Evening Star Newspaper, July 7, 1926, Page 27

The Pittsburgh losing streal 'slumped through the East. themselves, but they snapped out of it. Pirates. oot be fatal. Recall the Yanks spilling six in a row in 121, and for a stretch it look- ©d as though they would fall right through the league. But they worked “out of it, and won in a late Septem- and early October sprint to the Wwire, I never expected to see Cincin- natl bowl over the Pirates five stralght, and that club has more to it than many smart base ball men &ave it credit. But then we only have passed the half-way mark. Many games still are ahead. Pirates Disappointing. However, I am frank to admit that the Pirates are not nearly the club that I thought them to be. With their #trong team of 1925 fortified with two Coast youngsters, Waner and Rhyne, they .loomed as a club which would stand out in the National League as did the old Cubs and the Glants of recent years. The pitching staff has been medi- ocre, worse, than it was a year ago, and the Pirates never have been long on firstclass moundsmen. Cavey's ill- ness of last Winter, from which the faithful Scoops néver fully recovered, threw the entire club off its stride. It Carey was capable of playing the ball that he did last season, the Pi- Tates today would have from 8 to 10 more victories. Cincinnati has been getting finé pitchirlg, and leads its league in bat- ting and fielding. In picking the club apart, it is hard to figure where it . gets all of its hitting strength, es- pecially. with the wealk¢hitting ‘ Em- mer at short, but the averages tell their own story. The Giants are going much better. They soon are about to laynch on avother Western trip, and McGraw regards this one with much more op- timism than the first. The leaders are not so far removed from the Glants, and they still live in hopes of a be- lated rush through the standing. New York will be somewhere in the first lon when this crazy ‘campaign is over. LR Cards Need Hornsby: ‘The Gardinals lost the services of Hopnsby at a. most inoppor- tune time, and had Hornsby played with St. Louis "against Pittsburgh that Pirate losing streak might be go- ing- yet. Neither Flint nor Rhem. is as effective as they were in that ed drive through the East, but the team centinues to.hustle!and: re- mains a hot contender, Brooklyn, in my opinion, is about ready to roll over. The Dodgers most. likely ‘wil] slide -into the second di- vision on this coming Western trip, and stay there for the balance of the season. From week to week, the club Hived in the Nopes of the blond speed king, Dazgy Vance, regaining the full use_ of his arm, but July 4 passed with Dazzy In possession of only one making all_ the for the three West: feats in their put them coni)! . they are gois ture, though ing somewhat bfllz n. The Phillies. rema'n the sam «}just the Phillles. Huggins' club shot to piet || and recently the ed a lot of bad ave kicked away. lessness which is of the team's . boosters. 4 \lall of the other clubs are trippiry | over emch other, nothing miuch l‘ ‘happened to' the New York club's lead. another eomnlm‘ has played in a 14 he belonged on the § pathetic to see him the Yanks last aid bench him in Wifi also has been lmpj work, while Hoyt & arm just as the ch of double-headers. 1 The White Sox hat of pulling in on they proceeded to Meusel will -he} |1t for at least games when Rids Are Leaving pected to Bolster Pittshurgh-—Cincinnati Gains Strength—Hugmen Weakening. BY FREDERICK G. LIEB. HE Pirates still are dazed and wondering just when and where that otor truck struck ithem. When a leading pennant contender tosses |’ off seven in a row, it doesn’t get over a shéck like that in & hurry, tsburgh’s acute slump, which was terminated late last week against Louis, was the worst experienced by any one of base ball's, top-notch bs since the Athletics slid right gut of the 1925 American League in an ugust losing streak of 12 straight. was especially harmful to the Pirates ecause five of the games were tossed off to the Reds, leaders in the race, incinnati surely made a game recover after the manner in which they |1 At that time they tossed off six in a row So there still is hope- for "the Seven straight defeats hurt, but such a series of setbacks need Dazed Pirates in |Pros awb AwATEuRs 'PLAYING IN PRELIM | BY JACK OGDEN. Oue of the Famous Ogden BOYS CLUB Conducted by ROBERT C. McCLELLAN - Brotiers, Pitchers. OTHER CURLY and I g0t | heuen oo cpntrol first by ‘throwing at the figure on the barn. After we'd become fairly good at getting three strikes over we began to place them. ball an in the We'd put some dirt on the d then aim at & certain spot strike zone—for ‘instance a . | SUZANNE DECLARES |IMANGAN-KING TEAM WINS . PISTRICT DOUBLES CROWN ZEW o i 2 — - play .and punctuated of spectacular tennis. ITH the :ou;pktion of the 64, the women will tod;y. Play in both sin, ibiting their skill. Despite the fact that Anderson and had doped out the weakness in the opposing team and played accordingly, = King - and Mangan oul the more expérienced pair in the critical moments of @& match tense with close with flashes Knowing Man- gan's uncertainty cs. But the winning team had also done somé figyring and foreed its opponents into many errors by well executed to such false conclu- lohs which forced them back from the plays as Interesting along the entire big league trail. ball s one sees ‘People came my. Anderson's stop shots and net Charest’s placements, were deadly, The Tyger play, on the whole, has been considerably improved. Weak the | Intenalve Cobbmen, but weak pitching hes held back Detroit since Adam and Eve were in the garden. The Browns ne pitching still is 'holding back Witaing thelr Tl shae of gumes inning r of 08 from their Western rivals. But for that terrible Baatern trip, In which they won only one game, the Browns a greatly least are giving the opponents a real battle. (Conyright. 1926.) 10 OLD DOMINIONS IN-CANOE REGATTA - 'DRIA, Va., 1.—Canoe: S TR e enter their first competition of the season Saturday when they bid for henors in_the Arundel Boat t‘!::‘:l‘bl Baltimore, 'l‘.tn members of lub are expected to enter, The Old ' Dominion . pad had little success last season in their first year at the sport but are expecting their experience to carry them to the s been pretty bad- | it top this Summer. FLASHES OF LIFE. By the Associated Press. LONDON (#)—Sumnne Lenglen is 0 were students of the young ladies she would not have ppointed the Queen of England. Suzanne is 37 years old. PROVIDENCE, R. IL—If Tommy “Tailer, 14, lives up to the expecta- Winners Suffer Slump. After taking the first set at 6—4 and gaining a 4—1 lead in the second, Mangan and Kipg suffered a slump. Anderson and ' Charest, quick to sense the weakening of their op- B tion, the school yard. Y CORINNE FRAZIER 1. Eventually the playground site with [EN IN SPORT RONZE athletic efficiency test buttons were won by six girls op the Gallinger playground during the past week, according to Mrs. Susie K. Hand, director. Gallinger opened on July 1 at Twenty- third and F streets, next door to the Grant School. Before opening at its present loca- | noon for & swim.. Gwynn activities were on rector of the Grant School yard, but this was found to be too small to sccommo- date the 'Increased number of girls {and boys who visited the play center atter the close of school it is hoped to enlarge the ground Inside Golf In starting forward with the golf club the first action is through the en- he: JOHNNEEALL’S DEATH a time. . to go to Pourville to visit rlnrlondlor e IS SHOCK TO FRIENDS sandlot base ball fans. to learn that Johnny , one time star a-tl.ld.rnltllv the League, died rece; at Beltsville, Md., after a jong Illyu.- Many will be sl old Church trouble. ponents, pressed forward for four straight ‘wins, giving them a 5-—4 lead. Mangan rallied to tie up the score on his service, but the veteran pair took the next two and the set at” 7—5. “ The third set was nip, and tuck. At 3-all, Charest and Anderson had their opportunity te gain the edge on Capt. Anderson’s service, but failed to make the grade. They tied up the count once more, however, in, the eighth, taking King's service, but Jost another golden opportunity in the critical ninth, . when they dropped from heart . with lea Wash vua. Inflcl;' .{ohna:t rest’s delivery. Mangan . and ing annexed the tenth game and the set at §—4. ; The Navy star and his one-armed ner fought - valiantly for the lourth - set, scoring many brilliant shots, but _the youthful pair were two for them and the set went much the same way that the third|Bryn, had gone, giving Mangan -and King the title. “One of the ligh spots in the -final brace was an une: play made by Charest when the win- |- ners hal his team backed to/the wall at match point. Recelving Mangan's tire body. That s, You move straight service, Charest, with characteristic grounds to be two good base ball games here yesterday. The Cardinals were forced to cancel with'the Annapolis Medical forward—not around to the £ teft. ‘ And daring, sent the ball sigzling down 2| the sideline for & clean placement. It was one of those shots that take| ‘'sourage even when a man’'s on top, team and the St. Mary's club had to i but ‘with his back to the wall it was call off its game with ‘No. 5 Engine ; doubly spectacular, and brought forth Company. The Liberty Athletic Club of Wash- ;& - & ° £ & burst of applause from the gallery. ington will be seen in action ‘here Sunday with the St. Mary's tossers. Mohawks and N NATIONAL LEAGUE. ] I ; : 4 » - & 5 ° - i ; YANKEE WINS IN FRANCE. PARIS, July 7 (®).—Jobn G. An- derson of the Winged Foot Baltimereans Play Today. Eleanor Cottman and Heloise Beebe, fhe "Baltimore stars entered in the of ‘Washington have been acl the Cardinale for games here on July I8 and 25, Fpetlvoly. v Tris Speaker Insects won from the (Rex nine yesterday, 14 to 5. teant. X B “ s “The writér is in a position to Tennis Association authorities have been watching his progress -in the 1| past two years with the utmost interest and that in - high i | belief exists that his future career will find hall of tennis fame. In recent years man: have soared across the {omm EW YORK, July 7.—There is listle doubt that of the University of California, who won the National Intercolle- giate tennis singles title for'the second successive time the other day, will ' be named at least as a substitute on the American Davis Cup fnhc—ll-l-r; A7, Ba iy CHANDLER OUTSTANDING " AMONG YOUNG NETMEN BY, LAWRENCE PERRY. Edward G. Chandler know- that the United States’ Lawn him entitled to a niche in the ment with a sudden blaze suggestive | as of the meteor, but the diminution of the flare proved only that the apparition was bit a meteor- nth and Ruth | ever will lines. It was|mer constituted prophet who lifting of the trophy by no one to argue with him. greater regularity ti New York, | the f As the teams halt-mile_ post, Athletics, Tygers, Indians all were huddlg the fight for second. " The Athletics have'been most suc- || 1 against the Yankees, but they have no end of trouble with the lowly Red Sox. After Lefty Grove stood the Yanks with their .310 hitting bat- ting order on their heads, .the ‘R Box knocked team to an inferior team is one of those things whiclpasseth all- understand- ing. Perhaps Fred knows. It is all & problem in paychology. Indians Again Awake. After taking @ bdd series.of beat- ings from Chicago and the Tygers, the Indians again. Thelr entire campalgn of 1626 has ‘been one long succession of good and had weeks. The team is getting good plitching and has developed a punch &8 it went along. 7 od | 8 ‘him out in’ his' next base” ball; “wh 00 quickly | of .the 1.~Jaok is thin air th he will move It ‘had begun to look as though the | = . United States -had -entered .into an era, Y Bucky Harris continues to do s - Dan Taylor, outfielder from Buffalo. The l-'” still is fighting and 'pustling, and quarters the 35;; 52 g | giEc fa8 i 8 §E4 &3 g '3 §55% §r £ g £ 75 e 2 i 2 £ 3 ] <§ i i 5 ist : I i E 4 g i 3 i 5 i I i %5 4 i : 1 ! ; S } - e —— A A ettty e Py A e gt e e s A g ! o - ° » gifs Club won_the. French tflnm first 1924. He defe W. L. Richard, 10 and 9, assignment of requested the home in Moline, TIL. feat of another American, 7 contract. Magerku: transfer, to be near his ipire - | day. rth women'’s tourney, werg to make their appearance on the courts this morning, when Miss Cottman was to meet Ruth Curran, local racketer and runnerup in recent - women tennis lea event, and Misg Beel faced Marion Jarrett, a “dark horse” in _the tourney. > were played yester- . Frances lker defeated Mra Roy MéCutchen, 6—2, 6—1, apd Mar- garet Ryan took -the measure ‘of Do) s $~—=2, 6—3, in first-round . The Yeager-Ryan match was very close as to points and was men’s .events in the District “tennis championships 'yesterday afternoom, when Tom Mangan and Gwynn: King annexed the doubles crown by defeating Clarence Charest and Capt. Walter A. Anderson in a four-set match, 6—4, 5—7, 6—4, e the center of the stage on the: Dumbarton courts 9 and doubles will be continued, with the leading ‘mers among the fair racket wielders of Washington and Baltimore punctuated by long rallies, in the ma- Jority of which Miss Ryan proved the steadier. /§ ‘Marywill Wakeford defeated Laura Bryn in the only second round meet, ing. Mer scores were 6—3, 6—1 Frances Walker and Corinne Frazier will ‘meet in a second-round singles encoupter today at 3 o'clock. The first round of doubles matches will be played off. Phoebe Moorhead and Florence Seward will complete .y thelr match with Dolly Bealer and Elizabeth Shepley, which was halted by rain yesterday when the former, pair had gained one set at 6—4. Miss Moorhead was scheduled to meet Margaret Ryan in-a second. round singles encounter this morning. Frances Krucoff, District champion. who received a default from Deiphine Heyl, probdbly will not play again in the simgles until tomorrow. Hey! was forced to withdraw on. account of a sprained ankle re- ceived during her initial mateh with Jessie Edmondson. = After an Xray her physician reported that a small bone had been chipped and advised Miss Heyl to keep off her foot for at Tedst a week. ¢ Doubles Pairings. Kelly and Wakeford vs. Sinclair and partner, Moorhead and Seward ve. Bealer and Shepley, Olmsted and Johnson vs. Fleming and McCutchen, Poston and ‘partner ‘vs. Walker and Hall, Krucoff ‘and de Souza vs. Ryao and Ryan, Jansen and: partner vs, Smiddy and Smiddy, Berrall ahd rtger vs. Wooden and Curran, ‘razler and Clinedinst vs. Cottman and Beebe. Yesterday’s Results. First round—Frances Walker der feated Mrs. McCutchen, 6—2, 6—1U Margaret Ryan defeated Dorothy Yeager, 6—2, 6—3. Second round-< Marywill ‘Wakeford - defeated ura, , 8—3, 6—1; Delphine Heyl de< faulted to Frances Krucoff. P ottt RACE MEET IS OFF. NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario, July 7. M. C. Dewer, general manager of the Njagara Falls race track, has anncunced that the race meeting which opened last week had been de- clared off, The Ontario government closed the meeting because of unpaid taxes, he said. It was to have con- tinued until Saturday. i WESTERN LEAGUE. Denver, 6: Omabha, Oklakioma City, 6; Wichita, 8.. 6; Lincoln, 3. Wire and Disc Wheels W. S. Kenwaorthy & Co. 1617-19 14th St. N.W. North 441 Service and Parts Tires, Tubes and Repairing, -