Evening Star Newspaper, September 7, 1928, Page 33

SPORTS. Nationals Face Five Games in Three Days : Stribling Registers PLAY SOX N TWIN DL HERESUNDAY Gaston and Weaver Due to Furnish All Box Relief Work Needed. BY JOHN B. KELLER. EW YORK, September 7.—Five games in three days will keep the Nationals' eight-man pitch- . ing stafl stepping. That's the program now, rain having forced a postponement of yesterday's engagement with the Yankees here, while Washington headquarters has de- c“ed to play a double bill with the Red Sox at home on Sunday instead of Monday. ‘However, Manager Stanley Harris be- lieves he has the men ready for this heavy schedule. All the hurlers start- ing in this afternoon's twin bill and tomorrow’s single tilt with the league leaders will have had plenty rest since their last appearances on the slab. So will those started Sunday in Washing- ton if they happen to be Sam Jones and Bob Burke. But if there’s much relief work need- ed, it is likely big Jim Weaver and Miiton Gaston will be seen frequently. Manager Harris is against employing Fred Marberry in relief roles now if he can possibly avoid it. Marberry prob- ably is through as a relief hurler. Not that he has become inefTective as such, but because he demonstrated he is such a good starter that from now on he will be a regular-turn moundsman, and this may go for next season, too. The elevation of Marberry and Gar- land Braxton from relief roles to regu- lar starting berths is about the most important development in a pitching way in the Nationals’ campaign this wyear. Forced to look around for regu- jar slabmen when both Tom Zachary and Milton Gaston failed to produce, Manager Harris first tried Braxton and later turned to Marberry. Both have made good in no unfiermm manner. Braxton, given the opportunity to ghow his worth when the season was little more than six weeks old, proved a success at the outset. His perform- ances have gained him the distinction of being among the top-notch southpaw slabmen of the American League, a dis- tinction he really deserves. Even in de- feat Braxton has pitched remarkably well. He several times has been unfor- tunate in that his fine efforts were wasted because his club lacked attack- ing power. Only during the last four weeks has Harris turned to Marberry for start- work, but in this short time the big Texan has shown that he is to be accounted a dependable pitcher. Fred hasn’t been a winner all the way as a starter, but in each start he has hurled well enough to get a game. Like Brax- ton, some of his fine flinging has gone for naught because of his club’s batting ‘weakness. Even though it rained all morning, _the Yanks were in no hurry yesterday to postpone the game. Single games daily have taxed the club's pitching staff, and double bills are not at all welcome. Now that the game has been brought over. the New Yorkers may find the going difficult. =After getting rid of three games in two days with the Nationals. Miller Huggins’ bunch will have to defend its title in a series. with ths st Mackmen that calls for & double-header on Sunday and a brace Nothing sant contemplation by the Yanks, BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS "AMERICAN LEAGUE. YESTEEDAY’S RESULTS. Jand, 1. SHRE Tame Sontponca (rain. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. srwjuaieg 9 | played that the weather is not a threat- " GAMES TODAY. lnl:lil‘ll N. Y. At a6 Boston: Chieato at Clevel St. Louis at Det: NATIONAL LEAGUE. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. . Louis, 4; Pittsburgh. 3 (10 innings). BstonPhilsacionia (1ain). Others not scheduled. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. z esvjuaiag| £S TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. Roston at Phila, Borianeah 2% 1. Pitsbureh at S Cincinnatl 2t Chicago. Cincinmati at HITTERS. R. H. PC. G. AB. 115 374 63 142 .380 133 531 129 201 112 391 82 147 Goslin, Senators. . P. Waner, Pirates Hornsby, Braves Gehrig. Yankee: 132 482 119 181 Manush, Browns. 134 549 85 202 BASE STEALERS. Cuyler, Cubs Myer, Frisch, Cards. Mostil, White Walker, Reds. RUN SCORER! Ruth, Yankees P. Waner, Pirates. Gehrig, Yankees g Waner, Pirates. Combs, Yankees. . Bottomley, Cardinals. PITCHERS. .368 2 .23 22 BT Benton, Giants Hoyt, Yankees. Grove, Athletic Quinn, Athleti Crowder, Browns. ROBINS WIN EXHIBITION. (#).—The Brooklyn National team casily defeated the Scotix nine here yesterday in a twilight game that was of the State Ameri- The score was one of the feature can Legion convention. 6 to 2. Brooklyn ...1011 Scotia ......00000 Schlegel and O'Brien, Bleser, __ N shall continue. 79 316 | 376 | ENECTADY, N. Y., September 7! League | R. H. E. 36140 02-2 83 Ehrhardt. Elliott and Koupal, Gooch; By the Associated Press. O their own impotence against I Cardinals, as much as to any other one factor, can the Pitts- burgh Pirates blame their fifth where they were ranked 1-2-3 by vir- tually every base ball expert in the country before the 1928 campaign Donie Bush’s 1927 champions engaged the league-leaders in mortal combat yesterday for the nineteenth time and defeat to show for their efforts. Only the Boston Braves and the Phillies have done worse against the Cards. of 22 victories without a whole lot of trouble, is finding No. 23 his jinx. He tried for it again yesterday, and ap- 2 pinch hitter, socked the ball into the right field stands in the last half of the tenth, and scored behind Jimmy the game, 4 to 3. A few minutes before, Paul Waner's homer with Brother Lloyd on base in Grimes apparently had won it in the first half of the tenth when he singled scoring_ Scott with the third Pirate Cards Boost Lead by Beating Pirates on a Homer in Tenth THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. D. C. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7. 1928." only one not scored directly by home runs. The league leaders’ first two runs were personally accounted for by Chick Hafey, when he drove the ball into the stands with Bottomley on base in the fifth, Grimes ailowed only six hits, against Clarence Mitchell's seven, but in home runs the Cards led two to one, and that was the margin of ultimate triumph. With all other National League teams idle, St. Louis increased its lead over the second-place New York Giants to four and a half games. In the only American League contest, Alphonse Thomas pitched the Chicago White Sox to a 2-to-1 victory over Cleveland. All the scoring was done in the first inning. After that Thomas and Johnny Miljus were invincible. The Sox, by virtue of their triumph, moved back into a fourth-place tie with the Wash- ington club. Rain halted the New York-Washing- ton game at the Yankee Stadium, but it couldn't prevent 5,000 fans from lin- ing up outside Yankee headquarters in search of tickets for the crucial New York-Philadelphia series which starts with a double-header here Sunday. Most of these dyed-in-the-wool fans got noth- ing for their pains but the information that all the reserved scats already had been disposed of and that they.could do Bill McKechnie's St. Louis place standing in the National League opened. for the fourteenth time had only a Burleigh Grimes, who ran up a string parently had it when George Harper, Nilson with the run that gave the Cards the ninth, had tied up the game and run. That tally incidentally was the some more waiting at the Stadium Sun- day, when 40,000 tickets go on sale. BJ JOHN B. FOSTER. EW YORK, September 7.—This will be an eventful week end for the Philadelphia Athletics as they come charging in upon the Yankees in an attempt to tknlka the league leadership away from them. When the Athletics get through with their double-headers at Boston—if the weather permits them to play all of their games—they may be somewhat fagged out before they get to New York for their Sunday double-header in Yankee Stadium. That double header Sunday will be attended by the largest crowd that ever saw a ball game, providing rain doesn’t intefere. 1r it does rain, perhaps the crowd will be quite as large on tne following day. Money is being refunded to applicants for seats for these two games as if they were part of a world series. The mail orders are far in excess of the number of reserved seats for sale. ‘There are predictions of 80,000 spec- totars for the Sunday games. ‘The largest crowd that ever saw a game of the world series was in New York, where 63,600 watched the St. Louis Cardinals and the Yankees play in their second game in 1926. The added seats that nave been built at Yankee Stadium will casily accommodate enough more spec- tators, combined with stand-ups, to make a prediction of 80,000 spectators conservative. Rain has forced the Athletics to play three double-headers in succession this week end and one of their five remain- ing games with Boston has been com- pletely washed out unless it can be squeezed in next week on an open date. The Yankees also have an extra double- iy upon ' them by weather. If either should be two games of maini the blow would fall harder on the Ath- letics than it would on New York, as the Mackmen to date have lost more games than the Yankees. By next Wednesday night it will be well demonstrated whether the weather has been a factor in spoiling the chances of one ‘:rmb:g Aogur of the two lndi:na teams erican League as the: finish their 1928 schedule in the Wes?-' ern half of the circuit. There is a chance that one of the leaders may be set back and also that games may be played in the rain. The managers may start games, but after they are started, the umpires rule as to whether they Never is a major league schedule ening factor when the attempt is made to confine the games within the dates of April 11 and September 30. A major league race lost its dignity, in the minds of th> Spaldings, the Sodens and others who were founders of the game, when it was hurried. They HOME-RUN STANDING By the Assoclated Press. Home runs yesterday—Hafey, Cardi- nals, 1; P. Waner, Pirates, 1; Harper, Cardinals, 1. American League leaders—Ruth, Yankess, 47; Gehrig, Yankees, 22; Hau- ser, Athletics, 15; Simmons, Athletics, 13; Blue, Browns, 13; Foxx, Athletics, 12. National League leaders—Wilson, Cubs, 30; Bottomley, Cardinals, 27; Bissonette, Robins, 21; Hafey, Cardi- nals, 21; Hurst, Phillies, 19; Hornsby, Braves, 18. League totals— National, 518; Amer- ican, 410; grand total, 928. | MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. W. L. Pet. W. L Pet. Rochester.. 79 67 .541 Montreal. . Toronto... 81 70 536 Baltimore. - Buffalo.... 82 71 336 Newark... 70 77 .47 Reading. .. 76 72 514 Jersey City. 57 93 .380 Baltimore-Newark (rain) Toronto, 6-2; Rochester, 3-4. Montreal, 5: Buffalo, 4. “Other ciubs not scheduled.) SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. W. L Pet. 32'32 500 1 34 477 29 44 1397 27 43 1386 i W. L. Pct. | Birm'gham 43 25 632 N. Orleans | Memphis.. 40 27 ;597 Mobile. ... Little Rock 36 34 514 Atlanta. . ' Chattan'ga 34 33 507" Nashville.. | Memphis. 6: Nashville. 1 it k, 6-4: C| A tanooga, 0-5. | Mobile, 6: Birmingham. 4. New Orleans at Atlanta, rain. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. i i W. L Pet. Minneap'is 87 64 .576 St. Paul Ind’napolis 83 65 :361 Toledo. . Milwaukee. 84 67 356 Columbiis . Kansas C'y 80 71 530 Loulsville | Minneapolis, 8: Kansas City, 1. | St. Paul, 6. Milwaukee, 4. 1 73 76 490 57 90 388 56 92 378 ESOUTH ATLANTIC ASSOCIATION Macon, 7. Asheville, 0 5; Greenville, 2. : Columbia, 7. Charlotte at Spartanburg, wet grounds. EAST CAROLINA. Goldsboro, 4; Wilmington, 2 (post-season series). SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE. Jacksonville, 3; Columbus, 2. Pensacola at Tampa, rain. Only games scheduled. | PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. ‘ Portland. 10: Seattle, 5. Missions. 10 Los Angelés. 9. Hollywood. 7: San Francisco, 2. Sacramento. 9: Oakland, 5 (14 innings) | WESTERN LEAGUE. maha, 3-5: Pueblo. 0-1 TEXAS LEAGUE. Washed-Out Tilts May Race Between Yanks and A’s IRAIN PLAYS HAVOC the | glven a trial with the St. Louis Cardi- W.L Pet. | 8'73 511 Decide essayed to build their National League to represent conservatism. In these days the attempt to divide the year in time sections, so that one sport shall have so many days allotted to it and another so many more or less, has compressed the base ball schedule until the multi- plication of double-headers takes the edge off the race, as it dulls the players. 1t is simply impossible for teams to play double-headers day after day and retain their top speed and form. They may get through the double-headers in fair style, but the reaction sets in sooner or later. R e WITH TITLE SERIES Officials of the Weck-day League base ball championship series are be- ginning to wonder if a champion nine will be selected. Three weeks of play will be rounded out today with only four of the teams eliminated. Rain the past few days has held up the schedule, while pros- pects of playing today's game, sched- uled between Government Printers and Bergmann’s Laundrymen, were not bright. E. H. Goclz, chairman in charge, has again revised the schedule as follows: Loffler's Provision vs. Bergmann's, Tues- day; G. P. O. vs, Expressmen, Wednes- day; Bergmann's vs. Loffler's, Thurs- day, and G. P. O. vs. Expressmen, Fri- day. Announcement was made that Eddie Colliflower, who has been starring in the American Express infield, is to be nals next Spring as a pitcher. has hurled for Clover A. C. Keanes, Woodridge A.”C. and Express Eddie T T, nines. Bill Grandfield, Card scout, has seen Eddie display his slants several times and liked his performances. YOUNG STRIBLING, in the second round of their bout at Madison Square Garden last night. Who advanced a notch in drive to reach fistic throne vacated by Tunney when he kayoed Johnny Squires of South Africa IM M'NAMARA'S Jewish Com- ‘munity Center unlimiteds plan to get back into ihdependent dia- mond circles Sunday when they journey to Alexandria to meet St. Mary's Celtics, their old rivals in basket ball as well as base ball. McNamara’s outfit has turned back Woodridge, Jefferson _Firemen, Pet- worth, Addison and A., B. & W. Busmen this season, have lost one-run decisions to Georgetown A. C. and St. Joes. Ike Dreifus, Ben Mensh, Sam Simon, Tank Nitowitz, Willie Wolf, Morris Was- serman, George Walker, Buddy Meyers, Abe Povich and other familiar dia- mond prospects will be scen in Center garb Sunday. Something interesting in the way of diamond pastime is expected Sunday when Brentwood Hawks meet their neighbors from Mount Rainier on the latter team’s diamond. Hawks hope to win and get in the race for the Prince Georges County unlimited title. Mardfeldts now claim a share in the District junior championship. They will meet Brookland Boys Club nine Sunday at 3 o'clock on Brookland dia- mond and would like to meet both Collegians and Sam Rices, other claim- ants to the title. Arrangements may be made at North 589. A, B. & W. Busmen are expecting trouble Sunday when they meet a re- juvenated Addison A. C. nine on Arling- ton diamond at 3 o'clock. Dutch PFfle- gar, outfielder, and Pete Wise, third baseman, will fortify Addisons. Manager Bobby Dove or Averill will do the pitching for Virginia White Sox Sunday when they face Monroe Athletic Club tossers on Bailey's Cross Roads dia- mond at 3 o'clock. Pop Kremb plans to take his Liberty Athletic Club nine to Ballston Sunday to mest Pirate Athletic Club of Cherrydale on Washington and Lee High diamond at 3 o'clock. JEWISH COMMUNITY TEAM TO STAGE COMEBACK GAME Tigers for the scheduled brush with Pet- Worth Athletic Club Sunday at 3 o'clock on Silver Spring diamond. These teams are neighborhood rivals. Plansky Athletic Club nine will be the attraction at Brookland Field Satur- day at 3 o'clock, opposing Monroe Ath- letic Club. Simpson of Kennedy Athletic Club and Batson of Chevy Chase Bearcats are expected to meet in a mound duel Sunday at 3 o'clock on Friendship Field, when their teams clash. Mavis Midget players will make plans for a minstrel show and dance at a meeting tonight at 479 Maryland ave- nue southwest. Snitz Nau has been unable to schedule his Capitol Athletic Club nine for' tos morrow. Call Lincoln 1628. Having Plaza diamond reserved for Sunday at 1 o'clock, Vic's Sport Shop Midgets are anxious to book a foe. Call Franklin 9985. Corinthian Midgets have Sunday open. Call Columbia 7504 for arrange- ments. RED SOX TO TRAVEL. Red Sox nine will travel to Indian Head, Md., tomorrow to engage Indian Head Marines on the Fair Grounds at 4 o'clock. Sunday the Red Sox will trek to Galesville, Md., to engage the team at that place at 3 o'clock. A game is sought for September 15 by the Red Sox, who would like particu- larly to hear from St. Mary's Celtics. Call Atlantic 3777-W. PURDY OUT FOR SEASON. CINCINNATI, Ohio, September 7 (#). —Pid Purdy, Cincinnati National out- fielder, who injured his knee several weeks ago when he crashed into a bleacher wall in Boston, will play no} Garrett Waters is priming his Takoma more this season. WENTY teams are ready to seek the 1927-1928 championship of Odd Fellows Bowling League. Six of these will get into the opening night’s contests at King Pin No. 2 Monday night at 8 o'clock. Lgngdon will meet Loyalty, Covenant will_clash with Amity No. 2 and Fred D. Stuart will meet Amity No. 1 on the opening night. Other matches booked for next week follow: Tuesday — X O T Wednesday—Columbia vs. Arlington, Can- ton vs. Washington Beacon Thursday—Harmony vs. vs, Friendship. riday - Golden Rule vs. Mount Pleasant Saturday—Arlington vs. Eastern, fred D. Stuart vs. Hermony, Each team will roll a double-header every five weeks to complete the sched- ule by May 1. A maximum handicap of 30 pins will prevail and strict adherence to the foul line will be re- ! quired. Officers of the league are: W.'E. Lawson, president; John Harville, vice president; C. F. Groff, secretary; R. A. Southworth, treasurer, and scorer, P. C. Mount Eastern, Waco, 4: Houston, 0. Beaumont. 6; San Antonio, 0. Shreveport, 3; Fort Warth, 1 Wichita Falls, 9-5; Dallas, 2-0. Ellett. Health Center alleys, John 8. Blick's new Richmond drives, just selected for 123 Teams Will Bowl in Odd Fellows’ League This Season the scene of the 1929 National Duck Pin Bowling Congress tournament, will be officially opened tomorrow night when Capt. James R. Sheppard, Richmond di- | rector of public safety, will roll the first | ball. Several local bowling leaders will | witness the ceremony, including Blick and George L. Isemann, secretary of the National Duck Pin Bowling Congress. The new plant is the largest south of this city and congress officials believe that they will aid materially in estab- lishing the small pin game as one of the leading sports within a few years. Bill Wood, who will manage the new Meyer Davis alleys at Fourteenth and Riggs streets, should be able to find & snappy name for tHe plant among the | several thousand suggestions received to date. About a thousand letters have been forwarded to him by persons seek- ing the $100 prize offered and many listed 10 or 12 suggestions. The contest ends tomorrow night. Ladies’ League organized last night by re-electing John 8. Blick president and Bill Wood as vice president. Gladys Lowd is the secretary, treasurer and | offcial scorer. October 1 has been set |as the opening night at Recreation alleys. 3 - UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC CLUB MEETS TONIGHT Universitr A. C., formerly Chevy Chase A. C., will hold a special meeting tonight at 7:30 o'clock in the auditorium of the Janney School, at Wisconsin avenue and Albemarle street. Foot ball will be the main topic, though sports generally will be discussed as will the movement looking to securing a club- house. All members and prospective mem- bers are invited. LEGION NINES MEET IN SERIES OPENER By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, September 7.—The open- ing game of the series to determine the junfor sandlot champlonship of the world, as sponsored by the American Legion and major leagues, was up for settlement at the White Sox park today. Victorious in eliminations involving 8,000 teams, tho Wards of Oakland, Calif., and a scrappy, hard-hitting nine from Worcester, Mass,, are equally con- fident of winning the necessary two games out of three. Each team has a batting average of well over .300 and a staff of pitchers which has turned in great records dur- ing the tournament, which attracted 12.000 boys. To give the champlonship series im- partiality and “big_league” atmospher umpires from the National and Amer! can Leagues have been assigned to offi- clate. Base ball Commisisoner Landls and Presidents Heydler and Barnard of the major circuits also will attend, as will several major league scouts. The winning team will be given a trip to the coming world series and a trophy emblematic of its title. COUNTY NINES BOOK SATURDAY CONTEST HYATTSVILLE. Md., September 7.— Because the base ball grounds at In- dian Head are needed for fair activities this year the ball game scheduled be- tween Henry Hiser's All Stars and the Indian Head team Saturday at Indian | Head in connection with the fair has been conceled and instead the All Stars have listed a game with Dixie Pig A. C.. another Prince Georges County nine, in Riverdale Park at 3 o'clock. Sunday the Hyattsville tossers will en- tertain Berwyn A. C. in a double-header in Riverdale Park, starting at 2 o’clock. Mount Rainier and the All Stars will begin their annual series September 16. Mount Rainier and Brentwood Hawks will clash Sunday in a game which will bring together two neighborhood rivals which apparently are well matched de- spite the comparative youth of the lat- ter nine. The game will start at 3 o'clock on the Mount Rainier diamond. Hawks, playing their first season in the unlimited class, have won 24 games against only 3 defeats, while Mount Rainier has bagged 17 victories against 5 setbacks. A victory over Mount Rainier would stamp the Hawks as a real contender for the Prince Georges | unlimited class title. Prince Georges County Men's Duckpin Association will meet this evening at 8 o'clock in the American Legion clubrooms here to complete plans for the coming season. ‘The final meeting of the County ‘Woman’s Pin Leaguc will take place in POLICE NINE LOOKS TO PITCHER KELLY Policemen will pin their hopes on the sturdy arm of Finney Kelly, their pitch- ing ace, tomorrow, when they come to grips with the Firemen in the annual benefit clash at Clark Griffith Stadium, starting at 3 o'clock. Hook, former Eastern High star, who will be seen in left field, and McAu- liffe, erstwhile Chevy Chase player, who will hold forth in right fleld, will be the only new faces on the Bluecoats' team. Police have won 10 of 15 games this season, and believe they have a real chance of getting revenge for their defeat last year. Lieut. Mike Ready of the Police team announced today he plans to start the game with the following line-up: Hook, left field; Hoffman, catcher; Speiss, first baseman; Hiser, shortsto] Campbell, second baseman; Rinker, cel ter field; Weatherhead, third baseman; McAuliffe, right field, and Kelly, pitch- er. Utility players are: Prince, pitch- er, and Thornett, Redden, Penkert, who is also business manager; Stewart and Weatherall. ROUTE IS SELECTED FOR TEN-MILE RACE ALEXANDRIA, Va. September 7.— Officials in charge of the 10-mile modi- fied marathon run, which will be staged under the sanction of the Amateur Ath- letic Union by the Potomac Yard Ath- letic Association as a feature of the field day program in Dreadnaught Park Sepiember 15, have settled upon the course for the race. ‘The marathon will start at 2 o'clock, with one mile of the distance to be run within the park inclosure before the runners leave by the King street gate for the cross-country hike. From the park the contestants will set ‘out for the Episcopal High School, then turn west to the Alexandria-Fairfax road and back to the park. It _probably will be necessary to run the last mile within the park confines. Included in the entries received thus far are: James P. Montague. Aloysius Club. Washington: Cotton Clark and Cannen. both nnattached, of Washing- ton: Wallace Schreiner and his broth- er, Fred. and Herold Pields of this ecitv. Many emploves of the R, F. & P. Rail- road have also entered. ‘The entrv list still is open, and run- ners are asked to call either Robert MsDonnld. at Alexandria 516, branch 317, or C. A. Burgess. at Alexandria 516, branch 21. between 8 am. and 4 p.m. In addition to the marathon. the program starting at 1:30 o.m. will in- clude 100-vard dash. 440-yard dash. 880-yard dash. broad jump. shotput. relay race for the various railroad de- partments at Potomac vards, welter- weight wrestling match. unlimited weight wrestling match, 100-yard dash for fat men weirhing 200 pounds or over, nrobablv a boxing match. and a base ball game at 3 o'clo~k between two colored teams. the R., F. & P. col- ored team of Richmond, Va., and the Potnmac Yard Tigers. The cemmittes is romonsed of R. E. MeDong'd, pthistic Airector at Poto- iman wards: €. T, Rur~~ss transnorta- tion @amartmant: A C. Gat: train. reant Janes Onx, Prtaman trancfer: Joe Theimer, vevisi~n huresn® W. ¥ Tohn. “on and 8T, Navers, hath of the ma. | shenienl denartment. ond Rarard Ra- | eanhlatt, ranrptarv of the Potomac Yard Athletie Association SPORT Fights Last Night By the Associated Press. NEW YORK—Young Stribling. At- lanta, technically knocked out John Squires, South Africa (2). Jake War- ren, Chicago, won over Paul Swiderski, Syracuse, by disqualification (4); Big John Erickson, Minneapolis, defeated Charley Hepner, Ridgefield, N. J. (4): Marvin Schecter, Boston, beat Manco Polo, Pittsburgh (4); George Hoffmarf New York, knocked out Jake Dessinos, Canada (4); Gene Barker, Johnstown, Pa., knocked out Johnny Kriger, Jersey City (1). CHICAGO—Rene de Vos, Belgium, defeated Cowboy Jack Willis, San An- tonio (10); Marty Gallagher, Washing- ton, D. C., beat Tom Sayers, Detroit (5); Ollie Bartlett, Minneapolis, tech- nically knocked out Roy Peters, Chicago (2); Battling Levinsky, Louisville, de- | feated Jimmy Gardner, Chicago (4). NEW HAVEN, Conn.—Billy Wallace, | Cleveland, won from Joey Kaufman, New York (10). TEX’S WORST SHOW, IS GARDEN VERDICT BY FAIR PLAY. NEW YORK, September 7.—Young Stribling added another name to his long string of knockouts last night when he tagged Johnny Squires on the jaw to wind up the worst card of heavy- weight bouts Tex Rickard ever has| foisted on the patrons of Madison Square Garden. Stribling sailed into the South African champion with both fists as the echo of the opening bell died away. Squires pawed out with his left and went into a clinch, Strib pushed his way clear and belabored the hapless Squires with several right hand cuffs on the jaw, and the crowd began moving toward the exits. Squires was down twice in the first round and was ready to “retire” when the bell came to his rescue. Shortly after the second round opened Stribling aimed a mean right at Squires and followed up with another one. Squires floundered around the ring look- ing for a soft spot on the canvas, knelt down and was about to stretch his weight on the unoffending padding when the referee arrested the deed and. liftmg him to his feet, led the latest quince from South Africa to his corner and called a finis on the one-sided affair. Squires looked every bit the fighter— that is, he wore a pair of silken trunks, boxing shoes and had a pair of gloves tied on his hand, and last. but not least, sported a bath robe. That is the sign of a fighter, according to the latest style in the world of fisticuffs. Out- side of these things Squires had it on his namesake, old Bill Squires, who did not finish out the first round against Tommy Burns. Johnny stuck around for a half minute more. Stribling was no doubt disappointed. Young Billy was trained to the minute and wanted to give local fans a chance to see him in action as a heavyweight. ‘The opposition was not strong enough to bring out anything new he may have developed since his last trip to Gotham and the crowd was slim in BELLE HAVEN CLUB LISTS TITLE EVENT ALEXANDRIA, Va. September 7.— Charles F. Holden, chairman of the Belle Haven Country Club golf commit- tee, has announced that the annual medal play tournament for thé Presi- dent’s Cup will be staged September 15 and 16, for club members only. Play will be held at 36 holes. The match play event for the Belle Haven Bowl and a tourney for boys under 15 years old also are scheduled for this month. W. A. Richardson of Cape Charles, Va, has been named director of ath- letics at George Mason High School. It is said that he was a star in several sports at Willlam and Mary College, where he graduated last June. Alexandria Fire Department Preps, who will hold an organization meeting tonight in the Columbia engine house at 7:30, probably will hold their first grid practice on Haydon Field Sunday morning. One of the two week-day series games postponed yesterday because of rain will be staged this afternoon at 5 o'clock, when Police will play Post Office in Dreadnaught Park. Hustlers Bible Class will tackle Alexandria Light Infantry on Haydon Field tomorrow at 3:30. The R. F. & P. Railroad golf team al Richmond, Va., defeated the R. F. & P. golfers of Potomac Yards, this city, in a match in the State Capital. Dreadnaught A. A. will play the R. F. & P. Railroad League All Stars in Dreadnaught Park Sunday after- noon at 3:30. Hustlers Bible Class has been granted permission by the week-day series of- ficlals and managers to release Third Baseman Lee and Pitcher Struder and sign Outfielder Latham and Pitcher Padgett. An improvement committee, com- posed of Harry F. Kennedy, chairman; D. G. Grillbortzer, John M. Reed, Capt. Magnus W. Bales and R. G. Whitton, has been named by the Old Dominion Boat Club to plan for enlarging the club plaza, dredging the north side of the club to a six-foot depth and build- ing_another 100-foot wharf. The club has also decided to sponsor a basket ball team again this Winter, fand Johnny Bryant, Princeton center | in '26, who coached the team to the city unlimited title last year, will be retained. Malcolm Moore, a star in 1926, but who failed to play last year, will return. - Martin_ D. Delaney, jr., a Virginia Military Institute graduate, was elected to active membership. CAPITAL CITY LOOP CARDS TITLE GAME Championship games are carded this week end in the Capital City League. Brown & Wood and Auths nines are to meet toomrrow afternoon at 3 o'clock on north Ellipse in a game to decide the first half title in the senior elass. The winner will engage Astecs, second half victor, in the first of a three-game series for the senior series flag on west Eliipse, Sunday at 3 o'clock. Georgetown A. C.. winner in section A of the unlimited division, and Auths, standard bearer of section B, will clash Sunday at Washington Barracks at 3 o'clock in the first game of a series of three for the unlimited class crown. Royals and Brookland Boys’ Club nines will face Sunday morning at 11 o'clock on south Ellipse in a game to determinz the insect class champion. Kelleys and Russells were to meet this afternoon on Plaza Field at 3 o'clock in a French Midget League diamond tilt. :{I\d “n win for Kelleys will give them e_flag. RAIN HALTS SERIES PLAY. HANOVER. Pa.. Sentember 7.—Cham- harshurg and Hanover were to meet in the third game of the Blue Ridee League the Leglon clubrooms September 13.|chamnionship series here todav. with The woman's loop can accommodate more teams, w i each holding a single victory. Rain nre- vented play at Chambersburg yesterday. TROUSER To Match Your Odd Coats EISEMAN'S, 7th & F ST 33 a Double K. O. FLATTENS SQUIRES AND OLD JINX. 700 South African Fails to Last Two Rounds With Bat- tler From South. EW YORK, September 7.—W. L. (Young) Stribling of Georgia has taken the first step on the now-vacant heavyweight throne, and overcame & jinx to do it. It wasn't a_very big step, but it was New York debut as a heavyweight at Madison Square Garden last night by battering Johnny Squires of South in less than two rounds of fighting. The significance is not that Stribling won, but that he won in New York. In ling had a special genius for appearing at his worst in metropolitan rings. He lost both of the major bouts he has had lenbach and Tommy Loughran. New York fans were not particularly keen about the Southerner's style of fighting, aware of that fact. Bell Saves Squires. Last night he gave his critics no sharp punches Stribling had Squires groggy in the first round, only the bell saving the South African from the In the second round Stribling sailed into his virtually helpless opponent and cut him down for good after only 44 Stribling’s stock in the heavyweight market took no sharp rise as a result of his victory, for Squires is a virtual un- Johnny Risko in a 10-round bout at Detroit July 20, but he took a bad beat- ing from the Cleveland rubber man, contenders was not gained by knock- outs. Risko gets most of his victories because he can throw and land a punch ‘The show, an all-heavyweight affair, opened the season at the Garden. Eight thousand saw the fight, apparently giv- fight fans still are suffering from an overdiet of heavyweights. In a pinch the Garden will accommodate some EER g Jewish Community Center amateur boxing team of this city, which since its i been beaten in a team tournament, “ill open its mew campaign September 27 with a tri-city card. in which will com- more and New-York. As usual, the affair will be open only to members. Leading performers expected to ap- lowed by other attractive cards during the Fall and Winter, are Sam Glick and Sam Haber of New York, Chris Schin- and Joe Lesser, Bobby Goldstein, Benny Denniberg, Joe Lazarus and Seymour Kritt of Jewish Community Center. defeated the teams representing the Baltimore Young Men’s Hebrew Associa- tion (twice); timore Y. M. C. A. Guard. CHICAGO, September 7.—Carrying way, Marty Gallagher, Washington. D. C.. boxer, got the decision over Tom Sayers ot Detroit in a five-ronnd heavy- there were no knockdowns, Gallagher's superiority was clear. Another Washingtonian won in the was awarded the decision in a six- round 135-pound class encounter over Joe_Patrice of Chicago. thpat’s ight 0 o that's right- Super King Proving its worth on thou- sands of cars throughout the United States. 3% 0.s. | SIZES 29x4.40 56.45 29x4.75 8.65 29x4.95 8.95 30x5.00 8.95 31x5.25 11.95 30x5.77 12.95 31x6.00 13.80 By the Associated Press. long trail that leads to the something. The Southerner made his Africa into technical knockout defeat his days as a light-heavyweight Strib- here previously, bowing to Paul Ber- and were not at all slow in making him time to get into action. With a few ignominity of a one-round knockout. seconds of fighting in that stanza. known. 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