Evening Star Newspaper, July 14, 1925, Page 22

SP ORTS D. €, TUESDAY, JULY 14 1925 SPORTS | Champs Face Tough Sledding in West : Tygers Real Dark Horse in Pennant Race GRIFFS STRUGGLING ALONG IN BADLY CRIPPLED STATE ‘Mound Staff Wabbling, Batters in Slump and Infield Weakened—Trio of Home Runs Give Browns 5 to 4 Victory Over Zachary. . BY JOHN B. KELLER. . LOUIS, July 14—All in the N might be. fild has been crippled by the S ational camp is not as pleasant as it The pitching staff has suddenly gone to pieces, the in-|4.(o vietor enforced absence of Roger Peckin- paugh and Joe Judge and the attacking power of the club has waned con- siderably within the past week for some unaccountable reason. Lack of poise in the infield may ©of experience arc taking care of th not prove so serious, for substitutes e positions vacated by regulars, and the falling off in batting may be attributed to a slump that oft times will occur in any well regulated ball club to function properly is something for Manager Stanley Harris to worr, about With Stanley Coveleskie apparently unable to maintain the fine form that has marked his work the past eight weeks, Walter Johnson now an un certain quantity because of an attack of tonstlitis, and Dutch Reuther out of action by order of the boss of the American League, the Nationals sud- denly find themselves in a sorry plight. Unless the second-string moundsmen quickly show some real abilit ping through the West at a is going to be difficult to accomplish. Had Reuther not been so tempera- mental in Saturday’s contest here, the club may not have been reduced to such pathetic circumstances, Dutch plainly was not toiling in his true form against the Browns in the first engagement of the series here and in “kicking” against the decision on his pitches given by Umplre Geisgl seem- ingly attempted to account for his own failure by accusing the arbiter of being afflicted with poor vision. Reuther Out Indefinitel As a consequence, the complaining | southpaw was ejected from the fray and yesterday word came from Prexy Johnson that the pitcher was sus- pended indefinitely. Manager Harris | did not hesitate to remonstrate with Reuther after the latter had displayed | his temper Saturday and made the| pitcher realize just how much the club | could be affected by his actions. Dutch, after calm reflection, understood how foolish he had been, and vesterday's | notice from league headquarters im-| pressed upon him more thoroughly just how carefully one must conduct | himself in the Johnsonian circuit. | However, while Dutch probably has | learned his little lesson, the Nationals may have to wait some time to be| benefited by the knowledge he has gained. After today's game, the| champions are to hustle to Detroit to tackle the Tygers in a three-game series, starting tomorrow, and the| /gers do mot constitute the easiest | outfit to encounter when a club's hurl- ing staff is not up to snuff. Lost Lap in Leadership. That 5-to-4 licking suffered here yes- terday not only put it up to the Na- tionals to win today if they would gain an even break withithe Browns in the series, but cost them a full game of thelr lead over the Athletics, a fall out of the Cobbmen. Champions are heading the Macks just as they were when thesEast invaded the West—by two and a half games. And the series in Detroit is to be play- ed with a most uncertain pitching | staff avaflable. Not so pleasant for | Manager Harris to contemplate. Jez Zachary did the hurling against the Browns in the third game of the serles, and had the Nationals done some fair clubbing he may have gone through to a victory, but Jez was rather wabbly In spots. He was nicked for nine safeties—three of them hom- ers by Harry Rice, Red Hargrave and George Sisler—and granted four passes, although only one of the walks figured in the Browns’ run-getting in any wi Opposing Jez was Milton Gaston, and Milton was so wild that at sev- eral times Manager Sisler threatened to vank him, but the hurler always managed to weather the storm. He franked six Nationals to first base, but fanned as many and gave up but half a dozen hits.” Milton, too, was well helped by his mates, the Nation- als always being forced to match markers made by the Sislerites. Harry Rice Is a Find. The greatest damage to the Nation- | als’ cause was done by Harry Rice | and George Sisler. It was the youth- ful Rice, who, by the way, looks to be the greatest find of the year in the | American League, who slammed a | homer, double and single and walked | twice in five trips to the plate and drove in two r in addition to mak- ing a couple of catches that blocked National ralli Sisler stepped to the plate gone in the ninth, and, wit} and-two count | against him, er battle with a smash into th ht-tield bleach The Browns were the first to score. After Gaston rolled to Scott in the third frame Harry Rice “busted” the ball into the right field stand for a round trip of the bases. The Nation- als staged a comedy of error: Scott fumbled Lamotte’s roller, and Bucky Harris, with an easy double play in sight, foozled § bounder. Wil- lams advanced both runners with an { infield out. Then Zach jammed the | sacks by walking McManus. Bluege jumped into the flopping class with a | fumble of Jacobson's tap, and La motte cou hen Moon Harris stopped the rough stuff by grabbing | Hargrave's roller. Griffs Can’t Keep Lead. 's single to left, Bucky Har. ser past Sisler and Sam eld erasure gave the Na tionals a tally in the fourth, but in the Browns' half of that inning suc cessive doubles by Gaston and Harry matched the ¢ Rice mpions’ score. Gaston developed a wild streak in | the fifth, and three p: s filled the sacks with two out, but Sam Rice lofted to Jacobson. Gaston was wild again in the sixth and walked Moon Harris and Bluege after Goslin was out of the way. Then Scott singled Moon home, and Ossie, who reached third on the hit, romped | to the plate with the tving run after Williams caught Severeid's fly. Bill Hargrave socked the ball into the right field stand to put the Browns ahead again in the latter part of the sixth, but Lamotte’s poor throw after | flelding McNeely's grounder, Bucky Harris' sacrifice, Sam Rice's out and { Goslin's single again tied the score in the seventh. Then everything was fairly equal till Sisler got his four- baser in the ninth RS N S TRIBE BUYS INFIELDER. S CLEVELAND, July 14 (#).—] S, Barnard, president of the Clevelan team, has announced the purchase of Third Baseman William Ussat from the Saginaw, Mich., club. MALONEY WINS IN RING. BOSTON, July 14 (#).—Jim Maloney of South Boston won the decision over King Solomon of Panama in their 10- round bout here last night. Maloney weighed 192 and Solomon 1 The first cinder path in America was | built on the groun of the New York | | Brooklyn | Chicago , but the failure of the mound corps Seott, e Severeid, c. " Zachary! p. Totals . 4 *One out when ST. LOUIS. | ooommsesn® Py PRy [E— oemmosemol "8l MeMnu Jucobs . Hargrave, ¢, .0 Robertson, 3b.. Gaston, p.. .. Totals. . Washington . 10210 st. Louis 2 10100 Two-base hits—Gasfon and H. Rice. Home runs—H. Rice, Hargruve and Sisler. =St bases—N. ‘Rice_and J. Harris. Sacrifices— Severeld ‘and 8. Harrls. Double plays—s. d_Seott. “Left on Louis, 9, g e 118 P ey ssocesomal i Bases on balls—0f astdn, 6. Struck out—By by Gasion, 6. and, Geisel und Ormsby. of game—2 hours and 3 minutes. Time AMERICAN LEAGUE. Won. Lost. Pet. 53" 28 —IF— Win. L Washington .. Fhiladelphia cazo Detroit St. Louts Cleveland New York Boston . ghi GAMES TODAY. Washington at St. L. New York at Chicugo. Boston at Cleveland. Phila. at Detroit. Phila. at Chicago. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. St. Louis, 5; Washington, 4. Philadelphi I Chicago, 8 Boston, 1 GAM S TOMORROW. New York at Cleve. Boston ut St. Louis. Pittsbureh . New "York St. Louls Cineinnati Philadelphia 19 ‘02 390 GAMES TOMORROW. Chicazo at Phila. Boston GAMES TODAY. Chicggo at New York. Plttsburgh at Bkin. 8t. Louis at Phila. Cineinnati at Boston. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Pittsburgh, 4: Brooklyn, St. L. at New York. Cincinnati “at Bklyn! New York, 3; Chicago, Philadelphia, 3: St. Louls, 2. Cincinnati, 4; Boston, 1. bases—Washing: | Umpires— | Washington at Detr't. | ! Pittsburgh at Boston. | QUINN HURLS MACKS TO WIN OVER TYGERS By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 14.—The Ath- letics were a game closer to the pace- making Nationals today, while the Pirates continued to keep their dis; tance from the Giants. In Philadel- phia’s triumph over Detroit, 4 to 1, Quinn held the Tygers to & hits. Kent Greenfield, Virginia League product, limited the Cubs to 4 hits while the McGraw clan topped Chica- {20, 3 to 1. Terry made a circuit wal- lop with one on in the seventh. Meanwhile the Pirates snatched a from the Robins in a ninth-inning rally which netted 3 runs. The Phillies forced the Cardinals to yield, 3 to 2, after 10 innings, on a double and a pair of singles. Rogers Hornsby hung up his twenty-third home run of the season. Errors and free passes paved the way for the Braves' downfall to Cin- cinnati, 4 to 1. Hood, Virginia League recruit, made his appearance with Boston' at second ba The White Sox beat the Yankees, 8 to 4, in spite of Lou Gehrig's homer with Babe Ruth on first in the fourth inning. The Red Sox broke through to a 12-to-11 victory over the Indians, Pinch-hitter Carlyle’s homer with a runner on the sacks in the ninth inning giving Boston its margin. 25TH WIN IS SCORED BY LANGLEY INSECTS Langley Insects chalked up their twenty-fiftth win of the season yester- | day when tey took the Dixies to | camp in a segen-inning game, 15 to 4. The Langleys also claim a forfelt over the Mormons, who failed to show up after having been beaten on Saturday, 16 to Today the Langley nine goes against | the Oregon Insects, and tomorrow at Diamond No. 7, the Aztecs will be en- countered. Ariels are booked for | Thursday, Dixies Friday and St. Paul Saturday. Capitol Midgets forfeited on Satur- day. Billiards is played more than any other sport. H. SB. RBL Pet, ita s 6 0 2 546 Ruether . 0 10 Johnson 0 12 MeNeely . Ki Marberry . 31 1.0 Iu’lmr{ 19 2 14 Severeid 8 16 12 13 23 125 b o liza 18 o 08 Coveleskie 17 29 o .034 PITCHING. 2 < . T R £ 52 8 3 St EE B 3 Caveleskio 8133 11 1 Sarberry o 36§ 2 dohnson” . 10 12924 12 4 Ruether 9 114% 0 5 Zachary 6111 7 @& Ogden 1 283, 2 1 Gregg o 38 1 3 o 36" 1.3 0 1o 3 4 g H B L3 Problem Is Confronting Harris In Picking Pitcher for Today T. LOUIS not like July 14—Picking a to be so easy for M b much worth while. pitcher for the Nationals today was anager Har Curly Ogden appears to be the logical choice for slab duty, bue he has not been doing Nor has Vean Gregg, the veteran left-hander, who | may be nominated to start the final game of the series with the Browns. | It may be that both of these men, as well as Allen Russell and Fred Mar- berry, will get into act sort to the use of W Nationals back to normalcy. Dave Danforth probably will do the flinging for the Browns. It was his turn to ascend the mound vesterda but Gaston showed Manager Sisler more in warming up prior to the con test. Harry Rice made the most sensa tional catch of the game yesterday, when he backed against the right fleld bleachers in the ninth and drag- | ged down Sam Rice’s long fly. Had the blow gone for a hit, it probably would have meant the game for the Nationals, for Bucky Harris was on first base at the time. Williams robbed Biuege of an ap- parent hit in the eighth with a run- ning one-hand, shoe-top catch of a liner. 3 The Harris boys made a couple of bright plays. In the third Moon jumped to_the back of first base to scoop up Williams’ sizzler and throw to Zach for an out, while In the fifth, Bucky bagged Williams’ hot one back of second base for a retiring heave. Scott and Peck had their injured hands X-rayed yesterday. of Rajah's right flipper showed th the thumb was not broken by I motte's grounder Saturday, While Scott's picture revealed that he may have a dislocated bone on his left mitt. The International Polo Cup was first placed in_competition_in_ 1885 oA cigar you'll like “Everywhere you travel—it's ROLTAN that has the call! Nowonder!” PANETELAS Athletic Club at Mott Haven in fthe year 1871, L (10c per) The photo | on before the fray is ended. And Harris may re- lter Johnson in a desperate effort to bring the ATLANTA GETS LUNTE. | ROCHESTER, N. Y., July 14 UP).— {Harry Lunte, for the past three sea- sons third baseman for Rochester of the International League, has been sold to the Atlanta club of the South- ern Assoclation. MALONE BEATS FISHER. | BUFFALO, N. Y., July 14 (®).— | Jock Malone, St. Paul middleweight, decisively defegted Young Fisher of yracuse in a sixround bout last night. The Westerner won every round. The weights were: Malone, 159%; Fisher, 160. AMERICAN YACHT WINS. ROTHESAY, Scotland, July 14 (®). | —The American yacht Lanal yester- day won the second race for the Sea- wanhaka cup, defeating the British vacht Coila, which won the first event | Saturday. | France has 71 bull-fighting clubs. RADIATOR, FENDERS BODIER MADE AND REFATRRD NE' RADIATORS FOR AUTOS WITTSTATT'S R. & F. WKS. 3th_N. 1423 P. REAR _ Specialists in the Care of Automobiles Let Your Lights Shine The battery that starts your engine, toots your horn, and causes your lights to shine, must receive occasional atten- tion or it is apt to fail you some time when you need it most. Sheridan Garage, Inc. A. A. A. Service Station 2516 Que St. N.W. (Q Street Bridze) i around and listen meetings scheduled tonight M July 25, at American League Park. 7:15 at the usual meetinf ‘The Hess-Recelving Ship been cancelled. Trip Entin hurled a no-hit norun game for the Corinthian Midgets when the Circles were handed a 31-to-0 drubbing. The Corinthian pitcher fan- ned 21 Circle batters and allowed only one man to reach first base. Elliots claim two forfeits over the Kenilworth nine, the first on Saturday at Rosedale fleld and the second Sun- day at Kenilworths President Lawrence of the Harp Seniors wishes all members to meet tomorrow night at the regular gather- ing place For games with the Harps call Manager Timmons at 1407 G street southeast. Mount Vernon and Douglas Me- morial teams of the Sunday Schoel base ball league are to clash on Dia- mond No. 3 at 5 o'clock. ‘White Sox tossers will journey to Locust Point, Md., Saturday and on Sunday will take on the Dominican Lyceum team. Ball registered four hits for the Garfields when the Lorton Tigers were WHAT ONCE FAMOUS FIGHTERS ARE DOING James J. Jeftries, former heavy- welght champion of the worldi—Living on his ranch near Burbank, Caliif., not so well off financially as he was at one time in his career, but still in comfortable circumstances. James J. Corbett, who lost his world title to Jeffries—Still drawing a fat envelope in vaudeville and credited with sufficient to keep him out of the home for aged actors in his days to come. - Peter Maher, who fought the biggest men in his day, but never quite | reached the champlonship himself— Earning a living as timekeeper for a gang of stevedores on the docks at Hoboken. Jake Kilrain, who gave John L. Sullivan one of the greatest fights of his career—Now employed as a night watchman at_the shipbuilding yards in Quincy, Mass. In Jake's day $1,000 was considered a big purse. Jack McAuliffe, the man who took on all comers in the lightweight di- vision and_ retired an undefeated | champlon—Still a familiar figure along | Broadway and apparently in easy cir- cumstances. Jack Root, who at one time was at | the top of the American light heavy- wélght division—For some years has been engaged in the theatrical and motion-picture business in southern California_and said to be within speaking distance of $1,000,000. Harry Gilmore, who' in’ the early 90s fought Jack McAuliffe for the | world lightweight champlonship—Also | a resident of southern California, but | not so well heeled financially. ieorge La Bianche, one of the place. game has | | | | {in 1889 knocked out Jack Dempsey, | the Nonjareil—Working as a tailor in Colusa, Calif., when last heard from. |~ Tommy Burns, who was hailed as | the world heavyweight champion after ! the retirement of James J. Jeffries— | Now the rotund keeper of a “pub” in one of the English midland cities and dabbling in local politics as a side line. Joe Walcott, the one-time “demon” of the ring—Living on the ragged edge in Boston.with occasional sojourns in the hooch-gow for being a bad boy. Billy Papke, who in his day was away out in front in the middle- weight division—Recently reported to have made a comfortable fortune as a result of lucky investments in Cali- fornia orange groves. Bob McAllister, who was once a contender for the middleweight title— Leach Cross, who some years ago was one of the busiest little fighters around New York—Now practicing his profession as a dentist in Los Angeles, where he also has valuable Teal estate interests. Young Griffo, the once famous Australian featherweight, who un- doubtedly would have been champion if he had been as strong mentally as physically—Now living in obscurity in | New York. | " Aurelia Herrera, who nearly knocked the lightweight crown off the head of Battling Nelson—Now a “down and outer” in Los Angeles. Jimmy Britt, one of the best light. weight boxers of his day—Now keep- ing in touch with the game as a ref- eree in San Francisco. Frank Moran, who fought Jess Wil- lard and other top-notchers in the heavyweight division—Working as a tailor in London at last accounts. e - R Zane Grey, the prominent novelist, was at one time a professional base ball player. NASH { Conveniently Located on Fourteenth Street Hawkins Nash Motor Co. Sales and Service 1337 14th St. Main 57 == Hear Every Play While Washington is away over | our Loud Speaking Radio. Come on the Plenty of room for all. Clearance Sale of . our fine quadlity summer weight SUITINGS Now Tailored To Your Order for ‘39 guished collection of fab- rics to choose from. Union tai- lored on the premises. OMOHUNDRO 514.12th S HESS AND MODOC TEAMS TO ARRANGE DOUBLE BILL EMBERS of the Hess and Modoc senior teams have important their double-header with the Liberty Athletic Club Saturday, Wisconsin avenue at 8 o'clock, while the Hessmen will come together at greatest fighters of his day, and who | Now a business man of Oakland, Calif. | for discussions of arrangements for Modoc players will gather at 5118 nosed out, 7 to 6. Falls Church Juniors challenge the Penrose Juniors, Call the manager at Clarendon 291. Hartford Midgets won a Washing- ton Base Ball and Athletic Association game with the Aztecs, 9 to 8. Auth Midgets swamped the Peerless nine, 12 to 2. Capitol Midgets may be booked through Manager Cavanaugh at West 44, Progressive Midgets, who have won their last seven starts, wish to hook up with the Moose. Call Manager Levy at Lincoln 2631. * Virginia Avenue Insects scored their second triumph of the season bfiy defeating the Garfield Insects, 20 to 5. Linworth Insects annexed a game with the Arrows, 19 to 10. Buckey Insects failed to score on the Dixies, the count standing 10 to 0. Al Miller will pitch for the Rex In- sects when the North Brookland In- sects are encountered. NAVY NOW DEBATING POLICY IN COACHING Whether or not the system of re- quiring all athletic coaches at the Naval Academy to become regular employes of the institution as instruc- tors in the department of physical training—a policy which had much to do with the difference which severed the relations of Richard J. Glendon, rowing coach, and the authorities— will become absolute at Annapolis, is a question which is exciting much in- terest. That there are strong reasons for the adoption of this system is un- questioned, but its effect upon the success of the teams and the degree to which sucress should be considered an objective are matters upon which there is sharp difference of opinion. However, there is general agreement that the interests of the institution are furthered by having the coaching done by regular instructors wherever practicable. Closely connected with the move- ment toward having all coaching done by instructors who remain at the Naval Academy all the year round is the splendid system which is being perfected of giving every midshipman not only physical training, but actual participation in active competition. To maintain this system, the regular assistance of as large a staff as possi- ble 1§ imperative. There are several sports, however, among them the most important team competitions, such as foot ball, base ball and lacrosse, which still are coached by experts, who give their time during the actual season only, and have no connection with the academy otherwise than their em- ployment by the Navy Athletic Asso- ciation. The record for the greatest distance |ever run in an hour is 11 miles 1.442 | yards, made by J. Bouin of France, in MARKET NINE LOSES GAME, LEAGUE LEAD Sandlot base ball dope was upset considerably yesterday in the Commer- clal League. Center Market bowed to Williams-Webb, by a score of 11 to| 8, and dropped out of a first place tie with Chestnut Farms, while Evening Star registered its third straight win by handing a 9-to-6 setback to the Chesapeake and Potomac Teleghone Co. team, occupant of third place. The tailend Bureau nine of the De- partmental League also sprang a sur- prise when it nosed out Treasury, 4 to 3, in a nip and tuck affair. The tying and winning tallies were shoved across in the final frame, when Adel- man hit for the circuit with Stevens occupying one of the sacks. Government Printing Office and Patent Office nines failed to come to a decision in eight innings, the final score standing 5 to 5. Maj. Fegan’s Marines came through for their third straight in the Potomac Park loop, when they handed a drub- bing to Public Bulldings and Public Parks, 17 to 2. R R T MANFISHING IS REVIVED BY BRITISH SPORTSMEN BATH, England, July 14 (#).—The old time sport of manfishing has been renewed here, & human “fish” having been landed at one of the Bath swim- ming tanks in 7 minutes 35 seconds by Dr. Charles Begg, a well kno: angler of this district. The “fish was Albert Canning, a Bath swimming master. A 10-foot rod was used, the line be- ing attached to the head of the swim- mer by means of a helmet and swivel, Dr. Begg played his “catch” until he landed him exhausted, and in so doing beat his own record of 18 years ago by exactly 1 minute. On that oc- 5‘-};;"1;,"4'v also Canning acted as the sh. MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Toronto. 14-1: Jersey City, 0-0 ading. Syracuse, 4 Baltimore, 5: Rochester, 1 Providence-Buffalo gamé scheduled for to- played as double-header yesterday. AMERICA! Yipneapolin, 9: Con wal 8t Paul 0; Toledo, 80" Louisville, 3; Kansas City, 2 ASSOCIATION. 9: Columbus VIRGIN Richmond, 11: Norfolk, 3. Kinston, 5. "Wilson. 4 (11 innings) Portemouth, 3: Rocky Mount, 1 (7 nings, rain) PIEDMONT LEAGUE. Greensboro, 10 Raleigh, 8. Winston-Salem. "4 Danville, 2 Durbam, 4: Salisbury, 3 SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION Nashville. 6; Little Rock. 4. Only game scheduled. FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE. All games rained out SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. 8: Columbia, 2. Macon. 12: Charlotte 4. Greenville. '0; Asheville, '3 Knoxville-Spartanburg (rain), EASTERN SHORE LEAGUE. Cambridge, 8: Crisfield, 1. Dover, 5: Easton. 3. Parksiey,’ 7; Salisbury, 1 BLUE RIDGE LEAGUE. Martinsburg, 5. Hagerstown. 1 Wayneshoro, 6 Chambersburg. 1 Frederick, 8; Hanover, 6. S The first rowing regatta on the Hud- son River course at Poughkeepsie 1918. | | BY WILL President I1zaak W alto bile traffic than ever before. T A sions—I mean long camping States. The automobile tourist has Any towns in the canyon country of Utah and Arizona, bungalow villages of the Far West, settlements in the pine woods of our Northern States, picturesque villages in New England and quiet, plantationlike towns throughout the South, all have their auto camp site. These range in size and service from the big camps with stone fire- places and complete Kkitchens, run- ning water and tables, to the small | wood lot set aside, with only the| rudest accommodations offered. | The tourists are on the road early this year. Ainnesota is getting rveady for more than a million, and they have started already. Wisconsin is preparing for as great an influx. The South is just hittirg its strides in the auto camp business, and already Maryland is hailed as giving the finest touring service in the country. The route of the cowboy in the Southwest {ERICA is on the move this Summer. was in 1837. THE CALL OF THE OUTDOORS H. DILG, n League of America. There is a heavier automo- don’t mean daily or week end excur- trips often leading through seygral become a standard phase of outdoor recreation in this country, and he has penetrated to all parts of it. 1s paralleled by the nationally marked hway, and the corral now Las a ourist camp” sign on it. The auto tourist is doing more than taking a fine vacation and seelng strange parts of the country. He is spreadirg money and he is spreading ideas. Minnesota took in more than $40,000,000 last year. Other States have done as well; some have done better. The tourist as he rushes about the country is spreading money around. And it's cash, t00. More than one community has been saved by tourist cash. And the tourist spreads ideas. He is knitting the East to the West, and the Middle West to both. Tlo is helping immeasurably to bind together the country—and the country heeds binding together. But perhaps above all, he is getting out into the outdoors for the time of his life. They're Good STANDARD CIGAR & TOBACCO Co.. Distributors 635 Louisiana Ave. N.W., Washington, D. C. REACH THE FIRST DIVISION AND STILL ARE CLIMBING, Statistics Prove Cobbmen Can Overhaul Leaders in Flag Scramble If They Continue Their Recent Steady March Toward the Top. BY JOHN B. FOSTER. EW YORK, July 14—The Detr mathematical sense, must be c N do as well as they have in recent we; ingtons, the Athletics and the White Today, just a little less than h; played. cellar, have climbed up to fourth place, averaging, since they began the ercentage points per game. climb, just 3 Should they add just 2 points pe 506 from now until the end of the season, they would finish aro That approximates the standing of day, and is better by probably a goo team is likely to end the season. The Tygers had a ripping week last week—ripping, that is, when you take into consideration the many vicissi- tudes through which they have pass- ed, but not quite so ripping When compared with some other weeks. It must be taken into consideration, of course, that the Tygers probably will find the fight harder from now on to the end of the season. The los- ing teams in the race will begin to find alibis and get down to the busi- ness of playing for their salaries in 1926. There always comes a time when ball glayers begin to realize that a next year's contract must be signed. The day of that discovery this season will dawn not later than mid-August. But even 8o, considering the 3-point- a-day gain the Tygers have been mak- ing in recent weeks, they must be conceded at least a falr chance of keeping up a 2-point gain for the rest of the season. The leaders in the race will find the going just as hard from now on as the Detroits, if not a little harder. Gains made at the expense of Wash- ington and Philadelphia naturally are the most profitable of all for Delroil.} The net advantage to be derived from | | | swatting the leaders is palpable to any one. That Detroit will overtake Chicago and leave it churning in the rear is possiple this very week. And then the road is open to give chase to the real leaders. Players of the San Francisco team have been in demand for two years, but for the most part they have been held too high to suit the major league pocketbooks. Now, however, it ap- pears that the New York Yanks have dug down and acquired Waner and Rhyne, a sensational outflelder and a tiptop average shortstop, for delivery next season. Waner is the Oklahoma kid who batted his way into fame two yvears ago and who now is batting better than ever. Rhyne is not so sensational but is a very steady piece of machinery. It also is probable that the Yanks have a grip on Lazerre, a sensational shortstop of Salt Lake City, with a “STANDARD" American League pennant race. ers it can be demonstrated by the figures that they do not even need to In the first half of the season, the Tygers, starting from oit Tygers, on form and in a strict onceded to be the dark horse in the Far as they are behind the lead- eks in order to beat out the Wash Sox. alf of the schedule remains to 4 r game to their present standing of 65( the league-leading Washingtons to d many more points than any othe home run record which is bad even if it was made ir City. A fourth player possit for the Yanks is Warne baseman, now with the t non team in the Coast League four players proba Yankees about $1 go through, bu! good nucleus 2 ding team can be (Copyright. 1925.) e ‘ Army meets Navy in the final and semi-final bouts of the boxing arranged for Fort Myer arena T! day night, when followers ring game will crowd into riding hall for the first time in months Soldier Al Foreman of Lieut Patterson’s 3d Cavalry service is down on the books to tack! Paddy McNulty J service over the the main go, and Jack T ington Barracks middleweight six stanzas with Jack Kendr: the naval air station The remainder of the preliminary Ji steps cks of card, which includes Jack Co Fort Myer, Billy Harris of Holabird, Frenchy Rousseau Joe Rivers and Gordor should provide plenty of TROUSERS . To Match Your Odd Coats EISEMAN’S, 7th & F 5 GASOLINE Open a charge ac- count. No red tape. Pay as you ride! You can buy here as low or lower than quality makes are sold anywhere. 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