Evening Star Newspaper, September 20, 1928, Page 45

S CARDS AND GIANTS PLAY TWICE TODAY PORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 20, 1928.° { BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS l AMERICAN LEAGUE. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. No games scheduled. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. SPORTS. I BIG LEAGUE LEADERS I HITTERS. Player. Club. G. AB. R. H. Pet. Hornsby, Braves.. 128 449 89 172 .383 P. Waner, Pirates 143 571 133 218 382 | Goslin, Senators.. 125 415 70 156 376 Manush, Browns. 144 592 96-222 .374 Gehrig, Yankees. 143 523 129 193 .369 Another Crucial Series on in New York : Macks Would Make Tough Series Foe NS WELL EQUIPPED FORATITULARSET Moriarty Opines They Could McGrawmen Have Chance to RUN SCORERS. Tie for Lead by Winning Both Games. BY WALTER TRUMBULL. EW YORK, September 20— From the New York Giants’ clubhouse came this morning the sound of determined voices The words, as caught by your correspondent, ran in some such man- ner as this: “Ere the evening star shall glisten on the brow of Coogan’s bluff, either we have won a couple of battles, or some more pitchers will have died in battle harness for John McGraw and | Charlie Stoneham. And, moreover and most important, any. idea, chance or gmbabmty of world series dough will ave vanished like a wisp of smoke, or the lady the master of magic locks in the trunk.” It seems as if New York this season has cnjoyed just one crucial series after another. The crucial series between the Yankees and Athletics grew a bit less crucial after the third game, but this series between the Giants and St. Louis promises to be very crucial in- deed. ‘That double-header today should draw a great midweek crowd. It happens, as all you fans know. that the Giants and Cards now stand Just two games apart, with the Cards occupying the front position. Could McGraw lead his young men to a glorious victory, or rather two victories orious- or otherwise, today, the Na- 1 gom! League race would be closer than Damon and Pythias. Rain Would Be Calamity. The chances are that the rest yes- terday didn’t do the pitchers any harm, 80 they may be expected to be in there doing their best. Rain yesterday was 2 bit of a relief. Rain today, from a New York angle, would be a catastrophe. Yet, if they didn’t need these games to pull even, the Giants might not be unduly joyful over the prospect of facing Sherdel and Alexander. Sherdel is a most anno; southpaw and I ‘believe that Alexander might prove a trial to most batters, pitching with | either hand, or both. Alexander should rightfully have in some old man’s home or sail- harbor . these seasons past, is a stubborn old party with lit ideration for others. For an , good book. he little or nothing. gently in the Western M’ | gn:fincnoundlnlmmnermbem-' ting his years. He has, to sure, & kind heart, frequently staying up and putting the youngsters to bed. But he doesn't carry that kindheart- |} ball ground, unless, of judge him and his real ob- ping runners off the bases is they don’t overexercise. Well, anyhow, he is likely to be out there today with his cap pulled over one keen eye and a swelling in his cheek caused by that noxious weed known.as tobacco. they will knoek Mr. Al ‘block off. They are bold and brash Iums men. But they beat Grimes, and that was a feat in itself. Hold Edge Over Cards. them year. between New York and St. Louis, the Giants have won 11. Tomorrow ::gect to prove that 13 is a lucky num- t himself. He is pitcher McGraw has the days of Matty and s uard. thi the Giants would like to do before Cards leave town is to beat that other relic, Clarence Mitchell. Fie has been sfimns on the ball—not a , cleanly habit in itself—and then heav- ing it left-handedly in such a manner as to make New York’s noblest resemble a | school of suckers. They feel that they owe him a great deal. Mitchell probably will pitch on Saturday. If anything befalls him between now and then, the Giants hope it will be serious. . by North American News- (Copyright. 1928 by AL s MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Buffalo, 7; Montreal, 2. Rochester. 3; Toronto, 2. Newark-Reading. rain Jersey City-Baitimore, rain. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Indis 1555 68 583 Rinneapolls 95 [ 57 9 % Miiwaukee. 8876.537 Columbus. Bt. Paul.... 8776 534 Louisville. )"mnupolu, 7—6; Milwaukee, 3—4. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. Portland, 3; Los Angeles, 1. Seattle, 6; San Prancisco, 5. Oakland, 7; Hollywood, 6. Missions, 9: Sacramento, 6. WESTERN LEAGUE. Oklahoma City, 4; Denver, 0. ichita; 107 Des Moines, 4 , 4; Pueblo, 2. Oiabia “fafied Yo’ arrive at Amarillo. o SERIES FINAL IS LIKELY * TO BE PLAYED SATURDAY Arrangements are being made to play the final and deciding game of the week-day base ball league series on Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock on Terminal Y diamond. It this date and time is agreeable to members of the Government Printing Office nine, the teams will be able to stage a full 9-inning game. American Railway Express players have agreed to play Saturday. URE Toledo. 65 99 306 60 103 :368 TECH FAILS TO SEC BALL PARK FOR DRILLS | Tech High School's foot squad will not be able to use Clark Griffith Sta- dium for practice and will have to con- tinue its drills on the Tidal Basin Field, it was announced this morning by Elmer P. (Hap) Hardell, Tech grid- iron coach. Hardell was advised that the ball park will not be available. He says the fact that the team will have to travel all the way to Tidal Basin Field each day will prove a big handicap to its development. BLACK SOX BOOK FOE. Washington Black Sox, local colored nine, will engage Baltimore Giants in £ double-header Sunday. at Union Park, stasting at 2:30 o'clock. Fst | Toronto. GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORR( Washington at Cleve. Washington at Cle New York at Chicago. New York at Chic: Phila. etroit. Phila. at Detroit. Boston at St. Loi Boston at St. Louis. NATIONAL LEAGUE. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. All games postponed, rain. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. Percentage Chi 155157/5/64/66/38196 101I—i—! GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. Cincinnati at Boston. Cincinnati at Boston. Pitisbursh at Phila. Pitisburgh at Phila. is . York. Chicago at Brooklyn. N. A e e CHISOX AND TIBERS MY SETTLE A Play Yanks and Mackmen, Respectively, in Series Starting Today. By the Assoclated Press. OT a wheel moved in the major circuits yesterday. American League teamsw were enjoying a scheduled off day as a hurri~ cane fresh from Florida, swept Double-headers immediately nged by Boston and Philadelphia. The Braves now must entertain the Reds six times in three days, while the Phillies will double with the Pirates on Saturday. ‘The post) game between New York and Chicago probably will be dis- of in a bargain attraction at the Polo Grounds next Thursday when the Cubs return to the Metropolis to com- their sc:’edule. Brooklyn*had -no their vicarious warfare agains! leaguered Athletics today, the New York seemed all but “in” for its third t and its sixth in eight forget bt:: % utucl ll‘xnrll:llshed ln"B'g spect le " Touis just two days ago of the entire first string pitching corps of a world champion_ball club on parade through t | the box fii 2 game where the champions themselves gathered 14 runs. 'The Yankees, two games ahead, now figure by great odds—as the Cardinals also would figure were the stubborn Giants not planted in their path, but Cornelius McGillicuddy is going to give the fight for this pennant only when chances are mathematically dead One naturally dies hard The champlons were to open a three- the admi hos: game series against ittedly hos- tile White Sox in Chicago today, while the Mackmen were drawn up in a battle array for the same number of onslaughts upon Detroit. Much more may known about the t after the cur- rent series are played. RACES CONTINUE HOT IN THE BIG MINORS By the Associated Press. “jfs” remain in the International League today, but the race persists in its closeness. By defeating Montreal, 7 to 2, at Montreal yesterday, Buffalo held onto the top perch by a margin of half a game over Rochester, but Rochester’s victory over Toronto by 3 to 2 in 10 bitter innings reduced Buf- ral;:"- percentage advantage to 1 thin point. The standing this’morning was: | Games Games W. L. Pctbehind. 8 76 53 ... 3 85 73 538 Toronto 86 528 Montreal ! Nothing but a clean sweep can save Not even a miracle would help Montreal, which is mathmatically out because of the schedule, but which will fight Rochester to the end to save fourth place from Reading, now only a game away. If Toronto should take two from Buf- falo, Rochester could finish ahead of beth her rivals by dividing six games in the series which starts at Montreal today and which calls for double-head- ers on Saturday and Sunday. ‘The season closes Sunday. Indiapapolis and Minneapolis are keeping the “little world series” up in the air by running neck and neck, half a game apart with the Indians ahead, to the American Association wire. ‘The series in all probability will start next Wednesday, and it is the turn of the International to open at home. The title goes to the team first able to win five games in a possible nine. MUCH PUNCHING IS DUE IN SHEA-RUTH BATTLE | CHICAGO, September 20 (%). | Punchers will predominate when Eddie Shea, West Side featherweight, meets Babe Ruth, the Louisville 126-pounder, !in the headliner of Promoter Jim Mul- len’s show tonight. In the semi-windup Tommy Cello, | California lightweight, will make his; Chicago debut against Eddie Anderson, ! | the versatile cowboy fighter, over the 10-round route. REDS MENACE GRIFFS’ DOUBLE-PLAY RECORD| CHICAGO, September 20 (#).—A new i major league double play record is al-l most certain to be established this year. With 10 days to go, the Cincinnati Reds already have set a new National League marke with 179 double killings and are only three short of the major league record of 182 made by the Wash- ington Club in 1923. The National League record of 174 was 1aade two years ago by the Chicago Cubs, who have execuled 173 this year, Pen . | ing NEW YORK, September 20.—Fewer | P first learn the cause. leaflet on “Slicing” takes up in detail the causes. Send stamped, addressed en- velope to Sol Metzger, rlflre of this pa- Lyor Hute! Here are the base ball warriors who will meet the American Railway Express nine in titular battle Sati ns, Ray Homan, Donald Gartlane, Walter Shoma, ‘hinson, Sy Mimons, S. Ridenour, Sam Simon, R. Sole, Fitzgerald, Albert Schneider and Edward Jones. George Mosdale and John Glotzbach. urday. Back row: A. Left to right, front row: R. Jinkins, Capt. Frank Corkins, Lee Hollis, Norman George Willner, Bob —=Star Staff Photo. Its Fences BY JOHN B. KELLER. LEVELAND, September = 20.— There may be some folks out this way worrying about the race between the Yankees and the Athletics for the American League championship, but they are not living in Cleveland. So*far as base ball is concerned—that 1s, big league base ball—the Forest City is not caring a hoot. It turns out good crowds for the city championship tourney the sandlotters are playing, but the last game here between the Indians and the Athletics drew less than 1400 people, And at present there's supposed to be a red-hot struggle on for the flag in Mr. Barnard’s loop. There was some talk in Detroit of crowds at the series the Tigers were scheduled to play the Athletics and the Yankees after the Nationals got out of the automobile city, but it was only talk. These surmises are apt to prove all wrong. As a matter of fact, the Tigers had a pretty good club in their yard when the Nationals were there, for the tion is play- league, Yet at the game staged at Navin Field on Tuesday—the final of the series wtih the Moriarity menag- erie—less than 500 fans attended. It simply comes down to the fact that outside of the East, there is no more interest in the American League race now that the Yankees and the Athletics are scrapping for a pennant than there was in the early days of wne Mrs, Haynes Only D. C. Woman - To Enter Title Golf Tourney BY WALTER B. McCALLUM. ASHINGTON will have only one entrant in the women'’s national golf championship to start at Hot Springs, Va. next Monday. Mrs. J. Mar- vin Haynes of Columbia and Congres- sional, former holder of the District women’s title, is the lone entrant from the Capital in the chase for the title now held by Mrs. Miriam Burns Horn. Several other Washington women an- nounced earlier in the season that they intended to enter, but Mrs. Haynes is the only local entrant, according to the pairings announced today by the United States Golf Association. A other Washington women players expect be|to go to Hot Springs to watch the champlonshij them Mrs. W. 8. Corby, trict Women’s Golf Assoclation; Mrs. R. L. Rose, and Mrs. L. B. Chapman of Congressional and one or two others. Many of the local players have de- cided to forego the trip to Hot spflng‘s in favor of playing in the women's championship of the Middle Atlantic Golf Association, to be held at Virginia Beach, Va., the second week in Octo- p. T, Several Virginia and Maryland play- ers, who also will compete in the Middle Atlantic, also have entered the women’s national. Miss Jean Arendes of Cum- berland, Md.; Mrs. Jean Jones of Rich- mond, and Mrs. Barham Jones of Nor- folk are among these. entry lisf totals 116 players, and includes all the prominent women golfers who have Bobby Jones Cures Smothering Habit JONE S’ GAANCE (T $FoR Wooo PLAYS BALL OFF LEFT INGTEP, USED 10 PLAY I ] \ o = o oo Ml 0 @O POLITION BALL WAS HIT ON DOWNSWING AND SOMETIMES SMOTHERED BY SOL METZGER. Johnny Farrell was not always a champion. Bobby Jones did not al- ways play par golf hole upon hole. Hagen was once quite a dub and Abe Mitchell missed the first ball he ever tried to drive. In short, sterling golf is not a gift. Outstanding | players have been developd from the | raw. Most of the good ones have ! made themselves what they are to- i day. Bobby Jones is no exception. Jones had his own troubles with his wooden shots and his putts. Even in 1923, when he won his first open title at Inwood, his wood showed a tendency to smother and hook. What was the rub? Jones set about locating the trouble. He discovered that he was hitting his ball off the tee on the downswing—as many stars do—but that this hitting down was sometimes leading him into smothering the shot. Once he saw what was going on a quick adjustment occurred. He was playing his ball with his body too far advanced. In other words, Bobby teed it a few inches back of a line off his left foot. (Copyright. 1928 =) %) ! | ! o) ! i i To cure a habit of slicing you must Sol Metager’s and request this leaflet. American League Must Mend Harris: about_the best ball in the junior | g in Western Half the season when the Yankees were so far out in front of the race that any one ‘declaring they could be overhauled was worthy of being considered a fit subject for the booby hatch. Enthusiasm Non-existent. With no Western club in the running for the laurels of the American League, ‘he people of this sector of the circuit are apathetic in their attitude toward the race. In so far as the games the club of their particular town out this way may have with either the Yankees or the Athletics, there’s no enthusiasm and the Nationals and the Red Sox are just so much excess baggage to these Westerners who are gazing upon a fight of the front-running Easterners for the American League laurels. They are not tripping along with dead ones. Rather, the folk out this way are vitally interested in the progress of the Cardinals in the National League. What they want is an assurance that the West will have a representative in the world championship. They know there’s nothing doing in the East for them in the American League and they are pulling keenly for the St. Louis out- t. It's about time the American League began to mend its fences in the West. It was this section of the country that Put the junior major circuit on it§ feet in the beginning, but it has lost much prestige out here. Unless it gets an- other foothold in this part of its or- ganization within a year or two, there'll be a deal of squealing by the magnates apart from the Atlantic seaboard. figured in the championship in recent years. Competition for the Corby Cup, pre- sented to the Distriet Women's Golf Association last Spring by Mrs. W. S. Corby, has been postponed from the original date of September 25 to October 2. The postponement was made, Mrs. Corby announced, because several of the local woman players expect to be at Hot Springs, Va., next week. The tourney is to an 18-hole medal play affair ‘and is open to members of all golf clubs about Washington. Baltimore golfers apparently are not such hardy folks as the Washington brand of links worker. Where the qualifying round of the Bannockburn invitation tourney moved through its first phase yesterday and the Army golfers played through the first and second rounds in the “Army champion- ship at Chevy Chase, the qualifying round in the Rolling Road Club’s invi- tation tourney at Catonsville, Md., was postponed until today. Thc weather could hardly have been | worse in Catonsville than it was in | ‘Washington yesterday, for the local | courses were shrouded in driving sheets | of rain that made good golf almost impossible and the game itself a physical ordeal. Notwithstanding this early Winter brand weather, young Bobby Hird and A. L. Houghton of Manor moved over Bannockburn's rugged test in 76 strokes to tie for first place over the first day of the Bannockburn qualifying round, which saw the scores of many players mounting far beyond their accustomed total. One of the unusual features of the‘qualifying round, and a testimonial to the ruggedness of the Washington golfers, was the low number of with- drawals, for practically all of those who started turned in cards. A field of about 75 contestants started todny& in the last half of the qualifying round. Lieut. Wilfred A. Ouimet, brother of Francis Ouimet, former national golf champiom, earned his way to the semi- | final round in the Army golf cham- pionship yesterday and met Lieut. E. A. | Baldwin of East Orange, N. J., in one | semi-final today. The other semi-final match lies between Capt. J. B. Menzie of Buffalo and Lieut. P. M. Pfaffman of Worcester, Mass. Lieut. Lamar G | Seeligson, the medalist, who won the| tourney in 1926, fell in the first round ! before the play of Lieit. H. A. Bartron. | Second round results in the tourney | yesterday follow: Lieut. Ouimet de- feated Lieut. Bartron, 3 and 1; Lieut ; Baldwin_defeated Maj. W. K. Dunn, 6 and 5; Capt. Menzie defeated Lieut. H. | H. Alexander, 1 up in 19 holes; Lieut ! Pfafiman defeated Lieut. Charles H. McCurdy, 3 and 2. Results of the fourth golf tourney of ! the In-Com-Co Club, held Monday at Beaver Dam, announced today, show | that W. A. McCallum won first place in | the men’s event, with gross scores of 1104 and 103 and a net total of 143.! ! Second prize went to W. W. Seay, who had a net total of 151. Low gross prize { went to R. K. White, who turned in a gross card of 187. The low net score : for 18 holes resulted in a tie between : 1 G. 8. Douglas, 96—20—76, and P. P. Costello, 102—26—176. I Ellen R. Voke and Carrie E. Coffen- | berger- tied for first place in the | women’s divisipn, with net scores of 88. I Mrs. Voke had a card of 123—35—88 | and Miss Coffenberger had 138—50—88. The tie is to be played off at East| | Potomac Park next Sunday. The next | golf tourney of the club will be played |at the Washington Golf and Country | Club during the first week in Octeber. MANAGER SEEKS BOUTS FOR D. C. COLORED BOXER J. F. McLaren of this city, manager of Billy Edwards, 155-pound colored boxer, is seeking bouts for his protege, who, he says, has won 19 of 22 fights by knockouts, and has never been knocked down. He would be willing to match Edwards at any place in a bout in which his entire share would go to the relief of the hurricane sufferers. ] NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS TANGLE Pennant May Hinge on Out- come of Giants-Cards’ Dou- ble-Header Today. By the Assoclated Press. EW YORK, September 20.—The home citadel against a double onslaught from the Cardinals today, though the wegther-wise Moisture might’ blur the glory of the greatest National League pageant mn this city since the Giants .and the Pirates had it out for the 1925 pennant today could not be altogether unwel- come to John Joseph McGraw. A postponement today would mean merely that the two games be open date, and.this would enable the little Napoleon to pit Carl Hubbell, Larry Benton and Fred Fitzsimmons against ‘Wee Willie Sherdel, ‘Alex the Great and have weakened a bit on Joseph Edward Genewich, late of Boston, although the manager intimated Joe would start with Benton today. chieftain was considering the plan of working Hubbell out of turn with the sorrel top. The lead of the Cardinals remained at two games morning, would land the New York team on top in _the current engagement. A Two out of three for the home forces, victors 11 times in 18 games against the Giants in a fighting position, one game from the top, and might defer final de- cision of the National race until the Cardinals are scheduled to return to the Polo Grounds for a single game—on September 30, The Polo Grounds at best accommo- ball game, and all New York wants to see this seres, it seems. ‘The mounted police of several pre- cincts were ordered out to guard against Giants prepared to defend their thought rain would halt all action. late in August of that year, but rain played tomorrow, an Clarence Mitchell. McGraw seems to It is known, however, that the Giant and nothing but a clean sweep of three Cardinals this season, would leave the last day of the season when the dates no more than 55,000 for a base e crush. TWO STARS PASS UP WOMAN’S TITLE GOLF By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, September 20.—Al- though 118 women from all parts of the United Etates and some from Canada are listed in the entries for the women's national golf championship, to be held at Hot Springs, Va. next week, the names of last year's winner and runner- un do not appear. All of the cham- pions since 1921 are on the list except Mrs. Mirlam Burns Horn of Kansas City, the 1927 winner. Maureen Orcutt of Englewood, N. J., who finished sec- ond to Mrs. Horn, is another of the few prominent players who have hot entered. 4 Mrs. G. H. Stetson of Philadelphia, the 1926 champion, is paired with Mrs. Stewart Hanley of Detroit, Edith Cum- mings of Chicago with Marion Hollins of New York, Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd of Philadelphia with Mrs. Dalton Reymond of Baton Rouge, La., and Glenna Collett of New York with Vir- ginia Van Wie of Chicago. Six Canadian players are to com- pete: Helen Paget of Ottawa, Dora Virtue of Montreal, Katherine Christie, C. E. Smith and M. E. Smith of Toronto and Barbara Richardson of Algonquin. 'There will be an 18-hole qualifying round Monday with 18-hole match play i1l the 36-hole final Saturday. DELANEY AND TASSI T0 BATTLE TONIGHT By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, September 20.—Jack Delaney and Nando Tassi of Italy night. The meeting with Tassi will be De- | loft in the Cumberland flight laney’s first appearance in the ring since he was knocked out in a single round by Jack Sharkey five months ago, i the culmination of a series of defeate . that marked his attempt to make the heavyweight : . Delaney believes he still can hold his own in the 175-pound class and hopes that tonight's bout will be the first step on the road to a championship battle with Tommy Loughran. : FABER VS. PIPGRAS TODAY’S BOX CARD By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, _September 20.—Babe Ruth and the New York Yankees were in town today with but one motive—to defeat the Chicago White Sox and thereby increase their lead in the American League pennant race—maybe. ‘The maybe depends on what luck Con- nie Mack’s Athletics have at Detroit. Red Faber was Manager Lena Black- burne’s choice to meet the Yankees in the first of the three encounters. George Pipgras was Miller Huggins' selection to oppose the White Sox rookie team that has been playing better than .500 ball since Blackburne took over the reins 4. July 4. : The choice seats for the three games| While the mother 1 days have been sold out for iev?m ty crowd with indications that a capac) Silver Spring Team Accepts Challenge of Red Sox Nine ROOK GRUBB, manager of Sil- ver Spring’s unlimited base ball team, believes in giving rival managers what they want. Bill Je , who has his ‘Washington Red Sox headed in the di- rection of a District unlimited cham- plonship, challenged Grubb’s nine to a game or serjes. Each team claims a prominent place among the leading un- limited nines. Grubb decided to settle all disputes between the two teams this Sunday and a_double bill is slated to start on Wheaton diamond at 2 o’clock. Cabin John Junior Order nine was scheduled to play Grubb's team in one of the games, but a change was neces- sary and the Red Sox were engaged for both contests. A. C. claims a place in the title race in Prince Georges County. Mount Rainier and Hyattsville All-Stars are to clash Sun- day in the second game of their series, and Berwyn's nine wishes to meet the winner. ~Arrangements can be made at Berwyn 108. Not satisfied with the showing charges made against Mount Rainier unlimited | Bissonette, Robins his | star midget players of the city 149 133 129 116 Ruth, Yankees .. Bottomley, Cardinals. BASE STEALERS. Cuyler, Cubs Myer, Red Sox. Frisch, Cardinals . Mostil, White Sox Carey, Robins ... HOME RUN SLUGGERS. Rath, Yankees Wilson, Cubs PITCHERS. Crowder, Browns Benton, Giants Grove, Athletics Hoyt, Yankees. Pennock, Yankees Quinn, Athletics . last Sunday, Manager Henry Hiser has scheduled drills today and tomorrow at 5 o'clock to prepare for game with Mount Rainier. ‘Washington Red Sox nine, which has probably scored more victories, among unlimited teams this season than any other outfit, is seeking a game for Sat- urday afternoon. Call Atlantic 3777-W. Hartford Seniors have scheduled a game with Corinthian Seniors on West Elli) diamond Sunday at 1 o’clock. Both teams claim front-rank positions among teams of that class. Hartford players are to report at 12:30 o’clock. National Press Building Cardinals will hold a meeting at their clubhouse to- night at 7:30 o'clock. They are seeking a foe for Sati and have listed a clash with Cabin John on Sunday at Cabin- John. Call Cleveland 4831 con- cerning Saturday game. An_interesting midget class game is scheduled at American League Park Saturday afternoon when a team com- posedoxmrnelunduneolnmtrl‘y ers will meet Cavaliers. Most of :‘ifi the second appear in the line-ups. ALEXANDRIANS WILL | SHOOT ON D. C. TEAM| ALEXANDRIA, Va., September 20.— John_T. Worthington, Clay T. Brittle and Fred Holt, members of the Alex- andria Gun Club, will shoot with the teams of the Washington Gun Club Saturday afternoon at Benning in a match against the Oriole Gun Club of Baltimore. The Alexandria marksmen hold non- resident memberships in the Washing- ton organization. Local trapshooters will hold a shoot at Janney’s Lane Saturday at 2:30. Potomac Yard Revision Bureau was forced to cancel its diamond engage- ment with the Capital Traction Co. yesterday and also its game today with ‘The Evening Star team. Washington Terminal All Stars will be opposed on the Terminal diamond in Washington Saturday morning at 10:30 o'clock. A second meeting of the candidates for the St. Mary’s Lyceum A. C. un- limited eleven will be held tonight in the Lyceum Hall at 8:30. i A girls’ sextette will be organized to to play preliminary games this Winter to the newly organized unlimited quint ;:Xfia' has been formed by Edward Alexandria High School will be issued foot ball pads and other equipment today or tomorrow and work on the newly rigged tackling dummy will start at once. 1 A banquet will be given in honor of | the Belle Haven Country Club’s eight- man golf team September 26 by the club's board of directors. i Rosebud A. C. has made its plans for the new foot ball campaign. Practice has already started. ! the 110-mile airline course from Cum- Leon Riley, Art Ludlow and Ike Drei- fus are playing with the Predericks. burg Elks in a five-game series with the ‘White Oak nine. They accounted for 7 of the 8 runs scored by the Elks in winning the first tilt. AERO KNIGHT WINS CUMBERLAND FLIGHT Aero Knight, from the lofts of the :l;v;‘lnmr smltox;h at Anacostia, won the g race of the young bird series of the Aero Racing Pigeon Club, held over berland, Md. Full-o’-Fire, also from the Naval lofts, was second, while Dutchess, { | will | from Connellsville, Pa. ifight at Ebbets Field tonight, weather | : permitting. Rain prevented a bout last i showing the average speed 'in yards per | FH00AZRO 5. from the Gateau loft, was third. Unfavorable weather prevented the g:'l: p:l‘ed 2?0 blrd.skllmm 21 lofts which | rom making much speed. The club will hold nnothe§ race from Cum- berland next Sunday as well as a race Following is the order of the finish, minute made by the first return to each | Bty @2 SPORTS WRITERS’ GOLF EVENT NEXT THURSDAY Next Thursday has been set for o ment for Was| over the Washington Barracks course. These semi-annual evenis have become highly important in the lives of the golfing scribes. Bingy Bryan, then with the Herald sports depart- ment, won the tournament Ilast Hosis for the tournament will be the commandant and faculty of the Army War College. Before taking the links the mewspaper men, as is 60 | particu Defeat Any Opponent in Fall Classic. BY GEORGE MORIARTY. HE Philadelphia Athlétics, who cavort under Connie Mack's guidance, have everything need- ed for keen competition in a world serles. A just analysis grants them speed, power, intelli- gence and courage. The last requisite is theirs for the relentless battle they have staged in the last two months of the American League race. While an inferiority complex seemed to grip them in two-thirds of their conflicts with the Yankees, that means nothing in a series wherein they will meet an entirely strange team. The Philadelphia - club has a smashing, siraight-away attack, but it can be di- versified suddenly and smartly. The punch is there in abundance, ly since Mack inserted the youthful Haas and Orwoll in the line- up a few months ago. These two play- ers gave an excellent balance to the team in its relation to age and ability. Connie Mack is a great manager, and gaze at the array of coaches on the club. While Mack’s fine youngsters furnish the perspiration, Gleason, Col- lins, Cobb and Speaker supply the in- spiration. ‘Weigh the pitching talent. Walberg is one of the great left-handers of the last 20 years. Rommel is the kguckle- ball king. Jack Quinn is_the premier spit-ball pitcher today. Earnshaw, a big, clever and deceptive right-hander. Then there is Orwoll, who. when not #¥st-basing, can step into the pitching role and do it real justice. Grove Toughest of AlL Now a few words about Robert Moses Grove, greatest left-handed fire-ball artist of all time, excepting Rube Wad- 4ell. Grove in his element furnishes something new and difficult in the way of speed. ‘The National League victors may con- tend that Grove is no tougher than Dazzy Vance, whom they have show- ered on occasions. But I think they may find a_vast difference. Vance is gigantic and takes a vigorous wind-up. Grove is slim and wiry and winds up with a tive ease that whangs the ball across plate like-rifle fire. The result is that batters are a frac- tion of a second laté in timing and try- ing to make contact. Other pitchers go = | to the rubber; Grove, in the true sense of the word, goes to the firing line. Last, but not least, Cochrane catches Grove, which makes it a near-perfect battery. In the last 10 years there may have been a better catcher than Coch- rane, but I have not seen him. He is truly so much of a standout that he forces Perkins, a great catcher, into second-string duty. The Mack fly chasers list as follows: Simmons, Haas, Miller, Speaker, Cobb and French. There is an outfield and something left over. Foxx or Dykes at either first or third, and Bishop and Boley around the pivotal section. Then there are Hale, Hassler and Hauser for emergency. A team more brimful of talent in world series togs cannot be assembled, unless one resorts to the all-star process of selection. Frankly, I am prom to give the Athletics a big chance to bowl ove‘rn the opposition in any man’s world ser] the custom, will be entertained at luncheon. $ | (Covyright. 1028. by North American News- paper Allia IVE more ' duckpin circuits will open their respective 1928-29 cam| tonight. ~Commer- cial, Recreation, Ladies’ Federal, W“t Department and wfim Department League _teams match sets for the first time, while 20 Masonic League teams will also get into dction for the first time, although 18 l.teams of that league took the -drives Tuesday night. Commercial teams, numbering a doz- reation League’s 10 teams will start at Recreation alleys at 8 o'clock, but a meeting of team captains is listed for 7:45 o'clock. Interior Department League's eight teams will open at Convention Hall, where the Masonic loop quints also clash. Ladies’ Federal and War De- partment matches are scheduled at the Arcadia. Team pairings for the initial matches in these two leagues follow: Ladies' Federal_lnterior vs. Commerce, Interstate vs. Treasury, Construction A No. 2. Navy Capitol Hill League, formerly known | as Southeast League, will hold a final meeting tonight at 8 o'clock at South- east. alleys. Team captains of teams already entered and wishing to affiliate with the circuit are requested to attend this meeting. First team matches are scheduled to start next Monday night on the Southeast drives. Supervising Architect’s League, which was known as Pencil League last season, cpened its season last night at Lucky Strike. Imperials had the best team Five Duckpin Leagues to Their Attack on Pins Tonight en, will roll at Convention Hall. Rec- s, | Columbia Qpen ped all individuals with a i35-game and 341 set. Gof Orientals and which now has 12 teams. Barney Hager of Washington team had a 142 game to set the pace for Odd Fellow League bowlers in the opening msa’u:hes. Perce Ellett had the best set 359. scores, 552 and 1.629. Columbia, Har mony, Golden Rule, Amity No. 2, and Washington, each dropped one game. s835335885E" 7 Friendship Canton Mount Pleasant Covenant Fred D. St Magenenu Langdon . Beacon _. Mount Nebo. T SN ©2222983::3 20 e 2000 MACKEY NOT TO PILOT. CHARLOTTE, N. C. September 20 (#).—Leo Mackey, who closed the Sout Atlantic Assocation scason as man: of the Charlotte club, will not pilog! the local team noxt year. He has been| set with 1,497 and Romans_registered high-team game with 520. Daidy top- £ E9PTR, e ity &l Brow . Krahling One loft no re SUZANNE TO DO AS SHE PLEASES, WRITERS TOLD NICE, France, September 20 (#).— From a &lr!: converted into a fortress against inacious inquirers concern- | ing the tennis and matrimonial plans of Suzanne Lenglen, French profes- | sional tennis player, her mother has| rrying She is fed up with newsoa; talk about her and only wants to be left in peace.” was talking, Suzanne was dining with Baldwin Baldwin, grandson of E. J. “Lucky” of 55,000 will see Saturday’'s game, the ' Baldwin of - California, on the sun last of the season betw teams. two E:rch. Their names have been coupled turned back to the -Nashville club the Southern Association.