Evening Star Newspaper, August 21, 1928, Page 25

THE ™ ESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1928 Griffs’ Chm‘bzng Bid Menaced by East : Braves Due Much Credit if Giants Win ANOTHER ALL-NEW lORK | YAKSMDHIHS ANOTHER ALLEW MR BY WALTER TRUMBULL. OOK as the ball players do, and you | will see that the dope at present | points to a world series con- | fined strictly to New York. That might not be so good for major league base ball, but you will not hear any shrill cries of protest from New York fans. he inhabitants of America's largest city are divided in their allegiance. | Some of them favor the Yankees, while others root for the Giants. They like nothing better than to argue the que: tion of superiority and have the argu ment settled by the meeting of the two teams. There is no absolute assurance that of the New York entries will fin- The big series might travel adelphia and St. Louis, but nlikely, Either the Yankees | or Giants should come through. A’s Chances Not Bright. the Athletics started a they would have had a is not a bright one, It kees have been ase ball and that fallen down bad- It also is true that nock will not do MAKECONGROLEH Boston lJinx Also to Be Met L in 14-Game Block—West Less Formidable. BY JONN B. KELLER. N their struggle to finish the season in a first-division berth in the American League, the Nationals probably will find Eastern rival more troublesome than those of the West, Although the Ha e is down to both sections this year in so far as number of victories is concerned it has been the East that has licked i more decisively Western i group they ¢ 34 defeats. ing 14 Easterners. )‘1 P lic in 52 In etk s layed at a 493 clip against the W his vear. but little fine | q 1v in their hitting. the absence of Pe them a bit of good. but Miller Huggins has a powerful club and one which does its best when the going gets rough is the possibility that the take four straight games w York in that final . Such a thing might turn the \c‘fllp\ of war,,but it is about as likely as that Paddock could give Percy Wil- liams four yards start and catch him in 100. The ‘best chance the Athletics have is that they will keep on going at top speed and that the Yankees will | have another bad slump. i John McGraw certainly has done a |great job with the Giants. His club | is young, game and ambitious and that | is the type of team McGraw can lead | best. Veterans are inclined to be less | cnthusiastic than youngsters ‘They conserve their cnergy and are anxious | {to obtain good figures in the batting | and fielding records. A voungster will | try for anything and everything. nn‘ and on would grab 1 inst the the Washington ax; 10 of the games leit West, but would show a ord of only 5 winis against 9 losses for the remander of the battling with the East. During the seven days beginning day. the Nationals will carry the fight for a first-division place to the clubs immediately above them, the fift White Sox, who begin a set h afternoon, and the fourth-place In- dians. This morning. the Tribe was but two full games ahead of the local out- fit. A fine chance, apparently, to get | Into the upper bracket within a week. But right on the heels of these series with the two Western clu the Na- tionals will run into their block of 14 engagements with the East Che Yankees will visit Washington to play three times, the Athletics will follow for a like number of tilts and the Red Sox will wind up the local season with # three-game set. Between the jousting { will glve all he has and will play just in the games lost column, as hard when the game seoms Jost., will take orders willingly and the re- sult frequently is better team worl Given sufficient inspiration, a young- ster drequently plays better than he knows hot 2 He 5 team has the double ad- of youth and experience. Most men are young. but most of ve boen playing ball since they Freddy Lindstrom. for e s o veteran at 19. This same dy has been knocking the cover off | the ball Hogan may not be as light on his feet or as gr some others, but he holds up his pitchers, plays his head off and hits when hits are needed Cohen is no Hornsby, but he covers a lot of ground and is a mighty second baseman Jackson Clas: There v Shortstop. pitchers than moundsman. he has won 20 gamo: > he pitehes with his head | cll as his arm. Here is | hewson school— ‘ -\\.mm have bee first to give him the prais due It that phia have weak t. Louis has \\m\ 15 g1 from Boston and ha phia and Brookly which means | that the Giants had liitle chance to pick up any ground in the West. They could, of course, pick it up in St. Louis and they did. It was a great stand they made there. Any team takes three games out of three St. Louis club is playing ball. St. Louis is hot on New and is a strong and fighting club, but it has lost its big advantage. If the Cards had taken those three gam from the Giants the National League race would have been practically over As it is, this should be a great finish The Giants have the playing the last few weeks of the so son on their home grounds. That m tell the story (Copyright. ]‘Px n Benton. not only becau but. becav and heart which d on the Phlhdvl- is s this from the Db North American News- Allianc with the Athletics and the & series of five games. This portion of the schedule doesn't look any too bright for the Nationals. It may mean that the club after fight- ing its way to the select bracket will be thrown below the money-line again by its rivals of this section and forced to wade through the Western ranks dur- ing the last two weeks in September in an effort to achieve the goal now sought. | Right now. prospects of a strong stand against the White Sox and Indians here are bright. for the Nationals have dis- played much spirit in getting the bet- ter of the Browns and the Tigers in the two series just ended. But getting | the better of the Yankees and the | Athletics. at present engaged in a real contest for the flag. promises to be something elsc. And the Red S though they are at the bottom of the list and apparently doomed to st: there, have been jinxes all season Looks as though the block of 14 games femaining with the FEast will bear heavily on the Nationals’ first division | Aspirations. TAYLOR WILL FIGHT BY FAIR PL | EW YORK, Augst 21-—Roberto | Roberti is claiming the heavy- | weight title because he was de- clared the winner over Johnny | Risko last Wednesday evening. | The fact that a fou! blow decided the contest. or the margin of Risko's lead up to the time the low punch terminated it, | does not temper the bold statement Roberto has issued. And, like those who have gone before him, Roberto stands | ready to meet all worthy challengers for the title. With this off his chest, Roberto takes personal promoter, Humbert Fugazy, | are dickering to coax Jack Sharkey lnflo | the ring with him. The Boston Tar w jlntroduct‘d just before the Risko bout | and was a careful observer of all that | took place inside the ring. Judging from | Sharkey’s remarks during the contest, | { Pugnzv will have no-trouble at all get- | his signal AS FEATHERWEIGHT f5 i min it irie. By the Associsted Press. | Msxle Hoff, the same *boo-boo™ who | NEW < A 2 is suing Gene Tunney, comes forth with | g Tf:ffii‘:‘?“;::;l‘ i“":l:‘: | a statement that his southpaw battler, a back seat while his manager and his ;7 ROBERTISHARKEY BATTLE SOON MAY BE ARRANGED Jack Gross, fs more than anxious to meet Roberto in a return contest. The former meetmg was a good one, Gross was then just recovering broken hand, Hoff thinks his now has better than an even chance of stcpping the big Italian. The chances are, however, that Gross will not get many chances to display his | | punch on many first-flight men. His | uthpaw stance 1s against him, and it one of the unwritten Jaws T New Yorkers will be without an en- try among the younger flight of heavi But next year! Oh, m: e boys are looking forward to tI debut of Al “TNT” Lassman. Al broke | his leg on the foot ball field but now is ready to join Chick M violent eleven and after the grid season is over will take his place as the rank- ing heavyweight of New York Univer- | sity.a Bronson, right-hand man of Gene ney, will take the youngster in hand after his mn-ge days are over. | The big fellow packs a sleep wallop in his right hand. With a bit he may make his mark. WDDXII o 19"'\ this year. National Boxing Association bantam- | good | York's heels | and as | from a | battler | HARDY ATHLETIC shortstops than | which | PECIMEN AT 59 EDWARD BELIU‘TT. ARE SCHEDULED SUNDAY The list fn- | cludes: naughts and Silver Spring and | Washington Red Sox. Atlantic 3777-W: Union Printer nines will feature | Washington Gas Light, Main 8280, the sandlot program in this | branch 22; Berwyn A. C., Berwyn 108; section. | St. Joseph's A. C.. Franklin 10441 Pete Haley will take his title-defend- | afier 5:30 o'clock; Chevy Chase A. C., ing outfit to Alexandria to meet Brownie | Wisconsin 3027; Cardinal A. C., Cleve- | Lemeric's 'Naughts on Baggett Field at | land 4831: Kenilworth Midgets, Georgia | 3 o'clock. Dick Hughes, Haley's mound | 1542 ace, and Jeff Smith, another veteran | — sandlotter, are expected to mexncm ln‘ But one hit wa: hurling ducl. Both teams were in Capi- tal City League A unlimited section, in | and Indian Head teams yesterday at which division Georgetown A. C. copped | Bryantown. Indian Head won. 2 to 1 the flag. Edelin held the winners to 1 hit while Union Printers, having just returned | Hottle, winning pitcher, was not touched | from a trilumphant campaign at Bos-| for a safety. ~Walks and errors ac- | ton, will be an attraction on Wheaton | counted for -the three runs. | diamond against Brook Grubb's team. | _ Herndon Fairlous, who defeated Odd | | Fellows yesterday, 6 to 1, have booked | Pop Kremb has scheduled a meeting | Leesburg for Saturday and Sunday. | | of his Liberty A. C. players at his home. | frving Claude held Odd Fellow bat: | 718 Taylor street. at 7:30 o'clock to- | men to 4 hits yesterday. Murphy m].\ morrow night. New members will be | Jected 3 of the winners' 13 safeties, | welcomed. Libertys are to journey to| Rockville Sunday to meet Rockville A.C.| Pitcher Kuhnert held all of the at- | | LASHES between Georgetown Av‘ week-end. C. and Alexandria Dread- “recorded_during a | A.C.to'an 8 to'1 win over Aces. one hit was gathered off him and that came in the eighth. Manager Rose of Terminal Ice nine | has carded Saks-Kroydens for a_game Sunday at 1 o'clock on East Ellipse diamond. The latter team boasts a long o ~ | winning streak which Terminals hops | o Caf®’}, Piiching cnabled Cabin John | 1 A. C. | to-shatter. 9 to 6. Johnnies gathered 15 hits. Cronin Insects hit hard behind Chewning's effectivo_pitching for a 12 to 3 win over Woodridge Insects sterday. | RN | An Brown & Wood players are to | meet Thursday night at the home of Charles Fenwick, Falls Church, at 8 o'clock. Those unable to attend are asked to call Falls Church 318 after 6 | o'clock. ! innings, _ Many teams are secking games for Shamrocks, Peerless 8 to t WEEK DAY TEAMS PLAN Insects | LEXANDRIA, Va, August 21—, cision to Herndon Fair-lous at Ash Plans are being made by Ralph | land, Va. Schrivener, captain of the Hus- | L — | tlers' Bible Clags team, to form | Manager Leslie Deavers wants senior a “double-loss {knockout series” | class games for his Potomac Yard Re- among the week-day teams of this cit; on Bureau team. His telephone number is Alexandria 516, branch 3 He has talked the matter over wi representatives of the Virginia Public | 2nd he may be phoned there between 4 pm. and midnight. Service Co.. Alexandria Post Office, Co- lumbia Engine Co., Baraca Bible CIass | pureay and Accountants plaved to a 6-all tie yesterday afternoon on the of the First Baptist Church nines and officials of the . Railioad | potomac Yard diamond in an R., F. | & P. League game. League and prospects for staging the series are considered good. s ‘The series will not be conducted as Alexandria Police Department’s base a league operating on a regular sched- | ball team will be seen wearing black | armbands in their next appearance on | the diamend. The bands will be worn | ule but will be run off so that the team losing two games will automatically be | climinated. [ e | Sergt. Elton B. Hummer, who was fatal- Manager Charles Corbett of the St.| ot 4 { Mary's Celtics, and Eddie Allen of the | 1} Shot carly Saturday morning. = Serge Dreadnaughts, a | i ot e have agreed to play i three-game series which probably will| A birthday party in honor of Charles start on September 2. | Corbett, manager of the St. Mary Celtics. was held at the home of Mrs Ruth Kidwell by the players and hostess Sunday night A called meeting of the Alexandria Gun Club will be held in the secretary office Friday night at 8 o'clock to dis- e cuss several suggested improvements. Hume Springs defeated the A. C. of Fairfax, Va. 4.to 3. Jack Allen has been appointed man- | Btz i District of Columbia Fire Department ager of the Columbia Engine Co. base | ball team during the absence of Leo|plays the St. Mary's Celties here Sat- Fairfax to turn back Travilah A. C, | A SERIES IN ALEXANDRIA | dwindled | Vance, | Jimmy | the 'LEADING UNLIMITED NINES f[)( HUB AIH[[IES STAR FOR MGRAW Genewich Latest to Prove His Worth by Turning Back Reds, 5 to 3. nine-inning game between Bryantown | Bs the Associated Press F John McGraw wins his eleventh National League pennant this year, the Boston Braves, themselves as- sured of finishing no higher than seventh, can take a good share of the credit Some of the most important cogs in the New York Giants’ machine came under McGraw's control after an ap- | prenticeship at Boston. Without Larry Benton, Frank Hogan, Jo® Genewich, Jim Welsh and Les Mann. it's a bit dif- ficult to believe that McGraw, great manager though he is, could drive the | tention yesterday as he hurled Mavis | Giants into the leadership of a league But | boasting as many strong aggr .Mm“’ as does the National this vear. All five of these regulars or srml-ncuin' made the trip from Boston to New York dur- ing the past year or so After Benton had pitched the Glants into first place at St. Lous Sunday, Genewich cnabled them to remain there yesterday at Cincinnati, wherz he turned back the Reds. 5 to 3. Joe had plenty of uneasy moments, but in the long run the Reds found him easy to Piling up a good lead in the early |hit but_exceedingly difficult to score defeated | Upon. Eppa Rixey, the longest left- hander in the majors, pitched out of | turn and found himself well smacked for his pains. He finally turned over job to Pete Jaslonowski in the | cighth. Cards Gain Two Points. Nosing out the Brooklyn Dodgers, to 1. the St. Louis Cardinals gained | tractionally on the Giants, whose lead to 2 percenage points_de- spite their victory at Cincinnati. Dazzy who had won seven straight the victim of a ninth ed winning run with one out, Wilson's single with the bases filled turning the trick Jess Haines got credit for the Cards' victory, but tha real hero was Fred Frankhouse. who turned in a sensa- tional winning streak for St. Louis the fag end of the last eampaign Frankhouse allowed four hits in seven and two-thirds innings before giving the | way to Haines with the score tied. The | out, of respect for the memory of Police | {to the Pirates Dodgers scored their run in the sixth inning only with the aid of a wild | piteh. The other National League games were slugging bees, in which the Phils and the Braves turned back the Chi- cago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates. ‘The Phils pounded four Cub pitchers for 18 hits and an 11-to-6 victory at Chicago. Four home runs were smash- ed out. one of them being Hack Wil- son’s twenty-eighth of the year. The Braves and Pirates battled for nearly three hours before Hornsby's crew beat the Corsairs. 14 to 11. in a slugfest in which 36 safe hits were reg- istered by the scorers. 19 of them going Burleigh Grimes, ace of the Pittsburgh staff. was batted out | Deeton, who is attending the Virginia | urday on Corbett Field at 4:30 p.m. | of the box in the fifth inning. | State Firemen's convention at Ocean View. A game is wanted for Sunday. | played two games on the same diamond | Phone Alexandria 2198, between 5 and | by the Celtics Sunday. e % Dreadnaught A. A. will meet the | Sarepta Ledge, No. 46, Independent | Georgetown A. C. of Washingion Sur.- Order of Odd Fellows, lost a 6-to-1 de- ! day in Dreadnaught Park at 3 o'clock. ##t “"MODERATION IN ALL THINGS" IS BECKETTS KEY TO HEALTH JACK SCOTT BACK TYPOS SEEK G. P. 0. AGAIN WITH GIANTS PLAGE IN TITLE SET| Woodridge A. C. of Washington will be | | A’s Lose More Ground. In the American League the idle | #lew York Yankees added another half game to their lead over Philadelphia when the Athletics bowed to the St. Louis Browns, 9 to 2. Howard Ehmke and Joe Busch were battered for 18 | hits, Manush and O'Rourke getting four | apiece. Meanwhile Jack Ogden was setting the A’s down with four safeties | The A’s now trail ‘he Yankees by five and a half games. Red Faber granted the Red Sox only /# weight championship and will campaign 1in the future among the featherweights. | Taylor's decision was announced here | in a letter to Jess McMahon, match- maker at Madison Square Garden, from Eddie Long, manager of the Terre Haute “Terror.” As a matter of fact, Taylor's “volun- tary” surrender of his crown doesn’t mean much of anything. L2 was named DEATH OF JOHN COX IS LAID TO DROWNING | BY the Associated Press. NATICK, Mass, August 21.—William | “Pooch” Donovan, noted Harvard | ‘fl‘ hits and the Chicago White Sox | trimmed Boston, 6 to 4. Walter Shires, “POOCH” DONOVAN DlES AT AGE OF 62 Veteran physxcal Dlrector of YMGCA. - | Though Nearly Three Score Years of Age, Still Leads Gymnasium Classes Daily. CINCINNATI, August 21 (#).—John| An effort was being made today to|29-year-old recruit first baseman, star- | McGraw today announced the repur- | prevent Government Printing Office | red on the offense for the White Sox, | chase by the Giants of the veteran | nine of Government League from com- | Setting four hits, mf‘udlnx a triple. grighi-hnndcr, Jack Scott, from the | peting in the week-day league series | HOWARD TRACK TEAM By the Associated Press. KENOSHA, Wis., August 21.—That John T. Cox, 25-year-old sprinter of the | g Toledo club of the American Associa- | game scheduled with Loffiers nine of | tion for Bill Walker and an unan- | Inltliu‘sl‘flale;usue : | nounced cash consideration. Walker is | plicinie Webb, manager of the Union nt star in his| | Printer outfit, which claims the cham- to the throne by the National Boxing|Chicago Athietic Association. was a Association after Charley (Phil) Rosen- berg discovered he couldn’t make the weight. Taylor's right to head the'di- vislon never was recognized York and the National Boxing Assoc! tion itself several months ago decrced that Taylor had forfeited his right to the title through failure to d-fend it.| At that time the National Box sociation said that there w founded belief that Tay eould make 118 pounds fighting for months at by a post-morten examination which | w | showed there was water in the lungs. | The body was found yesterday in Twin Lakes, 20 miles west of here. It| A the opinion of the doctors that young Cox, who disappeared from his home in Chicago Thursday, had bren dead for several days. He was fully dressed when found. Cox has been a consistent point win- ner for the Chicago Athletic Association |for eight years. He Mas competed in the 50 to 70 yard dashes indoors and | on leaves the : 100 to 300 yard runs outdoors, bu be taken in the Eastern sector to re edy this condition. An _elimination series is planned with Bushy Graham of Utica, N. Y.; Kid Francis of Italy and Al Brown, the lankv Panama negro, as the chief contende: GENE TUNNEY TO VISIT ENGLAND AND IRELAND PARIS, August ney wil) have a look Ireland before he on the continent In a sent to the Associated steamship Mauretznia, the heavyweight champion said after jand- ing at Plymouth tomorrow he would go % London by automobile then proceed o Ireland for a three-day visit From Ireland the former champion wili return to London for what he hopes « 1o be “quiet visits” with friends there WINS LEAGUE PENNANT Government Printing Of feated Agriculture yesterday the victory gave G. P. O straight Colored Departments pennant. Yesterd final and deciding contest of the half series. G. P. O, alee won i half series Fights Last Night By the Associated Press | NEW YORK.--Leo Lomski Wash,, knocked out Ge: ., N. J. (4). Ma York, knocked out Ai City (5) PHILADELPHIA —Pete tic City, won from Matt Adg delphia (10). Rene De Vos defeated Babe McCorgarry, Oklahoma (10). Jack Salem, N. J.. knocked out Sully Te (1). Tom ‘Toner, Philadelphia, xnocked out Tom Nelson, St. Paul (2). | SEY CITY.—Corpl. lzzy Schwartz, | "York, knocked out Felix Martinez, (3). Ernie Hood, Pasadena knocked out Paulie Smithers, 4) Dave Shade, California feated Joe Anderson, Cincinnatl (10) Stewart, Chicago, outpointed Genaro, Chicago (). Jdoe ! Oclwein, Tows, won from Joe Louis (6) Howard Herman Aberdeen smith 11, New Jer e 2 thie ¥y Latzo, Atlan- e Phila- retired nine de- 8 10 4. and fou 1 wa ardine, St CINCINNATI Cineinnati. outpointed Indianapolls (6) Mitchell Clar); | Cleveland | | FRAZIER. | 1f junior golfers (18 years and under) would signity their interest in having | + District champlonship for their clasy | by sending In their “vote” for it to this | column we could determine whether | there is 8 real desire for it All youth- tul golfers, whether affiliated with clubs | not, are invited 1o make known their { wishes, directing their remarks o | Womeén in Sport, The Evening Star.” | Physical examinations are Tequired of all Girl Scouts preparing to attend | the Beout encampment during the next | three weeks at Camp Mataoki | Leonards, Md., 1t has been N\luuutfl by Dorothy Greene, director ( These examinations should he made | two weeks before girls leave for camp ! and any in the first group scheduled to g0 Saturday who have not appolntments with Girl Scout phy- siclan, must pre certificat from | thelr family physiclans to Miss Greene before starting for camp. Seouts expecting to attend eamp the | second or (hird week of the season are | urged 1o arrange for their physical ex | aminations without delay BY CORINNE much there in ports rnament be one | ng one come y by should fac provided? mind in v junsor golfer a junior champions ¥ Such & tournament 1 held in Washington. Bul th son why it never should b gaust have its 1 golters woul 8 title tourns there i5 no reason mur } cour into serviee parks links Golf no folks” game universal spor players are the training ensl tennis world & Dorothy champion pame Do teens Ar Eponsive. 11 junior desitre for numbers club or pressed piiblic e their uffierent why some recognized e | is and ones Betty Wartman was crowned checker her | champion of the Chevy Chase play early | ground yesterday, having won the an- tournament field of 38 | conteslents, developing in her the most nual o er a | worse | ter filled their | | Pittshurah athletic trainer, a s victim of drowning has been determined | youth, and internationally known as an | his | , died at He was authority in many spc home here early today. 62 | years old. Donovan was stricken at the Olympic games at Amsterdam, and on the ad- vice of physicians returned in advance of the team. His condition, at first not thought serious, took a turn for the| ral days ag: In recent years he had suffered from | heart trouble and had been admonished to relinquish some of his activities, but this he was reluctant to do. At Harvard, where he had been a sociated for more than a score of yeai Pooch™ started as coach for the tra squad and later became trainer of the foot ball and base ball tean He was | widely known as an expert on boxing and had * weight batt Donovan and tw overed” many major heavy- s for Boston newspapers eaves his widow daugh- sons. GALLAGHER TAKES TRIP. Marty Gailagher, local er, Jeft last it for Chicago to take part in veveral bouts. Gallagher won two dscistons in as many tarts re- cently in the Windy City. AMERICAN LEAGUE. YESTERDAY'S RESULT! STANBING OF THE CLUBS. Philadelnhia Louis Clevelana st Percentaze Chica = Washington New York “hiladelrhin o » “hicaxo Washington Detrait n Lost ' [ " 31003 0 A RO 6460657 4 el GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW St is at N Yorlk st Louls at N. Vork Chicago at Wash'ton Chieago al Wash'ton, Cleveland at Phila, Clevelund at Phils. Detrolt at Boston. Detrolt at Boston. NATIONAL LEAGUE Brosklin = Pittsdarch New York St Louls ‘hicags neinnu il 104542 R0 1067 32 21,04 510 o 4 i [ e 434602 152152161 301711 GAMES TOMORROW Rrogkive at %t Srookiyn Boston Philadelphia Lost GAMES TODAY, Fhila, #t Chicage, Braakivn at 8t 1 N York at Cinnall lo-lul ab Pittab b, rw. at Ll heavyweight | Il 5 | ration, letic ranks 1s C. Edward Beck- | ett. veteran director of the | men's physical department of | the Central Young Men’s Christian As- soclation at 1736 G street. Though he |15 59 years old and has been with the | local Y for ‘@re than 28 years, Beckett | still is active on the floor of the gym every day. He conducts one period of | | instruction four days during the week | and two periods on two days Beckett came to Washington April | 16, 1900, as assistant director of the | physical department of the Y here. At | that time he held a similar post in t | West Side Branch of the Baltimore Y. | | Mel Rideout, now in the West, was di- rector here when Beckett began his duties. It was as the result of requests made by members of the Washington Y who made his acquaintance at meel ings In various sports between teams o the Washington and Baltimore Ys tha Beckett came to this city. | In 1906 Rideout went to Paris as di-| of the Y there and Beckett | ded him as director here, which | he has'held continuously since, Hails From Baltimore. Beckett's first affiliation with Y work took place when he became n member of the East branch in Baltimore, his home town. Prior to joining the or- | ganization he had been active as n’ young athlete on the lots around that | city. In Baltimore young Beckett had | { the benefit of spectal training from the | inte Thomas Gornelius, physical director | [of e Central Branc h, - €. A It was in October, lfl?l "II\' Ht‘(k(‘" | was sel nt to Lansing, Mich, to fll h|~} t post as Y physical director. From | Lansing he went to the ¥ at Mnnunmu' 1 | Wis., and trom there to the West Slde depirtment. at Chicago. While serving ! these assignments Beckett e Sum- mer attended the Y training school at Lake Geneva, Wis. Two vears of in struction In the University of Balti- more School of Medicly early in his | ¢ also has proved valuable prepa Later Beckett came back East and as- { sumed the post of assistant physical di- ! yector at the West Branch in Baltimore, | which post he relinguished to come 1o Washington, While in Baltimore he de- | veloped crack indoor base ball and { busket ball teams. Despite his comparatively advanced age, Becketl 18 @ fine physical specl- {men. He attributes his excellent condi- {tion to his mode of living, the keynote of which has been moderation in every- thing. He has not smoked since he started his Y work. Reckett helieves that one of the most important factors | in maintaining physical efficiency 15 regular examinations. He always has an examination on or about each birth- ! day anniversary Advacates Exercise, But— Beckett 15 a strong advocate of phys- | "feal. exer but emphasizes that it should be exercise prescribed by an | expert. ‘The average man Knows sur- agly little about his body, he says explains special exercises may be followed that will correct physical de- fects in Individual cases. Beckett says that the chief trouble with the men he exumines s faulty posture. He es- timates that he has to give advice to fully 95 per cent of them on this sub- {ject. The posture of most men indi- cates, says Beckett, that they were born for innction when the body was de- slgued lor At;l&u and the maximum NE of the best known and most | popular figures in local ath- | by holding the | the inte ‘nn.mh. mount of this can be attained only in proper position. As the years pas neglect opportunities creasing his efliciency. For 14 years he was on the faculty of the Blue Ridge, N. C. Summer School of physi- cal education, serving as dean of that Institution {rom 1920-26. He also_took |a course in physical diagnosis George Washington University, Beckeft ever has been active In ports circles here. In addition to co- operating in the development of ath- leties generally in his capacity as phys. feal director of the Y, he I las an oficial at virtually every epnm event of importance hereabout the last quarter of & century. for further Saw Serviee Overs During the World War rge of physical education over- rving close to six months in the a8, He served as an official in | llied track and fleld meet held following the signing of the armistice He is one of the Y. M. C. A. members on the joint basket ball committee which also Includes representatives of the Amateur Athletic Union and the National Collegiate Assoclation and which controls basket ball in this coun- try Beckett also is president of the Approvel Basket Ball Officlals” Associa- tion. Beckett has turned out some fine ath- letes inciuding Bruce Blelaskl, crack quarter miler and indoor base ball pitcher; E. P. Enzor, John C. Stecker and €. W. Seaman, distance runners who finfshed first, third and eighth, re- spectively, and earned the team trophy for the local ¥ in the Laurel-Washing- ton marathon in dune, 1909; Cy Cum- mings, prominent in Maryland political | | eireles, who was a shot putter and ham- mer thrower; Mike Stuart runner; Pe half-mile w. Hough, high jumpers dash man; Dr. Harry vaulter, and other: On he temams ever turned out by Beckett was the basket ball five of 1908-09. which won, in addition to the Washington title, ath Atlantic honors and the fiag tn the Tri-City Basket Ball League HOME-RUN STANDING By the Associated Press. Home runs vesterday--Wilson, Cubs 1; Leach, Phillies, 1; Walsh, Phillics, 1 Klein, Phillfes, 1 Natlonal ~ League leaders Cubs, 28; Bottomlcy, Cardinals, 26; Bis- sonette, Robins, 19; Hurst, Phillies, 19 Hafey, Cardinals, 19, Hornsby, Braves 18 Amerlcan League leaders Yankees, 45; Gehrig, Yankees, Athleties, 15, Simmons, Foxx, Athletics, 12; Bl Teague totals—National ican, 391, CGirand total, 366, NATIONAL LEAGUE, W L WL Per i W) 60 p0s i a0 hin 8364 404 Halthiwore . 04 80 838 Newirk ending @5 60 Torsey Jersey Cliy, 45 Taronto, 1 Buffalo, 0 Newark, Rochester: 8 Readi Other clubs not sohediled The present motorbont world speed record, held In the United States, 15 60,50 miles an hour, paulding, Almos Speare, Greene, best Wilson, Ruth, Hau- Athletie: rowns, 4 INT Pot, Rochester \ren | Buffilo Cily 5378 408 ed Beckett did not | distance | pole | Amer- | 6166 480 | | a voung southpaw recruited from Den- ver lasi Fall Scott always was a good “money plicher,” and McGraw desired his ex. perience as an aid to the Giants in their | | streteh drive, he said. Scott’s official base ball sge is 34, though he 1s sometimes suspected of being older. The Gilants first picked hun up as a free agent in the middle of the campaign The big North Carolina_curver played an important role in the subsequent pennant victory of Mc He reached the high point of his career shutting the Yankees out with four hits series, which the Giants won by four victories to none. with one tie game. | Scott was unable to stand prosperity | and found himself in Toledo in 1924 He recalled that Fall and remained Beckett was | with the Glants through the season of | 1925. only to be released to Philadelnhia { the following Winter in the deal which brought Jimmy Ring to New York. | Jack drifted to Toledo last season in | time to heln Casev Stengel win Mud ¥ | pennant, 'BUSHY GRAHAM TO FACE LYNCH IN BOUT TONIGHT LOS ANGELES. August ) Bushy Graham, slight Utica. N. Y | boxer, recogniaed by the National Box Ing Assoclation and its States as bantamweight champion, en- ters the ring tonight for another 10- | round test before tackling Fidel la Barba, former flywelight champion, next | month. His opponent will be the sea- | soned "Californian Joe Lynch of San | Francisco. 21 | . SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE Montgomery, 1 Selma, 2 Jackeonville. 1 Colimi 2 Pensacoln, 0. 0 (L nnings) Tampa, Hitters. Player and club. G. AB. Goslin, Senators. . 100 317 53 124 {Hornsby, Braves. 99 348 71 131 Gehrlg. Yankees.. 118 435 107 168 113 454 105 167 Athl'es. 84 321 56 118 Tralling Stars. "l 13 3 6 | 301 l 298 | R. H. Pet. 391 | 875 370 | 3 368 | Simmons 368 | Ruth, Yankees Cobb, Athletics, o4 Frisch, Cardigals. 104 398 76 Hellmann, Tigers. 113 420 61 125 Run Scorers, Ruth, Yankees Gehrig, Yankees P. Warner, Pirates Bottomley, Cardinals | Combs, Yankees | Base Stealers. | Cuyler, Cubs Mostil, White Sox | Prisch, Cardinals Myer, Red Sox Rice, Tigers 132} 107 ¢ 106 ‘!'Il 171 16 | Pitchers, Hoyt, Yankees Benton, Giants. .. .. Quinn, Athletics. .. Girove, Athloties Peanock, &ankees. some months | + | after his arm had fatled in Cincinnati. | aw’s forces. | in the third game of the 1922 world | the | s' first American Association | 28 member | BIG LEAGUE LEADERS | | | { He was told | wasted. WINS COLORED MEET Scoring 32 points, ground athletes yesterday won the municipal playground department’s annual boys' colored track meet on Cardoza playground. Cardoza was sec- ond with 22 points and Logan, which had won the three p was third with 16. Howa ctory was in 1924 Other_teams scoved as follows: Rose 15. Cook, Deanwood. each 10 6: Sixth and L streets. Crum- low Tree. each 5: Magruder. Farms, Giddings, Burrvi! pionship of Government League, an | nounced on his return from Boston yes- terday that the Typo team would make | every effort to displace G. P. O. in the | | series. \ Union Printers are the champions of the Government League, Webb and his teammates claim. In wins and loss- | s for the entire season, Union Printers |lead the league, he points out and Printers also led the second half race. | | with Navy Yard a possible winner, while | G. P. O. was trailing in third place. In | | five meetings this season, Typos have | taken three games from G. P. O, Webb | recalls, | Despite protests, G. P. O. and Loffler | nines were to take the field in the sec ond game of the series today, officials announced. Navy stepped to the front | in the championship chase vesterday by | | turning back the St. Alban's team of | the Georgetown Church League, 4 to 0. Hits by Fox and Squirrel Charles off | Larry Schneider, in the third inning, between a base on balls, a hit batsman gave the winners three runs, which were more than enough be- | hind effective pitching of R. Hamilton, | who gave 2 hits and fanned 15 batsmen. | St Albans. AB u 0.A. Navy ABHOA. | | EDuryee.3b 4 Harnsburie's | | €Schder.ri 3 | Hunt.ss 0 | O'Neil.c | Howard play- Briggs mell, W 2. Barry ach 1 Nearly 1,000 competed. Summaries. by Washinzton Rose Park How- third Willow d 1 Won - Ma Macru Retay—Won " b third, Lozan 100-POUND CLASS 60-vard dash- Won Cardozo: sheond Tree Rdement Fox.2b Bellay A Ha LSch der.p Charles. | R Ham'n,p. Totals. .. 10 8t. Albans | Ravy Dept | Runs—cChaconas, flion. " Errors | Sone Gldd\nk\ B Won, Second. Laces elav—Won br Cardozo (T} 11, Fickiand. Jones); second. Deanwooa. by Rando b A Dmvu i Eby. 1t Deanwoad ¢ mell 3 i 4 3 3 3 Totals... 33 627 000000000 01300000~ Adelman. Fox. A Ham- uryee. Hunt (3) {Duryee, Eby. ‘Three-base hit ohaconas Stolen " hases—C. Schneider. Fuchs. Cha- | conas. Adelmaw. A Hamilton. = Charles. | Double play—Hunt to Puchs to A Durvee ft on bases —Navy. 0 St Albans. 6. First | Base ‘on bails O Hemilton: & oft Sehne der. 3. Hit by pitched ball By Sehnet | (Adelman: Struck out—Ry Hamilion, 13-POUND CLASS 0-vard, dash- Won bv W Ward ec W. Sollers, Deanwood: th Siham, Nowacd Hieh jump “Won be A Caster gud. T, Lewis. Rose Park: thi Rroad by Johnso secand, third. Butle Relav Won Witlow Stephuey b, Cross) third. Sixth and 1 UNLIMITS 100-vard dash Won Howard femp, Nick. Tree 14 second 1 Sisth and L Coates. Cardo e < Won by Brown, Rose Park: third Lo Das Won_hy How Cardora. second. Dean e MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. | by Schneider. 4 i . (NO SUB FOR McTIGUE; WILKES-BARRE, Pa. August 21 () Unable to got a substitute for Mike ' Logan { McTigue. who sent word Sunday night | Retas { that he had Injured his arm in train- sy mgl dMor:;mxhfllm nght promoter, called off the match scheduled vuu Wlslllrbsmbllng for tonight. " DISTRICT T'TLE SWIM tribling spent the day piloting newspaper men over Wyoming " Valley TESTS ON SEPTEMBER 1 that Champion Tommy ! eptember 1 has been set for t s E r the :‘:nl*l;l.l:‘-'x_lv‘v?*kk\ufé'v‘(:flw vISit friends | second annual DIStrict of Columbta WAL s)w m::n‘n ‘\t:‘ .:lll\l(l1 f‘l;.;wl:; '}'“C"X\lmllmk)m\xlp swimming and diving . {meet to be held in Scapa Flow pool plane over the lake in front of the camp | Tre o . L Whete Loughian (rained for s ALeR | Ty Wh, W B under the ete Latzo last month. The light- | 4 ) & Crents heavy champion falled (o atrive as ex- | for . wommen and ok ang vl Pected and the Georglan's greeting was ' goociattiae Invitations have ‘m-;n '--\ tended locst swimming clubs and it is |expected the meet will surpass last year's affair . T WIN IN LEAGUE GAMES Tt . 48 Anienplis 13 48 a4 Ir,.xs.cf\’: §a _ Lionels scored & double victory in vaukee " Lovisvilie T it Mart League vesterday. Sam bl @itk B B | Rices were overtaken fn the ninth for Ranaas Oits, 1. Coruimbus, 1 |8 4-10-3 decision and Warwi wers h.mum\\mm A Minneapolis, 2. completely overwhelmed, 13 to Other clubs not scheduied o Postons and Senators of French's In- BLUE RIDGE LEAGUE sect League postponed their game PR R soheduled for today (o permit players Chambershurs, 8 Frederic to compete in the playground cham- Hanover, 10, Haserslown, meek,