Evening Star Newspaper, June 28, 1926, Page 18

SWEEP AGAINST RED SOX GOAL OF CLIMBING GRIFFS Champions Clean Up in Mackmen by Smartly Backing Ruether to Earn 6-2 Verdict in Sabbath Setto Here. BY JOHN morning hoping to repeat the B ow: them, the Nationals are quite cager hefore leaving here. OSTON, June 28 —Bucky Harris and company blew into the Hub this vear, when they took the Red Sox into camp in three games in a A game above the 300 mark and with four consecutive wins behind Quartet of Battles Against B. KELLER. success of their former visit here this to establish a season winning streak | scorigg three each. RUTH NOW IS CLOSE T0 HIS RECORD PACE CHICAGO, June 28 (A).-A hcme run by Babe Ruth vesterday added little to New York's 7-to-l vietory over the Red Sox, but it gave the Babe his twenty-fifth homer of the season, and brought him up to within three games of his 1921 record schedule. Ruth and his team mat Lazzeri, Were the only notables in the American competition to make base circuits in one blow last week, hut helped the assoclation La: home runs brought his tot to Anthony rank second major honors. Regers Hornshy of the Cardinals and Glenn \Wright of the Pirates de- livered two home runs each to join the ranks of the choice while all only Ruth for the| \ AMERICAN LEAGUE. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Washincton, 6; Philadelobia, 2. o1 ow York. 7 B 1. NATIONAL LEAGUE. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. ;-p""""' th l'hl'l.-"fl‘dghh'\nl." et Pt ouls. 3:0; Chicako. 2.5, STANDING OF THE CLUBS. 4 H & @ York |—I 5 Cincinnatl. St. Louls | 81— 31_31_9|_6/361321.520, Pitisb'gh | 6] 4/—| 3|_6| 8| 4| 3|34[271.657 16| 6i3513 21 4]_8133/821.508 Brookiyn | 11 4/ 1/—! 6/ 5/ 6/10/33130i New York | 41 2/ 2| 8i—I 21101 4/321331.4 Chicago_..| 51 O/ 3| 2| _4l—| 5|_4I321331.492 Phil'ph! N 1 | 31 51 bl 3l—I 3133301401 excellent SPORTS GRAND PRIX DE PARIS IS WON BY OUTSIDER By the Associated Press PARIS, June 28.—Ridden by a pul- pit orator, the colt Take My Tip won the Grand Prix de Paris yesterday at odds of 63 to 1. James Hennessey, owner of the colt, had all btut decided to scratch him, believing he had little chance. Jack Jenings, English jockey, who {8 a lay reader in the stablemen's chapel at Maiso LafMtte, and an pulpit orator, pleaded with Hennessey to send the colt te the barrier. Jenninga brought the colt home in a field of 22 horses. Take My Tip negotiated the dis- tance in 3 minutes 10 seconds and 56-100 of a second, breaking the rec- >|ord for the course.made by Transvaal in 1924. The race was at 3,000 meters and was worth 669,000 francs to the YANKS FIRST IN MAJORS TO WIN SEASON’S SERIES BY JOMN B. FOSTER. i N season. EW YORK, June 28.—The New York Yankees were the first team to win a series from any other major league outfit in the 1924 The Yanks have put the Boston Red Sox under their brogans. One of these days they are going to get the Natignals, too, the Champions don’t have a care. are so high up in_the race. in large ci so that today it stands at .701. BASE BALL SECRETS By Sol Metzger When Flelding a Fly. That is one reason why the Yanks They take bites out of their Eastern rival unks. The Red Sox series hoosted the Yanks’ percentage agair The next team liksly to win = series in the American League tussle is that of Chicago. The White .Sox have found Cleveland steaks to their liking. When they can't defeat an other team they take it out on Speak er and his boys. The hard-hitting In dians, who do their hard hitting spas winner. Half a milllon people, the largest crowd that ever gathered for a sport- ing event in Paris, witnessed the race. | Their best run so far is six games. They beat the As in Washington- in a Sunday game carly in May, jumped here for three victories, stopped aver in New York for anther and returned to Washington to beat the | White Sox. Al needed for a better record is a sweep of this second series | modically, come a-croppar when thew run into the White Sox pitcher Lyons of Chicago was the first. pitch er this year to win five games fror one rival ~lub, and he won them fror | others were idle. Chieago at St. Louls. lLeading home-run hitters t Cincinnati. Amerlcan League—Ruth, New York, Lazzeri. New York, 11: Simmon: o of the season at Fenway Park he Nationals cleaned up their av by winning. 6 to 2, in a smartly played affair. Ruether did the hurling for the Champs and vielded 10 safeties in ad Aition to a coup's of passes, but when- Dutch was not quite able to check the onslaught his support did. Three double plays were made be- hind him Roth Howard Ehmke. the A’s latest addition, and Ed_Rommel showed their wares to the Nationals. Fhmke was pounded for five hits, four of them being concentrated in the fourth frame when five runs crossed. All of the three hits off Rommel, who hurl ed through a trio of rounds, were clustered in the seventh for another tally In the first three innings neither side could get & man across the count fnz block. although hoth teams had runners on the paths. A pass to Drkes and Pool's single were gleaned off Ruether in the second session, but a double play stopped the A’s. Ruel ever four-game sct with the Athletics yes- { | CHAMPIONSHIP STUFF PADELERIA [ £l | Simm | L | Perkins. 5 | Cochrane, © s2553-5m27 ——pa® i | dudee, 1 Rluege, | |auwssasan |szusmimuass delphla, 10; Meusel, New York, Willlams, St. Louls, 8: P. Collins, New York, Hauser, Philadelphia, Cochrane, Philadelphia, 7. National League — Bottomley, Louls, 10 Wilson, Chicago, 9; Kelly, New York, 7; Hornshy, St. Loufs, 7: [.. Rell, St. Louls, 7; Wright, Pittsburgh, 7. TRIBE MUST DEPEND ON LONE BACKSTOP By the Associated P SVELAND. Ohlo, June 28 to ClIff Lee at Detroit terday leaves Glenn Mvatt the only Cleveland eatcher in condition. Lee was splked and twisted his knee in attempting to retire Out. fielder Manush at the plate. It was the second gan’e Lee has caught in several vears. Advices are he will st NATIONAL LEAGUE RACE CONTINUES TO BE WARM By the Associated Press. League l champion Pirates third. Rogers Hornsby has helped his the player 'market. Yesterday Alexander, who a few days ago was dismissed by the Cubs for breaking the club rules, pitched the Cardinals to a 3-to-2 victory over his former teammates in the first game of a double-header. He allowed only four hits. In the second game John Fred Blake of the Cubs pitched a onehit performance .to win, 5 to 0, Southworth getting the lone single. IERE is a hot three-cornered hattle for the lead in the National | Cincinnati sets the pace, St. Louis is second and the world | club materially by recent activities in MONTGOMERY LOOP FLAG RACE IS TIGHT Glen FEeho, Royds and Sandy Spring nines are running neck and neck for | Prix alone amounted to francs. A goodly portion of this money is to be used for the improve- mH'\l of the future stars of the French turf. MISS.EDERLE ASTOUNDS FANS IN PRACTICE SWIM By tha Associated Press. BOULOGNE, France, June 28— Gertrude Ederle of New York, who this year will try again to swim the English Channel, astounded the swlmmlnf fans yesterday after- noon by taking off at Cape Gris- Nez and swimming to “'rn.;l!nlx She was in the water three hours. Helmy, the Egyptian swimmer, accompanied her half way, but was forced to quit on account of the cold water. Lillian Cannon of Baltimore, who also hopes to swim the channel, 8,000,000 | The gate receipts constituted a new | 5 | racord. The bets registered by the | pari mutuel machines for the Grand | \ ) 3 \ ke & DOTHS NOTHIs Whenever it is possible an out- fielder should always catch a fiy when he i fn the hest possible position to throw the ball to a base. So important is it to be In this position to save time in re turning the ball that some of the great outflelders in major league base ball have made it a practice to circle back under high fly balls hit over their heads until they get the ball hetween them and the diamond, Then they turn and come in, tak- ing the bhall on the run so as to be in a position to peg it to the proper base to hold a runner who Cleveland. If Lyons werk as sucesssful against other Western clibs as he has heen against Cleveland the White Sox would win the championship with 15 games to spare. Phillies Are Giants’ Meat. At this time in the past the York Giants have heen wont to have one or two of the Eastern cluhs licked for the season. Oddly enough, the: have almost sunk the Phillies, but they can't say that much for ar other team in the National Leag They have bean thoroughly out by the West—and no champfons! 18 to he won this year in the Natlonal League by any team that cannot wir & majoritv of games from the four Western outfits. Brooklyn has won | Boston and shouid fact that the Robin over Roston and the Giants 10 over the Phillies is one reason why the { metrop district is standing up in_the race Every team that takas the lead is 10 games from n the saries. Tho have 10 victories 2l 25255022527 ol 5252222200000 Y - the lead In the Montgomery !‘numv; Rase Ball League as a result of Satur. walked and Ruether singled with one | gone in the Nationals’ third batting | Totals furn, but neither Rice nor Boss Bucky [ 3Batted for n sixth ton e £ Y| +Bated for Rommel In ninth . | Philadelphia.. 0 0 0 1 0 1 Macks First to Score. ashingtan Washingtan. .. © 0 0 5 0 0 A trio of onebase knocks account- Two-base hits—Ruel, Riee. Welch and Chick Autrey is convalescing fiee—=S. Harris, Double plays—| ed for a Mack marker in the fourth. French started the attack with a : from an appendicitis operation Judge: Ruel to S. Harris; Bluege an s ! P L > dndge. Left on hase—bhiladelphia, 8; | Since Sewell's infury Mvatt car- arted the attack WD ot |Wasbington, 5. Bises on balle—OT Ehimke. | ried the hurden until Saturdav, when RiNglc tosciEht Meld anc mi 1P At 3o Ruether, 2. Struck out—Ry Speaker decided to try out Lee, who the middle station as Simmons sent a drive toward left that Bluege man nzed to knock down to a one-baser by er, 5. Hits—OM Ehmke,” an 5 o LR od in the outfield and as Lamar skied to Goslin in short left 3 innings. wdt by { had been u: ing pitcher | a4 pi tter. i pitcher | a pinch hitter heme run of the season against 1t Dykes’ line single to the same ter- W tallied French. | | ZEhmke. Ump A orinrty, Gelwel | Lot . | and Wildebrand. Time of Fame—i hour and | Sewell might dutles | {oimach of the Red Sox in a game - . TR in'their batting half of the frame. however, the Nationals burned up the be out indefinitely. Manager Speaker, started the sea- gon with five catchers. Two were released, Luke Sewell has hean out since June 9 with a _smashed finger Cincinnati's sluggers enjoved a fleld day against Pittaburgh, 18 safe hits giving them 16 runs, while Pete Don- ohue held the Pirates to six hingles and shut them out. - Rrooklyn's _winning streak, which had reached five games, was stopped by Philadelphia, 2 to 1. Wayland Dean gave the Dodgers only five safetles. Babe Ruth made his twenty-fifth otherwise would he able to ad- vancs was in the water for two periods of one hour and a quarter each. Pl ltkely to have one or two téams that give it a tough battle. The Yanks | hava their worst troubles with Phila delphia and Cleveland. If they were as guccessful as Chicago agains' Cleveland they would have one Waet ern bully thoroughly cowed, and that would help them when the jaunt is made and when the Nev York team will need all that it ear command to preserva its standing The Yanks have set the pace all vear and whenever they have heen threatened they have come back witl another homtardment of soma cluh's nitchers which has put.them well on in front again. If they can do that to the finish they ara a team of extraordinary ball plavers. They will not be the first team that has heer out in front all the way ‘That sort | of thing would happen in the old 17- |club leagus. The Yanks' record would he that of a team able to make A hot pace hy sheer driving power with the hat Hugmen Will Miss Meusel. resume his victory, prove that in the first meet- ing she had not been at the top of her game. Philadelphia, § After all, one's greatness can he measured only by considering one's weakest spot—and if Mile. Lenglen has not the endurance to he consist- ently strong, she should be rated as all others are--upon her average per- s formance—not her brilliant flashes. | Meusel has plaved great ball T Hioten” X ts, Mary K Browne | the Yanks this vear and his injury and tHe Host of ofliée siars ‘reticed | 8Y mean &difieretice of three ox from the field broadeasting an alibi | fOUr games. If it does the Yanks O ime thoy Tt o e (hay, | Will have a_harder row to hoe bafore T e maper vonid record oniy i | coming into pomsession of the pen pressive victories. But they take the |Mant game as it comes, measuring the [ N0 base ball champlonship ever i- OSTON, June 28—Clark Griffith, president of the Nationals, was day's games. Eaeh club has taken | In winning from Dickerson. 5 fo 4. | Glen Feho's pastimers turned in a | [triple play. Two were on in the fifth when Oldfield, playing the hot corner, runner going to third. He threw to| BY CORINNE FRAZIER McAuliffe, forcing the other runner | 35 minutes. & which went to the Yankees, 7 e e e e 6 15 1, important mce‘nng tomorrow afternoon at 4:45, with the secretary vz, | at her office in The Evening Star Building. Fach leader is re- P n I the circuft. |11 t0 4, in the other two games. g Detroit carried on its raabh, record. | . | played in k i 11 1 Its th h b base paths. collecting five runs off , é & inz its seventh stralght viotory at the | | played in her series, as yell as any last-minute results that may have been axpense of Cleveland, 5 to 4. Tee | SOCCER TITLE DECIDED. |icported to her. Pk i SR BOXMEN TO BOLSTER CLUB | e i = — Manush slid home and had {o be as- | New' Redford, Mase.. Defender Club. | poned .matches ends tonight, accord- Gaose on the leg. Moon Harrls sent | — = won the national amateur soccer |ing to Marjorie Wooden, president. | L T e I i iy B o by iy | ETE . C-0f Pitishurgil 1 to 0. Tho | determined at 'the meeting tomorrow | . : ; : Rlankenship, ably supported by his | Defenders, outwelgh-d by their oppo- ; scoring Goslin and putting Moon at not one of the 20,000 fans who saw his club in action yesterday s | Sutvels PRo- |afternoon and announcement of the third. ~ Joe took second as Lamar a 603 vietory over St. Louls. | game in the last minute. Last_season the Liberty team cap- healthy swing for a third strike, but | Annapolis, ostcasibly upon pleasure bound, but, according to the grape- i tured the title and they are making vine telegraph of the base ball world, to look over a semi-pro slabman VIR( :INI Q TE 4 “S SPRIN‘ ] season. According 1o the last reports, L { five out of seven starts. picked up a grounder and tapped a at_second. McAuliffe then threw to| EAM leaders of the District Women's Tennis Leaguwe will hold an Gill to catch the batter going to first. | Lazzeri of the Yankees also hit for | o€ atCac (Tt om Sandy | quested to bring with her all data concerning the matches remaining un | Ehmke, The Champs batted around Claveland catcher, was spiked when | [ EVELAND. June 2% (®).— The | Extension time for playing off post- One of Ehmke's pitches hit the Washington heat champlonship. defeating the Heldel- | Final standing of the teams will be | right. Judge lined a single to left, infleld, gave the Chicago White Sox |nents, scored the only tally of the |winning elght will follow. against the Athletics in Washington. Instead, the prexy visiied threw to the plate. Bluege took a | 5 8! REERYRY I a strong bid for first place again this who has been doing some great pitching along the shores of the Chesa- Peck’'s stroll jammed all stations. Ruel then rifled a two-bagger down the left fleld line and Moon Harris and Judge dented the final base. Bucky Spoils A’s Strategy. |the Bureau of Standards team was running them a close race, with sev- | peake. | eral others not far behind. Griff is more than eager to recruit slab talent for his Nationals these | | days, and he is not overlooking any bets, whether in organized base ball | One of the hardest lessons to learn | Ruether whiffed, and the Mack board of strategy deemed it best to pass Rice and pitch to Bucky Harris, who had fanned both times he had faced Ehmke. But Bucky there in the crisls, almost tearing off Ehmke's feet with a skidder through the hox that went on to center field for a single, tallying Peck and Ruel. Goslin concluded the orgy of run- ing with a strikeout, swinging h vigor. he A's got the only hit made in the fifth, Bishop singling after two were wn in the first half, and in the sixth Connie’s crew managed to chalk up another marker. Simmons singled to center, only to be forced out by La- mar, Judge to Peck. Peck’s return missed completing a two-play killing only by an eyelash. Ningles by Dykes and Pool followed to score lamar. Pei lofted to Goslin in short left, but a pass to Galloway loaded the hassocks. Hale « sent up to bat instead of Ehmke. Sammy” worked Ruether for a three- and-two count, then with his three teammates tearing along the paths swung for a final strike. Rommel was on the slab when the Nationals came up in the sixth, and they got nothing. French nicked wether for a single after one v e in the A’'s seventh, but he was ght when he endeavored to Moon Again Produces. run for the Rice started geer to cen- sac: d. Three hits netted a Champs in the seventh. the session with a twe ter. and Boss Bucky clung 1o third as Galloway threw out 3 in a but romped as Moon Harris rifled the bail left for a hase. Judge singled Moon the far corner, then Rluege lofted Sam | or on the sandlots. them strut their stuff. No news of Danny Taylor, outfielder gotten from RBuffalo in a trade last week, had been received by Secretary Eynon or Manager Stan Harris be- fore the club left Washington last night. If the outfielder takes no more interest in his work after join- ing the club than he does in break-| ing into the big league, his value to the Champs will be questionable. ..Curly Ogden, who has had the Red Sox at his mercy this sea {do the hurling for the Nationals this afternoon in the opening game of the series here. Stan Coveleskie probabl | will draw tomorrow's pitching a | ment. | Bucky Harris engineered a smart in the second inning of to get Ruether out of a pinch. With Dykes at third and Pool 4t first and only one out, the | hard-hitting Perkins grounded sharply ! toward right. Bucky was on the ball {in a trice and it appeared that he would try for a play at the plate on Dykes. Ppol must have thought so, for he ran right into the sphere held | by the pilot and the latter made an throw to Judge to retire the the oe Bush has hooked up with the Douglas, Mass., semi-pros, who in a twillight league around Bos ton. Rut the recent National declares | he “has had several offers from the | majors and expects to return to the big show sogn i Two young pitchers that wnrk»di with the Nationals before yester-| in Washington did not | impress Manager larris particularly | and probably will not show their lout laay's game 1f they can do any flinging at all, he wants to sce BIG LEAGUE LEADERS. Batting—Ruth, Yankees, .391. Runs—Ruth, Yankees, Hits—Burns, Indians; k, White Sox; 100 each. Doubles—Rurns, Indians, 29. Triples—Gehrig, Yankees, Homers—Ruth, Yankees, Stolen Bases—Meusel, Yankees, 14. Shaute, 2. hing: Indians, won 6, lost 1. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Batting—Bressler, Reds, Runs—Blades, Cardinal Hits—Cuyler, Pirates, Doubles—Frisch, Giants Triples—Wright Homers—Tot{o Stolen Basese—Cu Pitching—Rhem, Cardinals, won 11, lost 1. Detroit Philadelphia Boston RECDRDiFOIR PAST WEE; IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES | The past week’s major league record of games won and lost, runs, hits, errors and opponents’ runs, in- cluding games of Saturday follows: AMERICAN LEAGUE. PA a9 30 81 8 57 68 10 ashinzton Chieago ork weiand NATIONAL LEAGU SURPRISES IRGINTA teams furnished the ON SANDLOTS| <urprises on vesterday's big program of sandlot base ball games, Addison's nine upsetting the dope by handing a 15-to-11 setback to the Shamrocks at Georgetown Hol- low, and Arlington, with Lefty Layco the Dreadnaughts on the Alexandrian Addison outwitted the Shamrocks, who were plaving behind Brown, a new left-hander from Norfolk, with a bunting attack that netjed seven runs in the second inning. Southwell, Brown and Robertson worked on the hill for the winners. The hits stood 20 to 14 for Addison. Newton, Rudding and Sheffel’ led the Arlington hitters in the assault that spelled the downfall of the Dread- naughts. The visitors went into the lead in the second inning and hy the| end of the first half of the fifth had piled up a 13-run margin. Laycock allowed 8 hits to the 12 registered by his mates against Smith and Purvis. The Anacostia Eagles continued their good work started last Sunday when they trimmed the fast Maryland Athletic Club team by letting Cherry- dale down with the short end of a 9-to-3 score. Lusby hurled seven in- nings for the victors before being re- lieved by Clarke. Thirteen hitg were registered on the offerings of Me- Donald. The Union Printers returned to form yesterday and got the better of the Maryland Athletic Club nine on the latter’s field, 4 to 3. The Maryland- ers scored once in the fourth, but falled to get gojng again until the ninth, when they rallied and all but tled up the count. Simons did the hurling honors for the Typos. The hits were even, each club getting ck on the hill, putting the skids under s' diamond, 15 to 7. hurling of Batson of the National Cir- cles, 2 to 1. Cardinal Seniors defeated the Ana- | costia Bagle Seniors, 14 to 3. Fisher |led the winners in hitting, getting | four of the 24 bingles registered. National Circles scored at the ex- pense of the Atlantic Juniors, 11 to 9. Ballston Eagles got the edge on the Modocs, 5 to 3. Bladenshurg Juniors defeated the 11 to 9. | Kenilworth Club, Kenllworth's unlimited nine blanked the Lafayettes, 10 to 0, Adalr pitch- ing for the winners and limiting his opponents to four hits. Cronk led the hitters, getting four out of four. Park tossers won from the Lin- ‘\\'(Irihfl, 9 to 6. | AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. First R H. Louiavilla § a1 Columbus .. DT e Tineup and Devormer: Sommers, Biemiller ana Bird. Second game— | Louisvilla Columbus Teterry and Meyer: Lyons and Meuter. First game— Minneanolis . c 12 3 Kansas City. . As lag,Benton. Middieton and Gowdy: Meine and 'Shinault. ; Second Minneapoli 4 E [ game— R in sportsmanship—one which most of the ranking athletes of our country realize the importance of observing- is to keep silence after a match or a game is played. “Play the game and keep vour mouth shut about ‘how it happened’ " is the slogan of exper- | lenced sportsmen. After Mary K. Browne's first meet- ing with Suzanne Langlen the plucky | little American captain uttered not a | word to “explain” her inability to get more than one game from the French wizard, although there were many on the side lines who were of the opinion that under different con- ditions she might have made a better | showing. Her wisdom in remaining silent was repaid in her second meeting, ;;'hfin on a dry court, which permitted er allowed her to move more freely to pressing a net attack and also | m-et the fierce offensive drives from | the racket of the French star, she proved her ability to press the world champion sufficiently to keep her wor- | ried throughout the contest. Incidentally she captured five games and more than 40 points in this sec- ond encounter. How much more ef- fective was her silence combined with a concrete demonstration, than alibis and explanations which at best would have been unconvineing “ifs” at- tached. Mbolla Mallory showed that she had learned the value of “showin’ 'em' rather than “tellin’ em"™ after a disas- trous encounter, when she lost the Swedish national championship to an unknown racketer of her native land —nand lost it under most humiliating | circumstances, while the King and Queédn, who had come to see her tri- umph, watched her defeat. Mrs. Mal- lory said nothing to indicate that she might have been off-form at this hm«a(lnx. but those who have watched or value of their successes and keeping council with themselves concerning their defeats. LOCKHART UNDECIDED AS TO AUTO WARNING By the Associated Press. DETROIT, June 27.—Frank Lock- hart, vouthful race driver who won the Indianapolls speedway race this year, has not decided whether he will compete In the dirt track race at Abilens, Tex. July 5. He was notified hy the American Automohiie Association that he must do_so under penalty of suspension. This he told the Associated Press today after he had won a 100-mile | dirt track race, explaining that since the time he signed the Abilene con- tract he had been given a speed- way permit, had bought a speedway car, and had prepared to drive in a speedway race at Rockingham, N. H., on the same date as the Abilene race is to be held. His new car and his mechanic wese at Rockingham, he_safd. He sald he had given the Abilene promoters 30 days' notice in asking to be excused from racing, but that they “wished to cash in" on his hav- ing won the Indianapolis classic. — e .. BLACK SOX TAKE PAIR. The Washington Black Sox base ballers took both ends of a double- header vesterday, winning from the Stone Walls, 14 to 1, and trimming the Oriental Tigers. 12 to 0. Both games were Union League tilts, * 500-mile | won before the Fourth of July, an | sometimes the midseason | quite upset by the Fourth of Septem her. The Yanks aren’t half through | thelr schedule. They have dropped lahout 0 points recently and the: |can lose 60 more easily if the Iu turns agalnst them. THREE LOCAL ATHLETES IN A. A. A. TITLE GAMES James Suter and Courtney Suter of Central High and Arthur Raker of Swarthmore will represent tha Dis trict in the National Amateur Athletic Unlon track and field champlonships Saturday at Philadelphia. Raker will compete as a senior in the diseus throw and 16 pound shet put. The others wiil bid for funior titles—James Suter in the diseus and iter in the pole vault. = The Largest, Most Economical, Most Reliadle Teiloring Shep At the Bign o) C the Moon 2 Close Daily 6 P.M. BatadNehed 1893 © Quick Clearance Before Inventory Ww. v progress tournament this week cannot help but draw their own conclusions. Her de- feat of Joan Fry of England was in Lamar. it A 5 0 Cineinnati . E Ll } ‘ e eight T 12 14 diring the French Philadelphia Louis. taburch Kansas City. ST 3 Hollingsworth and Byler: Evans and Sny- ter. | wares before him again. Both were both clubs i A's m b in the | Washington sandlotter Perkins he; h a single Henry Phipps was on the hill for | 4, the Knickerbockers when the George- QUICKSTEPS WIN EASILY. | Qo Continues Until the ni defeated the and gzave way to Pinchorunner Coch- rane. Galloway grounded to Bluege, and the Nationals promptly executed their third double play of the day. Welch hatted for Rommel and doubled to the left-field corner, but Bishop lift ed to MeNeely and let the crowd go home., LAUFER WINS AND LOSES. MAGDEBURG, Germany, June UP).Waiter Laufer, Cincinnati swi mer. met his first defeat in Germa vesterday when he finished behind the Darmstadt swimmer Berges in a 400 meter, free-style contest. He defeat- h of Magdeburg in the 100. bhack-stroke event. 28 meter, RECORDS OF GRIFFMEN BATTING. . AB. Rusther 4 Harris =4 is ¥t Severeid dohnsen ©593:503005555u38 LRSS 133 oss0sssua b Complete 020335010752 zumes, i3 pitched. FE RS @0omBImALI* = Won. Morrell .. Marberry Ruether %3 Innings $288 el cas EENBED E ©90maxmu~9 Lost. eommaZenuiSa [ ona Terry MeGovern of Brooklyn lost | Dykes and contributed | sparkling bits of fielding in the fifth | frame. Jimmy' ran to the A’s dpgout | for 2 smart catch of Moon Harris' foul | and Rill raced far back in left center |for a onehand grab of Judge's hard { drive. Bishop broke into the stellar | fielding clas the sixth when he | dashed to we!l lohind of the second sack to bag looper. e : great hand from the crowd in the seventh when he backed inst the right field bar- rier and dragged down Bishop's liner. Moon Harri Manager Harris again resorted to anging his outfleld after the Na- nals had gained a good lead, moving Moen Harris, shifting Rice to | right and placing McNeely in center. This defensive move is to be regular | business for a time, at least, the man- | ager declares. g - iKAPLAN AND GARCIA - WILL FIGHT TONIGHT By the Associated Press. HARTFORD, Conn., June 28— !Lovis (Kid) Kaplan wlil defend his |world featherweight championship to- | night against Bobby Garcia, Army titleholder. in a 15-round bout at the | | Hartford Velodrome tonight. | Tt will be Hartford's first champlon- years. In the last ship fight for 23 hiz featharweight crown to Young| orbett of Denver. i C(X::(;cm is a clever, hard-hitter, who | has twice lost to Kanlan and had one draw with him. Kaplan won the| title January 2, 1925, by defeating Danny Kramer {n a New York elimin- ation contest. The fight will be to a decision, but the identity of the referee will be withheld, till' the fight starts. FLOWERS VS. HUFFMAN. BOSTON. June 25 (#).—Tiger Flow- ers, world's middleweight boxing champlon, has been signed to meet Saflor Eddie Huffman of Los Angeles, in that eity, July 17, his manager, Boston ... % Walk Miller, has announced. ” aoiuiamt icago sz, 2REIRINE= CAPITAL CITY LOOP HAS TRIO OF UPSETS Upsets marked’ play in three divi- sions of the Capital City Base Ball Teague yesterday, only the midgets running ‘true to form. The Tremonts pulled the big sur- prise by downing the Auth senior nine that has had clear saillng to date, 12 to 11. The otker senfor game went ‘to the Cardinals by de- fault. The Corinthian Junlors took their first beating in section A of their di- vislon when the Takoma Tigers rcored a 9-toR win. In section B the Aztecs turned in their first win at the expense of Southerns, 9 to 5. The Smithfields won over the Con- gressionals, 4 to 1. Auth Midgets made their triumphs five in a row by defeating the Celtics, % to 6. The New Havens won from the Hoboes, & to 3, and the Southerns earned a decision over the Apollos, 5 to 3. Moose Juniors took two tilts, win- ning from the Robins, 4 to 0, and de- feating Seat Pleasant, 7 to 2. Montello Midgets defeated mpics, 8 to 7 Coca Cola Midgets trimmed the Comets, 8 to 1. Standard Midgets outclassed the Chapins, 4 to 2. Raleighs won from the Panthers, 6 to 1, and beat the Invincibles, 13 to 3, ose Goslin Midgets won from St. Joseph's, 17 to 11. the SPURN SPLIT SEASON. NORFOLK, Va, June 28 (P).— Directors of the Virginla League in session here refused by a vote of 4 to 2 to adopt the proposal to split the playing season. . towners earned a 4-to-2 decision in a 5-inning clash at Eastport, Md. Bennie "April lead the hitters with a pair of three-bagger Only one earned run was gcored when the Liberty and Takoma Park nines battled to a 2-all tle in 12 innings before their game at Silver Spring field was ‘called on account of darkness. The tilt will be com- pleted next Sunday and another game played immediately afterward. Slim Bladen of the Libertys fanned 15 men, limited his opponents to seven hits, walked only one and hit one batter. Earnle Elllott of Tako- ma fannel 11, allowed seven hits, gave no walks and struck one bats- man. The Libertys have a heavy schedule for next week end and are hoping to obtain some new talent tonight at a special meeting at 718 Taylor street. Candidates will be ‘welcomed. Mount Rainier had things easy in its game with the Jewish Community Center and batted three hurlers all over the lot to gain a 10-to-1 decision. Johnny Goetz, playing his first game with Mount Rainier, got three hits in three trips to the plate. Bill McQuinn twirled the Washing- Efln Al'hlel!c! to a win over La Plata, to 1. Lansburgh base ballers nosed out the S. Kann Sons nine, 12 to 11. _Benning was swamped by the Rgd Sox, 15 to 3. > Bladensburg Firemen trimmed the Stephen nine, 5 to 4. Mount Rainier Hartfords won from Congress Heights, 8 to 6. Rialtos registered a shutout over the Optometrists, 9 to 0. Bennie Sauber pitched. . Erio Marlboro diamonders, booked to meet the Maryland Athletic Club Sun- rll:.\;. v;on from the Wesleys yesterday, 0 2. Alexandria, Barcroft and Washing- ton Bus Drivers defeated the St. Mary's Celtics, 7 to 2. Alexandria Cardinals fell before the. First game— Irdianapolis ......... « R Totedo .7 . 1310 Henry and_Sinsmith: Ryan. McCullough, Pfefter and Heving. Second. cam Indianapolls Toledo o - 0 5 11 3 8 13 0 and Hartley: McNamara and St. Paul.. BN Eddellman, Danforth. Coggin and McMen- emy: Kolp. Pipgras and Hoffman. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. B. H. E Baltimore a3, 0 Reading . Kot 4 mlemshav. Ocden and McKee: Shea and Firat game— Newark Jerney City. Zubris an Second game— Newark . Jerney Ciiy . : Parks and Daly. i a0 & T "Reddy Manners and Toronto . T BROS Buffalo 6 13 1 Satterfield and O'Neil: Fersuson and Lake. Rochester . .8 13 3 Syracuse e T X Moore, Roberts and Devine: Miller and Niebergall. TEXAS LEAGUE. Dallag, 4: Houston. 6. Fort Worth, 3: Waco. 8. Shreveport, 1: Beaumoni, 4 Wichita Falls-San Antonio, COTTON STATES LEAGUE. Gultport, 4: Vicksbur. 1 Alexandria. 10: Monroa, B Sehcduled. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. ; San Francisco, 8-3. SIS e wu‘«iefia Afih inning,) o #lade New Again |itself proof that Mrs. Mallory, at her best, still is one of the outstanding players of the world. But the interesting part of this ten- nis game is that none of us, no mat- ter how great, can be always at her hest. Even Suzanne has her ups and downs. The greatest difference be tween Suzanne and the rest is that | when she has her ‘dowrs” press agents and fond parents take it upon themselves to broadcast the fact that she is off-form, even going to the length of having signed doctor’s cer- tificates offered in explanation of her slumps, while the. other stars simply take the medicine, keep a closed mouth and hope for better luck next | time, In the recent doubles, in which Su- zanne and Mlle. Didl Vlasto lost to Mary K. Browne and Elizabeth Ryan, the world knew w®hout delay that Suzanne had a cold. How much more graceful had she bided her time until she should meet the American pair again, and then, with a convincing | i Ya Million More Septevl“be_r 4/ Wallace Motor Co. NASH 17 L Stroet N, Just East of Conn. 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