Evening Star Newspaper, October 11, 1925, Page 78

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTO. , D. C, OCTOBER 11, 1925—SPORTS SECTION. Johnson to Hurl Again in Tilt Today : McKechnie Still Sure of Taking Series BUCKY LAUDS MARBERRY FOR HIS RELIEF PITCHING Rice’s Catch Praised by Pilot of Nationals—Confi- dent Barney Will Put Griffs Well Ahead of Pirates b'y Repeating Victory.t BY STANLEY (BUCKY) HARRIS, Manager and Second Baseman, World Champion Washington Base Ball Club. W ASHINGTON is ahead again in the 1925 world series, and 1 don't believe Pittsburgh will ever catch that club now. a game it was that put us in front for the second time. 4-to-3 victory over the Pirates yesterday was to my mind as thri And what That ing, if not more so, than any of the games played in last year's struggle with the Giants. T don’t even cxcept the last 12-inning battle of 1924. Just think how wonderfu’ was the relicf pitching by Fred Marberry in the eighth and ninth innings y sterday. And how wonderful was that catch of Sam Rice's in the eighth inning. I don't recall ever having scen anything during my base ball career to equal those feats. Ferguson Was Good. Alex Ferguson pitched a good game | got rid of Pinch-batter Bigh for Washington during the first seven nings and, better supported, would lave had a lead when he left the fray. But with the Pirates in front and only ihree innings for us to go, I figured T had to get more batting strength into the game. That, of course, meant that Ferguson had to get out when it was his turn to open Washington’s seventh ining at bat. I had had Fred warming up for sev eral innings, though, and he was ready to give all he had in the last two frame spite an ailing arm. was €0 sore yesterday morn- ing that he did not _ think he could be of any use. It was enough to make the big relief hurler declare he would go out and pitch if necessary, even at the cost of his arm. red did to those Pirates in the eighth was great. He whizzed the ball past Wright and Grantham so fast that I doubt if either saw it. Then came that spectacular catch of Rice's, probably the most remarkable ever made in base ball. Mar- had two strikes on Earl S8mith when the big Pirate catcher sent the ball soaring toward the center field temporary _ bleachers. Rice went sprinting across from right hurled himself against the barrier and aned far across it. He did not move ¢ a second or two, then lifted him- self from the fence and when he raised his arm it was seen that he held the ball in his gloved hand.. Smith Ruled Out. Umpire Rigler, a National League arbiter, promptly ruled Smith out and 2 homer that would have tied the re was kept from the Pirate. Marberry’s arm worried him con- His pitching wing field, | And he did just that, de- | A | siderably in tho ninth and got him into a deal of trouble. After Fred , Moore singled and took third when Carey Qid likewise. Then Marberry began c bear down and shot two strikes past Cuyler, but a wild heave sent the ball against Kiki's shoulder and filled the bases. That was & tough positiont for any. pitcher, let alone one with a _sore arm, but Freddy was game. Barn. hart’s best was a foul to Ruel and Trayror, always o dangerous batter, ended the game with a loft to Mc- Nee It wonderful work for berry 1o accomplish and he well deserved to be credited with the vic- to J. Harris to Rescue. Gefore the game I was absolutely confident we would be able to solve Ray Kremer's delivery and my faith in ‘the club was justified. We kept within striking dlstance through the timely hitting of Rice and Judge in the third inning and Goose Goslin's homer that bounded into the center field bleachers in the sixth. Kremer gave evidence of faltering in the sixth and in the seventh we got to him for a pair of runs that sewed up the game. A pass to Nemo Leibold, who batted for Ferguson; a scratch single by me, Goslin's bunt hat crossed the entire Pirate infield and Judge's long sacrifice fly knotted the count. Then old Moon Harris slammed the ball to left for a single to score me from second and it was curtains for the Plrates. 1 intend to send Walter Johnson back at the Pirates today, and if he is as effective in the fourth battle of the series as in the first, the Wash- ington club will have to its credit three victories after the fray. (Copyright. 1925.) WASHINGTON OUTBATTING PITTSBURGH IN SERIES By the Associated Press. Washington continues to outbat the Pirates in the world series, which was not to be, according to the experts. The Nationals have hung up an average of .277 for the three games, while the Pirates are batting .208. Every one had a bad case of rattles on the ball field yesterday, um- pires, players and official scorers all having bad moments. Goose Goslin struck out in the first inning, and went to second when Earl Smith let the third strike go by for a pass ball. A strike was already called on Judge when it was ruled, after a belated protest by the Pirates, that Goslin was entitled only to first base. strike against Judge was withdrawn. The Pirates moved like chain light- ning on the bases. They always went from first to third on hits to right field, beating the throws to the bag. Stan Harris did some master-mind work on defense. In the eighth in- ning he yanked oyt Joe Harris and sent Rice to right fleld and put Me- Neely in center. Rice was then in position to rob Earl Smith of a home run by a circus catch, a play that Joe Harris could not have made. Goose Goslin smacked his fourth home run teday in his world serfes play. He accumulated three in 1924 against the Giant pitchers. The Goose heeded the cry of the Wash- ington fans, “Come on, Goose!” The wind played hob with the ball and the outflelders were never quite sure of themselves. Carey, a real ball hawk, dropped what seemed to be an easy fly, and Goslin fell over after making one catch of a wind-blown ball. Base ball pald tribute to the Presi- dent, and the President paid tribute to one of base ball's greatest charac- ters at Griffith Stadlum before the game today. Playlng of “The Star Spangled Banner” was followed by the bugling of Taps, the last farewell to any good soldier. During the trib- ute to Christy Mathewson, Ciant pitcher of years ago, the President stood uncovered, with head slightly bowed. “Ah, here’s the Eskimo,” Joe Judge said as the Washington pitching se- lection, Alex Ferguson, arrived on the bench before the contest. Second and third base umpires stoed in the sun and kept warm, but Mo-| g, riarty was in the chill winds of the grandstand shade at firet. McCormick, behind the bat, kept warm by arguing with Earl Smith. All of the Pittsburgh players wore black armbands in mourning for Mathewson, but the Senators had doffed theirs. Nemo Leibold, entering the series for the first time, walked, and it was his effort that later scored McNeely. One of the best “‘waiters” in base bail, Leibold was a puzzle to Kremer, who Bent him down on four pitched balls. Peckinpaugh played the wind per- fectly- in the second. Grantham sent up a high fly, which eluded the youth- ful Myer, but the veteran had hustled into the breach for the catch. Washington fans said the weather conditions were the worst for this time of year that they ever had seens Usually a return to linens is contem- plated in an Indlan Summer tem- perature. . COME EARLY AND AVOID JAM, GRIFFITH ADVISES Get. out to the ball park early today and avoid any rush. If you don’t, you are apt to find it dif- ficult to get to your seat within a reasonable time. The game is 2 o'clock. clock scheduled to begin at Reaching the park at 1 o' would not be any too early. For the benefit of those who want to soe the game but have no tickets, the Washington club an- noynced- last night that therc would bs standing room in the grandstand for 4,000 today. The admission will be $3.30. 1 b 1 | *McNeely, of. . Rice, The Goose was sent back to first and the The official scorers aleo booted one on this strikeout of Goslin. They gave Smith a passed ball and also pigstered him with an error. Later they erased the error. COMPOSITE BOX SCORF. FTRST THREE WASHINGTON. G. - | coccsccccomvmemmn cof.-rf. b o oro e s oo oo - | omcownwsan 21 2l escccocnunnaiumas x 84 10 *Ran for J. Harris in ninth inning of second inning of third game. . 2B.3B. HR.TB. Pct. PO. ~lcosscccoccconssss BOWLING TO START IN COUNTY LEAGUE HYATTSVILLE, MA., October 10.— The stage is get for the openjng ‘of the Prince Georges County Duckpin Assoctation - the Arcade alleys here next Thursday night, The loop has been increased from 8 to 10 teams and six slieys will be available,cgainst four last vear. Games will be rolled every night, except Saturday, 'at 8 o'clock.. The schedule embraces 81 games and will close April 23. A lib- eral prize list has been arranged. Comets, last year's winner in the Icague, will engage De Molays in the inaugural clash Thursday. Mayor Irvin Owings of Hyattsville will the first ball of the match and Wil liam Reeves, president of the asso- clation, the second. The teams and managers in the association are: Comets, Paxton C. Holden; De Mo- lays, Ernest Little; Mount Ralniers, Fritz Preusser; Stephens A. Harry Wolfe; American Leglon. John H. Hiser; Chillums, Stephen A. Miller Colleglates, Oscar K. Hiser; St. Je. rome's, C. L. Alello; Service Laundry, H. E. 8nowden; Ross’ All Stars, C. ew teams are Stephens A. C., 8t. Jerome's and Ross' st Arcades have dropped out. Officers of the assoclation are: Wil- liam Reeves, president; J. Man ‘Wolfe, vice-president; Edward E. Glad- i ing, secretary; John IH. Hiser, treas- | urer; Hugh T. M. y, official scorer. John Henry Hiser, the genlal pro- prietor of the Arcade alleys and bil- liard parior, has gone to real ex- pense to give the people of Prince Georges County up-to-the-minute fa- cilities. wo new alleys will be avail- able and the“our old alleys have been thoroughly _ reconditioned by the Brunswick-Balke Collender Company. The three billlard tables also have been put in splendid shape. Refreshments will be served free by Proprietor Hiser and members of the assoclation at Thursday night's opening. Ladles are especlally in- vited and are promised & delightful surprise. PITCHERS RETARDED BY USING TOBACCO BALTIMORE, October 10.—Famous base ball pitchers who suffer occa- sionally from lack of control would | have less difficulty in “locating the plate” if they were total abstainers from the use of tobacco, according to experiments at Johns Hopkins Uni- versity. The experiment, as conducted by Dr. Robert L. Bates of the psycho- logical laboratory of the university was made with darts rather than with base balls, the pointed arrows leaving a sharp mark for study. Approxi- mately 6,000 dart throws were meas- ured in the experiment. Six undergraduate students of the university were used as subjects, their habits varying from occasional smok- ing with heavy inhalation. As In the case of base ball pitchers, the students showed evidence of tem- perament and a tendance to experi- ment with their shots. Using standard 10-cent cigars and a well known brand of cigarettes the students took turns smoking and pitching at the target. The amount of tobacco actually smoked was measured to the fraction of an ounce. The pitchers were found to be more ; accurate in thelr tosses. upon days when they refrainéd from smoking. However, a temporary stimulation was registered immediately after smoking, alding the- accuracy, but when the effect had worn- off the shots became so poor that many missed the target entirely. ‘The attitude toward the experiment was found to be largely affected bv the use of nicotine, the ‘pitchers"” showing their “temperament” upon several occasions by becoming discour- aged by their initial shots, suffering from the “blues” and other forms of mental unrest. GAMES I/ g 2 3 3333222 Brwonouos - = ® ° [ 1 1 1 [ ° ° [] [ [ - b e e et 81 eccveconunvoan~ac )l occoecscsccccsces i o looccseeocccsococe 2 ) coceccollansauua 2 leccoonca [ 0 L] 3 zsl Eame; b tBatted for Ruel in ninth inning of second game. #Batted for Coveleskie in ninth inning of second game. §Batted for Fergusion in seventh inning of third game. PITTSBURGH. Moore, 2b. Carey, cf.. Cuyler, rf. Barnhart, tMcInnis | ot i i 0 20 00 O e 0 03 8l oonoocewonnunan &l urnwonce Totals. .. uleessscsecnnonen ¥ H. 2B.3B. HR. TB. © | cosscescsccsnne ~ - I D002 OOOmMOOCD o I CODOOODOO~N=O=O® 8| comoossnwonmuacs | ecccco=tBununsa & Ao i s - #|s33338385s3858 7 3| sshssssanin: . ] S @ Bl oornrvocnniinscoa | ecoccccoo~ssome *Myer out, hit by own batted ball (third Eame). YRan for Smith in eighth inping of first game; batted for Kremer inning of third game. E : 1Batted for Meadows in eighth inning of first game. Composite score by innings: R. H. E. ‘Washington 0 2 1 0 2 1 2 0 210 26 4 Pittsburgh 0 1 ¢ 2 11 0 2 0~7 20 2 Swrlcflut’eh:l.lts—-lndlo (2): 8. Hprris (2), Marberry, Coveleskle, Veach, Wright, Stolen bases—Grantham, Bigbee. . Double Peckinpaugh to Harris udge; Peckinpaugh to Judge; Moore nto r.ih.'.... Grantham (u ). £ Left on bases—Washington, 20; Pittsburgh, 23. Base on balls—Off Ffluwn‘ o‘ (Moore, 2; z'l‘f‘i'yn‘olr, Smith). Off Kremer, 3 ™: X ,'2 (4. Harris, Peckinpaugh). Off Sonton, 1 (eadows). OF Coveleakle, 1 (Traynor. S Struck out—By Johnson, 10 (c-:zm' 2; Barnhart, 2; Wright, 2; Gradtham, “‘r:;' MM“':"' Meclnnis). By Ferguson, 5 (Kremer, 2; Moore, Geantham, Carey). By Kremer, § (Ferguson, 2; J." Haerls, \g‘m By Co Ju'i.m’”"%u.'i(&'m '.m By Mar i ). A berry, 2 (Wright, Grantbam). vttt 1 harrier Hits off—Johnson, 5 in 9 % h 3 Co y 7 in 8- q 8ind ; Kremer, 16 by pitcher—By Johnson (Carey, 2); by Meadows (8. Harris); by -Aldridge (n’;u:‘:o): by l"e’rlnnn (Carey); by Mgury (Cuyler). Balk—Aldridge. Passed balls—Smith, Ruel. Winning pitchers—Johnson, Aldridge, Ferguson. Losing pitchers—Meadows, Covéleskis, Kremer. Time of games—1:57, 2:04, 2:19. 5= (N. L), Owens (A. L., Moriarty (A. L), Morrison, 2 in 1 Hit TUmpires—Rigler (N. L), McCormick HARRIS AND NEW Bucky is seen carefully handling th Pat Harriso of Mi: YUP BOTH HAPPY bulld ted to him Senatol nlnxmn by Senator sissl SECOND DOWN, ONE TO GO, AND MARBERRY HOLDS ’EM| BY H. L. PHILLIPS. (Copyright, 19! RIFFITH STADIUM AND 1C G fans here have both. In weather so cold and foot ball-1 . Associated Newspapers.) E PLANT, October 10.—Previous to today only members of the Washington ball staff were supposed to have lumbago and influenza. Tonight most of the base ball ike that in every crisis the spectators expected some of the players to signal for a punt, Washington won by a score of 4 to 3, but it was the kind of a day that any contest should have been won by five touchdowns and a couple of field goals. Ii Pittsburgh wins today and_ties the series again there is every possibility the tie may be played off Ice Skates Needed. It was by far the most exciting game of the goofy-weather series, but the fans found it hard to get hot over it when suffering from chilblains and frost-nipped ears. | Both teams entered the field equal cholces. @s neither had had any ex- perlence as icemen. As the entrance of Winter was unexpected, both | teams were caught unawares and had to change their plans for morn- ing practice. Stanley Harris put his men through a snappy morning work- out in a hockey rink. Manager Me- Kechnie took his team to a lecture by Capt. Bartlett, the Arctic explorer. The only person present who showed real intelligence was Presi- dent_Coolidge, who didn’t arrive at the ball field until just hefore game thne. The President didn't spend his bovhood In Vermont without learning not to go out in a cold Wave until it’s | absolutely necessary. Smith’s Homer Wasn't. Calvin threw the first ball, but it was a poor toss. He is no cold-weath- er pitcher. “Ofl” Smith, the cantankerous in Spitzenbergen. ® wil have to be oné against Pres- ident Coolidge, who came to the fleld with a load of Secret Service men, but not a single oil stove. 16TH RACE OF SEASON By the Associatéd Prese. > . LEXINGTON,, ;K¥., Qctober” 10e— Kentucky's: ‘@reaf <tfots cathe to-a close today when efght etvents, in- cluding two carried over: from: ye- were decided. The - feature race, the $4,000 Castiston Stake, was highly consistent Craw- ford, -from_the ‘Murphy ‘stable. "This was his efghteenth start of the year, hg card showing'15 firsts and 3:sec- onds g e 3 ; Murphy had a greaf day also,’win- hing the Kentucky: for 3-year-old trotters An which it wes, figured that Worthy ‘Harvester would be a sure winner. . She is owned by John E. Madden, of Lexington. ‘Walter Cox and “Marvin Childs 2180 landed. two The track’ wam’ in “good candition, but notifast. It was Murphy’s’ fifth victory n tha Castiston and his third successive year to win it. The horses leave Lexington' at 9:15 by special train for Atlanta for the Jast grand] circuit meeting of the year.. Despite most unfavorable weather all stake races and the purses, with the exdeption of three, were raced off. MURPHY HORSE WINS \'YDE IS HOPE OF PIRATES FOR FOURTH TITLE CLASH ‘ Fly, But Protest Will Not Be Made—Buc Pilot’s Hopes High. BY WILLIAM B. McKECHNIE, Pittsburgh ELL, we lost the ball game the pinches. \\4 Manager, yesterday because we did not hit i I want to give a'l the credit in the world to ‘Washington for their gallant stand against the Pirates. I really believe we had the better club on the field, and' nine times out of ten we would have won the kind of a ball game that was played yesterday. We will still win the series, I believe. For a time yesterday there was contemplated a move to protest th game on the grounds that Rice never caught that ball that Earl Smit hit apparently into the temporary seats in right center field. We we: prompted for a time to make a protest when two fans came to the club- house ‘after the game and told me th. ROD AND STREAM BY PERRY MILLER. T HE fact that the Tidal Basin is to be stocked with game fish next Spring after the fish racks have been put in place, under the super- vision of the Bureau of Fisherjes, to prevent their escape, has gained wide publicity, and at the request of J. L. Nottingham, president a view of restocking them. ‘The City of Norfolk charges a fee of 50 cents a day during the fishing season for each person, the catch being limited toepight fish a day per person. The size limit on black bass has been raised to 15 inches, which means that nothing less than a 3- year bass may be taken. Crapple has a minimum length of 10 inches and sunfish 6 inches. Last year the cost to the city for protecting the lakes, including incidental expenses, | was less than $3,000, while the reve- | nue derived from fishing permits was | approxtmately $7.500. The Izaak Walton League of Nor- folk requested that the city abandon what is known as Taylor Lake. The league wishes to drain the lake and restock it with desirable species. This lake comprises approximately 65 acres of water, and is well suited for production of fish. It receives its water supply from springs and rainfall and is rich in natural food for both young and adult fish. The Bureau of Fisheries was offi- cially notified that the city manager of Norfolk recommended to council granting of a 2-year permit to the Isaak Walton League to use Lake | Taylor as a bass hatchery. ! The Izaak Walton League of Nor- folk has made an agreement with the Bureau of Fisheries through the De- MATTY WAS IDEAL IDOL - OF GAME, McGRAW SAYS BY JOHN J. McGRAW. G New York Giants When Christy Mathewson Entersd Base Dail. EWISBURG, Pa., October 10.—In laying Christy Mathewson to rest Manager of ] L today we have paid our last great character. Very likely, public respect to a great man and a I knew Mathewson better than any other man. He began his base ball career with me and finished it with me. From an awkward kid I watched h |in the world. I never expect to see im grow into the most finished artist another such pitche? as Mathewson. He had strength, intellect and an uncanny memory. B ~Mathewson's real greatness to the ame lay in the example he set for young fellows and the mpression he lett on the minds of the public. He gave our profession a dignity that it needed and was slow to acquire. Matty | had a studious mind. He fully reali zed his early faults and worked con- youngster who catches for the Pirates | stantly to overcome them. He never looked on his base ball playing as a and spends much of his time trying to annoy the visiting batemen, thought he made u home run in the eighth that tled the score. In fact, Mr. Smith still thinks so. So do some of the innocent bystanders. ‘Oll"" socked & ball info the center Aeld temporary stands just over the tence. Sam Rice, Washington center felder, leaned over the fence and came up with a base ball. He was Aown long enough to come up with a ~ase of them. Either Mr. Rice had made a mar- velous catch or he had done some marvelous recovering of punts. The umpire ruled that he had made the 2atch. Mr. Smith trotted around the bases and insisted that Mr. Rice, un- der the influence of the foot ball weather, had merely interpreted the ball as_an off-side kick and fallen on it. But as Mr. Smith makes it a “oint of disputing everything, all the force of his position is lost when he has a real basis for an argument. Rice Needed Penalizing. Many of the, fans, including his coarse-hair associates, figured the least the umpire should have done was to have put the ball in play again on the 45-vard line and penal- zed Rice for holding. The Pirates nearly tled the score in the ninth. In fact they nearly won the ball game. With one out, Moore and Carey singled. Mr. Mar- herry, called in in the eighth as a relief pitcher, hit Kiki Cuyler on the theory (I mean on the arm) each ‘eam should have one man in the hospital. With three on bases, one sut and Barnhart at the bat the Pirate fans got 8o excited they for- ot they were developing pneumonia. But Barnhart fouled out and then came the high spot of the game. Mr. Marberry, who only pitches the rear end of game, was the hero of it. After he had given Barnhart three balls and no strikes and was in a hole 90 feet deep, he pitched himself nt of it by putting over two strikes, ‘This left Barnhart in the hole. And Barnhart then flled out, leaving the three men on bases with no place to go but to their dressing rooms. Runs on Dribbles. As their dressing rooms were even colder than the diamond they were very loath to go there. The Nationals won today’s game by light hitting at moments when the Pirates looked for heavy hitting. In fact, some of the hitting that brought them runs was the lightest possible, with any implement except an um- brella. In the inning that won for Washington Stanley Harris advanced & runner and got to first on a drib- bling little tap along the third-base line and the next batter, Goose Gos- lin, who was expected to sock out a second homer, dribbled another one that was too slow for rapid fielding. Two runs resulted. This -evening there was a report the Pirate manager had filed a nro- test with Judge Landis against the outcome of today’s game. He claims the Nationals wore warmer under- shirts than the commissiones’s rules allow. Judge Landis was in no mood to joke. He encouraged thc other pla that way was a wonderful example. ate what a help that was. Appreciated Disclpline. Early in his playing days he appre- ciated the necessity of absolute dis- cipline. Though a star and a hero to tke public, Matty never allowed that to'influence him. He did not want to be regarded a hero. By observing the smallest detail in discipline, he influ- enced the younger players to do so. Their reaction was that if the great Mathewson had to observe and obey rules they certainly could not disre- gard them, Christy Mathewson had a natural dignity that did much to raise the morale of his teammates. It influ- enced them to look upon base ball as an honorable profession; one that re- quired skill and constant application. At the same time Matty was & man's man and had as much fun as any- body. His attitude was never that of a teacher, though he really was a most valuable instructor by example. He loved any game that required clever- ness and skill, and was an expert at all of them—checkers, bridge or chess. T have seen him play eight opponents at checkers simultaneously and never miss a play. His memory was 80 per- fect that he could beat the average good checker player blindfolded. Never Forgot Foe's Weakness. Even after he had become a great star, Mathewson would go out and work for an hour at a time to perfect control of a certain pitching delivery. He never forgot the weakness of an opposing batter. Capt. Eddle Grant, who was killed in France and who formerly was a major league player, used to tell of the first day he faced Mathewson and got five hits. Eddie, for a day or so, regarded Matty as easy to hit. But he didn’t get another hit that season off Matty, so he used to_say. Mathewson undoubtedly was an in- spiration to the whole sport of base ball, but he was an even greater in- spiration to the players. Knowing that he would do the right thing at all times, the players worked behind him with absolute confidence. His sense of responsibility was so strongly de- yers to take things seriously, and in Only a base ball managey can appreci- Matty prepared himself with great care. He was always In good physical condition. For example, he always carried his suitcase in his left hand to save the right. Bv perfect control he saved himself much exertion and also steadied his teamn. I do not expect to see the like of Mathewson again, but I do know that the, example he set and the imprint he left on the sport that he loved and honored will remain long after I have gone. Mathewson was my _ciose friend. His passing is one &f the greatest sorrows of my life. God rest his soul. (Copyright. 1936.) WINTRY BLASTS FAIL TO BALK TIGER CREWS Wintry blasts did not prevent Charles P. Logg, new Princeton crew coach, from ordering his vareity boats on the water of Lake Carnegie for Fall practice. In addition to the four varsity shells, the crew mentor boated five 150-pound crews and nine freshman combina- tions. Logg has almost 200 candi- dates, the largest turnout in the his- tory of Princeton, of whom 101 are treshmen. In accordance With the revision of Nassau's crew policy, all boats used a longer stroke than the one employed by Orange and Black eights for sev- eral soasons. SUGAR AN AID TO RUNNERS. As’a result of experiments séfentists have found that marathon runners who have lived on a generous carbo- hydrate diét during the training sea. son and who eat candy bLefore and during the race not only come out ahead, but are also in much better physical condition than those who run nnaweetened. of the Izaak Walton League of Norfolk, its most cxperienced men to go down there and inspect a chain of lakes, ranging from 50 to 1,000 acres in area, under the control of the city, with » the bureau detailed one of partment of Commerce whereby the bureau would assist the league in draining the lake and restocking it with more desirable species of fish. Under this agreement the lake would be protected and fishing prohibited. Some time during October of each year the lake would be drained and the young fish removed and distrib- uted to other waters in the city Teservolr system. Norfolk has taken the lead as a municipality, and due to the fact that the waters in the southeastern part of the State of Virginia are o well suit- ed to the production of baes, it 15 very probable that half a million young fish would be produced in Lake Tavlor each year after two years' work. The screening of the Tidal Basin will fn many respects eclipse the Norfolk plan, since about twice the water area i involved. As a natural spawning ground for bass, crappie and sunfish, the basin is ideal and cannot be sur- passed. Since the bass nests will be protected from the ravages of the carp, it is believed that the results from this natural fish hatchery will be very gratifying to the local anglers. Anglers Have Good Sport. Despite a bad day for anglers last Sunday, the Potomac Anglers' Asso- ciation managed to have fairly good sport before the high wind made the bay an uncomfortable place for those who are inclined to get seasick. While no real big fish were landed, the ma Jority of those on the outing man- aged to bring home enough for their own personal consumption and to give a few away to friends. The Evening Star's prize of $10 was awarded to' Mrs. F. D. Barstow for the largest trout caught by any of the fair members of the excursion. Her fish weighed 1 pound and 2 ounces. The Washington Times' prize of $10 for the largest trout caught by any male member of the outing was won by J. B. Thompson, whose flsh weighed 3 pounds and 4 ounces. He glso was awarded a complete salt water outfit donated by the National Military and Sport Shop. The second prize for women, a Wolverine reel, donated by The Vim, was captured by Mrs. Dickerson, her fish welighing 1 pound. The second prize for men for the second largest trout was won by ‘W. B. Bailey, who landed one weigh- ing 2 pounds and 9 ounces. He was given a Mohawk reel donated by the Sport Mart. The prise for the third largest trout consisted of a silk line donated by Garrens was won by E. C. Bars- tow with a fleh weighing 2 pounds and 4 ounces. Mrs. Dickerson also was awarded the prize for the largest taylor caught and was awarded a rod do- nated by Jerry's Sport Shop. The rockfish were not running very large and Joe Hfintér took first prize for the first in this class with one weighing 12 ounces. His prize con- sisted of $5 worth of fishing tackle donated by Walford. The next largest rockfish was land- ed by Willam H. Barstow and he was awarded a steel rod donated’ by the Atlas Sporting Goods Store. The first prize for the largest hardhead, a refrigerator basket, do- nated by the W. F. Robers Co., was :o; by 8. Barnett with a 1l4-ounce sh. A prize of a bait bucket, donated by French, was awarded to H. Fer- ris with a catch of one weighing 12 ounces. In the flounder class a b-ounce fish carried off the prize and was won by N. M. Elliott and entitled him to a membership in the Potomac Anglers’ Associatfon for one year. at Rice dropped the ball. Say Boy Got Ball. They said they would make affi- davits to the effect that when Rice crashed into the stands tho ball hit his glove and dropped into the stands and that a little boy picked up the ball and handed it back to Rice. The names of these two fans are R. L. Ashman, 901 Ashman avenue, Altoona. Pa., and Ralph Lewis, a wsergeant in the Engineering detachment, staticned at the Washington (D. C.) Barracks Lewis formerly lived in Pitisburgh. These two men naturally wanted the Pirates to win, I suppose, and that i Why they came to the clubhcuse pre pared to make affidavits. But world series are not won that way, and, after ail, if we had hit in the pinches the ball that Rice caught or did not catch, as the case happens to be, would have made but little dif ference. Take Umpire's Decision. It is the opinion of the Pirates thut that catch was not made, but if Um pire Rigler said he saw the catch was made, that ends the matter. It wasza matter of judgment on his part. It was a great battle between two hard-fighting ball clubs. The Pirates have no complaint to make. We all believe that we are going to win, no matter what happened yesterday. 1 talked to Judge Landis after Rig- ler had made his decision. I inti- mated there might be a protest, but after considering the matter when the heat of battle was over, I decided, along with the rest of the Pirates, that rothing further would be done. In the inning that the Nationals scored, Bucky Harris got a good break when he topped the ball in front of the plate and it stayed fair by inches to let him get a base hit and put Kremer in a hole. But on the other hand Kremer got & lucky hit that allowed us to score & run. The ball was going at Stanley Har- ris on an easy bounce when it took i peculiar hop and went for a base hit, while a runner crossed the plate. Marberry Out of Turn. A good many {ans were wondering why the Pirates did not protest against Marberry batting out of turt in the eighth inning. As a matter of fact, the Pirates got the besteof that mistake made by the Washington club. Marberry went to the plate out of turn, &nd Msrberry, as a pitcher, 18 not e good hitte was taking the place of McNeely, & .280 hitter, and a fast man. As the thing worked out, Marberry nor any one in that National half of the in- ning, did any particular damage. Marberry bunted Ruel to second with lone down, and Sam Rice knocked an easy one to Pie Traynor, at third. 1 will say that it was one of the gooiest games I ever have watched, what with fans coming to us to tell about how Rice had dropped Smith's ball, and a pitcher batting out of turn, but that is what helps make base ball what it is and helps make the world series the wonderiul thing it is. Are the Pirates downhearted? Say. watch us go in the Sunday game. I have Emil Yde set to pitch. The catcher will be Gooch. Smith has done wonderful work in the serler, generally, but Gooch and Yde work £o well together that when I use Emil I always stick in Gooch to catch him. Tough Game to Lose. It was a tough thing to lose ves- terday’s game, considering the chances we had, but we are not for- getting how Washington missed out on similar chances in Thursday's game. ‘There is not a man on my ball club who does not feel the Pirates have the better team. Our class in the end will tell I was sorry to see Krémer go down to defeat in view of the wonderful work he did, but you have to ex- pect that in base ball sometimes. Tho series will not go to the Pirates be- fore we leave Washington, but it is coming our way I feel sure. (Copyright. 1828.) A SHOT ON THE HIP. Norman Champman of Des Moines, Towa, made a “hole-in-one” from a 185- yard tee shot into the hip pocket of 2 caddy who was standing on the edga of the green. The caddy was unin- Jjured. Sunday’s’ World Series veloped that it was almost impossible for him to make thoughtless mistakes. As he grew into greatness Matty real- ized that the public expected to continue great. He felt a keen respon- sibility to that public. Always Saved Arm. % Mathewson approached any aitua- tion seriously and ive it careful study. Much like Walter Johnson, who followed him as a publia hero, LAUREL RACES Laurel, Maryland First Race, 1:45 PM. consider protests. 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