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SP ORTS. COME HOME HOLDING LEAD IN THE RACE BY 3! GAMES O S SR, 0% i Johnson and Coveleskie Ready to Face Mackmen In Two Local Contests—Win Final Against Ch ox, 9—6, With a Ninth Inning Rally. BY JOHN B. KELLER. ITTSBURGH, August 31. P today far better placed in the nant than when they left the National quit Clark Griflith’s Stadium two full letics. mewhat worn, but running, Washington’s World Champions were speeding homeward very much in the race for the American League pen- Capital two weeks ago. Then they games behind the pace-setting Ath- They are returning in first place, with an advantage of three and one-half games over the erstwhile leaders The within the next two days. wgton_inclosure tomorrow pions in games with the club. 'ortune certainly smiled on the Na- tonals during their last Western tour of the year that was concluded yester- day with a 9-t0-6 win over the White in Chicago. Even though the of the Champs for the trip is 1ot what was rightfully expected of a m of such caliber—they won but S of 13 zames played—it was much hetter than that of the Athletics. Mack’s aggregation made the poorest showing of any Kastern team in a Western invasion this season when it copped but 2 of 12 tilts. Johnson and Cov Ready. Perhaps more trouble is in stove for the Macks in Washington. They have won_but one of seven games played in Clark Grifiith Stadium this year, and in the two-game series opening tomorrow they will be called upon to face a pair of the Nationals’ best righthand hurle Walter Johnson is to pitch Tuesday, and the last time the Big Train was opposed to the Athletics he blanked them with two hits. Wednesday Stanley Coveleskie will ascend the hill, and Covey has been very successful against the one- time leaders. The Champions waited until the ninth inning yesterday to win. Dutch Ruether started on the slab for them, but was driven to cover in the eighth when the White Sox put themselves In a position to tie a score the Na- tionals had by strenuous toil gleaned off Ted Lyons and George Connally. Fred Marberry relieved Ruether and was handed a fiverun lead by his mates in the ninth, but he hurt his arm after the Collinsmen grabbed 1wo runs in their last turn at bat and mave way to Ballou. In the first inning the Nationals were easy picking for Lyons, but the White Sox combed Ruether for a marker. Mostil hit the first ball pitched by Dutch to right for a one- baser and Davis sacrificed. Barrett skie ' o Goslin, but Sheely pushed a sing. 1 right and Mostil raced home. The —hamps had two on with one out in the second inning, Moon Harris’ single and Kamm’s fumble of Bluege grounder putting them on _the sacks, hut Schalk took care of Peck’s foul fiy and Severeid fouled to Kamm. Griffs Tie It in Third. In the third the Champs proceeded to deadlock the game, Ruether singled to right as a starter and McNeely sacrificed. Bucky Harris’ retirement put Ruether at the far cormer, from where he scored when Rice pushed a single to left field The Sox lost no time the tie, bunching three hits fof"a cou- ple of runs in their part of The third frame. Mostil drew a pass and was singled to second by Davis, only to be caught off that by Severeid’ snappy heave to Pe Davis w held to second base when Barrett shot a one-baser to center, but both run ners tallied when Sheely got his sec- ond hit of the game, a double to right. The next scol z of the day was done by the Nationals in the seventh Peck and ereid drove successive singles t Rajah stopping at the middle Manager Collins | vanked onnally to | the slab. Ruether bunted and forced out Peck at third base, nd when Veach, batting in place of McNeely, forced out Dutch, it seemed the| Champs were going 1o be blanked in | another inning. left, tation ons and_se! Rice Delivers in Pinch But F Harris drew a o in breaking | | two runs in the ninth mming the ¢ 18, re“speed on the paths sent in to run for Veach. and get Adams was | Then Rice ns schedule offers the Nationals a fine chance to boost that lead Connie Mack’s clan is to invade the Wash- and Wednesday, both engagements would assure their entering the set of four Athletics in Philadelphia early next week as a first-place and victory for the Cham- BACK IN HIGH WASHINGTON. MeNeely, cf *Veach +Adamy Jeanes, cf AB. ~3-=u=0200s ® 190050250 » berry, Ballou, v Totals ... “Batted for McNeely in ‘seventh. +Ran Tor Veach in seventh. CHICAGO. AB. R. H. Mostil, ef .. g ® 3 o00000030330c000 5lomus N TS d ocos=02s~00™ I- mis ol wsseense- 3 5 -3 5 Hooper, rf. . Kamm,'3b. Schalk, e Lyons. o ‘onmaily, “Shencer Harris “Batted for Connally i Washinzton... 0 0 1 0 Chicago.. 183 W Towo-base hits—Sheely, Falk. Ri base Hits—Rice, Hooper, ' Moctil o be: Sacrificer—buvis, ~MeNeqlr: Marberry. * Double-piay—Stunfes Harris to Peckinbaugh to 3. Hareis. Left on buses i Washington, 8: Chicago. 3. irst base ueiher. 6 off L o ; off Ballou, i. nings (none ‘out in even nnally.'d In 3 innings: off Ruethe lnnln‘. off Marberry. 2 in 1 ilou, 0 in inning. 'Winning e i M Wi s T L R and Roland. Time of game—2 hours and 10 minutes. put his club ahead by poling the ball | between k and Mostil for three bases. While pitching to Goslin, Con I nally was so deliberate in his | that Rice dashed for the pl caught well away from hal A squeeze play knot the count in the eighth. Falk began the round with a double, but was caught at third base by Severeid’s throw when Hooper failed to bunt after signaling. But a moment later Harry tripled to left center. Out came Reuther and Marberry was ordered to the hill. Kamm, first to face the new slabman, bunted and Hooper counted before Fred could get to the ball. The Natlonals broke the tie with a vengeance in the ninth. With Py out of the way, Severeid strolled 4u'|l] Marberry bunted. Barrett was spiked as Fred crossed first base, dropped the throw from Connally and Severeid reached third. Ruel was sent in to run for Jeanes. The pitcher swiped sec ond before Leilold. bunting, was re- tired without aiding the runners. Consecutive Hitting Counts. But Bucky Harris’ single to right scored Ruel and Marberry, and Rice doubled Bucky to the far corner. Goslin's one-baser tallied his manager and Sam. Moon Harris, Bluege and Peck drew passes, forcing Goslin across the plate with the fifth run of the frame. A single by Spencer Harris, batting for Connally, Mostil's triple and Davis’ infield retirement gave the Sox Bill Barrett after Sheely great catch of game. it flied to Leibold walked Goslin max Falk's liner to end the nd Frank McGee, Champions” New First Sacker, Promising Rookie| ITTSBURGH, Au Peoria by the ) ab ast ationals, ha hunter-in-chiei for al games in the man for the Champs to have around. Giants, Indians and Red Sox. among jor McGee, but E McGee is a thrower and wh bought by the M tionals was leading the Three. se at base stealing and knocking home runs. He will report to the Champions at the close of his league's campaign ivory e t-hand hitter nd | inning of vesterday's zame Schalk ran against the grand-| Stand for a onehand srab of Rice's| oul and fell into one of the by S, b\)ll held to the sphere 1 In the first Barrett made a sparkling stop to <eep a hit from Bucky Harris in the hird round, going well back of second hase for the drive that had eluded| itcher Lyons. Moon Harris had made five consec- utive hits before lofting to Mostil in the fourth frame. He slammed safely n his last four turns at bat Saturday and lined a single to left the first time he clubbed yesterday. Peck had to go to the rear of the second sack to pick up Barrett's grass- cutter at the start of the fifth inning. Ha followed with a nifty throw that| flagged the batter. That squeeze play worked by the Sox in the eighth was well done. Hooper was half-way to the plate when Kamm, with a three-and-one count, bunted to Marberry, and Harry easily got home with the tying run. More than 33,000 fans turned out for yesterday’s engagement in Chi- cago. All stands except the bleachers in Comiskey Park were crowded. Barrett was painfully hurt when spiked on the foot by Marberry as the latter crossed the first sack after bunt- | ing in the ninth, and dropped the| throw from Connally. Before Barrett could retrieve the sphere Severeid, | who had been at first base, traveled to third. second in the Marberry pilfered t base theft since ninth. It was his fi Joining the National: Leaving Chicago shortly after the same yesterday, the Nationals were due In Union Station, in Washington, this afternoon about 4:30 o'clock. 3l.—Frank McGee, a dcal of speed and a natural batting y that should carry him far Clark Griffith. Three-Eye circuit and figured he would be a first-sacker, bought irom in the big league, according to Joe Joe looked over McGee handy Other clubs liked him, too. for the others, were reported to be bidding gel beat the rival scouts to the player. RECORDS OF GRIFFMEN BATTING. SB. RBL. Pet. e 2583 23 e998800~2-~3555 280iRomsumul ~ Complete & o itched. '~ lnni Ferguson Johnson Coveleskie . Ruether ... FoliRu sarted. 2825 Frd 1 ° 9 1 o o 1 o somsarlanams [T TS *Mogridze “Record while with Nationals. MINOR LEAGUE GAMES INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Buffalo. 3 Syracuse. 5-8: Reading. 07 oy e Eheduled ) AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Toledo, Minneapolis, 4 Milwaukee, : Louisville st. Paul, Columbus, Indianapolis, Ransas City SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION Chattanooga. 8-4: New Orleans irmingbam, 2. i) bile, A enabled the Sox to | for Severeid and Leibold to bat | | while 'THE \~. EVE ING TAR WASHINGTON D. Grszs Play SklddlngA s Here Tomorrow : Landis Out of Town, Ruth Out of Luck C.. V[ONDAY AUGUST 31, 1925. ALL FUTURE CONTESTS HERE START AT 3 P.M. Washington fans . intent upon seeing the clashes between Bucky Harri N: nals and Mack's / ium tomorrow and Wednesday will be forced to reach the park at an early hour in order to obtain van- tage places, unless they are for- tunate enough to be the helders of seat reservations. Although the advance sale was gobbled up within two days after it opened, there are sowme 25,000 seats available on the first-come- first-served basis. Gates at the park will be opened tomorrow and ‘Wednesday before noon, and the games will get under way at 3 o'clock, half an hour earlier than the customary starting time. Three o'clock will be the starting time of all games in Washington hereafter this season. MOST MAIJOR CLUBS ARE TAKING A REST By the Associated Press NEW YORK. August major league clubs tod: ing time, only two games uled. Tomorrow a big series begins Capital between Washington Philadelphia. Washington increased its lead by defeating the White Sox yesterday 9 to 6, while Detroit was beating the Athletics, 7 to 4, and making a com sweep of the three-game series. venth straight victory for the Tygers and the sixth set-back in a row for the Athletics. The Yankees, minus Babe Ruth who_was put out of a job indefinitely by Manager Miller Huggins, closed their Western invasion with a defeat in St. Louis, 7 to 6. Gehrig walloped his fifteenth home-run of the year and batted in four of the New York tallles. The Hugmen won but four of the 14 games since leaving home. Cleveland sewed up the series with the Red Sox by winning, 2 to 1, bunch ing three hits for two runs in the ninth. The Giants were unable to make headway in the National League pen nant scramble, taking a shut-out from St. Louis in the second zame of double-header, § to 0, after clinchi the opener, 3 to 1 The Giants have won efzht games and lost eight in their engagements with the Western clubs. Brooklyn polished off Cincinnati In both sections of a doubie 4 to 3 in 10 innings, and 10 Rixey, Red twirler, was chased the field by Umpire Quigley in first game after disputjng a decision ,RECORD FOR PAST WEEK IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES NEW YORK. August ).~ st week's major league record of mes won and lost, runs, hits, er rors and opponent’s runs. includ | games o turday, follows AMERICAN LEAGUE W, @ 31.—Most were mark- being sched- at the and off Betroit ouis Sevetind Washington Chicago New York. Philadelphia Boston NATIONAL Pittsburgh . Brooklyn New York &incinnati Chicagzo . Boston | Touis | Phusdcipia OF HOME RUN CROWN | By the Associated Press CHICAGO, _August 31 Hornsby of the Louis Cardinals maintains an apparently safe lead at he start of the final heat of the race hich will determine the major league home run Titan for 1 Hornsby has 34 four-bag swats, Williams of the St. Louis Browns and Bob Meusel of the New York Americans each are credited with Babe Tuth's suspension Saturd removes him from the field of leaders, | with only 15. However, the Bambino's record of 59 home runs, established in 1921, still hangs high {ornsby to date has close to the number recorded by Ruth at the same stage of the 1921 season. The leader: American — Williams, Bob Meusel, New York, Philadelphia, 2 15; Ruth. New National — Hornsby, Hartnett, _Chicago, Fournier, Brooklyn, 21: Bottomley, St. Louis, 18] Meusel, New York, 18: Harper, Phila- delphia, 17; Kelly, New York. 16 Wright, Pittsburgh, 16. FORT MYER POLO TEAM BALTIMORE. Md.. August 3 Sixteenth Field Artillery poloists | from Fort Myer. Va., yesterday hand- ed a trouncing to the Maryland Polo Club four at the Brooklandville field by the score of 7 to 4. The Marylanders were able to jcount only once, a three-goal handi cap placed on the visitors bringing up_the home team’s total. Capt. J. Tate was easily the { premier rider of the winning team {and accounted for three tallies, two lof which were shot with unusual skill. Maj. R. E. Hoyle, Lieut. C. D. | Palmer and Lieut. F. B. Sharpe com- I pleted the Artillery line-up. WILL TEST NEW HURLER. CLEVELAND, August A Pitcher Ray Benge, a right-hander purchased by the Cleveland caris from™ the Houston club ‘of the Texas League, may make his first appearance here in an exhibition game against the St. Louis Cardinals on September 30. Roger 25, Louis, Simmons, New York, Louis, 34; = 2104 Pa. sth and P Sts. N.W. program. | to 8. | the | The | HORNSBY ABOUT SURE' P Tires PROBEY TIRE STORES N the family circle of the New prove, at last, that a manager is migl | star begins to slip. Huggins did dare, | The trouble with Ruth begn las ing on and let down easi After th: was sympathy for him, which seems Many had said that Huggins did | not dare to discipline Babe Ruth be- cause of the effect it might have on the chances of the club. Huggins, | perhaps, did not wish to jeopardize any. prospects his club might have had, but now that it is certain the Yanks will not get anywhere this vear, the little manager, whose pa- | tience has been taxed once too often, has acted, and acted drastically. He showed that no player on the team— not even a Ruth—could be a dictator. Ruth has lost much of his attrac tion as a ball player. He is not bat ting home runs as he did and his zeneral play is not sufficient to make him anything more than an average player. Events have proved that about the worst thing that ever happened to Ruth was the idolizing he got when he was at his best. He was “played ining and suspension of Babe Ruth mark the culmination of differences which have been brewing in York Yanks for some time. They htier than a star—at least when the after all. t Spring when the Babe was carry- at, when he actually became ill, there to have been wasted. He ccnamly 1did not extend very cordial support to his sympathizers. him to take license that he otherwise would not have dared to take. Late hours, gratification of a vi- cious appetite and too frequent look ing on the wine when it is red are the three offenses charged against the big player. Also there has been a tendency to disappear after a game and not turn up around the Yankee diggings until time for the next game, which did not please Hugsgins. As he has been playing recently, Ruth is no better than four or five other members of the Yankee club, and certainly is not the equal of Combs, who really is making his first year with the Yanks. Ruth should have been good for three or four years more, if not as a home run king, at least as a general outficlder and player. But as things have gone recently, to retain his place on the base ball field at all Ruth will have up” as no ball player has been for ! vears. Tt went to his head and led' to make the biggest fight of his ca. reer. IN SERIES HEIR slump apparently ended, l Ball League by shutting out th Park yesterday, while the Shamrock of first and second places, Chase diamond. BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS | of the Clubs. sxmjuaaieq| | | Washton | Pl |for two were spli { Hollow ALOYSIUS TOSSERS GAIN IN SECTION A Aloysius Club sluggers continued to climb in the Section A standings of the District Championship Base e Mohawks, 5 to 0, at Union League s and Chevy Chasc nines, occupants itting up a double-header at Chevy In the only Section B game carded for the Sabbath Petworth took the White Sox to camp at Georgetown to 7. ! Wesley McDonald. right-handed Aloy moundsman. had the honor of blanking the Mohawk warriors. He allowed only five hits, issued two passes and struck out three batters. Si Simons, I street catcher, who also sports the colors of the champion Union Printers, furnished the heavy artillery with a homer that was good tallies. also a pair of one- | basers | GAMES TODAY. | No_ Games Seheduied. YESTI " LTS, i Washington, 9: Chicago, . | Detroit.” 31 Philadelphia. Cleveland, St. Louls, sxwpunisal TOMORROW. at Phila. %o at Boston GAMES TODAY. Cincinnati at Brkly St Louis at N. ¥ Clilcago at Boxton. bg. at Phila. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. New York, 3-0: St. Brooklyn, * 4- zame, 10 innings). C0BB FETED LAUDED | AS GAME’S GREATEST By the Associated Prese DETROIT. August 31—Tyrus Ray- mond Cobb of Augusta, Ga., and De-| troit, was described as “the greatest| ball player of all time” by Ban John- son, president of the American League: Connie Mack, manager of the | Athletics, and others at the great| testimonial dinner to him here. It was a magnificent culmination | of 20 vigorous. record-breaking vears | in the American League for the “Georgia peach.” He was so greatly moved by what had been said that he could only depreciate his own ex- ploits and express regret that he had not accomplished more. After thanking Mayor John W. Smith and the city of Detroit for the $1,000 grandfather’s clock ziven him and Frank J. Navin and other owners | of the Detroit base ball club for the| check for $10.000 which was pre-| sented, Cobb safd: “Now I see how selfish I have been. | My career has been selfish—nothing else. 1 have done no great good that you should so sigmally homor me. Oh; why didn’t T try to do more? Cincinnati, * 3-8 had _has been to the help of others, especially owners_of the Detroit club and Detroit base ball public Hundreds of telegrams Cobb were read. Connie Mack, who was in base ball when Cobb_ made his debut in the American League, picked the four players he regarded as the best in the game today, placing Ty at the head of the list as “base ball's great- est player.” The others picked were Eddie Collins, manager of the Chi- cago Americans; This Speaker, man- ager of the Cleveland Indians, and Walter Johnson of Washington. — Rogers Hornsby has played every position on the St. Louis team except due in large measure the the felicitating Week! Ave. NW. 1200 H St. N.E. | their | same setto 1, | the {loop_when Mount Rainier copped. | whitewashed | Pierce | Club now “Much of what success T may have | The Sham rst setback at th « the who had received of the series on hands of the Aloy: y Chase over the first tilt of their two. the score of 5 to 2. but the vouthful | Saturday jans, took bumps in in the closing encounter suburbans staged a comeback, and | with Oscar Clzude hurling earned the | decision, 10 to 7. Nace McCormick, who had pitched the opener in fine | style, attempted to go through the ! second clash, but had to be relieved by Wormsley after a single inning. Petworth chalked up its fourth win in nine starts when th DX were trimmed. Paul Burthe's homer, two doubles and a single in five trips to the plate were the batting features of zame. Phipps hurled for the inners. Maryland Park was nesed out of the lead in thé Prince Georges County Club to 0. to and Marvland Athletic Seat Pleasant, 7 Athletic Club of Hyattsville won from Kenilworth. 9 to 5. in_the third league game. Maryland Athletic is riding out in front with six victories in seven starts, while Maryland Park holds the runner-up position_with five triumphs against a pair of defeats. Mount Rainier, Pierce, Seat Pleasant and Kenilworth trail in order. By nosing out Cherrydale, 6 to 5 | Arlington’s base ball heroes practical- {1y clinched the title in the series be- ing played for the champions! t Northern Virgin Clarendon tered its first victory in_the by trouncing Addison, 17 to Championship honors in Section D of the junior division of the Wash- ington Base Ball and_Athletic Asso- clation went to the Yankee Juniors when they ran roughshod over the Federals for a 14-to-6 triumph at the Monument grounds. Phil Sykes, Yankee flinger, turned in his twelfth straight win for the season. De | Boskey contributed two triples, a double and a single. regis league a Alexandria Dreadnaughts short work of Ross Fisher and the Georgetown Knickerbockers yesterday at the Alexandrians' diamond and turned in an 11-to-6 victory over their old-time rivals. The Knick slabman twirled in a masterly fashion for four innings, but was unable to check a Dreadnaught rally in the fifth, and from then on was the target for barrage of base blov a National Circle diamonders, who surprised last week by presenting a pasting to the Chevy Chase nine in the District championship series, proved easy for Benning yesterday, and took the short end of a 7-to-l | score. Walter Reed Hospital tossers bow- ed to abrook, 7 to 6, at the Sea brook bailiwick. Holy Comforters scored in only one inning when the Eastport semi-pro- nine ran up a 15-to-4 win at An- napolis. With Goodman hurling in stellar fashion the Rialto club tock the meas- ure of the Yankees, 3 to 0. Bradbury Helghts handed ‘o 6-to-3 setback to Ma Cheseldine’s Lafayettes. patrons quality vear! invariable courtesy of our men measures up to a sta- no less high than the exem: RUTH’S CASE CULMINATION |ATLANTA GOES AHEAD OF A ROW LONG BREWING BY JOHN B. FOSTER. EW YORK, August 31.—The fi IN SOUTHERN LEAGUE NEW YORK, August 31.—The stern jchase in the Southern Association has resulted much like that in the Ameri- can League. Washington caught the Athletics and passed them. Atlanta has caught New Orleans and passed that club. ‘Were Nashville and Memphis but a littlo stronger, they might have made the race a four-cornered one, and then the South indeed would have been base ball mad. It is not far from that now, with only two teams in the death grapple. ¥rom now on until the fnish of the season, or until the time when either Atlanta or New Orleans gets a mathe. matical cinch on the title, the fight in the Southern Association is going to intensify exactly as it has in the American League. The Baltimore club is headed toward its seventh pennant in the Interna- tional League, and there probably will be those who will growl about Dunn capturing another. But so long as Dunn captures good ball players and makes winners out of them, and the other clubs of the league are willing to try to win pennants by running in co-operation with major league clubs which send players to be worked out with the privilege of recalling them at any time, Dunn will continue to win championships. Denver is fighting back in the West- ern League, and it is not certain by any means that the Des Moines club will win the flag in that league. It is another pretty fizht for supremacy. |Oklahoma City is hanging on well and is almost sure to finish in third place. In the Eastern League. Waterbury still the pace, and yet it is by no means assured that Waterbury will win the pennant. Hartford und New Haven are not so far back York in the New York-Pennsylvania League is still in front, and it will take semething like a miracle to get the pennant away from this team, The American Association race is so re beginning at prepare for the ‘“little world series.” It is a fine club at Loutsville, even if some of its players were disciplined in court for misbe- havior in celebrating their success, BETHESDA TAKES FLAG IN MONTGOMERY GROUP With three more games remaining on their schedule, base ball tossers of Bethesda clinched the pennant in the Montgomery County League by win- ning over Silver Spring, 9 to 1. Bethesda made its season record 14 victories to 3 defeats. Glen Echo and Boyds teams split a doubleheader Saturday, while Rockville took both games of a dual bill with Dickerson. Boyds and Rockville each has won 10 and lost 7, while Silver Spring occupies fourth place with § wins and 9 defeats. Glen Echo has copped 7 out of 17 rts and Dickerson brings up the rear with 2 triumphs against 15 defeats LINWORTHS BEATEN Sandlot base ball fans turned out in great numbers at Washington Bar- racks to witness the Hess Seniors trounce the District champion Lin- worths, 6 to 2. in a benefit game for Johnny Sanford, Hess shortstop, who was injured when the Hessmen played the Naval Receiving Station on July Brick Neumann was given the hurl. the Linworth manager, but found the going too rough after the third frame and gave way to Ryan, who blanked the Seniors in all but one innning. Welde of the Naval Re ceiving Station carried the burden for Hess. Hess Juniors also registered a vic- tory, the Swanee Preps being shutout, 2to 0. Mickey 0'Connor hurled the Wash- ington Moose Midgets to a win over the Baltimore Moose yesterday at the Maryland metropolis, § to 6. Heavy slugging carried the Ballston Seniors. to victory over the Shamrock Seniors, 10 to 4 Hartford Midgets bowed to the ptics, 15 to 5. Zachary Insects took the Marberrys to camp, 15 to 4 BY HESS NINE, 6 T0 2| SPORTS. in $5,000 Fine and Johnson Scores Pla By the Associated Press CHICAGO, August 31 missioner K. M. Landis tod; against Huggins to Col. Barrow, business manager. Ruth hoped to make his situatio “I'm_sorr; main in Michigan two or three days things over. Century Li municate with him later. said Ruth. may do so only after the expiration By the Associated Press HICAGO, August 31.—"Babc” Yankees, failed today in his g Commissioner K. M disciplinary penaltics imposed by Ma commissioncr was out of the city, | Burt Lake, Mich 3 While Ruth slumbered late toda with Huggins—the official thermome terday—he had no inkling that the the cool of upper Michigan. Ruth was up late last night tell am. today. He had said last night today and board the Twenticth Cer for New York. While the Bambino slept, a lobbyful of base ball and feature scribes as well as photographers waited. Scenting possible further verbal on Isaughts by the embattled Ruth when he should arise, refreshed, the eager | writers and camera men advanced their forces. They took up 2 position in the hallway just outside Babe'’ door, awaiting sounds of the begin ning of a new day for the great | swatter. | Babe Loses Two Decisions. Without appealing to intermediary powers the Babe already had lost two decisions. 1. Jacob Ruppert. owner of Yankees, voiced satisfaction with the | management of the club and expressed indignation that Ruth should attemy ssume the role of dictator in th Ak Sceesd with Hegiter iplining Ruth. He man with the mind of a vear-old boy and intimated that the Babe probably will not play again thi: season. *Misconduct out all night artily in | tion in ais | Ruth a drinking and staying re thi that will not be_tolerated.” said Johnson Babe came here from St. Louis where Huggins broke the news of th suspension and fine to him. He seemed to be in fine physical condi- tion and was in a jovial mood Seeks to Just Act Hey denied had said justify his own a s, He admitted he recently had vio lated the club rule against remaining out after 1 am.. and that the rule was badly ctured one night when he Qid not return to the hotel at all. He had explanations ch instanc i estriction. = but litt but o The Babe als judgment in directing the team’s play, and told of two occasions during the Chicago-New York series when he had | deliberately done just the opposite to | what he had been directed by the He had explanations ssailed manager. that, too. Speaking of his falling |another subject of criticism in Man: ager Huggins' statement given out ir St. Louis. Ruth said that he came back a month too soon after he was sick. Off in hitting, hat's the bunk CAVALRY POLOISTS TO PLAY TOMORROW Failure of the 6th Cavalry ponies to jarrive here on schedule time has lcaused a postponement of the polo made| mateh listed for this afternoon be- tween the War Department Associa- tion four and the team hailing from Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. at 4:30 on the Potomac Park field and will be the first of a series of four engagements with the Southern icop champions. The teams will be seen in action on Thursday and Saturday and agaln on Tuesday of next week. ‘The Reserve Officers team of Spring- field, Mass., handed a second drubbing to the War Blues yesterday by the score of § to 4. The Bay Staters were allowed a handicap of four goals. Position. War Blues. “No. 1.0.....Maj. Thomas Capt. Kilburn ‘o1, Morris Johnson 010 1—8 111 1—% apt. Herron Stanjey Clark $pringfield War Blues. 3 Field_goals—Springfleld: H. M. Licut. Volght, Capt. Herron (Col. geny made godl for Springfield). War Blucs omas, Capt. Kilburu. 'Col. Morri Ma): Johnson. Time of periods—7% mmin: utes. . 1 JERSEY CITY, ) , August 31 The Pittsburgh Pirates, leaders in the National League pennant race, won an_exhibition game from the Jersey City Internationals yesterday, 4to1l Courtesy— As we figure it out—and our tell us we're right—the tes- lard ‘ary of the car they sell. No wonder we are having a big WALLACE MOTOR CO. Distributor Retail Salesroom 1709 L St. N.W. Main 7612 The match will take place tomorrow | TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats EISEMAN'’S, 7th & F There’s a wide range of color- fulcombinations in Paris Wide- weaves. And the width of selec- tionisno greater than the extent of comfort these garters insure. PARIS GARTERS NO METAL CAN TOUCH YOU 25¢c to $1 Time for a fresh pair?, Landis against the §3 Huggins, and left word with the hotel clerk not to disturb him the | Huggins’ | for | about me lcsing | BABE UNABLE TO APPEAL CASE TO BASE BALL BOSS Owner Rupi)erl of Yankees Backs Manager Huggins Suspension, and Ban yer for Misconduct. —“Babe” Ruth, figuratively spanked by Manager Miller Huggins of the New York Yankees, unable to sec Base Ball Com- v, returned to New York to present his case Jacob Ruppert, owner of the Yankees, and Ed n clear to Col. Ruppert. He also had planned to appeal to Commissioner Landis, and would have taken up his $5,000 fine and indefinite suspension with the commissioner unofficially, but the commissioner was at his Summer home in Burt Lake, Mich. " Ruth said when told that the commissioner wounld ré 1 would have liked to have talked The Big Bambino said shortly before climbing aboard the Twenticth » ed that he would telegraph former Judge Landis and com “Under the rules | guess I can't do anything for 10 days, any way, The national base ball agreement provides that a player may appeal, whenever he fecls injustice has been done him, to the commi oner, but of 10 days after suspension. Ruth, bad New York to Base Ba lan to appeal personally 000 nager Huggins of t waving gonc to hi y in the heat of ( eter regist 96 degrees base ball commissioncr was ¢ ing reporters what he thought about ntil 10 he would secc Commissioner Landis itury Limited early in the afte: ‘LANDIS KNOWS NOTHING | OF RUTH CONTROVERSY | BURT LAKE, Mich., | P .—Base Ball August 31 ommissioner K | M. Landis of Chicago, informed at ‘ Summer “Babe” Ruth ‘ under suspen | his place today 1 the Yankee slugger jon and $5,000 fine, as in Chicago seeking o see him inquired: “How do see me? eral judge. “He said s0,” was the answer. Well,” the base ball supremn { cr then said, “he can come | up here, for T will be here at least two or three days vet. He can zet a trai 0 for Burt Lake sioner said he b heard nothing of “Babe’s case” til told over the telephone ou know he wants (o quired the former ¥ed- { arl d un- and did: they're falling safe. Ruth accused tion of the Yankee's poor <k ar, and said Hug; ulling the wool over ‘Ym a loi ile.” In coneclusion, ¥ hs continue he was him, Huggins ns Ruy for WHITE HAVENS TRIUMPH With Lester three hits, the V team trimmed the § to 1, on Diamond No. SEPT. 1-2 BASE BALL *75; AMERICAN LEAGUE PARK 3 Washington vs. Philadelphia || Tickets on Sale Base Ball Park at 9:00 A.M. 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