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Sports News WASHINGTON, Den he £ [ 4 ny Star. 'WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D O, E’Zarkey Declares He’ll Score IN GREATEST SHAPE IN CAREER, HE SAYS Expects Hard, Tough Battle, and Doesn’t Intend o Get Careless. BY JACK SHARKEY, American Heavyweight Champion. EW YORK, June 12—I am ready for the sound of the gong which will send me into action against Max| Schmeling in our 15-round bout| for the heavyweight champion- ship of the world at_the Yankee Stadium tonight. I believe I shall win by a knockout. | It is not my intention to try to name the round when I shall send Max down | to defeat. I have 15 rounds in which to reach my objective and I do not | intend to leave any openings for the | German champicn. My battle plan for Schmeling is much | like it was for my winning contest with Tommy Loughran. I shall use my left hand to its fullest advantage and when the opportunity presents itself I shall blaze away with my right duke. Never before in my career as a hoxer have I been in such splendid physical condition as I am in right now. Will Weigh 138 Pounds. T expect to enter the ring weighing | around 198 pounds. This will mean I shall have all of my strength and vi- tality when I start letting my punches breeze. In the event it should be a long fight, I shall be able to work off four or | five pounds without losing any of my vitality. I expect a hard, tough fight. The German champion has bealen Riskc and Paulino. In each of these contests he displayed a heavy punch. Max is also young. He is only 24. He is also ambitious as he has been fighting his way to the top. One would be unwise to consider such a type of opponent too lightly. Not Belittling Opponent. When I tackle Schmeling, I shall be Jeepared ito battis ano cfithe wreatest eavyweights to come to the front in the past decade. By considering the bout in this light, there will not be any danger of my easing up and leaving an opening for the German title holder. Johnny Risko tells me he underes- timated Schmeling’s ability and, as a result, was knocked out. I shall not make this mistake. Gene Tunney told Johnny Buckley, my manager, that if I utilize all of my boxing_ability that I should win from Schmeling. You may be sure I shall do _this. The bout with Schmeling is the great opportunity of my boxing career and I intend to make the most of it. I am confident I shall keep the heavyweight title in America. (Copyright, 1930.) Fighter’s Records SHARKEY. 1924, Rds. sult. "Re- Al Roberts.....10 W Yonger John'n 6 ND Charlie Weinert12 ND Eddie Record..10 L Jim Malone: Romero Roj 1925. +Jim Maloney. 4 a ikt an Luca: ddie Record. lovd Johnson’ jomer Smith. . S5-ammn ©5! R o Jim Maloney. Juck DeMave & Montgomer: Jack Renault George Cook... BEeEg _ #d4dd 726. 0 Ko at McCerthy. 1t *Bud_Gorman Godfrey_ .1 *Harry Wills. I d5dd srrEd AR 0 0 2 0 3 King Solomon 10 W 1927, Mike McTigue.12 KO Jack Dempsey. 7 KO KO by Jim' Maloney.. § | 1928, Tom Heeney...12 D Leo Gates...... 3 KO | Jobnny Riske..18 D Arthur DeKubi.10 W Jack Delaney.. 1 Ko 1929. §,0,Christner 10 W Tom oung Stribg.10 W ran 1930, . 3 KO Jon: L. Josti Xo. ND. no decision. SCHMELING. 1924, my Loush- s . 31 KO Phil Scott.... Abbreviations—W, knockout; D, draw: *Foul. Re- Rds. sult. Czapp ....... 8§ KO Vanderryver L. Dyisbure.. Rocky Knight. M. Diekmann. 1925. W_ Randoll . KO Jack Tayior... KO Larry Gaines. 2 W Compere ..... 8 W Jack Tayior. 110 Joe Mehling. Johnny Gloud ndoll g 3 Jimmy Hammer . 1926, M. Diekmann. 8 W M. Diekmann. 1 V. Louis. KQ “Van tHof.\ 8 w i Vongehr Jac k Stanley Wilms 8 H o3 o R Franc. Charles 8 Stanley Glen. 1 Robt. Larsen.10 KO H. Domgorgen 7 W Gyp. Daniels..10 Ko 1928, KO Ted Moore....10 KO Franz Diener.15 Joe Monte.... 192, W_ Johnny Risko KO P. Uzcudun won; L, i 1 M. Bonaslia.. Gyp. Daniels.. o Bekyra....10 tetro Corri,.. 1 Abbreviations — W, knockout. *Foul. 9 KO 15 W lost: KO, FIGHTS LAST NIGHT By the Associated Press NEW YORK.—Jack Fngland, (Kid) _ Berg, outpointed Herman _Perlick, Kalamazoo, Mich. (10); Sammy Dor{- man, New York, outpointed Johnny Farr, Cleveland (10); Willie Siegel, New York, outpointed Henry Perlick, Kala- mazoo, Mich (10). PHILADELPHIA, Pa—Emie Schaaf, Boston, outpointed Tommy Loughran, Philadelphia (10); Long Tom Haw- kins, California, outpointed Jake War- den, New_York (10); Frankie Cabley, Pittston, Pa., outpointed Phil Mercurio, New York (10). OAKLAND, Calif.—Max Baer, Oak- 3and, knocked out Buck Weaver, Medi- cine’ Lodge, Kans. (1). SAN FRANCISCO. — Louis O'Neil, San Prancisco, knocked out Johnny Mannis, San Prancisco (3); Tom Toner, Philadelphia, knocked out Var- sity Brooks, Santa Rosa, Calif. (2). JACOBS GETS LICENSE; WILL SECOND SCHMELING NEW YORK, June 12 (#).:~The State Athletic Commission, reversing its previous attitude, has granted Joe Ja- cobs a license as a second for a period of one year. Jacobs, accordingly, will be chief sec- end for Max Schmeling in the Ger- man’s battle with Jack Sharkey at the sankee tonight. Stadium | ginia section teams THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1930. Classified Ads PAGE D-—1 by K. O. : Majority of Experts Pick Him to Win WHERE A NEW WORLD CHAMPION WILL BE CROWNED TONIGHT View of the Yankee Stadium, where the American, Jack Sharkey, and the German, Max Schmeling, will clash this | evening for the title relinquished by Gene Tunney. P & A. Photo. BY BENNY LEONARD, Retired Undefeated Lightweight Champion of ‘the World. EW YORK, June 12—Jack Sharkey will win from Max Schmeling tonight at the Yan- kee Stadium by & knockout in about the eighth round. Jack may win sooner, but I believe | Schmeling is a strong, tough youth and he may be able to stall defeat off that | long because of these attributes. I| think Sharkey will win because he | knows too much boxing for his oppo- | nent and his constant bombardment of | Max’s rugged body finally will wear | down even this fine specimen of young manhood. I believe Sharkey will pave the way for Schmeling's defeat with that left Hook which he has perfected in his training; that that left hook will be the blow that will wear down the gal- lant young German and make him an easy prey for the Sharkey right, which may be the final blow of the fight. As for the battle itself, I think it will be & good one. Every one has been | asking me if Schmeling can take pun- | ishment. Sizing up the German in his | training camp, I have come to the con- clusion that he will stand up under a lot more punishment than some people think. In short, I look for a repetition of the Dempsey-Sharkey fight in the early rounds, with a different ending in that Sharkey will be the victor instead of the vanquished. Schmeling Is Dangerous, T expect to see Schmeling come out with an aggressive rush and I expzct to | see Sharkey bombard Max with so | many and such heavy blows that he | will not only hold off Schmeling and stop his rush, but will cause Max to | change his tactics in the second round and sort of go into his shell in that way he has of crossing his arms in front of 'his head and body—a good defense to avold punishment. Then Max will try to work his way in close so as to be able to get a shot at Sharkey’s chin with his right. Schmeling is a tricky and cunning fighter even when under heavy fire, and he is cool, too, which makes him always dangerous. I have lived close to Sharkey and Schmeling in . their training camps. Many times I have talked over with| them their coming battle. I know what they think about the fight, their chances, and their plans of battle. I know they both are in perfect condition. There have been reports circulated about Sharkey being too fine, and going stale; other reports that he is too fat. Well, Sharkey is in great condition. I think he is at his best today, better than he ever has been, and in all my talks with him the thing he impressed in- delibly on me was that he is “through with all that fooling and hereafter I'm going to keep my head.” The other day after watching Sharkey closcly and after boxing with him, I sald: hook; I can see it coming. Why do you pull it back so far?” “I don't pull it back far, do I?” Jack came back, and the next day and the succeeding days I saw Sharkey shorten- ing up on the old left hook. This un- doubtedly will be the damaging blow in tonight's fight. German Called Too Heavy. I do not think Sharkey will weigh more than 198 pounds. I think he'll weigh about 197 when he gets on the scales. Schmeling will weigh about 186 pounds. I believe Max made a mistake here. I think he would be even faster at a lighter weight. He kept himself as heavy as he consistently could in the belief that it would give him more strength and stamina as the fight prog- Tesses, If Schmeling had done some real strenuous work instead of playing golf in the hot sun, he might have lost about 4 pounds more, and gained a great deal of speed, as much as he possessed last year. I repeat, T Took for a contest worth seeing. 1 am not going to anticipate a foul or anything that would be harm- ful to boxing. These men know their business and I think they'll attend to it. I think you'll see a Sharkey who will be trying to hold himself in control. As for Schmeling, he has the qualifi- cations of a champion. He has a keen brain and & punch in his right hand which he knows how to throw with a vengeance. However, I believe he stlll lacks boxing science and an effective left hand. But if he gets by Sharkey tonight without being badly hurt, and I hope and believe he will, Schmeling will be a great fighter a year from now. But Sharkey will be the better fighter tonight. (Copyright, 1930. by North DAy American News- lliance.) Bout May Be Decided Under Cloudy Skies NEW YORK, June 12 (#).—Over- cast skies canopied Yankee Stadium as the day of the Sharkey-Schmeling fight dawned. Fans with tickets scanned the heavens anxiously, but reassured themselves with another look at the official weather forecast, which promised “increasing cloudiness to- day,” but saw no threat of rain to mar or postpone tonight's bout. TO HEAR PROTESTS OF TEAMS MONDAY | Protests pending in the various classes of the Capital City Base Ball League will be held Monday night. Four “kicks” are to be reviewed. ‘Takoma Juniors will assume the fran- chise of the Old Homers of Fredericks- burg, Va. in the junior class, it has been’ announced, and will face Lionels | Sunday in their opening contest. Ta- koma will take up Old Homers’ standing at one win in three starts. ! Prince Georges, Montgomery and Vir- have only until Sunday to sign players. | Players added to various team rosters | this weck have been announced as fol- ows: A SECTION. J. Gorman. Howard Jack Ellis, W. A. i CHERRYDALE—Harold Hodges, John Mc- Quinn. MONTGOMERY COUNTY SECTION. BETHESDA FIREMEN—R. H. Payne. TAKOMA TIGERS—George Skinner. PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY SECTION. BOWIE. A. C—Albert Catlin, L. P. Keller. MOUNT RAINIER—Robert Lyon. DISTRICT UNLIMITED. S A. A—Jules Sorrell, Benia- min Sp COLUMBIA HEIGHTS—Charles Newman SKINKER BROS. EAGLES—Sam Gordon, Jack Batson. ee. William O'Don- | 1 John R_Lanham NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE SENATORS— Frank Tonke METROPO! R CLASS. BETHESDA A. C.—Robert Beatty Miller. MERIDIANS—James aR"DQ‘, e LIONELS—William M KING'S PALALZ—Tthrrlllr‘s Nolan. INSECT CLASS. STERLING A. C.—Steve Nowakowits. PEEWEE CLASS. JOE CRONINS—Sol Wienstein, Walter Evans. NY THEATER—Allen Sures, COLO, George Shipp, George Oddy. MISS DUNHAM AND DECK WIN CITY NET DOUBLES Josephine Dunham, who recently won the City of Washington women'’s singles tennis championship, today, with Pat Deck, holds the mixed doubles crown in the same tournament. Miss Dunham and Deck yesterday won the deciding match from Phoebe BUSY TIMES AHEAD OF LEAGUE PLAYERS Approximately 40 games are sched- uled Saturday and Sunday in the Capi- tal City Base Ball League. Competition is carded in all divi- sions, from the peewee to the unlim- ited group. The complete schedule: SATURDAY. s SECTION B. National Capitals vs. Columbians, lings Chase Cardinals, town vs. Clark Grifiths PEEWEE CLASS. Colony Theater vs. Allens Joe Cronins, Lionels vs. St town vs. Montrose. SUNDAY. PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY. Mount Rainier vs. Dixie Pigs, Seat Pleas- ant. 3 o'clock v Hawks, Berwyn, Hyattsville, George- Cardinals vs. Paul's, George- Brentwood Hyattsville, Mount 3 VIRG Bauserman vs. o'clock. A SECTION. Jefferson, Arlington, <l Woodlawn vs Cherrydale, Virginia High- lands, 3 o'clock. MONTGOMERY COUNTY. Woodmen of Takoma Tigers at Rockville, 3 o'clock. Colonials 'at Chevy ‘Chaser 3" olctock: Kensington at Bethesda, 3 oclock. DISTRICT SECTION. Burroughs vs_Skinker Bros. Eagles, Bur- roushs. 3 0'clock Columbia Helghts v, the W rimy Medi rmy Medicos vs. Anacostia . Wal- ter Reed. 3 o clock s iAl “Mohawks Vs. Aziecs, Congress Helghts. 3 o'clock. Foxall vs. St. Joseph's, Foxall, 3 o'clock SENIOR CLASS. SECTION A. Senators vs. Centennials, Anacostia Mo- torevs. Metropoliians, Notan bMetor va G X7 O'Biriens. SECTION B. Miller Furniture Majestic _ Radio. 5 Lionels vs. Pierce A. s Olm: arill v, Curtin's All-Stars AEATNOELTS JUNIOR CLASS. Stephen's vs. Kensington. Takoma vs. Y Flashes vs. Meridians, Ariing- Maraelles, Acme Printing Co. vs. St Lionels. tons v Bethesda. MIDGET CLASS. Sam Wests vs. King's Palace, Hurchman's Store vs, Georgetown. Lionels 'vs. Senators. AMERICAN LEGION. Spengler V. George Washington, Nash vs Sergt. Jasper, Lincoln vs. Victory. GOOD AND BAD TILTS PLALED IN LEAGUES Two of the games played yesterday in District week-day base ball leagues were well contested. but the other two were decided by wide margins. Printers overcame Interstate, 8 to 6, in the Government League, and Com- merce conquered Treasury, 10 to 7, in the Departmental loop. In Georgetown Church League Cal- vary Drakes drubbed First Baptist, 12 to 0, and in_the Terminal loop Pull- Moorhead and Joe Rutley, 6—2, 8—8, on the Rock Creek courts. ¢ man was a 7-2 winner over Southern | Railway. “Jack, T can get away from that left | Ster- | | 1sland Sound. | Rose. Jack Will Win in Eight Rounds w‘GERMANY_EXB"El] Or Sooner, Says Benny Leonard OVER TILE SGRAP Millions to Lose Sleep to “Listen In”—Max’s Mother Sure He Will Win. BY FREDERICK OESCHNER. Special Cable Dispatch to The Star. BERLIN, June 12 (C. P. A)—All Germany is feverishly excited today, awaiting the results of the Jack Shar- key-Max Schmeling prize fight to be staged in New York tonight. Millions of broadcasting subscribers and their friends will sit up until the early hours of tomorrow morning, lis- tening to the broadcast phases of the combat. The exception will be Frau Schmeling, the Teuton Schlager’s aged mother, who told this correspondent today that she would faithfully keep her promise, given to her stalwart boy, to leave the city this afternoon and patiently await the final result of her son's great day in solitude. “Max is going to win for sure,” Prau Schmeling said, expressing her absolute confidence in the outcome. “Max is young, brave and strong, and he knows his duty toward the fatherland and my- self. We both believe in him.” The German press, in viewing the rospects of both opponents, uses high- y guarded terms, the majority of the newspapers considering that the chances Clearly favor Sharkey. But they hold out the hope that Schmeling has some- thing up his sleeve and will win against the odds They place their greatest hope in the fact that Max may land with his powerful right-hand wallop at a critical moment. (Copyright, 1930, by the New York Sun For- eign Servi ENTERPRISE TAKES FIRST YACHT TEST GLEN COVE, Long Island, June 12. —Flying a great ballooner and a spin- naker out forward of her mainsail, En- terprise won the first race of the new America Cup yachts vesterday on Long She slipped away at the start like a lark on the wing and with just a lap of water under her bow, as when a low breeze blows, she swept on in the track of the sun, leaving a wake of hopes temporarily dashed behind her. Over a triangular course of 23.45 miles that provided all points of sail- ing, Enterprise beat Vanitie, one of the old cup boats, by 6 minutes and 29 seconds actual time. Of the new boats she defeated Whirlwind by 12 minutes and 7 seconds and Weetamoe by 20 min- utes and 32 seconds. Resolute, the 1920 cup defender, was last. How race was run: Course, 23.45 Miles. Resolute Enterprise.... Vanitfe. .. Whirlwind 10 MATCHES LISTED IN WOMEN’S TENNIS Ten second-round singles matches were carded this evening in the annual Women's District Tennis League cham- plonships on the Rock Creek courts. Play was to start at 5 o'clock. Tcday's schedule: Second round—5 p.m.. Josephine Dunham Dorothy Kingsbury, Frances Walker Vs Exther Jolley. Phoehe Moorhead vs. ‘Maria Roxas, ‘Elearior Wells vs_ Gorella Morris, Mrs. Dee Sheppard vs. Louise Berryman. Marthe Myers vs. Mrs. Shaw. Cecyle Raver s. Betty Whitfleld: 6 p.m., Mary Ryan vs. inner Wells-Morris match, Ruth Martinez vs. winner Myers-Shaw match, Sarah Moore vs._winner Sheppard-Berryman match. Yesterday's summaries: Ryan defested Alice Marga rian King, defeated Betty' Coc 8. Iker 'defeated Dorette -2, @—1: Cecyle Raver defeated Turnbull. by default: Dorothy Kings- lry ‘defeated Florence Seward, 6, 6- Phoebe Moorhead defeated Katherine Ber- rall, 61, 6—2: Ruth Martinez defeated Clara Alderton, 64, 6—1: S Moore de- feated Mrs. Moffett, 36, . 6—3; Betty Whithield, defeated "Edith McKelney, "6—0. 1—6, 9—-7. * NETWOMEN ARE PAIRED FOR U. S.-BRITISH MATCH ‘WIMBLEDON, En#iand, June 12 (#). —Pairings for the Wéghtman Cup ten- nis matches. to be played here tomor- row and Saturday, have been an- nounced as follows: FRIDAY. Singles—Helen Wills Moody, United States, vs, Joan Fry, England; Helen Jacobs, United States, vs. Mrs. Holcroft Watson, England. Doubles—Edith Cross and Sarah Pal- frey, United States, vs. Miss Fry and Miss E. H. Harvey. SATURDAY. Singles—Miss Jacobs vs. Miss ,:f Mrs. Moody vs. Mrs. Watson, Miss Pal- frey vs. Miss P. Mudford. Doubles—Mrs. Moody and Miss Jacobs vs. Mrs. J. A. Godfree and Mrs. Wat- son, feated Roxas 728, Miller, Jennie » 00DS ON AMERICAN SHORTEN T0 710 5 75,000 Crowd and $750,000 Gate Forecast for Title Contest Tonight. BY ALAN GOULD, Assoclated Press Sports Editor. EW YORK, June 12.—Little OI' New York was again| the big fight town today, with its rush and roar as the background for a world heavyweight championship match between the youthful German from Hamburg and the hope of the homebreds, a Lithuanian- American from Boston. Tonight, some 45 minutes from Broadway, where the old-timers bel- lowed deflance at each other, Jack Sharkey and Max Schmeling swap punches for 15 rounds or less, each seek- ing the same object—recognition as the heavyweight king and successor to the retired ruler, Gene Tunney. At the ringside, perhaps in evening clothes, Gentleman Gene was expected to see the new Monarch of Maul crowned to restore once again the line that has seldom been broken since John L. Sullivan became the first world-rec- ognized king of glove-fighters. Throng to View Battle. With fair weather assured, close to 75,000 spectators, featuring a notable ringside assembly, are figured to pay something like $750,000 in the interests of charity and for the privilege of see- ing a fresh chapter unfold in heavy- weight history. The scenes, the times and the glad- fators in this fistic extravaganza, pro- moted by a corporation whose directors are millionaires, and whose stock is sold in Wall street, represent a far cry from the June night at Coney Island, 31 years ago, when James J. Jeffries won the heavywelght title from freckled Bob Fitzsimmons before a crowd of 10,000 On that memorable occasion, the chief of police was at the ringside to stop the bout “after the first hard blow,” but he | said everything was “all right” after | Jeftries, then a 22-year-old kid, knocked out the veteran Fitzsimmons in the eleventh round. | “In the spacious American League | ball park tonight seven times as many people as witnessed the Jeffries-Fitz- simmons_encounter hope to see many a “hard blow” struck in return for their devotion to the box office to the extent of paying from $2.10 to $26.25 or more, at the speculator’s price, for a seat. Nothing New for Gotham. Little OI' New York has seen, ap- praised, cheered and even booed the heavywelght champlons from ancient to modern ring times. Fitzsimmons, Jef- fries, Corbett, Willard, Dempsey and Tunney all have fought in the big town for the most prized of all fistic titles. Tonight’s was the eighth heavy- weight championship affair brought to some corner of the metropolitan acreage. It was the first, however, to involve two contenders for the title, vacated two years ago by Tunney. Its only parallel in ring history since Sullivan's era was the fight in Sydney, Australia, in 1908, when Jack Johnson whipped Tommy Burns for the crown cast aside by Jef- fries. Sharkey ruled the favorite to beat back the challenge of his youthful Ger- man entegonist, keep the line of title succession -in the United States and climax his own esratic fistic career with a victery. The ex-sailor fumbled his two previous chances, in 1927 and 1928, to battle his way into the championship spottight. Temperamental and uncer- tain though he has been, the majority of experts pick Sharkey 'to win. The gamblers backed him at odds pruned | from 2 to 1 down to 7 to 5. Jack Has Big Assets. Boxing skill and experience were on Sharkey's side, with a viclous punch to support them. Courage, ambition and an equally dangerous wallop were the main assets of Schmeling. Both possessed the stamina for a hard fight, if nece: sary, to the limit of 15 rounds, with a referee and two judges to cast the final verdict. ‘The Sharkey of four or five years ago, when he was scrapping courageously for heavyweight recognition against any and all foemen, would have gone into the big test an even bigger favorite than he has been. Sharkey fought then for his living—for “’im and 'er and it.” as Kipling phrased the situation. Today Sharkey was spurred on by ambition to | reach the goal previously denied him, | but with wealth and even social posi- tion already in his possession, it seemed that some of the old vital urge was missing. Youth and its compelling forces were on Schmeling’s side this time. In that reversal of the situation, in the do-or- bust spirit of the under dog, many of the experts foresaw the German's best chance of triumph. They envisioned Max in the same position as Dempsey at Toledo, as Tunney at Philadelphia, fighting against odds, but also with an excellent fighting chance. Represents New Germany. Moreover, Schmeling represents the new Germany. He is the first Teuton to challenge for the heavyweight cham- plonship and typical of the youthful generation that has figured in Germany's athletic come back, one of the most re- markable in history. They have labeled him the “German Dempsey,” largely upon a physical resemblance. But he needed the old Manassa Mauler's ag- gressive courage and punch tonight to gain a fistic (oo!lng on the heights oc- cupied for so long by Dempsey. Fight fans, to whom a heavyweight title affair is a ritual not to be missed, have flocked to New York from all parts of the land as well as from overseas. ‘The eyewitnesses were numbered in thousands, but the “earwitnesses” fig- ured to run well up into the millions, with a national newtork broadcasting the blow-by-blow ‘details from the ring- side. On short wave lengths the ring- side story also was to be broadcast to Europe and South America, with the chances that Australia and the Orient might be able to tune in. More than 500 newspaper men were assembled to peer intently at the proceedings and contribute a few million words to the descriptive output. The fight preliminaries were billed to begin around 7 p.m. (Eastern standard time) and the main bout at 9 p.m. LEGION TEAM LEADERS MEET TOMORROW NIGHT A meeting of athletic officers, man- agers and coaches of the six teams en- gaged in the District American Legion | championship midget base ball serfes| will be held tomorrow night at 8 o'clock in the playground office in the District Building. E. B. Lyons will at this time officially take over the office of athletic officer for the District_department of the Legion to succeed Wessal Stewart, resigned. Lyons, a close follower of the Independent Unlimited League To Decide Title, Is Suggested BY FRANCIS E. STAN. OR several years an event that annually assumes the proportion of an enormous question mark has risen in the minds of local sandlot fans and teams. This question is—what team is the independent unlimited sandlot cham- plon? Some fans will say one team and others will choose another, and, of course, all those clubs that have an outstanding record maintain they are the District title holders. So annually four or five of the lead- ing independent clubs lay claim to the city championship. It is true that once ever so often one of these teams will play the other. Then the defeated nine will win from some opponent that has beaten their conquerors and again the argument is renewed. The fact remains that the teams that call themselves the District champs have no clear right to the title. And so far no remedy for this situa- tion in regard to the present season is in sight. These same teams that ways have buckled the championshi belt around their waists will be at again before long. However, there should be some sort of & remedy whereby no half a dozen sandlot organizations will be clamoring for general recognition as the cham- plons. How about a league series whereby those independent teams that are not entered in either a week-day or a Sun- day league may compete, meeting each other and assuring sandlot followers that some one team, after winning this series, will be crowned as the champs of the year? Such a league is far from impracti- cal. It's a matter, however, which would require the consent of these title contenders to get together and decide that the winner, after playing each team in the league at least once, will be recognized as the champion. There are exactly 25 teams now play- ing in the five week-day loops, and, be- ginning on August 18, the winners of p it these week-dsy loops will meet, a champlon eventually reigning supreme. In the Capital City League there are approximately 60 teams, ranging from the insect class to the unlimiteds, and some one nine will annex the title in| each of these sections. So how about the independent un- Iimiteds? Puliman, which has virtually clinched the Terminal “Y” League champion- ) ship, again trampled the down-trodden Southern Railway boys, this time 7-2. Everett Russell, who starred for the | Tech nine this Spring and who is an important cog in the Olmsted Grill| senfor nine, found that when pitching | against an unlimited team, especially | a team like Pullman, he is up against something. The league leaders pounded base hits to all corners of the lot. Southern Rallway, which won its first game of the season against Ex- press recently with five of the St. Mary's Celtics in the line-up, appears to be lost without them. Brenner was the only Celtic who played yesterday. Ask Bill Flester who is the heaviest | hitter on the local sandlots and he will answer, “Marcus Chaconas.” If Cha- conas’ work in the three games he has played thus far in the “Y” League may be taken as an example of his slugging ability, Bill is right. In his first game Chaconas pounded out three hits in four times at bat and in the second he gathered a single and a triple in four tries. Yesterday he clout- ed three doubles in five trips to the plate. An average of .615 is hard to beat! A merry battle for batting_honors is being_waged between two Pullman players, Fee Colllere and Dutch Smith- son. Both have made the same number of hits and have been to the plate the same number of times. Colliere, how- ever, has made one more base on his bingles than has Smithson. Terminal “Y" League standings: Pullman Wi a Express Southern STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE BY W. R. McCALLUM ARRY G. PITT of Manor, one of Washington’s outstanding golfers and a man who rates to qualify in any golfing com- pany, today is wondering what this golf thing is all about. A few days ago Harry had the world by the tail with a down hill pull or so he thought, as he contemplated the scintillating 68 he registered over the Columbia Country Club in practice for the tourney which entered its final stages today. And to- day the long hitter from the Manor Club is standing on the side lines won- dering why a man can shoot a 68 one day and two days later, take 82 strokes. Not that Harry mourns his failure to qualify at Columbia, for the Manorite has cultivated an unusual philosophic attitude toward this exasperating game. But he still is in somewhat of a daze, trying to figure out why that wide dis- parity between scores at a time when scores and scores alone counted. Only last Monday Pitt blazed his way around the Manor course in 68, scoring fourteen 4s and four 3s for a mark 1g] y, things were all wron in the qualifying round of the tourney. On the other hand, the day was a Roman holiday by W. Carlton Evans, rotund, smiling Columbia amateur, who occasionally runs wild with his putter and picked yesterday as the day to do it. Evans had the qualifying medal all tied up in the bag and delivered, need- ing only a brace of fours on the last two holes for a 70, which would have beaten Roger Peacock’s 71, registered on the previous day, by a stroke. Playing such fine golf as Evans had shown over the previous 16 holes there was every prospect that he might pick up a birdie at the seventeenth and with a four at the eighteenth get around in 69. At the m%o{ the hill at the seventeenth at Columbia there is a shallow trap, with a high sticking out above it. Evans’ pitched ball caught the top of this bank, only a few inches short of perfection, and dropped back in the trap. He took a five and needed a four on the eighteenth to tie the young In- dian Spring star. He pushed his second shot into the shallow trap at the right of the eighteenth green as the gallery groaned in sympathy, but the ball found & clean uphill lie. From this spot Evans putted the ball out of the trap to with- in a yard of the hole and nonchalantly sank the tieing will be played off Saturday or Sunday. Just as happened last year, the scor- ing in the medal round of the Columbia tourney was exceptionally low. It took 78 or better to get in the first flight, only two 78s got in the first flight in a five-man playoff. Among those losing on the playoff was the veteran Albert R. MacKenzie of Columbia. The first flight is a true crcss-section of the best there is in amateur golf around this part of the country, barring the failure of Harry Pitt to make the grade. Seldom has a better first flight been seen in any tournament, and all the matches should be All the 85s got in the tour- nament, but no score higher than 85 qualified, which was just as it was last !’fi‘t’:fi ‘when it took 85 to make the fifth ight. ‘The competition among the senior golfers of the Chevy Chase Club for the Morven Thompson Memorial Cup has progressed to the third round in many of the brackets. Here are the second round results in_the h:ndlc:‘? tourney: Admiral M. M. Taylor defeated Walter G 3 upi uthgate defeated Ad- miral' W. H. Standley. 4 and 3; E. M. cott defeated Capt. Chester Weils, 2 E Dr. G. B. Milier defeated W. G. Brantley ; Col. Ed Clifford "defeated Ad- Stanford. 1 up: H. L. Rust di ©. Mendenhall by default; Gen. trick defeated G. Y. Worthington, Peter, feated W. M. M. Pal up. A missed 10-inch putt on the sloping surface of the eighteenth green at th ‘Washington Golf and Country Club cost Mrs. J. M. Haynes of Columbia a chance to beat Dorothy White Nicol- son yesterday in the second round of the District woman's championship. At the seventeenth tee it appeared that Mrs. Nicolson, playing in defense of her title, had the match well in hand, but Mrs, Haynes wop the seventeenth with & par 4 and then knocked out two lengthy wooden' club’ shots that nearly reached the n. _Sh a_10-inch TIRES Legion series the two years, and a past commander of Victory Post, will as- sume charge of the series. 3436 14th St. NNW. Adams 8100 Road Service—Charge Accounts invited h putt. The tie probably | thor putt to win the hole and square the match, but failed. Golfers of the Washington Kiwanis Club trounced their associate Kiwanians of Baltimore yesterday in a team match cver the Indian Spring course. The low gross prize was won by C. H. Pardoe, with 81. Dwight N. Burnham won the blind bogey event, with a card of 73. A dozen professional golfers of Wash- ington will leave the Capital Saturday for three widely separated cities to practice for the qualifying round for the open championship next Monday. Most of them will go to Richmond, where the qualifying round will be played at the Lakeside Club. A few will go to Philadelphia and one will go to Pitts- burgh. TENNIS TOURNAMENT IN ADVANCED STAGES Quarter-final round play was sched- uled in the junior group and semi-final . | competition in the boys’ division in the boys' and junior District tennis cham- plonships on the Rock Creek courts this evening. Boys' play was to begin at 4 o'clock and junior competition at 5 o'clock. Frank Shore, defending champlon, continued his advance yesterday in the | junior competition when he ~downed g Archie Rose of Central High School, , 6—3, Barney Welsh, Western High captain and junior runner-up last season, was forced to drop out of the tournament yesterday because of an injury. Shore was to meet Anthony Latona this evening. Jock McLean, boys' champion, also added another triumph yesterday when he scored over Albert Robins of Centrs 6—0, 6—1. McLean was to face Boyl this evening. ‘Today’s schedule: Juniors, 5 p.m. quarter-final round —=8hore vs. Q'Hanlon; 4 p.m., Lynham vs. Latona; Willlams vs. Smi Carlisle vs. Dial, Boys, 4 p.m.—McLean vs. Boyle; Hunt vs. Nathan Ritzenberg. Yesterday's summaries: JUNIOR. k_ Shore ; John O'Hanlon 6—3: Jack Lyn- by default; ‘Norris Ruckman, Worthington Willlams defeated 'd Welsh, by default; James Carlisle ited Richard Willls, 86, 46 86 h_ Dial defeated uis Delesdernier. 6-2: Clyde Smith defeated Robert s 62, 61, defeated ‘Heins, 60, McLean, ir. 6—32, 13— Hunt defeated Spencer 'Howell. 62, 63 Ni Ritzenbers defeated Al- 63, 6—1 ALL EXCEPT PRESIDENT | ARE CHOSEN BY “C” CLUB Except for a president, who will be appointed later by Principal Harvey Smith, officers of the Undergraduate “C” Club of Central High School were elected yesterday at a meeting of let- ter winners of the school. The officers are: Paul Hinkel, vice president; Henry Broadbent, secretary: Eddie DeLislo, treasurer, and Donald Black, sergeant-at-arms. STRICKLER WINS BOUT. Billy Strickler, Washington light- heavyweight boxer, won over Socko Trensmain of Cumberland, Md., by de- | cision, last night, in that cit SANDLOTTERS LOOK TOWEEK END TILTS Many Have Plans Completed, but Others Are on Hunt for Opposition. NDEPENDENT sandlot base ball l teams are getting set for a big week end. Many games already have been listed and others are being arranged. There seems to be no stopping this Saks & Co. nine. Yesterday the Clothiers rang up their tenth straight, blanking District Fire Department, 3 to 0. The winners will meet Capitol Heights Junior Order nine Sunday on the East Ellipse and Saks plavers are to report there at 12:30 o'clock. Hume Springs, Va., nine is without a game for Sunday and Manager Roberts will receive challenges from unlimited class teams at Alexandria 23-F-2. Hume Springs has booked a game at Maryland Plré for June 22 with Capitol Heights Indian Head Cardinals will meet Del Ray, Va., nine Saturday at 3 o'clock at Indian Head. The manager of the Del Ray team is asked to phone Manager John Sprague of the Cardinals at Indian Head 101-K. Del Ray Juniors, who have a fleld, are after a ball game for Sunday. Call Manager Heflin, Alexandria 2104-W. Victory Post, American Legion, toss- ers will engage Colonial A. C. tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock on Monument diamond No. 3. A good catcher is want- ed by the Victory team and candidates are asked to report to Manager Klein- dienst at the game or call Lincoln 3667-J after 5 p.m. today or tomorrow. Capital Heights A. C. has listed & game for the coming Sunday with the Isherwood nine on the Maryland A. C. diamond. Other opponents are sought by the Capitol Heights team. Call Cap- itol Heights 391. Holy Name Insects and Olympia In- sects will meet Sunday at 1 o'clock on the Phoenix diamond. A game has been booked between Northern A. C. and Silver Spring Giants Sunday at 3 o'clock on the Silver Spring field. Both boast good records. Nolan Motor C base ballers will meet tonight at 7:30 at St. John's Church, Georgetown. Georgetown Midget, Insect and Pee- wee teams are to meet tonight at 7:30 o'clock at 3506 T street. Yankee Insects, who recently won & triple-header, will meet the Babe Ruths Sunday on the New York Avenue Play- grounds. Teams wants games as follows: Monroe A. C., out-of-town game for Sunday. ger Coleman, North 6238. Boys' Club Optimists, Saturday I:;nges, Manager Mike White, National Capitol Heights Junior Order, games with unlimited teams, O. White, Met- ropolitan 7042. National Circles, Sunday game with unlimited nine. Lincoln 9092. Woodlawn A. C., game for Saturday. ‘Wood, Clarendon 925. Rambler A. C. Sunday game. Ed KIR{. ‘West 2201 between 7 and 8 p.m. Simmons ' Insects, Sunday game. Metropolitan 9329. Adelphite nine, Saturday and Sun- day games. Columbia 4362. De Molay Juniors, Bierrack, Lincoln 4386. Snyder-Farmer American Legion Post of Hyattsville, Saturday and Sunday games. Hyattsville 1226 between 6 and p.m Sunday game. Mol k A. C., game for Saturday. Lincoln 1655-J between 7 and 9 p.m. Argyle Peewees, Saturday morning. Alfred Brown, Adams 3090. Spud Coleman Insects, Sunday game, 1 o'clock, Silver Spring diamond. Geor- gia 1000, Branch 172. St. Paul's Juniors, have own diamond. Manager Carr, Potomac 2321. CONSIDINE, MITCHELL REPEAT IN TOURNEY BALTIMORE, Md., June 12—Bob Considine and Dooly Mitchell, Wash- ington, D. C., racketers, continued to advance yesterday in the Maryland State tennis championships here. In third-round singles play Consi- dine scored over Eric Jacobsen, 6—2, 6—2, and Mitchell was victorious over M. Page Anderson, 6—4, 6—1. In the doubles Considine and Mitch- ell paired to win two matches and gain the third round. 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