGHOUSE AIR SPRINGS SALES AND SERVICE SHEEHAN'S GARAGE 19th and L Sta. N.W. Fr. 5617, YESTERDAY’S RESULTS, Chicago, 3—7: New York, 2—11. Pittsburgh, 7; Philadelphia, 4, 2d game (Ist game postponed, rain). Boston, 6; Cincinnati, 5 (10 in'gs). Brooklyn, 5; St. Louls, 3. GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. St. Louis at Chiow; Phila. at Pittsburg] N. Y. at Chicago. BASE BALL 07 American I;;‘::e“l’lrk Washington vs. St. Louis Tickets on Sale Spalding’s, 1338 G St. N.W.,, from 8:30 A.M. to HILE the sandlot form sharks are buzzing over the outstanding players of 1924, it would appear that several of the Dominican | predecessors. { and blow | Arnold felt. | pion of the world is causing anguish 1200 M. Tickets on Sale at Hecht Oo's 64 F already have earned laurels. Any Fans who Clark and Harrison of the National Athletic Club smacked homers when their team took the measure of the Western in an §-to-1 engagement. Harris held the losers to four bingles. President Sylveater Breem of the Alexandria Cardinals has called a meeting tonight at 8 o'clock at 1322 King street, Alexandria, Va. Yankee Juniors were primed for a tilt with the Lafayette nine today at b o'clock on diamond No. 1 of the Monument grounds. Petworth Athletie Club will be kept quite busy this week. The team planned to tackle the Path- finders today at 6 o'clock on the grounds at FEighteenth and Newton streets northeast. Naval Air Station| will be encountered tomorrow at the same hour. Petworth will journey to Fredericksburg, Va., Friday for a game with the White Sox of that place. Trojan players will strive to topple the Paramounts tomorrow at 5:3 o'clock on diamond No. 2 of the| Monument grounds. Trojan tossers| are to report at 230 Eighth street southeast at 4:30 o'clock. L PRO TQURNEY PRELIM STOPS CYRIL WALKER NEW YORK, August '26.—Cyril Walker, national open champion, and Joe Kirkwood, trick-shot artist, will be absent from competition for the Professional Golfers' _ Association championship, at ¥rench Lick Springs, Ind., September 14 to 20. They both failed to made the grade yesterday in the qualifying play at Quaker Ridge for the Metropolitan district of the association. Walker, showing the wear of a journey from Denver, where he took part in the Rocky Mountain open championship last week, played well for the first 13 holes, his control left him, especially on his iron shots. His score was 76—78— 154, rkwood, placed far down in the list by a 78 in the morning round, made a 71 in the afternoon and tied with three others for fourteenth place. The play-off was won by Al Ciuci. Those who qualified were: Farrell, 143; Willie MacFarlane, 143; Tommy Harmon, 145; Francis Gallett, 146; Dan Williams, 146; Bobby Cruickshanks, 117; Henry Ciuci, 147; Jim Barnes, 147; Jack Forrester, 148; Walter Hagen, 148; George McLea 148; Joe Turnese, 148; M. J. Brady, 148} Al Ciuci, 149 Gene Sarazen, present holder of the P. G. A. championship, was not re- quired to qualify. ASHEVILLE MEN’S GOLF TOURNEY IS UNDER WAY C., August 26— ASHEVILLE, N. With a brilliant galaxy of more than 200 golfers entered, the Asheville Country Club's men'’s -golf .tourna- ment got under way today. Twelve Stat cities are sending some of their lead- ing golf players to Asheville for this tournament.” Officials of the club pre- dict it will be one of the greatest tourneys ever held here. DETROIT NOW LONE FLAG CONTENDER IN THE WEST BY JOHN B. FOSTER. N pennant race beyond that of also-ran This is not very pleasant to the | conceived plans with which the race W YORK, August 26.—Enough has happened in the last ten days in the American League to banish the idea that any Western club, ! with the exception of Detroit, is likely to play any part in the | cague, as it upsets all ideas and pre- began—ideas which had the West- erners nearly choked up with emotion at the thought that they held the balance of power. Cleveland and Detroit were picked as sure to knock down the Eastern clubs and trample upon them, and St. Louis and again when it tried to get up. Within a week the Sox have dropped to the bottom of their cir-| cuit, and Sisler can't do one whit better with the Browns than his | There isn't a doubt | that Lee Fohl will get quite a smile out of that fact, and that a lot of | his friends in St. Louis will join the | “I told you so” squad. Nothing but | dynamite can raise the Browns above fourth place this vear, and if they want to do better in 1 they had better start the process of recon- | truction, because they have a ball club that is almost ready to wither The big thing in the American | League race at present is the amount | of energy and the quality of energy | that can be got out of the Sox and | the Browns when the Eastern teams | o Wost and when the Sox and Browns face Detroit. Detroit_has only one more round with St. Louis. That's not in favor of the Tygers, for they have been one club that St. Louis could beat, losing 10 games to the Browns and win- ning only 8. St. Louis has more than 30 games to play. If 90 victories would win icago were figured as of proper strength to knock the East down the pennant St make practically a clean sweep to turn the trick. That can be put down as a hopeless task. 4 r can keep his men imbued with the thought of not do much as they but after that Johnny and more than 40| Louis would have to world series money they may finish strong enough OREST HILLS, N. Y., August phia, defending champion, and I both had drawn byes in the first rou The elimination of R. Norris Lott, j great upset. TELEGRAPHERS’ RATTLE RATTLES BRIAN NORTON FOREST HILLS, N. Y., August 26.—A display of temperament yes- terday by Brian Norton, former South African star, and now n rexident of St. Louis, caused a mild commotion during the na- tional tennix championships. Dur- ing the height of his match with Clarence Grifiin of San Francisco, Norton knockeZ a ball into the press stand, hitting a telezraph operator. Hix action prompted a Protest by newspaper men, and Nor- ton, who later said he was an- noyed by the sound of rattling typewriter and buzzing teiegraph instrument, was understood to have been remonstrated with by tournament officials. At the time the incident occured, Robert Kinsey of San Francisco, a player-writer, was dictating a story in the press stand beside the operator hit by the ball. HELEN WILLS BEATEN, BOT BY MAN PLAYERS CHICAGO, August 26.—Helen Wills, { on her way to her home in Berkeley., f'fllj ., after a string of tenni, v | tories at the Olvmpic games in the | East, stopped over here long enough | vesterday to win an exhibition set and drop two. ¥acing Jack Harris, Chicago star, she lost the first set 6 In the second set she came out on top, 6—4. | Then with Cranston Holman of San p her and Holman, 6 end of the season. Miss Wills went on to Berkele: The bosses will begin to cast| Where she will re-enter the around soon in St. Louis to find out | Versity of California in the Fal why they did not win and what they —_ e S will need another s on. They did ed of the team, for one thing. | did they get the pitching. sler ayed first base from the start d not play the post as h 922, nor did he bat a. he had the trouble with his e The Browns Kept up in the part of the time, and threatened to do more than that. But ev they showed they were, Brown clubs, lacking in And stability is something you can’t win a pennant without. (Copyright, 1924.) YOUNG STRIBLING DOPED TO OUTBOX BERLENBACH BY FAIR PLAY. N with d Paul would be lucky not to leave the ring feet first. 'G;fm was just Berlenbach’s meat, and, in fact, he was all Ham when the former wrestler got through pasting There is talk in New York that| Berlenbach is going to knock W liam Lawrence for a gool. Frank Flournoy. Tex Rickard's match- maker, says he expects to see thi happen. And Frank is a Dixie product, too. If he ever goes home | he probably will learn how Benedict | But the writer's own opinion is—| by the way, it has been neglected to state that the battle will take place in the Velodrome in New York—that Stribling will bring to bear all his remarkable boxing skill and cause Paul's face to resemble a criss-cre cranberry ple by the time the six| rounds have ended. Stribling has been doing some fine fighting in the South and seems to be improving all the time. Fans are| all heated up over the battle, even though it be for only six round: History. however, shows that lots and’ lots of momentous things have happened inside of six rounds. Talk about the lion lying down with the lamb—Stribling has been working out at the same camp in Saratoga where Mike McTigue has his habitat. It is even said that Mike, on ths ground of newly formed friendship. asked William L. to give him another battle, so that he might remove the stalns of that Jersey fight the two had some time ago. 1t Stribling does not prove ac- commodating it is to be hoped that some other man good and true will, for the sight of Michael wearing the toga of light-heavyweight cham- to all save the Irish race. (Copyright, 1924.) o Tossers of the Carlin Springs team are to hold a meeting tonight at 8 o'clock in their clubhouse. NORDACS 'FOR MEN ONLY | Smith EW YORK, August 26.—All the Stribling family will be at the ring- side tomorrow night when the battling Stribling youngster steps into the ring to opposc Paul Berlenbach. Paul begins to belicve once more than he is a world beater. Anr{ lots of other fans are ready to believe it. When he went to Boston to mingle X f folks, knowing Ham's ability to sock, fig- Hambone Kelly a lot of folks, wing ol cocaliey him. SMITH IS EASY MARK Renault, Canadian heav, night over Homer Smith, the Michi in 10 rounds. Renaul first round and two each in fourth, ninth and tenth rounds. Renault weighed 190. The in an open arena on the Internationa League club’s base ball grounds. Smith began ba the stomach. knocked down again. to weather the round. under a storm of punches, to keep his feet until the bell. VIRGINIA LEAGUE. All_gumes_postponed_(rsin). === H0===0 TIRE 30x3: -—— $4.50 30x3!; Cord, $5.50 31x4 Cord, $7.50 32x4 Cord, $8.50 33x4 Cord, $9.00 33x41;, Cord, $11.00 34x4l, Cord, $11.50 We allow from 30c to $1.00 for your old casing. These are tires that will give ser- viee—they are not retreaded, but re- built—and every one is— . Guaranteed 5,000 Miles Washington Tire Rebuilding Co. Coming! 1414 14th 3, but did in well as before fizht FOR RENAULT IN BOUT BUFFALO, N. Y., August 26.—Jack weight cham- | pion, won a judge's decision here last scored seven knockdowns, one in the the 199 pounds and contest taok place working a fast left| jab in the fifth and held Renault at| ¢ until the ninth, when the Cana-| dian floored him with a left hook to| Smith got up and was But he managed Smith, wilting tottered twice in the final round, but managed UNIQUE DISTINCTION BY LAWRENCE PERRY. NEW YORK, August 26—From rtually | Alabama there comes to the writer| a proud boast of most interesting and unique nature. It is claimed that the University of Alabama is the only seat of learning in the country which has produced an all-big league line-up. So far as the writer knows, the claim must stand undisputed. At any rate here is the Tuscaloosa roster: rnie Wingard, St. Louis Browns pitcher. Luke Sewell, Cleveland catcher. | Luke Rosenfeld, St Louis Browns | first base. Derrill Pratt. Detroit second base. Joe Sewell, Cleveland shortstop. Riggs Stephenson, Cleveland third base. Tke Boon Vierdo center field. Lena Styles, Athletics right field. Rosenfeld and Elmore signed after college closed this = Summer, and Styles, who was with the Ath- letics several years, now is in a minor league, the International, it is said. ‘The big leaguers named above were not only students at the Universi of Alabama at one time or another, but are all products of the native Alabama soil. Stephenson, by the way, was all- Red Sox left field. more, St. Louis Browns southern fullback for three years, and Sewell, Rosenfeld, Boone and Pratt all played on the varsity eleven at various times, Pratt being a star punter and drop Kicker. Wallace Wade, the University of Alabama coach, says that the mate- rial this season for a strong cleven is excellent, and he expects the Crim- son tide to reach high mark in the, South this year. (Copyright, 1924.) ——— PIEDMONT LEAGUE. Durbam, 6; Greensboro, 2. Winston-Selem. 6; Danville, 1. 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Williams, 2d, of Philadelphia, twice former title holder, by the latest sensation of the tennis world, George . of Chicago, 17 years old, national junior champion, came as a Lott, playing in his first major title tournament, uncorked the best game of his brilliant carcer to give Williams the greatest sctba: had since he held the national title in 1914 and 1916. The Lott-Williams encounter was not the on! eral others of an astonishing nature occurring. T} Brookes, veteran Australian, by Hugh Kelleher of New York and the victory of Watson Washburn of New York over Robert Francisco came as distinct surprises. < he has 1ly upset of the day, sev- The defeat of Norman E. Kinsey of San . The foreign contingent held their own in the openinz bid for honors against the American stars. Gerald Patterson, Australian ace, did not com- plete his match with Paul Martin of New Yor] but his teammate: Pat O'Hara Wood and Robert hlesin- ger, advanced, as did three Frenchmen, Jean Borotr: Wimb'edon: Rene 1 lain Gerbault. Two Jar s, Fukuda and Oka- moto, also came through. Jobnston and Richards Win. William M. Johnston of San Fran- cisco, Vincent Richards of Yonkers and Harvey Snodgrass of L ad- | vanced with decisive v the As the result of irst day's matches 14 players advanced to the cond round and 13 others, who had drawn byes in the first round, reached the third round. Ten matches re- mained unfinished in the first and sec- ond rounds of play. The feature matches today, besides Schlesinger, on Wash- W. Feible- man of New York, M. Fukuda vs. Stan- ley Pearson of Philadelpl Alain Gerbault vs. winner of the match be- tween Gerald Patterson and Paul M Morton, B. 1. C. Norton of St. Louis | vs. Clarence Griffin of San Francisco, | Howard Kinsey of San Francisco v | Dr. George I of New York and the | match between Geo Lott and the | winner of the Willard Crocker, dian Davis cup player, and Whitlock of New York match. 'MUNY NET ENTRIES . i CLOSE TOMORROW | Entries for the Municipal tennis court championship, which will get | under way Saturday, will close to- | morrow at 6 o'clac at Spalding’s Drawings will be made Thursday. | Wash ton’s leading Municipal eourt plavers are expected to col pete. Davis, Crago and O'Connel who made such an impressive show- ing last season, are due to enter | again thi 3 An all ar team will be from the tournament for the city, we with Baltimore Last vear nosed out team by one lone match. SARAZEN TO BE PRO AT FLUSHING COURSE NEW YORK, August 26.—Gens Sarazen has slgned a contract with the Fresh Meadow Country Club of Flushing, N. Y., to act as golf pro- | fessional for the club for one vears Benjamin C. Riban, president of the club, has announced. Sarazen will abandon barnstorming, it was said. He will participate in only threa |{tournaments next season—the National open, Metropolitan open and the Pro- fessional Golf Association champion- ship. While terms of the contract were not made public, the club holds an option of Sarazen's Service for the two succeeding years. Sarazen at present is under contract to Briar Cliffe Lodge, New York. He will defend his title as champion of the I'rofessional Golf Association at French Lick Springs, Ind, next month. several the Oriole the District BC T e TIP FOR FISHERMEN. HARPERS FERRY, W. Va,, August . he Potomac River a little v and the Shenandoah was mud- s morning. OWL VENTILATORS Wholesale and Retail We Install These Also RADIATORS. FENDERS, BODIES, LAMPS MADE OR REPAIRED, Eantrance at 1421 P N.W. Frank, 8036 WITTSTATTS R. AND F. WORKS 319 13th N.W. 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