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SPORTS THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SRR FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1929, ;m FEW NATIONAL HURLERS READY TO FACE BENGALS Hadley, Despite Sore Finger, May Have to Share Hill Task With Burke in Twin Sketch—Griffs Rally for Dozen Runs to Win, 13-9. BY JOHN B. KELLER. b OMORROW afternoon the Tigers open the final series of the | Nationals’ home stand against the West—a series likely to | prove a trying one for Walter Johnson's pitchers. These Tigers have been mauling moundsmen all season, and there's no reason to believe they'll stop when they land here. None of the other clubs seem to be annoyed by Washington pitching these days. With all their hard hitting, however, Bucky Harris’ Bengals aren't | getting anywhere in Prexy Barnard's race. After a fair getaway in the campaigning, they slumped and now are in fifth place and well | behind the Indians, who hold the last place in the first division of | the American League. Catching as An Art Is Gone; Old- Tlmers Were Far Bett er WHEN KELLY WAS KING CATCHING Aside from their Tigers have little with which to| fight. They have little skill afield, aren't partlcul‘\rl\ strong at pitch- | ing, and are quite slow on the hoof. It isn't surprising that they are no higher in the league stand- ing. Harris' henchmen are to play four games in Griffith Stadium, starting the set tomorrow with a double-header, while single engagements are listed for Sunday and Monday. Following the set, the Nationals will leave for a three weeks' tour, which will carry them to the field of all rivals except that of the Athletics. Few Hurlers in Trim. For the twin hill with the Bengals Manager Johnson will use as pitchers Bob Burke, the stringbean left-hander, and probably Irving Hadley, even though Hadley'’s middle finger of his pitching hand still is sore. With so many of his hurlers in poor physical trim, Manager Johnson will be forced to gervice thase ailing the least Hadley's finger soreness is due to not ing more than a blister, whic during Tuesday’s game with the when he was toiling on the slab, and though still tender it is not believed the wounded digit will keep him out of action long. Ad Liska, though, is lost to the Nationals for some days, while Fred Marberry and Sam Jones are not likely to do any slabbing for quite a time. Liska has been retired until his ton- #ils are yanked, and Marbe; have to undergo a similar ope Fred hos not report:d at the park eral davs, and vesterday it was running a temperature again and suffering from a very sore throat. John- gon declares there is no chance that Marberry will g0 to the slab during the remainder of the club’s home stand. Jones Still Lagging. Jones' arm has become sore again.| £ and the veteran can do lif the hill He may endeator to t but it is doubtf; good account of 5 of fact, Jones has pitched but two three good games since he hurt muscle in his side during & contest New York in the latter part of May. Jones certainly had pitching w he opened fir ing the four innin: As a matter or the visitors. As a result they combed him for five safeties and three passes which accounted for five Tuns. Despite this handicap and added when the Browns nicked the Jeft- handed Llovd Brown for three hits and @ brace of walks In the sixth to get four more mar rs, the Nationals man- fllPd to grab the third game of the Outside of the sixth, Brown but two hits and as many walks four complete rounds, and hefore he gate way to Garland Braxton, after| ng the first visitor up in the ninth, e home side had staged sparkling rallies in the seventh and eighth in- nings for a dozen tallles that meant a 13-10-9 triumph. Hit Four Brown Pitchers. George Blaeholder was the St. Louis pitcher officially charged with the de- feat of his club, but before George ap- peared the Nationals had punished Rip | Collins and Jack Ogden, and after Blae holder’s departure they gave Sam Gray a good lacing. All told, the Washing- ton bunch collected 13 safeties and 3 sses, getting 11 of the hits and all the sses in the two big scoring sessions. The Browns were off t0 & two-run Jead when a fumble by Hayes, which gave O'Rourke a life, was followed by Sohulte’s double and Kress' single. They picked up two more runs in the third round with Blue's walk, singles by Ma- nush and Schulte and Kress' sacrifice hoist, while pa s to Ferrell and Col- lins and Blue marker in the fourth frame. The Nationals, who had gone hitless in the first three innings, also scored in the fourth with Rice’s triple and Goslin's sacrifice, but in tne fifth they | wasted their second hit. and with Collins | going so well it seemed the game was| beyond recall when the Browns at- tacked Brown for four more runs in the sixth. A pass to Ferrell, Collins’ bunted single and O'Rourke’s base-fill ing walk_were followed Manush's sacrifice, Schulte’s one-ba double to produce the visiting markers. But Collins, after allowing but two hitting, the| press into | for sev-| said he| another single meant a fifth o hits in six innings, blew in the seventh, and before Ogden could check the Na- tionals they had scored five times. Myer | doubled and crossed when Tate singled. | Tate made first when Melillo fumbled, and after Cronin hzd forced West at |third for the second out of the frame, Bnu who batted for Hayes, drew a pass, | which_filled the sacks. Brown then| singled two runs across and swiped | second, to be in a position to count with | Boss when Judge hit for a base. Judge’s hit brought Ogden to Collins' relief, and Jack easily disposed of Rice; but Goslin, first up in the eighth, singled and Myer’ walked, so Blaeholder took | Ogden’s place. The first thing Blae- | holder did was to uncork a wild pitch, which moved up both runners, so that | Goslin - was able to score as West grounded out. Then the pitcher let roller bound off his hands for a | single, scoring Myer. Tate checked in | at second when Cronin was erased, but with the Nationals still a run shy of a tie Johnson deemed more speed than Benny could show was needed on the | | runway, so Spencer was sent in to dm the hoofing. Gooch, who had assumed Hayes’ placr at third, socked a single to cente not so deep. Spencer, howev mighty legging, made his “a\' home, | sliding over the plate with the dead- locking run just as Ferrell got the throw from Schulte. That brought Gray to! Blaeholder's relief, and the Nationals immediately proceeded to salt the game. Brown walked, Judge and Rice doubled, |~ Goslin got his second single of the in- | ning, and four more runs were regis- terc L1 ] ooosomrannE-5) | O'Ra | Mam EE PO RUPROIRRU. | [P D 5! comononoa ! sses53m553525 10 24 inuing. H. PO 4 for Gray i ninth onccs® L] | Totals .. . *Ratted for Tl ol 3535mncorcocce ® 5 soumsomen 5 d @3 4 555550 cammman: [} 0 Manus Rice, Goslin_(2), Tw 4 : 0 in—Blue. h. Judge (8, s batted Prown. | Sncrifces - Manush. Kress Goslin, _Double plav—Cronin to 'Myer Judee.” Left on bases—St. Louis, 10: Wash- ington, Bases on ballsOf' Collins. 1 H . 1_off Gray, 1: off Jones, 3; off | Brown, 5. "Struck oui—By’ Collins. 1: by ;o Colline. 6 in €2 innings \a,inning (none out in 2 in 2, inning; off Blaeholder. 1€ pitcher. Messrs. Dineen, 2 hours snd 20 minutes. Winning pitcher Um- Time of ild pitel Brown. Lo ires keme | Batting. . H 2b.3b HR.S SB.RBLPct. L Y R Y Myer.! Bluege. ronin, Boss. 3 Marb'ry 3 He 64 | Ruel West Barn | Brown. Yones | Braxt'n 2 Spencer [FTIDTPIDE PSP - < SR oy comrooranaBwaBahEE3.Ss EEEESREREE S B S TSP U POy CO50000NaINN A DB AN Pitching. -] | WAS AN ART! The minstrels sing of the clden days when a gatcher was an impor- tant personage, ranking with and even ahead of the pitcher. Catchers were mighty men, the ancient lay has it, but gone are the backstops ~ whose ' fame once rang from Coogan’s BIuff to muddy Mis- sissipp’. The lively ball which em- phasized the “bat” in battery hung the onus on the pitcher and rele- gated the man behind the plate into something as necessary, but no more breath-taking, than the little whisk broom of the umpire. Kelly First Great One. King Kelly was the first of the ones, the widely-mustached who reveled in the title Ten Thousand Dollar Beauly” in the days beyond 1890 when $10.000 was money at which to bare the head. Michael was so herofe that he almost dwarfs the fume of Charlie Ewing and of the later Johnny Kling. Records were rare when King Kelly flourished and none can say truly that one was greater than the other. All were great. There was Chief Zimmer, who had only to waddle behind the plate at Cleveland for strong men to blanch and wish the game were over. Cuppy and Zimmer, Young and Zimmer; these were poison. The epochal Cy went to Boston later and most of his best days were passed there with the no less well known Lou Criger pull- ing them in back of the base. Boston Boasts of Ganzel. This Boston boasted proudly of Charlie Ganzel, who lifted Kid Nich- ols and John Clarkson to greater heights of repute. And the Orioles had the then slim Wilbert Robinson to balance William Hoffner and the other Baltimore beauties. ‘The Giants had Rusie and Farrell and Meekin and Farrell and later there were Frank Bowerman, Roger Bresnahan and Chief Meyers to handle the steam of Christy Mathew- son. The great rivals of the Glants then were the Cubs, who rejoiced in the services of Johnny Kiing and Mordecai Brown. ‘When Connie Mack was building his Athletics into a championship club, he had a great catcher in Mike Powers, who teamed with Eddie Plank and Chief Bender. And, of course, there was the eccentric Rube Waddell, whose genius and peculiari- ties found a match in Ossie Schreck- engost. These two were a circus— but not for the opposition. Street and Ruel Shine. Walter Johnson pitched Washing- ton to the top with the aid of two catchers whose names linger with the clect. “Gabby” Street and “Muddy” Ruel. Joe Wood and Bill Carrigan of the Boston Red Sox were mear the top as a combination and Grover Alex- ander and Bill Killefer were famous long before the Phillies won a pen- nant. Ray Schalk of ‘the White Sox was the last of the headliners. He passed Pla mmm«n Art Stone vs. ce Pi pring o clock W"l';‘lnllnn F-ruck!. Hill, Brentwood. Md.. White Sox Eighteenth and Otis streets northeast, o'clock. —NOW THE PITCHER AND THE BATTER on reluctantly and_there was only & fading “Muddy” Ruel to carry on. These days the pitcher does his stuff, the batter does his stuff; the catcher is overlooked. Comparisons buy no potatoes, but it does seem that the catchers of this year of grace are a long way short of the heroes of another day. SANDLOT ALMANAC. I RESULTS. League. CAPITAL CITY. American Legion Series. 14; Bpengler Post, T. CH. 12; Bt West Washington Baptis Al- | ban's, INDEPENDENT. Riamond Cab Co. 11: District Police, 4 ess A. C., 3; Biowns Corner, 1. GAMES SCHEDULED. Leagu, Today. TERMINAL EVENING. Pullman vs. Express. INDUSTRIALS. Big Print Shop vs. Thompson's Dairy. Tomorrow. CAPITAL CITY LEAGUE. Inseet Section. Gallaghers va. Brookland Bovw’ Club. m Wests mels. inthinns ENT Au-stars. Sunday. r-u.nn"n. Milter Astecs ve, Auth A St. Josepn e N Brentwood Hawks, Dixte Pigs, Col- ¥ Corner vs. Tremon AR ® L arded Tfoteit over Capi- Mo Aces vs. ‘oee \s, Brookiand Bors' Club. Hartfords va. Bostonians. JUNIOR. Lionels ve. O'Briens. Vic's Spoit Shop va. Ty Cobbs. Tangleys vs. Murphy-Ames. Caltiouns vs. Potomacs. AMERICAN LEGION. Lincoln ve. George Waskington. shinkton Vs, 5 pengler va. Eizhi and Forty. vs. Victory. INSECT. Georgetown awarded forfelt over Milans. INDEPENDENT. ‘alcots, al All-Stars. Silver ctice game). Elizabeth's,” Plaza Takoma Tigers vs 13 Tomorrow. Diamond Cab Co. va. Arms War Col Round Hill, Round Lanham, Riverdal ys., Cadillac A, C. s Ku Klux Klan vs_ Purcellville, Va. Wnnhmn‘xlm Red Sox vs. Quantico Marin Petworth-Yorkes, C. vs. Anacostia Eagles, Con- Flaka Ailsiars v, PField, 5:15 o'clock. Va., Hiser's AR Haw 3 o'clo Bfentwood ve. Phoenix A. gress Heights. 3 o clocl L'ml'nk Elacters vs. Foxall, Foxall diamond, ¥, Co. vs. Meridians, Monument 3 geeloc dlamond No. 4, 3 o'cio Sunday. Takoma Tigers vs. State Department. 1 val H wurssrno F wumssasan l BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS l American League, YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Tashington, 13. &t Louls. 9. hicago. 3 N Fhifadainnia: 7. Detrois. 4. eveland, 19; Boston, 3. MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS A‘\ltler‘\' A!SUCIAIION. ty. 4. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Toronto, 4; Montreal, 2. Buffalo, 3: Rochester, 32, Jersey City-Baltimor PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. Sacramento, 6: Onkland, 3. Seattle, 5: Portlan: S ancisee 6 Hollywood, 1. Los Angeies, 3; Missions, 6. TEXAS LEAGUE. Houston, 3: Dallas, 0. Shreveport. 4; Beaumont, ShESeROR. Bemont Bto, Fort Worth, i1; Waco, 1. Percentage WESTERN LPAGUE. Tulsa, 8: Des_Moii Remin 1o Puertor 3 Oklahoma City, 15; Omaha. 0. GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. at Washington. Detroit at Wash (2) Detroit at Phila 8t. Leuts at Phily. (2) Chicago at Boston. Cleveland at N. Cleveland at N. Y. Chicago at ‘Bostan. ZASTERN LEAGUE. 10; Springfeld. 2. Bridseport, Fittsfiela. 3; Fainela: & Ko National League. oo Albany, 11-8; A“En!fllnv 1. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS, By the Associated P: Cardinals, Gehrig, Yankees .... Ruth, Yankees . Alexander, Tiger: Klein, Phillies . ‘Wilson, Cubs ott, Giants .. Hurst, Phillles . New York, 6_Cincinnati, 1. 8t. Louts, '5:_ Brookivn, 2 Chicago, 1 Boston. 0. Fittsburgn, 3; Philadeiphia, 1. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. 'THERN ASSOCIATION. ; New Orleans, 4-1 (first game, % i, Mobile, 10, BRt Reed 70 M SOUTHEASTERN LZAGUE. Jacksonville, 1; Tampa, Selma, 4; SOUTH ATLANTIC ASSOCIATION. Greenville, 10; Foxx, Athletics. ns. GAMES TOMORROW. Boston at 8t Lo s, GAMES TODAY. Boston at Chicago. Brogkiyn at &t Y. at Cincinnatl. : Phtla, &t Bitisbursn. Phtla, at Cincinaatt. s oclock Silver Spring Glants Vs i lock, _Silver, Sprint es). “Bhoenix A. €. Arlington, v, Oriental Anmd!l Giants of Annapoiis, uth *Capiiol 5[!?!! l,nfl ]Pu!l:‘mlt l\‘!ll\l- southwest d "“xmé’ Kian vs. Mechanicsville, Mechan- C._vs. Washington Black Sox. dnuhl! header, Union Park, 3:30 orclock, nters vs.'Mount Ratnier, Mount o ok o aitor. Order vs. Petworth- Yorkes, Cabin John, Md. 3 o'clock. Liberty A. C. hady. Inn A C. ShaRs Oakhin: Maribgrs Plice. 3 o elofk. Sox Bryantown, Washmaton ‘Red V. 3| o Colerman White gox ve. wirinia White | A s “Roads. Va, | S%Foxell A C. vs. Kennedy A. C., Foxall ) & _vs. Army War College, Washington' Barracks. 3 oclock. Games Wanted. Y dly—Cnrkntmlnl (midgets). Claren~ 31 J after 6 day2Conestans (unlimited). West Sundl]—"ltlnnll Press Building Cardinals (unlimited). Cleveland 48 - —Hess A. C. (unlimited). Lineoln 1655.J. Opponent must hllvl diamond. — V mm‘ A. C. (nulimited). Gor- “An'y iy Thdian A. C. (aniors). Lincoln Plaza All-Stars (unlimited). aithers (midgets). Smith, Lin- 7 pm. Diamond. l HOME-RUN STANDING (F!E‘d eve) betw Home runs yesterday: Ruth, Yankees, 1; Combs, Yankees, 1; Bottomley, 1; Bissonette, Robins, 1. American League Leaders. 26 25 23 23 16 Simmons, Athletics . Foxx, Athletics National League Leaders, LA O Bottomley, Car Hafey, Cardinals . Hornsby, Cubs . League Totals, National .. American Grand Total . BIG LEAGUE LEADERS By the Assoclated Press. American. Batting—Foxx, Athletics, 383. Runs—Gehringer, Tigers, 9 G Rum batted in—Simmons, Azhle!ics. Hits—Manush, Browns, 151. Double&—fleumlnn, Johnson, Ti TS, hlples—Mmer Athletics, 12, Homers—Gehrig, Yanks, 26. Stolen bases—Gehringer, Tigers, 17. . Pitching—Grove, Athletics, won' 17; ost 2. ‘Any d coln 6944 Waner on First as Bucs Bench Sheely and Adams PITTSBURGH, Pa. August 2 (#). —With Pie Traynor, captain and third baseman, returning to the line- up after a long absence due to a leg injury, Donie Bush, manager of the Pirates, gave his outfit the big- gest shake-up of the year. Earl Sheely, first baseman, in a batting slump, has been replaced by Paul Waner, Brickell will play right fleld, Bartell will move from short to second, Clark will move over to short and Sparkie Adams goes to the bench. Hemsley will g0 behind the bat to relieve the overworked Hargreaves. Grimes and Grantham still are on the hospital list. National. Batting—Herman, Robins, .408. 96Rum—m:mahy, Cubs; , Giants, Runs batted in—Ott, Giants, 106. Hits—Terry, Giants, 157, Doubles—Frederick, Robins, 34. Triples—L. Waner, Pirates, 14. Homers—Klein, Phillies, 33. Stolen bases—Cuylers, Cubs, 27. \ Pitching—Bush, Cubs, won 15; jost 1. LIVELY BALL MUST HAVE HAD DAY OFF But Eight Hits Made as Cubs Beat Braves, 1-0—Macks Win, Yanks Lose. BY HERBERT W. BARKER. Associnted Press Sports Writer. HOE‘! tlmtml base ball fans who the game might do well to con- sider the battle between the Cubs and Boston Braves at Wrigley Fleld, Chicago, yesterday. Nine innings of brilliant pitching by- Guy Bush on_the one hand and Ben Cantwell and Ed Leverette on the other saw the Cubs eke out a 1-0 decision that enabeled them to retain their five-game lead in the Nmoml League pennant race. Bush allowed only five 'hlLN in turn- ing in his ninth straight victory and fifteenth of the season against one de- feat., Cantwell gave up, but three safe- ties in the seven innings he worked | and Leverette held the Cubs hitless the | | rest of the way. One Hit Wins Game. As it turned out the Cubs won -on one hit. In the first inning, English doubled and Cantwell, losing control, | walked three men in a row to force in the only run of the game. Jess Petty pitched hlx first full game | of the year at Forbes Field and the Pittsburgh Pirates came out of a bad | slump to down the Phillies, 3 to 1.} Petty allowed only six hits and never | was in danger after Comorosky tripled with the bases filled in the third inning to give the Pirates a lead. Larry Benton pitched the New York | Giants to another triumph over Cincin- | nati, 6-1. 'Dolf Luque was the victim | of bunched hits in the third inning | when the Giants tallied four times. | The St. Louis Cardinals got to Johnny Morrison for 4 runs in the first inning and old Pete Alexander was able to coast in to a 5-2 decision over the Brooklyn Robins. Macks Gain Ground. In the American League, the Phila- delphia Athletics increased their lead to 10!y games by turning back Detroit, 7-4, while the New York Yankees were losm( to Chicago, 3-2. After blanking the Tigers for five innings, George Earnshaw weakened in the sixth and three walks and a hit gave the Tigers 4 runs and evened the count. The league leaders regained the lead with a two-run rally in the same inning and Shores held the Tigers scoreless the rest of the Ted Lyons held the Yanks to_six | hits as the Sox beat the Yanks. Both | Yankee scores were home runs, the first_by Earle Combs and the second by Babe Ruth. The Babe's was his | | twenty-fifth of the year. Otherwise Lyons was complete master of the sit- uation. The Sox won the game in the eighth on Cissell's single and a rousing triple by Art Shires. Cleveland downed the Boston Red | Sox. 10-3, behind effective pitching by Jimmy Zinn. John Hodapp got a dou. ble and two singles to lead the In- dians’ drive against Ruffing, Carroll and | Dobens. Held to one run for six innings, the Washington Senators slugged Collins | and other St. Louis Browns' pitchers for 5 runs in the seventh and seven more in the eighth to win, 13-9. | |INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE T0 REVISE SCHEDULE Tt has been decided to revise the In- dustrial Base Ball League schedule =o that the loop champion may parth-!- pate in the District week-day league’s | championship series opening August 19. | Originally the Industrial loop schedule | was to run through August 23. ‘Washington Gas Light Co., winner in | the first half, appears likely to win league honors &s it also is in the van | in the second half. Judd & Detweller, | however, is by no means out of the running for the final series flag, and should it win will engage Washington | Gas Light for the charw}omhlp Victory and Lincoln Post nines today | are tied for first place in the flag race in the Capital City League American Legion series as the result of a 14-7 vietory scored by Victory over Spengler | vesterday. However, should any upsets | | oceur Stunday, when four games are | carded, be shaken up. Taking the lead in the second inning by scoring 4 runs Victory soon gained a commanding edge, which was held. DelVecchio, with a double and triple, wielded the biggest bat for the winners who altogether collected 4 hits. R. Henderson, for the same team, had the best average with 3 hits in four tries. Gaining an early Tly lead, West Wash- ington Baptist steadily added to it to vanquish St. Albans, 12 to 3, in George- town Church League, O'Connor, win- ning pitcher, not only hurled effectiv ely, but socked three hits in four tries, one of them being .’ood for the circuit. Fastern All-Stars ars_and Corinthians will face at 11 o'clock éomorrow morn- ing on the South Ellipse in their Capi- tal City League insect section race. ONCE SELLING PLATER IS RACING SENSATION CHICAGO, August 2 (#).—Eskimo, the little bay ‘son of North Star III- Gentlewoman, which started as a sell- lnx later and was graduated into the ndicap class in 30 days, is the real hero of Arlington Park’s Summer racing season. The sturdy colt, always a friend of the more conservative long-shot play- ers, won six races. He wound up his campaign yesterday by winning the KINCHELOE STOPS STARS IN HORSESHOE TOURNEY Chairman Patterson Puts Prince William County Hopeful to Training—Three More Cham- pions Are Named Here. HE whirlwind horseshoe tournament at Manassas is over, and that historic little city of Virginia is well nigh dumfounded over the result. Paul Kincheloe is the champion. He was unheralded. Kincheloe tossed his way through a field of 50 that included, we hear from the chairman, Maj. F. W. Patterson, “such famous wielders of the lucky irons as Commonwealth’s Attorney Thomas H. Lion, C. A. Sinclair, county treasurer; Dr. Stewart McBride and the Jenkins brothers, Asa and Reuben, to say nothing of Sam Weir and George B. Cocke. It was thought that one of this group surely would win.” The Manassas champion will be kept in training pending the next stage of the Metropolitan tournament, sponsored by The Washington Star, in which he will oppose the champions and runners-up of tour- | tal’ Traction nines, |rected by Thomas G. the team standing will again 21 naments in other towns of Prince ative of Manassas will be Joe Johnson, whom final by the margin of a ringer. “Kincheloe,” says Chairman Patterson,’ 'showed lots of class, and the barn- yard golfers of Manassas believe that he, as well as Johnson, will figure prom- inently in the further eliminations.” ‘Two rivals of Kincheloe and Johnson |for the Prince Willlam County title will be John Foley, champion, and Wade Butler, runner-up, from Hay- market, where a sizzling tournament was conducted by Eppa Hunt. Three neighborhood champions were added to Washington's list today. Frank Adams trimmed Marcus Canter in the final at Maury School, K. Wade defeated A. G. W. McCartney for the Edmonds_title and D. Riston put the bee on F. J. Gates in the final at Brookland. The Brookland battle was & pip, Riston winning by two points, Jacob ‘Blumberg, competing at Bu- chanan School, looms as a formidable contender for the Washington cham- pionship. ‘This fellow pitches ringers | with abandon. In vanquishing George B. Uebele, 21 to 3, he shod the peg | six times. Two matches were played vesterday on the Wheatley court and both were shutouts, Dick ~Lanahan humiliating Charles 'Cashell and George Stamler smothering George Davis. Aspirants for honors in the higher eliminations of the Metropolitan Tour- nament are forewarned of a chap named G. Talbott. He swept through to tri umph in the Ballston tournament, di- Crack, without a serious struggle from any foe, if one may judge from the scores. Here's the story of Talbott's achieve- ment briefly put: FIRST ROUND. 2 RgHATTell defeated F. Smith, 821, 2111, P. Colburn defeated N. 2112, 21— 4. Joe Burneit defeated L. German, 9--21, 2 g1Bp 1o Burdett defeated C. Darr, 31-9, H.'Dixon defeated L. Summers, 31—11, "G. Talbott defeated E. Scott, 21—12, 31—1. SECOND RO! Dixon defrated Hairel German, 21-8, D. 14, 2213, 38, “21 1-9,'22 THIRD ROUND. Talbott defeted Dixon. 21 FINALS. Talbott defeated Burdett, 21—4, 21—11. Germantown, Md., where E. H. Shew- bridge is chairman, presents R. L. Green as its champion with Louis Lenhart as runnerup. They will engage in the Montgomery County play-off. 2, 2310, Fred Linkous, all-American la crosse player at Maryland University, was touted as THE horseshoe pitcher of Col- | lege Park, Md., until he met Bill Press. They're playing 50-point games at Col- lege Park and Press, with 15 ringers, ran out the winning total to Link- hous’ 38. “I had a hot hand, sure enough,” grinned Press, who heaved fifteen ring- | ers. Other results yesterday at College Park follow: C. JI. Richardson defeated J. V. 50 R._Sellman _defeated 'W. 318 3 Eranklin defeated T. Woodw 50-45; R. E. Eaves defeated M. Dix. 50- | aha ! Tichaon ‘detentoq P, Cardner, S0—35: Nine second round matches will be! played this evening in the Hyattsville | ournament, which drew 82 entrie: Hugh Waldrop, quite famous as a duck- | pin_shooter, won the only close contest | yesterday in which he trimmed Rolph Jarrell, 21—19. Other results follow: Marvin Lewis defeated Leon: 21—12; Herbert Slinkman defeated Vernon Holland, 21 5. Lester Robinson defeated vereit! Ballard. 21- 6: Stanley Lewis de- feated John Howard, 21-10: A feated Robert Anso 21 defeated Charles Norris defeated A, Eugene Burges .5, Atwood Bassford defented Joe Hamil- - D. Jarrell defeated G. Hod: Tand Oucar Hiser defeated ohn Smith.. ton. 31 s Saney: 3104, Most of the winners at Chillum, Md,, had a soft time of it yesterday. Jolm Sellers defeated R. Swingler, 21—1 H. Johnson defeated B. Swingler, 21— 12; A. Grover defeated John Neitzey, 21—12; C. Lanheardt defeated George | Gude, 22—8, and Raymond Thomas de- feated W. Alexan —6. Lawrence Hutchinson, chairman at Ashburn, Va., announces the following entries: C. A. Munday, Ralph Y. Bitzer, John Bodmer, L. S. Hutchison, Dick Bodmer, Gilbert . Harding, Leonard Munday and Warren Caylor. William County His co-represent- e defeated in the Two or three hundred spectators are | turning out daily for the horseshoe | matches at Mount Rainier. The court is pitched along the third base line at | the ball park, and there are convenient | bleachers. Chairman George H. Bakersmith an- nounced t8day that entries would be ac- cepted up until 5:30 today, when the| first round will be concluded. The sec- | ond round will start next Monday. De- | faults will be entered against all firs round players scheduled today who fail | to appear by 5:30. Mount Rainier results follow: ., 8- Marshall defeated E. Johnzon, 21 W. N. Mahaffey_defl A | brook, | Mount Rainier, with Bill Hoffmai ‘g Don-ldmn eteated B - G. Miller defeated | James, defeated 21—-19; | o | de!n!ed Al 21—16; R. B. b W. Aldridse, 2}—15. [ R Tk Sixty-two players entered at Mount Rainier. The shortest game resulted in a21—1 victory for J. Plummer Dent in 11 innings. This followed n tough game won by Plummer, 21—18. The distinction of having thrown the most successive ringers belongs to G. S. Marshall, who dropped on four against | E. Johnson. | The hardest-fought match so far was that between E. Plummer and Edgar | Merkle. Merkle won the first game by | a point, Plummer took the second by the same margin and then copped the odd game, 21—16. Entries for the Washington women's tournament will close next Monday. | In se; men have refused to permit entrants 1o use their own shoes. Privately owned | slippers are permissible if they conform | to regulations. | SUNDAY SCHOOL NINES IN HOT RACE FOR LEAD, HYATTSVILLE, Md, August 2—A red-hot battle for first place in the Tri- | City Sunday School Base Ball League race is on between Hyattsville and Sav- age Methodist nines. Savage claims a | lead by & few points, while Hyattsville claims a tie as the result of St. Philip's Episcopal team not having appeared for a recent game. Hyattsville believes it | should have been awarded a forfeit but Savage avers that St. Philip’s, which is now out, of the league, was not then officially a member of the circuit. ! Hyattsville and Savage will meet a week from tomorrow at Savage in a zame which 15 expected to just about settle the pennant. A double-header will be played tomor- row at Laurel. Trinity Methodists of Laurel and Savage Methodists will face at 1 o'clock, with the Hyattsville Meth- odists and Centenary ~Methodists of | Laurel meeting later. HYATTSVILLE AND BOWIE | IN DOUBLE BILL SUNDAY HYATTSVILLE, Md., August 2.—Man- ager Henry Hiser will send Eddie Mar- |osy and Babe Clapper to the mound against Bowie Motor Co. when that | | team faces Hyattsville All-Stars Sunday | | afternoon in Riverdale Park in one of | the opening double-headers in the | | PrinceGeorges County unlimited class | base ball championship series. The first | | game will start at 2 o'clock. Belt and Farrington will do the catch- | ing for Hyattsville, with Haney, first ; Fox, second base: Oscar Hiser, | tstop, and Bailey, third base. The | Hargett, Powell and Manager Henry Hiser, As a preliminary to the games with Bowie the Hyattsville nine will entertain | Lanham A. C. in Riverdale Park tomor- row afternoon at 2 o'clock. Lanham | also is entered in the county series, but | tomorrow’s game will not figure in the | county competition. | e McINTYRE WILL TWIRL. Lefty McIntyre will hurl for George- town A. C. against St. Mary's Celtics | Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock in Bag- gett’s Park, Alexandria. Georgetown will be striving to get even in the three-game series between the teams, having bowed to the Celtics, 8-6, last Sunday. al instances tournament chair- | & | racks for Sundav. | gather at 1 p.m. at Union Hall for both outfielders available for duty are Steele, | 0" Horseshoe Pitching Results COOKE PLAYGROUND. gy Jim Birthright defeated Harry Portner, BENNING PLAYGROUND. 1M Nichols defeated Harry Veihmever, —13 nnl"'k Velhmeyer deefated J. Bukley, J. Harding defeated T. Bradford, 21— gy Normand Shahaey defeated L. Mils tend, KETCHAM PLAYGROUND. rol defeated Steiner. 21—1. ROSEDALE PLAYGROUND. (Leroy Knupp defeated Emery Gughemine. 2 JN Vermillion defeated Nat Pernstein, Emiett Cosh defeated Sam Minoe, 21 2 Victor Heflin defeated John O'Con Buonovirl defeated Ralph Myers, W. B BUCHANAN PLAYGROU! Jacob Blumberg defeated George B. Ue- bele, 313 (Blumbers mads six “fingers in one game) EaWard Anderson defeated Thomas Quan- trille, 21—12, Pey WHEATLEY PLAYGROUND. G 21--19. Broadmoor Purse at 6 furlongs. LIBERTYS TO FINISH FIELD DAY DETAILS PFinal- plans for the ninth annual Field day to be held under the auspices of Pop Kremb's Liberty A. C. base ball team Saturday, August 10, at Clark Griffith Stadium, will be made at a spe- clal joint meeting of representatives of that club along with those of the Johnny A. C. of Bladensburg and Wash- ington Red Sox Monday night at 7:30 o!'clo:'-k at Kremb's home, 718 Taylor street. Johnny A. C. and Red Sox will op- go!e the Libertys in the double-hear-r ball game that will be the ch™i feature of the program. AN Liberty players are urged to be on hand for the club meeting that will immediately fol- low the joint session Monday. Two or three capable players could be used by Libertys and those interested should call Kremb at Columbia 4165-J after 5 p.m. A game has been arranged for Sunday 5, Dick Lanahan defeated Charles Cashell . George Stamler defeated George Davis, 21—0. THOMSON PLAYGROUND. Kessler defeated Marion Heeke, 8.L. Payne defeated R. Bofemler, 21—15. HOOVER PLAYGROUND. Novel Fuggitt defeated Fillmore Worm, PARK VIEW PLAYGROUND. D, L, Quald defeated D. Knithiink, 2110 Ch%flel Mahaney defeated E. Ridgely, R. Garner defeated W. Harvey, 21—8. COLUMBIA HEIGHTS PLAYGROUND. eron fed H Dynard dcteated S Giovaneitr, 21— G deremted 0, Bittieman: 218, . Bliss defeated 1 Pittieman, 31 Mann defeated B. Bhore, 21—1 PLAZA PLAYGROUND. Smith defeated Stewart, 21—13. HAYES HAYGIOlND Henricks defeated Done B "Bosle defeated Sulll i C. Evan defeated J. Brick. 21—13. Roucher defeated J. Smith. 2115 Wiles defeated D. Egan, 21-12. MAURY PLAYGROUND. Loiiis Gevinson defeated Charles Knott, oliliam Pell defeated William Edwards, _oc'-ycu.a::u EDMONDS PLAYGROUND. K. Wade defeated B Cosnell, 21—13. V-, McCartriey " defeated A Sigone.. —7, EO%ssnell defeated J. Pestell, A, W. McClosky defeated J. Pitts, 2yAyGe W. McCartney defeated £ Goenell, k ‘Wade defeated W. McCloskey, 218, Wade (champion) defeated 4."G. W. McCanney. 503 HAYES PLAYGROUND. Rocher defeated Boucher, 21— Smith defeated Anderson, Wiles detented B Rane: 1 D. Egan defeated Farm EMERY PLAYGROUND. De- (champlon) d " JOHNSON PLAYGROUND. P. Boeteler defeated J. Loverove, 21—7. A. Reynolds defeated R. J. Thompson, N. A. Shockey defeated L. J. Mackall, 21—6. BLOOMINGDALE PLAYGROUND, Qliver defeated W. McCaron, 21—13. rifin defeated J. McCaron, 21—14. PEABODY PLAYGROUND. th defeated Mackessy, 21—8. e S AN Brefly, ;110 TENLEY PLAYGROUND. ,David Hogan defeated Laurence Harry ‘Hamilton |F- Clevper defeated Ernest B rank LGN defeated James Brammel, between the Libertys and Shady Oak Oak Inn on the Marboro pike at 3 o'clock. ’ No explanation is known for the pe- liar method of computing points used E. Jueger defeated L. O. Bramble. 21—10. : Freed defe 219, 11 "F Sl RE R gl BROOKLAND PLAYGROUND. sity. 31—20. L judaim gesst M, f ey 3. Gates, TRACTION TEAMS LOOK T0 MEETING Both Getting in Plenty of Preparation for Game on August 18. ITH their big game at Clark Griffith Stadium, August 18, only a little more than two weeks off, Washington Rail- way & Electric Co. and Capi- are getting plenty of action these days. The game is to be be played at 3 p.m. The winner will be awarded the King Cup, now heid. by Capital Traction. The contest will mark the first meeting of the old rivals for several seasons. Music by a 52-piece boys' band will be among the atiractive features. Tickets have been placed on sale at the W. R. & E. office at Fourteeuth and C streets and at the Sport Mart, 914 F street. Wreco tossers, who have won their last seven games, have booked a con- test with Seabrock A. C. for the Sea- Md. diamond, Sunday at 3 o'clock, An old rivalry will be resumed when Mount Rainier and the Union Printers, who recently won the Government League flag, hook-up on the Mount Rainier fleld Sunday at 3 o'clock. The teams have been foes since 1924 when and Irving Batson twirling, won the city title from the Printers. Heaney, Roudabush and Simon are Typo pitchers available for duty Sun- day, while Waple, Waters, Corkins, Car- !l‘r and Duffy are ready to go for the | Mounts. Foxall A. C. is hopeful of stopping the.strong Kennedv A. C. team, which it will entertain Sunday at 3 o'clock | on the Foxall diamond Mattare and Burdetts will comprise the Foxall battery, with Wise, Oertel, Gartland and Tompkins in the infleld and Donaldson, McGeever, Woody, | Ready and Howard in the outfleld. Capitol Tow . which has a dia- mond, is seeking a game for tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock with an unlim- ited class nine. Call Mahlon, at De- | catur 4506 before 5 pm. or at Atlantic | 3543-W between 6 and 8 p.m. With McCorkle pitching effectively, =specially in the pinches, Diamond Cab- men scored over the District Policemen, 1 to 4, to even the count at one victory each in their three-game series. Union Plasterers have booked games with Foxall A. C. tomorrow on the Foxall diamond at 3 o'clock and with Army War College at Washington Bar- Plasterers are to games. Jefferson District Firemen wers to drill this evening at 5:30 o'clock at Vir- ginia Highlands, Va Hess A. C. vanquished Brown's Cor- ner in a hard-fought 3-1 battle, Takoma Tiger base ballers are to meet at the District line tomorrow at 12:30 o'clock for their trip to Round Hill. Va., to meet the nine representing that place. Manager Higgins of the Cabin John Junior Order nine has announced ean- cellation of games with Friendship A. C.. Colonial A. C. Petworth-Yorkes and Georgetown Aces. PLAYERS ARE NAMED FOR COUNTY SERIES MOUNT RAINIER, Md., August 2.— George H. Bakersmith of Mount Rainier, president, in charge of the base ball series for the unlimited class champion- | ship of Prince Georges County, which opens Sunday, has announced those | who are eligible to play with the eight teams which will participate. tisville All-Stars— Haney. Oscar Hiser, Bajley, Marosy. Henry Hiser, Harrett. per, Firrington. Fox. Bellman, Comith. Cannon: Reeleys Powell and CyoSchultz, B. Padgett, N. Pad- Ha s e ens, ton ; Haston, " simmons. Earnc Bealer. Dorsey. E. Tt W ton, Waiters, Roche, Brn‘n Hrsher. Phelp; mith, "Jones, ' A.Smith.” Reilly and A, C.__Brown. Burton. Culbertson, Donaldson. Gavlor. Gidings. Heners, Hess, King. penn. Reid. Rin B Rnhp‘(lrhflflun- o Beckert, E. Bauman, Duffy . C.—Robbins. Krebbs, B. Hutchine Wel- n. Kilroy. Earter, and Hook. ¥ A 1, E. Hutchinson. Houchen, Dowling. lens. Joseph, Dunnington, Davis. Miles, Barrelt, Coriover, Roberts, Mudd, Bennte and Gapliol Heights Juntor Order_ Mills. Hunt, Re Mcintyre. Baldwin, More: Hoberie Casee. pall, Link, Varnell Cox, A e Moreland, Guver. Mt\lrh" Collier, Water meli. il Ballard, Stani, Long and Rector. Busher, Eberle. Morris, DECIDE ROCKVILLE: SHOE CHAMP TODAY ROCKVILLE, Md., August 2.—Semi- finals and finals will be played today in the Rockville horseshoe pitching tournament at Welsh Park, starting at 6:15 o'clock. In the semi-finals C. Hyatt will meet William Ray and A. Gue will play L. H. Smith Yesterday's results follow: SECOND ROUND. Peter, 21; H. Darby, 1T. THIRD ROUND. - 5. Dosher, 21: Leslie Thompson, 1. & Do L Rover. 40 : Bucky Anders, 19, FOURTH ROUND. . Hyatt. 21: Dick Disney. 11 | B Velter. 31 J. E, Broadn H. Smitn. npv Dosher, etes A 2 13 Quflam Ras. 21; Dewey Claett, rlr'm ROUND. L. H. Smith. 21; P. H. Vetter. 16, HOYT IS DUE TO RETURN EARLIER THAN EXPECTED NEW YORK, August 2 (#).—Reports that an attack of blood polsoning would force Waite Hoyt out of the New York Tankees’ line-up for two weeks or more apparently were exaggerated. Hoyt's physiclan says the infection s slearing up rapidly and that the veteran right-hander should be back in uniform by Tuesday of next week. Gaipiny V. Sixth and L Playground. Leonard Layton defeated by Sylvester Graham, 21—9. Briggs Playground. A—l:er! Beasley defeated Richard Hall, Richard Brown defeated Richard Veney, 21—11. Richard Brown defeated Albert Beasley, 21—19.