Evening Star Newspaper, April 7, 1926, Page 25

. SPORTS. THE EVEN. NG _STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY. APRIL 7, 1926. SPORTS. Nationals Are Rated as Leader in List of Three 1926 Pennant Possibilities ATHLETICS AND YANKS DUE TO PUSH A. L. CHAMPIONS Tygers Believed to Possess Edge on Second Group, Which Includes White Sox and Browns, While Indians anr Red Sox Are in Third Group. League fans are in from the first erack of the hat nn Tuesady. says John B. Foster tmerican jor a thrilling race and a close one opening day of the 1926 season. next This noted base ball rwriter. who has just completed a tour of all the training camps, places the teams, on their coadition Detroit in three groups Chicano and St present York first ton third.) BY JOHN EW YORK. April 7.—The championship of their league their nearest rival. The winners of the 1926 race ma ov lose on their hee < the second National T separated Washington Th hich this wr n thick of the hat the gap SIX teams The first group inclndes Washing ton. Philadelphia and New York. The second sroup includes Detroit, That 10 make up land is no be counted ont the team 1s not as ready he. The Red =ing to do the best they Griffs Top First Group. heen o nd and By 1 third sronp. But ¢ &0 far behind that it can completely, although Roston can on lead having ed n. top the his that Washington is ing to win the championship again. The Senators must play better ball than they did last season if they are to vin out. The question hase ball W pends. of cd tive speed at this season The New York Yankees are easily the most umproved club in the league That doesn't mean the Yankees are £0ing 1o win the pennant. It means exactly what it that they are he most improved club in the league A that finished seventh last cason and is considered this vear as pennant contender have im. proved a lot The Yankees' principal improvement has been at the bat. As they stand today. less than a week hefore the ason opens, they Inok as powerful with the ash as any club in doesn’t mean of how much better shington must play de upon the compara- which its rivals travel must Improved. Athletics are the second most club in the league. Re- member, all this is based on their con- dition at present. Injuries or other eventualities may upset the “dope” later . The Athletics’ chief improvement is in their team work. But they also are better at bat, they are using more -elerity and judgment in base running nd they are better in pitching. That should be enough to help a team go The improved from second place to first place if the | will only persevere on hot days. The worst trouble with the Athletics their proneness to worry. Kid Glea son is irying to cure them of the habit As 10 the second group. the principal question is how much these clubs do to spoil the pes f mind of three teams in_the first: group. to lefinitely, but it i Detroit, Chicago and St. strength enough to tean Louis all upset the leaders falter Washington It's hard | certain that | ~Washington, Philadelphia and New Louis second, and Cleveland and Bos- B. FOSTER. Americans the 1925 with a lead of eight and a half games won v find the holders of sixth place nearly i-place Athletics were on the heels of will be less than the 175 games that place club last year i . r. after studyving them all in training, hampionship fray may be divided into MARKS ARE BROKEN IN SWIMMING MEE By the Assoctated Press. CHICAGO, April 7.—The Cincinnati A.. tank team enters to- | night's champlonship trials in the | National indoor swimming | meet with a commandinz lead of 19 points, gained in the first two days' competition. The Chicazo A. A. team |is in second place with 7 points. ‘ Last ht's events Lrought | new world records. The Ohioans clipped a second from the former mark the 400-yard | relay in a 60-foot pool: Ethel Lackie | of Tilinois A. C. swam 50 vards free | style in 3.5, tow-fifths of better than the old record. Geraghty of New York rd breast stroke event onds. 3 2-5 seconds faster former record for women. LILLIAN CANNON TO TRY ENGLISH CHANNEL SWIM BALTIMORE, Md B . May. | ¥ | three nd Agnes did the 50- in 36 sec. than the April 7.—Mrs, known to the Cannon, is ation to at nglish Channel sincere in her tempt to swim the | this Summer. | Yesterday she applied for a pass- port at the office of the clerk of the United States District Cour She plans to leave f aboard the Majestic companied by her trainer. 3ngland on April 24, ac- husband and | TIME IS EXTENDED ON DOG SHOW LIST A two-day extension, until Friday at | 3 p.m., of the closing date for entries In the twelfth annual dog show of the Washington Kennel Club, to be ;held in the Arcade April 19 and 20, |has been announced by Frank P. | Leach, chairman of the bench show | committee. | at the last minute.” said Leach. “and | the club feels that if the closing date is extended it will enable sev- | eral score additional persons to enter | thetr dogs. | More than .100 persons visited the club offices, 2130 P street northwest, last night to make entries. Among the entrants vesterday were | "E. R. Wilson, Staunton, Va., Boston |terrier; Mre. D. E. Cocke, Richmond, Va.. elzht collies and two Russian | wolfhound M. Sayles, Richmond, Va., colles: . J. Beach, 514 Sixth | strest northeast. collie; Ernest W. | Shaoland. Baltimore, four ranfans: John T. Worthington, Alex- |andria. Va.. shepherd. - | Dr. ). Charles MacGil, Md.. two wirehaired Pinschers: | A. Mangard, 11 ourth street ny {east. shepherd: Lotta N. Nettles, New York, Samoyedes: Pennwood kennels Sparrows Point, Md. Russian wolf hound: T. C. Gardner, Riverdale Heights, Md.. St. Bernard. | Mrs. ‘Willlam 1. Smith, 1410 | street northwest, Schipperka: Mr. and | Mre. G. F. Snyder, 210 A street south | “We have heen flooded with entries | Pome- | ! first annual court game last nizht at | BOA-TN;EN SCOI;EV OVER igLAMAR AGAIN WINS CANOEISTS ON COURT| Potomac Boat Club athletes pr to he better basket ball players't their rivals from Washington Canoe Club when the teams staged their| the Arcade. The Boatmen carned a cision over the Paddler never in danger of being Rosinski and Eismann of the winners and Shaw of the Washingtons shared | ng _honot counting for | zen goals from SENSATION OF RING RECEIVES SETBACK| ted Press n. nd were | headed. | April 7 Chicago hoxing promoter here to the hout between Nahan of Chicago and Tom. | my Freeman, Cleveland, last night, | said today that the fans of Chicago | will not be satisfied that Callahan through until they see Freeman b him there. Mullen said he may range a match hetween the pair | r Chicago. | Callahan received his first sharp | sethack since his entry into pugilism Jim Mul | whao | came see Shuffle « | here last night in the eleventh round | M | east, Boston terrier; Henry P. Money, | | University Club, shevherd | John H. Jonett, 4604 Thirtieth street, bull terrier: George Seitz, 735 Quebec street. Boston terrier: Sally White- hall, 711 Gates road, bull terrier: Mrs, Whitehall, five whippets; Caplin Blise, 3 East Capitol street, Boston terrier. R. M. Gralton, Rosemont, Va., Rus- n wolfhound: Mrs. Mary | Gainesville, a., Russian wolfhound {Mrs. J. C. Broderick. 4603 Georgi avenue northwest, Irish setter; Di Lurerta Kress, Takoma Park. Md Cocker Spaniel; Robert H. Lowry Soldiers’ Home, bull terrier: Edward H. Everett, 1606 Twenty-third street, bull terrier. Frank R. Smith. Philadelphia. Pa., Airedale; Minnie Ferguson, 3004 South Dakota avenue northeast, Hungarian Spitz: Mrs. Wade L. Lowe “ {teanth street. chepherd: {Carlin, Alexandria, peake T Mrs. Emily { Alexandria, Samovedes. Fred . & man, 2701 Connecticut avenue; terrier: (. T. Flannagan, 143 D street northeast, shepherd: Stewgrt . Rich ards, § Mount nier, Md Bernard: Paul R. Miller, place northeast, eat Ruchholz, Occidental shepherds. 2 . AUC STA, Ga.—Ty .would like to take tennis seriousl but has no ambition to shine on the diamond like dad His red hair has been lending color to a tennis tour- nament here. v Dane Hotel Fred four Master | P | forfeited 'GEORGIA TECH MEET A. Freret, | Irish | 2 Tenth | Cobb, jr., | of a scheduled 12-round bont, when | the fight was stopped hy the referee because Callahan had heen hattered | into almost helplessness | Callahan’s recent matches have | suceession of knockouts of | axperienced hoxer: Robhy rett, Philadelphia: ) e Schiaif- Omaha, and Johnny Mendelgohn, Milwaukee Besides Callahan fight pounds | losing the 500 for being 31 ¢ the agreed weight of 148 pounds. IS LISTED SATURDAY The high point Spring track and field prog South is the Georgia Tech vhich will be held Saturdas This meeting has done a great deal to make track popular in the Sonth and provide, at the same time, the finest xort of competition. | A full program of events and relay | races for high and preparatory schools is always included in the program. The Winter has seen similar inter est in secondary school lasket hall both the University of a and Auburn taking the lead in this re relays, athletics in the other than | progress in South had had no result developing interest in athletics of all mong the lower schools, the ex n would have been well worth CAMBRIDGE —Robert . Outerbrids W s been elected cs Harvard fencing team i |k [t | annual A.A. U. RING HONORS April 7.—Henry Lamar of hington and the University of Virginia was among the eight na- tional amateur hoxing championa owned here last night at the con clusion of the senfor championship tournament of the National Amateur | Athletic Unfon. Lamar, who won the 175-pound title for the second year in succession when he showed a decided margin of superiority over Joe Monte of Brock- _ton, Mass., was the only representa- | tive of the South Atlantic divisien to win his way to the finals. The others were eliminated in preliminary bouts held yesterday and Monday. The complete list of title winners, survivors of the young army of boxers who took part in the 86-bout program, follows: " Pittaburgh. 112-pound. e whurgh, 118-pound. Patey Ruffalo. New York, 1 Tommy Lown, New York Ed Tiernan. New Flynn, University of Virginia 175 Armand Emmanuel. San Francisco. heavy- weight, AKRON PAIR TAKES DOUBLES IN A. B. . TOLEDO, Ohio, April 7.—Aston and Young of Akron, Ohio, won the doubles in the A. B. C tourney here by out bowling the Gardella and Tocco of De. trolt decisively in the roll-off after they had tied for the first prize. The Akron pair totaled 1,233 to their rivals’ 1,182, The roll-off ended the twenty-sixth tournament. Following are the standings in the minor events and the prize each won: DOUBLES Aston-Young. Akron Detroit . Hubert-Coley, Rochester Gibli . Cleveland Rathie-Fucik. Detroit . .. Gerloaki-Shockett Detroit Troubenik-Huebner. Chicago Shakerly-Hall, Jacksonville Oleen.Tavlor. ' Rochester Pekie-Bunning. Chicago SINGLES Votel. Braddack Gardella-Tocco on. Detroit Meier. Newnort, P! Rur Harkine. a9 S Pani The fair foul hit was introduced in hase ball by Dickey Pearee of the RBrooklvn_Atlantics in 1871 14th STREET AUTO LAUNDRY Cold Spray System Washed, Polished te Greasing Motors Cleaned Phane, ' Potomae 2118 1th Street N.W. Oppoxite Hospiral for Animals FIGHTS LAST NIGHT. 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