Evening Star Newspaper, October 19, 1926, Page 40

) SPORTS. ' - THE EVENING STAR, WASHL\’GTON. D. C. TUESDAT. OCTOfiER 19, 1926. ) SPORT DISMISSAL OF McKECHNIE g DUE TO SLUMP OF BUCS Discharged Leader Blamed by Owner Dreyfuss for Dissension Following Clarke Incident—Phils’ Boss Is Likely Successor. BY JOHN B. FOSTER. f EW YORK. October 19.—Rill | McKechnie, released as man- ! ager of the Pittshurgh | Pirates, may be consoling | himeeli today with the thought that there are two clubs in the American | Leagne which are uncertain as to their leadership in the 1927 hase ball | geason. In fact, McKechnie's friends say there is a strong possibility that | he may be taken up by an American | League club. | ¢ McKechnie's was the second man- agerial head to fall: as was pre- dicted over a fortnight ago. George Sisler of the St, Louis Browns was | the first. The Pittshurgh manager, his | friends deciare, was made the “goat” | of the Pirates' failure to capture | their second pennant in su sion. Rarney Dreyfuss, the Pittsburgh owner, had long ago made up his BILL. McKECHNIE. mind to drop McKechnie. When Dreyfuss veturned from Europe this Summer and heard the news of the internal discord among the Pirates | while he had been away, he was 8o upset that had it not been for a pos- sible chance still remaining to win the pennant he would have fired Me- Kechnie then and there, ed the Pilot. Owner BI idea of discipline was echnie never should have permitted the players to take a vote on Fred Clarke, whose position on the hench irritated some of the men. Dreyfuss also was greatly chagrined to find the Pirates wallowing in the sure he had a sec- lie has been Inclined burden of all the trouble on the shoulders of the man- ager, and not upon the fact that the team lacked high-class players | in the pitcher’s box. Many fans in Pittsburgh and elsewhe: ill_prob- ably disagree with Dreyfuss on this point. but that does not save Mc- Kechnie his job. A change of atmosphere is in the offing for the extremes ofthe Amer- fean League. St. Louis and Boston are the vulnerable points of the cir- cuit. There will surely be a new man- ager in St Louis, and there is strong probability that the Red Sox will salute a new leader next season. Umpire Moriarty can have the job if he wan and Dan Howley of Toronto can hreak into the major leagues if he wishes. If Moriarty should umplre instead of manage a team, Howley might go to St. Louis, and if Morlarty manages, Howley might go to Boston As for Boston, the gentlemen who furnish the funds for the operation of the Red Sox are those who have weak ened on the administration of Roh Quinn and Lee Fohl. Boston newspaper men have criti | club By the Ascociated Press ITTSBURGH, October 19— The Pittshurgh Pirates, rulers of the base hall world in 192! dethroned this year by S Louis, will be guided in 1927 by a new manager. Bill McKechnie, who last year piloted the Corsairs to their first Na- tional League pennant in 16 years, and thes on through to a triumph over Washington in the world series, yes- terd. was to!d his services no {longer would be required. Barney Dreyfuss, owner of the said the fans had “lost confi- dence in McKechnie and there was only one thing to do.” Although Dreyfuss said he had no successor in view at this time, base ball observers were inclined to be- lieve Arthur Fletcher, fiery manager of the Philadelphia Nationalg, might be found at the Plrate helm when the 1927 season opens. Rumors that Fred €. Clarke, assistant manager and vice president of the club, might be named brought denial from Dreyfuss, who also made known his preference for a bench manager. This spiked another rumor that Dave Bancroft, brilliant playing manager of the Boston Braves might be the Pirates’ next leader. The downfall of McKechnie, after A four-year reign, was a direct result, ik the opinion of most observers, of the internal dissension that rent the club during the season just.past. This began when xome players objected to Clarke’s presence on the bench, and before it was over, Max Carey, Babe Adams and Carson Bigbee, veterans, were dismissed from the club. There were many that attributed to this the Pirates’ failure to repeat their triumph { of the preceding vear. his future plans were undetermined because his Yve- lease was ve very unexpected. McKechnie said 1 Quinn rather harshly. At least me of them have. That has made ita little harder for the club to get along. However, criticism doesn’t cost any- thing and ball players do cost, and when ball players are taken on and the players produce nothing better than tall end clubs, there comes a time when the stockholders vell. Boston Players Disappoint. Roth Quinn and Fohl have schemed and traded. and although they got some players they most desired, they failed to get anything out of them Players let go by them have done pretty well in other cities, and that has been held aaginst them, although it is not always the fault of a presi- dent or & manager that a player will do better with a new club. (Copyright. 192 MORGAN AND DUNDEE WILL FIGHT TONIGHT By the Associated Pres SAN FRANCISCO, October 1 Backed by the experfence galned in 400 fights during his 17 vears in the ring, Johnny Dundee of New York meets Tod Morgan here tonight in a 10-round bout for the latter’s junior lightweight crown. Dundee hay held the title for 130- pound fighterd twice and on two occa- sions it has been toppled from his shoulders. Should he win tonight the veteran fighter would become the pos- sessor of two titles. Dundee already is therweight champlon of the world, a title he vacated in 1924 by retirement after ning it the before from the Frenchman, Kugene Criqul. Dundee came back a short time ago to claim his featherweight crown after Kid Kaplan relinquished it because of failure to make weight. The champlon has an advantage of 11 years in age, a longer reach, more speed and weight. He is 2 against Dundee’s 33, and measures 71 inches from finger tip to finger tip. Dundee has a 66-inch reach. 1ike iding UPSETTING THE DOPE. —By RIPLEY WILLS’ ALIBI OF ILLNESS FALLING ON DEAF EARS BY FAIR PLAY. EW YORK, October 1 Sharkey's victory by s N standing among the heavyweights. ing that he was very fore the fight and that his hands were in bad sha like the talk Harry has been making the past fi ¢ Wills is trying to belittle Jack ck a_few days be- his sounds Wears as to his It is surprising to believe that Wills would take a chance on going through with a man of Sharkey's caliber unless he was right and fit. The big fellow and his manager must have known what the result of the fight meant. The sooner fighters and their man- agers realize that they have no right to accept the money of fans who pay to see a boxing contest hetween two men in the best phyaical shape and then hide an injury or illness, the better it will be all around. nce with the Wills' alibl is at vari statement -of the physictan who ex- amined him 24 hours before the figh Dr. Fralick %as asked whom he liked. The answer was to place a small wager on the:negro. Harry will have to think up a bet- ter excuse than illness to account for his miserable showing against the fighting Boston Beaneater. Fighting set-ups and clowning in the gym nasium_account for his ludicrous ef- forts. There was a time Harry Wills was a real good fighter. But he has forgotten all that he knows and fallen back to the foul tactics that character- ized his appearance against inferior opponents. Now that he ha humble pie Wills Renault, Har y get a return fight with Sharkey. chances are Wille have to into the limbo of forgotten fighters and live in the memories of the days the great Jack Dempsey refused to fight him and people actually belleved he was the real champlon. BOXER IS FOUND DEAD. NEW YORK, October 19 (P).— Idris Thomas Meredith, said to have been the featherweight boxing cham- pion of Wales, was found dead in a gas-filled room here vesterday. Death was reported As suicide. 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Play will con. tinue until the last week in Novem- ber in the seven leagues. Plerce School of Northeast will be the defending champion in the inter- league series for the city title that is booked to begin the first week in December. LE SN . Soccerites of John Burroughs school gained a 3-to-2 decision yester- day over Langdon team. UNTITED FRANK BUTLER WINS FINANCE GOLF MEET Defeating Col. Lambdin. 7 and 6, Frank Rutler, winner of the low medal. won the Fall tournament of the Finance Department held over Soldiers’ Home course. Col. Menges wns first in the second flight and Witcher conquered Miss Rlanche Cain. 4 and 3, to take the third flight. Summaries: FIRST FLIGHT. " Col. Lambdin defes man. 4 and 3 2 Finals—Butier defeated Col. Lambdin, 7 and 6. SECOND FLIGHT. First round—Col. Menges defeated Maj Col. fiopton, deteated ok 2: ‘Morgan Viefeated Shriton. 3 and 1:“Allen defeated Maj. Armat. 2 up Second, roung-——Col. Menges defeated Col: Clopton. 1up."19 holes: Allen defeated Mor- kan. 1 up. ' Finals—Col. Menges defeated Allen, 1 up. THIRD FLIGHT. Firat round—Witcher_defeated and_3: Mori defeated a De Sambourk defeated Wi son defeated Capt. Keelts nehy defeated Cunninghat Cain won by default Second _round—Witeher defeated Mori, De Samboure defeated Misa Cain defeated Dennehy. Semi-finala—Witcher defeated = De [houre. 4 and 3. Finals—Witcher defeated Miss Cain. 4 and 3. £ Sixteen have entered the. annual competition for the Liberty Cup on Chevy Chase Club course. Beginning tomorrow. match play will continue until Saturday, when the final round | im carded. Following are the pairings and handicaps for the IR holes: Walter G Peter. 11. vs. Frank P. Re 9: Dr. W.'B._Mason. 9. va. E. P. Porcher 12: Col. f,. D. Glaager 10, va. P. 8. Rid; dale. 9 Landra R. Platt. 1%, ve. E. Cortiand 180 W ch s, 11, va. Harrs a7 ve. Harrison Among cofnpetitors in the Sherwood Forest open tournament to start to. day was Fred McLeod. Columbia pro- fessional. A purse of $200 goes to the winner of the medal play, which will be at 36 holes. HUTCHISON RETAINS CUP. CHICAGO, October 19 (#). -Jock Hutchison has successfully retained his cup and Illinois Profe: tion for’the third time in four Jack turned in a card of 73- for 36 holes of play on the Elmhurst links, while Al Fspinosa, who yveste day broke the club record with a 70, | was one stroke hehind. I. R. MacFarlane. 316 Transporta- tion building, has tickets of admission MRS. TILLEY, S. Fletcher May Be New Pirate Manager : Four D. C. Women in First Flight Golf MEDALIST, FAVORITE IN M. A. MEET Mprs. Haynes, Mrs. Collady and Mrs. Von Steinner in Championship Division—Mrs. Hedrick Play- ing in Second Section at Baltimore. ALTIMORE, Md., October 19. B was in the second flight, comp BY W. R. McCALLUM. Four Washington women were play- ing today in the first flight of the Middle Atlantic_Golf Associa- tion woman's championship at Raltimore Country Club. Another eting with Mrs. John Griner, former Maryland State woman title holder, and other stars. Mrs. E. R. Tilley of “Indian Sprng, former District woman cham- pion. loomed this morning as one of the favor by virtue of her feat in annexing the card of 95, tes to win the championship qualification medal vesterday with a 5. Mrs. Tilley, one of the Ieading medal players in the Middle Atlantic section, led the field through the muddy going of a course that was drenched in a downpour of rain, finishing two shots in front of Miss Effie Bowes, another former Maryland St ate champion, and Mrs. Alma Von Steinner of Indian Spring, both with cards of 97. Mrs. J. Marvin Haynes of Colum- bia, last year's District champion, scared 103, playing with Mrs. E. B. Morrow, the present Maryland title holder, while Mrs. Stephen F. Colla- day of Columbia had a card of 113, good enough to qualify her in the first flight with four strokes to spare. Mrs. Tilley Misses Brassie. Mrs. Tilley was out In 48 and back in 47, and should have hettered this score by several shots had it not heen for the fact that she plaved in rubher-soled shoes. Wet fairwavs and slippery tees hothered all the contestants, and Mrs., Tilley took a § on the long fifteenth hecause she slipped in making her brassie third shot, finding a bunker and a difficult lie. She came right back. howaever, lay- ing a mashie shot dead to the pin at the 340-vard sixteenth, to secure a birdie 3, and finished with a brace of for her card of 95. Mrs. von Steinner, the only other shington woman close to the score of Mrs. Tilley, started poorly with a 6 and an 8, but settled down there- after and plaved splendid golf. She lald a chip shot dead at the last hole from far below the green fora 5. Today’s Pairings. 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