Evening Star Newspaper, October 16, 1924, Page 31

[ ¢ Macks Give Baltimore $100,600 for Pitcher Groves : Greb Is Willing Fighter SUM IS $100 MORE THAN MUCH-CRITICISED BOXER YANKEES PAID FOR RUTH Oriole Southpaw Has Won 108 and Lost 36 Games in Five Years—Successful in 26 Out of 32 Contests in Past Season. ALTIMOR timore Internafional League's delphia American Manager Jack Dunn as $100,600. This price tops by $100 the former record sum paid by the New York Yankees to the Boston Red Sox for * Groves, who hails from Lonaconi 170 pounds and is 6 feet 2 base ball for six years. In his five fanned 1,107 batsmen and has won 108 and lost 36 games. His part in winning the sixth straight championship for the Baiti- more team this year was 26 victories, 6 defeats and 230 strike-outs. Lack of control has been his chief trouble and was the one and only thing which kept him from leading the Intern: tional League every year in games won. Connie Mack, manager of the Phila- ‘delphia Athletics, made the offer for Groves at Oriole Park after watching him pitch against the Athletics s GIANTS AND CHISOX ON WAY T0 EUROPE QUEBEC, October 16 defeated the White Sox 6 to in the last game of an exhibifion series here yesterda: Joined by John McGraw and Charles Comiskey, who reached here in the afternoon, the teams sailed later aboard the liner Mont Royal for an| exhibitlon tour of Europe. The liner delayed her sailing for three_hours to let the teams finish the series here. Score: 613 1 6 1 Forman, Law- | HARRIS AND GRIFFITH TO ATTEND Y BANQUET Manager Stanley Harris of Wash- fngton's world champion base ball team and Clark Griflith, president of the club, will be honor guests at a banquet to be held by the Terminal R. R. Y. M..C. A. tomorrow night at | the association's quarters in Union Station. The affair will begin at 6 o'clock. Many out-of-town officers of the Railroad Y. M. C. A as well as the local officers will be among the gues ORIOLES RETURN HOME AND QUICKLY DISPERSE! BALTIMORE ehcering fans early yesterday when the Birds unsuccessful quest s 1 in the October greeted the at Union returned at St F junio 16. — Nol Orioles | Station after an ul for| world | of the | them | lo: A few friends and relatives players were on hand to gre and he Orioles who live her little time in reaching home Tho: from other States spent a few hours | here, most of them leaving later for | their destinations. Connelly, Tomlin, Onslow and Jack- son did not make the trip East Wwith the Birds “They beat us and that's about all,” eaid the Oriole magnate and the players in general were reticent in| discussing their setback. ANGLERS Join With Us On Our First Outing of the Season to ANNAPOLIS, SUNDAY, OCT. 19 TICKETS §2.25 Includes round trip on the Washington. Baitimore and Annapolis Ry.. Motor-Boat hire and basket lunch. _ Special Train leaves 13th and N. Y. Ave. at 7 A. M. returning 6:20 P. M. PRIZES TO LUCKY ANGLERS ATLAS 927 D St. N. W. Our custom made ready- j tailored to our order. dominating solid colors with ! color. Well be glad to 3 for $7.00 to-wear Shirts of fine madras are especially You'll realize months of ¥ satisfactory wear from them. Made up in the pre- finllflf‘hed collars or semi- starched detached collars to match. Guaranteed fast i have you look over the line. £ Special this week— 1$2.50 h 1 . eac. li Clothing--Hats--Haberdashery 'm hop || 511 mh s._| 1,500 MILES ON ONE FILLING It's the CASTOR OIL in the PAR OIL that gives it thres &3- the life of ordinary ofi— rnu: lDEAL LUBRICANT FOR AUTOMOBILES Bervice at Deale: Garages or at the Distributor Oil Sales Company 0 14tk Street N.W., - Md., October 16—Robert M. (“Lefty”) Groves, the Bal- League club today inches tall. | neil's story | part in batting practice. | nell |ONCE CLEVER JOCKEY | | That was hi THE EVENING S FRENCHY GETS TICKETS, BUT FAILS TO SEE SERIES Plefre Hon Seigneur, former Washington restauranteur, better known here ax “Frenchy,” waited 17 years to have his most wonder- ful . dream only to suffer intment. A personal friend af Walter Johaxon / nx well ax of moxt of the other older members of the Nationnlx, Piorre long had wanted to see the big pitcher in a world series. He procured hix tickets for the gamens, then when they were played had to remain at hix home Balti. more under orders of hix phy; clan. “Frenchy” han been a Wanhing- ton baxe ball rooter since Johnxon mude hix debut here. He made it & euxtom to cloxe hin place of buxi- nows frequently weveral hours, hang an American flag above the door with n sign below, it reading, “gone to the ball game,” then take hisx employes to the contest. pitching ace, was sold to the Phila- for a sum announced by “Babe” Ruth. ing, Md, is 25 years of age, weighs He has been playing professional years as an Oriole pitcher he has DISTRICT TITLE GOLF DRAWS SMALL LIST The golf scene will shift tomor- row from the Town and Country Club, where the final of the annual tourna- ment is being played today, to the Indlan Spring Golf Club, where a small group of the hest amateurs of the city will start the 72-hole medal play grind for the District champion- ship. The entry but all the leading players have sent in their names, with Walter R. Tuckerman of Chevy Chase, the present champion, defending his” title. count of the small list, Secre- | Barr of the District Golf Asso- | ciation has announced that chtries of | men with club handicaps of 12 or less will be accepted at the tee. Entries and pairings for the first day’s play follow: » am~—S. R. Speelman, eral weeks ago. Mack is quoted as aying: “A star flinger will make my team a flag contender in 1925; I be- lieve T have that hurler in Groves.” Since he bought the Baltimore club from Ned Hanlon in 1910, Jack Dunn has developed and sold players for the high figure of $305,100. By a co- incidence his first big deal was with Connie Mack, to whom he sold “Lefty” Russell for $11,000 13 vears ago. Dunn's second largest deal was the sale of Jack Bentley, pitcher, the New York National: 0’CONNELL’S STORIES | CLEAR TEAMMATES | | On tary list is small NEW YORK, October 16.—Frank Frisch, George Kelly and Ross Younx. | New York Giant players implicated | by Jimmy O'Connell in the latter's attempted bribery of Heine Sand, Philadelphia shortshop, were exoner- ated of all connmection with the d partner. & scandal by Commissioner Landis be- R. MeCallum, “lf'l"l‘- cause O'Connell's story did not jibe| tom, and Guy M. Standifer, Colum- with the circumstances at the time| bi: of his action. 9:10—C. This was disclosed by and W, close to Commissioner Landis. Chase. According to this source, P:115—G. J. Volgt, of what happened before and Karl F. Kellerman, and after he approached Sand during| lambia. the game at the Polo Grounds 9:120—Gnrdiner P. tember 27 was diametrically opposite and C. B. Hate to that related by Sand and also the| $:i25—Tom Moore, Indian accounts given by the others called and R. CHE McKimmie, B: before Commissioner Landis. burn, Asked by Landis what he did after| 9:30- offering Sand $500 to “throw” thc| lumbia, and C. game, O’'Connell was sald to have re- lated that he walked to the batting cage and there told Kelly what hap- pened. Then, O'Connell said, he took Indian A. Fuller, Chevy Chase, a source R. Tuckerman, Chevy Bannockburn, yr., Co- @'Con- | Orme, Colum- b Roland R. MacKensie, Co- J. Dunphy, Colum- Truet; xeott, € Washington, lumbia. nxt yegr's wom- District champion, won the In- b title vesterday, de- A. Kr in the final Mrs. Knox was an's | dian Spring C1 feating Mrs. H, round by 2 and 1 once dormie 5 down. -—e BEATS PAR BY 7 STROKES OGDEN, Utah, October 16.—The par nine-hole Ogden Country Club who | BOIf course here was negotiated in ' with thel 30 strokes by Alex Stevenson, club <tatement | professional, in a recent tournament ast race The hest previous score was 31| He has made up his mind that it is|Stevenson shot an eagle, five birdies | impossible for him to krep down to|and four holes at par. | sary riding weight | — haa o ew snounte this ear that he w2, DIVISION_rormer | | could not even keep “in practic Men Who served in Funston. | Willis Sharpe Kilmer had enough France or Germany: General | faith in the boy to give him the mount William X, Wright has been | on his good 2-y . Sunny Man, in Gommission to creet suitasls | he Hopeful S 1t Saratoga monument to commemorate | Springs, but he got off so slowly that gallant dead and his chances were ruined. even though % m-;n‘un- doods he closed a big gap to fihish fifth ot WEICk last mount. | cotary. 89th Society, 2706 Munitions Building. ' According to Sand, however, 0'Con- did not approch any other player but went to the bench and sat alone in one corner. HAS GIVEN UP RIDING Albert Johnson. the jockey, four or five years ago rank best, is authority for the that he has ridden his 37 a Once a White Owl smoker, always a White Owl booster. For in no other cigar will you find the re- markable VALUE made possible by sell- ing a huge quantity at a very small profit. TAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, MERCURY GRIDDERS MEET RECEIVING STATION TEAM OACH JACK SULLIVA) C \ Park. 28-to-0 tilt last Sunday, Sullivan is by strength of the team. their driving power today in a drill] ington Barracks. Sullivan, quarterback: Hurd and,— Trigger. halfbacks, and Cronin, full- back, compose the backfield expected to start for Mercury. Adams and M Carthy are among the cleverest ends, while Russell, Johnson, Meyers, Mc- Dermott and Turner are heing con- sidered for the line. Coach Sullivan is going to have a tough job selecting a final eleven, which will engage in the local titular matches. The Mer- cury squad as an abun ce of re- ny of the men chance of landing regular the Recceiving Station team in have a fine berths. Mohawk gridders will fac sles, instead of . Sunday in Clark Griffith Blink Childs and Billy Mur- of the Eagles should give good | accounts of themselves. The will be outweighed considerabl they are expected to extend the In- dians. Fort Humphreys at Tank Corpx will, supply the action Saturda 2:30 o'clock at the Washington Bar- racks. Moreland, Clatterboss and Smith, former West Point athletes, will play for Fort Humphreys. ¥ xhip Athletic Club will enter- tain the Hudson eleven Sunday after- noon. A dance will be held by the Friendship members tonight at 624 G street southeast. Clarendon Lyons cleven is seeking | a 135-pound apponent, accord- | ing to Mana r, who | can b 407-J.1 Trinity Midgets still are without a game unday. Telephone challenges o West 2122, | A brixk drill be in order for Arlington Athletic Club tonight at 7 o'clock, on the Fort Myer grounds. Apache players will be sent through | a drill tomorrow night at 7 o'clock at | Tenth street and Virginia avenue | southea: in preparation for t tilt with Virginiu Athle Club Sunday on the latter's ground Mercury Juniors will continue their conditioning work tonight at 8 yclock on r home field. Games with the t can be arranged by calling M er L. Allison at Frank- lin 263! th - height inds and 2 CENTRAL AUTO WORKS 441-451 Eye St. N.W. Phone Franilin 6805 Gemeral Avtomobile Repairing. Fender and Body Repairing. Chassis Straighteaing and Welding. Blacksmithing and Spring Work. Ipholstering and Trimming. Painting and Lettering. Body Building. The for inches mavimum s is 14 ) polo | Nstic | French op Mercury eleven, eager to whip itself into form for the more strenuous games ahead, will strive to topple a foot ball contest Sunday at Union Although his combination mowed down the Marine Barracks in a no means satisfied with the offensive The Mercury players will endeavor to improve starting at 5 o'clock at the Wash- SULLIVAN IS PROVING RIGHT TO RING TITLE iW _YORK, October id” Suilivan is gradually adding value and prestige to his somewhat doubtful junior lightweight division. The new champion successfully de- fended his title for the second time last night by knocking out Mike Bal- lerino in the fifth round. ullivan, outpointed by Ballerino before he won the crown from Johnny Dundee, has acquired poise and con- with the honor and promises to cut a clear niche for himself in circles by fighting well and Steve often. TOLLEY ADAIR DEFEAT JONES-BRADSHAW, 3-1 ATLANTA, Ga., October 16.—Cyril Tolley, French open golf champion, and Perry Adair, former Southern champion, defeated Bobby Jones, na- tional amateur champion, and Te Bradshaw, 3 and 1, in 4 foursome v terday over the Druid Hills cours: Tolley’s driving was the feature of the match. On the sixth hole the n champion drove over the second ditch on the carry, next hole he drove just over the green. At the e nth hole he drove 340 vards on the carry. Tolley's card for the afternoon was a 71, two strokes under par, while Jones made a 72 for the course. Jones had many ghort putts on the green, but was completely outdriven Tennis is played at night in Aus- tralia on electrically illuminated courts. Dobbs Hats The best dressed men in London, in New York, in Washington, wear Dobbs Hats. Their shapes— their shades are always correct. Of course, they are at The Hecht Co. $7 Upward Hanan Shoes InLondon, in Paris, in New York, Hanan has his own exclusive shops. But in Washington this excellent shoe is at The Hecht Co. Featured is “The Trident,” a new light tan. Norwe- gian calf —very popular for Fall. $15 and on the | OCTOBER 16, 1924. GRIFFS NOT TO CHANGE HOTEL AT TRAINING CAMP tel rent free when they xo to the Florida city next Spring to groom for the 1925 American League campaign, but will not avail thems the extablishment an quarters for the athletes during the training xeaxon. But the Nationalx will return to the hotel they have been using since Tampa was selected ax their Spring camp. Mth appreciates the offer of the Tampa apartment Rotel management, has & verbal agreement with the old hotel authorities to return to it next year. KUMMER WILL RIDE EPINARD AT LAUREL NEW YORK, October 16.—Clarence Kummer will be astride Epinard when the famous French 4-year-old starts In the $10,000 Laurel Stakes race at Laurel Park, Md., Saturday. Everett Haynes. who rode Epinard in his three international races, will be on his way to Europe Saturday with Plerre Werthelmer, owner of the horse. Kummer, who rode Ladkin in the first two international races. was selected as the jockey for Saturday's race by Trainer Eugene Leigh, who will have charge of Epinard after Wertheimer's departure. —e SCHWARTZ WHIPS ASH. BALTIMORE, Md., October 16— Benny Schwartz, Baltimore flyweight, was awarded the Jjudges’ decision over Frankie Ash of England at the end of a 12-round bout last night. The sixth and eighth rounds were even, in the opinion of newspaper men, the others going to Schwartz. Ash weighed nfiu; and Schwartz 116%. TB.EMAINE wms BOUT. _YOUNGSTOWN, Ohlo, October 16.— 2 Tremaine, Cleveland decisively outpointed Schaifer, Milwaukee, in bout Jast night. bantam- |cago White Sox; SPORTS. DESERVES 31 1 SOME CREDIT Unlike Many Others When It Comes to Enlering, Ring, Although He May Annoy Officials and Others by His Tactics. BY FAI N willing to go out and fight. R PLAY. EW YORK, October 16.—Harry Greb may annoy officials and spec- tators by his butting and other alleged foul tactics, but, at leas he should receive credit as one of the very few champions who are Any boxing season depends for its success upon the activity of cham- pions in the various classes. The outdoor season recently closed was pretty flat because of the snooty attitude of the champions, and the in- door season promises to be just as bad. In the heavyweight division the \audevlllt c"cull and Benny CHEVY CHASE GOLF SEMI-FINALS TODAY Mrs. Emory Smith, the District woman golf champion, continued her march toward the woman's cham- pionship of Chevy Chase Club yes- terday and is plaving in the semi- final today. Although Mrs. Charles L. Frailey held Mrs. Smith even to the turn in the second round of the championship_yesterday, Mrs. Smith won the next five holes and the match by 5 and 4, Miss Susan Hacker defeated Mrs. G. Brown Miller, 8 and 4, and Mrs. M. Knox won from Mrs. T. L. Belin, § and 4, while Mrs. H. 8. Kinkaid won from Mrs. C. Hall, 6 and 4, to enter the semi-final. Mrs. Smith played Mrs. Knox to- day, while Mrs. Kinkaid played Miss | Hacker. _— - MONTREAL, October 16.—A party of major league base ball players has arrived here en route to Plaster Rock, N. B, for a two-week hunting trip. The party includes Eddie Collins, cap- tain and second baseman of the Chi- Joe Bush and Bob Herb [Shawkey, veteran pitcher: @ 12-round | Hofmann, catcher, of the Jack Dempsey is knocking 'em cold on Leonard is tied up in musical comedy. Mickey Walker, another real cham- pion, is not strutting his brief hour upon the stage, but is on the o with the New York boxing commi sion and must fight, when he cares to do battle, out of town, Mike McTigue is being very careful of his light-heavy world title, and if Gene Tunney gets a crack at it this year the insiders willl be surprised. The featherweight throne is vacant just now and e bantamweight class is in no inspiring condition As for the flyweights, Genaro and Villa seem destined for one reason or another to keep apart. And there you are. Carl Tremaine, who gave great promise in the East and then slumped, fought a pretty good fight out in Ohio the other night, and promoters are angling for him to come to New York and light some red fire. Luis Vicentini’s defeat on points by Rocky Kansas in Buffalo on Mon- |day merely served to confirm what xthoy have been saying about the | South American of late. The talk has been that Luis has been fonder of the white lights than of keeping himself fit—so bang goes another lucrative prospect. REED SHADES REDDICK. MIAMI, Fla, October 16.—Bill Reed of Columbus. Ohio, outpointed J Reddick of Toronto, Ont., according to a majority of newspapermen, in a slow 10-round bout last night. Society Brand Suits and Overcoats, 45 Seventeen different styles of suits by Society Brand. Two or three buttons, in light shades or dark. A model for every type; a fit for every size. At $45—a moderate price. Many different styles in Overcoats. The whole over- coat family. Not overlooking ulsters, ulsterettes, box coats and Chesterfields. At $45. $45 goes a long way these days at The Hecht Co. The Hecht Co. 'F Street at 7th