Evening Star Newspaper, July 5, 1926, Page 22

SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D C.. MONDAY; JULY 1926. SPORTS. Natlonals Have Strong Nucleus for “Young” 1927 Club Now Planned by Griffith CLEVER YOUNGSTERS FILL CHAMPS’ PRESENT LINE-UP Judge and Rice Only Players Excepting Batterymen Considered Regulars Above 30—Showers Stop 4-4 Game With Yanks After Sixth. BY JOHN B. KELLER. S the Nationals now line up, they make a fairly young base ball A club as big league clubs go these days. President Griffith, who has announced that from now on youth be pressed into service in the rebuilding of the outfit that was a pennant winner in 1924 and 1925, will not have to get much more 'material of tender years to put on the ficld his prosp e “kid” team. will With the exceptions of Joe Judge and Sam Rice, all of the infield | and outfield regulars of today arc under 30 years of age. Judge is on the club's roster as 31 years old. Rice is listed as 3 Yet the average age of the infield is 201, vears and of the outfield, 28'3 vears. The combined ages af Muddy Ruel and Benny Tate, catchers, according | to the roster, would he 33 years. Curly Ogdeén, Bill Morrell and Fred | Marberry, the voung pitchers of the Nationals, total in ages 80 vear average of 2623 for this hurling trio. Not so old for the big show. At present it appears quite likely | WASTED EFFORT , an | that the men considered the | groups above mentioned will be mn-[ ried along for the start of the 1927 in :of the Cubs became the outstanding WILSON NOW LEADS N. L. HOMER HITTERS By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, July 5.~ “Hack" Wilson character in the past week's home- run race when he counted twice, to relieve Jimmy Bottomley, the Cardinal first sacker of the National League lead, which the St. Louis star had held ROBINS FIGHTING TO KEEP, EAST INN. L FLAG CHASE By tha Associated Press HE National Lecague flag race had developed into a nip and tuck T affair today with the spotlight directed on the Brooklyn Robins and Chicago Cubs in their attempt to hang on to fourth place. The Flatbush flock, the only representatives of the ecast in the first division, kept the pace yesterday by coming out on the long end of an 11-to-2 brush with the Phillies. since the season opened. Wilson has now made trip 11 times. Babe Ruth registered only once last week, to make his total 26. Henry Manush of Detroit hung up three home runs, “Goose” Goslin delivered two for Washington and Gordon Coch- rane brought one for Philadelphia to the round tighten the American League side race. Gehrig saved the reputation of the Yankees with three, to give bkim seven for the season. George Harper of cored twice and s in competition. ding home-run hitters Philadelphia the National League —Ruth, New York, . New York, 11; Simmons, 10: Meusel, New York, 9; Willlams, troit, 8; Gi Cochrane, t. Louis, 8 Manush, De- lin, Washington, 8, and | Philadelphia, &. - { Natlonal League— L. Wilson, Chi campaign. And if the efforts of the |combat FORK. AR R M Q4 %lcago. 11: Bottomley, St. Louls, 10, g S b d S ve En- |Koeniz, i i Bell, St. Louls, §; Kelly, New Yor Nationals' prexy and Scout Joe En | Koen ! b Hiathiny, e vl Bel during the remaining months of | Faschal [ 1 8| Philadelphin, 7: Wright, Pittsburgh, this season are successful, there will | 29 and Heatheote, Chicago, 7. ; | o iao 2 o e be a host of youngsters added to | 4 19 these groups. Griff w to join his 000 = 9 MANDELL HAS INJURED lwm- hunter in the South this week | Totals . 1 10 leagte Sunles Rice of 1o [ CHICAGO! July 5 OP).—Sammy wlor, o 3 | Must Hit and Throw. ‘. i 1t 1 @ o0 Mandell's_activity in the ring wil The president has intimated that!|iusee, H © 9| cease for five or six weeks beciuse of he is on the lookout for a youthfuljg, Harrl > & 8lan injured rib, Bddie Kane. the light catcher, ek of voung pitchers of | Coleieskie, 0 weight champion’s manager, said to- both orthordox and southpaw pes i — | day suasion, understudies for Judge and ‘\‘Tf"‘“k 1—s | . I'be rib was injured in a bout on Ossie Bluege of quite tender vears | Jeuial, - 64| the const several weeks ago and hurt and a couple of outfielders with good | =G nie"Clici "on” account of rain.) |88 1in Saturday in Mandell's fight with eves and strong throwing | p qft & M Rocky Kunsas using Dr. J. P. 1 who have not heen in the | Carlyle, Lazzer O'Connell, examining physician of the me very long. Whether these out- [Jacrifice—Koen; Tiinois Athletic Commission, to order lders are polished gardeners will | &l pom iy, a et not especially concern the prexy. . s < Mandell's rib is sound '}l']u'\ Ilan 11‘4||;\|l\u (I.(] )lvil,\a‘:ld‘ T‘m'i\l\vl”\\fll B t into trainin said it they must be able to hit <ane throw betore we take ‘em | I's a man-sized job Griff and probably « ¥ iob big enough for two men, the way igel are about to start, the prexy calculates ll(rl\url.\(ruxn‘ the bushes so far this r of pro gpective big league talent have been | none too glowinz. And whenever | some voungster has carned mention strong_cnougit wuse inquiries it i 3 g 5 enerally has been learned that he | ATIONALS and Red Sox were hoping to play at least one game i utfit. P | it orin: weil feave townwith] of the holiday double-header scheduled this afternoon. Although high hopes. re so many | the first contest was to begin at 1:30, o'clock, if it is raining at o ey (Dalt in the | hat time the start will be delayed and the clubs will'be kept at the park minors that there MUzt e S0 ts | until 4 o'clock in an effort to go-through with hal of the bill of the other elubs do not pick any : ;”I‘;qf‘ : .“,],\'N fonals have been niore good ones than we do.” Gri airly fortunate in escaping postpone hfllie\(i “Already we have lines on BIG LEAGUE STATISTIG ments. Five have been playeli off so sonme fine prospects, and we will S far, and they have but six games to bring these players here as fast as AMERICAN 1. play off. Oddly, they will encounter we can get them out of the minors. | Sl Some are with clubs that still ave | Washington, 4; New York, 4 (6 innings, in pennant fig and we cannot | ) dsioey zet them earlv. But there are | Chicago, 7: Detroit. others who so far must have been [ St Louls. 2; Cleveland. 1. overlooked by the scou They will STANDING OF THE CLUBS. not be overlooked by us, you can bet. through the smaller We are golr leagues with a fine-tooth comb.” F] Young clubs seem to be having thelr | z innings this vear in the American = Lea The leading Yankees with F their regular infieid and outfield at| P work do not ave T ‘ The present infiel years givi \ er man 3 less than the | g itionals' inner lon. With Babe | Ruth and Bob Meusel on the job, the | outfield averages 28 years to a man, ainst 1-3 for the Nationals. u’rhst\\)uw Sox are young in the infield except for Eddie Collins, Frank O'Rourke is the oldest man in the Tyger inner quartet. Excepting Jimmy Dvkes the Athletics have plenty of youth in the infield, and but for George Burns the Indian quartet would not average high. There's a llé(l(-; ag[e (;) the Red Sox, and George Sisler top: N the Browns’ inner works in years. ‘_im[m::;srrn:;\\l:nnzsn,:s, Outfields are more aged, with the - ey IR o 803 A Tra Flagstead and | Trookivn. 11: Fhiingeinnia, 2 o naiy Boston, 5: New York, 3 (i1 innings). hingts 2. Boon, op Weshlneton (. Cleveland at Chicago . St. Louis at Detroit ATIONAL LEAGUE. 3abydoll Jacobson bring the average up. Speaker znd Charley Jamie- STANDING OF THE CLUBS. son, n the latter is in the game, B feeoo Loost the Indians' average. The Ath- | letics are comparatively young and so | & : § are the White Sox. The Browns ar H § 2 not so old, nor are the Tygers, E =z 3 cept when Ty Cobh crashes into the | T : E outtield line-up. i 3 j: 4 1L so happened that the batting of | oo o = s the younger sets of both clubs figured |y b0, 16— 71 31 816 prominently vesterday when Nation- | GUThEL | Bt T SO0 s als and Yankees . battled to a 44 "————L——~——~l S L o draw, rain halting proceedings after | hicago 1 01 41101 21— 4| 6] 41381351.621 six innings had been playe New York | 4 2|_21111 2I—I10l 6137137.500 “oveleskie and Urban Shocker, both spitballers, were mound rivals. The 31 2] 6l 11 4l—I11/271441.389 31 0] 3] b5i 8| 5l—I27/441.389 Yanks made more use of their six e e s etet hits than the Griffs did of 10. 1 Covey was damaged right off the reel, TODAY's GAMES. then, after the Nationals had forged | grookiyn at Boston (2). ” 0 c d for 1 f | Philadelphia at New York (2’ head. he was nicked for a couple of | Philadelnhia " York | Lot Chicago at l'lu-burxl- ). fetics and run in the final frame that kept victory away from the Na- I s WILL JUMP Errors Back Safeties. HORSES Three hits mixed with a poor chuck | by Bluege and Myer's fumble netted FOR HONORS sUNDAY the Yanks three runs in the first frame. It was young Roy Carlyle hit that sent the first pair of tallies ; But Myer's triple paved the A. R. Heinrich's Crescent and Mary ker in the lat-| gonnington, owned by E. J. Lynch, will compete for the title at.the Rock Creek jumps next Sunday, Crescent The Nationals ot a flock of hits 13 having made a peffect scoré yesterday the fourth, but only two tallies, an 2 an ervor helped in one. With one out, | t0 edual the-performance given: by Bluege singled and mted when |the Lynch entry last Sunday in the Harris doubled. Koen poor relay | weekly hurdle event. mash let the to the plate of Buel t nned following : Another Heinrich jumper, Rob Roy, pilot ove went over the hurdles without | score., e fiebell (Oi8hoexer. by his stable mate in an extra event 'he Yanks tied in the sixth when | held to break the tie. rlyle’s bounder went ov Mrs. Robert E. L. Smith had the dome for u double. Lazzer mount on Rob Roy, while the winner bagger against the Tig was ridden by his owner. Madeline pished Rov over the counting block. | Alleshire’s Virginian, with Robert L. The Nationals' sixth meant enly n\e_Rcr;ve\ up, took tbird honors. a on Mver: | or 1 ob- third hit of the afiernoon for Myer. | R r?l s . \ es in the competition BIG LEAGUE LEADERS. | wifty, Mary Bonnington. Tip ) Lucky Find. Big Boy and Lord Van- DS L nenrin e et lity. Becky Sharp was scratched by NATIONAL LEAGUE | Capt. Royden Williamson when she went lame. 37 60. | g—Tiressler, Reds, s, Cardinals, Hits—Cuyler, Pira 9 Doubles—Frise Wheat, Rob h'l rig and | . HAWKINS - MOTOR CO. COTTON STATES LEAGUE | Vieksburg Pitching—Rixey, Reds; won AMERICAN LEAGUE. Batting—Ruth, Yankees, .388. Runs—Gehrig, Yaukees, 8. Hits—Burns, India 111. Doubles—Burns, Indian Triples—Gehrig, \Mkees. N. Homers—Ruth, Yank Stolen bases—Meusel, \mkeefi. 4. hing—Shaute, Indians; won 7, Conveniently Located on Fourteenth Street 'GRIFF S AND RED SOX HOPE % | may get the slab call from Lee Fohl. the same clubs here as they do abroad in the play-offs. That tie game with the Yanks yesterday, another tie with the Tygers and a rained.out affair with the Indians are to be settled at Clark Griffith Stadium Abroad, the Nationals are due for play-offs with the Yankees, Indians and Tygers, rain preventing games with those clubs during the last ex tensive tour made by the Champs. Fred Marberry and Walter Johnson were to do the hurling for the Na tionals t fternoon. Paul Zahniser and Fred Wingfield, former Nationals Tonight the Natlonals will depart for Ocean City, N. J.. where they are | to meet the Riviera Club tomorrow in an exhibition contest. Tomorrow night will be spent in Atlantic City, and Wednesday the club will move to New York for the Mathewson Memorial day encounter with the Giants. Walter Johnson s to hurl one inning against the McGrawmen in the exhibition. Buddy Myer, since coming back to the game after a long lay-off, is hit- ting the_ apple with startling regu- larity. In the abbreviated Sabbath contest the young shortstop got a trio of bingles in four times at bat. He was asigned to the lead-off position in the rearranged batting order, and may be Kept in that place. After today, there'll be no champion- ship engagement here until Frida: when the Browns will start a three game series. RECORD FOR PAST WEEK IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES By the Associated Press. ‘The past week’'s major league rec- ord of games won and lost, runs, hits errors and opponents’ runs including games of Saturday, follows: AMERICAN LEAGUE. W. L. R. H. E.OP. Cleveland ..... 5 2 48 %0 9 34 Philadelphia .. 5 3 48 88 8 40 Washington .. 4 4 41 74 12 33 New York -~ 4 4 37 81 11 42 Detroit .34 69 10 Chicago ..., 3 4 31 68 8 2 St. Louis. - 34 59 7 33 Boston 35 WonN N \TIO\ AL LEAGUE. W. L H. E.OP. Chicago . [J 83 9 22 New York o i1 16 37 Cincinnati S48 89 10 27 Philadelphia .. 4 B5 30 Boston .. ] 76 14 23 Pittsburgh 3 60 9 42 Brooklyn . 82 16 39 St. Louis . 4 8 42 Sl g LABARBA IS FAVORITE. L.OS ANGELES, July 5 (#).—Fidel Labarba, flyweight champion was a o-1 favorite today over Georgie Rivers of San Francisco, against whom he defends his title here Wednesday night in a 10-round bout. The cham- plon today was two pounds over the McWeeny went the route for the victors, ylelding but 7 hits, while his comrades landed on three of Fletcher's twirlers for 17 hits. Meanwhile the Cubs blanked the Pirates, 2 to 0. Charley Root con- quered Emil Yde in a close pitching duel. The Chicago pitcher gave six hits, but no two came in the same in- ning. J. Henry Wertz, one of Bancroft's | rookies, stopped the Giants in an 11 inning battle, the Braves gaining a 7-t0-4 verdict. Wertz hit safely in the al inning, went to third on Smith's kle, and came home on a drive by Wilson for the winning margin ‘Wertz then went back to the box and fanned two batters, while a third filed out. The triumph into a tie for seventh place with the Phillies. Sherdel, Johnson and Reinhart were banged for 17 hits as the Reds made off with a 72 victory over the Cardi- nals. May covered the distance for the Reds, who now lead the league by four and one-half games. Washington and the Yankees went «Ix innings, when a cloudburst halted the game, with the score 4-4. The White Sox strengthened their grip on second place in the American TLeague by upsetting the Tigers, 7 ber keeping 12 hits well scattered. Chicago got off to a three-run lead by bunching hits in the opening inning Giard was in fine form and eased the Indians down with five hits, while the Browns came out on top by 2 to 1. Rurns of Cleveland recorded his thirty fifth two-base hit of the year. The Coening Star BOYS CLUB Conducted by ROBERT C brought the Braves C. McCLELLAN BY DAN O'LEARY. World Champion Walker | care of his stomach. Do that and vou | won't have to follow any other rules. | 1 get up early and eat a good break HEN you walk. bovs, walk | fast, maybe a light lunch and then an | with pep and vigor. Don't | !“{‘U?" 1 ;fll 1":}; of ““;P ll“’;’l tl . i and spinac They're healthfu slough along. If you rv\m.d ik eRuEranes. T dont at pastry | too tired to walk with head up,!and very little ice cream. Ice cream . ¥ . if eaten in large quantities, chills | cliest Gut and acms Working With | o Conuch, i interfercs veith | legs, then sit down and rest. digestion. Nearly every one eats too | much meat. Cut down on it. That's | [the way T've taken care of my | stomach and 1 haven't had a doctor | for 60 years. 1 feel pretty youn right now and will continue to feel that way for many vears. You | can do the same if you follow me T never have smoked. grandsons i Chicago sed them a $35 r ' don't smoke until | “Don't smoke. T have | My grandfather fived to he 112 and | \m\ great-grandfather 111. So you see | I've a long way to go, yet. At the beginning of the present year we mentioned a h00-mile walking | race. That is, every hoy was to walk | & g 500 miles during the present vear. | If you're tired we'll rest now and | This is fine weather to be outdoors, Why days to make up f while we're resting I'll tell you some things I've learned in the 86 vears I've been on earth First an athlete who wants to live long and always be active should take - the rainy days Tomorrow — Jack Ogden, base Lall pitcher and coach (Copyright. 19361 Swimming Classes Are Helpful To Star qu«; glub Membership HEN on a great the Evening Star Boys Club swimming class meets again Wednesday it will be larger than ever according to the inquirics and letters being%cceived daily by the club chief. The | clementary instruction given the class up to this time was intended | chiefly to get the smaller boys used to the water, and will be advanced | as the class goes on. . The Jewish Community Center pool, where the classes are held, is one of the most modern and sanitary pools in the city. It is being drained and cleaned at present and will be in tip-top shape before the next meet- ing of the Boys Club swimmers. RECORDS OF GRIFFMEN Although a few 8f the members are but tots, there wasn't one a bit afraid of the water. "The pool has a depth g of 2 feet at the shallow end and g:;]'; e slopes gradually to a greater depth Goaltn .1 l74 for the moré experienced swimmers. FLLTIEReE There are capable guards continually Paimero 101’4 on watch, although there is little iy a8 3 chance of a mishap since the learners B i i are not allowed in the deeper water Myer 56 7 Jim McNamara in getting the by S farris r : used to the water has had xhflvnl pra; Ruether .. |30 o ticing the “dead man's float” as | L R ° described in the Boys Club column : saanauth4e e | week ago and it is surprising how well | i a7 0 |sume of the smaller b are getting Severeid 30 3 along. 1In fact some of them are | dohnson [ 11118 10 swimming now. | Roorgagn .- .18 Rons Any boy reticent about joining for | Qeden . 1118 168 whatever reason can rendily, see there | orrel B o 01 s nothing to be afraid of. There are | [T R 9 3 &8990 | |afew members of the class that have | Kelley 7 o 0 0 000 Just passed the infant stage and they | Al sees 8 8 9008 | |feel perfectly at home in the water. PITCHING. g It you are not already a member, | v join now. The system of instruction | . 3 i is voluntary. No boy is asked even af i H] £2 . | |toeointo the water if he doesn't cure | 5§ 55 B2 Ef 5 ¥ | |lo. Socomeover next Wednesday and €& 33 S8 £ 2 3| [have a look in a: aly rate. s [ 'I. : ;I%% ? o Elsewhere on this page will bhe | 11 3101w A A gulxlngl an mphcnnrlm rn.'- mf-m;m 18 4 llll:: 6 [ il it in today and mail it, adr R G| U | Chief, Boys Club, The Evening Star, o 17 19 136 ¥ 3 | | Washington. D. . Fermuson 16 4 0 amsi i 4 Reller’ 1 38 ¢ Hadley (3 o o o Thomas . o 0o 1 o o TEXAS LEAGUE. Fort Worth, 7.4: Dallas, 3-1. Shreveport. 13° Wichita Falle 11. Beaumont. ' 14-0; Houst San Antoriio, BASE BALL 5% Double-Header American League Park Washington vs. Boston - Tickets on Sale at Park 112-pound flyweight limit. Rivers has had no difficulty in making the weight. Monroe, 4; Alex Ouly two scheduled. 1333-37 14th St. Main 5788 At 9 AM. PROBEY TIRE STORES 2104 Pa. Ave. N.W. 9th & P Sts. N.W. 12th & H Sts. N.E. 2114 14th St. N.W. not reel off enough miles these | FIVE BOUTS APPEAR ON CARD TOMORROW Vince Dundee and Battling Willard are anviously awaliting the gong that will send them on their 12-.round jour- ney at Kenilworth Arena tomorrow night. It will be a hard test for Dun- dee, as Willard, who hails from Penn- sylvania, is a real fighter. Dundee hopes to make {t 41 stralght victories, but Willard {s confi- dent that he will be the boxer who will break tals long string. Both hoys have met some of the hest fighters in the welterweight class. Young Dencio will meet a tough lit- tle man in Willle Curry. This six- round battle should be filled with ac- tlon. Curry has a record of never being knocked off his feet. Walter McFeeley and Italian Jack Renzo meet in another six-rounder. This bout has local fans talking already in regard to seeing some real cave man act.on. Two four-rounders show Pepco Barry in action with Jimmy Gardner and Sammy Hogan against Eddie Di Simon. L - : INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. B R E Newark & bt 8 Tomlin and Schulte !‘hnmmrn and Hill 9.8 1 15 17 4 Levereny, Hrice. Kamp and Pond- Boyd.” Dickerman and Morrow | Firat game— | Toront *" R | Rorhester o 6 14 o | g Sarroll - and O'Nefit: Thormahlen and | |, Second game— Torante oo I an 3 Rochester : L Styles and Dovle: Home. Nichaus and Head First game— Balumors g 120 Jerses City 2 A 2 puEden and McKee! O'Neil. Brahme and Daly. T I e g e ) Baltimore 33 Manners and Freitaz: Henderson, Earn | shaw and Con AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. "o B Indiananolis : o Louisviiia 1 Wiser. Hill and Hartles: Da and Devornie MeQuillan. Harrie and Dindon. Meute | Maun and Heving [ o Firat ame e watke: 3 ansas City i 78 Danforth and Younz. Sheehan and Sny ter iiwankse Dumovitch and Wells: Jonnard Menemy st P 8 14 1 | Minn LA [ pyfehubp and Hoffman ‘Witson and Gowds SOUTHERN A§§OCIATION. ROH Atlanta 7 50 Mopn a 14 |7 MeLaughiin ‘Love ‘and” Brock: Settiems | ant’ Reed | Little Rock 8 14 o | Nashvitle 5 8 1 Burke and Sengstock: Green, Osborne Morria and Mackey Rirmingham ATBCIEE New Ofleans ¥ @ 7 Keliy_and Yaryan. Hilton. Martina and Lingle. Dowie Chattanooga ... . 2 53t Memphis ! 46 gl o Jones. Swartz and D. Anderson: Morton, Killeen and Kohiberk PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. 3 L1t SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE. Montgomers. & St Augustine, 7. Only game seheduled now—get 414 9th St. l | 7th& K 3919 14th St. 191416 Pa. Ave. BASE BALL SECRETS By Sol Metzger. Ed NG~ LOCAL C*CLIéTS TAKE Washington riders took a share of the ho To Avoid Hitting Into a Double. With a runner on first the bat- ter can best avold hitting into a double by driving the ball toward rigm field. In other words, hi beldnd the runner. There .i usually a better opening there, he cause the first baseman is playing close to that bag and the second THREE OF FOUR RACES! SANDLOT MANAGERS TO COMPLETE PLANS Sandlot managers preparing to take part in the unlimited champlonship series to be conducted by the Capital City Bass Ball League will put their firal O.K. on the circuit's plans to morrow night at a meeting to be hel: in the Washington Post Buflding at 8 o'clock. Franchise money and players® con- tracts will be turned in at this time and the schedules for the thres divi slons of the loop made out. Teams« not already on the league roster will be admitted. t St s | Showers broke up most of the | games on the big sandlot card a ranged for yesterday Chevy Chase Bearcats and Junfor Order tossers go baseman has, in consequence, too |in full nine-inning contest much territory to cover. so the |lis, however. The Cats J .chances are much better for the |game with Severm, 6 to 4, w . ball to get through these infielders | other District combination had pon than if hit to the left side of the |luck and came home with the sho diamond. l‘und of a 2-to-1 count, In local contests plaved yesterds the Yorke Preps won from the T. koma Tigers. T to 4; the Arlingto Bearcats defeated the \Weslevs and the Coca Midgets trimmed the Goose Giosl I. The Frear ved in the Cap: d P”L{‘ A serles of | \ the Midget div pi A. Horner of the | e L local Century Road Club won the 10 e e mile handicap and one-third of a mile | paaitil 3 junior events, respectively, and the | Playing at Berwyn, Md., the Rova District team took the Australian | won from the home feam, 13 to 10, | pursutt race a seven-inning game. | E. Rhodes of Baltimore finished first in the one-mila senior event. LATZ0 TO FIGHT LEVINE. HARNESS RACING S’I;ARTS CLEVELAXD, 5 P —Fort | three tratte = were named Ju! d NEW YORK Juiy 5 (#)—Pete | overnigh the openine Latzo of Scranton, Pa., welterweight | day's races A Cireuir gea | ehampion of the world, will defend his i son at North Randall teda ‘ title for the ond time withi 10 | these thirteen were listed in the ¥ days when he meets George Levine, | wards for 2:08 pacers and the fir | Brooklyn welterweight, in a 15-round | of th 100 event< an the five | match at the Polo Grounds. next Fri-|day progra For the first time {day night in the week’s outstanding | local history there will he no auetio stie attraction pool hettinz The Evening C]ub Boys Club, and if I pledge myself to: Keep myself alway: dition. Play fair. loser. Never neglect eithe: classes. I am——years old; a [ would like to have WANT to be a member of The Evening Star Be a modest winner and an uncomplaining Abide by the rules of all sports I engage in and respect officials. Follow the activities of the Club through The Evening Star. and The Evening Star Boys Club button, which T will wear. —_— _—_—mm Star Boys Pledge accepted to membership s in good physical con- r home duties or school ttend——— School. a \Iember<hxp Certificate Neme of Boy: Address. | Clip this blank application, fill it out and mail it today addressed: Chief, Boys Club, Evening Star, Washington, D. ¢ News Men ! The annual mid-Summer FLORSHEIM Sale Tomorrow! here—without delay! 233 Pa. Ave. S.E. “Man’s Shop”—14th & G Our “Arcade Shop”—3212 14th St.—Open Evenings HOICE of our entire stock of OXFORDS. All leathers—all lasts—all sizes. ceptions. Regularly $10 to $12—now, for a short time— g OTHING more need be said. For, to most men, this is “bet- ter music” than any other kind of a 4th of July speech. So, Without any ex- | Women’s Clearance Sales See our ads Today's Star Pages 5 and 20 >