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WASHINGTON, D. C, NOT T0 START NOW Johnson Says Vet to Stay at. Post—Browns Aid A’s, | Hurt Naticnals. BY JOHN B. KELLER. OE JUDGE, in his sixteenth| season with the Nationals, 1s, to continue at first base, al- though Joe Kuhel, initial sacker, procured from Kansas City for a considerable outlay of cash and players by the Washing- ton club, was to report here to- day. Manager Walter Johnson is authority for this. “I have no| idea of removing Jiidge irom first base and sending Kuhel there at preseat,” Johnson declared this morning. “Of course, if Judge slumps to such an extent he hurts the club I would use Kuhel, but I believe Judge will continue to give us a pretty good ball game | for some time.” e Judge has been out of action twice this season, the first time after spring- ing a charleyhorse and the second time because he was hitting poorly. It was during Judge's first absence from the line-up that the Nationals procured Art Shires from the White Sox, and it was Shires who supplanted Judge later when the veteran slumped at bat. But Judge was not kept on the bench long the second time. Judge’s fielding has been quite satis- factory this season. He has played steadily much of the time and frequent- 1y performed brilliantly. But at bat the veteran has been inconsistent. At the outset of the campaigning he hit the ball hard, and for more than four weeks | pounded for a sensational average. Came | & slump, though, and Joe was of little use in attack. He rallied for a few weeks, then weakened again, and in much of the recent Western trip Joe was not strong offensively. According to Johnson Kuhel undoubt- edly was the best the minors had to of- fer in the way of a first baseman. “I have been hearing of Kuhel for two sea- sons,” sald Walter, “and everything I heard of him was good. A flashy flelder and a staunch_hitter, according to the reports. Well, I hope the reporis prove true. We ought to know soon. Kuhel will be in there swinging in batting drills and have a chance to show what he can do around first in the flelding practice. “But I'm not taking Judge off first base now.” N their two-game series with the Ath: letics, which was to siart this after- noon, the Nationals were to begin battling just s:x full games behind ths pace-seuing world chempions. ‘This difference between the ciubs may be traced directly to the difference between them in their tussling the Browns this scason. Natfonals and Browns have met 15 times thus far, and the Browns have won in nine of the meetings. Ath- letics and Browns ha met 16 times, and the Athletics have been victors 13 times. Right there is a difference of six and one-half games between the Washington and Philadelphia clubs. Certainly seems the ancient St. Louis jinx is working overtime this season. AVE HARRIS, utility outfielder with the Nationals, is nursing a very sore right ankle, the result of an injury sustained when sliding into the plate in the Sunday game 1n Chicage. But for a cane loaned by hus roommate, Shires, Dave would find it atuicuit to uobble around. But Haivis was to be out in umiorm this afier- noon. kven taough hus ankle wouid not permit hm to toil in the out- field he still could step up to bat in an emergency. And these days Johuson wants around all pinch-batters ne can muster. il ITH the addition of Kuhel the Na- tionals’ roster is up to the limit of 25 allowed by base ball law, so if President Clark Griffith picks up any more players in the near future, as he hopes to do, some now with the club will have to go. Johnson says there is a hunt on for a clever right-hand-swing- ing outfielder, something the Nationals have sought for several years. But evi- dently gardeners of this type are scarce in the minors. Joe Engel, lone scout of the Washington club, could not find one when he combed the American As- sociation and the smaller class leagues in the Middle West. Now Joe is going through the Southern Association. And Johnson says nothing has been | heard of any first-class outfielding | talent that bats on the right side in the Dixie circuit. | LL hands reported at the ball park | yesterday even though no game | was scheduled. Excepting a few veterans the club went through a field- ing and batting drill and the pitchers | were given good workouts. Shires did his stuff in the outfield, and while this. kind of work is new to him his performance indicated he might get along well enough to fill in should it become necessary. “Art is a game ras- cal,” said Johnson, “and I believe he might give us a pretty good game in u&h;¢ "oumeld with a little more prac- YESTERDAY’S STARS By the Associated Pre Lou Gehrig, Yankees— Hit double, triple and thirtieth and thirty-first homers to account for seven runs against Athletics. Paul and Lloyd Wardef, Pitates—Di- two_ doubles, un between them and accounted « Pirate runs against Cards. _rge Sisler, Braves — Singled in te. . to drive in run that beat' Robins. Eppa Rixey, Reds—Pitched effective- ly to down Cubs, 4-3. Eddie Morgan, Indians— Drove in fire runs and scored two with two doubles and three singles against Ti- gers. BIG LEAGUE LEADERS - By the Associated Press. American League. Batting—Gehrig, Yankees, .390. Runs—Ruth, Yankees, 112. Runs batted in—Gehrig, Yankees, 123. Hits—Hodapp, Indians, 144. Doubles—McManus, Tigers, 33. Triples—Reynols, White Sox, 15, Some runs—Ruth, Yankees, 36. Stolen bases—McManus, Tigers, 16. National League. Batting—Klein, Phillies, .407. Runs—Klein, Phillies, 100, Runs batten in—Klein, Phillies, 119, Hits—Klein, Phillies, 158. Doubles—Klein, Phillies, 33. Triples—Comorosky, Pirates, 14. Home runs—Wilson, Cubs, 33. Stolen bases—Cuyler, Cubs, 27. g R UM INSECTS WOULD BITE. Pontiac Insects are after ball games. Frank Dattore is booking at 1136-J. two singles and | JOE KUHEL. —Associated Press Photo. Tom Clark’s Case Explains Why Ball Players Harbor Hoodoos BY FRANCIS E. STAN. ALL players, including sandiot- ters, are an extremely super- stitious lot—on the ball field. But with their uniforms off, they're just like any one else. Perhaps superstition doesn’t mean enything to some folk, but a ball play- er’s superstition and luck go hand in hagg, and there is plenty of luck in base ball. And from luck grows supersti- tion, and from some of the breaks the boys are getting, can you blame 'em? Take for instance, the case of Tommy “Snake” Clark, youthful outfielder of the Northerns and D. C. Repair Shop. Ask any close observer of sandlot base ball around here to name the five pros- pects he considers most likely to suc- ceed in professional ball and as sure as you're born, he will mention the name of Tommy Clark right off the bat. Clark has his share of superstitions, land like any other ball player, he will | walk 20 or 30 yards to uncross a couple of bats, or touch something “lucky,” or wear a_uniform without washing it while in a ) Some folks “Snake,’ | two chances in professional ball already, |and here he is back on the 'sandlots, | ¢ Couldn’t make the grade? Far from it. Tommy was playing bang-up ball for Portland in the New England League. He was a shining light for a third-place club, But the club broke up—went de- funct, and there was nothing Clark could do to keep it together. From Portland, he was signed with Provi- dence, from which club Earl Clark, his brother, graduated to the Boston Braves. He went well there, but this club also broke up and now he is playing with D. C. Repair Shop on week days and the Red Birds on Sundays. Can you blame 'em for being super- stitious? PEAKING of superstition, Carl Neu- man, vete: coach of Naval Hos- pital, won't carry a box of matches while sitting on the bench. He says it is bad luck and keeps his team from hitting. Earl Clark, former local sandlotter, | 15 making quite a name for himself as a pinch-hitter with the Braves. | Four times in four days Earl has been sent up as a pinchhitter and each time has come through Wwith a bingle | Yesterday proved a big disappoint- ment to sandlot fans, who, despite the downpour, were out in full force to watch this Navy Yard-Naval Hospital | fight for the leadership of the Govern- ment League. | _'The Gobs were on hand, but vamy Yard, apparently not as familiar wi water as the Sailors, failed to put \: po the rain while waiting to see if there was to be a game. Despite the rain, however, the playing fleld was in per- fect condition when it stopped, and many were puzzled as to why the game was called off. Among these waterproof fans were thdse extraordinary fellows, Bud Pisher and Bottle Cox, who, among other | things, are umpires. And Bud and Bot- tle, realizing the sandlot situation is just about at a standstill and stories scarce, agreed to help out by forming | two of a board of three to pick an all- sandlot team. Bud and Bottle, at least, know our sandlotters, having the opportunity to look 'em over plenty while working be- behind the bat. Here are the selections which the self-styled board of “experts” take the liberty to pick: Lefty McIntyre and Pete Ingram are the pitchers, the former a left-hander and the latter normal. Both choices were unanimous. Fee Colliere is the catcher, with Hansom Fitzgerald and Charley Doffleymeyer running elose be- hind. Ike Dreifuss unanimously is the first sacker, as is Willie Wolf for sscond base. Bussy Brenner takes the short- stopping honor and Tots Long has third base all to himself. The outfield, however, proved harder. ‘Tommy Clark is the center fielder, Mar- cus Chaconas the right flelder and Art Ludlow the left fielder. Not so bad, we think. CARNERA DUE TO APPEAR AT GRAPPLING SHOW HERE | An interesting added feature to the weekly wrostling program at the Wash- ington Auditorium tomorrow night will be an exhibition by Primo Carnera, giant Italian heavyweight fighter, it has been announced by Promoter Joe Tur- | er. Carnera is to have an interview here Friday, when he will seek an extension of his passport in this country. Frank Brunowicz instead of Roy (Father) Lumpkin will meet Joe Hack- enschmidt in one of the four wrestling matches listed. Lumpkin will be unable to appear because of an injured ankle. | ARMOUR, DIEGEL PLAYING JULY 30, BALLSTON INSECTS PUT NINE IN FIELD Want Foes for Saturdays and Sundays—Number of Teams Challenge. N insect ball team made up of Ballston, Va., boys, managed by M. S. Zimmerman, is now ready to begin play following several weeks of intensive practice. Saturday and Sunday games to be played on the Washington-Lee High School diamond at Ballston are sought. Manager Zimmerman may be reached at Clarendon 1395 after 6 p.m. With a group of clever players on the job, Pohanka Service Company ball team 1§ seeking plenty of action with the best clubs. Games are wanted for Wednesdays, Seturdays and Sundays. Challenges are being received by the Pohanka manager at North 8864. Police will entertain Tile Setters on Fairlawn diamond No. 3 Saturday at 2:30 pm. A meeting of the Foxall A, C. nine will be helq tonight at 4451 Conduit road. Nolan Motor Co. tossers, who were to face Acme Printers this afternoon at 5 o'clock on Monument diamond No. 3, are after a Saturday game. Call White at Cleveland 6532 between 6 and 9 pm. Olmsted Grill and District Firemen were to have it out this afternoon on Monument diamond, No. 9. A game for next Sunday and also for August 17 is sought by the Dis- trict Grocery Stores nine, which will drill Friday at 5 pm. on Monument diamond No. 2. Manager C. W. Den- nison may be reached at West 2031 | during the day or by addressing 435 Jefferson street. Phoenix A. C. is gunning for an out- of-town Sunday game. L. C. Risler is | booking at 240 Tenth street southeast. Phone 8433-J between 4:30 and 6 p.m. Skinker Eagles d Palisades had an engagement for today at 5:30 o'clock on the Skinker diamond. Georgetown Insect and Peewee nines will gather tonight at 7 o'clock at 3506 T street. Spengler Post Midgets will drill to- morrow at 5 p.m. on Monument dia- mond No. 5. Practice for Stanley Athletic Club tossers was slated for 5 o'clock today | on Monument diamond No. 1. Some teams seeking games follow Washington Red Sox, Sunday contest Jenkins, Lincoln 4311. Colonial Pecwees, Georgia 1024. Manhattan A. C.. any day this week | or Sunday. John Wade, Lincoln 8198. | Victory Post, American Legion, for | Priday at 3 o'clock on Fairlawn fleld. Manager Kleindienst, Lincoln 3667-J after 6 p.m. ‘Wheaton, Md., for Saturday and Sun- day. Manager Carmack, Kensington 94J. Vienna, Va., Fire Department, for Sunday with fast District team. Man- ager Phillips, National 3376. OFF DEADLOCK FOR TITLE ANCASTER, Ontarlo, July 30 (#).— | Tommy Armour of Detroit and Leo | Diegel, pro at the Agua Caliente Club, are playing 35 holes of golf aver the | Mailton County Club course today to decide which shall wear the Canadian | open crown for the next year. They tied at 277 in the tourney. All Hack Wanted Was Close Shave JASPER LEGION TEAM "TRACTION NINES SET RESULTS IN MINORS AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. 1 Minneapolis, ¥; Kansas Cit; BY AL DEMAREE, Former Pitcher New York Gilants. There is & story going around Indianapolis, §; Columbus INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Rochester, 10; Toronto, 8. Buffalo, 12; Montreal, 11 Jersey City, 10; Readini Baltimore, 13; Newark, SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. Atlenta, 19; Nashyille, 6. Chattanooga, 9; Birmingham, 5. Only games scheduled. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. Los Angeles, 6: Oakland, 3. Hollywood, 5. Portiand Missions, 6: e, 3 Ban Francisco, 7; Sacramento, 4. PIEDMONT LEAGUE. Greensboro, §: Durham, 8 (13 innings). Winston Salem, 8: High Point, 1. Raleigh, 7; Henderson. 5. WESTERN LEAGUE. Denver, 6; Topeka. 5 Des Moines, 3; Oklahoma, 1. Wichita, Omaha, 7. Pueblo, 8i. Joseph, 0-10. SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Greenville, 3; Macon, 3. Gharlotte. 7; Columbia, 4. SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE. Tampa. 8. Pen: 4. Montgomery, Columbus, 3; Ja THREE-EYE LEAGUE. Evansville, 10; Terre H: Peoria, 8; Blog Springfeld, 4: Decatur, 8; TEXAS LEAGUE. Houston, &: Shreveport, 4. Waco. 4: Fort Worth, 3 Dallas. 6; San Antonio. 3 Beaumont-Wichita Falis, postponed. rain. | American League. YESTERDAY’'S RESULTS. 3 St. Louis. 2 Chic . & Other ciubs not seheduled. Standings in Major Leagues National League. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. New York, 11: P his, 6. Edtion. 4! B 1{x'}'n"5:’fixo'lnnmn). Clncinnatl, 4; Chicago. 3.~ STANDING OF THE ; d uorsuTUSYM 2103 AN/ puva90| 0n9q] 03%2140, £ 3 H Washington _. 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Cleary, | ball, | something of a record for insect sand- opened up a tirade on Hack Wilson. “This Hack Wilson is a big bum,” he said. “I lcst five bucks on that game when the big SUff lost those dy balls in the sun!” and he con- tinued to h-ap abuse on Hack dur- | in the entire shave. “Hack” figured 1 discretion the better part of- valor while the razor Swung menacingly over his head, but after he had 4 [X) ) Boston .......| 6l 4l 71 6 ol 6/45811.469 310 41 41 51 7I—! 8/40i601.400 Cincinnati__.| 41 91 6] 3| 6] 6/—10144/521.458 o 272 5| 6 B10] 6I—I36(631.361 Philadelphia .| 81 21 51 5/ 51 5 4I-—31/611.337 Boston ‘Games lost..|34/38/431491561661601631—1—I Gumes Tost. ./38141164147149/5153/81/—1— GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. n. GAMES TODAY. paid his check, he said. ) ; it 0C] e asto: e ?&L ndered just T 've often won W] the stage of mind of the barber whes " t 1930 « Griff, Johnson, Others To Help Honor Nine ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30— Clark Griffith, Walter Johnson, Joe Judge, Art Shires and Al Schacht of the Washington base ball club will speak tonight at the testimonial dinner to be given by Alexandria citizens at Gadsby's Tavern in honor of the junior nine of Alex- andria Post, No. 24, which won the Virginia American Legion cham- plonship. . program will get under way at 8:30 o'clock. Several of the Capital's sports writers also will be present. George Downham, chairman of the committee in charge of the banquet, has announced that an in- teresting entertainment program has been arranged. TWIRLING NEMESIS ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 30. — A nemesis of local nines will pitch for the Fredericksburg Elks Sunday when that team invades Baggett’s Park for a game with the St. Mary’s Celtics. “Jake” Jacobs, who holds numerous victories over Alexandria nines, includ- ing one this season over the Celtics, will be on the mound for the Elks. Colonial A. C. took the championship of the Municipal Playgrounds Midget League yesterday, when the St. John's A. C. failed to put in an appearance. Del Ray Midgets have organized. The team has Butler, Robey, Scott, Brown, Varney, Redman, Lacey, Spittle, and others are being sought. Butler, the manager, may be reached at Alexandria 985-W for contests. Baraca Bible Class of the First Bap- tist Church won a 7-to-5 decision over the Potterfield’s nine yesterday. Jimmy Moore of the losers hit a homer. ‘The finance committee soliciting con- tributions to buy sweaters and uniforms for the junior nine of Alexandria Post, No. 24, still is at work. One hundred dollars still is needed. TO PLAY SAM WESTS A series of ball games has been ar- ranged between the Sam 'West nine, winner in the Midget section of the Capital City League, and the Jasper American Legion Post team. The first contest will be played Friday on Monu- ment diamond No. 3 at 3 o’clock. The West club has challenged all other teams in its class, particularly the Alexandria Post Midgets. The Wests have a diamond for August. Manager Raymond is booking for the Wests at Columbia 4259, after 6 p.m. FOR TILT SATURDAY Washington Railway & Electric Co. and C‘;‘Eiul Traction Co. base ball teams will battle it out in their annual clash Saturday afternoon at Griffith Stadium at 3 o'clock. ‘There is a lively rivalry between the teams and a bang-up game and a large crowd is expected. The contest was resumed last year, after a lapse of some time, and the Wreco boys triumphed, 9 to 5. Both teams are re- garded as stronger this year. Music will be furnished by the Boys Independent Band. Members of the Public Utilities Commission will have box seats. Boy Scouts and Patrol Boys have been invited as guests. No “ringers” are used by the Wreco team, according to G. E. Donn, traffic manager, who has been working zeal- ously in the interest of the club, having recognized it lact year, when it won 12 games and lost 3. Stalwarts of the Wreco nine include Schneider, Varnell and Skillman, pitch- ers; Duley and Darby, catchers; Tom Groves, first baseman; Scatty Cading- ton, second baseman; Lou Robey, short- stop; Bob Atwill, third baseman; Ed Davis, left flelder; Doc Keyser, center fielder, and Joe Dean, right flelder. Ham Fish, inflelder, and Tommy ‘Thompson and Lou Uncle, outfielders, are reserves. WONDER BOYS WIN FIRST HALF IN INSECT LEAGUE| ‘The Wonder Boys, by nosing out Georgetown A. C., 4 to 3, in a spirited 11-inning game yesterday, took the first half pennant of the French In- of that 13-inning affair last week | H('y Name kept the Jack Hayes In-| sects from going into a tie for second place by handing the former a 7-to-3 | besides pitching six-hit | ocked two home runs. Pohl, diminutive Samoset hurler, set | lot ball when he whiffed 17 Joe Cro- nins and alloved gnly 3 hits while his mates pounded ou? a 6-to-3 victory. Team Standing. L T ‘Wonder Boys Eagles Burroughs ! Joe Cronins BOYS' CLUB SEEKS FOES. i Games are sought by the St. Paul's | Boys' Club base ball team. Call Man- ager Dick Hoagland, Decatur 2208. It has taken half a century for champion runners to reduce the record for the 100-yard dash from 10.5 to 9.4 seconds. T 3+ nament. PAYMENT ® No cash required, balance small Monthly payments (as low as $15 each). tale your present car providing it is a fairly late model and in good condition. bening Star. WITE SUNDAY MORNING EDITION WEDNESDAY, 1930. WIN NINE OF LAST FITEEN BATILES Gehrig’s Two Home Runs Aid Yanks to Humiliate A’s. Cleveland Slugs. BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, JR., Associated Press Sports Writer. HE Pittsburgh Pirates had their full share of grief and more at the start of the 1930 season and are pretty well out of the National League pennant race. But they are on top of the second division, and the least slip on the part of their leading rivals will place them among the first four clubs before the season ends. # Since Lloyd Waner got back into form, the Pittsburgh club has been looking better right along. The Pirates have won 9 of their last 15 games, equaling the records of the league-lead- ing Brooklyn Robins and of the New York Gi,nts. The Chicago Cubs have bettered that 15-game mark by one vic- tory. The Pirates placed themselves only two games out of the first division yes- terday with a rather impressive 6-5 vic- tory over the St. Louls Cardinals. They piled up an early lead, lost it when Kre- mer’s pitching wabbled a bit, then came through with two runs in the ninth in- ning to win. The younger Waner drove them. in, singling when Suhr and Bool were on base to complete a string which included another single and a double, two runs scored and one batted in. Big Brother Paul hit a double and a homer and sacrificed once, scoring two runs and driving home one more, while the team’s lesser hitters, Suhr and Cono- rosky, each contributed an extra base Rivals Keep It Up. Although the Pirates gained a game on St. Louis by this slugging perform- ance, they could not pull ahead of Bos- ton and St. Louis, their second-division rivals. The Braves found an easy solu- tion to the puzzle of Dazzy Vance's pitching after it had baffled them for six innings and gained a tie score. Then with Ray Phelps on the mound, they bunched three more hits in the ningh inning to beat the league-leading Brook- lyn Robins, 4 to 3. The defeat broke Brooklyn's six-game g streak, h ‘had endured since Vance's last rt. The Reds continued to display their mastery over the Chicago Cubs and kept Chicago from gaining on Brooklyn, by winning the series final, 4 to 3. Old Eppa Rixey had a fairly easy time of it except for Hack Wilson’s thirty-third home run of the year, which put the Cubs into the running. It was the ninth time the Reds have beaten Chicago in 15_games this season. This double defeat of the leaders worked in favor of the third-place New York Giants, who trounced the Phillies by an 11-to-5 score. Carl Hubbel gave the Phils 10 hits, but half of them were divided among O'Doul, Klein and Sher- lock and did comparatively little dam- age. The Giants get 11 effective blows. Yankees Make Gain. With Washington idle and the Phila- delphia Athletics held in supjection by Henry Johnson, 12 to 3, ‘Yankees made a big gain in the American League race, with the Cleveland Indians trailing in their wake. The Yankees humbled the world champions by a 12- to-3 count as Lou Gehrig's hitting ably seconded Johnson's pitching. The Ath- letics made only seven hits, while Geh- | rig alone made four, including his thir- | tieth and_thirty-first home runs of the scason. The other two blows were a triple and a doubl®, and Lou was cred- ited with batting in six runs. The Indians combined 13 hits with a burst of wildness on the part of Guy Cantrell, while the Detroit Tigers failed to find many effective combinations for the same number of blows. The final count was: Cleveland, 14; Detroit, 7. The Indians scored 12 of their runs in the second and third innings. The Chi- cago White Sox failed to equal such bursts, but they put over four runs in the fifth inning and defeated the St. Louis Browns, 6 to 1. FOUR TEAMé .INCLUDED IN SPORT MART LOOP Four teams—Lionels,, King's Palace, Tris Speakers and Georgetown—will make up the Sport Mart Base Ball League, play in which will start Au- gust 7. Competition will be divided into halves, with the winner of the first T Stribling Upheaval Due To Becoming Own Boss NEW YORK, July 30 (CP.A)— ‘What is behind the sudden upheaval by which William Lawrence (Young) Stribling has been hoisted into the position of leading contender for the heavyweight title? That ques- tion may puzzle the laymen. The answer is that Willle has cut the apron strings which bound him to Pa and Ma. He finally has grown up. . Pa and Ma still are with Young Stribling. Pa transacts all the busi- ness and works in the boxer's cor- ner. But Willie no longer pays at- tention to Pa's instructions. He fights his own fight. If he had cut the apron strings five years ago he probably would have been established on the throne long since. LADIES’ DAY FLOORS VEECK THIRD TIME By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, July 30.—The ladies’ day nightmare has Willlam Veeck, president of the Cubs, hanging on the ropes agath. First it was Veeck's policy to admit any fanette into Wrigley Field each Triday without tickets. Result: The park was almost wrecked in the rush, gate- keepers were jarred anMd the cash cus- tomers couldn’t get in. Next an advance distribution of tick- ets was attempted three days before each game, but instead of one rush the Cubs had two—one for the tickets and one to get into the park. “Why not advertise in the newspapers that so many tickets will be mailed and let the women write in for them?” some one advised. Veeck did. He advertised that 17,- 500 tickets would be mailed for next Friday’s game, one ticket for each mailed request. ‘The game is two days away, but 35,000 requests have been received and Xleer,k is looking up time tables to S NINES BOOK SERIES FOR SENIOR HONORS Olmstead Grill and C. A. O'Brien teams will meet August 17 in the open- ing game of the play-off series for the Capital City Base Ball League senior championship. ‘The second game will be played the follot week. The first to win two game gain the title, Two protests will be heard by Capital City League officials tomorrow night a the Post sports department. The claim of the Mount Rainier team that Hy- attsville used ineligible players last Sun- day will be heard at 9 o'clock and the protest of the Woodmen team on a play in a recent game with St. Josephs will be considered at 9 o'clock. ROCKVILLE TO STAGE RING SHOW AUGUST 8 amateur boxers of Wi - t | A team; Eric Ped STRIBLING SOUGHT FOR GOTHAM FIGHT Officials Await His Return Before Completing Plans for a Big Battle. EW YORK, July 30.—Frank J. Bruen, geperal manager of Medison Square Garden, has announced that he would wait until the return of Willlam (Young) Stribling and his manager-father be- fore making any plans to match the Southern boxer with any of the leading contenders for the heavywelght cham- plonship. The Garden manager communicated with the elder Stribling by telephone following the boxer's quick knockout triumph over Phil Scott in London, but beyond mentioning probable opponents for the Georgia heavyweight did not ar- rive at any definite agrecment. ‘The Striblings will leave for America next Wednesday and will enter into ne- gotiations with Bruen immediately upon arriving in New York. Bruen suggested that Victorio Campolo would most likely be Stribling’s next opponent in this country. The Argentine is tied to the Garden management by contract. Should a _Stribling-Campolo match materialize, Bruen plans to stage it at one of the local base ball parks in Sep- tember. He also intends to show Strib- ling in the third annual Miami battle in February. NEW FACES APPEAR IN U. S. POLO TEAM By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 30.—Three new faces will be seen in the line-ups in the fourth trial match today for the inter- national polo series With Great Britain in September. ’ Tommy Hitchcock's A team will have Jimmy Mills, former Yale star, riding at No. 2 after a three week's lay-off, dus to injuries. In the opposing B line-up will be Lieut. MacDonald Jones, ace of the United States Army four, national junior champions, and H. W._ (Rube) Williams, the Texan, making his first appearance in the East this year. Hitchcock will pl l‘t;‘ No. 3 for the ley, the dashing Cali- fornian, at No. 1; Mills at No. 2 and Winston Guest back. Lieut. Jones will be at No. 1 for th> B team; the Cali- fornian_Elmer Boeseke, jr. at No. 2; J. C. Rathborne. former Yale player, at No. 3, and Wil'ams at back. FIGHTS LAST NIGHT By the Assoclated Press. CLEVELAND, Ohio.—Primo Carnera, Italy, knocked out George Cook, Aus- alia (2). FWINBTON-SAL!ZM, N. C.—Frankie Wine, Akron, Ohio, stopped Jarvis ton and Boxing show o be put on Jaatl w put on Rockville American g‘z-z o of Augest & at the Rockville Fair noux‘lds. e One of the feature contests will be between Dot Swetman, formerly of the City Club, of this city, now representing Victory Post, No. 4, American Legion, and Johnny | Fritz, South Atlantic title holder. Though only 17 years old, Swetman | 30 of which wo years he has been boxing. It will be his third match with Fritz. Each has defeated the other once in close decisions. Reserve seats for the show may be secured from John Stone or Bob Toby ‘Admission will the Howitzer Company, of Kensington the evenin, the 118-pound scrap has_competed in 35 bouts he has won, during the at Rockville. Smothers, Winston Salem (9). IANAPO] ke New Have - ANGELES. in the by the and Angeles (5). e uglas | won the Midwes! Chicago, 6 to 4. See Page C-8 be $§1 LIS.—Bud Taylor, Terre Micl Genaro, ao. LOS —M] We t, New York, stopped Bpe's'dyn Dndg.)‘"lbl FIRESTONE FOUR VICTOR. CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 30 ().— The Firestone polo team of Cleveland ern chemplonship by cefeating the Fort Ste-'dan Army team meeting the victor in the second for the league title. | Fourteen players for each team is the limit. These players must bring their | birth certificates attached to their con- | tracts no later than 8 o'clock tomorrow | night to the Sport Mart. Willie Watt will umpire the league | games. | Mortimer King of King's Palace has | been named president of the loop. ARMY FOUR IS BEATEN. RUMSON, N. J,, July 30 (#).—Aided by a four-goal handicap, the Old Oaks team of Rumson defeated the United States Army four, National junior champions, 12 to 9, in the final round of the Herbert Memorial Trophy tour- NOLAN MOTOR CO. Sales Service GOOD USED CARS Always Open 1111 18th N.W. 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