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SPORTS. Nats Unsuccessful in Hunt for Talent : Yankees Loom as Real Threat to A’s Olmsted Grill “Kids” Embarrass Grown-Ups in Sandlot Warfare N0 600D OUTFIELD MATERIAL IN SIGHT Right-Hand Hitters Sought, | but Scarce, Says Engel. Harris 0. K. Again. N in the minors of good out- fielders able to swing ef- fectively from the right side. The Nationals have been looking for one or two of this type for two years now, but a clever right- hand-hitting gardener has not been discovered. The latest from Joe Engel, lone scout of the| Washington club, who has been scanning circuits in the Middle | West and South for three weeks, | is that nothing that would help the Nationals is in sight. ! When Engel started upon his quest. | President Clark Griffith was hopeful | his scout would uncover an oul or two of the kind desired. The prexy had been tipped to several players in the minors said to be promising pros- pects, and Scout Joe was ordered to run down all tips. Joe did, and, according to his report, there is no reason for the Washington club to put out money for what he found. There are five outfielders with the Nationals now—in fact, six, if the irre- pressible Art Shires may be accounted one. Of the half dozen four swing from the left side. squad one is not hlmhthlru'dm afleld and the other lacks s steady ce. Yet it seems the Nationals have to do with the right-handers they have for some thme. AYS filled with hard work are at hand for the Nationals. Three within four days means & big bill, even though the weather is not so torrid as when the| ‘Washington club was putting on twin sketches in the West not so long ago. Following their two tilts with the Yanks that were to be put on today, the Nationals jump back to Washington for two Sunday engagements with the Red Sox. They will remain at home Monday to attend the funeral of the late wife of their manager; then move on to New York again at night and the Shawkey brigade in another double-header here Tuesday. Everybody on the club will have much to do before the single-game schedule s resumed. LOYD BROWN is being groomed for tofl in relief roles. For a time it was thought Irving Hadley would t the call for this work, but now it felt Hadley must be kept in trim for starting service, so the left-hander is to be picked for the rescue stuff. At times Brown has done well in emergencies, although recently he complained that he was not going as well as he should because he was not starting games. Ac- cording to the left-hander, he gets bet- ter results when he takes charge of a game at the outset and goes a long route. In toat way, Brown contends, ves his control. And as a re- liet hurler Brown's lack of control has had him in hot water quite often. DAV! HARRIS' right ankle that was | sprained when the Nationals were in Chicago is healing nicely, and the chanky Tarheel should be ready for anything he is asked to do from now on. When he twisted his right foot and fell when ing at a pitch In the game in Washington Thursday, Harris did not set back the injury at all. acco to Trainer Mike Martin. Mike declares Dave is ready to step ence more. 'ODAY’S double bill with the Yanks was to open the second half of the Nationals' annual series with &ll club. To date the Nationals have BY JOHN B. KELLER. EW YORK, August 2.— There must be a scarcity New Yorkers 9 times in 11 more wins and they will the yearly set. INGRAM NOW SLATED TO BE A POLICEMAN| You can strike out that rumor that Walter Beall, former local sandlot, and Yankee pitcher, will wear a police- man's uniform. Beall, it is said, is in| Baltimore and it is too late to pass an examination now. But Pete Ingram, crack Naval Hospl- tal right-hander, will don the blue, ac- cording to reliable sources. Wes McDonald, Interstate manager and pitcher, threw everybody he had yesterday into the pitcher’s box in a vain attempt to stop the Gobs, who reg- llnered 322 hits while beating Interstate, 6 to 3. Roche started the game, then McDon- ald relieved, followed by Hamilton, Mul- | Yns, then Shortstop Ritnour and last | Third Baseman Koenig. | Commerce took second place in the Departmental League second half race. and if it beats the Aggies Monday, will Teceive the empty second-priz~ ¢ The Aggles, it may be rememb- "4, 1 with Commerce in the first haif per: chase. Naval Hospital's victory yesterday, and the defeat of Navy Yard bv ‘" | Union Printers again puts the Gobs n | first place by & goodly margin. The Georgetown Church League came | into its own yesterday and shared the | crowd that gathered on the Ellipse with | the Government League. Calvary Drakes, established the favorites to win the championship of the first-named loop, ran true to form when Gook Tay- Jor rammed a triple in the eighth to score two runs and beat West Wash- ington, first half champs, 4 to 8. The Departmental League subbed for the Sunday School League in the slug- fest business when G. P. O. slapped Treasury all over the field and won a §-inning game, 20 to 8. | Not for two weeks now has the Ter- minal! League seen action, all teams for- feiting as Pullman had the gonfalon | glinched. < STROTZ MAY MANAGE STADIUM IN CHICAGO starts. Three have clinched By the Assoclated Press. | CHICAGO, August 2.—Sidney Strotz, | president of the Chicago Stadium Cor-| poration, probably will add the duties | of general manager of the huge sports plant to his activities. Strotz, who succeeded Sheldon M. Clark as president of the organization when the latter resigned. last night said he expected to become also general manager to replace John Bowman, who resigned yesterday. ‘There was talk that Jack Dempsey | might be offered the job, but Strotz sald no plans had been made to bring in any one io succeed Bowman, Bowman gave up the Stadium position to return to hn former business of managing con- ventions and exhibits. He sald he be- ed there was not. enough work to Of the two right-hand | p Kubhel Plays in Twin Bill Here Tomorrow ASE BALL in bargain quantities will be available for Capital fans tomorrow when the Na- tionals return from New York for & @ouble-header at Clark Grifith Stadium, with the first battle get- ting under way at 2 o'clock. Gen. Crowder and Ad. Liska, who remained behind when their team- mates marched on Gotham for a twin bill there this afternoon, are expected to represent the Griffmen on the mound, and of especial in- terest to followers of the Griffmen is the fact Joe Kuhel, expensive purchase from the Kansas City club, will be stationed at first base in one of the tilts. LINDBERGHS AFTER 16TH STRAIGHT WIN Lindbergh Club juniors of Mount Rainier will be gunning for their six- teenth straight tomorrow afternoon when they engage Lyon Park Juniors on the Lindy field. _Pierce Wilson, whose arm has been ailing, is again in shape and will take the mound for the Lindys. Northern A. C. will engage Hose Company No. 5 nine tomorrow at the tfielder | Blue Ridge League park at Martim-l burg, W. Va. Police tossers, who yesterday humbled Army War College, 15 to 1, were to meet Tile Setters this afternoon at| 2:30 o'clock on Fairlawn fleld. Dick Wetherall, veteran hurler, sur- prised yesterday by his fine work against Army War College. Pitching of Poore and the hitting of Gorman, Dingler and Sykes were high | spots of the 11-0 defeat handed Geiger nine by Skinker Eagles. Washington Grove, Md., nine, which was to play host to Kann base ballers this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, has an engagement with the Adamstown, Md., team for Washington Grove tomorrow afternoon. Washington Cadillag ‘nine is after a game for tomorrow. Call M. G. Brown, Decatur 3900. Northwestern Cardinals are to gather at 1 o'clock tomorrow to make the trip to Croom, Md., to meet the newly or- ganized Southern Maryland Giants. ‘Though outhit, 19 bingles to 6, Sheil A C. managed to conquer Fort Berry Giants, 5 to 4. Sergt. Jasper Post nine defeated Sam Wests, champions of the Capital City League midget section, 9 to 4. MRS. JONES WINS GOLF TITLE ON FINAL GREEN CHICAGO, August 2 (#).—Mrs. Mel- vin Jones, one of the country’s ranking woman golfers, today was in possession of her sixth Chicago district cham- pionshl;p. Facing a much younger opponent, Eva May Johnson, in the final l;'oeswr— day, Mrs. Jones won on the final green. YESTERDAY’S STARS By the Associated Press. Babe Ruth, Yankees—Hit double and thirty-seventh and thirty-eighth homers agdinst Red Sox. Bill Hallahan, Cardinals—Held Reds to_four hits, beating them, 10-1. Earl Whitehill, Tigers—Won seventh straight game, beat ‘White Sox on eight-hit pitching performance. Fred Lindstrom, Giants—Collected two homers, double and single, driving in six runs, against Braves. Babe Herman, Robins—Drove in five runs against Phils with twenty-fourth hoane;blnd single. abby Hartnett, Cubs—Rapped Pirate pliching for homer and two doubes. s phali _ BIG LEAGUE LEADERS By the Associated Press. (Including games of August 1.) American Batting—Gehrig, Yankees, .393. Runs—Ruth, Yankees, 119. Runs batted in—Gehrig, Yankees, 135, S hnl;l)gi‘Ylnkeel. 151. ubles—McManus, Tigers; Sothies] igers; Gehrig, Triples—Reynolds, White Sox, 15, Home runs—Ruth, Yankees, 38. Stolen bases—McManus, Tigers, 16. National League. Batting—Klein, Phillies, 412. g::;s_bfleuh&' ;hu““' 105. —Kilein, Phillies, 113. Hits—Klein, Phillies, 166. i uDoubles—O'DouX and Klein, Phillies, Triples—Comorosky, Pirates, 14, Home runs—Wilson, Cubs, 33, Stolen bases—Cuyler, Cubs, 27. RESULTS IN MINORS INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Yi AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Toledo, 4: 8t. Paul. 3. Minneapolig, '9: Columbus, 3. Louisville, 3 Kansas City. 3 Milwaukee, 3; Indianapolls, 0. TEXAS LEAGUE. ston, 9; Wichi ., 1 (night game lr!hllfi“b ’\xlvsno, :I Palls, 1 (night game). ‘it Worth-Bar_Antonio (wet grounds) Bhreveport, 9 Beaumont, 2 (10 innings) EASTERN LEAGUE. ; Springfleld, 0. Allentown, Al tdgeport, 4. ibeny, & PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. San Francisco, 4 SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. fususts, 7-8; Greenvile, 3-13. WESTERN LEAGUE. 8, Joseoh. 9 Omabg, 3. Denver, 1. Pueblo, 3-1; Okiahéma City, 1-2. THREE-EYE LEAGUE. Decatur, 19; Terre Haute, 7. uincy.’ 10; Peoria. 5 vansville, 5: Danville. Springfield, 7; Bloominsion, 4 American League. YESTERDAY'S ‘l!ll‘l-". Sieiand o B Louia: 3. Other clubs not scheduled. lTANl!!H(? OF THE CLUBS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C; SATURDAY, AUGUST 32, 1930. ROSS, A. KIRCHNER | Capture Honors at Virginia| | Highlands and Barcroft. WO more town championships F. Brown Victor Here. have been decided in the Ar- lington County section of the Metropolitan Distriet Horseshoe tournament, sponsored by The Star. | Alexander Kirchner, Northern Virginia | title holder, repeated his victory of 1929 | at Barcroft and Jack Ross came through | with colors flying at Virginia Highlands. In the final, Kirchner defeated his| brother Joe, who will have charge of the county play-off to be held at Bar- croft. Ross' opponent in the final was |R. T Balch and the pair will give Vir- |ginia Highlands strong representation in the county meet. | “Kirchner encountered little opposition until he met his brother, whom he defeated by scores of 52 16 17 and 51 o 24. Ross trimmed Balch, 50 to 36 and 50 to 40, both throwing numerous ivrmgcrs, | A SUMMARY of the Barcroft tourna- ment_follows: C. Armstrong de- | feated R. C. Knicely, 50-18; J. | Kirchner defeated C. O. Polts, 50-18; | D. C. Cooper defeated James Glass, | | 50-5: Max Wexler defeated G. H.| | Spence, 50-32; Ed West defeated E. Donovant, 50-46; Ed West defeated D. C. Cooper, 52-20; A. Kirchner de- feated J. Head, 50-7; A. Kirchner de- feated C. Armstrong, 50-5; A. Kirchner defeated Ed West, 51-8; George Tidler defeated Alfred Groom, 51-23; M. Cul- bert defeated R. L. Knicely, 51-13; Emie Miller defeated C. Jones, 51-31; G. Tidler defeated Max Wexler, 50-4; Joe Kirchier defeated Ernie Miller, 50-40; Allen Groom defeated Bales, 50-38; F. Y. Denson_defeated O. E. Adams, 50-48; F. Y. Denson defeated M. Culbert, 50-16; L. E. Prevest de- feated G. L. Hogan, 51-31; W. Foot de- | feated R. Orrison, 51-38; G. Tidler de- | | feated F. Y. Denson, 51-4 defeated Allen Groom, 50 | ner defeated W. Foot, 50-22; A. Kirch- ner defeated G. Tidler, 52-12; A. Kirch- | | ner defeated Joe Kirchner, 52-17 and | 51-24. | “The hardest fought match was that between Joe Kirchner and Ernie Mill- | er, Kirchner tossing 17 ringers against 14 for Ernie, who was the runner-up at Barcroft last year. iRmsum's of the late Tounds at Vir- | ginia Highlands follow: Finesicy | defeated Thorpe, 50—30; Kipps de- | feated Monds, 54—44; Henrietty defeat- ed Wood, Davis, 50—33; 50—18; Atkinson defeated Ross defeated Harris, 50—0; Balch defeated Keys, 50—13; | Jenkins defeated Hill, 50—47. Kipps defeated ~Atkinson, Henrietty defeated Jenkins, Balch defeated Finesicy, 50— Ross drew a bye. Ross defeated Henrietty, 50—19 and 50—3; Balch defeated Kipps, 50—29. Ross defeated Balch, 50—36 and. 50—40. HE new champion of Cleveland Park is F. Brown, who had lots of trouble disposing of H. Chartner in the final, 34—51, 50—14 and 52—39. His was a hard earned triumph, in- deed, for before meeting Chartner Brown was held to scores of 50—48 and 50—40 by George Heckert. While marking time for the divisional play-offs, Cleveland Parkers will hold a neighborhood doubles tournament, chipping in for prizes. The teams will be organized by draw. VOME other Washington results: New York Avenue—William Raferty defeated T. Hendricks, 53 to 25; E. Bricks defeated Willlam Ramsey, 50—35. Virginia Avenue—Taylor defeated Robey, 50—13; DeShazo defeated Cur- tis, 51—15. Thomson—Twomey defeated Green, 50—26; 26, and | | 50—15. Garfield—J. McCarthy defeated Ray Dean, 50—17; Ben Gola defeated Jack Day, 50—0; Bob McDean defeated H. Crow, 50—25. Columbia Road—M. Leer defeated H. Moore, 50—43; T. Mastromarino de- feated A. Lamagni, 51—28. Competition will start Tuesday at the Hey playground, Conduit road and Dana place northwest. Following are the pairings: Walter Knott vs. Le Roy Gochenour, George Becraft vs. Thurman Gochenour, Ber- tram Maurice vs. George Dyer, Leon Hager vs. Willlam Knott, Fred Becker vs. Julius Fletcher, Ernest Barnes vs. Harold Lindsay, Sydney Dyer vs. Francis Weiner, Norman Hager Vs. bR.ohH‘L Dyer, Henry G. Moore draws ye ATHLETICS CONSIDERING SUNDAY PLAY IN CAMDEN | PHILADELPHIA, August 2 (A).— The management of the world cham- pion Philadelphia Athletics is consid- ering a proposition to play Sunday base ball in Camden, N. J. This was revealed by Charles 8. Gartling, counsel for the base ball club, upon his return from Atlantic City, where he discussed the question with | John D. Shibe, vice president of the Athletics. A site has been selected, he said, which is within 10 minutes of the Philadelphia City Hall, and fropnuls are being acted upon that will permit construction of & plant with a seating | capacity greater than the present Ath- letic Park. HOME RUN STANDING | By the Associated Press. Home Runs Yesterday. 2 Ruth, Yankees, 2; Lindstrom, Glants, 2; Bool, Pirates, 2; Herman, Robins, 1; | Hartnett, Cubs, 1; Akers, Tigers, 1; Southern, Phillies, 1; Kress, Browns, 1. The Leaders. Ruth, Yankees, 38; Wilson, Cubs, 33; Gehrig, Yankees, 33; Klein, Phillies, 29; Foxx, Athletics, 29; Berger, Braves, 27. National League. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS, 10; Boston. Philadelph Pittsburah, Cincinnat, 1. New Yo Brooklyr hi Chicaga. ‘10 8t. Lous. 10 i Philadeibhia 5| 950/54/53764—] GAMES TOMORROW. Boston at Wash. (2). ire two men at the Stadium and t Strotz was capable of handling everything. o 4 B, )2 t it. Elevaind WL Y GAMES TODAY. GAMES TRMORROW Ne 4 Ben, York at Bkiyn ¢ Boston. PR WIN' SHOE: TITLES BY FRANCIS E. STAN. OUTH will be served. ‘When Olmsted Grill debutted early this Spring as a senlor team no great amount of ex- citement attended its throwing the well known hat in the ring. Now, because all senior class teams and many un- limiteds are walking off the fleld very red in their faces from embarassment, sandlot sages are trying to diagnose the Olmsted Grill case, for it's bad enough to lick all the senior teams, but as for trimming clubs out of its class—well, it just isn't supposed to be done. Anyway, two big reasons why Olmsted Grill is the leading senior club in the city lay in the battery of Everett “Honey Boy” Russell and Pete English. Now Russell, according to all sandlot by-laws, has no right to play unlimited ball, or even senior ball, for that mat- ter. He hasn't attained the proper seniority, so to speak, for he's only 16 years old, which violates sandlot eti- quette. And English, Russell's senior by a couple of mogths, is in the same | . Yet, unquestionably, this pair form one of the best batteries in its class, Russell being the pitcher and English the receiver. And this battery has pulled the Grillmen to the cham- plonship of Section B of the Capital City League and will face the C. A. O'Briens on August 17 in the battle for the pennant. They Guessed Well. Bert Olmsted, thought some, took & long chance when he sponsored this group of high school boys—they were supposed to be too young to cut much ice, Snitz Nau, his henchmam, also took & chance when he moved Russell from first base to the box and English from the keystone sack to cafcher. But both had confidence and it has been proved justified. Russell and English grew up to- gether playing ball with the same teams and now are attending Tech High School. English, in first year at Tech, earned the second base job of the Maroon and Gray nine and was an all-high choice at the end of the season. Russell plunged into basket ball in his first year, a unanimous all- high selection also. In addition, he played first base on the nine. Now, under the competent eye of Snits Nau, veteran piiot, they find themselves in new positions and apparently their right ones. Hasn't Been Beaten. Russell is undefeated this season. He has numbered among his senior class opponents the Curtin All-Stars, whom he beat twice, the Plerces and the Nolans. The District Firemen, Army Medicos, St. Elizabeth’s and Gaithersburg are the embarrassed unlimited victims. It is discomfiting to be beaten by a bunch of “kids,” at that. Pete has earned the reputation of being one of the smartest catchers on the sandlots, and though his .240 bat- ting average is not impressive, his bingles have been timely and his mask work above reproach. “Honey Boy” is batting .482, playing the outfield when not on the mound. This season marks the debuts of both boys in senior class ball. Last year Russell played with George Washing- ton Post in the American Legion series, which was the same team that sported the name.of Russell Midgets on week days. The latter team was named after Everett's father, organizer of the Rus- se ways about that. Night Game, With One Nine Led By a Girl, Fails to Stir Gotham By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. OLO GROUNDS, N. Y., August 2. —Night base ball had its bap- tism of fire here last night. There were only about 2,000 sponsors present, 50 the affair was not a howling success. Of course, you can hardly expect to fill the Polo Grounds, the home park of Jawn McGraw's Giants, with & tea party served up by Josie Caruso and her eight men arrayed against an outfit called the Pennsylvania Coal Miners. Neither Josie nor any one of her eight boy friends is what you would exactly call interesting. A generation ago there was a team called the Bloomers, any one of whom would have denied Mille. Josie Caruso a seat on the bench. Times have apparently changed, and Josle led her crew out upon the fleld just as though they were the Phillles or some- thing. .{‘:‘ that, they won the game by a score of 4 to 2, but it was no fault of Josie'’s— at least as far as her team's scoring is concerned. Josle herself went to bat four times, striking out three and walk- ing once. Of course, time she walked she also scored, so the girl de- serves some hand. But as for your now night base ball, they do say it works well in Des Moines and Buffalo. Why, only last week 10,000 fans pald to see Newark and Jer: play an engagement after dark. As far as the 7,000,000 New Yorkers are concerned, Manhattan's first post- twilight game left no more wake on the sports consciousness than a crew race in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.” Two or three thousand people sifted in through the gates to kill an evening, where the Giants have packed 55,000 many a time. The reserved seats were just so many reserved seats, that's all; oh, very re- served. They had practically nothing to do with the common herd. The bleachers were there for any one to use, but all the takers had gone to the movies or beaches or something. It wasn't a base ball crow ither— it was a little more like 8 ham-and-egg fight crowd, strong on the boos, the light whines and jeers. ‘As for the sense of night base ball, it is still an open question as far as New York's first experience is con- cerned. Trot out a couple of fairly good teams, tone down the flood lights so they won't blind the fans, and you may have something. You may have the answer to base ball’s current malady, commonly known as hardening of the box office. But it will take another and a happier exhibition than that of the overalled miners and Josie and her boy friends. (Copyright, 1930, b~ North American News- paper Alliance.) sey City STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE BY W. R. McCALLUM HE ecourse of the Merion Cricket Club, st Philadelphia, where the national amateur cham- plonship is to be played the week of September 33, will not be found to be as tough & scoring proposi- tion as many of the layouts over which the simon pure title event has been played in recent years, in the opinion of Miller B. Stevinson, the District amateur champion, who played there a few days ago. Albert R. MacKenzle also holds the same view. He also played the course recently, in com- pany with J. E. Baines and Hugh H. Saum. Stevinson travels a good deal in the territory near Washington and when he can see a few hours free in Philadelphia he takes his golf clubs with him. Merion, he says, has been rearranged since the 1924 amateur champlonship and is in wonderful condition for the simon pure test, but it is not as hard a test of the game as some of the other courses on which the chnmp\nr}shlp h-fl been played in recent years. I think, Stevenson said, “you will see the lowest scoring at Merion you have seen in the championship in a good many years Both MacKenzie and Stevinson de- scribed the fine condition the course in, even though Philadelphia has had few rains and has gone through much the same drought conditions that have made local golf courses almost & Sahara from tee to green. “Their falrway watering system has done wonders in keeping the fairways in fine condition,” Stevinson said. ‘“And Merion always has had good greens. Only last week, hen I played the course, wooden-club ots were getting very little roll and the ball lwpgod within a few yards of where it hit. The fairways have been kept plentifully sprinkled with water all Summer long, and the result has been a fine stand of grass has re- mained. It is @ real pleasure to hit a shot through the fairway at Merion these days after the hard turf of the courses around Washin b2 MacKenzie also played at Pine Val- ley, which he said is in much the same condition as Merion. Pine Valley also has a fairway watering system, installed 5—7 at a cost of something like $85,000, which keeps those expansive fairways at Americg's most famous golf course in apple-ple order. Stevinson -predicts & score of 156 or better will be needed to qualify for the amateur champlionship at Merion in September. He says the course is long enough, and well trapped, but that scoring, for some reason, is not as hard at Merion as it has been at other courses where the champlonship has been played. It will be recalled that Clarke Corkran in 1924 set a new rec- ord for the amateur champlonship qualifying round when the champion- ship was last played at Merion, regis- ng 67—176 for a score of 142. Here it was that Bob Jones broke into big time golf back in 1916, when, as a youngster of 14 years, he surprised the golf world, qualifying and going to the third round in the championship. Here, also, in 1924, Jones won his first ama- teur title, finding that consistent par shooting was &M enough to win his way through the fine field that gath- ered st Philadelphia that year. It was at Merion, also, that Roland -MacKen- zie came into national promine: 1 the first time, by Geory Elm to the thi having been 8 down to the Detroit blond at the eighteenth hole. And here agaln next tember Bob Jones will attempt '.ohwmhn‘l:fc '.hemcy‘:le ;)f cham ps he an winning in Britain. He now has won three of the -sevent) four major tournaments. Will he find erion, which has al his o spot_where where he won his first amateur, also ot which will crown him the first world history to win all four Miller’ Stevinson thinks the sp man in major titles? he will. Four amateur golfers of the Capital were %l-yinl today over the courge of the oodmont Country Club in an 18-hole exhibition match billed as the lece de resistance of the club fleld ay. Howard Nordlinger and Max Weyl, leading amateurs of the Wood- mont Club, met Roger Peacock of In- dian Spring and John C. Shorey of Bannockburn in the exhibition match, which was to start early in the after- noon. For those members of the club who did not care to follow the exhibi- tion a mixed Scotch foursome was listed, and later in the afternoon a putting tournament was scheduled. Professional golfers of the midatlantic section gre to gather a week from next Monday at Columbia to play in an 18- hole tournament. D. C. WOMAN’S NET FINAL IS ON TODAY ‘Women District tennis champions in the singles and consolation singles were is | to be crowned this afternoon on the Columbia Country Club courts. In the singles final Frances Krucoff, defending titleholder, was to face Marywill Wakeford at 3 o'clock. A half hour later Betty Whitfield and Dorothy Kingsbury were to have it out in the consolation singles final. Play in the championship tournament is scheduled to end tomorrow with the semi-finals and final in the doubles. Ruth Martinez and Frances Walker will face Dorothy Kingsbury and Cecyle Raver and Miss Krucoff and Josephine Dunham will engage Miss Wakeford and Mrs. Margaret Graham in the doubles semi-fii at 11 am. The winners will clash at 3:30 o'clock for the crown. Miss Krucoff and Miss Wakeford yesterday had to battle hard to aver- come Mrs. Martinez and Miss Reba Kirson, respectively, in the singles semi- final, Miss Krucoff triumphed, 6—3 , 6—4, and Miss Wakeford won by 6—3, 6—1. Miss Kirson put up a stiffer | fight against Miss Wakeford than the score would indicate. Miss Kingsbury and Betty Whitfleld won by default over Clara Tabler, and by 6—3, 6—3 over Maycita de Souza, | respectively, to gain the consolation | singles final. Today's schedyle and yesterday's | es: Schedule. SINGLES FINAL. —Prances Krucoft v. CONSOLATION FINAL. 3:30 p.m.—Doroth: o 13 whil pm—Dorothy Kingsbury vs. Betty Tomorrow’s Schedule. DOUBLES SEMI-FINALS. a.m.—Martinez and_Walker vs. Kings- | ver: ft and Dunham vs. Granam. SWinners to play in final. Summaries. SINGLES. SEMI-FINALS—Pra: co ted uth Martinez, 6—'.‘“‘! ’Lx‘bu—ig ‘ddelr."fl ‘Aketord defeated Reba Kirson, 63 1. CONSOLATION. SEMI-FINALS—Dorothy _ Kingsb te B9 etautt. Berty, wil tn_de Sousa, 8- 3 b wakeford Newontt 1 —] 3:30 p. 3 Rooms, Kitchen $65.00 THE MONTANA 1ls. Youth will be served, there's no two | I 1726 M Street N.W. VINES" CONQUEROR COCKY YOUNGSTER £ Official Sees Wood’s Spirit as a Big Asset if Not Carried Too Far. BY TED VOSBURGH, Assoclated Press Sports Writer. EW YORK, August 2.—The cockiest member of the new crop of young American ten- nis players is Sydney B. Wood of New York, the surprise conqueror of Ellsworth Vines of Pasadena, Calif, in straight sets at Seabright, N. J., yesterday, 6—2, 6—2, 6—0. “Wood has all the confidence in the world,” said Louis B. Dailey, president of the United States Lawn Tennis As- sociation, “and that is in his favor. The cocky spirit helps in sport, provid- ed it isn’t carried to overconfidence. It played a big part in the base ball suc- cesses of Ty Cobb and it helps make Wood a highly promising tennis player.” Dailey, incidentally, was one of the few to pick Wood to stop the sensa- tional Vines, who has been bowling over such high-rankin, ayers as Frank Hunter, Frank Shields and Dick Williams. The genial head of the U. 8. L. T. A, in fact, belleves Vines' de- feat may turn out to be a blessing in disguise. With Vines hitting only the high spots, Dailey and others were a bit apprehensive lest his chances be spoil- ed by too fast a rise to fame and too much hero worship at an early stage in is career. “If Vines is unspeiled by prema~ ture praise,” he said, “I believe ho will go far, Vines Not Consistent. “Vines at this time is an in-and- outer. Also it must be remembered that a good showing in_the metropolitan turf court and the Seabright invita- tion do not make a champion. The most importang things is to allow him 1o develop in his own way and I shall endeavor to see that he has a chance to do so0.” Bryant Grant, the little Atlanta vouth who became one ef the current tennis sensations by winning the na- tional clay court title recently, does not seem to Dailey to be quite so good a prospect. “He plays a baseline driving game.” he commented. “He hasn't the all- court game that Vines possesses and for that reason his possibilities are more limited.” Dailey said he had not seen enough of the playing of CIiff Sutter, the new intercollegiate champlion from New Or- leans, to express an opinion concerning his potentialities. Sutter was eliminat- ed by Wood in two_deuced sets in the semi-finals at Sea Bright. Grant, Wood and perhaps Vines are expected to be among the entrants in the annual invitation tournament at Southampton, N. Y., next week. The Davis Cup players, who sailed Wednes- day from Europe, are scheduled to land on Tuesday, but are not likely to play at Southampton, as they are over-ten- nised and need a rest. Finish at Seabright. SEABRIGHT, N. J., August 2 /®).— The thirty-seventh annual Seabright Invitation ‘Tennis Tournament closes today with final-round matches in women's single men’s doubles and mixed doubles. Two Californians, Mrs. L. A. Harper of Los Angeles and Dorothy Cruick- shank of Santa Ana, were matched in the championship round of women's singles. 1In the men's doubles the crown lay between the all-Eastern combination of Richard N. Williams, Philadelphia, and J. Gilbert Hall, South Orange, N. J., and the East-West youngster pair of Sydney B. ‘Wood, for- mer Pasadena player, and Frank Shields, New York. In mixed doubles Mrs. Harper and Phil Neer, Portland, Oreg., were pmnddl hllln Edith Cross, San Francisco, an all. The East gained a technical victory in the men's singles finals yesterday when Wood, who now claims New York @s his home, defeated Ellsworth Vines of Pasadena in straight sets, 6—2, 6—2, 6—0. The Far West won the women's dou- bles championship when Miss Cross and Mrs, Harper defeated Sarah and Mianne Palfrey of Brookline, 6—4, 6—2. Mass, AGGIES, MUNICIPAL TO SCRAP FOR TITLE — Agriculture’s nine, which won the sec- ond half title in the Colored Depart- mental Base Ball League yesterday by drubbing Post Office, 8 to 1, will engage Municipal, first series victor, for the league championship in games Wednes- day, Thursday and Friday. ‘Aggles made only four hits to down Post Office yesterday, but they were coupled with errors and bases on balls. Bailey pitched strongly for the winners, holding the foe runless after the secon inning. Brown with three hits out of as many times at bat, including a double, the only extra base knock of the game, led the winne ttack. FIGHTS LAST NIGHT By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO.—King Levinsky, Chicago, outpointed Bud Doran, Chicago (10); Tommy Rios, Mexico, outpointed Jackle Moore, Chicago (6). SAN FRANCISCO.—George Courtney, Tulsa, Okla., won on foul from Young Firpo, Burke, Idaho (5); Sam Bruce, Akron, Ohio, outpointed Pat Cunning ham, Los Angeles (6); Ray McMullen, San Francisco, outpointed Joe Elrane, Pittsburgh, Pa. (6). }IOLLYWO;D TESEEAGUE. SAN FRANCISCO, August 2 (#)- Coast League averages, including Thursday's games: ‘Won. Lost. Pe Hollywood : Misslons ... Los Angeles . San Francisco Oakland Sacrament Seattle Portland TRACTION NINES CLASH. Washington Railway & Electric Co. and Capital Traction Co. ball teams were to clash this afterncon in their amixuag game in Grifith Stadium at 3 a'clock. ct. 06 1529 Fourteenth St. N.W. Decatur 3330 Conventently Located on Qurteentn Street SPORT TOLLEY IN SEMI-FINALS OF EVENT AT NEWPORT NEWPORT, R. I, August 3 (®).— Cyril Tolley, member of the British Walker Cup team, entered the semi- al round of the fourth annual invi- | tation tournament at the Newport Country Club by defeating Brad Ox- nard, Providence, 7 and 6. ‘Tommie Taller, State amateur eham- plon, became a semi-finalist by de-| feating P. 8. S. Randolph, New York, | 8 and 6. Tailer wili (gopflu Richard Chapman, Greenwich, nn., Eastern intercollegiate champion, who defeated Harry Bingham, New York, 5 and 4. ‘Tolley will face James Robbins, New Yorg, a semi-finalist by virtue of his victory over Laurence Upson, New York, 4 and 3. BRIGHTWOOD TEAM WINS TRACK MEET| Only two more conference meets are booked for District playground track and fleld devotees before the ecity championships, August 26. The North- western affair, to be held at Towa Av nue Playground Monday, and the Wesf ern meet, to be staged on the George- town Playground August 13, are the conference events still on the books. Various other smaller meets, however, doubtless will be held before the cham- pionships. Brightwood athletes, coached by George Brandt, yesterday triumphed over Barnard, tutored by Arthur Marks, 56> to 553, in a quadrangular meet on the Barnard Playground. Hamilton scored 32 points and Raymond 2515. Barnard barely missed winning the meet in the final event. Seven points behind and needing first and second places to win, Robinson of Barnard accounted for first, but Beavers of Hamilton managed to beat out Tolson of Barnard for third. Bob Boucher and the Bears brothers, John and Bob, for Brightwood, and Garner and Tolson, for Barnard, were individual stars. Summaries: 70-POUND OLASS. oo, VS, RO n ond) v mond): he ‘race—-Won by Raymond (Monigom. L filverman); - second, R G S ood. A endbes broad jump—Won by Chaconss (Hamiiton): - second. - Montgomery (Ray- hird, Swaln (Brightwood). R on by 4~ (ickson, 8il- verman. Montgomery, Custimano); second, Hamilton; third, Brighawood. 85-POUND CLAS! rd dash—Won by J. 8mith (Barna ‘Burgman’ (Hamilton); third, High jump—Won by Bears (Brightwood Bergman (Brightwood). and Burgman (Ham- ilton)_tied for second. Standing broad jump—Won by Bears (Brightwood); second, Burgmen (Hamiiton); third, Victor (Raymend). " 0o e on by Barnard (J. , Stan- Rell) v ; second, Hamilton; 100-POUND CLASS. 60-yard dash—Won by Buneh (Barnard): cond, Bloomingthal (Barnard); third, Hed- ¥ifa (Barnard). Hi jump—Won by Willlams (Bright- wood): second,’ tle between Birmingham (Brightwood); ~ Victor (Raymond); Frich Garner (Bgrnard). mp—We twood) ; Raymon son, Stel Eilentwood. tanding broad _ju o _by (Barnard): second. Bears - (Brigh third, Herwitz (Barnard). ‘Relay—Won by Hamilton (Ward, A. Cha- conas, B. Chaconas, Burgman); second, Ray- mond; third, Barnard. 115-POUND CLASS. 60-yard dash—Won by Bears (Bright- second, Garner (Bernard); third, on (Barnard). ump—Won 'by Bears (Brightwood): d. ‘Tolson (Barnard); third, Willlams hiwood). ay—Won by Barnard by default. UNLIMITED CLA dash—Won by Boueher (Bright- i _second, Beaver (Hamilton); third, (Bright i (Brigntyood): third, ear ! second. * Gatner *(marnard Y . * G arnar foun (Bfil htwood). s ) elay—Wor by Brightwood (Bears, Bouch- Murray, Youns); second, Barnard; third, mile Jun_Won by Roblnson (Rarn- second Beavers (Hamilton); third, Tolson (Barnard). YEOMANS AND MITCHELL REACH FINAL IN DOUBLES HOT SPRINGS, Va, August 2 (#).— Mrs. Deloyd Thompson, Washington, Pa., won the women's singles of the Virginia_State tennis tournament, de- feating Margaret Carspecken, Morgan- Va., 11—9, 6—2. nd Dooly Mitchell , D. O, ned the finals of the men’s doubles, winning from Paul Kunkel and Byron Huffman of Cin- cll’glrull‘,’fih—(. 10—8, 10—8. yocan (Br | PRl ohn Howard of Baltimore and bert Elliot, Baltime E. Bickel, Richmond, Vi and 6—1. WASHINGTON GUN CLUB OPENS AUGUST PROGRAM | Opening its August program Wash- Ington Gun Club was to hold a 50-target race and other events today at the Ben- ning traps. Other features this month at the club’s traps are scheduled as follows: August 9—Special trophy shoot with prizes awarded in same manner as in watermelon shoot. Two events, Singer Handicap Trophy; one event, Lane Miss-and-Out Trophy. Sin- les ‘and doubles practice. 16—50 targets: spoon to hish nd to high added target score; res- ular e on Singer Trophy and on Lane Miss-and-Out. Practice on sinsles and dou- August 23—Third of the zone shoots, at Cumberland, Md. At home, 50-target ts and Singer and Lane Trophy contests. S Trophy to high to second hi nts on Singer an nd doubles practice. CONSIDINE AND MANGAN IN NET DOUBLES FINAL OCEAN CITY, N. J, August 2.—Bob Considine and Tom Mangan of Wash- ington, D. C., Middle Atlantic tennis doubles champlons, achieved the final round ‘in the doubles in the Atlantic Coast championships here yesterday, de- feating the California pair of Werner and Lusch, 6—1, 6—1. Previously the Washington pair scored over Key of Texas and Buxby of Miami, in the quar- ter-finals, 6—2, 6—0. Taylor and Hess are the other semi-finalists, having de- feated Colborn and uj Philadel- phia, yesterday, 6—2, Bertram Hammell, Swarthmore Col- lege, and Jake Hess, Rice Institute, were ta face today in the singles final. ROWING COACH IS 80. Jim Ten Eyck, crew coach at Syra- cuse, is 80 years of age. He has been at the university 27 yei NO payments (as low fairly late model 1437 Irving S§. N.W, take your present car and in good condition. L A—-7 BABE AND LOU PUT BIG PUNCH IN CLUB Ruth’s Two Homers Send Him Far Ahead of *27 Pace. Robins Pound Ball. BY HUGH 8. FULLERTON, JR, Associated Press Sports Writer. ITH Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig going like a con- flagration, the New York . Yankees are looking more and more like the real threat to the supremacy of the Philadelphia Athletics in the Almerican League pennant strug- e. ‘The A’s still have a commanding lead, eight games ahead of Washington and nine anead of the Yankees despite the loss of a half game to the New Yorkers through their idleness yesterday, but 51 games remain for each team, and a lot can happen in that number of contests. It can happen especially when the Yankee slugging duet is hitting the high notes, and Ruth and Gehrig have been doing just that in the past few days. The Babe clouted two home runs yes- terday after a lapse of over a week since his last previous four-bagger. They served to win a ball game from the Boston Red Sox, providing three of the Yankees runs in a 4-to-1 victory. They also put the Babe 16 days and 12 games ahead of his record pace of 1927 when he reached his present total of 38 on August 17 in the 115th game of the se: did a lot, too, yesterday, Boston to two h{". Rivals Keep Pace. ‘The Yankees could not, however, gain on the teams that are purs: them. Cleveland, in fourth place, and Detroit, fifth, each won a game, aad held their places. Phe Indians got the jump on the St. Louis Browns by nicking Holland Stiles for two runs in the first inning and held their margin to win, 6 to 3. Detroit hammered Dutch Henry around t inflict on him his fifteenth defeat of the year as Earl Whitehui llxaela’ (ihxcnsn Lt;x. c’ll?&ck. Th;lmrt Was , Wik ers’ 17 hits turning e e Nationat : e Na race went alo; without a change except that the Pml:‘— burgh Pirates, after a brief day in & tie for fourth place, were sent back to the second division. The Pirates went down before the Chicago Cubs, 10 to 7, me rally in the middle e o1 Chicago started with four ning, then made a strong finish to re- gain their margin after toey had lost it. Cards Own Fourth Place, The St. Louis Cardinals again be- came the only club in fourth place by trouncing the Cincinnati Reds, 10 to 1. With Wild Bill Haliahan hurling a four-hit game, the Cards did net need all the hits they made as they came suddenly out of a batting slump to the tune of 13 blows. Cincinnati, which has the league’s best fielding average, had an off aay and made four errors. Brooklyn held its two-game over the Cubs by resuming the old pas- time of slamming the Phuilies from pil- lar to post, ending the afternoon with 15 hits and & Y-to-4 victory. The league leaders looked to be for the first two innings, b Smythe could not hold them long, while Adolfo Luque kept steady nurling pace through the eni game, winning his eleventh victory. The New York Giants and Boston Braves did the heaviest hitting of the day, and due to Freddy Lindstrom, the Giants made their blows count for & 10-to-4 triumph, their ffth ht. Lindy hit two home runs, a double and a single .and accounted for six of the runs, The winners made 17 hits, while Pete Donohue gave the Braves 16. JUVENILES TO FORE IN SARATOGA MEET By the Assoclated Press. . SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y., Au- gust 2.—Juveniles take the play away from older horses at Saratoga’s race track today as an even dozen 2-year- olds go to the post in the $15,000 United States Hotel Stakes. George D. Widener's Ji son of St. James, was vorite in overnight betting despite the fact that he was to pack top weight of 122 pounds. Assigned 118 pounds were the Belair Stud’s Ormesby, the Maple- ton's Stud’s roan Antelope; Harry Payne Whitney's Ride Away; the New- tondale Stable’s Concord, and Joseph E. Widener’s Novelist. Polydorus was in at 115 pounds. Black Tyrone, Ironclad, Camper, Blenheim and Hurry Bye were to carry 114 pounds. The race was over a 6-furlong course. - The companion feature of the day’s rogram was the dirt running of the ellllon Stakes, named in honor of iate R. T. Wilson, president of the Sara- toga Racing Association. - FREDERICK “Y,” WITH 40 STRAIGHT, CHALLENGES A challenge to any s -ball team in Maryland and the District of Colum- bia has been issued the Prederick (Md.) Y. M. C. A. combination, cham- pion of that eity. A record of 40 straight wins for the past year is claimed by the Frederick organization, which is booking matches through Manager C. Lease Bussard, care of Farmers' Supply Co., Prederick. SHLOSS TO HELP COACH QUINT AT PENN STATE Announcement has been made of the appointment of Leon Shloss, former American University and Central High School athlete, as assistant coach of freshmen basket ball and history in- structor at Penn State College. 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