Evening Star Newspaper, August 14, 1929, Page 34

34 SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNiL‘SDAY, AUGUST . 14, 1929. SPORTS. Navy Is Well Fixed for Baékfield Men : Army-1llinois Confest to Draw Throng LLOYD, WHELCHEL BIG, 1978 LOSSES Both Are Hit by 3-Year Rule. However, Lots of Clever Ball-Toters Remain. backs is expected to carry the Naval Academy foot ball team through a hard schedule, which includes games against Notre Dame, Princeton, Georgetown, Pennsylvania, as well as four other opponents of some- ‘what lesser note. Several of these have won their spurs as backs of high rank in college circles, while others began to develop last year and give decided promise for the com- ing season. The squad lost slightly by reason of the graduation of last year's class, so far as backs are concerned, but the ap- plication of the three-year rule sub- tracted Whitey Lloyd, who played such a great game against Princeton last season, and Dave Whelchel, regular quarterback. Quarterback Is Problem. Filling the quarterback position will be the big job of the coaches in con- nection with the backfield. The possi- bilities are Gannon, Peterson and Davis, the latter quarterback of the plebe eleven last season. Gannon, as promising a back as has been in the academy for several years, started last season at quarterback, but his ground gaining ability caused the coaches to.shift him to half. It may be necessary to return him to his original position, in view of Whelchel's absence, Peterson substituted at quarter last year, and developed rapidly, and it is possible that he make the regular berth this season, leaving Gannon at quarter. Davis, & much larger and stronger man than the other two, is also being con- sidered. It is hoped that Joe Clifton, who played so brilllantly in 1927, will make his last year on the naval team his best. He was handicapped by injuries last season, but when in shape is un- doubtedly one of the best line hitters in college ranks. Antrim and Mc- Cracken are younger players who gave great promise in this style of play last season. Of the running backs, Spring, Gan- non and Castree are outstanding. These three, with Lloyd, bore the brunt of the Navy’s running game last season, and should be even more valuable ground gainers during the coming season. Joe Bauer Versatile. Joe Bauer is another of the veteran backs who is still available. Bauer may take Lloyd’s place in part of the Navy's defense. He is a big, tall fellow, not so fast a runner as Lloyd, but an excellent punter, passer and defensive player. Other running backs who showed much improvement last season and who are expected to be of considerable value during the coming year, are Toth, Dale Bauer, Kohlhas and Maturo. The best backs of the plebe squad of "last year, who will be advanced to the varsity squad this season, are Davis, Konrad, Binns, Tschirgi, Matthews, Hurley, Rodgers, Kirn and Quirk. Sev- eral of these are good enough to be used at times in varsity games and should be of much value by another season. The special work of developing the backfield has fallen upon Bill Ingram, field coach, and Johnny Wilson, who has been backfield coach for the past two seasons. They now feel that they have a string of backs which can com- pare favorably in ability and training with those of the strongest foot ball colleges. NNAPOLIS, Md., August 14 —An A excellent string of well trained The game, as taught at the Naval| se Academy by Ingram and his helpers is one which exhibits great variety, de- ception and speed in’the backfield, and those who compose it are necessarily players of clear heads and unusual foot ball aptitude. TWO $10,000 RACES ADDED T0 PROGRAM| B the Associated Press. CHICAGO, August 14—Two $10,000 stakes have been added by the Chicago Business Men's Racing Association to next week’s program at the Hawthorne track, making three rich events for the period. In addition to the $10,000 Chicago ! Juvenile Handicap Saturday, the first running of the Chicago test stakes for three-year-olds, at & mile and a six- teenth, will be decided Tuesday, and & special attraction in which Mike Hall, great Kentucky stake horse, will make his final appearance before being shipped to England for the running of the Cesarewitch cup. The three-year-old event will have such eligibles as Rose of Sharon, Lady Broadcast, Windy City, Karl Eitel, Clyde Van Dusen and Thistle Fym, among others. The field to accept the issue with Mike Hall is expected to in- clude Martie Flynn, Easter ings, Royal Julian and Chicago. AIRPLANE AIDS POLO TEAM TO WIN GAME By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, August 14.—The Fort Leavenworth, Kans, polo team still ‘was in the running for the intercircuit champlonship today, owing thanks to the aviation service. Capt. G. 1. Smith was called yester- day morning from Fort Leavenworth to replace a comrade whose injuries forced him out of action. He arrived during the final chukker, after a 500- mile airplane flight, in time to score a owWN_BREAKFAST LTTLE BETTER. = AND You FIND THE RESTAURANT BREW BUT ~AND HE COFFEE IS SO iu TAND Tuen THE WIFE COMES HOME "DIdDJA MISS ME GooD LooriN’P™ * DID- 1 - MISS You BAgvyit®” PIMLIGO STAKES CLOSE TOMORROW The Riggs, Carrying $25,000 Added, One of Leading Fall Features. NTRIES for the stakes to be de- cided at the coming Pimlico Autumn meeting from Novem- ber 1 to 13, inclusive, will close tomorrow and‘shculd be sent to M. L. Daiger, secretary, Baltimore. All stakes are included, with the ex- ception of the Pimlico Futurity, which closed in 1926 with 1,829 nominations, of which 397 were void, leaving the offspring of 1,432 mares eligible. ‘The 2-year-old events, in addition to the Pimlico Futurity, are the Walden, a handicap at a mile and a sixteenth, $10,000 added; the Pimlico Homebred, starters to be owned by the breeder and to have been his absolute property since time of foaling, and the Helpful, for maidens at time of entry, which opens the door to many promising youngsters that for one reason or another have postponed their debut until late in the ason. ‘The principal offering for 3-year-olds is the Riggs, named for the late Wil- lam P. Riggs, for many years secre- tary of the Maryland Jockey Club. This event is & handicap at & mile and a half, with $25,000 added and a gold cup, valued at $500, and was won last year by G. A. Cochran's Man o' War colt, Genie, with Sortle second and Princess Tina third. The other handicaps are the Pimlico Cup, for 3-year-olds and upward, $10,000 added, at the real cup distance of 2% miles; the Bowie, $10,000 added, 11 miles, and the Baltimore, for all ages, $3.500 added, mile and 70 yards. ‘The Pimlico Weight for Age, $4.000 added, 6 furlongs, is an interesting fea- ture and should attract the best sprint- ers in training. The jumping stake closing on the same date is the famous Manly Me- morial, $10,000 added, 213 miles, the winner of which last year was Joseph E. Widener’s Arc Light, which has been adding to his laurels during the present season. The Masters of Foxhounds Associa- tion Steeplechase for hunters with gen- tleman riders, 3 miles, will not close until October 16, which will give the hunting set ample time to get their in shape after the let-up. . NEW COAST LOOP IS BEING PLANNED SEATTLE, Wash., August 14 (P).—A new base ball league Wd large cities and one & far Northwest sppeared probable with the announcement by William Klepper, resident of the Seattle Pacific Coast oop club, that a meeting of interested parties would be called within 30 days. In two of the cities proposed for membership in the projected circuit, Seattle and Portland, the Pacific Coast League with clubs long established there would have competition from the new league. ‘Besides those two cities, Klepper said, the new. circult would include Van- couver, British Columbia, ‘Tacoma, Wash., and a sixth member drawn from _ Yakima, Bellingham, Everett, Kelso-Longview or G goal to break a 10-all tie with the Fort | bor, Wash. Hoyle, Md., team, and scoring the winning goal victory. ‘Today's was between Wichita assisted in in a 12-to-11 Falls, Tex, Southwestern champions, and the Mid- | P. wick Club of California, Pacific Coast titleholders. The Wichita Falls four, with the Oak Brook Club of Chicago, and Fort Leavenworth,-is playing from scratch. HAWTHORNE TRACK SUSPENDS JOCKEY By the Associated int e CHICAGO, August 14, — Allen, veteran jockey, will do no riding ,during the remainder of the Haw- thorne track meeting. The stewards yesterday set Allen down, following an investigation of what they considered a poor ride on Brown Wisdom, a long favorite, Saturday. The horse finished a Er third, caus- ing the crowd to boo n. The disciplinary action was meted out as mucg for a vulgar gesture of contempt with which Allen saluted the crowd 8s riding. use their salaries were cut many g SR i battle against _elimination | , Wash, Men behind the move include Tom ‘Turner, president of the Portlan Beavers; J. Cal , president of the d club; G. A. Putnam, vice presi- dent of the San Francisco Seals; Robert . Brown of Vancouver, George M. Ferris, head of the Spokane City League; Ray Grummel, Tacoma semi- pro leader, and Klepper. o TITLE TANK MEET Entry blanks are out for the Wash- ‘Tech pools. All entrants must be registered ~with the South Atlantic Association of the A. A. U, which has sanctioned the meet. A. A. U. registra- be obtained from A. 27 T street, at the Tech Marvin for his alleged questionable | £0y LHE SPO RTLIGHT By GRANTLAND RICE: Past and Present. A McLoughlin. MONG those entered for the amateur golf championship at Pebble Beach, now little more than two weeks away, are two names you may but not in connection with golf. recall— One is Shafer and the other is In case you need more in the way of identification, Shafer is none other than the Tillie Shafer who starred for the Giants some 14 years ago at third and short. McLoughlin happens to be Maurice McLoughlin, who as the California Comet, set the tennis world on fire just around the same period. I happened to go out with Shafer in one of the first rounds of golf he ever played. He was then starring at ball above .300. swing more quickly. third for the Glants and walloping the I can't recall any new performer at golf who picked up the Shafer was a_ natural athlete, quick to mentals, with an understanding of what they meant. McGraw et the funda- lways said that he could have been one of the great ball players of the game if he had cared to stick. He gave up professional base ball and turned to golf as his main pastime and within two years was playing steadily under 80. ‘When McLoughiin's tennis days were over, the Californian switched to golf. Here also was the natural athlete, quick to adapt himself to any game he liked to play. I played several rounds with McLoughlin in Cali- fornia a few years ago, and his scoring range was in between 72 and 76. He had a fine, natural swing with a world of power, and no one’could ever complain of his competitive temperament. He went into a tennis battle with flame and dash, and he goes into & golf battle with determina- tion, concentration and coolness. If he gets excited or nervous or sore, he doesn’t show it. It is an interesting turn of events to find two stars from other games from a past decade among those pointing championship of the United States. It for Del Monte and the amateur golf was just 15 years ago that McLoughlin became one of the tennis immortals by beating Norman Brookes and Tony Wilding on successive days with a smashing game that neither could stop, although Brookes carried the American star to a 17—15 battle before the Australian veteran finally faded. Another Comparison. WITH the strong probability “that Cubs and Athletics will meet in the next world series, a number of queries have come in, asking how the two leaders of 1929 compare with the two winners of 1910, which happens to be the year these two teams took over the post-season show. The Athletics of 1929 have a much better catcher than the Athletics of 1910 could show, since Cochrafe hap- pens to be one of the all-time stars back of the bat and with the bat. Coombs, Bender and Plank must be matched with Grove, Walberg and Earnshaw. The latter are good, but the former made up one of the best stafls ever collected in one cage. The 1910 Athletic infield with McInnis, Collins, Barry and Baker, could spot the present infield at least two jumps. But Sim- mons, Haas and Miller can put it over Strunk, Oldring and the others Mack The old Athletic machine won four pennants in five years and so has proved its place over a stretch of time. ‘The present outfit has yet to prove any such ability to keep on winning year after year, This may happen later on, but it 't happened yet. The Ath- letics of 1929 are not fo far back of the old outfit, regarded as one of the best in base ball. ‘The Cubs of 1929 have no catcher to match Kling and no infield to match Chance, Evers, Tinker and . If memory hasn't tak- en another nosedive, Zim supplant- ed Steinfeldt about that time. The two pitching staffs were about the same. Both can show great out- flelds—1910 had Sheckard, Hofman and Schulte to match Stephenson, INVADING TRIO LEFT AGAINST 12 YANKEES By the Assoclated Press. RXE vin Yo ‘Uniea States. and s from nf an m from other lands remained in the running today for singles honors of the annual Eastern grass court tennis Spokane and | champlonshi) d | could -show Big_ Bill Tilden, Hunter, John Doeg, Berkeley Bell, Frank Shields, Gregory Mangin, Bruce MacGuffin, Eddie Jacobs, Wittstal e | Alse mwlfih ENTRY BLANKS OQUT |izes pitea_jacops ‘With 10 victories and but one de- the Buddy Meyers team ims ths champftonship of the Vaca- e. For games with this Lincoln tion 2’.{,‘? Ic:l‘l'gnmur Burton at S meter Service ‘e Repair All Makes Carburetor, Speedometer, Motor Parts CREEL BROS. Official Northeast ' 1811 14th St NW, iWee. 4220 Wilson and Cuyler. The latter are the harder hitting trio, but the for- mer had something art of defensive play, where Sheck- ard and Hofman especially were a brace of mund-eovefln's‘m. It might be recalled it the Cubs of 1910 were not the Cubs of 1906 and 1907. They were slipping while the Athletics were on their way up. It was another case of the new champion meeting the old, where the old had passed his day fo greatness. The Cubs and Athletics of 1929 are both at their | best, both fairly young and just com- |ing on with their best stuff. Each team has enough hitting power to keep | the bombardment going steadily in case they meet. Today's Golf Angle. Tl-mn.lunaflplncuumtwfllh effective if it interferes with the main idea of hitting the ball. To adjustment ary matter, a Iooked detail. Of what use are if the work of the main (Copyright, 1929.) 45 RACERS ARE SOLD FOR TOTAL OF $92,000 JARATOGA SPRIN N. Y., August 14 (P)—A fair o - Crack O' mn: of Samuel !;all'l Barton g:‘lg 3 for & brown Bwup- Sous Marine, another olh{he Ross of- ! Auto Bodies, Radiators, Fenders Repaired; also New tors rrison Radl intors and Cores in Steck 1809 14th North 7177 3th, % Block Below Ave. FULL SWING 335 % Off TODAY'S BEST BUY! 1927 Buick, 54-O Special C . ition, pectect Looks A Fjw More Left WATCH ‘k!‘l‘l‘l B RE . AIB‘INP - Jos. McReynolds, Inc. 1701 14th 1423 “L" Pot. 1631 Dee. 686 AINT IT A GRAND AND GLORIOUS [FEELING. .~—By BRIGGS ' WHEN THE. WIFE 1S AWAY AND, YoU HAVE To GET,YouR. WEAK fYoU CAN'T_ TASTE T = AND THE NEeXT TiME IT'S SO STRoNG You CAN'T, EVEN DRINK (T= OH-H-W- v GRR'R-RAND AND GCLOR-R-R6US FEELIN ‘DD 1 Miss LOUGHRAN IS SURE OF HEAVY SUCCESS Will Beat Sharkey and Get Title Bout, He Asserts. Weighs Over 190. BY TOMMY LOUGHRAN, Light Heavywelght Champion of the World. bezly dream hnsmeom:o u'uet at lust.“l"vn n trylng so recognition 8s a real %uvywe ht gnfende‘rnmn the fact I actually am matched with Jack Sharkey seems almost too good to be true. I soon will appear before the New York State Athletic Commission and re- sign my title as light-heavyweight champlon. This body was the first to give me recognition in the unlimited I don't want to appear boastful. If 1 have spoken so much of my plans, not just because they are vital to me, but because they form an important part of current fistic history. As I have told you before, I am con- fident I can beat Sharkey. He has played a leading role among the heavy- weights for several years and a victory over him will set me for the Miami .. off the tee its TWO-TICKET LIMIT 1S MADE FOR GAME Significant From Fact That No Restriction Placed on Big Ten Clashes. I of the University of Illinois that while no limit is placed on the number of tickets which one person may purchase for the Michigan and Chicago es each applicant in the sal it BY LAWRENCE PERRY. HE spell of Army foot ball, extarordinary drawing quality, is reflected in the announcement public v’o tt:l! P:‘K:ECL!‘ Cor the "glme against Wes at Cham) on November 9 next will be Hmmpd. to two seats. ‘Thus for the first time in the Midgle West, in the case of universities wiith have built mighty stadiums, the spectre of ticket limitation rears its head. Not the slightest doubt exists that the Illinois stadium’ will be taxed to its utmost capacity on the second Sat- urday of next November when the chdet team appears there and the fact that the student battalion will not be present will no difference at all. So far as pomp and briiliant display are con- cerned, these big midiand universities can . supply enough to the most exacting spectator. ‘Thousands upon thousands of seats will be open to the public for the Illi- nois-Army game. Application blanks are available for all citizens who take the trouble to send for them and em- ploy the forethought to send early. Illinois may be interested in knowing that there were 89,000 applications for the Army-Yale game a¢ the Bowl last October. And seats were available for only 74,786 spectators. Checks to the amoun of more than $58,000 were re- turned because applications could not be filled. Admitting that this Yale-Army game has gained status as a social as well as a sporting event, drawing men and women who do not go to any other | games and know nothing about foot ball, the fact remains that Illinois had better be prepared for a rush of appli- cations suggestive of the great Missis- sippi River flood. D. C. RACKETERS PLAYING | AT MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK Marywill Wakeford. who last week | annexed the North Carolina State net title, is the most serious challenger for the Western Maryland woman's title this week at Mountain Lake Park. Mrs. De Lloyd Thompson of Washing- ton, Pa., is the defender. M Wakeford and Mrs. Goodwin Graham of Washington are entered in the doubles. Mrs. Ruth Martinez, District run- ner-up, is also entered in the event. Mrs. Martinez was finalist at the North Carolina nets with Miss Wakeford and was beaten 7—5, 6—4. Gwynn King of Washington is defend- ing his crown in men’s singles diviston. date which will definitely decide the heavyweight championship. Recently at Madison Square Garden, while I was waiting for Johnny Buck- ley, Sharkey’s manager, Willlam F. Carey asked me to step on the scales to see just how much of a heavyweight I really was. Imagine the surprise of | every,one when I tipped the beam at | 19475 pounds. | _ My present plans are to rest until | September 1, ‘and then start light trulnlnielm' the match with Sharkey September 2| D 3 (Copyrignt, 1929, by North American Ne paper Alliance.) Campolo Facing Ring Test InGo With Heeney Tonight NEW YORK, August 14 (#).— Pistic observers to discove: within the next 24 just where Victorio Campolo is to be rated among the current heavyweight con- e glant. Argen !l' feet 7 inches, is to Y, L from New Zealand, in the feature bout at Ebbets’ Field, Brook- lyn, tonight Heeney has been established a favorite for tonight's bout. Fistic observers a ntly have figured that “Honest Tom” knows too much lore for the green and inex- perienced South American. ary card will be fea- f‘ured . 10-round uh&lwbebtnnm ngus iyder, Kansas - weight, and Jack Rggir of c:{l- fornia and between Mercurio, New York, and Ted Saandwina. HEENEY WILL TEST CAMPOLO TONIGHT Interest in Battle Centers in What Argentinian Will Display. BY WALTER TRUMBULL. NEW YORK, August 14. — Tom Heeney boxes Victorio Campolo at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, tonight, and most of the curiosity of the fans ap- pears to be centered in what the Argentinian will show. His match with Dekuh was too short to satisfy the crities. Yet it was only a comparatively short time ago that Tom Heeney was fighting for the champlonship of the world. Heeney, Risko, Paulino and Sharkey were the four heavyweight horsemen who were leading the charge for Tunney’s crown. Now only Sharkey remains vividly in the spotlight. Risko and Paulino have seen better days. Heeney is being used as a trial horse. Sharkey must beat Loughran to stay in the picture, and there is doubt in many quarters whether he can do it. ‘You must say for Jack Sharkey that he is one of the few heavyweights who has shown himself willing to take a chance with Loughran. They wouldn't box Loughran even when he was mak- l‘x’;{l the light heavyweight limit, and he weigh 185 pounds when he faces the Boston battler. Having almost sawed off a leg to make the weight, Loughran smacked young, tough Jimmy Braddock so hard that Jimmy almost got rosin on the seat of his trunks. Loughran will be a lot stronger against Sharkey and it will not do for Jack to put too much ere- dence in the legend that Tommy can't hit. A lot of persons contended that ‘Tunney couldn’t hit, but Dempsey al- ways that he could. But, whether or not Von Porat soft- ened Heeney up, the Irishman is an experienced adversary for a -man with no more experience than Campolo and, if the latter wins, he will have taken quite a step forward. Victorio is enough to lick anybody. Whether he is :mduednough still remains to be demon- (Copyright, 1020. by the North American Newspaper Alliance.) RAIN DELAYS FIGHT. CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 14 (#).— The 12-round bout between Billy Wal- lace, Cleveland lightweight, and Tommy Grogan of scheduled for last Omaha, . | night, was postponed to tonight on ac- count of rain. PROMISES FILL no sack”.. . it is not words, but #aste, that makes you enjoy a cigarette. But you're entitled to @/ the fragrance and flavor that fine tobaccos can give; don’t be content with less. You can expect better taste, richer aroma, from Chesterfields — because in making them, we put taste first— “TASTE above everything " hesterfield “ FINE TURKISH and DOMESTIC tobaccos, not only BLENDED but CROSS-BLENDED © 1929, LioGrTr & Mymas Tosacco Co. )ISTANCE SINGER IMPRESSES IN QUICK TRIUMPH Stops Charles, Frenchman, in Second Round, Knocking Him From Ring. BY JOHN J. ROMANO. EW had pretty much his own way from the start and put over the finisher by slamming Charles through the ropes. Before the count tolled the end of the fight the game Frenchman was at- tempting to get back into the ring. His was a game, courageous stand, but he was no match for the sharp-shoot- ing East Sider, who was bent on quick kill. Impressive as Singer was, the sus- picion lingers that the local pride is set on using his right hand in & head- long rush for rapid-fire execution. & knockout over the feather- weight champion, Andre Routis, seems to have gone to Al's head. Singer has the idea that he can stop any boy he meets. If he expects to do so with Chocolate he may be pulled up sharp. No one is going to stop the flashy Cuben by rushing him. Chocolate is strictly a counter fighter and a good one at that. The Cuban pedals back- ward rapidly. Singer may find this out too late and before he can adjust himself the speedy Cuban may be swarming all over him. It is noticeable to a great extent that Singer fights with zest as soon as he thinks he has his opponent on the wing. Al plunges in, and while his punches come straight, there is always a chance that his opponent is just laying back for s counter punch. That is exactly Chocolate's style of milling. In fact, there is not a boxer before the public today who wards off blows as easily as the brown-skinned Cuban does. This is what makes Choc- olate the master boxer that he is. Singer overwhelmed Charles with a barrage of fast blows. The Frenchman was nonplussed and attempted to cover- un. Before he could lash out with an effective blow. Singer co] him with a short right-hander. end for Charles. These tactics pre- vailed with a second rater like Charles, but it behooves Mr. r of the Bronxite Singers to use s bit of pre- caution with Kid Chocolate, and hold his fire until he sees the white of Chocolate’s eyes, or there may be mourning throughout the length and breadth of Al's admiring rank of fans. e MANDELL GETS $50,000 OFFER TO BOX WALLACE CHICAGO, August 14 (#).—Decision on an offer of $50,000 to Lightweight Champion Sammy Mandell for a title bout with Billy Wallace, at Cleveland in October, was expected to it from a conference between Eddie Kane, Man- dell's mnmgr. and Walter Taylor, who offer. big | made the Kane left for Cleveland last night to discuss the battle. EASTERNS PLAY WEBCOS. The Eastern All-Stars and the Webcos, among the French League leaders, will | meet tomorrow at 11 a.m. on the Ellipse. The Easterns have won seven games and lost two, according to Manager Lawrence, who claims a correction in published standings is in order. 7 |