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Al sP - Not Seeking Sisle ORTS." DEAL FOR BROWNS’ STAR NOT ON NATIONALS’ BOOK Rumor of Swap Involving Washington, St. Louis and | Athleties News to Griff—Lamar Will Be Let Out If Reinstated—Judge Better. BY JOHN B. K HILE the Na resting and 1 were takir e Orioles in an exhibition me at Baltimore vester. day, the grapevine te break in the series I runnersup in 1 ague de from bein; Rumors were broa t from Phila delphia big deal involving tics and Brow questoned thi: po ities of JLER. nals were Yankees n leaders Americ a total Joss et the fire ing about t however, ich red ber df 1 three-co hat 2 num ure in Y berth with G tiations wi that h. Sister 4 is in the 3 the heard of \ p asserted, w “and you can sav for nothing to it so far as club iz conc mak now, n it Browns or th Sisler Rumor “Crossed” Before. This sters have at Washington season, Wi stood that vear the here in excl fith denied nt made any over club looking to such a he contemplated making Now they are tryl sler here once more. Games with the Yankees this after- first time t mpted to no wde dope sacker would be sent Joe Jud he time that to the St. 1 de or a nge for uis that over, to send ires from | aph kept the | s is on | | pr Inoon and tomorrow will conclude the {New York club's api | sason here and ulso | present home stand. tomorrow afternoon the Shortly afte { 0'cloc Bucky | ouis, where the lon Tuesday their final Western | vasion of the v . e | i “Through With Lamar. 4 though it has heen intimated that | ‘ i outhelder, indefinitely .| pended atter his transter from (he fcs by walver, and President may settle thelr differences 'nd the player restored to good stand- |ing with the Nationals, there seem | to be mo chance for this to happen. | The head of the Washington club] | this morning again stated em| phat that he is “through with re due to open in Landis order Lamar's | suspension lifted, it would have to be | ifted. of course.” Griff remarked. [ then added, “but it he is reinstated I would ask for waivers on him im- Mmediately. 1am through with Lamar | her It certainly at i never will don a Washington uniform. | Judges Leg Better. While idge sprung an uni severe Charley’ horse when he otting around the runway with the Winning tally in the eleventh inning | of the same Thursday, he said this morning that he expected to get back | to his resular first-basing job with he Natjonals in the third tilt with the Yankees. Joe remained in bed all day vesterday, carefully nursing his injured right leg, and with the limb well wrapped in a bandage al most as rigid as a plaster cast figures ally | he can get around in good order. Some published accounts of Judge's ress around the bases Thursday tell of Coach Al Schacht and Umpire Tommy Connolly assisting the in- jured player from the third sack to the plate.© Nothing could be more wrong. After sliding _into third, Judge ‘painfully ot to his feet and limped to the big base unaided. Play- ing rules provide that a coach shall give no physical assistance to a base- runner. CUBS FIVE GAMES IN VAN AS CARDS D By the Associated Press. ITTSBURGH'S base ball situa- tion had a grave aspect today. Unable to match the speed of the tenacious Cubs, the Pirates have fallen into a tie with the Cardinals for second place. Con- sidered by many critics to have the potential strength of a championship outfit, the Buccaneers appear to be skidding out of the race. Yesterday they traveled 11 strenu- ous innings against the St. Louis team and lost a 2.1 decision. “Sunny Jim” Bottomley’s home run ended the con- test, just as it' did the day before. Carmen Hill, ace of the Pirate hurling | staff, granted only six hits, but Jes Haines allowed only four. \ The Cubs had a five-game lead over the second place teams today. The first three teams have played the same number of game: | The Braves hammered out a 12-6 victory over Philadelphia. Scott of the Phils and Robertson of the Braves finished the game in the box, although 29 safe hits were recorded. Manager Dave Banchoft of Boston benched himself, sent Eddie Farrell to short and placed Gautreau at second. Every Boston player with the exception of Welch made at least one hit and one run. Brooklyn's defense blew sky high In the eighth inning and the Giants were allowed to come from. behind with a five-run spurt, add another run in the ninth to tie the score. and win in the tenth on Babe Herman's muff of a low throw. Rogers Hornsby’s homer was a_big factor, however, in New York's 7—6 _victory. The Giants' second b man knocked the ball out of the lot in the eighth with the bases full and two down. Tt was his eighteenth circuit smash of the year. The New York victory put the team three games out of second place. Ty Cobb and Zach Wheat, veteran outflelders of the Athletics, took away the day's individual honors in the American League. Both players collected four hits each in the Mack- BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS AMERICAN LEAGUE. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Philadelphia, 7: Boston, 1. Detroit, STANDING OF THE CLUBS. 2 o3vIu| Detroit Phila. GAMES TOMORROW New York at Wash. S L.t Detroit, Chicago at Cleveland. GAMES TODAY. w York at Wash. 2*ATIONAL LEAGUE. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS, Philadelphi : Brooklyn tishurzl OF THE CLUBS, w3 “Aa0x Max GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW Brookixn a1 N. ork. Phila. ‘at X k. L . ik t S Pittsh Chicaza. € TODAY BASE BALL 5% AMERICAN LEAGUE PARK Washington vs. New York TICKETS ON SALE AT PARK AT 9:00 AM, OWN PIRATES man’s 7—1 victory over the Red Sox. Boston pounded Eddie Rommel for eight safeties, but could not bunch them effectively. Detroit won its third straight over the Browns. Vangilder was driven out of the box in the eighth with a four-run bombardment. St. Louis was held to seven hits by Whitehill. Other teams were not scheduled. - A summary of yesterday's games: Philatelphia 2100011041 x—715 0 Wiltse and Hartley: Rommel and Cochrane. St 000110100—3 7 0 Detroft .........00200104x—711 2 Yangilder. Ballou and Schang: Whitehill and Woodall. NATIONAL GUE. oo . H.E; 3020000100—8 & 2 0000000511—712 1 Petty and Henline: Clarkson, Y Benton and Devormer. Louis Brooklyn New . York Elliott. Plitt Fitzsimmons, Henry, Tavlor. Pittshurgh 0000010 R:‘Lfl\“!.. 10000100 Hill and Smith: Hajnes an ilad ] 200001 Bostoa ome 60214028x—1215 Scott and Wilson: Robingon and Urban. e PERCENTAGE RECORDS IN MAJORS IN DANGER By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, August 13.—Two major league team percentage records may go by the board$ when the 1927 sea- son ends. With the New York Yankees 11 games ahead of their nearest com- petitor, Washington, and still win- ning most of their games, a new high team percentage record seems probable in the American League. The highest percentage by a pen- nant winner in the junior circuit since its organization was the .691 of the Boston Red Sox in 1912. The Yankees have been far above that mark all season and now have a per- centage of .700. In the National League a new low team percentage appears probable. Last year the St. Louis Cardinals broke a record of 38 years' standing by taking the pennant with a per- centage of .578. It was the lowest mark that ever won a National League flag. This season the pennant vace is a four-cornered affair among_ the Pirates, Cubs, Cardinals and Giants, which, with the increased strength of the second division clubs, indicates the flag can be won by an even lower percentage than that of 1926. The Cubs now lead by five games, but they have a long, hard Eastern invasion and a series with the Cardi- nals at St. Louls ahead which is not unlikely to cut their present per- centage of .62 BARNYARD GOLF MARKS SHATTERED BY WOMAN | | DULUTH, Minn, August 13 (@), | —The world_ champion horseshoe thrower, C. Davis of Columbus, Ohio, today was out in front for the irst time ‘since the opening of the national tournament Monday. Al though he has had the highest per- centage of ringers from the start, it was not until conclusion of the firat rd of the final matches that he tepped ahead in games won. Two world records for women were broken yesterday by Mrs. C. A. Lan of Bloomington, Il Mrs. & former worla champlon, six consecutive double- s, beating the former mark of five, and she made an average of .833 in one game, overshooting the rec- 00. WKINS MOTOR CO. Conveniently Located on Fourteenth Stre 1333-37 14th St. Main 5780 140 2 6 2 000 000 d O'Farrell. 03 0— 814 3 3 bunch will board a train for} 5 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1927. SERIES IS ARRANGED BY LEAGUE LEADERS An Interleague champlonship serles, involving the pennant winners of deral, Terminal, Departmental, Gov- Morchants, Church and uits, has been arranged August 22, with the exception of were represented at a ernment, Bankers' and will start All leagues Terminal Y meeting Game on the Ellfpse. W. W, Watt trict Umplres’ his services scorers Each team will be allowed to select three cligible players from the league it represents. Player lists are to be filed with the secretary on or befd | August 19, A schedule will be ar ranged on that date PLENTY OF SANDLOT GAMES TOMORROW An extensive schedule has been ar- ranged by sandlot teams for today and tomorrow. Northeast Motor Co. and Marlboro Athletic Club nines are the only unlimited teams without games for tomorrow. For games with the former call Lincoln 4617-W, and with the latter, call Marlboro 31. will be played at 4:45 o'clock president o’ the Dis atlon, has offered did the official A free, as Penrose Athletic Club was forced to cancel its game scheduled with T. T. Kennes today, due to a previoug book- ing with Herndon Fairlous. Pete Haley would like to hear from Gerry Augustine at Atlantic $295 be- tween 6 and 6:30 o'clock today. Lafayette took a hard-fought fray trom Brodt's vesterday, 4 to 2. Hen- derson allowed but two hits. Hamilton’s homer with the bases loaded gave Park View nine a 7-to-5 win over Bloomingdale yesterda A 6.run splurge in the first inning enabled Terminal Icemen to win over District Engineers yesterday, 6 to 5. Moose Seniors hit consistently ves- terday and defeated Monarchs, 8 to 5. Both teams made many errors. Alligator Preps were extended to 11 innings to win over Calhouns yester- day, 7 to 6. Two big innings at bat gave Lisen- bees a 15-to-14 decision over Johnsons yesterday. Monroe Juniors defeated Mount Rainfer Juniors yesterday, 6 to 5. Quigley hurled Ajax Midgets to a 65 victory in 10 innings yesterday over Imperial Athletic Club. Miller Midgets scored over Colonial Beach yesterday, 3 to 2. A ninth-in- ning rally put over the winning marker. Monroe Midgets defeated the Rus- sells vesterday, 10 to 7. For games with the winners call North 4521. Boyland and Tattis starred for Try- Me Peewees yesterday in a victory over Clark Griffiths, 9 to 2 Manager of Peerless Juniors is asked ll;;o;nll Will Bernstein today at North 10094, CUBS ARE REAPING FINANCIAL HARVEST By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, II., August 13~—~The Chicago Cubs base ball club.is reaping the harvest of a winning ball team this year and to date already is nearly a quarter of a million dollars ahead of any previous season of National League history in Chicago. The Cubs appear virtually certain of earning more money this season than any other major league club with the exception of the Yankees—with both Ruth and Gehrig as road trip attractions besldes their big town following. Despite the wealthy season, the Cubs have admitted free more women and children than ever before. BIG LEAGUE LEADERS HITTERS. Player. Club. G. AB. Simmons, Athletics 98 351 Gehrig, Yankees..111 421 P. Waner, Pirates.107 445 Harris, Pirates... 85 257 42 Speaker, Nat'nals. 102 384 60 (40 Heilmann, Tigers.. 94 326 69 119 HOME-RUN SLUGGERS. Gehrig, Yankees........ Ruth, Yankees.. Williams, ll',hlllles 2 162 171 94 .365 365 . 38 Wilson S Hornsby, Giants. .. RUN SCORERS. Gehrig, Yankees. ... Ruth, Yankees Combs, Yankees L. Waner, Pirate Hornsby, Giants BASE STEALERS. Frisch, Cardinals. . Sisler, Browns Hendrick, Robil Neun, Tigers.. Cuyler, Pirates. Adams, Cubs.. PITCHERS. Hoyt, Yankees. . Hadley, Nationals. Benton, Giants. Ruether, Yankees Meadows, Pirates SWIMMERS IN MEET. Ranking swimmers of this section, both men and women, were to match strokes this afternoon at Wardman Park Hotel pool in a meet in which four South Atlantic championship events were carde |[JeFE, e ReAsON YouR H SUMMER Hotee (S A FAILURE S THAT You ANT cuT out FoR THG BusINGSs: Look AU OSCAR OF THE WALDORF AND BOWMAN ¢F THE BILTMORE — THeY ! Know THEIR BERMUDAS. LOTT SPILLS TENNIS DOPE BY CONQUERING LACOSTE Youthful Chicagoan Scores in Straight Sets and Will Meet Tilden, Victor Over Brugnon, in Final of Seabright Singles. By the Associated Press. SOUTHAMPTON, 13.—George Lott, the Chicago youth who six months ago gave a shout, “Hurrah, 1 beat Tilden," today was able to add, “I beat Lacoste.” The wiry youth six-footer achieved the latter feat yesterday in the semi- final of the invitation tennis tourna- ment here, confounding all the prophets and earning a permanent niche in the world's tennis hall of fame. Scores were 6—4, 6—3, 6—1. As Tilden me through the other semi-final with a whirlwind victory in 32 minutes over Lacoste's countr: n, Jacques Brugnon, 6—2, 6—0, Lott qualified for a final meeting today with the ma Philadelphian. There had been before just one real red letter day in the meteoric tennis caveer of the ear-old Lott. That was the day in February when he downed the {llustrious Big Wil- llam in the Halifax County cham- pionship, Ormond Beach, Fla. Since then Tilden has beaten him. He did it in stralght sets at Seabright, N. J., last week, but Lott that day was not the tennis genius who scored the astounding triumph of yesterday. Playing in the same form, Lott has a chance to push Tilden to extra sets and just a chance to beat him today. Tilden, too, displayed wonderful stroking, strategy, skill and speed, however, and is playing at the peak of his form. “What a remarkable game George put up,” he exclaimed, after Lott had triumphed, “and wasn't Rene terri- ble?” While Lott's dazzling chop strokes N. Y., August whizzed like deadly arrows to the most dificult corners, Lacoste's usually steady game was all at sea. Chagrir ed, the Frencnman occasionally show- ed his self-disgust with a frown and a shrug as his best shots went into the net or far outside the lines. The youngest player in the Unitel States “first ten,” Lott is not old enough to vote. He will not be un- til next month, and high-spirited ‘young America” finds a typical rep- resentative in George Lott on the court. When he beat Tilden he shied his racquet high in air with a jubi- lant shout. Yesterday he beamed and broke for the telegraph ofti where he sent the good news home to Chi. cago in three ringing words, “I beat Lacoste.” Results in the doubles were: MEN'S DOUBLES Seml-final round—William 3 Hunter defeated Dr, neton Holn i White and L ’ George M. Lott and Fre: George M. - and Fred ¢ " Titden MIXED DOUBLES cen feated Mrs. Kon Brugnon, G—1 Louis Thalheimer defea nd Berkeley Bell Brokaw and Fr T % Bennett, and Jacqu Miss Vir- i defeated 1 defeated Holman 44 hleen Fox and Rene L. T Preston and o Brokaw and Bon- enevieve Fox and ] sted, Mes. " Genzle and 4. irs Potter and S defeated Miss Constan i Feivier MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS Toronto. . Rochester’ ) Jersey City 67 54 354 Reading. Buffalo. Sy Baltimore. Newark. . . 000010211—5 83 Newark . 000040011611 1 Barnes Morrow and Mancuso: Zubris, Brennan and SKiff. Rochester Jersey Cits Bagby. Kircher and Head: Gro Wendell. Syracuse . Firet game— Toronto. ... 0 Reading . 3 0 Dosle and Hargrave: Hansen and Hill. Second game— Toronto Reading Sorretl ar Only clul 0000—310 00x—1 4 0 0 Chat'n'oga 44 74 obile. . ! Frey and Phi Memphis. 1000 Birm'g'm 0010 Kelly. Brown an and Yaryan. Chattanooga. New Orlean 00000—3 9 1 00001—411 1 Brett, Hilton I'ttle Rock . 000000001—1 8 0 Atlanta. S 000111040—714 1 Dumont and Redmon: Bates and Kohl- becker. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. WL W.L; Pet 3 4 Min‘apolis G 57 Indi'apolis 44 68 ty 8851571 Louisville, 4575 . 6555532 Columbus. 43 75 36 R.H.E. Mitwankee. 120003000—6 7 1 Toledo.+........ 001000000—1 9 & Eddleman and McMenemy: Milstead. Ryan. Speece and O'Neil Kansas City..... 40000124 0—1 Columbus.. . 001100102 Schaack and Peters: Harris and Ferrel. t. Paul. 300020000—510 4 Toledo. Milwa Kan: St Paul. 117 1 513 2 ouisville. .11\ 000100030—4 7 2 Zahmser and Gaston: Tincup and M- Mullen. Minneapolis L 000430000 Tndlarapohs.’.".." 1010300 Malone, Moon and Gowdy: Florence. Burwell and BLUE RIDGE LEAGUE. WL, Pet. Chamb's'rg 167 730 Martinsb'g 18 0 667 Frederick., 14 15 453 Chambersburg. 14: Martinsbure, 13 Frederick, 13-27 Hanover. .. Waynesbro Hagerstown Hanover, 4. Hagerstown. ‘8. waynesboro, 6-6. EASTERN SHORE LEAG V. L. Pet, 487 Easton 667 North'm't Cambridge. 611 . y. 7-0; Easton. 1-5. ‘smbridge. 5-2: Northampton, 1-] SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE. Jacksonville, 1. : Albany. 1 Savannal Columbits. 6-2: Sel Pensacola, $: Montgomery. zame 9 innin PIEDMONT LEA High Point, Salisbury. 0. Winaton-Safem. 2: Rocky Mount. 1. Raleigh. 8: Durham. 4. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. Sun Francisc attle, 0-0. Hollywood, 9, 1 Misslong. 4 Portland. 02, (Second Oakland, acramento. 1. Loe Angeles.” 4. TEXAS LEAGUE. Wichita Falls, 10: Houston, 2. ichita Fally 10; Hougto Beaumnt. 1. ko Saii Antonio, 0-7. EAGUE. olk. 6: Wilson. 1. Portsmouth. 3. Dallas, 2 Fort" Wortn, 31 Nor Peteraburg 4 Richmond. 4 Kinaton. SOUTH ATLANTIC ASSOCIATION. Augusta. 4: Greenville. 0. Spartanburg. 7: Macon. 6. MoRG THAN THose Bozo$ KAOW ABOUT harlotte. 2: Asheville. 1 olimbu Knoxvilie, 3. T'vE FORGOTTEN DIFFEReNCE Between PouTENESS DREWES IS SURVIVOR IN TWO NET EVENTS ST. LOUIS, -August 13. (A).— Theodore R. Drewes, the defending champion, will meet George Jen- nings, jr, of Chleago, in the final round of the men's singles event of the National Public Parks tennis championship here tomorrow. Drewes reached the final by de- feating Charles Lejeck, Chicago pub- lice courts champion, 2—6, 6—4, 6—4, 6—4. In the other semi-final nings gained a victory over Edward J:’\cfvh.‘:: ath(;_ Jilellmore champion, 6—3, 6—0. Drewes, with William Bell, also was in the semi-final of the doubles. THREE LEAGEJE GAMES PROVIDE GOOD SPORT Scoring five runs in the sixth after en struggle with American Rail- ixpress Tigers, Capital Traction In the evening loop American Rail- way Express. staging an uphill fight squeezed out a 5-4 triumph over Black and White Taxi Co. Navy and Veterans’ Bureau won Federal League games, the former downing War-Shipping Board, 7 to 3, and the latter coming from behind to overcome Public Buildings and Public Parks, 3 to 2 and | these % | Jacobs, the 18 ana | George W. 0 | cup Jen- | ne. U. S. WOMEN LEADING BRITISH NET STARS By the Associated Press. FOREST HILLS, N. Y.. August 1 —America’s defense of the Wirxhtman (‘up. the international woman's tennis trophy, against Britain’s challenge de- pended today on the smashing power in the games of her two singles stars, Helen Wills and Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt The vouthful Helen of California and, the veteran Molla, a national champlonship figure for a dozen y put the United States in the les terday with two de English rivals that offset a reverse in the doubles for the home forces. Miss Wills came through, as had been expected, with a clean-cut victor over Joan Fry, 6—2, 6—0, but Mr: Mallory upset advance expectations overcoming the captain of the British forces, Mrs. Kitty McKane Godfree, 6—4, 6—: The only British victory of the open- ing day was an uphill one, gained by Miss Gwynneth Sterry and Mrs. John Hill over Eleanor (oss and Mrs. Charlotte Hosmer Chapin, 5—7, 7—5. T—5 Miss Wills and Mrs. Godfree, the vival No. 1 players, were booked to renew their singles rivalry, with Mrs. Mallory opposed to Miss Fry. Should the American aces fall ineither of tests, there was Miss Helen vear-old Californian, to s on in her singles contest with the year-old British girl, Betty Nuthall, in addition to the closing doubles match, pitting Miss Wills and Mis. Wightman, donor of the and captain_of the American team, against the British combination of Mrs. Godfree and Miss 1. H. Harvey. The first match between Miss Jacohs and Miss Nuthall was sched- uled for 2:30 p.m. Eastern daylight time. KING KEEPS H]S TITLE IN TENNIS TOURNAMENT Gwynn King, lengthy Washington acketer, uncorked a brilllant game vesterday against Dave O'Loughlin of Pittsburgh. Pa., to retain his title as champion of western Maryland on the courts of the Women's Civic Club at Mountain Lake Park, Md., 6—8, 6—3, 4—6, 13—11 and 6—4. King, paired with C. Porter of Wash- ington, also is figured as one of the finalists for the men’s doubles crown. They reached the semi-finals yester- day. CHICAGO NOW AWAITING ARRIVAL OF SCRAPPERS CHICAGO, August 13 (#).—Now that the big task of choosing a sulta- ble million-dollar layout where the fighters may train has been completed, the interest in the approaching Tun- dempsey fight is centering on the arrival of the two fighters at their training camps. Billy Gibson, chief of the Tunney forces, has left for the East to bring on the champion and his retinue, while Leo Flynn, manager of Dempsey, is expected tomorrow to arrange for the challenger’s quarters. BRITON WINS AT GOLF AS AMERICANS TRAIL BLACKPOOL, Lancashire, England, August 13 (#).—Charles Whitcombe, B golfer, won the northern pro- fessional golf champlonship with an aggregate of 280 for the 72 holes, the lowest score ever returned in a cham- plonship in Great Britain. Bill Mehlhorn and Larry Nabholtz, American entrants, were well down in the list. Mehlhorn scored 74 today, making his total 220. and Nabholtz with 74 today, had 227. TEX MAY STAGE BIG BOUT IN LONDON RING IN 1928 By the Associated Press. EW YORK, August 13.—Tex Rickard is considering London as the site for a contemplat- ed heavyweight championship fight in ¥928. The promoter said today he has received a_tentative offer from a_syndicate of English capitalists, and he added that the idea of a foreign invasion appeals. to him. Rickard's plans for the Gene Tunney-Jack Dempsey fight in Chicago well advanced, the promoter is lopking forward to an enterprise that would bring together the - American cham- pion and a logical English challenger. The Wembley Stadfum, \/ith a seating capacity of 140,000, woild be the ideal ground for the battle, Rickard savs. Avalilable records fail o show that England ever has hi.~ a world heavy- weight championship contest. “I belleve that 25000 Americans would make the trip abroad for a title fight,” sald Rickard. “If my induce- ment is made attractive enough I may seriously consider going to London with the fight T plan for 1928. Some friends of mine over there have sounded me out on the scheme, but I have not committed myself.” Rickard may have something more definite than an invitation to take his next fight to London, many observer: believe, The list of large cities for his heavyweight extravaganzas has been depleted, and Rickard has avoided striking twice in the same place. Jer- sey City drew the Dempsey-Carpentier battle of 1921; New York the Demp- sey-Firpo match of 1923; Philadelphia the Dempsey-Tunney upset of last year, and now Chicago is to have the battle of the Sesqui re-enacted. Rickard, in company with Leo P. Flynn, Dempsey’s manager, and Gus Wilson, the trainer, were to leave here today for Chicago. Before his de- parture Rickard intimated that he would bring Luis Angel Firpo, the glant Argentine boxer, back into the ring this Winter. Victor Campolo may come from the. pampas region MUTT AND JEFF—Landlord Jeff Uses the Oid Bean. A HOTEL MAN HAS GOTTA Be VERY POLITE AND TACTFULY WHY, T'LL BEeT THAT You Don'™ GUEN Khow THe ALL RIGHT, oh EXPLAIN I\’,O ™E Se- DIFFERENC wetL, YESTERDAY THe PARTY ROOM TEAN) RANG FoR 1Ce WATGR - AND BEING A BELleveR QuICK SERUICE T GRABBED A with Firpo. Phil Scott, a promising English heavyweight, plans to invade the United States this Winter, match- ing his skill with some of the Ameri- can: hoxers. With these invaders Rickard fis planning another elimination series, but the chief matches now under con- sideration are those between Jack Shark: and Paulino Uzcudun and Jack D ney against Jim Maloney. Paolino’s status as a heavyweight is to be determined by the New York State Athletic Commission next Tuesday. The commission faces the problem of sustaining the decision of Referee Jim Crowley, who disquali- fied Paolino and awarded last Thursday’s fight to Delaney, or cast- ing aside its precedent in such cases, which is to bar any boxer guilty of a foul for 30 days. PLAYING TENNIS FINAL. ASHEVILLE, N, C., August 13 (®). —Frank (“Hop”) Owens, former Southern net champion, and Jack Mooney, cotton States title holder, met today for the North and South Caro- lina tennis crown on the Asheville Country Club courts. Both are At- lantans. Fights Last Night By the Associated Press. NEW _YORK.—Jimmy Maloney, Boston, knocked out Jamaica Kid, New York (4). DES_ MOINES, ' Towa.—Kenneth Hunt, Des Moines, knocked out Jack Burger, Chicago (3). DETROIT.—Bennie Gershe, Cleve- land, knocked out Soldier Dombrow- ski, Detroit (2). AN DIEGO. Calif.—Jack Sparr, Wilmington, Calif., beat Harry (“Kid”) Brown, Philadelphia (10). N N r, Griffith Says : Root Likely fo Earn Big League Pitching Title CHICUB ALREADY HAS 21 VICTORIES TO HIS CREDIT If Windy City Club Wins National League Pennant, Youthful Righthander, ‘Who Hails From Ohio, Will Be Accorded Large Share of Credit. BY JOHN B. FOSTER. T will take a lot of bang-up good pitching by any one candidate in the major leagues to excel the 1927 record of young Charlie Root of the Chicago Cubs. Root s across the line on the run home now and if he can continue his present rate of success he should stow away 10 more victorfes this season. If he gets only nine he will have won 30 games, for he has 21 to his credit to date—tlhe largest total of any pitcher in the big leagues. If Chicago®wins the National League pennant Ohio will be right out in front with a claim on Root. He is an_Ohio product, hailing from the vicinity of Dayton, although he made | his big noise at Los Angeles, in the | Pacific Coast League, before Chicago grabbed him. Root's Feat Remarkable. Root’s record of 21 victories to date | 1s a remarkable feat in these days, when a pitcher may be called upon to handle a dozen new base balls in every game. Whenever the alibl boys talk about the lively ball they forget that | a pitcher who can get away without handling at least a dozen balls in a game is lucky. On some fields it runs higher. @ In the halcyon days—the days of the so-called dead ball, which was same as the “lively ball” of today— the pitcher often had to use but two extra base balls, and on larger flelds games were played with only two i@se balls in nine innings. That even happened on the Polo Grounds more | than once. Prior to the time that the | | the fans considered base balls batted into the stands | not uncommon to | six base balls at t souvenirs It was y any game with most | Comparison of Root's 1928 pitehing record with his showing this season will explain why the Cubs are leading in Natlonal League race today. { Tn 1926 Root won only one game from | Boston and lost two. Thus far this |season he has won two and lost one. He won two from New York last vear land lost five. nud this year he has !trimmed the Giants in four games and lost two. He lost nine games to these two teams in 1926 as against three thus far in 1927, He has won six this year as against three in 1926 Doing Better With Cards. Louis won three from Root and lost three to him. H: is d e better with the Cardinals for he has defeated them st only once. He wop om Brooklyn in 1926 and los* Thus far his 1927 record is two | victeries and no defeat inst Brook- |lvn. Cincinnati has been his victim |in four games while defeating him once this season. He t do as well |against the Reds as he did in 1926, for Ine took six games from them last losing none. n one game from Pittsburgh and lost three. This year he won four from the Pirates and s partly what ails the fellows like this Root of Chi- ¢ He has made a net difference in his share of victories over Pitts | burgh that could easily cost the Pi rates the pennant (Copyright in | two. | 097 STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE OMMY ARMOUR of Congres- sional, American and Cana- dian open champion, will carry his barnstorming cam- paign into the Baltimore sec- tor tomorrow, competing in two 18- hole matches over the Hillendale course with Bobby Cruickshank as his partner, against two sets of oppo- nents. In the morning Armour and Cruick- shank will play against Charles P. Betschler of the Maryland Country Club and Willie Scott of the Baltimore Country Club. In the afternoon they will be opposed by Jimmy Roche of Elkridge and Duncan Cuthbert of Hil- lendale. It will be the first exhibition match in which Armour has played in Baltimore. The open champion will be back in ‘Washington Sunday night, to remain at Congressional for a few days be- fore resuming his barnstorming ca- reer in quest of pelf, for the big money of a professional golfer must come while he holds his champion- ship. Incidentally, the Canadian open championship cup was expected to arrive at Congressional today. Many Washington people are expected to go to Baltimore tomorrow to see the open champion play. Dates for the playing of the women championship of the Middle Atlantic Golf Association have been tentatively set for the first full week in October, and the tourney will probably be played October &, 6, 7 and 8. The event will be played over the course of the Congressional Country Club and Mrs. E. Boy Morrow of Balti- Hagen Beat Jones By Sound Putting BALL 15 PLAYED ON UPSWING £ Hulp— BY SOL METZGER. When Hagen defeated Jones, 12 and 11, the Winter of 1926 in Flor- ida, the story was told on the greens, for Sir Walter took exactly 11 less putts than his opponent in that match. Hagen has ever been n_master of the greens. Watching Hagen at Inwood In the open when I could just see his head and shoul- ders over a bunker guarding the | zreen, 1 noted on a_30-footer he laid dead that his head did not come up until the putt was up to the cup. Hagen's putting is pendulum-like. the ball being played nearly off the left heel. His right hand is in con-. trol and his body never moves. The “club head is brought back slowly | on the line of the putt. The swing | torward is guided with his right hand. The important point about putting is that the face of his put- ter makes contact after the club- | head has passed the lowest point of | its arc. That gives a slight over- | spin and accounts for the even run | his | of the ball. (Covsrient. 19273 | THOUGHTLESSLY I FoRGGT T KAock AND WHEN T OPENGD THE DooR THERE STooD HER NEGLIGEE ! EMBARRASSING SITUATION BUT A. LADY GUEST IN 1T WAS AN ouT T Bowed AND, | ter rally | Elizabeth ! more will defend her title. Dorothy White of Washington, the women's District title holder, who did not play in the mid-Atlantic event last year, expects to compete. The trek of the Washington en- trants to Minneapolis for the amateur championship will start early in thé week and already speculation has turned to the number of Capital men who will qualify in he 32 who will meet at match play in the first round. D'Arcy Bannagan, assistant pro at Columbia, believes at least three and possibly four” men from the Capital will maks the grade in the medal round, which would give Washington one-eighth of the qualifiers. Last ye: out of four entrants, two qualified— Roland R. MacKenzie and Miller B. Stevinson. The luck of the draw threw them together in the first round All the Washington entrants this plan to get to Minneapolis not than Thursday to prepare themselves for the big test. ARMOUR-CHU.ICKSHANK CAPTURE CLOSE MATCH HARRISBURG, August 13.—Tommy Armour and ‘Bobby Cruickshank, star golfers. had to play their best game esterday to defeat (ieorge rris, local pro, and Ralph Gerhart, Colonial Club amateur ace. Armour and his partner's winning margin was 2 and 1. The exhibition match l“'«’l! staged on the Colonial Club inks. ruickshank turned in the best rd when he covered the course in 2, just one stroke better than par. Armour, the national open champlon, was one stroke behind. Morris missed two putts by inches and had to be content with a 75, while Gerhart, who was a finalist in the central Pennsy! tourney this Summer, shot a T The winners’ cards follow, Armour— (o[ T e 4 In ... 5 2 Out In LOGAN ATHLETES RETAIN THEIR PLAYGROUND TITLE Logan athletes still are track and flald champlons in District colored playground circles. These boys yesterday won the an- nual interplayground meet for the third straight year, scoring 33 points. Willow Tree was second with 26 and Cardoza third with 17. Twelve play- grounds scored points. 3 4—36—T72 Women In Sport BY (.'()Rl;'_.\'TFRAZlER. Girl Scout Counselors defeated their younger opponents representing the Scouts, 27 to 23, in a fourth-quar- of the annual Counselor: Scout basket ball game which iz a feature of the camp season at Fort Foote, Md. Scouts led the field throughout the first part of the game and had an 3-point edge on their opponents when the fourth period opened. The Coun- selor sextet redoubled ‘its efforts, however, overcame the handicap and turned defeat into victory. Josephine Stanton, Margaret Jones, Mueller, Janet Broadbent, Lydia Hunt, Hazel O'Neil and Dor- othy Greene played for the winners Scouts were represented by Barbara Brown, Marlon Kerr, Frances Noug- las, Ann Robinson, Anna Mae Simms and Elizabeth Gohlinghorst. By BUD FISHER