Evening Star Newspaper, September 22, 1925, Page 26

SPORTS TWO'WINS OVER BROWNS WOULD EARN ALL SERIES Nationals Have Beaten Off Six Rival Clubs This Year. Have Played Close to “Doped’ Form—Tribe to Be Encountered Today, BY JOHN B. KELLER. HEN the Browns invade Clark Griffith Stadium the latter part of | mals will the week the Nati W can League. islerites they will have beaten off season. Bucky Harri campaign. ud company have this ¢ Athletics trounced. Champion Indians, v the hey and O still to be Browns have a have won 1 ritics have claimed that ucky ¢ year Carping the Nationals were both in the American league race and the world sevies. Of course, sup porters of the local agxregation insist it was an unj critfetsm and the work of the Natiguals this season certaiply upholds their con Not “only were the Giants p a standstill after getting w tier ous lead in the Sprink series was not played as a Spring exl tion series ordinarily s, but ail rivals in the Johnsonian circuit have 1 trimmed in fine style. Dope” the early complled u evious perforin nd Natioals, figured n for the leazue had no part In b vally. It was a ) figgers The terrible slump of the Mac n upset ull thos calculations and left the Nations a fleld by themselves. but a parison actual results with early August prognostications is teresting. The Natlonals were fig the season with a 14 1t over the Athletics. Champs have won played with the A’s far off with respect to the White Being complled immediately Collinsmen had grabbed 3 piayed here, it gave ther standing of victories nst_ 10 defeats in their brushes with the Na tionals. That se has been com pleted with the Natlonals holding a 13 1o 9 advantage The Tygers and “doped” absolutely righ ecrew was vanquished in 12 tussles and Huggins' bunch in 15 of 22 encounters 1o achieve the predicted marks ainst the Indians, Browns and Red Sox, the Nationals will have to do sume real plaving. o Early During this paper based on Athletics A's were Harrismen Sentiment latifon, nat Aw the in ured to finish advantage 13 Yankees were Cobh's of Champs Must Speed. The Indians were figured to be losers in 18 of their 2 games with the Champs. That would necessitate a clean sweep of the three-game series slated to start here todav Also a eep of the Browns' series here the 1a r part of the week will be needed to ach the calculated record of 13 wins in 22 starts against Sisler's out fit. As to the Red Sox, the Nationals must win three of the four games to be played in Boston. starting Septem- ber 30. it they are to finish with the “‘doped’ 17 victories in starts against Fohl's crowd. The final standing that was caleu- | Iated early in August. however, Is apt to be matched by the real record of the Natfonals for the season. They need | but seven more wins to reach the #9-victory total predicted for them and they have 12 more games to get those wins. Bucky Harris will have a couple of | volunteer players hanging around the club before the season ends. Curley Ogden, pltcher, sent to Chattanooga in’ midseason, 'reported to the club yesterday, although he was not re- called, and Vean Gregg. veteran | flinger, sent to New Orleans, s ex ted to join the ranks here. The ashington club has to carry the con- tracts of these men until the end of the season, and Manager Harrls prob. ably will make use of the players in | batting drills. | Kelley in Workout. i | Contrary to expectations, Harry Kelley, young hurler recalled from th Pelicans, participated in the brief drill held for the rookies and some of the regulars at Clark Griffith dium yesterday. Harry is conside ably under weight and was ordered to | rest for a while, but he simply could | not refrain from getting into harness and working with his early pals. ‘Walter Johnson's charleyhorse ma bother the pitcher ionger than Train- or Mike Martin firs/ thought. The | veteran pitcher's leg was to be treated with a baking machine today and ac cording to club officlals Walter may be out of action for a week or 10 days. Roger Peckingpaugh, however, who has been troubled with a sprain’ ed foot, was likely to resume. his jol, at shortstop within a day or two. Ax | long as the Rajah fs out, Spencer Adams will get the shortfield assign- | ment. | PECK FUND DANCE | ON SATURDAY NIGHT | Although contributions to the Roger | Peckinpaugh testimonfal fund pouring in. some from as far Angeles, the Peck booster: ced to auszment the anio with receipls from a dance o be | given at Wardman Park Iotel Satur- | day night. Tickeis for the uffair, to| which members of the Nationals and | Browns have been invited. will be $1. Myer Goldmau. Iappy Walker wnd Dick Leibert or provide the music The Peck hoosters are to meet again Thursday night at 8 lington Hotel. The Oppenheimer ‘& Shuh will he on ex-| bibitlon. 1t ix planned to fill the cup | with money subscribe elpts from the it to the Natlon:l one of the world Donations to the fund ur celved at the following § Shop, Ninth and 15 stre teenth and G streets: Eddie Talbert's. | Willard Hotel newsstand: Pearson & | Crain, 1329 F street; Arlington Hotel. | and W. H. McCawley, Bureau of En | graving and Pnnung Los | committe nies here. being re-| Pashion | and _Fif- | UNITED STATES RIFLEMENI WIN FROM BRITISH TEA! CAMP PERRY, Ohlo, September 22 P).—The Dewar international small bore trophy was won by the United States team, which last Monda a record of 1 out of a $,000. ' This was announced upon receipt of the British team score of 7.733. Only these teams competed. Other Sports on Preceding Page. ‘he Tygers, White Sox and Yankecs, met any more this season, have been vanquished « ‘encountered, | inals game in St. | Bengals sewson | | ble, just as have many | hig apel | have an opportunity to aceomplish | something that has not been done for some years in the Ameri- | I they take two of the three games to be played with the | all opponents in the flag race this | played real championship ball during are not to be The Red Sox. been thor 1 measure who ecisively have chance to take the of the | 9 of 19 starts against them, and with two more wins can get an even break for the season FIVE MORE VICTORIES AND GRIFFS GET FLAG Although the \lhlr cday ¥ Leazue pen- h the A's sl ng stride to the Natiouals grah- e the Macks win s, the fnal standing would W Pet. 29850 2337 while kept the M action yesterday, the ¥ 3 wins in their <o capture the In Athleties Winnin Giants out nder of the es wounld B0 610390 61 603896 Regardless of what the Nationals may do in their remaining games, the A’s will be out of the race the pment they lose 5 of their 11 will be curtains ts if (hey lose 3 of their 11 games. PIRATES TRIM PHILS TO KEEP UP MARCH Press. | NEW YORK, September 22 Piltts- | burgh’s pennant march in the Na t League race continued unim peded bistered by seven eon- secutive vie the Pirates win but three more of their re- maining nine games to nail the flag o their mast ton needs five of its sched- games to triumph in the an League he Corsairs pounded out a verdict over the PPhillies vesterday. The Robins have teen losing as con. sistently th Pirates have been winning. brooklyn dropped its eighth ¢ straight to the Cubx, 3 to 2, which | places the Robins practicaliy out of reach of the first division this season. | Bob McGraw, pitcher purchased from Minneapolis for $25,000, has jolned Robble’s club. Five pitchers failed Braves and the Reds lost, 7 to 6. Walker of Cincinnati hit a homer with one on base in the first inning. Rain washed away the Giants-Card. Louis. The Athletics turned out a 10-fo-7 victory in their last meeting with the | this vear. The Mackmen have won 14 of games with the | Tygers in their series. | Washington and other American | League clubs were not scheduled. | By the Associat 0 to stay the HORNSBY MAY FAIL . TO REACH .400 GOAI. Pltchers seem to be getting more dangerous toward the end of the sea- son than at the beginning. For ex ample, Rogers Hornsby of the Car dinalx, who had set his heart on bat- | | ting over .400 ugain this vear, seems | | hardly likely to reach that goal. He | congenial had existed for THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO Griffs Have Chance to Be “Real” Champs : Third Base a Stand-Off in Series D! need | oz . HAROLD (PIL) __TRAYNOR HARMONY IS SECRET |wo Wi i " I, OF PIRATES’ SUC By the Associated Pros PITTSBURGH, 1 Hustle and harmon the right moment, Septe - . with at o nant chase. in the opinion of the fast-fiying Pittsburgh As they watch the team, ¢ for the most part of voung CESS mber a_punch put_the Pirates | t front in the National Leag club, romposed men. go into the home stretch with an eight- game lead, Barn er. and Bill McKechnie, feel confident that Dreyfuss, city ‘We have no star “Our success is founded on h said Me the own the ma harmony {and punch will bring the flag to this | 4ng" unl chnie harmony Fulling together put these men where lh ent v 921, were good enot @ pennant, but “a condition not_congenial” ciused them sald Dreyfuss “When these fans said the pl added the owner. “They did down, but a_condition that fou teams failed ers had laid . from h to win that ws | to fail not was not i vea will get very close to It if he has &|4nq after the explosion came at > good run this coming week and per- haps will shoot around .395. In July he was walloping the bali| or And then he ran into tro of the slug- gers this season. If Hornsby gets away ting championship of League again thls season ®ixth in succession. He started his run in 1920 with a_leading per centage of 370. In 1921 he was a 347 hitter, In 1922 it was .401: in 1 2384, and last yoar. best of all. Ilans Wagner won eight champion- <hips In the National. but did net win them In succession. 5 Hornsby said at the beginning of | the season that Bottomley, his team mute, was the only rival he fea He guessed right. for Bottomley the runner-up. BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS Standing of the Clubs. AMERICAN LEAGUE. with iHe bat-| the National it will be | d. | isy R pumasa) ‘rysex man “wIqapeva TERDAY'S RESULTS, @hiladeiphia; 10: Detrolt, 7 (Others not ‘scheduled.) . Louix. Brooklyn Boston Chicuga Fhil'phia ¢ L. . | ttsburels h. | wict Chicace: | Boston at Cineinnati. Boston at Cincinnati. | YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Phcheh: o Faaisiphia, 7. i % eiphin. T, Boston3: ‘Chocimats. 8 New Forkcst. Chieag v | National lis held by 71 | land sufely | poor York on the team had game in Pittsburgh uniforms. which sent Mar: Grimm to the Cul 1t ~1ne:\k-< for itself.” wville, € Dreyfuss | it was agreed that certain men | played their Of the pper CUYLER WITHIN A HIT OF CONSECUTIVE MARK‘ BURGH, Pa., hitting safely PIT —By times up In today’s delphia, Hazen Cuyler, star outflelder, secutive hits to 10. Septe the the E Konete The major of Prooklyn in league record, is Speaker of i Americans, who, cleven consecutive in 1 time mber 22 rsttwo game with Phi Pirate's ran his string of con This equals the | League record hung up by 1919, howeve e Cleve. hit KEARNS' PROTEGE LOSES. CHICAGO, teml Ernie Owens, . L heavyweight, whose that he looks like J is manazed by Jack Kear 10-round contest to Ad Philadelphia_last_night, ge claim o i ROI-TAN, A cigar you'll like “Ma= that's a lo k_Dempsey easy pull 1" “Righto, and you'll find .them still fresh at the finish. They're ROI-TAN FAVORITAS (2 for 25¢) ) light- me h nd ! lost a one of 1 . D. C TUESDA? SEPTEMBER 22, 1925 EFENDERS OF THE FAR CORNER WHO WILL BE OPPOSED IN WORLD SERIES GAMES National Photos F IGURES PROVE NATIONALS MARINES AND TYPOS EW YORK, vear than last. Figured by N chances, if they happen to be a of the Ameri better than it was when, All this sounds like mere dry M. mean | that Washington, the mark will be 9 per cent more capable i each game than last vea ; That the Washingtons better | this vear than last is not to be doubt ed. They have dropped a little to De troft and Chicago, but the White Sox, until Collins was forced to leave the game hecause of injury, consistent and steadiest outfit in the American League. They couldn't win the pennant, yet they dangerous, and no team could shake them from third place. Washington has a mighty chance to win a century. It practi cally finishes the season with Boston, s the Red Sox show a lot n they have to date, the Na in 1924, at are more t tion: should ¢ | victorles to their credit, because Boston bacon still is before them. ‘ Pittsburgh cannot show the good record of winning every series in the National Le . but \ hingt in its league, if it defeats St. out of the three games that n to be plaved with the Browns. he Chicagos have thrashed 1US all over between them and Chicago has Pittsbirgh 12 games to 10. If the Washingtons win twe from the they have the team 12 to 10, and if they win only one, St. Louix and Washing ton will be tied for the season. TLast year St. Louis defeated Wash- on 13 and 9. The champs already have won as many games as they did | in 1924 to cinch the pennant, spite of that they have not yet won the championship of 1925. they have played better ball this year 1 last Louis the re. was their tough nut to | erack in 1924, and it has been a tough nut to crack in The coming Amer pions have lost four ‘w mark 1L of dropping a quartet of contests to Chicago this season. ‘They have lost two to De- troft this year. They have incom Ly pleted series with Philadelphia, St Louis, Boston and Cleveland, but they | have gained on all these hecause of their good showing against St. Louis. It is hard to say how many they will gain at the expense of Boston and that alone woukl put them prac- H |n~..||\ in possession of the pennant. (Conyrisht, 19 ague cham ames over their Hup eavying ownersof | Studebaker Puumflurabzhm finish’ Equip Your Car With NEW. TIRES 6 MONTHS TO PAY! PROBEY - TIRE STORES 2104 Pa, Ave. N. W. . 1200 H St. N. E. 9th & P Sts. N. W. will | nd in| although | { | | were the most | alwavs were | good | | By the 4 me Into port with 100 | . teams, Louis | BY JOHN B. FOSTER. eptember 22—The Washingtons are a better team this the showing of percentages, 625 team in the closing tabulations 597. HUGGINS PICKS GRIFFS TO WIN FALL CLASSIC| NEW YORK, September Miller Huggins, manager Yankees, favors the Was Club to beat the Pirates world _series. He believes the Nationals' pitch- ing staffl and veteran p'ayers give them the edge. DIXIE TITLE SERIES STARTS TOMORROW of ~ the gton the ociated Press FORT WORTH, Tex: ember —The sixth renewal of Dixie series base ball classic. which will open at Atlanta Ga.. tomorrow with Atlanta and Fort Worth the opposing will be the second time that Bert Niehoff and Jake Atz have matched managerial wits in the post- season classic Three vears when Nieh managing Mobile, these two strategists led their charges The Bears won the ser the Southern Association Dixie title it has won in from the Texas champions. The Fort Worth team left last nizht for Atlanta. After two games in At lanta, Wednesday and Thursday teams come here for three games. YORK WINS PENNANT. YORK, T September 22 (). York vesterday won the 1925 champlonship of the New York-Pennsylv by defeating Williamsport. an eleven-inning baitle. was York's third in the for the title. Williamsi contest. FOB’I; BLISS FOUR WINS. PHILADELPIHIA, September —Fort_ Blisa polo team of El Tex.. won the inter-circuit champion ship by defeating Rockaway, 12 goals to 8 in the final round of the tourna ment. The defeat of the Long Is landers. who conceded the soldiers three.=onl _handicanp. was a_surpr T was veteran e ving the five years play-off series | ort won one Specialists -in the Care of Automobiles | “VULCANIZING BALLOON AND STANDARD TRES A “SPARE” Oiten, the most important tire oi all is that which you carry on your fifth rim! Is it in shape to pull you ont of - trouble when you call on it? Sheridan Garage, Inc. AL A A, Serviee Station 2516 Que St. N.W. (Q Street Bridge) only | the | nla League | 'STRONGER THAN YEAR AGEH | STEERN - Headquarters Marines will heavily for the week-day when they encounter the he theIT | printers in the final game of the Terminal schedule at Washington can League, of winning the championship is just one game | diamond their average was | A victory will give the Sea Soldiers | the | nting | de- the dlock | a continuation of the | g WEEHC the section championship and right to meet Government limr‘a for the city crown. while 2 at for the Marines will throw ‘Aenan into a three-cornered de: nd necessitate ‘uhpdu)s | Chestnut ruming by t I terday. 8 to Heine Wehh, the two nines, drew the sta signments. but the latter w 1y punished and forced to r vor of Hutchinson afte: Fisher was knicked for eight safeti but kept them well scattered and v invincible in the pinches. remained vuncing the Tyy Fisher tire Kanahwa and Rialto Theater nines are matched for 1 o'clock a game Sund at Diamond No. 3 benefit of the family of man, Washington newsh killed recently by a driver acob TAKES TROTTING STAKE. COLUMB Ohio. ) Peter thy, t tional Z.vear-old trotter won Horse Review Futurity of $3.500. ture of the grand circuit races Peter Malthy won the event strafght heats and in the the record of 2161, at ! was second in each heat. MINOR LEAGUE GAMES AMERICAN isville aukee Indianapoli PIE] Durbam. 8: Winston-Salem. cer September e vear's sen n ASSOCIATION, Colmmbus. Minneapolis, Hartman R. I. Ave. and 5th R.1 Ave. and The special for $1,3%0) is so casy operation that you, like more than pleased. “Sixty Years of 14th and Park Road LEO S. HURLEY, Manager X Col. 2619 The Country Has Gone e bid the title in Section A of leagues play-off today | pitin: Union the < ves- and veteran moundsmen of as- = severe- n fa five innings. 2 Tickets 1o the contest are being sold for the od- | who was hit-and-run the fe: here. n t equaled Helle 3t post-aeason | REMOVAL NOTICE FORD DEALERS Wish to announce their removal from Telephone North 456 NASH | For Flexibility x 5-passenger Nash Sedan (delivered R. McReynolds & Son 54 LbS—bl'RVlCl-‘ SPORTS BLUE(;E I{ATED AS EQU AL Hot Corner Guardians of Termed Best in Business—Both Doping the World Article III. LIEB, BY FREDERICK G. Former President Base B are singularly nion of the writer OTH the nals basen d Os Pirate where, in the op ald Bluege B two major stand as the two topnot leagues. Bluege, especially, has come along fast in Lo s litt'e that he ground hog. and there with this playe can League, and knew it was only would be recog ed as another Collins or Bill B Perhaps 1 think higher oi Bluege than mos tells me 1 was the only writer to put Blueg | writers' contest of Babe land I were in agreemen o iien On their | this between | thing, who can take the he; batsman by his a st plays. If Washing at that five-game series last Augt to instruct the Naiic ball away from Travnor dive of 4 liner hit by M of the greatest infield play me under my observation. Bhn nd Traynor a s B ting :>out the same this s | youg shington . better than s ix going alo Trayno | ter. | has ¢ |1t 1s a good. 1 |an absol I was struc a question of and on their little to Ossie. If flashy, and a man out of impossible v scouts tsburgh will do well 1s to keep the One fiying 1 was one s that ever records season there chose “Pie” Traynor is and any is more a WHAT THEY WHAT THE Traynor 1 Bluege. 1 tory tional cha nax for the now the hittir hich is 1 ne in some previo elip. us series h. Unite th are pinch while hit Both Dangerous in The rival third tapt to come thr Both are game | - l&lue:p may not he a (E’r as some the he warts of his team, he is 10 break up the ).‘..m; : 5 Bluege plaved brilliantly in the field in the 1 i ween Wash ington and the nd filled in well for Peck the veteran's injury made it {10 shift the third | shortstop. Biu in the G | only five hits in an average of male these five bing two a dr run for every hit is a vear older, T ence and should dence in his batting The dope gives neither team an | advantage in the third base position. Tomorrow we will tackle the riva |: ane basemen 1 in the of - jants, when nece haseman do - seven sani Howey < count inz in "his year er more runs Rlueze experi conti Roger Peckinpaugh Wright. Copyright GRUBER IS ELECTED PITTSBURGH SCORER By the Associated Press PITTSBURGH. September 22— John Gruber. official scorer for the Pirates for nearly 30 vears, has been elected Pittsburgh official scorer for the world series by the local chapter of the Base Ball Writers' Association of America. The selection, of course. is with the assumption that the Pi ates will win the pennant “he loeal writers are also work out ¢ the 400 o1 world s are expected , be here during the games. ress stands are beinz provided Forbes Field. wiring for 100 teleg + | instrumenis is bei ddled and “workroom™ f been en d at the Schenley Hotel, near the ‘k. There will be room there for 100 typewriters to tell the story of the championship st le. Owners of the Pittsburgh club again \<ked the newspapers to announce to fans still hopeful of getting seats for the world series games here that i there isn't a chanc “The reserved ses closed. d Secretary W st is all gone, and th more. It is useless to orders and checks turned. | Glenn 19 S < positively tters. “The e isn't any All money re being re b th the pa from the first time he came HAVE WORLD tn the fifth race OF TRAYNOR IN POSITION ationals and Pirates Are Fielding Demons and Dangerous Hitters in Pinches. 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