Evening Star Newspaper, August 8, 1925, Page 11

ener SP GRS THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. 3 SATURDAY, AUGUST 8. 1925. SPORTS. 11 Champs Lose Punch and Ground in Race : Gianis Must Fight to Remain Second GRIFFS SWING FUTILELY AGAINST GIARD’S SLANTS | Get Only Four Hits Off Soulhpnw, While Browns Use | Same Number Off Covey in Five Frames to Regi ster All Their Tallies. BY JOHN F they are “in again. out again INNEGANS might be a better ni American League representative. KELLER. . ickname than Nationals for the local Like the chap in the ancient lyric, )" with frequency nowadays. One day they perform like real world champions in all departments; the next day they fall off sadly in one or all uniortunate part of it is that they generally one that presents a golden opportur With the league-leading Athleti the Indians in a double-header, the climh to within half a_game of the pace-setters. <outhpaw slants of Joe Giard. they m: departments of the game. And the nity to climb. cs again held to an even break by Champs yesterday But_blinded by ade a sorry showing in attack. ook a 3:10-0 licking from the Browns and dropped 10 a game and a half behind | the first-place Macks. Stanley (oveleskie 2 season record for pitching consecu- | tive victories and has tried three times to regain his winning stride since he was knocked out of it, again | was a vietim of the Nationals' impo- 1ent batting. Covey worked the first five innings against the visitors and gave them four hits for all their tal- lies, fhen gave way to Vean Gr who after three frames of toil succeeded ta Allen Russell who established | was Get Only Four Hits. one else who wonld have tn even tie. the wafe. But Covey hurled had or any for the Champs to pitch super-hase ball hold the Rrowns 1o a scoreless So effective wasx Giard againat Champs that they got only four ties, one in each of the firts two rounds and twe in the last Ossie Rluege. with a two-bagger and a sin gle. and Buck Harris and Goose Gos. lin. each with a single, were the only members of the 1924 world beaters to damage Giard's offerings. Giard gave the Nationals several chances to do something for them- | selves. He franked six of them to first base. but they stubbornly refused | 10 take dvantage of his generosity Only twice could a National batsman have heen considered a vietim of ill- lnck. “In the fourth round, Goslin rified a low liner directly to George | Sisler and Joe Judge did the same | thing in the ninth. Had either of | these wallops heen & foot to one side or the other of the Browns' first- macker, it prebabhly would have bheen a hit | Sisler converted the catch of Judge's smash into a double play by muchlnl‘ the first base vacated by Goslin, who had started the inning with a single. | The two-ply killing was the final of a | lot of five made by the Browns, | equalling the American League record for the number of these fielding feats in & single encounter. The other four were negotiated by the LaMotte-Me- Manus-8isler combination. Such plavs | ended the second, third and fifth in- nings and made the first two retire- aments in the seventh. Hargrave's The issue Homer Decides.! really was settled by a National cast-off. Willilam McKinley Hargrave. Bill. who naver was given much opportunity to display his wares here. has developed into a nifty swat- fer since getting into service reguiar Iv following his transfer to the Browns. | He has made himself a left-hand bat ter. although he shifis to the other side of the plate when facing pori- side pitching. Just to show how Raridv, hé. Tiow 38 sith $ha detl: Bl opened the third frame yesterday with | a sock over the right-field fence for a round trip of the bases That homer was the eighth of season for the ex-National and \fourth to be propelled over the right field barrier of Clark Griffith adium this vear. Rill now Is in a with Joe Judge, Ty Cobb and Ivy Wingo. As it turned out, the clout by the man who was sent from Washington after the season opened was all_that the Browns needed fo win. Chickens will come home 1o roost Rill's homer was the first hit tered off Coveleskie. Three more were garnered off his deliveries in the fifth. Marty McManus started that frame with a single 10 left and romped on to second base when Goslin let the ball trickle through his paws. Then Bill Jacohson socked the sphere to the same territory, scoring Me- Manus. When turning second. Jake | noticed that Goslin was not showing | much speed in retrieving the ball, so he dusted third to get into the sum mary with the only tripple of the fray. Tobin Jake the the tall class Drives Last Run Home tarried awhile at the far cor Hacgrave nearly tore a hand off Covey with & vicious drive. but Buck | Harris scooped up the ball and tossed out the ex-National. Gene Robertson got the first of 1three successive passes handed him. but Giard made the sec. ond of his four whiffs of the day. Then Johnny Tobin. who had replaced Harry Rice in right field after the latter hurt himself in the first inning. took two strikes hefore poking & single to left to tally .Jacobson. Robhy Lamotte, forcéd out Tohin. and the Bfowns' scoring was ended for the day They threatened to dent the plate, though. while Gregg was hurling. but poor work on the hases cost them a scoring chance. Vean was bumped for a hit in each of his first (w8 rounds and In the eighth vielded two singles and a pass. The pass went to Lamotte At the outsei of the frame. After Sis- Jer skied o Goslin. Williams singled Robhy 10 second. When McManus singled to lafi. Lamotte attemptad 1o score. hut Goslin's fine heave to the plate forced the Brownie to change hix mind. Tn the meanwhile. Williams | had turned second. so Ruel whistled the ball Harris for a ran.down. With Lamatte going back to third and Ken plowing his way to that sack Harris and Ruel closed in until they had hoth runners perched on the far RECORDS OF GRIFFMEN BATTING. AB. Tate dohngon Ruether Ri Goalin Binege mas B g8 Severeid Ruel t344 wa sonu—igall arberrs Covelaskie, 33 Won. Covalenkin Marberrs Johnaon Ruether Zachary wo_o-wiko3 PR3 s3-menzuia Lost, *Racard whils with Natianate. ] | Hackrar | =By Giw | Bone and | out in the sixth, but Go: TOO MUCH GIARD WASHINGTON. A Russeil, 3. Harris*. Neverelds N Totah ... T Lorie. Wiee, Tobin, rt. o Tessz I ~=33925% 3| es0c22530c0007 s00-2s7 -l o Robertsos. b, Gin | somssismmamaz | ~seunonnss: [emoans! 1 H H ! 3 i » - b H Baited for Coveleakie in Alth inaing. PRatted for Grexe'in mnn. inning. St. Louls. o0 Wishiacton. 6 0 0 8 60 8 o o—s | Twohuse Bit—Bineze. Thres-base 'JT ncopson. - Homs base—~Rluege. l’lo-bk nll{b—l‘..‘l& 1o ;:'l:‘.:n..hl'l.e AIII!II' I‘::‘l l’l!r (Ifi“lll“i Baseson Balis—o0fr iard. o' A oreiekie: 1: off Gregs. 2: Pt ¥ by R in 3 innin Russell. none in 1 inaiw Coveleskis. Umplres—Hansra. Evane: Time ot tame1 hour & Grees s ond 5% mi corner and Williams was touched out. McManus reached second on the play but it did him no good, hotsted to Goslin. Best Chance in Second. Nationals' hest scoring was offered in the second nes- when Bluege doubled with one Peck walked. The opportu- 'he tunity alon, celect a< the day to fall off | nected for a onebaser to start had a chance to | reached first the | Mysznrki 0 | Departmental ® e—3 a Texas 4 | run was oppor- | nity passed out when Ruel smote Inlo“ Lamotte’s error at the 2 double-play Covey on first third round outset of the but the pitcher was forced out by McNeely, and Bucky Harris, whose single had been wasted in the first frame, drilled into a two. ply killing Judge strolled with two out fourth. only to be forced out Bluege. Peck began the fifth lnnlnx with a walk and. after Ruel popped to tobertson. was a double-play | with Pinch-batter Joe Harris. An arror let Sam Rice reach first base with two | was help- Judge hegan the in rnp less before Giard. seventh by drawing a pass and Bluege promptly rolled into a double play. Two were out in the eighth when Mc- eely and Buck Harris walked. Sam Rice fanned. soslin pried the with a single to right. .Judge's liner to Sisler and a dual killing fol- lowed. Then Bluege singled, but Peck ended the struggle with a loft to Wil liams. lid off the ninth Zachary Due to Oppose Gaston, put | | Dave Shade vietim | Siattery, { TAXI TOSSERS GlVE-‘ POLICEMEN A FIGHT Black and White Taxi diamonders threw a_scare into the ranks of the Police Department hase ball outfit |In a return game yesterday at Wash- | | ington Terminal field. but finally sue- cumbed 1o the heavy stickwork of the cops at the end of the twelfth inning and went back to the garage with the short end of a 4-to-1 score. Winegardner and Humphries, the opposing moundsmen, engaged in a pitching duel for the first 11 frantes, only one run being shoved across by each team early In the fray. In the twelfth the Cabmen's hurler weak- ened and, with two out, the Police tallied three times. Finney Kelly, pinchhitting for Hum- | phries, “after two were down, con- the and went to second on a passed | Myszurki walked and Camp- doubled. scoring Kellv. on an error, and Campbell dented | rally, | ball. | bell Keyser | while | the plate. MARINES PRINTERS AND G. A. 0. VICTORS With the Marines trouncing Ship- ping Board, 9 to 3, to take the second serfes title in the Potomac Park | T.eague: Union Printers winning over Potomae Park, 2 to 1, to clinch the | League championship, Accountants dsfeating Printing Office. 2 to 1, first-place honors in the League, the Ellipte bhase were husy places vester- land General Government to tie up Govarnment hall Aelds day. : Duke Hardy, bespectaciad twirler of the Shipping Board, opposed Pvt. | Thomaa Stolls, the Marines' pitching ace, In the champlonship clash of the infant Potomac Park loop. With | the score 0 to 0, the Marines started things In the fourth, when Owens | ‘nnd Snyder connected for doubles, Stevens tripled and: Murray socked | leaguer that brought in a third tally. The Leathernecks had {tallfed three more times in the sev. | enth betore the Shippers shoved one | acrosa the pan. The remaining runs | came in in the ninth. General Accountants earned their margin of victory in the ninth on a wild throw to catch a runner off hmra The Government Printers’ only registered in the fourth. when Reiman hit for the circuit Conover was the winning pitcher and was opposed by Heany. Norman Hutchinson had the honor .| of hurling the Union Printers to their for Jacobson'! deciding victory in the second series of the Departmental circuit. Triples by Edwards and Suess figured strong- Iy in the scoring of the Typos' runs. | SHADE FIGHTS SCHOELL IN FRISCO RING TONIGHT "™ FRANCISCO, August § (). of Concord, Calif.. and Frankie Schoell of Buffalo, weiter | weight hoxers of national repute, will | clash_here tonight in & 10-round deci | sion bout in the ball park. Shade at present is the chief con ! tender for Mickey Walker's world title. He caught the attention of the fight |public recently by knocking out Jimmy Buffalo middleweight. Schoell. however. has bested some of the leading welters and is considered the Pacific Coast champion. SAN NOTED OARSMAN DIES. PHILADELPHIA, August & (®).— William Sody, widely known in ama- teur rowing circles. died suddenly lagt night at the University of Penn- sylvanin Boat Club. He was u rig- ger al the university and formerly whs A member of the Metropolitan | Rowing Club, New York City. Who Defeated Him in St. Louis| mound duel in St J and Browns ationals | Louis scrap, | but the champs were downed. 5 to 4 when George Sisler poked a hnmer\ into the short right-field stand at been retired in the ninth BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS Wan. Laat et 853 a2 A3 38 57 7 GAMES TOMORROW. Cleve. at Wash, Chieago at N, Baston - MES TODAY. Y. Bosien. Delralat New Vork. YESTERDA V'S RESULTS, NATIONAL LEAGUE. Won. Lost Pet. .80 38 606 Cincinnatt Brooklyn St Loals Philadeiphia 8 L an 16 s a2 GAMEN TOMORROW. Phila. at St. Leuis Boaten ar Chieage NV at Cineinanti, Dhila. at Chieage. Rostan At St. Louis. N V. at Cineinnati. Rkin.'at Pittshargh. YESTERDAYV'S RESULTS, Cinelnnatl, 2; New York. 1, -3 Bhiladelphis. 1. 10: Iyn. 0, Roston, rain. MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS | INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE, hester, 19: Jersey City. 8§ Syracuse, '2-4. Providence. 0-2 Reading. 3: Toronto Raltimore-Buffalo game plaved as part of double-header August AMERICAN ASSOCIATION, $t. Paul. &: Columbus. 1 Mibneapolis. 6: Toledo. Indianapolis. #: Kansas ity Louisville, 11: Milwaukee, SOUTHERN ASKOC Atlania & Little, Rock New Orleans, “A: ‘Nashvii Nomite B " enattancora Birminkham. 8: Memph . ROUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Greenville. 13: Macon. 3 Enoxville. 7' Columbi Spartanbuirg. 8. Aueust Asheville, 8 Charlotte. EASTERN SHOR Cambridge. Easton, 1. Parksi Crisfield. 1. Salisbury. 14: Dover, 7 BLUE RIDGE LEAGUE. Martinsburg. 5. Waynesbord. Frederick. 4: Chambersburs. 3 Hagerstown, '1: Hanover, |ed off Covey | | {leak through onto the courts, { méets Luclen “Willams. { offered by Sportsman’'s Park after a man had | Gaston also did some excellent hurl- | ing then, holding the champions to six safeties. He gave the Nationais six passes, but he also fanned six of | them. Harry Rice, Brown right fielder, well bumped in the first inning vés terday when he ran against the con crete barrier {n the hloody angle, while trving to cateh a foul from Sam Rice’s bat. He gave way tn Johnny Tobin, but was expactad o he back in the game today. Natlonal pinch-batters did not look s0 good againat Glard. Joe Harris stepped to the plate in Covey's place in the Afth and rolled into a double play. Hank Severeld batted for Gregg in the eighth and with a threeand. | two count had a third strike called against him. Hank insisted the pitch was too low to be good. Hargrave hit the ball solidly in each 806 | of his four trips to the plate, although | the homer in the first was hiz only safety. In the fifth, his wallop carom- blove to Ruck Harrie for an easy play and in the seventh he bounded the ball off Gregg's foot to | Bluege for a snappy out. A neat play | by Peck nipped the ex-National in the | ninth. Giard Is a two-way batter and he strikes out’ with equal facility on both | sides of the plate. He was whiffed | | twice by Covey when batting lsft- \ handed and succumbed to Gregg and | Russell when batting right handed. 1 Sisler's lone bingle was:a smash past Bluege that Peck went back to | the grass to fleld, but Rajah was un- | able 1o get the ball across for a re-. tirement. RESUME TENNIS PLAY. DETROIT, August 8 (#).—Because ! a hitherto trusted tarpaulin failed in | a crisis and allowed t00 much water to vester- day's play in the Western clay.court | nament was called off. To. Snodgrass. Lo Angeles, | Chicago, one single semi-final ‘match. = with | Walter Wesbrook. "los Angeles. and Kirk Reid.”Claveland. meeting in the | other. | NNEAPOLIS. August §.—A guar- | antee of $300,000. with an option of 65 Der cent of the gross receipts, has been | the Minneapolis Boxing | Club for a bout here late this month| e Tunnev, American light- | champion. and Mickey world welterweight Walker, holder, | Walling, | ing { Arthur | ters, | and | mound ace, for the frav. GREAT ROWING RACE DUE IN A. A. U. REGATTA TODAY Ry the Associated Press. P Schuylkill. races in years is expected this HILADELPHIA, August 8—One of the greatest senior cight-oared morning in the second and final day of the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen regatta on the Seven crews face the starter’s Boat Club, Duluth (two crews); New York A, ( They are the Duluth 1924 national champions, gun and Penn Athletic Club, Undine Barge Club, Pennsylvania Barge Club and Bachelors' Barge Club, all of Philadelphia. : Duluth’s intermediate eight earned the right to go into the senior class yesterday, when it beat a field of five opponents. The New York A. C..crew contains past and present college stars of the University of Washington, Cornell, Naval Academy and Yi Bow No. 6. in this year's Wash- ington Varsity eight, and former stroke, pulls the pace oar in the New | | York elght. Favoritas in the senior eight include the New Yorkers, Coach Wright's Penn A. C., which lifted the Canadian championship last week, and Duluth's No. | crew. In champlonship singles W. F. Gar- rett Gllmore of the Bachelors’ Barge | Club, national and Canadian cham- plon, meets Walter Hoover, Paul Cos. tello, former title holder; Russell M. Codman of Boston and possibly Ed. ward McGuire of Buffalo, who won the natiopal title at Baltimore two years ago. Philadelphia clubs won four of the seven national titles vesterday and Boston, Worcester, Mass., and Duluth one each. Yesterday's summaries: SENTOR EVENTS ociation llll & scull (Arat_he, o e e Rronait Diluth Hoa! oM o, ATgon I "Eluv, Toconto nmmr‘ Wil H Hdoatry Baree Ol thirds 0 A Fnion Boar Srih. CRhgion. tourth Ot Pomee Roat @hin. Wasink(0? Hie T8 Rasociation sinkle sculls (sacond heat. frat and mnn? 10 quAlLfy) —Won_by llll‘l} Codman. Union Bnn' Cl'\‘)h Borton red B. Voxi, Vesper !nll lub, second: John Biessing. Undine B . third: Charles R. Miner. Lincoln Club. ieago. fourth lohn _Durn; owing Club, Buffalo, fifth. Association sculls ( s Uodman . Unjon ! Tyroe. Arconant R G, o satond Hackett. Duluth B third: Alfred B. Vogt. YVesper B. C.. Philadelphia. fourth Time, TS 145-pound single sculls race i Arat ‘:u and oo 24 nal) —Won v Russell Boston (firat heat frmt Joe | and second to quality)—Won bs W Linton Nalson, Undine Barge Club. Fred Riecaers. ncoli Park Boat Club bert’ Duncan. Potomac ' Boat ington. third: ? fourth Fmon Bon Atnledte g Asdociation. fifth. Time. 7.44 o 45-pound wingls nd s o alh Won by Chariea ulston *rmnm wing Alloe!lllon "rM - Han chgsert Roal, AUR Worcest Mass.. second: Burn Toronto. third: Thom: oat Club, fourth: W. arge C u t ichers. Lin- ¥ Coutmion. Fairmont ing Aaas: u iation. Phil Iobid. third inton Nel rdine Barge Club. itadeiphia. Tourth. Four-oared lhllll with coxawain (fnal)— on, by Pennavivania Barge Club:' Bachelors C.. ll s, second an _Athletic it “Rawing Auodnuon. Shird; Penn Ath- Jetic clup Rowing Association (sécond cramw ). ourth; Metropofltan R. C. New Yok, 8ith. Quadrupls sculls (final)—Won by Bach- glor, Bargs Qlub (bow. Harold Dingmore: No. 2, Robert’ Rlackpurn: No. 8. Knight ! wiroke W rett Glimore); Penn Ath | T iy Rowing, Assoclation Philsdelphia. |aecond: New York A. third; Crescent e bhlladelphia: fotirth: 145, pound doubie sculls | final)—"WWop by Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association. Phi adelphis (how. Fifnegan; atroke. € *"Barge o Phitadaionia arge, Clu D) ihird: Penn Athiatie. Club Rn-x tion ' (second crew). fourth: Club. Torontn. ‘Afth: Bachelor PRITAAeIDRIA. Mixth. Time. JUNIOR EVENTS. Eight-oarsd ahells (final)—Won by Quaker Gity 'Barge Club. " Philadelphia: Unizersity of Toronto " e West Lynn' B. C Mase. third: F-nnu’ B.C Dphis. fourth. Time INTERMEDIATE EVENTS Eight-osred_shells (final)—Won by Du. luth °B e “Roonelie B¢ xew Ro chelle, X second: Quaker ity aBarge Club Phllld!lvhhl :* Detroit fourth: Ve Philadeiphia. ~ Afth: wyeat Tgna B.°C Lvas, Woseo sy, e 6:18 17 lorg PRurgs G 11 Lynn. Briladel: thi WOMEN IN SPORT By CORINNE FRAZIER LACING under-water first in swims, P Anderson. who took the plunge Summaries Plunge for distance—Firet. Doto wun feet 8 inghes: second third: Helen Harris toths Ander ty Lavin and over—Fi om0 Hehen I 14 11 years— King. second. Lol o Boifies Fitssinbon and Heien Waolls Life-aaviog demonstration of croas-shoul carry by Helen Harris and Batty Levin Side atrokg heiwesn & and 11 Rufina"King ._second. Dolores third. Helen Woolla nder-water awim—First feet: sacond, Doroths Viols oihy Anderson 75.vard hreast second. Mary O 'Connor: ret Callison Candle race—Fi Dorothy ascond. Helan Harri Members of the Red Triangle Out- Club will meet tomorrow at 7:30 | Woodley road 48 Fi Fieen Helan Stresks, third. Dor: stroke—Halen = Stragks. third. Mar . Anderson at Iroquois schiag ball players taken the first thrae games of the ! plavgraund series from the | Mohawks, ce and Kathleen Ker- shaw are the rival captains. Ten girls who have qualified week for the ploneer camp at Camp Rradley, the Washington and Balti more Girl Secout immer headquar are Dorothy Cohen. Jennie Graham. Olive Pe s Annabelle 8mith, Rita O'Conne, Eunice Arm- atrong. Thelma Dodson. Mary Har- rison and varnlhbu Donohoa. have ‘WALKER WELLS CONTEST | EZ ZACHARY and Milton Gaston, who were opponents in a stirring | Louis last month, were due to clash again this | afternoon in the final engagement of the series between Zach gave a good account oi himself in the St. DELAYED UNTIL MONDAY | CHICAGO, August 8 (#).—Rain caused poatponement last night of the | Mickey ‘alker-Bermondsey | Chicago. The bout, preliminarie day night. Both man plan light workouts over the week end. JUNIOR NINES CLASH IN SERIES TOMORROW supported by the same will be held next Hess Juniors. claimants for junior independant base ball cham- plonship of the city, will meet the Kannedy Juniors in the second ciash of a three.game series tomorrow at 3 o'clock on Reservoir field. Man- ager Dietrich of the Hessmen balieves that the Kennedy team is one of the strongest to tackle his boyx lately is saving “Oppy” Bopp, his In the first encounter with the Brightwood Parkers the Hess tossers carned the victory by a 7-to-2 scors. They are now their last 11 starts having been turned into Heas triumphs. Altogether, their season record includes 20 wins and 3 | losses. Other fast-going junior teams that helieve they are of championship caliber are requested to call the Hesa manager at Lincoln 8112, East Riverdale Midgets took hoth | halves of a double-header with Hyattsville and Bladensburg midget nines. Bladensburg was defeated, 18 to 5. and Hyattaville nosed out, 113 to 12. Crescent Midgéts took Chevy Chase | to camp by the score of 6 to 3. SHOWALTER IS LEADER IN PLAYGROUND SWIM | By tving for third place in the 25 1 France can be conquered all will |upon his return to Americs. ard free.style event, Francis Sho- | walter yvesterday nosed Jake Hengstler | out of first honors in the Rosedale playground swimming meet. Showa | ter collected 1614 points, while Hengst took 16, iggs” Biggs scored 11 points to take third place. Summaries: 0-yard breast stroke—Won by Francia Jecond. J. "Hengatler. yard BackatrokeWon hy J. Hengstler: | Recond arl Forle, third Hime "seconas pderwater swim—on by Showsl v( aver (18 (am N b-vard tree atyle—Won Jnne hompmn L= - A Frincis Showalter. for thi 1325 ol Pl\ln: “Jor distance—Won by Grimes Seniff 430 fosh) Cart e, 130" oot} socona: T ard frae atyie—on by J e Francls flhfl'hhqr. Ia('flll"' “Tim s Trime. 5 "seconds. the 75-foot free Helen Streeks captured the held vesterday at Rosedale pool. ior distance and | finished third in the under-water e\'lnl and Connecticut | avenue for a merning hike through | | Rock Creek Park this | Billy | Wells 10.round boxing match at Kast | in the midst of their | | longest winning streak of the season. | style, 75-foot breast stroke and swimming meet Second honors went to Dorothy the candie race and 'MISS BAUER LOWERS 3 MARK AT SWIMMING | By the Associated Press DETROIT, August 8.—The annual municipal water carnival is scheduled for today in connaction with the Na tional A, A . woman's swimming tournament in progress here. In addi tion 1o 15 swimming avénts on today's | program. sailing eraft and motor hoate will take part in a regatta | FoNowing the water events will he the annual canoe pageant. The canoes, gally decorated, will pass in review along the canals on Belle Isle, competing for prizes for the mont novel decorations Sybil Bauer, premier exponent of the backstroke among women smash &4 another American record for this Atvle of navigating by winning the | 220-yard backstroke in 3 minutes 11 seconds. | 8he not only obliterated Aileen Riz gin's mark. which was made at Ashe. ville, N. C. this vear, but also beat Miss Riggin to the tape vesterday by six yvards. The New York Woman's Swimming Association made a clean sweep In the 440-vard free style, Virginia W, | Hitenack. Ethel McGarry and Ade |lalde Lambert finishing one. two. | three. respectively. The winner's tims wag 6:07. Anna Baum, Bridgeport. Conn.. won the 110-yard open free atyie in 1:43 2.5, finishing ahaad of Ruth Thomas. At- | 1antic City, N. 1., and Dorix Dunham, | Detroit. | A special mile race for the men's Michigan A. A. U. championship went to Cornell Braisted, Detroit Y. M. '(‘. AL In 28:54 3.5, Mon. | xGENARO GETS DECISION i IN FIGHT WITH MARKS | __RED BANK. gust & (). J‘rnnk(- Genarn ur \-w York. Ameri- can fiyweight champion. won a news. ‘wner decision over Gaorge - Marks. New York flyweight, in a | feature bout at the Klks' charity fights | Inst night, el Genaro took five rounds and Marks | o two. splitting thres. Marks weighed Genaro 111%. |FIGHT AT FORT MYER | ORDERED CALLED OFF | Aecting on orders from the War De- | partment. the Athietic Council at Fort Myer has called off the Sigman-Martin bout for the heavyweight champion- ship of the service and other bouts scheduled for Monday night at the | riding hall. The order stopping the exhibition at l[hF Virginia post follows closely on similar orders ending all boxing shows at Washington Barracks. AUSSIES FEAR FREN7CH. NOT AMERICAN, NETMEN MONTREAL., Auguat & (P France, not the United States. is the stumbling block In the bid Australia is making for the Davis cup this | year, according to J. O. Anderson, | captain of the Australian Davis cup tennis team, who has arrived here for the matches against Cdnad: repre- | sentatives next week. | _Anderson thinks Rene La Coste in| | the most brilllant of the French stars. Australia, he said, does not fear | the: United States and believes that | 118 pounds and | be well. | el | SIKI TO FIGHT TONIGHT. NEW YORK. August 8 (®).—Bat- tling Siki, former light-heavyweight | champion. whose colorful career was | interrupted recentlv by stab wounds received in a street fight, is ready to | enter the ring again. The Sengalese | will return to the arena tonight for a 12-round contest with Joe Silvani of New York. | TIGER FLOWERS JAILED. | ORLANDO. Fia. August 8 ). — | Tiger Flowers, negro hoxer, of At- lanta, was arrested and lodged in the Orange County Jail hers, charged | with reckless driving and speeding. following a chase of more than five mfles on a county highway. peulls, (second heat, Seat | MISS HARRISON WILL TRY CHANNEL TON!GHT | By the Amociated Press. BOULOGNE. France. Augusi 5.— Miss Lillian Harrison, the Argentine girl swimmer. will begin her third attempt to awim the English Channel tonight, it was decided here this morning. She will enter the water at Cape Gris-nez about 10:30 o'clock. Weather conditions today are very promising and the temperature of the channel w.lm- now is about 63 degrees Fahren- | het. Unprecedented interest is being evinced from Boulogne to Dunkirk over the attacks women are making to conquer the “soup bowl’ as the grizzied fishermen hereabouts have nicknamad the channel. In addition to the woman swimmers, | Ishak Helmy, an Egyptian giant, & feet 4 inches in heighi. has been here for the past two weeks awaiting for favorable conditions to have a try at the English goal. Last September. in trying to swim the channel, he remained 10 hours in the water and was strong when he Abandoned tha effort. He has an in- come of {5,000 & vear and has requisi- tioned the ‘only hotel on the neck of land called Gris-Nez. He intends to try to cross the channel August 15. Setou Nishimira, the Japanese long- distance champlon, also is at Cape Gris-Nez with his trainer. He says he will try next week to swim from Gris-Nez to Dover. Mias Ederle and Miss Harrison, who are the best of friends. expressed sur- prise when told that their endeavors were being interpreted as a test of strength between representatives of | North America and South America. Before 1 had seen her,” said Miss Harrison, “they alwaye told me Miss Fderle was powerfully strong and a huge woman.” Standing on the tips of her toes the Argentine girl added. “Why, she ix |only one inch taller than I am She ix a very nice girl, and | would Ifke to see her do it Miss Fderle volunteered when toid that Miss Harrison would make her third bid for_the channel honors today iris-Nez is divided into two camps of partisans—Ederleites and Harrison ites. The Harrisonites acmit that Misx Ederle ia the fastest woman swimmer in the world, but they insist that Miss HArrison possesses greater endurance than the American and that she will attain her objective through sheer grit SWIMMING MEET LISTED AT CHESAPEAKE BEACH | Mrs. Samuel Milton's swimming | class. embracing 50 boys and girls be. | tween the ages of 6 and 18 vears, will | hold its fourth annual exhibition at Chesapeake Beach tomorrow morning, | the varied program beginning at 10| { o’clock. The affair will climax the fourth year of Mrs. Miltgn's gretuitous instruction. F. J. Brunner of the Washington | municipal pools will officfate as judge and director of events. Asaisting ““‘i he A. D. Manuelian and Leonard West, A race for seniors and one for juniors and a long-distance swim open 10 pupils of all ages are listed. with gold medals for each and a silver loving cup offered Mrs. Milton for the high point winner. In addition to these prizes five other gold medals will be awarded for excellence in swimming and diving Mrs. Milton ix a2 member of the Ameriean Red Cross and is both a graduate life-xsaver and a national examiner for the organization. MUKY TENNIS TITLE RETAINED BY DREWES AGAIN TRIMMED BY REDS AS PIRATES BEST ROBINS McGrawmen Only 2, Games Ahead of Cincinnati and 314 Back of Pittsburg—Athletics Gain Through an Even Break. By the Associated Press N Pressure applied by third-place Cincinnati and leading Pi EW YORK, August 8—The jaws of the trap which have been clos- ing on the second-place Giants irom two sides, were clamped more tenaciously on the National League champions today tshurgh vesteday removed the New York chib three and one-half games from first place and reduced their hold on second place to but two and one-hali games. A second victory in as many days over the siants by Redland war- riors marked the fifth straight reverse suffered by the McGraw entry NEW YORK LINKSMEN PLAYING MUNY FINAL| GARDEN CITY, Long lIsland, Au gust §.—Raymond MecAuliffe of Buf- falo and Willlam Serrick of the metro- politan district are staging a 36-hole battle today at the Salisbury Club for the national public links champlon v survived the third and fourth rounds vesterday, in which the resuits were as follows THIRD ROUND—William_ Serrick ork. defsated Spakane. Edward Houghton, Washington {ehard Walah. New Lok, 1 up Auliffe. Ruffalp. defeated’ Carl Pittaburgh. 1 up. 10 holss Derroit. defanted Fdward 1. 5. 3 and EMI-FINAT ourtney. & and 4 Houghtor. & and @ Although Houghton was heaten in the semifinals, he sprang one of the big upsets of the tourney by defeating Walsh. Cards of this match follow: ~ 1 up Qe taatad Ray Mo Kauftman. William Court Lined. Chi ROUND-McAulifs Serrick dntoar- defented 4343 434 2 Houghton 34 Walah 45 4 145 4 3388 Houghton evidently had spent him self in defeating Walsh as he was not near %o good against Serrick, fading after halving the first five holes. On the other hand. Serrick plaved great | golf. being 2 under par for the 12 | holea that were necessary for a de ril(ofl Their cards: i1 Servick 3 Houghton 4 s 4 H 4 . serrine s Houghton 5 McAuliffe had a 74 in the morning, the best score of the day. He lost the first hole. but played the next five in 17 atrokes, 3 under par, to gain a lead | that Kauffman could’ not conquer. although the latter steadily cut it down until he carried his rival to the nineteenth hole. Kauffman had a 75 for the 15 holes, I 55 {MISS RYAN KEEPS UP HER WINNING MARCH By the Associated Preas RYE. N. Y.. August 8.—Flizabeth Ryan of California extended her con quest on American couris vesterday by eltminating Mrs. May dv of Los Angeles. a former title holder, 7—5, 6—3. The victory carried her into the semi-final round of the New York State championship. The second meeting of the current season between the national cham national | pion. Helen Wills, and Miss Rvan will BALTIMORE, Drewes of St. triumph of Md., Augusi 8. Ted Louis repeated his 1924 here yesterday by winning the 1925 singles crown of the national municipal courts ten. nis tournament played at Clifton courts. The defending champion de. feated Eddia Jacobs of Raltimore in | straight sets. 85—, 6—0. 64 The Lejeck brothers of Chicako easily disposed of Sluiter and Rosen- blatt of New York after dropping the first set of the doubles final to the team from the Metropolis. The scores ware 810, §—3. 6—3, 6—8. The Chi- | cagoans had eliminated Bookbinder and Schafter, Buffalo pair. in the semi-finals, 6-—3. 6—4. 4—6. 97 Rosenblatt and Sluiter disposed of Maurice V. O'Neill and Bob Considine, District _of Columbia doubles cham: plons, in the semi-finals, 0§, 63, 6—1, 86, MURCHISON STRIKES BACK AT GERMANS By the Associated Press. NEW YORK. August £ Emphati- cally denying charges that he had filed exorbitant axpense accounts for races abroad, Loren Murchison, New- ark, N. I.. sprinter, made a counter complaint of unfair officiating in Ger- many upon his return from a Furo- pean tour. He specifically charged unfavorable | handling of his race with Houbens, | German runner. Houbens, he sald, was permitted to “beat the gun” in their initial race, while a second match between them was called off by the German athlete during a meet at which they were to compete. Said Murchison: ““Houbens had his own starter in the race T ran against him. and he was three yards to the good bafore the starter’s gun went off. We ran a dead | heat, vet the race was awarded to | him. “I consented o run another race | against Houbens. After one of the heats. he ran in a relay race and then called off the match. informing the committee that it was too much | {for him to do in one afternoon.’ | i Murchison, who made his tour in company with Charles Paddock of Cali- !fornfa, said that when the two runners arrived in England they were informed they had been suspended as a result of reports that they had asked exorbitant }expense money. Thev protested, and later were permitted to race, Murchi- i %on being a triple winner. Prizes were withheld from the New- {ark runner, however, he sald, until his status could be definitely established | Mountains 10-round | GRIMES IS PUNIS]{ED. NEW YORK. August 8 (®).—RBur- leigh Grimes, Brooklyn pitching ace, { today was fined $200 and suspended | for three daye by John A. Hevdler, | | president of ihe National League, for | starting a fight with Max Carey, Pitts- | | burgh outfielder. in vesterday’s game between the Robins and Pirates at Pittsburgh. BREAKS HOMER RECORD. | RICHMOND, Va.. August 8 (P).— | Otis Carter, centerfislder of the Rich- | mond team, established a new home- run record in the Virginia League | when he knocked out his thirty-fourth | circuit drive in the tenth inning against Kinston. scoring a runner ahead of him and winning the game, 5to I.g I {Marion Zinderstein .J | previously | 8—8. | service gave his team the edge. | doubles Thursday be provided in the final upset. Eleanor Goss and Mrs, Molla B. Mallory. hoth New York, who advanced 10 the semi-finals vesterday stand in the way of a return contest Mrs. Mallory worked her way into the bracket by winning from Mrs sup of Wilming while Miss Goss of Los barring an ton, Del., 6—3. 6 #liminated Mary Angeles. 63, 7. 6—4 Today's semi-finals bring together Miss Ryan and Mrs. Mallory in the lower half and Miss Wills and Miss Goss in the upper half. MANGAN IN TENNIS FINAL WITH MERCUR CUMBERLAND, 1. K. Browne Md.. August K. | Thomas Mangan of Washington and of Pennsylvania met to. finals of the Allegany tennix singles champion- Fritz Mercur day in the <hip Mercur starced in the feature match of Thursday’s play. winning his semi- final from John Magee of Baltimore. 8—6, 4—F, 6—2. Mangan defeated Al Gore of Washington, f—0. 8—2. Gore had upset the dope by slimipating McElroy of Pittsburgh. Gwynn King of Washington and Bess Shearer of Cumberland captured the mixed doubles title. winning in sgraight sete over Mercur and Mar- jorie” Wooden of Washington. 6—4 Miss Wooden and Mercur play conaistently, but King's terrific King backed his service with briliiant vol leys and placements. Magee and Magruder of Baltimore meet Mercur and Ed. Garbish yester day afternoon in doubles semi-finals. while McElroy and Lloyd of Pitts burgh opposed Miller and Elliot. Man- £an withdrew from the doubles be. cause of the wingle. He was paired with Robert Burwell of Washington. Corinne Frazier and zabeth Heinz reached the finalz in women defeating Marjorie Wooden and Marion Garrett in three sets. Miss Frazier and Miss Heinz ed | will meat the winner of the Krucoff- | 8chaidt match for the title, FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE. St Petersburg. 4. d. 5: Sanford. 2 VIRGINIA STATE LEAGUE. Norfolk. 6-8: Portsmouth. 0-1. Richmond. 5 | | throughout Sutten Bun- | The champions vesterday wers able to score onlv one run off high-clase pitching by Donohue, while Cincinnati counted twice against Barnes on smashes by Roush and Walker, the latter of whom scored the winning run on an infield out after triplinz. Hard and prolific hitting, reaching its peak in a threerun-inning rally enabled the Pirates to win an uphill battle against Brooklyn, 10 to 9. Six pitchers failed to check a steady fusillade of drives on both sides the game. Charley Grimm’s exira hase hitting gave the Cubs a 5-10.1 vietory over the Phillies Riake supported the offensive power of the first haseman’s bludgeon with 5-hit tehing. After playing loose hall the opening game of a doubls-header wi Cleveland. won hy the Indians =at 10-4. the Philadeiphia Athletics recos #rad hehind sensational pitching h: Eddie Rommel and slightly increases their lead over Washington hy ing & shut-out triumph, 2 to 0 A home run by Simmons clinchec the game for the Mackmen. who made only 3 hits off Pitcher Uhle, one more than the Indians could pry from the delivery of the steadV Rommel. Only 65 minutes were required to play the contest Dauss of Detroit and Lyvons of Chi cago added two additional mound classics to the day's liberal contribu tion of unusually good twirling in the American, the former limiting the Yankees 0 5 hits and the latter hold ing Boston 10 3. Detroit shaded the Hugmen, 3 to 1. while the White So scored their second straight shut-out AL the Huh, 2 JOHNSTON-RICHARDS TENNIS MATCH STIRS By the Associated Press NEW YORK, August 8.—Defeated in three out of four matches in the opening day’s play, the West today called upon William M. Johnston lead its tennis forces in an uphill fight 10 victory over the East, in the fina series five matches hetween lead ing players of the two sections. Ir terest centered on a singles battle be tween Johnston and Vincent Rich ards, foremost contesiants of the twn teams. Their match will have bearin: on the selection of a supportinz pla er for William T. Tilden in the cka lenge round of the Davis cup matches Richards won the right ta fill No position on the American ream a ago by defeatinz Johnston in the East-West matches and the little Cali fornian has been eager 1o reverse the result this vear to regain the honor he held in many previous campaigns Yesterday's matches resulted as fol lows Sing Gegree King Henneaney 8=3 Teated " Gransion Holman. Sec’ saio"g "5 Doubles—Vincent Richards and K. Not is Williams defeated William Johnaton ang Clarence J. G Robart and Howard Kinger o T den and George Lott The doubles were of a more interest ing character than the singles, hoth in the nature of the play and hecan of the fact that Richards and R. N ris Williame. 24, who enzaged in the Davis cup doubles frials, were npposed to Johnston and Grifin. The Eastern m won at 6—3. 6—4. Their fast powerful attack from the nat could not he withstood by the Californians. Iohnston never was out defeated John Manuel Alonso although classed and was conspicuous with his tremendous forehand drives and faltering volleving. BIKEMEN IN TRYOUTS. Washington cyclists, represent the Capital junior and senior St. Louis, Mo. who aspire to in the nationai championships at September 5 and 6, will hold their first tryouts tomorrow morning at the Potomac Park polo field, starting at 6 o'clock ARMY NINES STIL;TIEB, CAMP MEADE. Md.. August S Tanks School and Camp Holabird hase ball teams remain in a tie for Arst place in the 3rd Corpe Area cham- pionship series as a result of vester- day’s games, in which the Tankers de feated the Ath Field Artillery, 9 tn 1, and the team from Holabird won out over 12th Infantry. 7 to 3 " RADIATORS, FENDERS BODIES MADE AND REPAIRED NEW_RADIATORS FOR AUTOS WITTSTATT’S R. & F. WKS. 319 1STH ST. N.W. 1423 P. REAR TODAY BASE BALL 2% American Le-ove Park Washington vs. St. Louis Tickets on Sale Base Ball Park at 0:00 AM. 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