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18 Nats Must Win All Three Remaining Games With T'igers to Regain Secon TEAM MUST TAKE A BRACE TO ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING Harr:i-men Have Shown Worst Ball of Season Since Invading Detroit—TFi Suffered in 11-4 Sunday RBY JOHN B. KELLER. ETROIT, August 22.—Licked again by the Tigers in the Sunday engagement here, this morning all the Nationals had to do to get themselves hack intn second place in the American Jeague standing was sweep the re- Mainder of the series with George Moriarty's club. They were to have an opportunity to take two games this afternoon and tomorrow they are slated the Bengals in this town the last time this year. Unless there was a decided brace by the Harris horde, though, it will not be defending a second berth in the wind-up hattle of the set. The Nationals are plaving worse mnow than at any other time in the campaign and it does not seem to be | on the book for them to regain the advantage they held over the Tigers | hefore hittifix this town, at least while | they are here | 't so long ago there was consid- erable talk around the headquarters | of the Washington Club concerning a | likely slump by the league-leading | Yankees, The Nationals became “all het up” every time the matter was discussed and they plaved along bril- liantly to keep themselves nearer the Yanks than any other club in the all but hopeless chase. Yanks Failed to Slump. The Yankee slump has yet to come, bhut the Nationals certainly are put- ting on one of the strongest type. They have been slumping since the fth of the month. Up to that date. they went through a home stand of 11 games and won 9. Since that date, however, they have been in 15 games | 1o win but 4 and tie 1, while losing 10. That's reversing in sharp order. The Nationals hit the toboggan after | sweeping a three-game set with the Rrowns in Washington. When they went into the series with the Indians Harris and his athletes were enjoying # good lead over the third-place Tigers. Then everything went wrong. The club had a tough time getting an even break in four games with the Tribe, took but one of four games played with the Yankees, lost three in a row after winning one in the series with the Browns in St. Louis then ran into a raging band of Tigers here. Fifth Loss in a Row. Licked 11 to 4 yesterday, the Na- tionals matched an early season rec- ord, that for consecutive losses. It was their ‘fifth defeat since scoring a win, a string of reverses broken only i | to tackle | SPORTS. ifth Straight Reyerse Clash. after throwing three wide ones. Heil- mann cracked a double to score two. then Lisenbee, covering first. dropped a throw from McNeely that would have flagged Manush and Gehringer | went over with a tying tal Tigers Have Good Time. | From then on the Tigers had a fine time at Lisenbee’s expense, They ran | their hit total up to five while getting | a run in the fourth inning, got a sixth | hit hack of the third pass off lorace for another tally in the fifth and in the seventh mixed five hits and a pass with errors by Speaker and Goslin for five more markers. Final scoring for both sides came in the eighth. Ruel then singled and Bluege walked. After Reeves fanned Tate batted in Lisenbee's place and singled Ruel home. With Gehringer at third hase lHeilmann attempted to take second while Burke held the ball in the Tigers' portion of the round. Bob wheeled off the slab and threw to Reeves, who ran down Heilmaun. Gehringer, of course, headed for home | and made it safely when Ruel drop- | ped a throw from Reeves that had | the runner stopped. DETROIT, August 22.—There was another big crowd at Navin Field yes- terday, so the management put up the circus seats back of left and right fields, and all hits into them were | automatically two baggers. | The crowd of 29,000 did not call| for the erection of these temporary stands, however. There were size- able sections of the concrete stands unoccupied. Sam West left Detroit yesterday for Washington, where he is to have his injured leg treated. Joe Judge also w. slated for a return to the capital for the same purpose, but Manager Harris finally decided he would carry his ailing first sacker through the remainder of the West- ern swing. Lisenbee and Reeves hoth fell| asleep at the switch vesterday. After McNeely recovered the sphere he had dropped to give Warner a life in the third round, he threw it to the pitch- ers box and moved toward the Na- by last Saturday’s 15-inning tie. Back in May the Nationals dropped five games in a row. The Browns beat them on the eighth day of that month: then they moved to Chicago, where they lost three straight to the ‘White Sox, and moved over to Cleveland to lose a fifth on May 14. The exhibition of the Nationals yes- terday was Dpitiful in every way. Horace Lisenbee, who started on the hill for the club, did much pititul pitch- ing before he got out after the seventh inning. Bob Burke, left-handed his way through the eighth inning, but not so well. The fielding attempted by the Nationals generally was sluggish and loppy and at bat they showed noth- ing to brag about. True, they got 10 hits off Haskell Rillings, a right-hander fresh from Brown ['niversity, but only once did they get hits when hits meant something. That was in the second round, when they clustered three blows with & brace of passes and scored three runs. Thereafter the Nationals played as though only the Tigers were supposed to score. Lisenbee Starts Well. isenbee got away well and kept (o’lng until two were out in the third yound. Then a fumble of a thrown hall by Earl McNeely, subbing at first base, let a Tiger get on and Lisenbee promptly went up in the air. He went up so high that the Tigers backed that | error with two passes, a double anl| a miseue by the pitcher to get three| runs and match the Nationals’ count | before the inning ended. A pass to Goslin started the Na- tionals on their scoring way in the mecond session. McNeely sacrificed, then Ruel’s double put the Goose over the plate. Bluege lofted to the Tiger second sacker, but Reeves singled Muddy home and Bob scored when Rice singled after Lisenbes walked. The Tigers easily offset that lead when Lisenhee lost all his pitching ecunning in the third. As soon as Mc- Neely’s fumble put Warner on first, with two down, Lisenbee made nine pitches to pass Blue and Gehringer and load the sack: The one strike he hurled at the time was to Blue ANOTHER JOLT Tater . Johnsont Burk Totals ... & *Batted for Lisenbee +Ratted for Harris i 295=20=mansss’ @ | 225953927 ] S S Foaw Two-base hits—R mann. Blue, Shes ZRuet, Sacrifice—MeManys. Washineton, 13: Detroit. 6. First alls—Of Billings. .St Billings. i Hits—Of Liseniiee. 11 in in | inping. mni- - —Mewsrs. Gelnel. an. Time of game— ase on ek FPEY 2242253 s o PRPPREPRTPIIIIN-3-F A4 > ssomancahin .‘..~ seeppssansstuabetssonuniiol Taye: : Vau Alstyne = i3 tionals dougout, believing the Tiger had been called out. Earl soon dis- covered his mistake and rushed back to first, hoping to get the runner, who had pulled up after breaking to- ‘ward second. But Lisenbee, who had the ball by that time, clung to it desperately and allowed the Tiger to scramble back to the sack. Reeves mental lapse occurred in the fourth inning. With Tigers on first and second bases, Blue singled to cen- ter. The hit tallied Billings, but Speaker, who had fielded the ball, threw toward third in an effort to check Warner, Reeves cut off the throw, then stopped to watch Warner slide into the far corner. Blue dash- ed toward second, and not until Har- ris yelled loudly for help did the short- stop turn and throw. Then it was too late. Harris took himself out of the game after the seventh inning and sent Walter Johnson up to bat in his place. ‘Walter chased Manush far back for a catch, j missing a drive into a temporary stand for a double by a yard. . CUBS LOWLY RATED IN PRE-SEASON DOPE | Br the Associated Pre The dope takes many a strange twist In sports. Only a few months ago the Ath- letics and Pirates were odds-on fa- vorites to win the major league pen- nant races. But with little more than a month to go, the Athletics e oyt of the running, while the slugging Yankees have a lead that only a train wreck or an earthquake can upset. The Pirates, of course, are not out of it bt their chances of pulling through have lessened as the (Chi- cago Cubs have set a convincing | pace, 1f the Cubs win, it will be the big- geat dope upset in the National League s=ince the miracle team of | Boston Braves swept to the top in 1914, Out of 42 base ball writers around | the major league circuit who gave the Associated Press their opinions in advance of the 1927 races only one picked the Cubs. Even this hold choice was qualified by the predic- tion that either the world champion Cardinals or the Cubs would win. Only one other expert on the list rated the Chicagoans as high as sec- ond place. The majority picked them to finish fifth. CLOUTING OUTFIELDER IS BOUGHT BY INDIANS | DES MOINES, Towa, August 22 (@), Elton Langford, star fielder of the Dex Moines Western League club, has | been =old to the Cleveland Americans. | Langford is leading the league in| batting with an unofficial average of E . | In 1923 he was given a trial hy the New York Yankees, : BIG LEAGUE LEADERS | | THE FVEN | | { NG STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €. MONDAY, AUGUST 29 LOCATION By the Associated Press. EW tension ha into an interesting base ball race in the National League. he Chicago (‘ubs were in first place today by a margin of only three games over the Pittsburgh Pirates. St. Louis, in third place, was only four and one-half games away from the leaders, and the New York Giants, standing fourth, spotted the Bruins a five-adn-one-half-game margin. Despite the fact that the schedule favors the Cubs there are many pos- sibilities ahead in the final stretch. The Gants and Pirates both gained on the Cubs yesterday. New York took both ends of a double-header from Cincinnati. The scores were 9-8 and 6-1. Leslie Mann’s pinch hit in the ninth inning of the first game decided the issue. 1fis home run in the sec- ond game with & runner on base was| enough for the victory. The double killing brought the record of Me- Graw’s club to nine wins out of i1 starts since it came home off the road. Pittsburgh pulled a game out of the fire from the Brooklyn Dodgers. Wright's timely clout in the ninth sent Kiki Cuyler across the plate with the winning run. Hill and Doak hooked up in a tight pitching duel and Hill would have scored a shutout had not Grantham let a throw from Gooch go through him to center fleld. The Waner brothers did not figure in the scoring for the first time in many days. The defeat lowered the Robi into seventh place, the Braves climi ing up by being idle. Cleveland made it two ‘straight from the Yankees, Willis Hudlin rescuing Buckeye in the fourth inning and com- ing through for a 7-4 victory. It was the third _straight defeat for the Yankees. Babhe Ruth played only one inning and after he had xingled he been fnjected PIRATES AND GIANTS GAIN GROUND AS CUBS ARE IDLE retired, saying he had hurt his back. The Detroit Tigers strengthened their hold _on second place in the American League standing by beat- ing Washington, 11-4. Philadelphia batted three White Sox pitchers hard to gain an &6 decision. The Mackmen used three pitchers, but Sammy Gray, the last to be called upon, stemmed the Chicago threat. St. Louis and the Boston Red Sox met in the Mound City in an argu- ment over last place. The Brownies got into the .400 class by winning both ends of a double-header, 5-0 and 4-3, and chilled the Boston hopes of ever getting out of the cellar, A summary of yesterday's games: AMERICAN LFAGUE. ¥ i 0 angilder 000000000 20001002x . Welzer and Moore Boston St. Louis. Mackasc and Schan: R.H 06 5 7 v poSecond game— . ston. . 2 L] 0x—3 6 1| Jones, Crow- . 000000 St. Lotiis.. 10002007 Harrise. Wiltze and Hartley: der and Dison. Schans 420000020816 2/ 00101011—611 1 Gray and Cochrane: Jacibs, nabe and Crouse, Berg. New York 000400000—4 8 0 Cleveland.. 22000021x—711 0 Pipgras and Bengough: Buckeye, Hudlin and L. Sewell. NATIONAL LEAGUE. First game— R Cincinnati. 0610010008 010230003—9 New York.... _Luaue, Kolp. Nehf and Sukeforth: Fitz- ntwell, Benton, Clarkson and De- | Philadelohia | Chicago. Rommel, Grov Counally, Cole, E. H. 10 15 2 Second game— Cincinnati New York.! Rixey, Beckm: Tavlor Pittshureh 001000001—2 8 2| Brooklyn..... 000000010—1 7 0 Hill and Smith, Gosch: Doak and Henline, 000000100—1 8 11 0021001 27x—6 9 0 v and Picinich: Grimes and | MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. irst game— Toronto ... 000000000 Newark 100000001 x Doyle and Hargraves: Moore and Manion. R H.E 143 Second game— % 1000000—1 0001001 Bentley and Skiff. 3 3 B First game— Buffalo 001010110—41 000000000—0 Wiley and Pond: Jackson and Smith, 1 Sacond game— Buffalo 1000000. Jersey City." 00000 00— Leverenz and Devine: Brame and Daly. Rochester 100001101—4 9 Rending 66200000 0— Mills, Kircher. Bagby and Head: Hanson' and Davis Only games plaved. AMERICAN ASROC First game— OUE e aeevs 001100010: BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS . AMERICAN LEAGUE. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS, Detroit, 11: Washington, Cleveland, 7; New York, Philndelphia, i st L. 45 Bosto 4. 4. - ozmpuadiag Columbus Minueapolis 01010500 x— Lyons and Ferrell: Moon and Kenna. Second game— Columbus 0000000404 8 1 Minneapolis . BOOZ0O000X—T11 1 Fishbaugh, Morris and Bird: Malone and Krueger. First zame— Toledo ©. .. St Paul McCullougl and Gaston. Second game— Toledo St. Paul. Speece and O'Nei 0 001000020 5 000000000—0 : Maley and Siemer. 200000030510 0 02200020x—6 9 1 McMullen: Eddleman and Louisville Milwaukeo _Tineup and HITTERS. Player—Club. Simmons, Ath... 89 Hellmann, Tigers.102 Waner, Pir...115 Gehrig, Yankees.119 45 Harris, Pirates... 91 278 HOME-RUN SLUGGERS, Gehrig. Yankees, ms, | Hornsby, Wilson, Cubs RUN SCORERS. Gehrig, Yankees. Ruth, Yankees. Hornsby, L. Wane Combs, Yankees. . BASE STEALERS. Frisch, Cardinals isler, Browns. | Hendrick, Robin | Adams, Cubs, | Neun, Tigers. PITCHE] 2 ,.01 | | | RS. Hoyt, Yankees. adows, Pirates. Benton, Giants. J750 2333582 nson .. an Alstyse Reuther, Yankees. Moore, Yankees. 2 and Anderson. Brett Consines anty hville S sh Frances, Rogers and Kovlbecker Phillips. Littie Rock ttanoc First g Mobile New Orleans. .. Pierce, Coumbe and Que! tina and Dowie Morris’ and Wingfleld: Martina, Collard PACIFIC (¢ ancisco. 62 Portland 5. Lox Angeles. 0-4. Missions, 1-0 + Hollywood. 0-10. TEXAS LEAGUE. Dailas, 6-8: San_ Antonio. 1-1. Fort Worth. 6.6 Wichita Fails, 5.1: Waca. 4 Shreveport. 2: Houston, 1. SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE. I AMES TOMORKOW. Wash. at Detroit, NATIONAL LEAGUE. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. New Vork, incinnati, 8-1. Pittsburgh, rookiyn, 1. STANDING OF THE CLURS. Jeuuppug) ‘uBmgMINa avuaIng RECORD FOR PAST WEEK IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES| The week’s major league records of games won and lost, runs, hits, errors and opponents’ runs, including games Saturday, follow > Cleveland """, Washington . Boston. . . |6 to 4 RING £\ &£ Soldier Field in Chicago, whe pionship will be decided next mont south of the loop district. when 110,000 persos witnessed Temporary seats will The field was built by the war dead. south of the Field Museum. The may be seen in the background of The cost was approximately $6,000,000. re the world’s heavyweight cham- h, is on the lake front a few blocks The field was formally dedicated last Fall the Army-Navy foot ball game. crease the capacity to 161,000 for the big fight. y of Chicago as a memorial to its It lies directly southern elevation of the museum the picture. Great stone colonnades flank the field on the east and west. Tex Rickard, promoter of the fight, is shown at the right. At the left are Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey. ALLSTON and St. Joseph's are today tied for first place in the West section of the unlim- ited class of the Capital City League as the result of the ints' decisive 16-2 win yesterday over the Virginians. Kach now has won three games and lost one. Addi- son i only a half game behind. Hartfords tightened their hold on second place in the East section when they hit hard in the late stages to down lless A. C., 9 to 5. The victors today are two games behind the loop- leading t Moto Registering tecs, 10 to 5 a their victories to si starts and virtually clinched the fla i n_A of the Senior class. St s, by aid of a 9-0 forfeit over | Crescents, supplanted Aztces as run- ners-up. National Circles and Moose, who are staging a great fight for the lead in section B, with the former a half game ahead. Both were easy victors. Circles routed Robins, 13 to 4, and Moose blanked Atlantics, 9 to 0. | n over Az Auths boosted in as NICKERBOCKERS on their march 1oy limited champion: District yesterday when the; set back Glascoe's strong Shamrock 9 to 7. Harps lived up to their batting reputation, outhitting the winners, 14 to 11. Ross Fisher and Bernie McCarthy kept the losers’ hits well scattered, while Homan, Wise and _Corbin clouted at timely intervals for the winners. continued ard the un- hip of the afternoon, Willie nine, Kennedy A. C. fared badly as guests of Henr) Hise Hyattsville All- Stars on Riverdale diamond yeste day, dropping both ends of a twin bill, nd 5 to 1. Hiser's home run in the seventh with one on gave the home team the first game. A four-run start in the first inning accounted for the second game Anacostia Eagle Juniors scored sweet revenge over the only team that has defeated them this season, yester- day, when they shut out the Brent- wood Juniors, 5 to 0. Capt. O'Don- nell pitched his twentieth win, allowed five hits and fanned 10. Eagles meet tomorrow night at 1335 Ridge y southeast, at 7:30 o'clock. Mrs. Eva 0O'Donnell, manager of the Eagles, has taken over the Manhattans in Capital City League. Mertz Lewis' N presented a stellar brand of base hall veaterday to defeat Arlington Bear- cats on their home diamond, 4 to 1. Roche allowed but three hils, while Snoots was nicked for a dozen. Addison A. C. experienced no Aiffi- culty in disposing of Ma Cheseldine’s yesterday, banging out a Burrows led the attack with a home run, triple and pair of doubles in five appearances. Twenty | hits were registered by Addison players, Georgetown A. C. journeyed to An- napolis yesterday and duplicated the triumph’ that the Chevy Chase Bear cats scored over Annapolis A. C. on Saturday. Georgetown ran up an 8to-1 score. Columbo Sams, I pitcher with Annapolis, was off color, vielding 13 hits Cherrydale scored over its old rivals from Warrenton. Va., vesterday. 3, on Lyon Village diamond. Seven- teen hits were gathered off the visting hurlers. Bobhy Dove limited Elliott A. C. to hits yvesterday, while Nevalate clubbers banged two pitchers 7-to-1 vie A home run by 4 Klein in the fourth inning, with the bases loaded, tured. vesterday when Na defeated Walter , 5 to 4. N um gave 5 hits fanned R, while hi ded but 4 hits and fanned 5. Errors chances, Circles nd | yi | hurt both pitcher: Hilltop A. €. gained a double v i lowering Mount Rainer's and defeating Junior nine, 15 to 3. Wheeler and were the winning pitchers. Order Foley Maryland A. C. scored a 95 victory over District Heights nine yesterday in the first game of the three-game series to decide the champlonship of Prince Georges County League, Rrodt’s, Tnc., nine scored a 2-0 win over Franklin A. C. at Herald Harbor yesterda: Baden allowed ners three hits. Klein gave the losers four hits and fanned 11, Washington Red Sox and Croome, Md., nine battled 12 innings on the jatter team's diamond yesterday to a 6all deadlock. Darkness halted the tray, Liberty A. C. players are requested to meet Pop Kremb at his home, 718 Taylor street, tonight 7:30 o'clock. 8. D, Emery Midgets Sutslugged the 4 W o - in : L many | fheast Motor nine | nfield engaged in Reed | opponent the win- | ST. JOES TIE BALLSTONS FOR LEAGUE LEADERSHIP In section A of the junior class Auths, Senators and Coca Colas, all of whom are very much in the pen- nant hunt, won. Auths drubbed Ken- nedy, 16 to 3; Senators showed the to Waverlevs, 8 to 3, and Coca s defeated Palace, 5 to 3. loop leaders, lost a good chance to gain on the hard-pressing second-place Moose nine in section B, but was forced to divide a_double bill with Jewish Community Center. The scores wero 12 to 5 and 12 to 1, Peer- ! respectively. Touting their nearest rivals, Win- salls, 11 to 2, Corinthians got a firm- or grip on first place in section C. It was their sixth win in as many starts, | “Pwo new’ leaders appear today in the Midget class. Sam Rices and Es- kimos each staged a surprise yester- day to gain the top in sections A and R, respectively. Rices took Corin- thians to camp, 9 to 2, and Eskimos overcame Aces, 7 to 5. Americans hold second place by a scant margin as the result of a 5-to-1 win over Cal- houns. KNICKS CONTINUE STREAK BY TRIMMING SHAMROCKS | Collegians yesterda De Lozier and H. Evans led the win- ners’ attack. Miller Midgets won twice vesterday v Southeast Tigers, 6 to 3, and gles, 7 to 1. A triple play featured. Ahepa Insects defeated the Eddie Collins nine yesterday, 11 to 5. For fimsae; Wwith Ahepas call Franklin 2626- W. Jett hurled Eddie Collins Insects to a 6-5 victory over Senators yester- da Jeff fanned nine and was steady throughout. o E: Sam Rice Peewees want games. fray with the Aces is sought. Call Columbia 6700-W Rex Peewees want games in their class. Call North 1153-W, s being on the long and short end, | to win, 13 to 10. | SPORTS. By the Associated Press. HICAGO, August 22.—The thud of leather-covered fists will replace the thud of iron-shod hoofs at the Lincoln Field Race Track this week when Jack Dempsey and his sparring part- ners get into action there. Dempsey wound up his brief vaca- tion, before settling down to training. with a visit to the theater last night with his wife, the former Estelle Tay- lor, Tex Rickard, and a small party of friends. In her first public appearance, since her arrival, Mrs, Dempsey seemed to be nearly recovered from her recent illness. None but a few newspaper men knew of their visit until they were in their box near the stage. Given Rousing Welcome. Dempsey made his first bow to a Chicago audience at the police field meet_in Cubs park yesterday and 000 in the packed grandstand gave him an uproarious welcome. George Getz, the coal magnate, who loaned his name to Rickard as legal promo- ter of the Soldier Field fight intro- duced Dempsey. Michael = Hughes, and honorary membership in the de- partment. With Mayor William Hale Thomp- son in the pitcher's box and Rickard behind the plate, Jack drove the first ball pitched past the Mayor's shins over the second base, and the trio then retired in favor of the nines rep- regenting the Detroit and Chicago police department: A steady stream of visitors at Dempsey’s bungalow on the Morrison Hotel roof, has interrupted all his plans except his daily auto rides with his wife, but Dempsey is about ready chief of police, gave Jack a gold star | d Place 'DEMPSEY TO BEGIN GRIND FOR BIG BOUT THIS WEEK Shade, His Leading Sparring Partner, Expected to Report Today—Jack Is Given Great Ovation at Chicago Police Field Meet. eclusion of his nd get down to withdraw into the Lincoln Feld camp now to_hard work. He planned to take his first look at his quarters there this afternoon and also expected to get in a round of golf. Golf, e hopes, will form a regn lar part of his daily training routine this week, with workouts in the ring deferred until about Thursday. ade, his principal sparring partner, was expected from New York some time today, with Allentown Joe Gans and Martin Burke due tomor- row. Dempsey feels that the one month of time remaining before the comeback fight is more than enough for him to get ready again for Tun- ney. Blueprint Ts Ready. rd’s blueprint of the seating arrangements of Soldier Field was at | last ready for presentation today to | the Tllinois State Athletic Commis- sion, so that their formal approval would permit the ticket sale to begin tomorrow, Only the cheaper seats will bhe ready for sale by that time, as the | advance orders for ringside seats have not vet been sorted and allotted. Mr. Getz has not vet selected his commit- tee of five to distribute the ringside chairs among the thousands of appli- s, Demps manager, Ri s former comrade and Jack Kearns, passed through Chicago last night on his way to Cleveland where Mickey Walker, world middleweight champion, on Tuesday, boxes his first match since his return from England. Kearns said he would return to Chicago after the Cleveland bout and renew his legal efforts to collect a share he claims in Dempsey’s ring earnings at the hattle of the Sesquicentennial a vear ago. |HORNSY MAKING DRIVE TO LEAD THE BIG EIGHT By the Associated Pres togers Hornsby, otherwise known as the Rajah, is threatening the pace- makers in the big eight fold, par- ticularly his old rival, Babe Ruth. With a batting average of .352, and is on the heels of the fourth place Bambino. Paul Waner of the Pirates remained in front with a percentage of .384. The standing: P. Waner. Pirate: Gehrig. Yankees. . Speaker, National Fi Cobh, Roush, YIELDS LONE RUN, ONLY FIVE HITS IN TWIN BILL BRIDGEPORT, Conn;, August 22 (). —Ed Taber, bespectacled left-hander of the Pittsfleld team of the Eastern League defeated Bridgeport, 3 to 1 and 3 to 0 vesterday afternoon and al- lowed only a scratch hit in the second game. second game and failed to issue a base {on balls. five hits, .- VACCA FIGHT FAVORITE. L0S ANGELES, August 22 (P.— Johnny Vacca of Bridgeport, Conn. two times victor over Fidel La Barba, world champion flyweight, in non- titular bouts, is the favorite to make it three striaght when the pair come together here tomorrow night. PR RED SOX BUY A PAIR. BOSTON, August 22 (P).—The Red vears old, shortstop, from the fon team of the Eastern Shore League, and CIliff Garrity, 22, pitcher. | from the Edinburg club of the Texas Valley Teague. By the Associated Prass. 2W YORK, August porary though it may be, a change has heen made in the American polo line-up for the international series with Great Britain that leaves the road open to retention of the big four of three years ago. During a practice m; at Port Washington, N. Y., Winston Guest and J. Cheever Cowdin, the two new members selected two weeks ago by the United States Polo Asso- jation, were replaced hy J. Watson Webb and Malcolm Stevenson, the men whose places they had been awarded. The defense committee, fn making the changes, explained that Guest and Cowdin still were to be considered as members of the American team, but the reason for the displacements, pffi- cials declared, was the poor showing of the new men, coupled with the marked improvement noted in the play of Stevenson and Webb. The unexpected readjustment in the | American line-up came at a time when the regulars were in a 4-4 tie with the second team, on which Stevenson and Wehb were playing. Shortly after Webb and Stevenson joined Devereanx Milburn and Tommy Hitchcoek of the regulars they ran from the Yannigans by an count. The American team was two weeks ago on _the form that time,” said Louis ch yesterday chosen hown at stoddard, The Studebaker other au{o(ngbi{c Equipped, and 1636 CONN. AVE. Phone Pot. 5718 WEBB, STEVENSON RETURN TO AMERICAN POLO TEAM president of the United States Polo Association. “Since then Webb and Stevenson have shown such marked There is will line them another chance. telling how the team agninst the British. up there will be an official announcement | to that effect.” Based on the relative scores in yes- terday’s match, it would appear that Webb and Stevenson, given another chance, are favor, provided they can keep up the current showing. The realignment may have heen made to silence some of the critics who protested when Webb and Ste- venson were left out in the original selection. At any rate, the starting line-up for the first match at West- hury, N. Y., September 5, still is in douht and it may not be announced until shortly before the time of the series. WOULD COMPEL BOUT. NEW YORK, August 22 (P.—An ap peal to the National Boxing Commis- sion to compel Sammy Mandel to de- fend his lightweight boxing title against Sid Terris had been made by Promoter Humbert Fugazy. A simi- lar protest recently was made by Abe s A Challenge! out-speed, out-climb, out-live!—any made, selling under MAKE US PROVE IT! Studebaker “Commander.” REDUCED PRICE, $1,695 JOSEPH McREYNOLDS, Inc. STUDEBAKER BUILDING Katz, manager of Terri “Commander” will * Hornsby has overhauled Frank Frisch 41| Jack Shark He pitched to only 28 batters in the | In the two contests he allowed but | A | Sox have purchased Joseph Doughty, | improvement that we decided to give | no | | For the present | | the team stands as we announced it | two weeks ago, and if we change it | likely to remain in official | | | Order. .. Fully Delivered—New QR 14th & R. Phone Pot. 1631 | TUNNEY 2-1 CHOICE TO BEAT DEMPSEY By the As: Jack Dempsey was a 3-to-1 favorite to trim Gene Tunney last September, but with their return fight exactly a month off, Tunney is a 2-to-1 shot to repeat his victors Apparently the experts who could see nothing but the devastating punch- er of old in the Dempsey preparing for last year's battle now are almost as ¢ convinced that the erstwhile a mauler is still mostly a “hol- | low shell.” in spite of his knockout of ciated Press. They believe Dempsey should have been disqualified for fouling Sharkey instead of being awarded a knockout victory. They further contend that Dempsey., but for his so-called break, would not have gone much farther nst the Boston gob anyway; in other words, that he is through. It may be in the minority, but there is just as fnsistent a school of fistic thought convinced that Dempsey, re- gaining confidence and punching power. if not his old speed, will turn the tables on Tunney at Chicago. Dempsey, these observers argue, still ean take it and come back to ap- ply the decisive wallop. He took plenty. they point out, from both Tun- ney and Sharkey, the difference being that he showed against Sharkey an ability to connect that was sadly missing against Gene. Tunney may figure to be too smart, too fast and too good a boxer for Dempsey, improved though the latter may be. But the same factors were held to be in Sharkey’s favor. They did not work out because Dempsey crowded the Boston sailor from start to finish. The answer, if any, seems to be that Dempsey must carry the fight to Tun- ¢ from the opening gong if he is to conversely, that Tunney's main reliance is to hold off the plunging ex- champion, spear him at long range, or tie him up at close quarters. KEANES STAY IN FRONT IN PETWORTH CIRCUIT T. T. Keanes and Tremonts. leaders and runners-up, respectively, in the Petworth Senior League, kept pace yesterday, each winning after hard fight Keanes squeezed out a 9-8 triumph over Yorkes and Tremonts finally van- quished Kanawhas, 6 to 5, after 12 thrilling innings. Keanes are now ‘a game ahead of Tremonts. | AT THE SIGN OF THE M0oON I Big Savings to You i p= = Established 1898 In Our August SALE Room needed for Fall stock. Light and medium weights, suitable for early Fall wear. 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