Evening Star Newspaper, August 1, 1925, Page 20

SPORTS THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO! D. C, SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 1925 SPORTS Gertrude Ederle Is Popular Abroad : Chicago Cubs’ Flop Is Startling Reverse CHANNEL SWIM ASPIRANT WINS FRIENDS IN TRAINING British Experts Praise Her Beautiful Proportions and Athletic Frame, Her Power of Technique and Above All Her “Will to Win.” BY CAPT. ALEC RUTHERFORD, Famous British Expert on the Cross-Channel Swim. Special Correspondent. of The Star and Nerth American Newspaper Alllance, CAP C and plucky deterr oI do my thought of her chances nation shall best 2 GRIS NEZ, France, August 1.—On the eve visionally set for the cross-channel attempt, Miss the 18-year-old American champion, retains her she said, of the date pro- Gertrude Ederle, quiet confidence when I asked her again what she I think she has grown more and more calmly confident during the past days of actual encounter with the tides and currents of the ob- streperous cha “It really isn't as bad as I expected,” she remarked as she returned from today’s light practice swim Every one who has seen this cheerful American girl during her training period here is confident that she will make a remarkable effort. her best, it is bound to ance. She has made impression on every one, attractive personality and swimming technique, Her beautiful proportions and athletic fig- ure, her power and her complete mas- tery the eight-beat crawl, and, above all to win,” have con- perts here that > luck as to tides and 1 absence of accidents, ent chance of attain: b > first wom- an to conquer tk Wins Host of Admirers. Whatever happens during the final effort, she has the satisfaction of knowing that she has won a host of admirers. Her two rivals, the Egyp- tion champion, Heimy, and the Argen- tine champion, Miss Harrison, are her good friends, will wish her all the luck possible when she sets out. The old-time channel veterans—Burgess, who swam it successfully in 1911, and Jabez Wolfe, who tried unsuccessfully S0 many times that he long ago lost count—have been at her feet since she began her workout at Griz Nez. Miss Ederle’s natural cheerfulness is a great asset in her forthcoming at tempt. Perhaps the worst enemy of the channel swimmer is the depres- sion that c s at various stages of the long-drawn physical strain. Even she will need encouragement and in spiration at times, but it will not be lacking. Often the most useful en- couragement is provided by physical ionship in the water, and this vided for by having several rs ready at all times on board the accompanying tug to dive over- board and | the contender for a half hour or longer Others Were Accompanied. During Burgess' successful channel swim in 1911 he was accompanied in the water for the it six hours by his friend, Jack Wetdman of Dover. Bur- gess himself later heiped Charles Toth of Boston through the last few hours of his successful effort by wimming with him until triumph was secure. Toth had a terrific fight to get ashore, and it was only Burgess’ knowledge of the underwater conditiuns along the Do- Yer cliffs that made his success possi- e. There is no dispute as to Miss Ederle’s endurance It was some- more than luck that enabled just before she left America for nd, to i 21 miles without hment, from the Battery to Hook, in 7 hours 11 minutes, Obviously she is a serious aspirant to cross-channel honoj Jabez W was that she was partially speed. se early comment her failing was that “too fast to I ' has only succeeded in reducing her He has got her down to 24 strokes per minute instead of her normal 28, and he hopes to decrease this at times to 23 or even 22. Will Increase Her Endurance. This makes for endurance, and while there is a corresponding loss in p the swimmer always must have a reserve in hand should a spurt be necessary in order to catch a tide or get past a troublesome current. Miss Ederle swims well out of the water, with a double trudgeon stroke, which never before has been adopted by a channel swimmer. It is probable that she will use the six-beat kick in- stead of the 3-beat which she has used ived several in America as to the greasy substance which is used to cover the body of a channel swim- mer in order to insulate the body and counteract the effect of a long soaking in sea water. The nature of the sub- stance v s according to the whim of the swimmer or coach. Pure lard was used by Capt. Webb, the first suc- cessful cross-channel swimmer. Tiro- boschi, the Argentinian, and Toth of Boston used a dark mixture which had almost the appearance of a soft leather casing over the skin Mixture Now Is Favored. During the past two years most swimmers have favored a mixture of Jard and lanoline, which seems very efficacious, remaining on the body throughout the entire distance, and requiring a scrub with gasoline and inquiries from friends hot water to remove it after the fin-} ish of the ordeal. Protection for the eyes is as fully necessary as for the body. Otherwise the continental wash of the salt water 1s almost certain to blind the swimmer. The standard protection against this danger is a pair of goggles, fitted into & water-proof linen case, and glued to the face with tar or some similar sub- aspirants for channel honors ave made the swim without any bathing suits. Women wear a very fine and light silk bathing suit. Miss Ederle started her training at Brighton, England, with the costume and goggles which she will wear on the final effort. But for the first two weeks, she was olled, not greased, so as to accustom herself gradually to this somewhat uncomfortable phase of the cont Since her arrival at Gris Nez ghe has been greased dally with the mixture which has been approved for her swim, in order mainly to ac- custom her to the somewhat unplea: ant odor. Feeding Important Factor. The question of feeding a channel swimmer always is important. In Miss Ederle’s case, chief reliance will be placed on beef fuice, chocolate and grapes, although other foods will be ready if she wishes them. A meal RADIATORS, FENDERS BODIES MADE AND REPAIRED NEW _RADIATORS FO ,iy'ms WITTSTATT’S R. ___1423 F, REAK TODAY BASE BALL ;33 AMERICAN LEAGUE PARK Washington vs. Detroit Tickets on sale Base Ball Park at 9:00 A.M. Daily North 2707—North 2708 probably will be offered her at half- hourly intervals, although she may not desire food as often as this. Meals en route are a mew experience to her, as she took no food at all during her most trenuous previous effort, the New fork swim from the Battery to Sandy Hook While some channel swimmers take very little food, others eat and drink even more heartily than on land. Bur- gess was an example of the latter. He never missed his half-hourly meal. time, sitting up and treading water while he ate a fairly hearty meal from |a plate. He usually began his meal with fluid, following this with a leg of chicken, and finishing with a good helping of red-currant tart—the Brit. ish equivalent to ple. (Copyright, 1925, by North American N paper Alliance. Al rights reserved.) | l BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS i AMERICAN . | Rsteens Detrolt i LEAGUE. Chicago St. Louls Cleveland * New York " Boston GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. Detroit at It Wi N g:" s York. Biorer ot Wow " York. Philadeionia Deiralt | ral B New Tork-nt. Louls ‘(Pain). NATIONAL LEAGUE. Won. Pittsburzh fl:' 3 Kew Yok Cineinnati rookiyn - Nt. *0!’!'! 45 Philadeiphta |00 42 5 Chieage . 41 o Boston .. 39 .38 GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. Boston at Cineinnatl. Boston at_Cinelnnati. N. Y. at St. Louls. Y. at Bt. Lo Brookiyn at ‘Chicage. Brookiya st Chicago. Phia. at Pitts. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. New York, 4; Chicago, 3. Cineinnat, Brooklyn.'s: St. Louls, 4. Philadelphia-Pittsburgh (rain). I MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. 87 51 bt AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Milwaukee. 7: Minneapolis. 2. Kansas City. 6. St Paul."0 ndianapolis o 5. ‘olumbus, 9: Louisvilie, 8 (10 innings). PIEDMONT LEAGUE. Durham. 7: Danville, 5. Raleigh,' 2. Salisbury, 4 Greensboro, 7: Winston-Salem, 1 SOUTHERN ARSOCIATION. Chatancors, 1856, Birmingham. 12-11. oblle, 4 Lictle Hew Yritans, E‘:*fim 4. Others not sched SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Augusta, 5: Knoxville, 1. Asheville, VIRGINIA LEAGUE. Wilson, 11-6: Kinaton, 8-7. Other games postponed (rain) BLUE RIDGE LEAGUE. Hagerstown-Martinsbure (rain) . ¥rederick.-Hanover (rain). rsburg-Waynesboro (rain). EASTERN BHORE LEAGUE. arksley, 1: Dover. 1. am| alisbury’ (rain) Crisfield-Easton (rain). SANDLOT TEAMS FORCED BY RAIN TO TAKE DAY OFF Yesterday’s rain, which played havoc with big league diamond sched- ules, left the District sandiotters out in the cold as well and prevented even the pewee teams from taking to the field. The Government Printing Office nine that is leading the General Ac- countants by but half a game in the Government League race, was booked to tackle the Accountants in the all- important clash of the second series, but Jupe Pluv ruled that the suspense must be continued until late next week. PLAYERS, UMPS FINED. NORFOLK, Va. August 1 (#).— Eighteen members of the Portsmouth and the Richmond teams and two umplres of the Virginia League were found gullty of violating the Sunday labor laws by & jury in the Circuit Court and fined $5 each. KAPLAN TO MEET FINNIGAN. BOSTON, August 1 OP).—“Kia” Kaplan, Meriden, Conn,, world feather- welght champion, has been matched to box ‘“Honey Boy” Finnigan here on September 14. Main 7612 NASH Distributors Salesroom and 1709 L St. N.W. Wallace Motor Company YANKEE MERMAID IS KEPT BUSY AS ZERO HOUR APPROACHES TYGERS TODAY TO OPEN A 4-GAME SERIES HERE “We have with us today"—T. Raymond Cobb's Jungle Cats, o cupants of fourth piace in the American League race and posses- sing & well defined urge to climb higher in the pennant scramble. The Tygers, for all their ina- | bility to do better than split even | in the 98 games they have played thus far this season, share with | the White Sox the distinction of | being the only team to best the Nationals over the streteh of the | gampaign to dute, having grabbed | their 11 games with the champions, and can be counted | It Is to Get EW YORK, August 1.—The ( powerful batting organization surely, until they have hit th league. It is the most marked chang The Giants, long rivals of their | ways led the league in batting, but the war, ar upon to make the Harrismen hustle to the limit in their four games here. For the opener this afternoon, Walter Ruether probably will be opposed by Hubert Leonard, the ;ol'l Tyger twirler. Game starts at 1 onl BEHIND THE PIRATES | the Chicagos were at various times one {of the most powerful batting clubs By the Associated Press. |in the National League, In the old | days when they were in thefr prime - Ad C. Anson, they were NEW YORK, August 1.—Midsum- mer rains. fickle in casting their sup- port among pennant leaders of both ardest hitting bunch of their da Dalrymple, Kelly, Gore, Anson, Ryan major leagues for the last month, have agaln f-eshened the drooping Barnes and more like them were mem bers of the Cubs in those days, to be followed by Chance, Steinfeldt, i Schulte, Sheckard and players of that hopes of the New York Giants. type—all wicked with the bat. By foreing inactivity on the part of | the leading Pittsburgh Pirates, rain- | drops, which w generously sprin- | Slip Under Killefer. When Killefer, former manager of kled over base ball dlamonds in many | corners of both circuits vesterday. the Cubs, began to let his team run own in batting strength, other man- enabled the champion New York team |ugers criticized him on the quiet to once more reduce the gap between |more for that than any one other | first and second place to a €ingle | thing in which he may have failed. | game The present outfield of the Cubs, to | _ For while the Corsairs were Idle the | some extent experimental, cannot be Glants rode on the wings of a home run by George Kelly to a trlumph compared in the same breath with over Chicago, 4 to 3. Kelly's circult [ Chicago and banged tthe bail to the smash sent three runs scampering | four corners of the lot. Anson would over the plate in the eighth |have been in danger of apoplexy had Five hits proved sufficient for the [he had un outfield that could bat no Cineinnati Reds to pile up their | patter than the 1925 trio. 1f there seventh straight victory at the ex-|was one thing that Anson insisted on pense of the Boston Braves, 4 to 3.|having, it was an outfield that could A wild pitch by Barnes scored Roush | hat with the winning run after he had| - tripled in the sixth Brooklyn rallied behind the speed- What else have they got to do he expostulated one day, when he ! 3 | wanted a batter at the expense of ball king, Dazzy Vance, in the last | fieldin hey stand out there all two innings of 4 game with St. Louis | ufternoon and may be catch three or {and then choked off a counter spurt|ftour fiy balls. I can do that myself. by the Cards in their half of the ninth | I want fielders who can hit the ball to pull out a victory, § to 4. Vance|gs often as "they can make fly fanned the side in the first INNIng | tatcnes 5 0 For her marathon swimming effort Gertrude Ederle will wear a greased cap as shown here, plus a pair of stout glass-and-linen goggles to keep the salt water of the British channel out of her eyes. Her whole body will be larded | with a greasy substance, as protection Below the American girl star is shown signing her name in the autograph album of a small English lady against the cold. who also aspires one day to swimming honors. (Copyright, 1923, by : e Women in Sport By Corinne Frazier. wings have been announced for the Capitol Athletic Club tennis tour nament by Tillie Raine, chairman will begin immediately Con- testants are advised to get in touch with their opponents at the earliest possible date and arrange for their matches. Anyone unable to locate her opponent should call Miss Raine at Main 1437 All scores must be reported to Miss Raine, preferably immediately after play is completed Palrings are follows: Betty Kritt va. Helen Joyce; Marion Birch vs. Annabelle Peterson: Lillian Hoffman vs. Ruth Friedman: Gertrude Bornet Betty Friedman; Bobby Popescue vs. Florence Skadding; Maycita De Bouza V8. winner Birch-Peterson match; Frankie Ross vs. Ruth Raine Virginia Clinedinst V8. Winifred Faunce; Florence Carballe vs. Tille Raine. Between the showers yesterday morning, the final match in the Happy Hollow quoits tournament was staged, Priscilla Woodley winning the title by defeating Betty Hartman in a 3 out of 5 encounter which was carried to four games. The score was 2111, 21—11, 16—21, 21—15. This is the second championship gained by Miss Woodley at Happy Hollow during the past ‘month, the other being the checker title, which she took several weeks ago. Kathleen Stead reached the final of | the Twin Oaks tennis tournament by defeating Antoinette Edwards, 6—1, 6—3. On Monday Miss Stead will meet Agnes Shanahan for the title. In the Bloomingdale event, Emily Harrington defeated Ethel Hall, 6—0, 6—0. Miss Hall, piaying in her first tournament, put up a game fight. She displayed the stuff from which real tournament players are made. IN TWO GAMES TODAY Fort Myer and War Department poloists will meet in a double bill this | afternoon at the Potomac Park oval. ‘War Blues will encounter the 16th Fleld Artillery four in the first game, 1 starting at 3 o'clock, and the Whites are to go against the 38rd Cavalry quartet an hour later. GOING OUT OF BUSINESS! All NEW and USED CARS Will Be Sacrificed at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES GARDNER AGENCY B. C. R. Motors, Inc. 22nd and M Sts. N.W. OPEN EVENINGS Equip your car with new tires Six Months to Pay! PROBEY TIRE STORES 2104 Pa. 9th & P Sts. N.W, North Ameriean Newspaper Alliance. Photos by \WEISMULLER BREAKS | MARK AT SWIMMING ted Press | SEATTLE, Wash. August 1.—The | Cincinnati Y. M. C. A., with 22 points, led after the third of four days of the | national swimming championship of | the Amateur Athletic Union. | The Illionis Athletic Club was sec ond, with 19, and the Roman Pool, Miami, Fla., third, with 10. John Weismuller, with 50.4 seconds, yesterday broke world record at | 100 yards ‘free style, but the Illinois | Athletic Club, Chicago, whose colors he carries, lost the lead in the cham | pionship, which began Wednesday and | |ends toda: | |~ Two lads, Harry Glancy and Walter | | Lauter, advanced the Y. M. C. A. of | Cincinnati. Glancy won the meet's | |1ong grind, the mile free style, and | Laufer took third place in this event, |for which the time was 24:27.4. Les Smith, Olympic Club, San Franeisco, |Was second. Glancy added another |first in the 300 medley, which he won |in 4:4.2. | "The judges agreed in placing Pete | Des Jardines, Roman Pool, Miaml, | Fla., who was third at the last Olym- | pic ‘meet, first in the national 10-foot fancy diving, with Al White, Olympie | Club, second. NOTICE! T. J. Camfield —formerly service manager of the B. C. R. Motor Co, has taken over their shop at 22nd and M Sts, and is fully pre- pared for service and repair of all makes of cars. Gardner Service a Specialty West 2007 By the Associ West 2006-2007 Ave. N.W. 1200 H St. N.E. « 1 O'Neill, | before | year, was one of the oldest ba in the league Capt YANKS RELEASE O'NEILL. T 2 NEW YORK, August 1 (P) __steve| FIRPO-TATE GO OPPOSED. s} atc eased her, Alee veteran has been unconditionally by he with and collected five more strikeouts in | “Since 1919 the Cubs have not had s any too wonderful a career as bats: Only one game was played in the | pi¥ 190 FORARFIEL & BECREE B8 At American League, the Boston Red|gupinely to the cellar as they Sox amassing 15 hits off Karr to beat | 1, BFCH (0 U5 €900 0 e ored the Cleveland Indians, 7 to 2. Flag- | foon with 256, in 1920 fifth with stead led the attack with four hits | hee o “ao] ihird with 295, in 1923 |10 four timas at bat | fifth with 283, in 1023 third with .288 and in 1924 sixth with .276. Just now they stand last arot ,280 mark. Giants Are Consistent. | The Giants, who have been rivals and pennant winners all of this time, have been keeping up something like a batting standard. For the six years they finished first with with .269, second with Rutherford.) American League | BUENOS AIR ve-|The proposed bout between Lu Yankees. | Firpo and Bill Tate, negro heavy Cleveland | weight, early {n September, is nof this |likely "to take place. Bhe local ckstops | municipal boxing commission main-| mentioned | tains that Tate is no match for Firpo. .259, fourth August 1 (#) the New Boston joined the York and Yanke the old outfields that have played for | have | TEAM NOTED FOR HITTING NOW TRAILING WITH BAT Failure Is One of Most Marked Changes in Majors in Years—Club Must Regain Sticking Power If Any Place. BY JOHN B. FOSTER. "hicago Cubs, once one of the mos: s in base ball, have faded slowly, but e bottom as tailend hitters of their e in base ball in years Western cotemporaries, have not al- they have not been tailenders since once between 1916 and 1924 have they finished as low as fourth in the team batting averages 298, second with .305, first with .295 and first with .300. In four of these six vears they won the pennant N atter whether Maranville re. s head of the Cubs or there is a new manager, the boss of the out- fit must try to rebuild the team in batting power. It won't get any- where until that {s achieved. And it doesn’'t look right to see them, once mighty Cubs, at the bottom of the hitting list. |CAMP MEADE NINES BOOK TITLE SERIES | CAMP MEADE, Md., August 1.— |Picked teams of the four service branches represented here will engage |4n 2 base ball serfes for the champlon- |ship of the northern district of the |34 Corps Area during the coming | week | The winner will invade Fort Monroe |later in the season for a series to |dectde the area title | Two games will be pl Ithe first starting at schedule August 3—Tank Schoél vs. Ath Field Ar. tillers: 12th Infantry va. 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