Evening Star Newspaper, May 5, 1925, Page 30

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1925. *SPORTS.” Harris Relies on Pitching for Nats to Repeat : Dempsey May Fight While Abroad BUCKY LOOKING TO MOUND STAFF FOR ANOTHER TITLE Youthful Pilot Not Concerned Over Possible “Em- barrassment of Riches’ as to Twirlers in Drive for Second Straight Pennant. BY DENMAN THOMPSON, Sports Editor, The Star. T HE advantages of having a plentiful supply of seasoned pitchers are obvious, and have been illustrated in the accomplishments to date of the Nationals, who have won 11 of the 15 games they have played, as against a mere 8 victories and 9 defeats credited to them a year ago to- day, when they stood tied with St. Louis for fifth place in the club standing. One net result of being well fortified with capable slabbists, however, is that no pair or trio of hurlers is likely to finish the campaign with a notably high percentage, as almost invariably is the case with clubs that win pennants or prove real flag contenders, as th This is indicated by the results attained to date, a perusal of to this year the Griffmen are expected the records showing that of the 10 boxmen on the local roster only two— Ogden and Russell—have failed to share in the 11 victories achieved. Johnson, Zachary and Ruether, with two wins apiece, are the leading twirl- ers to date, while Mogridge, Coveleskie, Gregg, Marberry and Kelley each is credited with one victory, the four set- backs being equally divided among Johnson, Ruether, Mogridge and Coveleskie. In the case of both Ogden and Gregg the damp, chilly weather which has prevailed most of the Spring has re- tarded their conditioning, and neither is as well fitted for effective work as he will be when the strong, hot sun gets on the job to stay and has thor- oughly thawed out their ancient soup- ers. When that time arrives—and it | tor and Griffs for the league leadership has been increased to one .of triple proportions by the ascent to equal terms with them of the Athletics, and the Pale, Hose are but a game and a half in the rear. This tight state of affairs will be subject to revision when the Eastern clubs invade the West, but just how it will be adjusted remains to be seen. The Nationals are listed to play 16 games in 17 days during their swing around the frontier and _originally were not scheduled to get back until May 29, following a stopover of two days in Philadelphia, but a revised ar- rangement will bring the Griffs here a battle with the Mackmen on Tues: May 26, to dispose of the game cailed off here last week. MAID AT ARMS WILL START IN PREAKNESS BALTIMORE, Moy 5.—A aew con- tender for the $50,000 Preakness ap- peared last night when Samuel D. Riddle announced that as a result of the brilllant performance of Maid at Arms in the Pimlico Oaks, he would send the miss to the post in Friday's classic. Maid at Arms, a Man-O'War filly, made her own pace in the Oaks and covered the mile and a sixteenth n 1.46, the rastest time ever made in the stakes. The performance of the Riddle filly has brought her considerable favor. The Preakness last year was won by a filly, Bud Fisher's Nellle Morse. Glen Riddle's American Flag, also by Man-O'War, is training nicely, and yesterday had an easy mile in 1.44, while Nicholas, of the Fair Stable, stepped the same distance in 1.414-5. J. E. Grifith’s Singlefoot, being pointed for both Preakness and Derby, went a nice mile and a quarter in 2.08 2-5. Candy Kid, which is to bear H. P. Whitney’s colors, did a speedy | three-quarters in 1.14 2-5. A number of other prospective starters were put through their paces, with the ssme routine on the schedule today. The Bowling Green purse, a six-fur- long sprint, will bring out several well thought of Preakness candidates this afternoon. Prominent among these are Courageous, Storm King, Fast Mail, Campfire Tales and Finland. Storm King has worked exceedingly well and looks especially formidable. Swope, with which Bud Fisher hopes to repeat last year's victory, arrived at Pimlico last night and is scheduled to face the barrier today. GOLF FOLLOWS WAR. Since the war golf has been stead- fly growing in popularity in Belgium and Spain and there are signs that it is making an appeal to the Italians. W.B.B.A. A. ATHLETIC DAY ENTRIES TO CLOSE FRIDAY LL amateur clubs that expect t A sociation at Clark Griffith Sta to turn in their entries for the various events immediately. The deadline has been set for 9:30 Friday night at t. In addition to the 21 track and field events that have been arranged for midget, junior, senior, and un- limited competitors, a base ball game between the Quantico Marines and Western Maryland College will be an interesting feature of the day. Midget teams of the Washington Base Ball and Athletic Assoclation were divided into four sections at a meeting of team managers held last night at the Boys' Club. A, B and C will play Sunday base ball, while D teams will engage in a week-day series. Nines composing the respec- tive sections follow: _Section A— Orientals, Randles, Winsalls, New Havens and Meridians; B—Circles, Diamonds, Corinthians, Carlisles, and Southerns; C—Dreamlands, Michigans, Smithfields, Cardinals, Terminals, and Nationals; D—Eagles, Seminoles, St. Martin's, Victorlas, Auths and Peer- less. Junior teams will meet at the Boys Club tonight to receive their section assignments and to turn in their con- tracts. _ Seniors are booked to or- ganize Thursday night. Prospective members of the Kyle Athletic Club_will meet tomorrow night at 430 Eighth street southeast to organize and plan for the base ball ason. Greatly alarmed over last Sunday's defeat at the hands of the Cardinal Juniors, Coach Hess of the Hess Juniors' has ordered practice today and tomorrow at the Virginia avenue the annual ficld day of the Washington Base Ball and Athletic As- o compete in the athletic events of dium Saturday afternoon are urged he Boys’ Club, Third and C streets. playground and on Thursday will put the team through its paces at Fifth and L streets, southeast. A meeting will be held Thursday night at 720 Seventh street southeast. Modoc tossers will practice today and Thursday, and have an impor- tant meeting scheduled for tonight at 5118 Wisconsin avenue. Manager J. Gilbert Markham is booking Saturday and Sunday games at Cleveland 2125. Cardinal Juniors slugged their way to a 10-to-6 victory over the Takoma Tigers. Hornet Midgets defeated the Hart- ford Midgets, 11 to 9, in a Jerry League game. Herald Harbor and Fairfax Farms Dairy nines will mingle at the Plaza diamond tomorrow at 5 o'clock. Rex Athletic Club Insects will meet the St. Martin’s Insects and the Brook- land Insects Saturday in a double- header. Park Lane Athletic Club will be en- tertained by the Glen Echo base ball nine Sunday. Corinthians won from the Cardinals, 15 to 13. Snoots struck out 21 batters when the Arlington Boys' Club won fts tenth straight victory by defeating the Washington Juniors, 9 to 3. Jun- jor teams wishing to book Sunday games with the Arlingtons should communicate with Manager Harris at Clarendon 497-X-2. DERBY CANDIDATES TAKING SHORT TESTS LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 5.—Speed tests over short distances was the program yesterday for Kentucky Derby eligibles and the same schedule was planned for today. Railbirds here are of the opinion that while there has been an absence of long fast work by the candidates, it does not mean that the colts are not ready for the taxing mile and a quarter distance. Infrequency of lengthy workouts is due to two reasons, the track has been slow for the last ten days and trainers evidently are following a pro- gram of thoroughly seasoning their charges with short breezes to retain speed. Word has been given out by numerous_trainers that their horses could creditably face the Derby bar- rier within an hour’s notice now. At the local tracks Lee O. Cottner, Quatrain and Captain Hal delighted their followers yesterday by short and fast trials. Afrcastle, Pyroot, Elector, Louis Rubenstein and Russel Cave also have been worked out, some being asked for a maximum speed for the brief distance of only three furlongs. At Lexington King Nadi ran an ex- ceptional mile in 1:40, leaving other Derby candidates.in the rear, includ- ing the favorite Supremus, which finished a poor third 15 lengths back of Son of John, who engaged King Nadi in a driving finish only to be beaten by a head. While King Nadi displayed remarkable gameness as Son of John raced him head and head, he has shown that he is partial to soft foot ing and a fast track on Derby day won't be so much to his liking. If the track is soft, other favorites will face a dangerous challenger in King Nadi. V. M. I. FOUR DEFEATED. CHESTER, Pa., May 5.—Pennsyl- vania Military College’s polo team de- feated Virginia Military Institute, 14 goals to 1, vesterday CHAMPION GETS $200,000 OFFER FOR GO IN ENGLAND\ Britishers Anxious to See Titleholder in Act on and Are Not Particular as to Class of His Opponent. Jack Appears Willing. BY FAIR PLAY. N EW YORK, May 5—It is not at all unlikely that will enter the ring for a bout in the course of the he will remain abroad. The writer gets this from high authority. , Jack Dempsey six weeks that Just before sailing for Europe there came from England an offer from responsible parties to pay Dempsey $200,000 to box any opponent: whatever. It was made clear that it made no great difference about the con- tender, that the main thing was to have Dempsey do his stuff in England under real fighting conditions. By way of showing Dempsey’s relation to Kearns it should be said that he transmitted the offer at once to his dapper manager, instructing / him to go into the deal as he saw fit. TERRIS-DUNDEE BOUT IS FINAL IN GARDEN EW YORK, May quare Garden, scene of sporting events for more than three decades, will house its last throng tonight. Immediately after a 12-round fight between Johnny Dundee, veteran of more than 3,000 rounds of fighting, and Sid Terris, youthful lightweight aspirant from New Yor] East Side, the giant claws of a wvecker will begin to rip down the old amphi- theater. Although the Garden has been the averse while abroad in the wi some of the rust off him and prepar ing himself for furthe United & —Madison | notable | and from all the writer gathers Personally to Jack would not be at alla taking on some opponent v of knocking bouts in the, tates. Jack Not {0 Quit. The inside facts are that Dempsey has no idea of retiring from the ring, Mrs. Dempsey does not want him to. One of her recent remarks was as follows. “I married a fighting man and, of course, I want him to fight.” 1 The last week that Dempsey spent in New York convinced him that he never needed a manager of Kearns’ cleverness as much as he did on his present trip. He was in a jam from start to finish, his time being used up by non-essential persons and many af- fairs which he should have attended-~ should not be long delayed now— Bucky Harris may be confronted with an embarrassment of pitching riches. but the prospect is not causing the youthtul pilot any undue concern. Harris Grins Over Prospect. “I know base ball history proves that a great majority of the pennants have been won by teams that pos- sessed only three or four first-rank pitchers who were used in_regular turn,” said Harris today. “Barring the unforeseen, it looks as if we might have double the usual number of pitchers entitled to first-string ranking when the weather finally settles, but that prospect doesn’t worry me for a minute,” Bucky added with a grin. “It's'my notion that a club cannot have too many competent hurlers, and in our case the?e won't be any question of some of them getting rusty from disuse. We'll find plents of work for evervbody, and have the satisfaction of knowing we are well protected against accidents. “Speed, a tight defense afield and an adequate attack cannot be dis- counted as factors essentlal to a championship club, but when all is said and done it is pitching that wins pennants, and it is with that element that we expect to make our bid to |B. K. Whitford a repeat this season. No, I'm not wor- | §- £ Crampion an ried about having too many good|E. H. Burrows and L. Weidman pitchers.” S. Lyttle and W. E. Iseman | 3 Holbrook and 3. E. Ellett | E. R, A" Litzau and W. E. Anderson | Ray Sheffer and partner . Teams, (Post Office) (Post Office) to left at ragged ends. There is no more genial man than-' Dempsey, and in his heart he dislikes hurting the feelings of any one. This has placed him in situations where his time has been utterly wasted, and the chance: re that when he returns to this city Kearns will be on the job with frosty face and marble heart. Visit Is Pleasant. Contrary to general reports sey’s visit to the Boxing Cor in' New York was a pleas: the champion was treate a champion. He was Kept waiting 15 minu the anteroom, when he and h and two friends, a man and were received into the august ence. One of the members, F writer is not m and expressed the board in receivin personal vis from the champion, whereas Kearns has done nothing but write He was informed that the preciated that he was a sport; that his manner of living forth, were fully appreciated ulated on S. S. DIAMOND LOOP HAS LONG SCHEDULE MASONIC BOWLING TEAMS Rain having prevented the opening HIS is Suburban night in the tourney of the Washington Duckpin |of the Sunday School Base Ball League GO AHEAD IN TWO EVENTS Association 2t the Coliseum alle; schedule yesterday, when Metropoli- I The Masonic teams were in & bowling mood last night, quints |tan Baptist and Calvary M. E. nines assuming leadership in class A and clas Stansbury, made up of veterans | Were booked for a clash at diamond | at the pin game—H. Krause, Borden, Stanfield, Lewis and “Pop” Halley— | NO- 3. the first game of the series was . ~ . . to ace this afternoon, Mount collected a score of 1620, and shoved Construction of the Southern Rail- | (7 e Mate ths (Oemion, Fovnr way League out of first place. Baptist teams competing. Takoma did not do so well, but thelr Calvary Baptist, Douglas M. E. and 1,678 was enough for them to crowd Union M. E. also are represented in the Giants of The Evening Star the loop. The series will continue League from class C leadership. e There was no bowling in the doubles through May, June and July. and singles. The remainder of the schedule: TONIG SCHEDULE. . May 6, Calvary Baptist vs. Douglas: 7. e S Unigh ve. Metropolitan. %, Calvary M. E s va. Mount Vernon: 11, West Washingtor vx Calvary Baptist: 12. Douglas ve. Union Metropolitan vs. Mount Vernon: 14, Washington ve. Calvary M. E.: 15 Ivary Baptist: 18, Douglas ve 1 ME va. Calv Demp nission and —well, like C. A. TOURNEY LEADERS. ley, it the staken, spoke up satisfaction of thed W. D. A. TOURNEY LEADE Class A—Golden Rule, Class B—Hilltops Class C—Regulars No. 1...... 1 DOUBLES Class A—Seltzer and Ott s B—Ford and Fraber.. . 5 C—Nuckols and Loges. SINGLES. s A—Weidman ... Class B—Eric Smith.. Class C—Perry ALL EVEN Class A—Weidman ....1.052 Clasa B—Wehh Frederick " {iied).1:00% Class C—Slagle vz 39 TEAMS. Cluss A 2 (0.F.) 98 93102 130 116 113 Miller.... 107 C'mpbell - 08 1 Wh'me 131 11512 TEAMS. Class A—Stansbury Class B—Comets Class C—Takoma DOUBLES : A—Ellett and McPhilomy s B—Williams and Trotter Paul Moore. . James Talbert. John Caspar. Rudolph De Glantz.. C.J. Benner Donaldson . Lockname Stork ... . McCarihy Ready Class F. Rade and A. W. Collier Roy Fitzgerald and J. A. Campbell D. B. Fegan and F. S. Blaisdell R. Hendle © i 21, Met- | 3 TS 1. Mot Muldoon, he had anyth shook his After a short pause Pr up, saying that there wa tion to crowd the time, but was it true tha tended to retii Dempsey replie not true an Class A—Jenkins Class B—Conway Class C—Ott Ivary Mount Vernon® % i ington: 27, Calvary Baptist ve. Metropolitan: | N 28, Mount Vernon ve June 1, Calvary M. E Washing ik va. Metropoli Mount. Vernon tist: &, Metropolitan Vernon va. Calvary West Washing ) | 12, Mount Ver 18108 & | v M. E. 85102 M'Phersn aptist vs 12 93 Ruppert : 18. C Dous | Vs 2, West | alvary M. E. | shington_ v | Moller Billheime Lewis Howell Robbins Evans. .. .. Here Today and Tomorrow. It the pesky showers that compelled the Nationals to idle yesterday do not | interfere the world champions will|n finish their series against the Boston | El P. 0.) Hose with battles at the local stadium | Linotype (G. P. 0.) today and tomorrow before entraining |Bagioec cooroee for Chicago, where they inaugurate |Brighiw S 7 | Saunders their first swing of the season through Park View 01113 Heinzman Union the West on Friday, with the White | Eet¥orth Meany.. 99142 85 E.Hzman 81 hinzton ve Sox as their opponents. | Takoma . © BaxEatelEt m — M. E. ve. Douglas; 24. Mount Vernon It was Harris' intention | : yore = Totals. 502 558 502 FCalvany Bttt 25 West Washington va cwel Shop s = e Topoiitan Vs Calvars Bap: | Mogridge in the box this afternoon | Doubles, 10 P.M. Lewis.". 110 04 62 o atuvenum oV and follow with Johnson in the get- |J. L. Cain and H. L. Downey Moorel'. 103 03 47 Nieiae ve. West Washington: 2. | away clash tomorrow, putting it up to | Schweinhaut and Fisher e I N5 Metropolitan vs. Calyary M. E.: 6. Mount Zachary to face Eddie Collins’ rejuve- | pnaicott and brimm nated aggregation in the opener at the | Barnard and Nay . ‘Windy City. | e e ermnon ve. West Washington Calvary ¥ Jliams and Beck The White Sox to date have proved | ve. Douglas: &, Union vs. Metropo 9, Calvary M. E Vernon ehert and Hughes " Scharf and M. D. Esch one of the surprises of the circuit, and | Van Hoesen and Keane right now are sharing with Cleveland | Clements and Haley ALL EVE B P aneley Golden. R R M ant Hiram (B LKraus. 1181 1 1 1 Costeilo” —_—— Moore . A Geisler.. R Teams, 8 P.M. Wachington Canoe Club (Nautic Drifters. (Nautieal) S Elant Bureau No. 1 Plant Burean No. 2 Mearengers No. 1 Meacengars +No. 2 Tilustrations Promerty {Agrieulture). . | Y. M H. A (Hebrew Inierciab) Interburéaus (Agriculture) . .. - | Aecounts (Agrieuiture) Balboa (K _of C.). ... Salvador (K. of €} Doubl McCarthy _an 101 70 105 17. Metropolitan ¥ _Baptist_vs. Calvary Mount Vernon: 29, Metropolitan: 23. Cal- B e e ] Ve Mt. Pleas. 2 Totals Pentalpha Miltner . & to start Ason | A dson Boss. i 10; (Agricaiture] a3 (Agriculture) (Agriculture) (Agriculture) (Agriculture) 09 1011 Totals. 4 0 509 F. D. Stuart (O. F.} Sthw'h. 94 83 91| Griffith.. 102 83 Cullen. ", 3 08 | se. o Harville. 104 108 104 Totals. 380 463 475 Economics _(Agri.) Dixon CELCEL L] Barnard. DEMPSEY GETS OFFER TO FIGHT IN BERLIN_ (0. F.) 92100 91 1 82 86 106 100 89 visits to the metronolis and the scene GIVES LEAD IN TOURNEY & i e & with the razing of the Garden on at the King Pin alleys in the Capital City Association tourney. |S¢en the champions come and go. last night and smashed the maples for a total of 1715, just 111 pins better | upon his long assiznment, asserted Maher and Gus Ruhlin topped the list. Golden Rule turned in games of 564, ancient caretaker. “The eves of both It will take some extraordinary could never understand. | winds up tomorrow night. | tell me he is most through, but 1 “I believe Jack Dempsey could have | have beaten Fitzsimmons, Jefferies 'Alf Goullet is my cyecling hero, Leander would have made the going 5 | W Federal City (0. F.) e . shown to a private exit, s akin 098 97 09 mmy Waterman, slugging tar add another knockout to his long list | mission. schman of Baltimore in an eight center of Eastern track carnivals, DE o the home of the circus in its annual (;OL Ii I{ULE S 1,715 SE I , |of thrilling six-day bicycle races, most of the pages of its history are tween gladiators of the ring. Among the relics that will £ | AT 5 i ol i Wednesd#y will be John Sullivan, a OWLERS from the Agricultural League will have their fling tonight | night caretaker, who for 32 years has £ e £ 3 | Sullivan, who said he had not missed Golden Rule, No. 2, of the Odd Fellows’ League, stepped out | a single nizht's work since he entered 7 Zoaen S % | that of all the thrilling struggles he than the King Pins of the National Capital League, who had held the lead | had ever seen that between Deter in class A for some time. “It was the bloodiest battle ever 594 and 357, of which Wolstenholme | Slaged o New Fork. desned, the contributed a set of 371. men were closed in the middle of the bowling to push Golden Rule out of fray, and how they ever lasted it out | the leadership, as the tournament Jundee is the nearest thing to the {old fighters I have ever seen. They Tonight’s Schedule. | 5 Singles, 7:30 P.M | won't believe it until T see him Iying on the resin floor taking the count. s own with the great fighters | of the past, but I doubt if he could and Sharkey. They were tough old rds. \ |although I lelieve Peggy Moran, Flovd McFarland, Elkes, Krebs and hot for him.” —_— = champion in such manne: Totals. 563 504 567 ager, Kearns, should dictat Class B ouT nford. 108 101 97 The comm o e satisfaction and and . 03 0 | T an e bk i crowd could be avoided. And so ended c;'.l;"‘\‘cv), 102133 49 | from the navy vard, .will attempt to | the visit of the champion to the com tomorrow night at the Washington acks, when he takes on “Gypsy round mill as a preliminary to Eddie Jowen's with Joe Belmont of Columbia Ehl Gilkerson Murphy Lohmar. Conos... Totals. 11 Totals. 523 496 La Fayette (A Evans.. 100 9 aner.. 93 RY Williams | 85 106 Watson. . 97 112 Crimm.. 104 104 Totals. 4 Albert Pike o8 Totals. 4 W. R. Singleton () | Boyd. .. 100 93 7 86 101 CTET 10 P w. R Danicl Read: F. L Goll and N. P. Tucker. & o) Rudoiph De Glantz and John Caspar Berkeles Ince and B Davie K. Smith and John A Ferrai alter D, Roney and Pail Moner. . Locknane and W. F. Stork he featuve bout is scheduled to go round: is the semifinal be tween fTerry. O'Day and Manny Sharkey. Kid Cody, Fort Myer light- weight, is down for the opener with | | Andy Kelley from Baltimore. The ngton v Baptist Phion; T3, Metropoiitan ve. | the task of keeping the West ade-|Dore and Hebel ... quately represented with a contender. |~ ivest Washington : bl 10 The double tie between the India cond 10:45 Totals. 485 47 Dawson (B) Patrick. 115101 Bell 27 ert | Onm Funk. | & 01 95 | Moore! rroid and § Cooper... 87102100 has announced t Whalen and S NURMI IS RETURNING EAST FROM PACIFIC West Washington vs. Douglas. BAN FRANCISCO, May —Paavo Nurmi, Finland’s wonder runner, was on his way to New York today after a short stay on the Pacific Coast, where he appeared with Willie Ritola. a countryman, and other prominent athletes in exhibition meets at Los Angeles and San Franeisco. Acocmpanied by other members of the party Nurmi has left here for the East Coast Prior to leaving, Hugo Quist, man- ager for Nurmi, called on officlals of the Olympic Club, which sponsored the exhibitions here, and submitted an expense account of $1,184 for the party since leaving Chicago. An ad- vance of $1,200 had been forwarded him in Chicago, Quist said, and after deducting actual expenses from this amount a balance of $16 was left. ‘The balance was refunded to Joseph R. Hickey, general manager of the ineet here. Hendles Robertso Neumeyer and Pearson Speer and Kreiger Oliver and Heindel Welsh and Stocking TE. Stanshury (A) H.Kraus 85115 131 Borden.. .90 991 Stanford 93 7 105 Lewis. . 125113 139 Halley.". 121100 59 Hiser. Totals 516 524 580 Totals 506 478 519 G. C. Whiting (A).~ New Jerusalem (B) Cost.... 85 91 9 bbe... R5 AR 03 Hart 108 91112 Ev; Money. .- 122 08" 91 Cox 81110115 E. Money 93102 98 Totals. 487 400 5 Acacia (B) CLEETT TR T 1 1 Mt. Fisher Rook Hofer Miller’ Herman (A.) 116 98115 117 87 92 118 91106 111 92 8R 104 111 118 Ja 5. 09 Smith 25 1 01111 103 Totals 558 537 403 Federal (B). . 98107105 100 75 8 T8 00 K3 Rosenb’s 94 113 105 Smith... 91102 94 Totals 486 505 504 Trinity (B). Blick. .. 100101 121 Gardner. RO 92 108 Smithen 93 8i 97 Rade. 96121 81 Callier..” 101107 v E Martin... Brall. ... Andere'n Totals 486 549 5 Morsell Rice Supplee: COACH TO BE JUDGE. DENVER, May 5—Edward W. Me- Devitt has resigned as head foot ball coach at the University of Denver. McDevitt was elected judge of the Mu- nicipal Court in Duluth, Minn., his home, on April 7. GETS CALL ON SANDE. NEW YCRK, May 5.—Second call on the services of Earl Sande, premier American jockey, during the 1925 rac- ing season has been purchased by William Ziegler, millionaire turfman and real estate owner. The price was given at $17,500. Sande is under con- tract to ride for Joseph P. Widener. A.’S CREATE A TRIPLE TIE FOR TOP AS RIVALS IDLE OR the third time this season the Philadelphia Athletics fought their F way back into a tie for the American League peak yesf:rday 'by shelling four New York pitchers with a volley of 16 hits, which reached its height in the ninth inning. ; Terrific drives by Bishop ‘and Miller, the former of whom hoisted the bail into the right-field stand, snatched a victory from the Yankees in the closing session, 8 to 7, and established another triple tic among the readers. : Washington and Cleveland, forced into and watched. Detroit's defeat at the hands of the Totals 4 Joppa_ (C) 0. Pratt. 99114115 Phipps.. R0103 82 Schlag..’ 105 84 09 Callbeck 83 81 Ko Wire... 113 88 83 Totals 480 473 466 Lebanon (B). Frydell. 04 84 04 Brooks. 104 103 102 Pearson. 74 118 100 Rob'teon 105 87 90 Neum'er 82 125 106 Totals 472 538 511 Hope (B). Forney.. 108 &7 Shook. . 109 109 Cross. .. 126112 Bernst'n 105 &i Lamar.. 92101 Totals 540 49 Columbia (B). Kroiger. 113 10 Oliver. | . St. Johns (A). Noack."" 100 110" o1 Milans.. 91100 108 Keeler.., 121 90 9K SiTv'rber 100111 90 Robb... 0811% 98 Totals 517 535 490 Wash_Centen. Folger.. Funk Brown Webb. Totals 531 530 561 inactivity by rain, stood by home runs and 3 were doubles, Travis St. Louis Browns marked the tenth reverse suffered by the Tigers in their last 12 starts, one of which resulted in a tle. Hitting safely for the nine- teenth consecutive game, George Sis- ler contributed largely to the downfall of Cobb's team with three safeties, in- cluding a home run with two men on. The Giants had a field day in their National League tilt with the Phillies, piling up an even dozen runs against fwo for their foes by sheer slugging. Of the 15 hits which rained off the bats of the New York players, 3 were Jackson collecting 2 of the circuit smashes. In spite of the fact that Bentley allowed 13 hits, he shut out the home club until the ninth. After a sensational rally by the Rob- ins had tied the score at 5-5 in their game with the Braves, Manager Ban- croft dashed around the bases in the ninth inning with a burst of speed which put the Hub team on the long end of the score by a single tally. Profiting by a pass, Bancroft stole sec- ond, dashed to third on Catcher De- berry’s poor throw and scored on Mar- riott’s single. Do o1 98 Crown . . Fillius.. Motyka. Totals. Takoma Walter... 95113104 Robb..|| 96108 144 Walker. | RO 77 02 Dyre 95134 117 Stock. . 1227 92 100 Totals. 488 524 566 BURNING OF PONIES HITS HAWAIIAN POLO By the Ascociated Press. HONOLULU, May 5.—Polo in Ha- walii will be set back by yvears as a re- sult of the destruction on Sunday by fire of the Hawailan string of ponies at the Baldwin Stables, Island of Maui, polo players believe. Among the 14 animals burned was Gray Daun, who is considered irre- placeable. One pony broke loose, but had to be shot it was so badly burned Another has not yet been accounted for. Other ponies burned were Topsy and Gold Wing, the property of Harry Baldwin; Kelikuli, Weary Willie, Pa- loma and Fair Play, the property of Frank Baldwin, who also owned Gray Dawn, and some new ponies from Cali- fornia and Canada. The Baldwins left San Francisco with 18 ponies, one of which died en routé, while another was left in Hono- luly, as it was ill. Sixteen were taken to Maul on Sunday morning and placed in the stables, where the fire started while the attendants were at lunch. Employes had been burning hornets’ nests, and it is believed a spark from these fires settled in the stable, causing the blaze. BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS AMERICAN LEAGUE. Won. Lost.. Pet. 4" .333 h 11 100 104 112 D114 81 91 Stocking 110 93 121 Totals. 522 471 510 Washington .. .11 Cleveland Philadelphia . Chicago ... §t. Louis [ New York Boston Detroit GAMES TODAY. Boston at Wash'ton. Phila. at New York. 3 11 a7 267 263 14 222 GAMES TOMORROW. Borton at Wash'ton. . at New' York. Chicago at Cleveland. Chi, 't . Detrolt at St. Louls. Detroit at St Louta YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Philadelphia, 8; New York, 7. St Lom::fi‘ n.«.:.:f( a7 Boston- rain), (‘hltuo-l.’lanm:n(nln)n.) NATIONAL LEAGUE. Won. Lost. P-t. Win. Lo~ New York . . 11 4 Cinelnnatl . Chicago ... .. Philadelphia . Brookiyn . . Ko™ GAMES TODAY. New York at Phila. Cineln’tl at Chicago ‘400 31, GAMES TOMORROW. New York at Phila. Brogkiyn 'at Boxio Broakivn At Hoston, on. on. St Louis at Pittsb'h. St. Loals at Pittsbrh. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. New York, 12: Philadelphis, S Boston, 6: Brookiyn, 5. -Chicago (wet grounds). BOWLERS GET $1,540 IN C. C. A. TOURNEY Class B bowlers in the Capital City Bowling Association tournament that closes at the King Pin Alleys tomor- row night will share in nearly half of a $1,540 prize list. The Class B pin- spillers will split a sum totaling $765, while the Class A men are rolling for $410 and the Class C winners will re- ceive $365. In addition to the cash prizes, silver cups will be awarded the all-events victor in each class, gold medals will g0 to the winners of doubles and sin- gles in each class, and the three win- ning teams will receive sets of bowl- ing balls. Five team prizes and the same number for doubles, ranging from $10 to $40, are offered in Class A. Six singles prizes ranging from $10 to $40 and three all-events prizes of $15, $15 and $10 also are to be awarded. Class B team awards ‘include 10 amounts ranging from $15 to $75. The seven ranking doubles winners will receive amounts varying from $10 to $45, six winners in singles will receive sums ranging from $5 to $35, and the five all-events prizes will vary from $5 to $20. Team awards in Class C total $190, running from $10 to $50; five doubles prizes range from $5 to '$25; singles awards total $65, the highest being $25, and four allevents winnings to- tal §35. TERMINAL Y..M. C. A. LOOP TO OPEN SEASON TODAY Pullman Athletic Club and South- ern Railroad base ball teams were to | be rivals this afternoon at the open- ing day ceremonies of the Washing- ton Terminal Y. M. C. A. League, at Union Station field. J. H. Tonge, manager of the Wash- ington Terminal Co., was to throw out the first ball to start the series. The Boys' Band, under the leadership of ‘W. D. Winters, was to furnish music for the occasion. Boaa iy il COLLEGE BASE BALL. At Chapel Hill—Virginia Poly, 5; North Carolina, 4. At Lexington—Washington and Lee, 10; Davidson, 3. At Lexington, Ky.—Alabama, 9; Kentucky, 3. At Ann Arbor—Michigan, 8; Wis- consin, 0. At Bloomington—Indiana, 14; Min- nesota, 5. At Lincoln—Iowa, 5; Nebraska, 5 (15.innings). . NURMI RACE CALLED OFF. ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., May 5.—A five-mile race between Paavo Nurmi, the Finnish flash, and a quintet of Zuni and Hopl Indians, scheduled for May 7, has been called off by Uni- versity of New Mexico. Word was re- ceived that Nui would be unable to compete on that date. and Bailey E. Brown Evans and A. T. Terwisse. .. Benner and M. S. Donaldson Last night's scores: SINGLES. A HCa'bell 116 HBurtn'r 100 Hanshor' "85 BEEHDR AW W D Utz . O.A Hn'g ASLucas H Tarter T.Elias.. 94 90 T.Cullen D Tobey. T.Cordeli C.Edler. EBarger CLASS C. 78104 J 9200 E 2 92 94 F.French 83102 DOUBLES. CLASS A. WCowell € Baker. R_Patton Miller. . Clark.. . Totals. Campbell Burtner. 89115107 Horning. 95102 134 126 107 108 119 83 96 Steele. 208 204203 Totals. 221 209 242 95 94105 114 110 101 209 204 206 CLASS B. 85106 108 Howard. 103104 117 94101106 Noak... 114 95 97 170207214 _ Totals. 220 109 214 107 85 96 Perenter. 120 103 101} Pope... 90 97104 Cronman 118106 88 Totale. 167 182200 _ Totals. 238 200 180 JHSchott 100 103 98 Pumph'y 100 90 8o HCS'hott 105 120 89 Nicholas 122 99 123 Totals. 205223187 Totals. 222 103 213 Dixon . 110 81 88 Cooper.. 86 95116 Barber.. 83 01 97 Edeler.. 97103103 Totals. 104 172 181 _ Totals. 183 108 210 Anders'n 82 85 Wemner.. 88 93 80 CFGrof Totals. Totals. Flias. .. Cordeli.. Totals. Baker. . 88 112100 119 CH.Groff 83 88102 200182204 Totals. 171 181 182 CLASS C. 01101 89 Barnes.. 100 83 98 . 00 91101 79 86 89 Cowell. 170187178 _ Totals. 100 174 100 Negosta. 84 86 85 86 98110 103 86 90 Ro'rback 77 93 88 139 184 200 Totale. 161 176 170 Cullen. Vessey.. Totals. “HAIR-GROOM” Keeps Hair Combed, Glossy Well-Groomed all Day “Hair-Groom" is a_dignified combing cream which costs only a few cents a jar at any drugstore. Millions use it be- cause it gives that natural gloss and well-groomed _ef- fect to the hair— that final touch: to dress both in business and on social occasions. Eyen stubborn, un- ruly or shampooed hair stays combed all day in any style you like. “Hair- Groom” is greaseless; also helps grow #hick, heavy, lustrous hair. Tucker. Garber.. 107 117 100 Totals. 472 Golden R. 1 Elias.... 88 Harreil.” 101 Toby... 108 Pumph'y 75 96102 Cordell.. 98 94107 Totals. 468 468 516 Clas: Brightwood (0. F.) French.. 98101 95 Cowell... &8 93 92 Barnes. 104 77 101 Barret.. 104 85 83 McD'aid. 79103 96 Totals. 473 459 467 481512 (0. F.) 106 168 86 94 86 107 09103 &8 82 &2 43 8 01 Totals. 457 474 34 o Washington (0. F.) Negosta. 102 89 80 FWhtr 88113 94 VIWh'tr 75 88 80 Rohrb'ck 97 113 100 Dennis.. 79 97 Totals. 441 501 439 e MOHAWK NINE HAS TWO GAMES PRIOR TO SUNDAY Rob Roy Mackey’s Mohawk base ball nine is appearing in two games this ‘week before the opening of the regular scheduie Sunday at Union Park, when the Camp Humphreys team is en- countered. Seaman Gunners were to be met to- day at 5 o'clock at the Gunners’ field, and on Thursday at the same hour and place the Center Market team will be engaged. ORIOITES GET COLEGIAN. ITHACA, N. Y., May 5.—Coincident with the announcement that John S. Milligan, star pitcher of the Cornell base ball team, had been dropped from the squad for failure to attend classes and laxity in practice, he announced he had signed a contract with the Baltimore Internationals. EASY FOR ZBYSZKO. CHICAGO, May 5. — Stanislaus Zbyszko, heavyweight wrestling cham plon, last night defeated George Kot- sonaros in straight falls. Joe Stecher and Frank Judson went 30 minutes to a draw in the semi-windup. | VAN HEUSEN. for Spring — ~this years’s best and new- estexpression ofcollarstyle One piece No linings Nobands Wovenin o i No starch Wil not wile 12 VAN HEUSEN STYLES, s0c firs slated to go four rounds. As usual, Kid Sullivan and Col. will referee, between_fights, on at 8:30 o'clock. MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Jersey City, 4: Syracuse, 1. Toronto, 6: Reading. 3. Buffalo-Newark (rain) Baltimore-Rochester (rain). AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Minneapolis. &: Indianapoli Kansas City, 10: Columbus, 4. Louisville-St. Paul (cold) Toledo-Milwaukee (cold.) SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Spartanburg, 7-4: Macon, 6 Augusta. 5:' Greenville. 4 Asheville, 13 Columbia. 5 Charlotte, 8: Knoxville. 3. PIEDMONT LEAGUE. Salisbury. 14: High Point. 4. Raleigh-Greensboro (rain) Winston-Salem. 8: Durham, 4 VIRGINIA LEAGUE. Portsmouth, 11: Norfolk, 9. Richmond. 4: Kingston. 0. Al Ro. ount (rain RADIATOR, FENDERS BODIES MADE AND REPAIRED NEW RADIATORS FOR AUTOS WITTSTATT’S R. & F. WKS. 319 15th N.W. 1423 P. REAR TROUSERS| To Match Your Odd Coats EISEMAN’S, 7th & F while the bar- racks band will entertain the crowd The first bout goes cable from Samuel Rachn picture producer in Germa Jack Dempsey $150,000 weight bout in Berlin wh: b pion is abroad on his honeymoon trip. Dempsey indicated that he prob. ably would not take advantage of the offer from Germany relayed to | Curley He said that all such a match would have to be with his manager, Jack Kearr that he hoped to confine his European trip strictly “to the enjoyment of delayed honeymoon. RUTH TO FIGHT HERMAN. NEW YORK, May 5.—“Babe’’ Ruth, Philadelphia’s sensational feather- weight, has signed a contract to meet Babe Herman of New York in a 10. round match at the Queensboro Aths letic Club June 29. Ruth has won ali of his last 39 starts. TODAY BASE B‘ MS:JO P.M. 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