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-Sports News Griffs Beaten 23 Times by Southpaws : Start Horseshoe Play LEFT-HAND HURLERS FIND | NATIONALS EASY PICKINGS Johnson Band Has Scored But Seven Virmriefi.Ovcr Portsiders, Who Have Started Against It 35 Times—Bow to Stewart in 5-1 Game. BY JOHN B. KELLER. ASHINGTON’S ball club is soft pickings for left-hand pitchers this season. The Nationals have been licked 57 times in the current campaign, and 23 times the licking has been done by hurlers of portside persuasion. Only 7 of the 36 games Walter Johnson's charges have won were won from south- paw slabmen. With its line-up filled with batters swinging from the left side, the Washington club probably has faced more left-hand pitching than any other club in the league this year. In 35 of the 93 games played to date by the Nationals the opposition has started flingers of this style. And so easy have the Nationals been for the left-handers that the starting portsiders have gone a full route 19 times. Which is quite a record for pitchers in these days of frequent shifting of boxmen. 2 The Nationals have trimmed no ! southpaw more than once this sea- TOO MUCH STEWART | son. Those they managed to get o5T- Louts. the better of are Walberg of the Athletics, Miller of the Indians,| Barnes of Detroit, Weiland of the | ‘White Sox, Bayne of the Red Sox and Pennock and Heimach of the Yankees. Walberg. though. has much more than made up his lone loss to the Washing- ton outfit. He has licked the Nationals nn less than five times this season.| Shaute and Miller. the Cleveland left- handers, share evenly in half a dozen victories over the Capital club. Wells| My of the Yankees has two decisions over | | Washington, and both Yde and White- hill of the Tigers have beaten Wash- ington twice. Grove of the Athletics and Pennock and Heimach of the Hug- men have trimmed the Nationals one | time each. ; Hold Griffs to Five Hits. | tBatteqd for Bunke (Hlow Walter Stewart, portside pitcher | St Louls .. of the Browns, has three victories over | the Nationals recorded this season, his| g funs, batied in—Kress, Dondero. Ferrell third being scored yesterday, when the | Ferrell. Three-base hil Johnson band was licked, 5 to 1, in the | Stolen bases=Manu second game of the set with the St.| Louis club. And Stewart seemed to flnd| the going just as easy yesterday as most | Bg of the other Jeft-handers who faced the I pitcher—Burke. Dinneen, Nallin. Nationals found it. ing only five, and they were spread over | 48 minutes. Stewart was miserly with hits, yleld- as many innings. All were singles. He | I BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS | | issued but four passes. and three of them were not given until the last two American League, YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. innings. when the southpaw seemed to Washington. 1 y EESISIROPYY. > " Bl ssisuannsd N ounsnmod Totals WASH! Judge. 1 S INGTON. ) = 2209133533058 =/ 3=sumores? P ] Sobe-NwsR25” » ~mousous Bl oriiaussssnst T L U T Totals ;Batted for Burke in At nis a5, ‘Umpires—Messrs. Time of game—1 8t. Louis left-hander would have scored | @ shutout over the Nationals. l The Browns didn't mind the left-hand - @he Foening Starf WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, Chisox Bragging First Sacker Talks and Plays Self to Fame i upstart can't determine whether his braggadocio is showmanship or na- ivete. Whatever it is, Shires is liv- ing up to his own advertising copy. Shires got his second chance the first base job when Clancy was hurt. Looking on from the outside, it appeared that Blackburne wel- comed the change, for the great one was an irrepressible pest on the bench. Every time the Sox manager look- ed around for a pinch hiiter Shires jumped up, grabbed a couple of war clubs and dashed for the plate. He bothered Lena every day to let him in the game. ‘Whenever a cameraman appears on the field Art busies himself near the lens, and to reporters he always has a “statement for the press.” “How are you today, Art? reporter will bring: “Fine, and you can say what the fans want is more hitting, and I'm one to see that they get it.” Once when Prudhomme, a Detroit recruit pitcher, was working Shires came to bat with two out and a Sox runner on third. BY WALTER BROWN, Associated Press Feature Editor. Art Shires of the Chicago White Sox is always as good as he thinks he is. The chesty kid from Texas, who bounced into print with the boast that there were two ball players in the American League, “and Ruth was the other,” has fielded and hit right along with the veterans this year. Calling this a tempestuous season for Shires is like referring to a tor- nado as a mild breeze. Arriving be- hind a smoke screen of self-praise, he became captain on his first Spring training trip with the Sox. ‘Then he bolted the club and was “busted.” Forgiven, the 22-year-old youth returned. to the team and six weeks later matched blows in a sordid fist fight with Manager Lena Black- burne. He apologized, but kept on talking. He now rooms with his boss while the Sox are on the road. That briefly is the career of “the Shires,” who headlines the Among other things CABIN JOHN NINE TAKES “NEW LIFE" Junior Tossers, With Sadtler at Helm, Hope to Make Strong Finish. DGAR HIGGINS, who has suc- ceeded Al Sadtler as manager of the Cabin John Junior Order base ball team, has his proteges hustling with a view to making a strong showing the remainder of the season. In their first game under Manager Higgins the Johnnies last Sunday drub- bed Park Lane, Va., nine, 14 to 0. The coming Sunday they will entertain Pet- worth-Yorkes at Cabin John at 3 o'clock. Junidt Order players are asked to be at the field at 2 o'clock, especially the following: 1929. VIE IN Watts Is Champ I it out in district meets. Eight such tournaments will and Plaza districts. The following is a layout of the tournament by sections, districts and playgrounds with the key ground and its location given first in each instance. WEST SECTION. Georgetown District. Hutchinson, Stone, Guillot, De Nell, Plunkett, W. Higgins, Hill, Follin, Fish- | er, E. Higgins, Luney and Morgan. | Manager Higgins is booking games at | Bradley 660 between 7:15 and 7:45 pm. | His address is Cabin John, Md. | Rockville A. C. is after & game for Saturday on the Rockville Field. The | manager of the Bowie Motor Co. is| 1sked to call Manager Cole of the Rock- | ville nine, who can be reached at Rock- ville 231 during the day or at Rockville 274 at night. Bobby Dove or Johnny Davis will pitch for Virginia White Sox against Coleman White Sox Sunday at Baileys Cross Roads, Va., at 3 o'clock. Under the name of Little Sam's Won- ders, Ray McGarvey has reorganized | his former Cardinal junior class nine. A game for Sun with an unlimited gréi;mn club is nted. Call. Adams | | Eastern All-Star Insects will drill to- morrow afternoon at 5 o'clock on Rose- dale diamond. Canton Community Club, now a stronger team, wishes to book a game with Henry Hiser's Hyattsville All-Stars. ‘The Canton manager should be ad- dressed at 3418 Toone street, Baltimore. Coleman White Sox have booked a game with Petworth-Yorkes for Satu day at 3 o'clock at Eighteenth and | Otis streets northeast. Anacostia Eagles ere looking for s base ball game for Saturday afterncon | at 3 o'clock on the Congress Heights | | fleld. Call Atlantic 3794 between 5 and | 7:30 pm. The Eagles will play Army Headquar- | ters Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock on Congress Heights diamond. | avenue southeast; Wallach, Fairbrother, | Georgetown, Thirty-fourth and Volta place northwest; Adams, Chevy Chase, Corcoran, Montrose, Fillmore, Weight- man, Reservoir, Tenleytown, Gallinger, | Mitchell Park. (In this group is in- cluded the Cleveland Park tournament, being run off'on a private court.) Bloomingdale District. Bloomingdale, First and Brvant | streets northwest: Brookland. Bur- roughs, Emery, Brightwood, Tenth and Evarts. Towa Avenue District. Jowa avenue, Towa avenue, between | Varnum and Webster streets north- | west; Twin Oaks, Takoma Park, Park View, Bancroft, Barnard, Columbia Helghts, Johnson, Phillips, Truesdale. New York Avenue District. | New York avenue, Pirst street and | New York avenue northwest; Oyster, | Henry, Happy Hollow, Thomson, Rosedale District. Rosedale, Seventeenth and Kramer streets northeast; Benning, Kenilworth, Wheatley, Maury. Virginia Avenue District. Virginia avenue, Eleventh street and Virginia avenue southeast; Congress Heights, Ketcham, Buchanan, Orr, Stanton. Garfield District. Garfleld. Second street and Virginia Hoover, Van Ness. | Plaza District. Plaza, Second and D streets north- east; Edmonds, Hayes, Ludlow, Pea- body. (Greenback Lane tourney played on _private court included). On each of the key grounds will be | son, Classified in D. C. Section of Metropolitan Tourney. ion at Bancroft. HE second stage of competition for the horseshoe pitching championship of Washington will start next Thursday, with winners and runners-up of neighborhood tournaments having be held, four in the east section and four in the west, on key playgrounds. The west section includes the Georgetown, Bloomingdale, Iowa Avenue and New York Avenue districts. In the east section are the Rosedale, Virginia Avenue, Garfleld mate, Bllly Garrett, jr.; W. S. Brower, John Foley and Wade Butler. Eppa Hunt was chairman. ‘The tournament at Manassas, where Maj. Frank W. Patterson is chairman, will be concluded today. Results from Round Hill, Va., where Charles J. Ford is chairman, follow: Holmes Thomas defeated Ross Poul- sen, 21—3, 21—13; Gordon Ainsworth de- eated H. H. Cooly, 2 B 21—14; Sam McMichael 'defeated Charles Payne, 21—19, 14—21, 21—13; L. S. Moreland defeated G. W. Unger, 13- . 21—19, 21—10; Jack Myers defeated Chester Gordon, 11—21, 21—14, 21—14: Willilam H. Moatz defeated Cornelius Simpson, 21—18, 21—10; James Melton defeated Luther Poulsen, 21—11, 21—3 Rogers Thomas defeated J. S. Patter. —10, 21—13. Pairings for the second round follow: Rogers Thomas vs. James Melton. W. H. Moatz vs. Jack Myers, L. S. More- land vs. S8am McMichael and Holmes Thomas vs. G. Ainsworth. Robert Carruthers, chairman, at Pur- l[hifllE' Va,, announces the following ntries: 8. R. Jacobs, W. E. Rogers, Irwin Lit- tle, Bernard Hawes, T. Grant Little, Carroll Hirst, 8. P. Edmondson, Ray Hawling, Ernest Lemon, Clayton Pax- son, Willlam Hawes, Johnnie Mercer, Dewey Case, Lester Wortman, H. C. Mock, R. F. Robey, C. M. and Donald W. Sea Here's the line-up at Leesburg, Va., where C. Roland Atwell is chairman: Sam Royston vs. Vietor Jackson, Maurice Cooper vs. Harry Smith, Edgar Etcher vs. Carroll Dunn, Stilson Hall vs. William Drake, Theo Reed vs. Robert Curry, Dunlap Titus vs. Harry Utter- back, Dick Fisher vs. James L. McIn- tosh, Emory Dunn vs. Joe Olliver, El- mer L. Beales vs. Vernon Clagett, Harry Newton vs. C. Roland Atwell, M. S. ackson vs. E. Munday. cel e Graham, Ads PAGE 41 Offs Next Week NEIGHBORHOOD SURVIVORS DISTRICT MEETS Key Playgrounds Named for Second Stage of Action | ! TYPOS 60 T0 PRESS - WITH LEAGUE TTLE iPrlrlt 4-to-2 Defeat on Navy Yard to Gain Honors in Government Loop. U League champlonship. The ‘Typos yesterday captured the flag when they triumphed over Navy Yard, 4 to 2. It was an exciting battle marking the end of an exciting three- game series. One of the largest, if not the largest crowd, ever to witness a game on the Ellipse, was present. Union Printers won the second half championship in the league after Navy Yard had gained first half honors. Because the Printers are to leave August 22 for Indianapolis to defend their title in the International Typo- graphical Union base ball tournament, they will be unable to represent the | Government League in the week day | leagues championship series opening | here August 19 unless the dates for the | series are Tearranged. Navy Yard | probably will represent the Government | League in the series, should the Typos be unable to do so. | _simons, pitching for the Printers, and Kuhnert. on the firing line for Navy | NION Printers today are receiv~ ing congratulations upon win- ning the Government Base Ball 3. | Yard, both did well yesterday. though the former held a decided edge Hutchinson led the victors at bat with { three hits including a triple, double and single. Charlie Holbrook came through with a timely three-bagger for the Printers. Lincoln Post nine today is heading the flag race in the Capital City League American Legion series, holding a half- game margin over the second-place Vic- tory Post club. Through a five-run rally in the eighth, Lincoln yesterday con- quered Walcott, 8 to 6. Victory and Spengler Post teams were to face in a series game this evening at . | 5 o'clock on Monument diamond No. 10. ‘Washington Gas Light scored over Thompson's Dairy, 6 to 2, in the Indus- trial League. In Georgetown Church League, Cal- vary Baptist and Grace Episcopal nines battled to & 4-4 deadlock. Collecting 13 bingles behind the one- hit pitching of Hanlein, Webcos trounc- ed Wonders, 10 to 1, in the French In- ‘sect League. be somewhat worn by the heat. But for a wild chuck made by Third Base- | Philadeiphia. 10: Detroi » ork, 16: Chicagn. 3 Boston. 4-2. Cleveland. 0-6. Horseshoe Pitching Results he claims honors as the champion Leaning over to the umpire, he pitching the Washington club started tobacco chewer of the majors. against them. They raked Bob Burke | | placed pitching courts that are regu- | |lation in every respect, including clay- for seven safeties, two of them triples | and one a double, during the five rounds he tolled. and in one of the rounds| bunched four hits to get four runs and sew up the ball game. Myles Thomas hurled the Jast four innings against the | visitors, and was nicked for three hits and a tally. | Browns Fatien in Fourth. ‘The fourth was the Browns' big in- ning. Manush started it with a two- base hit and moved up to third as Schulte was heaved out. Kress rapped a triple, then McNeely sent a roller to Cronin, and some erratic play followed that gave the Browns two unearned runs. The shortstop’s throw home trapped Kress on the base line, but Spencer, while attempting to run down Red, chucked against the runner's back and the ball bounded to left fleld. That let Kress score and McNeely get to third. Dondero's 'oist to Goslin was n deep enough to allow McNeely to count National League. after the catch. The fourth run was| " due to Ferrell's triple and Stewart's L sInEsULT: single. I 7T gy A O Thomas vielded the Browns their last | Philadelphia, 6; Pittsburgh. 2. Tun in his first inning on the hill. Mc-| Cincinnati, 2: New York, 1. Neelv opened the sixth with a single and STANDING OF THE CLUBS. Dondero sacrificed. Ferrell then sent McNeely to the plate by crashing & two- bagger against the open stand well back of left center. The Nationals had no good scoring chances before they put their run over. Judge did single at the outset of the fourth frame. but was forced out by Rice. and Sam never left first base. Stewart was reached for a pass and a hit after two were out in the fifth, but | Gouch, who grabbed Burke's bat, drilled | into & force-out. Cronin's single in the | seventh came after two were out and Bpencer skied to Schulte. Griffs Get a Run, Hayes got on at the beginning of the | eighth when Dondero pegged wildl: past Blue at first base. Thomas' era. #ure moved Jack to second, from where he tallied when Rice singled after Judge drew a pass. Goslin and Myer couldn't solve Stewart, however, the Goose pop- rmg to the second baseman and Buddy lofting to the center fielder. The Nationals had two on with one out and the bases filled with two gone in the ninth, but it meant nothing to them. West scratched a single off Btewart's gloved hand to start the frame, but was forced out by Cronin. Spencer walked, and after Hayes hoisted out. Ruel, who batted for Thomas, got a pass. This put it up to Judge, and Joe ‘whacked a grounder to Blue. man Dondero in the eighth inning. the ETANDING OF THE CLUBS. | Percentage | Philadelphia . New York 5t._Louls Cleveland . Detroit . Washington . Chicago Boston Lost. Sl—13 1211 6/ 1131 8 67— 8/38/51.384 ~121 51 51 4] 41 6] 3-—1291681.299 . 136/33144/47150157/61/68/—I—1 GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. St. L. at Washington. St. L. at Washi t Phils, Detroit at Phila at New ‘York. Chicago at Boston. nd at Boston. Cleveland at N. Y. Cleve Pittsburgh. Philadelphia Cineinna 3| Percentage | Brookiyn Boston GAMES TOMORROW. Boston at Chicago. Brooklyn at St. N. Y. GAMES TODAY. Boston at_Chicago. at St. . Y. at Cineini Phila. at Pittsburs) | HOME-RUN STANDING | By the Associated Press. Home runs yesterday—Wilson, Cubs, 2; Gehrig, Yankees, Klein, Phillies, 1; Welsh, Braves, 1; . Harper, Braves, 1; Hurst, Phillies, 1; Alexander, Tigers, 1. Dudley, Robins, 1: Bissonette, Rob- ins, 1; Frederick, Robins, 1. American League Leaders. Gehrig, Yankees . Ruth, Yankees. . Myer did :ome flashy fielding. making | Simmons, Athletics. Chicago fans who visit Comiskey said: “If thix rookie gets me out now o of his trousers with the heel of his| Park mainly to razz the bush league he's a sure success.” i’layers Cut Loose by One Club Prove Stars for Another Team the Phillies. 6 to 2, and slipped another half notch back of the Cubs. “Chuck” | Klein hit his thirty-third homer for Philadelphia and Don Hurst picked up his fifth in the past four games. Lou Koupal, a right hander Wilbert Robin- son sent to the Phillies from his own bull pen, held the Pirates nicely. Kou- pal probably will now proceed to de- velop into one of Uncle Robbie’s sincere regrets. ‘The Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants staged an old fashoned pitchers’ duel with Eppa Rixey, the tall left hander, besting Joe Genewich, a cripple most of the season, 2 to 1. The Brook- | lvn Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals wrestled through another double header that ended in a draw, the Cards win- ning the first, 5 to 2, behind Jess Haines’ | fine twirling, but losing the second, 8 to 2, when Wild Bill Hallahan gave | more passes than base hits. The day in the American League was | long on hits, but short on results. The Philadelphia Athletics maintained a 915-game lead over the Yankees by BY EDWARD J. NEIL, Associated Press Sports Writer. T'S beginning to look as though into the reign of each of base ball's master minds the monkey wrench of some past error of judgment must fall sooner or later. For the past season or so, John J. McGraw, the little Napoleon, has taken more than his share on the chin when castoffs such as Burleigh Grimes, Hackenschmidt Wilson and a half dozen other former Giants returned in other uniforms to haunt him. Severe head-, aches must afict the thinkers of St. Louis Cardinals as the dynamic “Rab. bit” Maranville, tossed aside after help- ing win a pennant, continues to hit and field and fight for ball games for the Boston Braves. | Now it's the turn of Joe McCarthy, who does the heavy mental drudgery for the Chicago Cubs, to gnash his | teeth and attempt to reach the back | right foot. The Cubs are in first place | (OLORED P ATBRENTWOOD SET in the National League today, five games ahead of the tottering Pittsburgh | Pirates, but it might be more if it wasn't for old “Socks” Seibold. Seibold Gets Revenge, Bocks is no youngster by any means. He pitched for the Athletics about 10 years ago. Last year he hurled for Reading in the International League and was considered the best pitcher in the circuit. Well along in the thirties, Sock’s curve mostly a wrinkle now and his “h one probably looks like Lefty Grove's floater. But he is a smart old warrior. The Cubs brought him back to the majors just because. Then a chance came to acquire Rogers Hornsby and with half a Pullman car full of team mates, Socks was traded to Boston for the great second baseman. Yesterday Socks was back in Chicago. He pitched the Braves to a neat 7-to-1 victory over the Cubs, the second time he has snubbed old Master McCarthy in his last two tries. In addition Socks has beaten the Pirates twice along with several other clubs. If these victories were added to the Cub win column and two corking stops to his left. His| handling of Blue's hot shot in the l'\\ll;:h inning was a dazzling piece of work. A circus catch by McNeely in the| #ixth kept a hit from Goslin. The| Goose hoisted the ball to right center, but Earl, while under full speed. reached low with his glove for a startling back- hand grab. Ad Liska's ton: re to be removed within three or four days. The pitcher #5 about recovered from his tonsilitis | aitack. and the cause of the trouble will | be removed as soon as inflammation abates. | RECORDS OF GRIFFMEN Foxx, Athletics.. Alexander, Tigers. National League Leaders. Klein, Phillies Ott, Hafey, Cardinals Bottomley, Cards Hornsby, Cubs Hurst, Phillies. League Totals National League American League....... Grand total . BOERNER PITCHING WELL. Larry Boerner, Washington boy, pitch- ing for Charlotte in the South Atlantic Association, is doing well. Yesterday he | hurled his nine to a 3-0 victory over Spartanburg. He now has won eight games and lost thres, and stands third among Sally loop, pitchers. Ruth Hits Fungo 447 Feet;, Breaks 17-Year-Old Mark, NEW YORK, August 1— During batting practice at the Yankee Sta- dium Babe Ruth added another long-distance hitting record to his list. Standing near home plate, he aimed a series of fungo fiies at the center fleld bleachers. Measurement of Babe's longest fungo recorded a distance of 447 feet 950 | H wa » 55993058 IBNHLACUALOA=D T | Sonmas-rnsBusBanBasEas & £ B UV wpa - o @ U, B e Bason eaSooal soans2aSIi5,333882500 B8LBAER - T 9508 s cunuunnB8RR 808835 000 B L PN JIN <1 s arn aBYRRARASYS o 338508080808 orcs 000 DA 23N i worutSE e, bt RESARIVIT —— 3 | corresponding defeats subtracted, the a leg injury. McCarthy clan would be as far ahead in the National circuit as the Philadelphia Athletics are in the American League. The Cubs came back to put the Braves in their proper places in the | second half of the double header when Powerhouse Wilson lashed out two home runs to make it an even 30 for the season. while his mates rallled round, Pat Malone coasted home, 6 to 2. Kiki Cuyler returned to the Chicago line- up after an absence of 11 games due to ‘Threatening to take a sudden nose- dive in the standing as the Cardinals did a few weeks ago, the crippled Pirates dropped another engagement to BIG LEAGUE LEADERS ' blasting the Tigers, 10 to 1, while New York belted the inoffensive Chicago White Sox, 16 to 2, for the seventh straight win. Rube Walberg held De- troit to four hits. Thirteen Mackmen batted against Carroll and Billings in the fifth for nine runs. Boley got two hits in this inning and Dykes two passes. ‘The Boston Red Sox split a double header with Cleveland. winning the gr&(’,; to 0, and dropping the second, Lefty Stewart held Washin five hits as St. Louis wa, § o 10" MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Loulsville, 1.8: Milvaukee. 2 INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Newark. 10 Reading, 12. Baltimore, Roches Mont: SOUTH ATLANTIC anburg. 0: Charlotts n. 2: Knoxville. 1 : Cols : lumbia, $; Asheville, 4. Spart Maco (11" innings). Green Augus 10. FASTERN LEAGUE. Springfield. 3: Bridgeport. 2. Providence, 4: Pittafield. New Haven, 10-7; Hartfol THREE-EYE LEAGUE. Decatur. 9; Peoria, 3. Evansvi Sort Danville, 12: Terre Haute, field. 0. mington, 7. %3 Quincy, ¢-i0. By the Assoclated Press. Triples—L. Waner, Pirates, 15. Homers—Klein, Phillies, 33. Stolén bases—Cuyler, Cubs, 26. Pitching—Bush, Cubs, won 14, lost 1. American. Batting—Foxx, Athletics, .300. Runs—Gehringer, Tigers, 89. l;um batted in—Simmons, Athletics, 02, Hits—Manush, Browns, 150. 1 The longest drive of this kind to which a tape measure has ever been applied, according to the records, was & fungo knocked 418 feet in 1912 by Ed Walsh, the great White Sox spitball ~pitcher, whose ‘son started ’s game against the Yankees, A Pitching. . SO, k Emamanaa™ FS Comanas Q wwsasao ] = wussme 3 ZaNye Szs=235% S3easEss 2 Doubles—Hellmann, Johnson, Tigers, 5. » Triples—Miller, Athletics, 12. Homers—Gehrig, Yanks, 26. Stolen bases—Gehringer, Tigers. 17. m}:ltchh[—ame. Athletics, won 17, ‘WESTERN LEAGUE. klah ; ha, 4. BENROmS, Gl 20710 inine). Denver, 3 Des Mone! Topeks, 1/(18 innings). Wichita, SLIGHT BLOOD POISONING ATTACK SHELVES HOYT |sesed. NEW YORK, August 1 (#).—Waite Hoyt, star pitcher of the Yankees, is suffering from a slight attack of blood poisoning. ‘The infection probably will keep him out of action for two weeks. Hoyt has not pitched for the Yankees for 10 days and has been out of uniform nearly a week. It was first announced that he had a mild case of intestinal influenza. MANUSH IS ONLY BIG SIX HITTER TO HELP AVERAGE By the Aesociated Press. i ‘The pickings were poor yesterday for | all but Heinie Manush of the Browns, among the big six hitters cf the major leagues. Manush gathered two hits in three times at bat against Washington pitch- ing and added two points to his average, but every other member lost ground. Foxx dropped two points with one hit in four times at bat, Hornsby, four with no hits at all and Ott four for the same reason. Ruth lost four points and Paul Waner uns Foxx. Athletics. Manush, Bro Hornsby, Ruth. Yanke P. Waner. Pi Ott, Glants 99 Start Play at 6:30 Today. Fort Hunt Organizes. Rarebacks Star. OMPETITION at Brentwood. Md., in the colored section of The Washington Star's horse- shoe pitching tournament will get under way today at 6:30 p.m., with Julius Wheeler in charge. Chairman Wheeler reports the fol- lowing metropolitan championship hopefuls: J. L. Gordon, Lloyd Tilghman, Daniel Nash, Hubert Tilghman, Milan J. Gordon, Samuel Harris, Frank Lan- caster, Bernard Tilghman, Arthur Ran- som. Col. Francis Bryne, in command of the R. O. T. C. at Fort Hunt, has given the tournament his complete indorse- ment and appointed Sergt. Darwin Smith as chairman. Sergt. Smith ex- cts an entry of at least 40, accord- g to Arthur A. Greene, general chair- man of the colored tournament, who visited Fort Hunt and got an eyeful of what the boys can do on the rifle range. “If they're anywhere as good pitch: ing horseshoes 40 feet as they are hit- ting bullseyes at 300 yards, then Fort he colored champion,” said Some tight matches are being played at the Garnet-Patterson Playground. J. M. Carter won a thriller from W. Davis yesterday, 21—19. ‘The Rareback Club pitchers are starring in several tournaments, and declare the colored city final will be an all-Rareback affair. ‘There’s & man in the moving busi- ness who moves too much to suit one George F. O'Brien, District of Colum- bia fireman. O'Brien waited for three hours to play his scheduled match at Garnet-Patterson with Harrison Tyler, who operates a moving van. Tyler hasn't showed up yet and O’Brien, who disdains a forfeit, has appealed to Chairman Greene to locate his man. Chairman Greene hasn’t had a mo- ment’s idleness outside sleeping hours since he started on this horseshoe ?ltc.hlnl ‘busine He declares it to be he most popular sports event in which the colored folk of this region have en- DUKE FOOT BALL TEAM WILL PLAY TEN GAMES DURHAM, N. C., August 1.—Duke University will play ten foot ball games this Fall, as follows: e M aen (Stadiion openine). October 19—Navy at elphia. Ed Barrow, business m: r of the ‘Yankees, reported today that condi- tlon'ugod and he expected the pitcher to mnlnnb;utsmk. October 26—Villa l“o'}’“‘l‘fi“l{i r ember 3—Boston Corlexs ay Boston, ana. November 16—North Carolink’State." November 33—Wake Forest. . - November 38_Davidson at Davidson, December 7—North Carolina, | filled boxes, etc. They will be in shape | time for the district tournament | participants to practice enough to be- | come thoroughly accustimed to them. | Most of the neighborhood events are )| being played on “hard” courts. In the district tournaments two will constitute a match until the finals are reached when a match will be two games out of three at 50 points. Play each day will start at 5:30 o'clock. Each district will qualify two men (winner and runner-up) for the sectional play-offs. Dates and places for county play- | offs in the Maryland and Virginia sec- 9 | tions _of the metropolitan tournament are being arranged and will be nounced shortly. Dave Watts and Bob Eshe will rep- resent the Bancroft playground in the Towa avenue district meet. Watts de- feated Eshe in the Bancroft final, 21 to 20. It was a tense contest through- out. Watts is the third to win a neigh- borhood championship. The others are C. E. Whittlesey, Takoma Park, and Herman Franke, New York avenue. In the last matches played in the Beltsville, Md., tournament, which in- cludes a line-up replete with stars, J. Moore defeated J. Jenkins. 21-4, 20-21, 21-15; Roy Steneart defeated James Hitaffer, 21-19, 21-11; F. Flore defeated L. Jenkins, 21-12, 17-21, 21-11, and A. Kerns defeated C. Roby, 21-16, 21-7. se CONGRESS HEIGHTS PLAYGROUND. A. Perkins defested 8. Moore. 21—17. C. Bcherel defeated R. Towan, 2115 R Flemming defeated P. D. Bowers. H. Ritter defeated T, ¥. Davis. 21—1 e e l\!l‘yrnufl Hanna defeated DeWitt Lewis. Wahler defeated Schrives, 21—4. . Hnyle defeated J. Davi Johnson defeated A. B ! Place defeated C. Melligan. 21 . Hurdy defeated Dick Ballard, 21--13. GARFIELD PLAYGROUND. » defested G. ., 31—, Bover defeateds, Bostn Sim1e. o . Zola defeated R. Dean, 2i—17. BARNAED PLAYGROUND. Cooper defeated Heimer, 21—18. Cooper defeated Johnson, 21—0. TENLEY PLAYGROUND. 1C:oF- Burdetts defeated by Prank Terns, 5 John Wagner defeated L. Joseph Gould, in'ff.""" Hurdle defeated Walter Lindner. BURROUGRE PLAYGROUND. |21 Quins weed 2115, M, J. Dondero’ defeated Charles L. Bellon, 1nfim’-m ©O. Hopkins defeated A. J. Dugan. | - Joseph McGeary defeated F. H. Adams. L. M. Shafer defeated Thomas Orme, 216 lenn K. Crammar defested A. P. Dugan. el L Gilbert defeated William X. Gil- ert, 2110. Leo, Thomson dafeated Willlam K. Brown. 1 Joseph Parker defeated Jim Roche. 2111 William McGee defeated William H. Allen. George _Mevers, Jr., defeated George Mer- games of 21 points each, out of three, | °’§ 3. Charles A. Price defeated H. U. Downer. ' ralisce Donaldson defeated Eddio Leon- | r : Jyirmes Pilber defeated Liovd Senlauch, | | ‘Jursv'n McKnight defeated Georse Nau. | | George Murnam defeated 8. W. Good- | | man, 2118 ) | | 3y Melvin_ Donaldson defeated J. . Kins. | .2 "w. Lawrence defeated W. M. Maddox, | With 32 players paired and more ex- pected, the battle for the championship of Arlington, Va., with J. B. Lowell as chairman, will get under way today at 5:30 o'clock. Chairman Lowell will ac- cept entries up to that time and will receive applications by phone at Clar- endon 1304-W-2. ‘The pairings follow: J. T. Wallace vs. | 2 Boardman Munson, Lucien Lane vs. |' Willlam McAtee, J. J. Clarkson vVs. Earl McPherson, C. Snoots vs. H. N. Young, C. O. Henson vs. Charles Harris, W. W. Snoots vs. L. Morgan, S. C. Henson vs. Able Shere, J. B. Lowell vs. John A. Deuterman, S. H. Henson vs. ‘William Clark, George F. Cook vs. Wal- ter Kirchner, E. Goldblatt vs. Arthur Kirchner, D. H. Johnson vs. C. Gold- blatt, John Jones vs. Walter Wolf, Harry Whitehead vs. Charles Robin- son, H. J. Byroad vs. James Decatur, Carol McPherson vs. Charles Jeffery. Following are the Berwyn, Md, re- sults: E. M. Barb defeated A. B. Gahan, 21—9. 21-—6; E. Talbott de- feated E. 8. Giddings, 21—9, 21-18; W. H. Baker defeated Morris Taylor, 21—13, 21—10; Mark Kiernan defeated Edward Auld, 21—12, 21 ;. Willlam Hossfleld defeated Alton Parker, 21—9, 9—21, 21—16. Robert Buzzard failed to get a ringer, but he defeated Roy Bateman, 50 to 23, in the Cleveland Park tournament. As fortune would have it, the draw pitted R. L. Gilbert, prominent in the Burroughs Citizens’ Association, against his dad, William H., and the son won, ‘GEORGETOWN PLAYGROUND. l.’n.l'?nh Taylor defeated Walter Grove. Ben Sebastian defeated Earl Poole. 215 Ernest Kramer defeated Edwin Tehaan. 118, lGe&rn ‘Taylor defeated Oarl Lineoln, Joe Joseph deteated Jack Davison. 21—16. Fra ‘Wynne defeated H. C. Shephard, H. T Hushes defeated H. C. Dell Vincent Raffety defeated Robert 18, John Skitos defeated Pete Hanev, 31. Percy Duvall defeated Georze Si: 1 2130}!}!" Dawson defeated Bertram Maurico, 2,00 Bassatt defeated Herbert Smith, 2_?-;3'« Sullivan defeated Robert Wrenn, Warner defeated Woodrow Sul- H . 2120, Vaughan, 0. —18. nk livan, 21— BENNING PLAYGROUND. “! N. Nichols defeated Charles Hawkins. arding defeated W. Bridget, 21 J. Buckley defeated L. Bullotti. 21. L. Miistenc defeated T_Hoffman. 2114, Bradford defeated M. Nichols, 21—17. THOMSON SCHOOL PLAYGROUND. (Russell Biggs defeated Charles Fillah. (Walier Sweeney defeated Jack Rowzie. (uRobert, Donnelly defeated William Mar- Charles Stramer defeated Sam Door. 21—3. RESERVOIR SCHOOL PLAYGROUND. John, Kimmaham defeated William B\lr-' (Jobn son defeated Everst: Corbin, | mln‘y Ellls defeated John Kirnmaham. John Harrison defeated Harry Ellis, 31—18. MAURY PLAYGROUND. B. Réidy defeated E. Straver, 31—18. 21—1 At Franklin Park, Va, W. B. De Groot_defeated Harvey R. Oliver, 21—1, and Charles Sullivan nosed out Alex M. Bloxton, 21—19. The last game was finished by lights from an auto. Twelve lnre competing at Franklin Park, in- cluding besides those named: John | Bernard, Clyde 8. Bloxton, Carl P. Con- rad, Joseph M. Patterson, jr. Vincent | B. Phelan, chairman; Blair Shoemaker, ‘Whetren and Fred Condry. At Cherrydale, Va., Frank Trammell defeated Kearn Weekeley, 21—10; 21—16; R. Roy James defeated Dewey Berry, 14—21, 21—16, 21—20 (hottest match of the tournament); Charley Weekeley defeated Rudolph Stromberg, 21—9, 21—7; Robert Weekeley defeated M. Dennis, 21—12; 21—20; Preston Gingell _defeated Spencer Weekeley, 21—14, 21—15; R. Roy James defeated PFrank Trammell, 20—21, 21—3, 21—2, and Charley Weekeley defeated Spencer ‘Weekeley, 21—3, 21—9. & Adams gelented B Rea e s | Diuke defeated Liovd, 2138, Tor 218y JOWA AVENUE PLAYGROUND. M. Himmelfarb defeated E. Collels, 21—19. | W. Thompson defeated . Roberte. I1—. ROSEDALE PLAYGROUND. Henry Irving defeated Bernard Canetts, 2117, R. E. M y defeated Leo ) 21—8. Tose” Vermthion deleated “Heary Bhumb: 215, Pete Buonovirl defeated Emil Yobst, 21—18. 2708 & B ommor deteatod am Braiin: BUCHANAN PLAYGROUND. H. Quantrille defeated J. Mavhugh, 21—5. ".u’cg Blimbers detented Brmet Burnaiter: BANCROFT PLAYGROUND. b bert he defeated ' 21—10. John Foley and Wade Butler will rep- | _ Bovis ' warts ‘Cirampions Gerested Kobert resent Haymarket in the Prince Wil- | Eshe, 21—20. liam County, Va. finals. Foley swept HAYES PLAYGROUND. through a fleld of 14, with Butler as| sulliyan defeated J. Mills, 21—15. the runner-up. who took part, Hendricks defeated Hanby. 21—18. included B. C. Smith, R. C. Smith,| Wiles defeated Kane, Harry’ Douglas Hoffman, A. Hut- BROOKLAND PLAYGROUND. S G, White, C. L. Rector,| B RUfn So0aied & slovdonttint. 3 Horace Ed George Bhu- M. J. Dussits defeated Eo: M L Faley, ) o 4 HAPPY HOLLOW PLAYGROUND. McEeever defeated Richards. 21186 Burke defeated Scafide. 21 Demezs defeated Askin. 2115, B. Bishiotta defeated W. Beahm. Smith defeated Wolfenhoime, andes defaulted to Skinner. PAKK VIEW PLAYGROUND. Anderson defeated W. Hurles, 2118, Pierce defeated B. Shockey, 3110, Beck defeated E. Eisenhart, 21—4. | BLOOMINGDALE PLAYGROUND. | Herrold defeated Kilroy. 21— | B. Br a. E J Madden defeated R. Madi 17, defeated Bombard, Terry. . 2116, Madden, 21—17. Brumbaugh defeated J. Herrold defeated Terry. 21—1. J. Grifin defeated R. B. Warren, 21—9. COLUMBIA HEIGHTS PLAYGROUND. Gharles Curtin defested John Nerl; 21-16. M. Hurlana defeated D. Telbus, AL Becker defeated F. Prank, 218, A. Mann defeated B. Holland, 21—18. KETCHAM PLAYGROUND. W. Brazerol defeated P. Brazerol, 21—18. PLAZA PLAYGROU F. Murphy defeated A. E. Baker. 21 Brewer defeated M. A. Foley. 21 1 Myers defeated M. W. John HAYES PLAYGROUNI Vollger defeated Elliott. 2116 Nesline defeated Keehan. 21 14. Romers defeated Verts, 21--13 PEABO™ ¥ PLAYGROUND. . Butts defer od F. B. Swink. 21 c & & Colored Horseshoe Results TAYNE PLAYGROUND. Ernest Bailey defeated Artie Bush, 2118 nnis Greene defeated Mide Edline, 16. Denhuis. Greene defeated Allen Lawson, #th AND L STS. PLAYGROUND. John Ewell defeated Thomas West. 2! Charles Makel defeated Leroy Ewell. 21 David Bavior defeated Leroy Brady, 21 519, =7 =4 HYATTSVILLE PLAY ADVANCING RAPIDLY HYATTSVILLE, Md., August 1.— Nine second-round matches are sched- uled for tomorrow evening in Hyatts- ville's horseshoe pitching tournament being conducted in WMagruder Park under auspices of The Star. Twelve second-round contests also are listed this evening. The pairings for tomorrow follow: Brice Duckett vs. Candler Hoffman. Dolphin Weber vs. Willlam McClay, sr.. Louis Norris vs. Carroll Garrison, David England vs. G. H. Franklin, Herbert Slinkman vs. Fiddles Holland. Thomas H. Garrison vs. LeRoy Trott. John Walsh vs. S. James. John Hanev vs. Fred Glasgow and Marvin Lewis vs. Leonard Smith. Pitching of 13-year-old Fred Glas- gow. who made six ringers in defeating Willlam McClay, jr., 21 to 15, was the high spot of last night's first-round matches. Other scores last night: Brice Duckett defeated Herman Porton. 2119: Fiddles Holland defeated Fred Wat- Son, 21-12: Thomas H. Garrison defeated Gui_ Glassow, 2113 Marvin, Lewls, de eated Junior Bealor, defeated Smith Purdum, 3 efeated Lewls 'Anderson. i hin Weber defeated is Norris defeated eated Allie Bower: ; defeated William Kitmeyer. England defeated "Bernard nd il ay, sr., de Troy, 2115, ted Norma KOLOFF DENIED HEARING BY ILLINOI& COMMISSION CHICAGO, August 1 (#).—The Illinois State Athletic Commission has denied Dan Koloff, heavyweight wrestler, a hearing on his recent suspension from Illinois rings. Koloff was suspended for one year when the commission learned he had wrestled under assumed names in five matches. ‘The commission fined Haaken Hanson, Chicago middleweight boxer, $100 for roughness in a recent fight.