Evening Star Newspaper, August 27, 1924, Page 23

SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C., v WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1924. SPORTS. 23 New York Series Great Test for Bucks : Tilden’s Hold on Tennis Crown Firm TITLE CONTENDERS FAIL TO PRESS NET CHAMPION Court Opponents Have No Surprises to Offer Big Bill—Is in Position to Gauge Strength of GOTHAM, BATTLES LIKELY TO DECIDE PENNANT RACE Harrissmen Are Primed for Set of Tilts Beginning Tomorrow—Browns Vanquished After Shocker Puzzles in Opening Encounter. BY JOHN B. KELLER. HO'S who in Ban Johnson's W Nationals and Yankees will promises to be the most spectacular series of the year, excepting that for world laurels. Primed to the minute for a do-o Bucks will go gunning for big game tomorrow afternoon in Yankee Stadium and they are hoping to keep their artillery unlimbered and in . . There appears to be the makin’s of an American League championship in the impending setto, and the Harris- heavy action through Sunday. men are more than anxious to drag i Regardless of the outcome of today's game here between Nationals and Browns or the results in the Yankee-Indian double-bill in the big town, Harris’ contingent will enter Yanks than when the clubs returned from their unsatisfactory Western Then the Bucks were two full games behind hould the worst occur today—the Bucks lose and the hey would enter the Bronx field but a game and a half invasion ecarly this month. the Yanks, but Yanks win two—t in the rear of the world champions. That the Nationals will have picked up at least a half game on the Yanks during the brief home stay w as- sured yesterday when they broke €ven with the Browns in the double- header in Clark Griflith Stadium, e the New Yorkers were kept away from the Indians by rain. The pesky St Louis crew that has done all it could to mar the Bucks' record this season blasted the locals’ hope of attaining first place vesterday by £rabbing the opening tilt of the dual attraction, 7 to 0, but the Harrismen came back with a vengeance in the nightcap and triumphed, 6 to 2 The first clash was solely a case of too much Urban Shocker. The vet- eran spitballer held the Bucks to five measly hits, two of them off the bat of Sam Rice, and as a result not a man sporting the local livery reached third base, and but two wot as far as second. In the meanwhile the Browns knocked Paul Zahniser out of the scene before the fifth inning was ended, and profited considerably at the expense of Allen Russell and Byron Speece. But the tables were turned in the second match. Curly Ogden, twice a victim of Brown batsmen this season, had them baffled at last. At that, Curly path was not so rosy. for in two innings the Browns filled the bases, and he had to pitch to gen- erally hard hitters in each instance, He yielded eight hits, three of them | being bunched in the seventh when the Browns did their tallying after two were out But they meant little, for the Rucks had chased Dave Danforth, who was extremely wild in addition to being free with hits, in the sixth session and socked Hub Pruett for an extra | run. George 1t toiled through the la€t two frames for the Brow in mood fashion, but probably hecause the Nationals were satisfied the game was in. Browns Start In the first game ®an their scoring round. Tobin was a tim. and Robertson’s roller w for Bluege. but Sisler sent a hopper to deep short and got to first base ahead of Peck's heave. Then Williams slammed the sphere to the right-field fence just too high for Rice to reach and Sisler counted MeNeely's failure to hold Jacob- son’s drive, after a great run that put the National recruit in position for a catch, paved the way to a Brown marker in the sccond session. | The error put Big Bill at second basa | to start the frame. He took third| when Severeid scratched a single by | Yeck, and got home after Rice caught Gerber's loft to short right. Sam made a poor pez to the plate after bagging the ball. Severeid went to second on the throw. but Shocker and Tobin were soft outs The Browns drove the hill in the fifth, some wewd National fielding and a sound it off Russell went on to a threZ-run total for the inning. Tobin began the round with a two-bagger to | left-center and Robertson walked. | d, but Williams' single tallied Tobin, put Robertson at third| and Zahniser under the showers. McManus, first to face Russell, lifted a foul to Judge near the Bucks® dugout. Joe made a good catch, but when Williams broke for second after the ball was speared Joe made a most uncertain throw to Peck. Robertson, of course. had started toward home and easily slid in under Peck's hur- ried heave to Ruel. It was indeed an 0dd sacrifice play. Jacobson shot a two-bagger to and Williams scampered home. The Browns got to Speece for a run in the eighth. Severeld walked and probably would have figured in a double play with Gerber had not Harris dropped Bluege's throw, leav- ing both runners safe. A brilliant throw by Tate snared Severeid oft second, but Shocker sacrificed and Tobin's single that eluded both Judge and Harris tallied Gerber. In the ninth the Visitors put their seventh counter over. Sisler strolled. took third when Williams singled and scored after McNeely caught Mc- Manus' Al Scoring in the second game started in the fourth frame, when Danforth issued his first pass of the afternoon Bluege got it and dashed to third when Ruel poled a double into short 1eft. Peck fied to Williams so deep that Bluege tallied and Ruel took third after. the catch. Muddy was stranded as Ogden and McNeely fanned. A pass started the Bucks' next run in the fifth. With Harris out of the way, Rice walked and went to the far corner as Goslin doubled to left- center. Successive passes to Judge and Bluege forced Sam home. Witn the bases stll filled Ruel lined to Robertson, who touched third to re- tire Goslin, completing a double pliy. Big Sixth Inning. The Bucks had a merry time in the sixth. Peck strolled and Ogden Dounced a bunt over Danforth’s head for a single. When McNeely bunted Danforth threw for a play at third, but too late, and the sacks were crammed. Harris fouled to Severcid, who made a splendid catch against the grandstand, but Rice singled to right, counting Peck and Ogden and sending McNeely to third. Sisler replaced Danforth with Pru- ett at this juncture, and the relief southpaw was greeted warmly by Goslin. Goose pasted the-ball down the right-field line for two bases, chasing McNeely home and Rice to third. Then .came a neat squeeze play, with Judge buntimg. Rice raced plateward and Goslin_took third as Joe was tossed out. Bluege walked, but_Ruel ended the rally with a loft to Tobin. The Browns sent Grant to the hill for the final three innings, and the Bucks could do little against him, but Sisler's crew came to life for a Dbrief spell in the seventh session and escaped a shutout. Evans batted for Pruett and was an easy Gut, but Tobin and Robertson bunted singles. Early. the Browns be- in the initial strike-out vie Zahniser from and aided by left be decided in little ol' New York during the next four day | this s These runners advanced as Sisler was retired and counted when Wil- « liams bounced a single off Peck's jaw. mad base ball scramble of 1924 may s, when fly at one another’s throats in what r-die struggle, Bucky Harris and his t out of Gotham. the New York series closer to the A HALVED MATCH FIRST GAME. ST, LOUTS, AB. Tobin, rf ... 5 Robertson, 3b Sisler. 1b. Williams, If. McManus, 2b Jacobson, cf. Severeid. c.. 5‘ L " | ormrowmm! Mol cosessess! ‘WASHINGTON. McNeely, cf. Harris. 2b Rice, rf Goslin, yif” Judge. 1p Bluoge, 3b. Ruel, ¢ el il Peckinpaugh, Zahniser, p..........0" Russell, p... 01 10000 Speece.’ ... : *Leiboid . *Batted for Russell it St. Louis. Washington. . . Two-base hits—Williams, Gerber. Tobin, Ja- cobson. ~Stolen bases—Rice, Williams. Lett 8l omorsrussusanl 8l cancesss ol cosso00000000l 4l ororornmni L] 5| o soconmuoonsned 8l cusauremed | ovoowmoomsouwot nl onvosssowms! ol c00oommroomest ®l ocooo000000mw! H fth. o 0 fices—Gerber. McManus (2). Shocker. on bases—St. Louis. 10; Washington. on balls—Off Shocker, 3; off Zahniser, | Speece, 3. Struck out—By Shocker, 5: by | Zahniser. 3. Hits—Off Zahniser. 6 in 415 in. | nings: off Russell, 1 in % inning: off Speece, 4 in 4 innings. Losing pitcher—Zahniser. Um: ires — Messrs, _Holmes, and Nallin, Evans ime of game, 2 hours. SECOND GAME. AB. R. Robertson Sister. 1b. .. Williams, If McManus, 2b Jacobson, cf vereid. c. Gerber. sl Danforth, p.. .. Pruett, p... Grant,’ p. *Evans ...l 1H, Rice . *Batted for Pruett in seventh, tBatted for Grant in ninth. WASHINGTON McNeely, cf...... Harris, 2b S. Rice, f. Goslin, Judge. Bluege, 3b.. Buel, ... EETTT IS oer-1oe. | FSTOPPFORRRN | wlosssscscsson @l coooommommmmn @l 0coorrooomoonol wl oo0oomossessst? ® (R, -] [PRSRONTSIN - @l wmoroonwoni o 2l menoowmnolt 5l wmmwmooncd ® %l onwe! [ulssentnsacr ° ° S e oo n Two-base hits—Ruel, Sisler. Goslin (2). Sac- rifices — Danforth. Peckinpaugh. McNeely, Judge. Double plays—Robertson (unassisted) Peckinpaugh to Harris to Judge: Peckinpaugh to Judge, ~Left on bases—St. Lous, 9: ington. 10, Bases on balls—Off Danfort] off Pruett. 1: off Ogden, 3. Danforth, 3: by Ogden, 3. 10 in 5!4 innings; off Pruett. 1 in % inning: off Grant, 0 in 2 innings. Hit by pitcher—By Ogden (Seversid). _Losing_pitcher—Danforth, Umpires—Messrs. Evans. Nallin and Holmes. Time of game—1 hour and 50 minutes. CAUGHT ON THE FLY Tod o0 [ I Struck_out-—By Hits—OF Danforth. s game will be the last here | son for the Browns. George | Mogridge probably will toe the slab for the Bucks, with Erie Wingard, sensational young southpaw, or Elam Vangilder doing the hurling for the invaders. Peck made a clever stop of Sisler's grounder to deep short in the first frame of the opening game vesterday, but_could not make the long throw to Judge in time to head off the St Louis manager at first. When McManus fouled to Judge with Browns on first and third, in the fifth, the Nationals did not shine afield. Williams broke for second after the catch and drew a throw from Joe, whereupon Robertson set sail for the plate and got there ahead of Peck's relay. Tate replaced Ruel behind the bat for the Bucks after the fifth inning. In the eighth Benny made a great throw to Peck that nipped Severeid off the middle station. Three singles were wasted by the Bucks in the second inning of the | final game of the double-header. With | one gone, Ruel singled past Robert- son, only to be trapped off first a mo- ment later. Then Peck and Ogden hit safely before McNeely flied to Williams. Harrix made a great try to retire Tobin when the latter hit over second base in the fifth round. Bucky came through with a brilliant stop, but could not get the ball to Judge in time to head off the fleet Brown. With Tobin on third and Sisler on second and two out in the Browns' fifth, Williams was purposely passed. The strategy proved wise, for Mc- Manus forced out Sisler at the far corner. ‘Williamw’ hit that drove in the Browns’' counters in the seventh was a bad-bounding ball that landed against Peck's jaw. Roger was dazed by the blow and McNeely had to run Into field the ball. HOW GRIFFS ARE HITTING G. AB. H. SB. RBI Pet.’| Russell .28 14 50 0 o 837 Martina ..... 20 37 13 4 5 351 Guslin ......128 463 152 15 91 328 McNeely .... 16 18 5 Rice ..125 168 19 58 Judge ..126 132 12 63 Leibold ...... 72 67 Ozden L1 13 Ruel ..118 Johnson ..... 30 Z: ry 24 .. 14 sl 114 ugh 124 Taylor ...... 21 Biuege ...... Shirley .. Specee § o 19 12 20 5 53 - EELEL eesssssuunaksssiise onunasnialld Yoiluzale bhkk H o38%8 PIRATES CLAIM HOME RUN; PROTEST PHILLY GAME PITTSBURGH, Pa., August 27— A protest was filed laxt night with John Heydler, president of the National Lengue, by Barney Drey- fuss, president of the Pittwburgl club, on a decision in yesterday wecond game with Philadelphi: which a hit by Johnny Morrinon was ruled a three-base hit, when President Dreyfuss declared it rhould have been allowed as a home run. He said the ball went outside the playing field and be- yond the vision of the umpires. The hit was made in the third inning, and the balance of the game, which was won by Phil delphia, 3 to 1, wax played under protest by Pittsburgh. HORNSBY BATS .692 IN CARDS” HOME STAY ST. LOUIS, August ing on a batting spree here a week ago in a game with Philadelphia, Rogers Hornsby, the Cardinals’ slug- ging second baseman and leading major league hitter, has hit safely in ten straight games, and collected 27 hits in 39 attempts for a total of 16 runs. During the past week three double-headers were played. Of these hits, Hornsby has driven out 6 homers, bringing his total for the season to 22, and § doubles and 1 tripl In yesterday's game with Brooklyn he scored 3 of the 4 runs scored by St. Louis, driving out 1 homer and 3 doubles off Grimes in 4 attempts. His week's average of .692 thought to be a world record Last Wednesday and Thursday Hornsby obtained 13 hits in 14 trips to the plate in the four games,played. He had hit safely nine straight times on Friday, when he was stopped by Pitcher Nehf of New York. . PIRATES PICK UP A PAIR FROM CAROLINA LEAGUE GREENWOOD, 8. C., Maurice Frew, outfielder of the Greenwood club_in the Carolina League and star halfback for Wash- ington and Lee last Fall, has signed a contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates and will report next Spring. Paul Moseley, leading pitcher ot the league, also has signed with the Pirates and will report after the between Green- 7.—Since start- is August 2i.— TRIO OF DOUBLE-HEADERS SCHEDULED IN A. L. TODAY ESS than a quarter of the season remains in the American League pennant race for the New York Yankees to increase their lead of L less than one-half game over in turn, hold a three-and-a-half-game advantage over Detroit, in third place, as a result of Washington spl while the Yankees and Cleveland at remained idle because of rain. Connie Mack's Athletics won a hard- fought -twelve-inning game from the White Sox. 4 to 3, Joe Hauser, Phil- adelphia first baseman, getting his twenty-first homer of the season off Faber. It was Chicago's thirteenth straight defeat. 1t took five Giant pitchers to turn back the hard-hitting Cubs in a wild jamboree in which both teams hit hard and often, the Giants getting 20 safeties to the Cubs’ 13. After they had scored six runs in the first and one in the second, the Giants lost the lead under the persistent battering of the Chicago club, and in the ninth found themselves two runs to the bad. Going to bat for the last time, they pulled a regular Giant rally, sending four runs across the pan in a flurry of base hits, to win a much needed game, 11 to 9, gaining several welcome points over the Pirates in second place, four games away. Brooklyn, by d-feating St. BARRACKS SEMI-FiNAL BOUT MAY BE WARM While there is a deal of interest in the 10-round feature bout between Honey Boy Finnegan and Goldie Ahearn Friday night at the Wash- ington Barracks, a flock of fans ex- pect an equally thrilling scrap be- tween Al Ward of Fort Myer and Johnny Sudenberg in the six-round semi-final. Al Ward is a mauler of the slam- bang variety, as he so_ably demon- strated against Charley Roth of Balti- more recently at Fort Myer. Suden- berg is reported to have gone the route with Jack Dempsey before the latter won the heavyweight cham- pionship. Unless the dope is all twisted Ward is in for an interesting tilt. Should Ahearn give a good account of himself against Honey Boy he will have achieved what no_other local boxer has been able to. Joe Kid Peck had quite a reputation until he ab- sorbed one of the Honey Boy’s vicious southpaw punches. BOYS IN TRACK MEET. Schoolboy athletes are competing in an interplayground track and field meet at the Union Station Plaza today. The first event started at 10:30 o'clock. Louis, BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS AMERICAN LEAGUE. | MT. RAINIER BOOSTS TITLE STOCK BY BEATING TYPOS OUN T RAINIER diamond athletes loom as favorites to cop the unlimited title of the, Washington Base Ball and Athletic Asso- ciation, but the specter of the Union Printers, who have one more chance to prove their worth, still hovers in the championship melee. That nerve-racking 2-to-1 beating admini Mount Rainier blasted the former’s h. faurels in the Sunday League match Printers now are eliminated in_ this by the Marylanders on two occasions. stered to the Typos yesterday by ope of deadlocking the issue for the es of the W. B. B. A. A, and the competition, having been nosed out Mount Rainier tacked a 7-to-6 trouncing to the Typos in the first titular efgagement. Now the Union Printers have only one path to travel in the Washing- ton Base Ball and Athletic Associa- tion series. They must emerge vic- tors in the Government League play- offs if they would win the right to tackle Mount Rainier in the final series of tilts, The Typos were eager to dispose of the General Accounting Office nine of the Government 1oop to- day in a match starting at 4:30 o'clock at the Washington barracks. Norman Hutchinson, hurling ace of the Typos, will be called on today to keep his club in the running. Inability to solve the slants of Ir- ving Batson caused the Printers to falter yesterday. The Mount Rainier boxman hurled in superb form, as he iclded but four bingles and fanned seven batters in the eight innings he worked. Heinie Webh opposed Bat- son and he did fairly well except in the fifth, when two runs were marked against the Printers. Tommy Ford, second sacker of thg Typos, poled| three wallops. while® Fred Loomis, | Wright and Noves supplied the punch | at bat for the Marylanders. With a 7-to-1 tory over the Quartermaster nine of the War De- partment tucked away, the Registers, winners of the Treasury loop, planned to put forth their best efforts against the Williams-Webb diamond ath letes today at 5 o'clock on the east diamond of the Ellipse. Williams- Webb tossers appear to have the ede and if they batter the Registers they will mingle tomorrow with the vic- tor of the Union Printers-General Ac- counting Office aggregation in a game that will decide the team to en- counter Mount Rainier. The Registers may prove bother- some to Williams-Webb players, judg- ing by the manner in which they trounced the Quartermasters. TBoyd | Edelin, former Ceatral High flinger, who toed the mound for tne ters, was nicked for only and he hurled well throughout. New- ton, Nash and Clatterbuck each smacked a pair of safeties for the the Nationals, in second place, who, itting even with St. Louis yesterda New York and the Tygers at Bostor 7 to 4, in a game in which Rogers Hornsby, batting leader of the ma- jor leagues, cracked out his twenty- second homer of the season and three | doubles in four times at bat, gained half a game on Pittsburgh, which leads the Dodgers in third place by three games. The Pirates split their double- header with the Phillies, winning the first, 6 to 1, and drepping the second, 301, Cincinnati hit the offerings of Ben- ton of the Braves hard and often, winning the last game of the series, 7 to 0. Three double-headers are scheduled for today in the American League. Cleveland and New York play two games at the Yankee Stadium, Detroit and Boston two at Boston and Chi- cago and Philadelphia two at Phil- ad hia. The National League has only two games scheduled, St. Louis at Chicago and Pittsburgh at Philadelphia BOXING IS DOOMED IN PRINCE GEORGES Boxing in Prince Georges County, Md., has received a wallop in the beezer, notwithstanding the fact that the county commissioners agreed to grant the Berwyn and Kenilworth promoters licenses to stage bouts dur- ing the month of September. Ap- proval was given by the county heads with the understanding that after next month boxing should We per- manently discontinued in that section. A license was granted to the Wash- ington Sporting Club at Kenilworth allowing boxing to be held there every Monday night next month, be- ginning with September 1 and end- ing September 29. Berwyn will stage, its September shows on Wednesdays A bribe alleged to have been offer- ed to one of the commissioners to al- low boxing at Kenilworth was dis- cussed at a meeting of the county of- ficials yesterday. Frank P. Reynolds, new manager at Kenilworth, denied that an attempt at bribery occurred. Jack Turner of California and Charley Baum of Baltimore will be opponents in the feature bout Monday night at Kenilworth. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Milwaukee, 4-2; St. Paul, 2.7 Indianapolis, 6: Columbus, Kansas Gity, 11: Minneapolis, 6. Toledo, 9; Louisville, 5. To| OI0TTE0IBI[ 575 ‘Washington . |10/—I13] 7] 8] 9/10/14/71|53].573 18[—1 7| 8] 8|1111/13; ~110] 6/— 8]11{13/11] 7/66/86.545 -1 4/12/—10[11/13] 9{10/63) St. Louis ....|10/11(10/—] 7| 9| O] 6162160, .1 71 6 9i—[ 7/1113/12] -1 7[11] 7/ bi—| 8/10 8/56/66] -1 71 9| 8] 9|—] 8141 (65/601.520 - 4] 6] b| 6/11/—| 9|10/54/65].454 Bt. Louis ....| 8] 4 6] 4 8/—| 8/14/52/70/.426 Philadelphia | 4] 6 5| 6 5/11/—| 8/44(74| Philadeiphia .| 5| 6/ 8/10/10] 8i—| 8/55/671.451 Chicago -1 5] 5| 3]12| 8] O] 8|—I51/67].432 Boston__.....| 8] 7] b/ 5110/ 5| 5|—i44/771.964 Games lost ..|51/68/55160/68[65/67/67/—|—1 Games lost . .|46/49(64154]80/70/74/77|—|—| YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. St. Louis, 7—2; Washington, 0—8. Philadelphia, 4; Chicago, 3 (12 in- nings, 2d game; 1st game called off, wet grounds). Detroit at Boston (rain). Cleveland at New York (rain). GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. St. Louis at Wash. Wash, land at N. York. Phila. Detroit at Boston. Chicag Chicego at Phila. WESTINGHOUSE AIR SPRINGS SALES AND SERVICE SHEEHAN'S GARAGE 19th and L Sts. NW. Fr. 5617. YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. Pittsburgh, 6—1; Philadelphia, 1—3. Cincinnatl, 7; Boston, 1. Brooklyn, 7; Cincinnati, 4. New York, 11; Chicago, 9. GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. Phila. at Pittsburgh. Cincinnati at_Pitts. 8t. Louls at Chicago. St. Louis ut Chicago. HEWITT TIRES 32x4% S8. NS. Cord, $24.05 NATIONAL-HEWITT CO., Inc. 1007 9th St. N.W.—Fr. 4086 Those young players of the La- fayette Athletic Club are mowing down one opponent after another. They pointed the way toethe Yankee Athletic Club yesterday in a 17-to-1 engagement. Hayes held the losers to a pair of safe clouts, while Parkcr of the same team drove four wallops in five times at bat. Chevy Chase Senior players are out of the running in the senior titular series, but they still are willing to tachle the city's leading senior and unlimitcd combinations. Challenzes are being received by Manager Dur- yee at Cleveland 1615, Hilltop Athletie Club is at Annapo- lis today for a game with the Naval Academy Fourth Class team. Tre Washington nine expected some lively competiticn, as the Plebes are teported to be quite formidable. Petworth Athletic Club ard the Naval Receiving Station outfit were to be opponents today at 4:30 o'clock at the navy yard. Manager Buck Grier has asked his Petworth toss- ers to report at the navy yard at 4:45 o'clock. = Yankee Athletic Club and the Ar- rows were to supply the action to- day at 5 o'clock on diamond No. 1 of the Monument grounds. Sortroi, Rothery, Rawlings, Francis, Fainia, Zanelotti, Freschi, Muschlitz, Morgan Chambers, Morisi and Garilli expect- ed to play for the Yankees. Treasury team, leading the Colorcd Departmental League, failed to ap- pear against the War-Navy nine, 53 he latter was awarded a forfeit. Strennoux practice sessions will Le the order for the Rosslyn Athletic Club tomorrow and Friday in prepa- ration for the match with the Car- dinal Athletic Club Sunday on the latter's grounds at Alexandria UNLIMITED CHAMPION TO PLAY ORIOLE NINE Washington's champion unlimited class sandlot base ball team of the W. B. B. A. A. A, which will be known in the next several days after matches now under way are con- cluded, will be pitted against an all- star Baltimore combination on Sep- tember 6 at Oriole Park in the first tilt of a three-game series of the sec- tional contests of the National Base Ball Federation. A twin bill will be played on the following day in Wash- ington. James F. O'Malley, one of the W. B. B. A. A. A. officials, who made this annoyncement this morning, declared that the Washington-Baltimore inter- city series must be decided by Sep- tember 7, as the directors of the Na- tional Base Ball Federation plan to form a schedule for the section win- nars on the following day at Cleve- land. There is some talk that the Union Printers will relinquish their right to tackle Mount Rainier again, providing they bag the Government League title in the play-offs, according to O'Mal- ley. Officials of the Washington Base FEall and Athletic Association e to meet tonight at 8 o'clock at the Y. M. C. A, and it is _expected that Heinie Webb, pilot of the Typos, will broach the subject of the Printers abandoning the series. District Fire Department tossers are to journey to Norfolk Friday for a game with the Fire Fighters of that city on the following day. Fort Humphreys will play host to the local Fire Department nine to- morrow. Alexandria Light and Power Com- pany team was to face the Potomac Yard tossers today at 5 o'clock at Dreadnaught Park, in Alexandria. Alexandria fans are expected to turn out fof the St. Mary's-Tiger game to be played Sunday at 5 o'clock at Dreadnaught Park. STRIBLING IS READY TO FACE BERLENBACH NEW YORK, August 27.—Paul Berlenbach of New York and Young Stribling, 20-year-old Georgia boxer, will meet in a six-round bout at the Velodrome Athletic Club here tonight. The bout, originally scheduled for the milk fund benefit June 26, was postponed because of an injury to Berlenbach. Stribling, who has been at Sara- toga Springs training with Firpo, re- turned yesterday and weighed in at 168 pounds, two pounds under the 170 called for in the fight agreement, while Berlenbach weighed 166. Stribling is the favorite, due to his newspaper decision over Mike Mec- Tigue, light-heavyweight champion of the world, at Newark, March 31. The bout's length is curtailed be- cause of the State law prohibiting pouts participated in by minors go- ng longer routes. Stribling had been bothered by a Summer cold for about a month, it was learned today, but he declared he had no worry on this score. The cold had caused coughing speels dur- ing heavy workouts, he admitted, but he had not been bothered in this re- spect for the past few days. Ob- servers at the weighing-in agreed that the youthful boxer appeared in excellent condition. Berlenbach declared he also was in excellent condition and was “faster and was boxing better than ever. - \RED S0X PURCHASE TWO. BOSTON, August 27.—The purchase by the Boston Americans of William Rogell, an infielder, from the Salina, Kans, Club of the Southwestern League and the signing of Al Kel- lett, a right-hand pitcher with a semi-professional team at Anaconda, Mont., was announced today. Rogell has been hitting well, with 10 home runs to his credit. NATIONALS AT NEW YORK August 28, 29, 30,31 . Every Play in Moving Pictures ‘While the Game Is Befng Played Coleman’s New Invention President Theater Game Starts at 2:30 P.M. Daily Saturday and Sunday l P.M. DEMPSEY’S “NEW” NOSE EN ROUTE TO BIG FIGHT LOS ANGELES, August 27.—Jack Dempsey, heavyweight fiim hero, who recently turned his nose over to plastic surgeons for remodel- Ing, after successfully defending it from being reshaped by hix op- ponents in the ring, left yesterday for New York to wee the Willx- Firpo fight. He plans to stop over at Salt Lake for a short visit with rel 5, he xald, Before boarding the train, the world champion boxer modestly exhibited his new nosxe to the friends who came to see him off, and had the watisfaction of hear- ing them cheer it to the echad DISTANCE SWIMMERS COMPETE SATURDAY Long-distance swimmers in this section are primed for the three-mile events to be staged on the upper course of the Potomac River Satur- day under the auspices of the Wash- ington Canoe Club. The swims have been sanctioned by the Amateur Ath- letic Union. A silver loving cup donated by the Washington Board of Trade will be awarded the first District resident to cross the finish line in the women's race, while the Chamber of Commerce has agreed to give a similar award to the first local athlete to finish in the women's event. The women's race will start from Chain Bridge at 3 o'clock and will be followed by the men’s event 15 min- utes later. '‘anoes will accompany the contestants. Gold medals will be awarded to the victors in both the men’s and women’s races, as well as silver medals to those finishing sec- ond and third. SWIMMING RACES TODAY. Swimmers at the Tidal Basin were to compete in the Milers’ Swimming ub events today. Races for men and women will start at 5 o'clock. GIRLS IN SWIM MEET. tiirl swimming teams of the George- town and Rosedale playgrounds will be opponents in a dual meet tomor- row at § o'clock in the Georgetown pool. RN S INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Rochester, 7-5: Jersey City, 2. Syracuse, &; Newark., 6. Toronto, '3;" Reading, : timore, 10: I 10 innings) FOREST HILLS, N. Y., August F Rising and Faltering Playe BY LAWRENCE PERRY. N “The king is dead; long live EW YORK, August 27.—Like every other community under an ab- solute monarchy, the tennis world always is on its toes to shout the king.” Results thus far in the national men’s singles tournament, however, do not give promise of any loud shouts to that cffect this year. Which does not alter the fact that people are beginning to go to Forest Hills in the carnest hope of seeing Bill Tilden licked. Even should that happen, however, big Bill would be far from un- seated from his throne. Off days come to every player, and some of the sterling contenders of the tournament entry list may catch the champion off his game. ill, it is not likely. in tennis, at least to the insiders. Tilden has met practically all the men who threaten his title and de- feated them. Some have scored against him, but it has been at times when little was at stake. He may trifle with the doubles title, as he did when he paired himself with his protege, Sandy Weiner, but it is rea sonably sure that Big Bill will take few chances either of conditions or strategy when so much hangs on the results of this week's play. Can7t Shake Tilden. His opponents have no surprise to offer Tilden. He has seen them mount their heights, and has topped them The greatest surprise he could offer | them would be to begin to mis He is in a position to gauge those who are coming and those who are going. It was no surprise to any tennis fan when George Lott put out Dicle Wil- liams. Williams pulled a tendon in Paris. It was only necessary to make him use his feet as well as his racket to uncover his weakness Tt was no surprise when Norman Brookes fell before Kelleher.. All knew that any sterling player who could force him to play at top speed for long could defeat the veteran who is approaching the half-century mark in age. Hopes were pinned on Little Bill Johnston early this son, when he rested from the courts to pile up strength and weight for the big tour- naments, but his showings so far have not encouraged those who hope to see him beat Tilden NET STARS CLASH TODAY IN NATIONAL TOURNAMENT 27—After two forced postponements in succession because of rain, William T. Tilden of Philadelphia, de- fending champion, and Manuel Alonso of Spain meet today in the second round of the men’s national singles tennis championship here. Both | players drew byes in the first round of the tournament. HUTCHISON TO DEFEND WESTERN GOLF TITLE CHICAGO, August 27.—Jock Hutch- ison of Glen View, holder of the Western open golf title, will defend his crown in the tournament opening at Calumet here September 4, accord- ing to officials who have received his entry Other prominent entrants to date include: Leo Diegel. Washington, D. C.; Bob_McDonald, a freelance and former Metropolitan open champion: Eddie Loos, Lake Shore, former California champion; Dewey Weber of Acacia and a number of leading Chicago amateurs, Walter Hagen of New York will compete in the event, it was an- nounced. —_— STONE AND GOLDMAN BOTH WIN THEIR BOUTS PHILADELPHIA. August 27.—Ad Stone. Philadelphia_ light heavy- weight, won from Mike Conroy of Rochester, N. Y., in the seventh round of a scheduled ten-round bout at Shetzline Park here last night, when Conroy’s seconds tossed a towel into the ring as token of defeat. Nate Goldman of Philadelphia won a keenly contested semi-final bout from Sid Barbarian of Detroit. TIP FOR FISHERMEN. HARPERS FERRY, W. Va,, August 27.—The Potomac River was clear and the Shenandoah muddy this morning. Inside Golf y Chester Horton. A slice usually results from reach- ing out with the arms at the begin- ning of the back swing because the clubhead, first, is swept outside the direction line and, secondly, because ' the right elbow lifts. Then in the down swing the right arm shoots out and over fn- stead of under and straight through the ball. The right arm is i the stronger and it takes command of the down swing SHOWING HOW RIGHT ARM TAKES COMMAND OF DOWN SWING WHEN RIGHT ELBOW| ;1S RASSED UP While the club- head should mot be lifted con- selously with the arms at any point in the back swing, no particular harm will be done as a usual thing if it is lifted some near the top of the back swing. There ix an instinctive action of the arms at this point that is partly arm lift of the club and partly the club's natural lift from turning of the shoulders. It is hard to define just which action lifts the club the most, and it need make little difference to the player. But if the club is pushed outside the ne at the atart of the back swing the outward pushing and lifting will continue through the whole swing, which is incorrect. MATCHYOUR 0DD COATS .65 3 The se orris W ational elimination of R lliams. 2d, of Philadelphia, twice former title holder, by the latest wonder of the tennis world. George Lott, jr., ofi Chicago, 17 years old, national junior champion and holder of the Canadian national senior title, proved the greatest up set on Monday, the first day of pla Several other upsets of an aston- ishing nature took place. The de- feat of Norman E. Brookes, veteran Australian, by Hugh Kelleher of New and the victory of Watson shburn of New York over Robert of San Francisco came distinct surprises As a result of the first day" matches 14 players advanced to tha second round. and 13 others who had drawn hyes in the first round reached the third round. Ten matches re- mained unfinished in the first and second rounds of pla: In the opening bid for honors against the American stars, the for- eign contingent held their own Gerald Patterson, Australian ace, did not complete his match with Paul Martin of New York. but his team- mates, Pat O'Hara Wood and Robert E. Schlesinger. advanced, as did three Frenchmen, Jean Borotra, winner at Wimbledon: Rene LaCoste and Alain Gerbault. Fukuda and Okamoto, two Japanese stars, also came through. The feature matches today beside the Tilden-Alonso match are William M. Johnston vs. R. E. Schlesinger, Harvey Snodgrass vs. Watson Wash- burn, Jean Borotra vs. E. W. Feible- man of New York, M. Fukuda vs. Stanley Pearson of Philadelphia. Alain Gerbault vs. winner of the match between Gerald Patterson and Paul Martin, B. 1. C. Norton of St. Louis vs. Clarence Griffin of San Francisco, Howard Kinsey of San Francisco vs. Dr. George King of New York and the match between George Lott and the winner ot the Willard Crocker, Canadian Davis cup player, and George Whitlock of New York match. HARTZ SETS AUTO MARK FOR ALTOONA SPEEDWAY as ALTOONA, Pa., August 27.—Harry | Hartz set up a new qualifying record for the Altoona speedway yesterday when he turned the mile and a quar- ter board bowl in 36.3 seconds at the rate of 123 miles and hour. The speed was made in qualifying for the 250-mile automobile race on Labor day. Fourteen drivers are entered. Jimmy Murphy, winner of the June race, was a fraction of a sccond slower than Hartz, turning his qual- ifying round at the rate of 122.3 miles an hour. Other drivers qualifying, all above 100 miles and hour, were An- toine Mourre, Harlan Feugler, Fred Comer, Earl Cooper, Peter de Paolo, Bennett Hill, Joe Boyer and Bob Mc- Donough. NORDACS CIGARS Made in Tampa Ask for them At All Smoke Shops 10c—2 for 25¢—15c Strt. AUTO GLASS FCR WINDSHIELDS OR BOD! oraliod Whtle Xow Wit T Taranio & Wasman 1017 NEW YORK AVE. N.W. OWL VENTILATORS ‘Wholesale and Retail We Install Also These RADIATORS FENDERS BODI¥S, LAMPS MADE OR . Entrance at 1421 P N.W. Frank, 8038 WITTSTATTS B. AND ¥, WORKS 319 13tk N.W. Fraak, 6410 . Upsets do not come unexpectedly ] As to the youngsters rising above |the tennis horizon, the old-time spec- tators say “most of them play too lit- tle and talk too much.” They contend that the only conversation which counts in tennis is when the loser jumps the net to congratulate the winner. What each says then and how they say it, the enthusiasts de- clare, fix a man’s position in the world as accurately and in- as the edict of the ranking committee of the Lawn Tennis Ass ciation (Copyright, 1924.) WOMAN RACKETERS READY FOR TOURNEY should Tennis followers hereabout be well entertained Saturday, when the opening play in the annual tour- nament of the Women's Tennis League inaugurated on the Sixteenth Strect | Reservoir courts Entries have been received from the District's most talented woman racke: and the affair this year promise to be brimful of competition. Mrs Charles Teal, North Carolina singles champion in 1923, has decided {o enter Frances Krucoff, Frances Tker, | George Washington University cham pion: Louise Kelly, District doubles champion: FKlizabeth Pyle, Corinns . Maycita de Souza, Mrs. Gra- ham, Mrs. Teal and Mrs. Stone are expected to make an impressive show- ing. Mrs. Goodwin is re at the Cordova Apartments. The | singles and doubles entry lists will close Friday and Saturday, respective- ly. Drawing in the singles will be an- nounced Saturday morning. The tournament committee is com- posed of Mrs. Graham, Betty Pyle, Maycita de Souza, Mrs. Teal and M tering entries CHANNEL BALKS PERKS, BUT GIRL WILL TRY SWiM DOVER, England, August 27.— Frank Perks of Birmingham, who left here at 12:30 p.m. yesterday in an attempt to swim the English Channel, abandoned his effort at o'clock this morning when four miles from Calais. owing to the ex- treme coldness of the water. The attempt by Lillian Harrison, Argentine swimmer, to negotiate the [channel has been postponed from tomorrow until September 3 or 4, as her trainer thinks it better for her to continue her present strenuous work so as to be in the best possible form. The final decision. however. will depend upon the weather and the condition of the water. Mcanwhile an Egyptain swimmer EIfi, plans to start across Friday. . WOODFISH, FORD RACER, SINKS AFTER COLLISION DETROIT, August 27.—The first accident to mar the events in connec- tion with the Gold Cup regatta sched- uled here, starting Friday, occurred last night when the Woodfish, a 33- foot runabout speedboat owned by Edsel Ford, was sunk while making a trial run over the official course The boat, which was entered in the sweepstakes, sank following a col- lision with another entry. The pilot was rescued after suffering slight injuries. The sinking of the Woodfish leaves Edsel Ford only one other entry, the Nine Ninety-Nine, which won the speedboat tests at Miami, Fla. POLO PB.ACTIC}T OFF AGAIN. August 27— WESTBURY, N. Y., Practice polo matches among the American and British interhational- ists for the challenge cup series was called off today for the second straight day. Due to heavy raing, the field was not in condition for the scheduled match between the American “Big Four” and a picked combination. SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. Adlanta._2; Little Rock, 1 Mobile. '5; Memphis, 3. Nashville, 5; Birmingham TODAY BASE BALL [3%x. American League Park Washington vs. St. Louis Tickets on sale Spaldings, 1338 G Street N.W. from S:30 AM. to 1:00 P.M. Hecht Company, 624 F Cord Tires On Credit “PAY AS YOU RIDE” Small Payment Down Balance Monthly T.O.ProbeyCo. 2100 Pa. Ave. NW.