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24 SPORTS. “TWIN BILL OPENS 4-GAME "SERIES WITH Irving Hadley Due to Get THE BROWNS Chance Against Sislerites. Griffmen Drop Another Ninth-Inning De- cision in Final With the Tygers. BY JOHN B. KELLER. T. LOUIS, September, 20.—Seven more days and the Nationals will be through with the West this year—through with the West that has been most inhospitable in all the championship campaign. Of the 41 games played by Bucky Harris and company on the lots of the clubs out this way, 25 have gone to the home aggregations. This sea- son has been the poorest for the Nationals in the West for some time. The holdover champions will have four shots at improving their record during their stay here. This afternoon the Browns were to be encountered in a double-header, rain in Washington that forced a transfer of an en- gagement being responsible for the bargain bill. follow tomorrow and Wednesday. Unless poor weather compels the Harrismen to remain over a day, they will embark for Chicago Wednesday night and idle in that city Thursday. Then will follow White Sox. Manager Harris was expecting to =end Stan Coveleskie, spitball veteran, and Decatur Jones, recruit from Chat- tanooga, against the Browns this aft- ernoon, It was this pair that started against the Tygers last Thursday in a double-header and pitched the Na- tionals to a brace of victories. Tomorrow Al Crowder very likely will be sent to the firing line against the Sislermen, while Irving Hadley, due to come to the Nationals here from the Birmingham Club, to which he was farmed early in the Spring, may in the Wednesday encounter be glven a chance to show whether his pitching improved during his sojourn in the Southern Association. Beaten Again in the Ninth. The Natlonals took another ninth- tnning licking yesterday, the Tygers putting across two runs in their last batting turn for an 8-to-7 victory, and that after Bucky Harris® athletes had staged a threerun rally in the ninth. The defeat left the Nationals on the short end of thelr annual series with the Cobbmen, 10 games to 12. The pitching on both sides was noth- ing to brag about. Walter Johnson started for the Nationals for the sec- ond time in the series and lasted six innings, taking a good pasting in the last round. He was followed by Lefty Thomas in the seventh, Bill Morrell and Al Crowder. Crowder pitched to Ty Cobb, after the Tyger boss had had two wide ones served him by Morrell. Ty nicked Al for the bingle that settled the issue, but it was Mor- rell’s loss. Rip Collins started for the Tygers and kept going until he was hit safely by the first two Nationals up in the cighth, George Dauss, who followed, was driven to cover in the ninth, so Earl Whitehill finished for Ty Cobb’s crowd. Nats Score in Opener. The Nationals registered a run in the first inning, a balk by Collins paving the way to the tally. With McNeely out of the way, Rice slapped a single to center. = After Goslin whiffed, Collins failed to let go of the ball when he made a threatening mo- tion to heave to first, and Rice was ordered to the middle station by Um- pire Geisel. Myer's single to center sent Sam to the plate. The Tygers countered immediately with a_marker. Blue grounded to Moon Harris, but Manush walked. After Fothergill watched a third strike whizz past, Wingo plunked a double against the scoreboard in left center and Manush raced home. A hit and some sacrificing put over a second National tally in the sixth. Myer singled back of second and made the middle sack when Geh- ringer, who retrieved the ball, hurled it to Blue. Moon Harris' sacrificial bunt put Buddy at third, from where he counted after Fothergill bagged Stan Harris' loft to deep left. Tygers Busy in Sixth. After the first inning, the Tygers £ot only a hit and a pass off Johnson until the sixth. Then they went into the scoring business once more. Blue singled 1o deep short as a starter, and Manush sacrificed single through the hox scored Blue. Passes to Wingo and Gehringer filled the bas Warner poled a triple to the right fleld corner and three more Tygers reached the counting block. Tavener's two-bagger to left center sent Warner home. Two were out in the seventh when the Champs got their third run. Mc- Neely walked and counted when Rice and Goslin singled successively. Then they chased Collins from the hill in the eighth, before a man was retired. Moon Harris opened the frame with a double to left center and went to third when Rip Collins cut loose with a wild pitch. Stan Harris singled Moon home and Collins to the showers. Dauss came on then and stopped the Champs cold, although he needed some assistance from Gehringer. After Bluege fouled to Blue, Judge batted for Thomas. Gehringer made a leap- ing catch of Joe's liner and rifled the ball to first for a double play. Lots Doing in Ninth. The Nationals kicked in with three runs in the ninth to go to the front.| After Tate drew a pass, Reeves went in to run for the catcher, McNeely tripled to_right, counting’ Bob and bringing Whitehill to Duuss’ relief. I2arl clung to third as Rice was thrown out, but came home when Goslin singled to right. As Warner was heav- ing out Myer, Goslin rounded second and set sail for third. Blue made a poor return to the Tyger third sacker and Goslin continued to the plate with the run that put his club ahead But the Tygers stepped out to win in the last half of the frame. Neun batted for Whitehill and doubled to left. Blue tried to sacrifice and pop- ped to Morrell, but Manush walked Cobb batted for Fothergill and after Morrell had heaved two wide ones to the Tyger leader, Crowder was rushed to the hill. Ty reached Al for a single to left that scored Neun with the Ty- ing tally. McNeely let the ball get by him and Manush followed Neun home with the decisive counter TEAMS AGAIN TIED IN VIRGINIA SERIES Fort Myer and Cherrydale, each with 11 wins and 2 losse e again deadlocked in the race for first honors in the Northern Virginia series as the result of Fort Myer winning two games vesterday while Cherrydale was getting an even break The Soldiers downed Glencarlyn, 7 to 2, and Addison, 5 to 4. while the Cherries lost to Ballston, 8 to 1, and drubbed Hume Spring, 12 to 4 standing: Hartfords Iencarlyn Virginia White Sox Raliston Hume Spring Yesterday's Results. Baliston, 8:; Cherrydale. 1 Cherrydale, 12; Hume Spring. 4. Fort Myer, 7: Gyencarlyn, Fat ey, ddison, 4. Fothergill's | ames on three successive days with the After that, Philadelphia and the wind-up. COBB DOES IT AGAIN WASHINGTON, > COmBBNARANT wo=oz0P 2b. 3. So02 03 Johnson, Morrell, p Thomas, Crowde Judge® | Reevest Totals DETROIT. Blue, 1b. . Yonoah, b’ otherg Wingo, rf Gehringer, Warner, 3| v b 2l omsosy 05050008 mumnREER > wuenam —=2539 &lesssese~asmzmmans ~o? wlessssa ©=29500=mm==% «|~2220505050mmmmiR 20902925==222=F ~|os9532550500c05-7 *Batted for Thomas in the eighth. tRan for Tate in the ninth. $0ne out when winning run weored. tted for Whitehill in the i Batted for Fotherglll in the nl 10000111 10000500028 hits—Wingo, Neun. Tavener, | . J. Harrls. Three-base hitv—Warner, | v. - Sucrifices—Manush, J. Hurris, S, | ble plasa—Gehringer to Blue Detrolt; 6. Fient” e 72 L 6. First base on ‘ollin, off " Johnuon, 1 truck out—By Collink, 4: by Thomas, 1. Hits—oOm liow, 16 in 5 innings’ (rone out in the #ighith) ; off Dauss, 11n 1 inning (none out in the ninth) : off ‘Whitehill, 1 In I inning off Johnson, & in 6 inninge: off Thomus, | off Morrell, 1 in 1% Innings 1 in 0 inning. Wild piteh— k—Collink. Winning piteher— osing pitcher—Morrell. Um. | Glesel, Morlarty and Hilde. Timé of game—2 hours and 19 hase b, pires—Messrs. rund. minutes. Single games are to | | next boss of the Browns. | Neel THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1926. Nats Start Last Lap in West : Series Rivals Are Well Fortified in Center Field EDDIE ROUSH RATED BEST GARDENER IN OLD LEAGUE BIG LEAGUE LEADERS. By the Associated Press. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Batting—Manush, Tygers, .3' Hits—Rice, Washington, 208. Runs—Ruth, Yankees, 130. Doubles—Burns, Indians, 63. Triples—Gehrig, Yankees, 20. Homers—Ruth, Yankees, 43. Stolen bases—Mostil, White Sox, 31. Pitching—Uhle, Indians, won 25, lost 10. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Batting—Hargrave, Reds, .: Hits—Brown, Braves, 195. Runs—Cuyler, Pirates, 103. Doubles—Rottomley, Cardinals, Triples—\Waner, Pirates, 22. Homers—\Wilson, Cubs, 21. Stolen bases—Cuyler, Pirates, 34. 5 Pll:lflng—l(remer. Pirates, won 20, ost 4. RUMOR SENDING ROG T0 BROWNS REVIVED ST. LOUIS, September 20.—That rumor sending Roger Peckinpaugh from the Nationals to the Browns to become manager of the latter team simply will not down. Detroit fans gossiped about It freely and were all but certain that such a change would occur during the Winter. And fol- lowers of the pro game here also are of the opinion that Peck will be the UL ORWARD PASSING is one of 9. 3% The other day we practiced falling on the ball and you were told to have a little of that every day. have some forward passing every day. The men who are figured for the backfield and the men figured for the ends should practice a lot on pass- ing every day. Suppose we have an hour's football practice; use the first ten minutes warming up by kicking and passing and running up and down the fleld with the kicks and passes. No tackling then. But the men mostly concerned with such a transaction say nothing in support of the rumor. Phil Ball, owner of the Browns, and George Sis ler. their manager, make no comment, while Peck declares he khows noth- ing of the affair other than the rumors published from time to time. e QEzm'ng Star BY FRED TURBYVILLE. given to you yesterday, early in the campaign, so you could get an early start on it and find out who, of your backs, was the best \ passer in the squad. It requires more other plays in foot ball, and, therefore, an early start is necessary. ting the jump on the other fellow is important. S CLUB the intricacies of foot ball. It was ractice than many of the Get- Then use ten minutes in falling on the ball the rest of this week. If you have an older fellow as coach he'll want to instruct the players in lining up, charging and other points connected with their individual posi- tions. That may require about fif- teen minutes. Use the other 25 minutes for plays and signals. ‘That’s just a starter—the program for the rest of the week. Later we'll vary it according to our progress. Certain factors are of greatest im- portance at this stage. During kicking practice the players who have a knack of drop and place kicking should practice several kicks for the goal. Punters should try not only for distance but for accuracy. A good punter should be able to place his punt where he wants it. Use simple signals first—just call- ing out the plays such as ‘“full through right guard. We'll have regular signals in a few days. Next—A play for boys' teams by Ernest Bearg, coach of the powerful Nebraska team. (Copyright. 1026.) Moon Harris made a great catch of ‘Warner’s foul to end the Tyger third inning vesterday. The first sacker ran to the steps of the National dug- out to spear the ball. 1 sensational catch, ept a hit from Woodall in the fifth frame. ran to the scoreboard anldhl('z'lm“(_i hi:izh to get the Tyger NICKERBOC catcher’s line drive. & League Park for the Capital Johnson was credited with four strike-outs during his six innings of toil, raising his season total to 119 and his big league career total to 3,443. Fothergill and Collins were Walter's victims. ~ He struck out the Tyger hurler three time: Auths McCarty and Phipps, hurling for Knicks, held their opponents to seven hits, while Farrington performed in zood style on the mound for the losers, hut received unsteady support. Three runs in the second insured victory for the Georgetown lads. Garnering a triple, double and single in four tries, “Buck” Jenkins was the hig gun in the Knicks' offen- sive, while Bill .Werber got a_ pair of singles. “Sos” Collier and Naples for the Saints each got a couple one- basers. Seintillating Fothergill was busy hlete in eft field. The stout Tyger roamed all | over the portion of the pasture al- lotted to I His catch of Me- drive in the fifth and of Stan in the sixth were particularly Tate broke into the game while the Nationals were at bat in the seventh. He swung for Johnson and lifted a foul to Warner Gehringer jumped high to pull down Judge's liner in the eighth. The sec ond sacker threw to Blue for a two- ply Kkilling, n Harris having left first_base. at just about finished the Nationals for the day. work of Ortell and Nicro, rival shortstops, were defen- sive features. Ilach got eight assists | nd a putout, and handled many dif- ficult chance: Ottenberg for Rialtos and Taylor for Auths furnished one of the best By the Associated Press HE NATIONAL LEAGUE pen today with St. Louis holding a The New York Yankees had the Amer cinnati, idle for the day. burnished it some Boston Braves today. The Ya losing four straight to them. The standing of the leaders follows: _AMERICAN. W. L. TP, New York.. . 88 58 Cleveland .. .85 62 NATIONA| W. L. Louls . 87 62 Cincinnati ... 8 62 3% If the Reds win the rest of their games, the best the Cardinals could do would be to tie. But let the Reds drop but one game and St. Louls, b all of their fivi an just nose | Four out of five wins for the Cardi- nals and six out of seven for the Reds | lock. Hugh McQuillan took it upon him self to beat the Cardinals yesterday. With Jackson and Tyson on base in the second frame, Hugh belted out a long single that scored both runners. The Yankees were batting. Lou Gehrig, with three doubles and a homer, eased five runs across the plate and Babe Ruth got in two smashes, one of them his forty-third circuit clout of the season. The faltering Pittsburgh Pirates took the final game of the season with Brooklyn, 7 to 4. Ten innings were needed for the St. Louis Browns to nose out Philadel- phia. 5 to 4, hurlers being called to the mound. Seven pitchers performed, when De- troit beat Washington, 8 to 7. Chicago trimmed Boston, 6 to 3 RECORD FOR PAST WEEK | The past week's major league rec ord of games won and lost, runs, hits, errors and opponents’ runs, including games of Saturday, follow: AMERICAN LEAG W. L. Clevelund 6 Chiengo Washington Detrolt " 0 Philadelvhia . | <t Fouix Raston New York a2 RazSciza’ Z-Z3zani Boston Brooklyn Chicago Philadelphin RECORDS OF GRIFFMEN BATTING. G, AB.H Jones CARDS, BEATEN BY GIANTS, STILL ONE GAME IN LEAD i rican League to threc and a ha'f games. The New York Giants tripped the Cardinals yesterday:. | also would end the season with a dead- | IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES | mound duels this season in local sandlot ranks, the big Rialto flinger elding but four bingles, two of them scratches, and the diminutive Auth monundsman giving up but six. For five innings neither scored. The ictors counted their first tally in the si and their final in the eighth. The game produced not a single extra base hit. Gilt-edg> fielding exhibitions were flashed »y b#th nines. With Juck Mattingly crashing a triple asd a pair of singles in four trips to the plate and Charles help- ing himself to a trio of one-hase knocky in four efforts, Shamrock astir/ers made free, especially in the early going, with the slants of Ray Catlin, star hurler of the strong Lastport, Md., team, and the Wash- ingtonians repelled an- invasion by the Marylanders, 5 to 2, yesterday, at American League Park. It was the deciding game of a three-contest series, “Lefty” Kuhnert, Harps' sterling moundsman, held the visitors to nine | hits and, excepting for the ninth when they counted their two runs, blanked them, A smart exhibition afield was flashed | by Shamrocks, featured by four | double-killings and a spectacular play | by Haas, firstsacker, who tore in to | snag Tucker's attempted sacrifice and double Churchill off first on a quick throw to Moran ¥ Although he was last in the batting order, Churchill, Eastport rightfielder, collected a trio of singles in four ap- pearances at the tee. Cabin John base ballers divided a double-header yesterday with Wash- ington nines on the Marylanders’ fleld, falling before National Circles, 6 to 3, in the opener, but triumphing over Red Sox in the final, 5 to 3. F. Waple, for National Circles, held Cabin John to six hits. Haig of the winners got three hits in four attempts. Cage for Cabin John and Wheeler for Red Sox both gave strong mound exhibitions in the nightcap, the former holding his opponents scoreless until the ninth, when they shoved across their three runs. nant chase was jammed still tighter ! single game 'margin over Cincinnati. spread their lead over Cleveland in 1#6/ 101 5. Cin- s armor for battle with the trouble- nkees beat the Indians, 8 to 3 after BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS AMERICAN LEAGCUF. o YRSTERDAY'S RESULTS. Chi Boston, Philadelphia, 1 (10 STANDIN TODAY'S GAMES, Washington at &t. Louls (double- R R uchlago, » (double-header). Philadelphia_at Detroit. Boston at Clevelan NATIONAY, | YESTER: Pittsburgh, 3: Brooklyn 4. New York! 6: St. Louls, 5. STANDING OF THE CLU! Dixie hospitality means nothing to Alexandria Dreadnaughts, as they handed Chevy Chase diamond athletes of Washington, their guests yester- day, an 11-to-1 pasting. The visitors were able to get but three hits off Laycock, whose mates combed Chevy Chase hillmen for 10. Long got a homer for Dreadnaughts. Tribby got two of Chevy Chase's hits, one a double, In a keen struggle Knights of the Ku Klux Klan yesterday overcame the Junior Order of United American Mechanics nine of Ballston at Arling- ton Horse Show grounds. | Clucinns 1. Chieage. New York Brookliya. Philadelphia, 1011785162 10112181164 hiengo at New York. neinnati at Boston. ttsburgh at Philadelphia. TORONTO EASILY WINS INTERNATIONAL FLAG NEW YORK, September 20 (#)—- 1 The 1926 International League season closed yesterday with Toronto in the | championship saddle. eight games ahead of second-place Baltimore. Shriver, pitching for Southerns yes- |terday, limited Kroydon batsmen to | four hits as his team easily won a 9.to-1 fivednning game. F. Tonker, Southern center fielder, smacked three two-baggers in as many times at bat. Peerless ball tossers took Robins into camp in a junior engagement vesterday, 5 to 2. The victors hopped to the van in the fifth inning, when Goslin Rice Stewart MeNeely Myer Taslor Peck'panch 34 Coveleskie. 33 Reeves . Morrel Crowder dohnson . Marberry. Murruy Thomas T 3 PITCHING. 202000 1submsrimShLERS! Complete Innings Pitched. i +1 Marberry .5 Morrell Crowder Murray .- Coveleskie Johnxon Thoman “Ruether " 3. Shres oooRananonimuangs lost. 299uso%290542=2S Games 200~uiaiohEnaula The final standing: Won 109 101 99 | they scored three runs to take the lead and were never headed. Both M. Knorr for Robins and A. Geiger for | Peerless Juniors pitched cleverly, Lost Toronto 57 Baltimore Noweark Buffalo sonester Ci Syracuse Reading RACING AT Havre De Grace Sept. 22 to Oct. 2 SEVEN RACES DAILY B. & O. train of stecl conches ves Unlon_ Station 12:10 p Dining Car attached. Je i | Special Ten and Spectal Penna, conches leaves Ui m. —direct to cour Eastern Standard time. Parlor and Dining Car attached. Admission—Grandstand and_ Paddock, $1.65, including Government Tax. FIRST RAC 0 r.M. Sales and Service 1709 L Street N.W. Just East of Conn. Ave. Main 7612 KNICK AND RIALTO NINES TO SETTLE LEAGUE TITLE S and Rialtos will meet Sunday at American yesterday when Knicks turned back St. Joseph, 4 to 2, to clinch .+ section A honors, and Rialtos, section B champions, vanquished win in as many starts in the series. Rialtos have lost but one game. , title holders in section C, 2 to 0. City League title. This was settled It was Knickercokers’ twelfth each fanning 11. Bryant for Peerless got three hits, one a double. Peerless Juniors seek a game with Southerns. Call Lincoln 1444. Aztec Juniors came from behind vesterday to triumph over Annadale, 9 to 7. C. Yingling and Widmayer were the winners' leading batsmen, each with a trio of bingles. Davidson, pitching for Senators, yesterday held Hartford batters well in hand and his team copped, 6 to 1. Casassa got three hits for the victors. Jeffries, on the hill for Swanee, let Arrow pastimers-down with but three hits and not a run yesterday, while his mates managed to get seven runs off McDonald, Swanee moundsmen, on eight hits. The game was one of a series between the nines. Central Juniors shelled two Randle Junior hurlers with a 15-hit fusillade yesterday and the former won easily, 13 to 4. Kopp for the victors got a double and triple in three tries. CARS BEING PRIMED FOR LAUREL RACES Actual work of tuning their cars for Saturday's races at the Laurel Speedway—work that calls for slip- ping thelr mounts around the pre- cipitous banks of the track with new and sometimes totally strange gear combinations—was begun today by drivers of the Natiorial Motor Racing Assoclation. The big task that faces the drivers before the start of the race is finding exactly the right gear reduction ratio to give the machine its greatest speed |. and at the same time assure the driver that the car will have sufficlent power to cling to tha sharply angled surface of the speedway. A board speedway presents minor differences of surface continually and drivers must familiarize themselves with the tricky curves and dips before each race. It is no small task that the dare- devils must accomplish in the two 25-mile and the 100-mile races in which they are entered. The track has turns banked at an angle of 50 degrees and requires a minimum speed of 90 miles an hour to go around at any point ‘above a perfect level and a speed of 120 miles to ride above the top white line. No speedway now in use, motor race experts declare, has as much possibility for speed and at the same time the hazards of the Laurel bowl if a driver is not fully acquainted with it. Those who will participate in the second 25-mile race and the headline event, the 100-mile dash, must attain a qualifying speed of 120 miles an hour, N. M. R. A. officials have decreed. Tickets for the event will be placed on sale tomorrow. They may be ob- tained at the Willard and Mayflower Hotels and at Spaldings. PELICANS TAKE FLAG. MEMPHIS, Tenn., September 20 (#).—The Southern Association season closed yesterday with New Orleans the pennant winner. The Pelicans fought off Memphis, which finished second after being in the race until Friday's game. W Orleans, man- aged by Larry Gilbert, will meet the Dallas, Texas League champions, in a post-season series beginning Wed- nesday. SMITH IN DEMAND. Although reported sought by Balti- more Orioles, Jack Smith, local boy, who this season played a great game at first base for Frederick of the Blue Ridge League, probably will be found playing with Norfolk next year, as it is understood the Virginia team whose property he is is reluctant to part with him, MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS AMERICAN *ASSOCIATION. Louisville. 7-4: Milwaukee, Kansas City. 3-3: Indianapolis, Minneapolis.” 11:9: Columbus 4-7 Toledo, #: St. Paul. 2. SOUTHERN LEAGUE. New Orleans,’ 6-2: Mobile, 0-0 Little Rock.'2: Memphis, ‘0. (Only games scheduled. ) BOWLING LOO OTOMAC PARK ATHLETIC Federal Bowling League with Navy, United States Shipping Board night at 8 o’clock. Officlals of the league are: A. F. Koch, president; H. I. Sanders, vice president; C. K. Hodgson, secretary- treasurer; L. E. Lansdale, official scorer, and John A. Farrell, editor of publicity. Captains of teams that will compete in the Washington Ladies’ Duckpin | League will meet at the home of Mrs. May O'Brien, recently re-elected pres dent of the circuit, September 28 at 8 p.m. to perfect plans for the season. Play will open October 12 at the Coliseum, and all teams will roll there each Tuesday night the remainder of the season. It is expected that the league will again have 10 teams. At the organization meeting held Thursday night at the City Club offi- cers chosen in addition to Mrs. O'Brien were Bronson Qualites, who was again named vice president; Lor- raine Gulli, who was selected secre- tary-treasurer, and J. B. Baker, who was selected official scorer. Play in the Bankers’ Duckpin League begun Friday night, when W. W Spaid of W. B. Hibbs & Co. presented a medal to G. P. Pollock, president of the loop last season, after which Mr. Spaid bowled the first three balls down the drives to officially open competition. All 18 teams got action Friday, and beginning tomorrow night 6 teams will roll each Monday, Wed- nesday and Friday night. Individual stars Friday were Coe of Riggs, with high set of 369, and At the Sign of the Big Eatablished 1893 of the front of our store. YOUR OPPORTUNITY Suit 07" S Overcoat Made As You Want It By Our Own Tailoring Experts T e ———r——. READY FOR BIG CAMPAIGN resented: Agriculture, Commerce, Office, State, Public Buildings and Public Parks, Marine Corps, Each team is made up of crack bowlers. All quints will bowl each Monday night at Kingpin alleys, Fourteenth and Park road, beginning tomorrow REMODELING SALE The builders are transforming the appearance Mertz & Mertz Co,, 1'"-'-»] 342 PS GETTING ASSOCIATION has organized the teams from these departments rep- Interior, General Accounting and Emergency Fleet Corporation. Wormersley, also af Riggs, who bowl- ed a game of 140. Riggs had high team set, 1,577, and American Se- curity and Trust Co. high team game, 568. National Bank of Washington won the league title last season, with Riggs second. So-Kems bowlers have taken the lead in the Agriculture Interbureau League by virtue of making a clean sweep from Plant Industry in the circuit’s opening matches. ccounts took two games from Property, Solic- itors grabbed a pair from Economics and Entomology won two from Inter- bureaus. FILIPINO TENNIS PLAY NOW IN SECOND ROUND Play in the second round of the first annual tournament of the Filipino Tennis Club was scheduled for this afternoon at 5 o'clock on the Monu- ment courts. Pairings ar Fumbuena vs. Zamora: Covnista vs. F Carballo;: Madelo ve. winner Bayaya- Carvayal match: Advincula vs. A. Flores. ‘The first round was completed ves- terday, with these results: Fumbuena defeated Suguitan, 6— Zamora defeated E. F. Carballo defeated N: Madelo defeated rballo. . 3—8. 6—4: ted J. Stiva, 6—4. d Masangkay by de- Values in Our They need more room to work. We must reduce stock immediately. TO BUY YOUR FALL SUIT OR OVERCOAT AT A GREAT SAVING Were £45. Now 82750 i Were $50 to $60. Now W S o¢! AW, SPORTS. Cuyler of Pirates Almost Equal to Redleg—Taylor Douthit of Cards Is a Coming Star—Paschal ‘and Combs Pair Well for Yanks. DOPING THE WORLD SERIES. Article VI. BY FREDERICK G. LIEB. O MATTER which clubs hook‘up on October series should see brilliant performance in center field. 2, the 1926 world Earle Combs, Huggins’ fly hawk from the Kentucky hills, roams over the broad center field expanse at Yankee Stadium. known as the “Tris Speaker of the : Eddie Roush, National League.” plays the position for the Reds, while the famous “Kiki” Cuyler has been moved over to center field on the Pirates since the release of the talented Max Carey. The Cardinals have one of the rising youngsters of the year in center field in Taylor Douthit. Should the Redlegs represent the National League, Roush will be the Cincinnati player from whom most will be expected. For years he has been the outstanding star and highest-salaried man on the Redland pay roll. He is one of the few survivors of the Red-White Sox world series of 1919, but in his 33rd year he has lost little of his snap and dash. With the slipping of Carey, Eddie is ‘the foremost outfielder of his league, a dan- gerous hitter at all times and a wise, intelligent player. Though he does not go in for base stealing to the extent that he did in his younger days, he still can step around the bases with the best of them. The Rival Center Fielders WHAT THEY HAVE DONE THIS YEAR. H. HR.SB.Ave. Roush, Reds. .. 3 8331 Cusler; Pirates. Douthit, Cards RECORDS IN PREVIOUS WORLD SER! EDDIE ROUSH. Year. G.AB. R. L1919 8 28 6 HAZEN CUYLER. Year. G.AB. R. H.H 1925 7 26 3 71 1 MISS DIAMOND, PACE WIN TENNIS TITLES Alice Diamond of Gaithersburg won the woman's tourney, and W liam Pace was victor in the boys' junior competition, which were fea- tures of a highly successful tennis season just closed by the Washington Grove Athletic Association. They were presented gold medals by Edwin A. Swyngle, president of the association. Katherine Severance was runner- up among the women, and besides her and Miss Diamond the semi- finalists were Mrs. Alfred Christie and Ernestine Wall. Other fair racketers who played in the tourney, which was directed by Edward Milans, were: Helen Perley, Mrs. Paul Lynch, Frederica Ritter and Jane Sappington. Besides Pace, these were semi- finalists in the boys' affair, which was directed by Stuart Seaton: Joe White, Jack Marland and Jack Haske. Thomas Hynson, Alfred Christie, Richard Wayland, Mason DeLand, Edward Milans, Jack Meany, Calvert Swingel and Osborne Sappington were other participants. TREASURY TI.ENNIS TEAM RETAINS CITY HONORS | Pointing the way to Potomac Park netmen,public parks title holders, 6 to 3, Treasury racketers, Departmen- tal League victors, yesterday retain- ed the league championship of the city. Keen competition was the rule, one one love set being registered. Summaries: orfingless-Charest | (Trensurs) defoated defeated Trigg (Pot.). Fowler (Pot.) defeated Stam (Tre: P e | ted_Taylor (Pot.) y) {Treasury) o) French (Pot.). 8: Clark and Dowd (Treasu Ratheeber and Trige (Pot.). 1—0. fefaatert 6—4. STONEWALLS WIN GAME. Stonewall Athletic Club pastimers yesterday drubbed Black Sox, 4 to 0, B. Hawkins, pitching for the winners, glving up but two hits. Roush was rather a disappointment in his former series, that tainted af fair of 1919 with the White Sox Despite the fact that Eddie Cicotta and “Lefty” Williams apparently were not particularly anxious to pre vent hits bouncing from Red bats in that serles, few flow from the cudgel of Roush. and he emerged from the serfes with the rather anemfc bat ting average of .214. Douthit is a piayer a littls below the caliber of Roush, Cuyler and Combs, but he is a fastcomng young man and has distingulshed himself this vear as a great defen sive player. ~He surely can go out and get ‘em. And Taylor is no weak ling at bat, as he can show an aver age of .310. In my opinion. the re markable improvement in the Cardi nal play this year can be traced to the great strides made by Lester Bell and Taylor Douthit this season Cuyler a Great Player. Should the Pirates crash through to the National League pennant at the last moment, the National Leagt also would be well represented i the picturesque Cuyler—a hard hit ter, great flelder and splendid b runner—Cuyler was a little late i starting to hit in the 19 series, but it was his double in that never.to-be forgotten eighth inning of the seven game which made the 1925 «Pirates the world champlons. Combs is one of the most brill of the young stars of the American League, though his hitting this veu has fallen a little beyond expecta tions. In 1924 Comb hit an even 400 in 24 games before he broke a leg, while in 1925, his first as a regu lar, -he was the batting star anks, with a .343 aver: year Combs ha Just mana stick above the .300 mark. However, he has made his .30 age do a lot of execution, and I usually is in the midst of all York batting rallies. He is abe man in the pinches man for getting on the ba he divided the center field post with Ben Paschal durin Iatter | part of the season, Combs has scored over one hundred runs Comb a great man on fly halls and knows how to play that stadium center field, something which may give la 1ot of trouble to a stranzer, |e when the big stand throw shadow from a certain angle. Comb: only weakness arm, and though it is stronger the arm of “Whitey” Witt, his predecessor as Yankee center fielder, it suffers in con trast with the rifle arms of his two outfleld associates, Ruth and Meusel | Ben Paschal, who wiil | field for the Yankees against | handed pitching. has quite 4 kick his bat. Like Combs, Ben is wi | tow his 1925 figures. when be hit | But he hits “lefties” with considerible vigor, and is surprisingly fast f big man. While he doesn’t cove much ground as Combs, he throws better. Both Cincinr aver 1rle ti and Pittsburgh would get the edge over the Yanks in center field. 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