Evening Star Newspaper, August 17, 1930, Page 59

* timeére, 6.t0 3. RECORDENTRYLIST STILL IS SWELLING Full Program Is Prepared for Players of 30-0dd Cities , Represented.. s . . Tow on the Sixteeath Street Reservoir courts for the national public parks championships, With a new record for men'’s singles al- ready established, entries were still being received last night by Winfree = Johnson, _director sports of the Public Buildings and Pablic Parks Office. He had in hand nearly 60. ‘They will be taken up to the time of the draw— 10 am. tomorrow. The dcubles draw will be delayed until Tuesday evening to give the entrants time to form part- nerships. Up to last night 15 entries had been received for the women’s tournament, the first national public parks event for them. This total compares favorably with the first men’s affair, which had only 18 participants. Play ‘n the men’s singles will open at 3 o'clock tomorrow and the doubles will get under way Wednesday at 10 a.m. However, the entire program is subject to char.ge to meet weather conditions. Busy Time Planned. If they stick to the program arranged for them the visiting racketers will have little spare time. Tomorrow &t 12:30 they will visit the President and be_photographed with him. Tcmorrow night they will be guests of the Fox Theater. A sight-seeing trip is down for Tuesday, starting a 10 am, and in the evening they wiil be_theater guests. The annual banquet and dance will be held Wednesday night at the Roose- velt Hotel, which is tournament head- quarters. ‘Thursday at 9:30 am. the annual meeting of the National Public Parks Tennis Association will be held. Doubles finals will be played Saturday at 2 oclock and the singles Sunday, €ame hour. Among the better known entrants are Ted Drewes of St. Louis, four times champion and undefeated in national public parks competition; George Jen- nings of Chicago, defending champion: Jack de Lara, Los Angeles, finalist last year: Jack Castle, Buffalo, and Bob Considine, the Washington star. Con- sidine and Jennings won the doubles championship last year. This time Considine will pair with Dooly Mitchell and Jennings has yet to select a part- ner. Little is known of the comparative strength of the woman entrants. Each waded thrcugh a large field to win local honors. Entries received up to last night in- eluded: ENNIS players from more than 3) cities will start a Men. Little Rock, Ark.—Singles, Edward | Barnett. Detroit, fleld, Nick Garcia; and Garcia. St. Louis, Mo.—Singles, Ted Drewes, Robert ton. Harry Shaberg; dou- bles, Norton and Shaberg Perth Amboy, N. J.—Singles, W. F.| *Graney. ' Frederick, Md. — Singles. Richard Ramsburg. A. L. McCardell: doubles. Ramsburg and McCardell. p Baltimore, Md.—Singles, Alex Keiles, | Robert Elliott, Elmer Rudy: doubles, | Elliott and Rudy. - ; | Philadelphia, Pa.—§ingles, Milford | Meyer, Gus Amsterdam; doubles, Meyer and Amsterdam. | Nashville, Tenn.— Singles, Eugene P | Mich.—Singles, Milton Bie- | doubles, Biefield | age Mcnesu:wn.' Ind. — Singles, George organ. 3 Bgmmghum. Ala.—&ngles, J. C. Mil- ler, Robert Lake, Hayvey Terrel, C. R. Ault; doubles, Terrel and Lake, Miller and Ault. T-ovidence, R. 1.—Singlé;, John M osky. Bulalo, "N, Y.-Singles, Edward B. Nowak, Leo Krorman, John G. Castle; doubles, Kronman and Castle. Fz s Crirch, Va.—§ingles, Biward R. ferce. . E Plainfield, N. J.—Singles, Sol Naidorf. Chicago, _Ill.—Singles, George Jen- nings, Leo Lejeck, Charles Lejecka dou- | les, Lejeck and Lejeck. New York City—Singles, Ted Seigel. Walter R. Hicks; doubles, Scigel ané Ficks. Louisville, Ky.—Sinles, Arnold Sim- ons, Robert Hall, Monte Tller: dou- les, Hall and partner, Tille: an., part- ner. Scranton, Pa.—Singles, Alex Good- man. Rockville, Md.—Singles, Barnard sh. Calif —Jack de Lara, le, Pa—Singles, Ray- e, Earl S. Loose; doubles, Loose and Loose. Leesburg, Va.—Singles, J. Patricl ck. Mmgmmpom. John arkey. iy Washington, D. C.—Singles, Edgar Yeomans, Robert Considine, Dooly Mitchell; doubles, Considine an# Mitah- el Cleveland, Ohio—Singies, Leonard Dworkin. Pittsburgh, Pa—Singles, Frank Bro- Calif —S.%gles, Lieut. Va.—sSingles, R. T. Ind.—Singles, San Diego, Robinson. ‘Winchester, hields. lerfinsb\lr‘, ‘W. Va.—Singles, Allan Staubly. H Honoluly, Hawail—Singles, Dan Daly. Wome: n. Detreft, Mich. — Singles, Francea Rousse, Mary Mustaikis; doubles, Rousse and Mustaikis, St. "puis, Mo.— Siigles, Vhginia Dncket; douhles, Ducker and Ann Lin- demann. Baltimore, Md.—Singigs, Helen Rupp, Lucilie Hartz: doubleg Rupp and Hartz, Philadelphia. Pa.-sSingles, Rose Hof- in. b uffalo, N. Y.— Singles, Ethel E. <« Lydia C. Kayser; doubles, Haas and Kayser. = Ney Stork’ Civy—Singlds, Helen Ger- Stinc. ‘L-kewood Ohio—Singles, Ann Slat- ayer. .‘n guhlnzwn. D. C.—Singles, Ruth ‘Martinez, Dorothy Kingsbury, Louise Omwege, Irene David; doubles, Kings- bury and Omwake. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, will be the hon- orary referee; Davison Obear, referee, anc Robert Newby, assistant referee. The U. S. L. T. A. National Public Parks Committee in charge of the tournament includes Davison Obear, chairman; A. T. Campbell, Benjamin ‘H. Dwight, Paul W. Gibbons, E. L. Gif- fey, Winfree Jobnson, J. Mills Newton and Simpson M. Sinsabaugh. ANNAPOLIS TEAMS LOSE ON DIAMOND AND COURTS ANNAPOLIS, August 16—The Sum- mer athletic season closed at the Naval Academy today with three defeats for the local teams. The plebes lost gqn the diamond to Union Trust of Baltimore, 8 to 4: the second class dropped a tennis match to Baltimore Parks Tennis Club, 9 to 0, and the plebes also lost at tennis to mmmnmmmomb.m-l sweek of competition tomor- | of | | | THEY FIGURED PROMINENTLY IN THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, AUGUST 17, 1930—PART FIVE. THE BY JACK ALLEN, Staff Correspondent of The Star. LEXANDRIA, Va. August 16.— Red-thatched Parke Bell will wear the canoe crown at Old | Dominion Boat Club another year by virtue of the sweeping triumph which he scored in the fourth annual water carnival of the local organization on the Potomac River this afternoon. The 20-year-old youngster success- fully defended the title he first won in 1928 by wading with ease tnrough a big field, figuring in seven first places on a card of nine events. Bell was an important cog in the crews which won the canoe fours, broom | race. tandem on gunwales and canoe doubles, while single-handed he ac- canoe singles, The slender youth was credited with 21 points in the final tally with his nearest competitors, an elder brother, Louis Bell. and Robert Duncan, finishing in a deadlock for second place with 13 a piece. Twice on Douglas Cup. ‘The younger Bell's name is the first | J to be engraved twice on the Capt Sid Douglas Trophy, a perpetual emblematic of the Old Dominion canoe championship. Parke first won the cup in 1928 while 1t went to Magnus Bales in 1926 and Tom Tulfish in 1927. No regat{a was held last Summer. The canoe champ climaxed his day's work by rowing in winning shells in two of the three boat races, for which no points were awarded. He stroked the “double sculls, which he and his brother Louis won from the \eteran duo of Lionel Becton and Benjamin Minor, while he ajso swling an oar in the Bachelors' eight that cefeated the Benedicts. the shell racing ‘card, proved easy for Perhaps the most humorous event on the program, one that drew howls of laughter from the several hundred fans who attended the regatta, was the canoe sixvs without paddles. Thrashing Vigerously at the water with nothing but thejr hands, the sextet formed by Julian Whitestone, Smiley Greismer, Curtis Backus, Milton Rout- zahan, George Gensmer and Robert Duncan was awarded the judge's de- cision despite the fact that it was the second crew to cross the line in a | jreated three-cornered battle. Winner Wisqualified. ue combination captained by Wal- ter Pierpoint was the first crew liome, but was disqualified for “sneaking” in & stroke with a paddle secreted in the bottom of the canoe ¥hile Lionel Beeton’s outfit led to within 10 yards of the mark, where it sank from weight of water splashed into the frail craft by its own laboring crewmen. The tilting championship went to Curtis Backus, who dislodged Julian Whitestone from his perilous perch after a tenific combat in the finale. Backus was paddled by Robert Duncan, while Miiton Routzghn propelled the loser's canoe. E. E. Carver, president of the club, | refereed the regatta, with Thomas A. Hulfish, jr., and Benjamin Minor judg- National Muny Tennis. Program for-the Week - TONIGHT. Registration' At ‘désk’ In’ lobBy bf * Roosevent Hotel. " MONDAY.' " *** 10 a.m.—Singles draw. 12:30 - *pim.—Official - photographr - ‘with President Hoover at the White House. ‘—8ingles play begins. 2 p. Evening—Guest of Fox Theater. ' ' TUESDAY. mlo a.m.—Sightseeing trip of Wash- gton. 2 p.m.—Singles play. Evening—Guest of theater. 8 p.m.—Doubles draw closes, ‘WEDNESDAY. 10 a.m.—First-round doubles. 2 p.m.—Doubles play. 7:30 p.m.—Annual banquet and dance at Roosevelt Hotel. ‘THURSDAY. 9:30 a.m.—Annual meeting of Na- tlonal’ Publlc Parks Tennis Associa- on. 2 p.m.—S8ingles and doubles. FRIDAY. 9 am—Sightseeing trip to Ar- lington and Mount Vernon. 2 p.m.—Singles and doubles. SATURDAY. 2 p.m.—FinaPdoubles, o SUNDAY. 3 p.m.-—HTmlu. i : Program sul change to mee! the weather Yy counted for the kangaroo, tail end and |} ard | The race between the married and single men, .listed as-.the feature -of | the bachelors, who won by six lengths Boi*g awayy \Parke Bell iVins Cange -Crown In Old Dominion Club Regatta REGATTA AT ALEXANDRIA YESTERDAY | ing the events. Carl Mueller and Jack | | Robinson were the starters. Summa : DOURI Won by Louis Bell & Lionel Beeton and Be elors. (Parke. | mond Hebering, coxswain, Jack (Alvin Priedlan or Cuirtis. Hoeft): der. Magnus James M Louis, by Parke Bell. sec- iter Plerpoint; third, Alvin Fried- Park Tou 1 Smil PADDLES —Won by ey Greismer. Curlis George Gensmer. ey Backns. n Won by Parke Bell = Won by Louis Bell. Milton lander. Parke Bell cknus. Robert Duncan, Greor g mer and Julian Whitestone. TANDEM ON GUNWALES -~ Won by Parke Bell and Louis Bell: second. Curtis Backus and Robert Duncan: third, Milton Routzahn and Jack Hoeft CANOE DOUBLES Bell and Louis Bell: secon: Robert Duncan; third, Jack Hoeft CANOE SINGLES second, Robert Duncan _ CANOFE. FOURS | Routzahn, by Parke rtis Backus and on Routzabn and Won by Parke Bell third, Louis Bell. Wor d. C Milt MARYLAND FACES PROBLEM IN LINE {Appears to Have Sufficient | Backs in 43 Asked to Re- - port Labor Day. T for foot ball practice at the University of Maryland at College Park on Sep- tember 1, Labor day. However, it is likely that “casualties” will cut the list to 40 and possibly less. Less than a dozen of the players are gridders of proved ability and only seven of them won their insignia last Fa'l, although three others barely missed getting the reward. It is the line in which Al Pease, en Jesy Krajcovic, guard, and Ernie Carlis, tackle, are the only letter men remain- ing that offers the main problem to Coach Curley Byrd and his chief as- sistant, Charley Fenwick. However, | Jack Norris, end, and Bill Fisher, tackle, | WENTY-EIGHT left-overs from last year's squad and 15 from the Freshman aggregation of out by injuries to make them fairly certain of regular berths this season. Wealth of Backs. Bill Evans, quarterback; George Chalmérs, Charlie May and Buck Miller, | backs, are the insignia winners who lead | an array of ball toters, which includes ! Bozey Berger, who scored the two touch- | ‘downs that tied Yale last Fall. Berger | missed getting his letter because of a! late start. | There are some other good backs left from the Varsity squad of last year 'ahd "several capable ones will come up from the yearling team. Altogether the | backfield situation appears rosy, but the forward wall, particularly as to reserves and center, is going to cause a lot of worry. The players asked to report, other! than the ones mentioned are: From 1929 varsity squad: - Sterling_and Morris Nicholson, ends: Henry McDonald, Courtney Hayden and Joe Sanford, tackles; Ray Koelle, George Norris, Henry Butz, Harry Ferguson and Tom Duley, guards; Parker Faber, centers; Joe Setting, John Pitzer, Paul Cronin and Fred Stieber, cks. From the 1929 Freshman squad: § Bill Wood, Dan Galoita and Frank | Hines, ends; Charles Keenan and; George Cole, tackles; Jerome Feldman snd Harold Norwood, guards; John Scott and Joe Baker, centers; Al Wéods, Ray Poppelman, John Mitchell, Paul Kiernan, George Hockensmith and Law- rence Plumley, backs. PEATTIE GOLF VICTOR. ST. ANDREWS, Scotland, August 16 .—R. W. Peattie, former boys' cham- y, defeating John Nelson Smith, 1929 have been asked to report | showed enough last Fall when not. kept | § Pat Rooney, Jim Loughran, Ralph |ci Bob Wilson and | ! Ednen tournament | try nor. | Hoy and Upper: the water. | Lowes C. Backus winning the tilting contest when S. Griesmer takes to Victerious Bachelors’ Club crew. Left to right: Parke Bell, Bob Duncan, Roy Heberlir, George Gensmer, Julian Whitestone, Curtis Backus, of the Cardinal A. C. to the player on | With prospects of giving fans a treat, Lionel Beeton and Louis Bell. Sitting In front is Jack Holft, coxswain. Right: Double sculls winners, Parke Bell and Louis Bell. CATALPAILER T RAE AMES - SCORE AT BRISTOL, SCHEDULED TODAY | | Oimsted Grill-C. A. 0'Brien and Other Places Taken Tilt at Ellipse Opens on Delaware River. Play-Off Series. ‘B of the upper Delaware Riyer | for this afternoon, but almost here this afternoon to witness all of those scheduled will have | thrilling events in connection with the a direct bearjng on the outcome of the | national canoe championshipe of the various races. Middle States Canoe Racing A.uocil-“ Up to this time, unlimited nines have tion. s | been attracting most of the interest, but | “Ed" Reidel, one of the crack canoe- | the other fellows will have their innings }nsu of the world, was on hand and | this afternoon. ! showed up to great advantage with his | Probably the biggest magnet is the home crew, the Pendleton Cance Club | of New York. Reidel was a power of | Olmsted Grill-C. A. O'Brien game, to | be played at 3 o'clock, on the North strength in the senior quad doubles | that was won from the crack Washing- E;“':T' The Grfllmr'n jare the champs | s of the section B of the Capital City ton Canoe Club in 3 minutes, 51-5| yeague senior class, while the O'Briens seconds. are winners of section A. Old age outsmarted youth again Today's game is the first of a three- when Harry “Pop” Knight, 44-year- | game play-off series. old veteran of the, Washington Canoe == Club, and his brother, Carl Knight,| Another title scrap brings together won the senior tandem singles In | Georgetown and Wonder Boys in the A great race with the Pendleton Ca- | insect class. It, too, is the first of a noe Club crew from New York and the | Series. The place is diamond No. 4 Dundalk Canoe Club of Baltimore in | 8nd the time 11 o'clock. 3 minutes, 54 4-5 seconds. The veteran paddler showed perfect form to win this event and received a mighty cheer. Summaries: JUNIOR QUAD DOUBLES—Won by Wash- A:::{;m Canoe Club, W 3 Pl awn |Four National Titles Annexed RISTOL, Pa, August 16.—Close to 1,000 persons lined the banks the Capital City League books A pair of lively scraps are expected in the Montgomery County League when the Takoma Tigers and the Kensington Firemen, and the Chevy Chase Grays and Rockville hook up. ‘The Tigers and Grays are tied for the lead, and a de- feat for one will give the other the championship. If both turn in vie- tories, a three-game series will be neces- y. The card: MONTGOMERY COUNTY. Chase at Rockville, 3 o'clock. :: vs. Kensington, at Wheaton at Bethesda, 3 o'clock. PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY. Brentwood Hawks at Hyattsville, 3 o'clock. Bowie vs. Dixie Pigs, Seat Pleasant Fiela, DISTRICT LEAGUE. 3 Foxall vs. St. Joseph's, Plaza Diamond, 3 0'cloek. ¢ e (Champlonthis Play-oft) Elfi;lr'l‘lesi n(_lcrlglk.\'s. C. A. O'Briens, North Shcang sertesy Cllltflnm%‘l‘rhen ve. Lionels, West Ellipse, 12:30 o'clock. Bethesds vs. Y. Flashes, No. 7, o dafhesa 12:30 ethesda vs. 5 o Bethe s. Lionels, West Ellipse, 3 INSECT CLASS. (Championship series.) Georget 2 o Georsetown vs. Wonder Bovs, No. 4, 11 NAVY CRAFT TO ESCORT SHAMROCK V TO HARBOR NEWPORT, R. I, August 16 ().— Sccretary of the Navy Charles Francis Adams, it has been made known, has given his consent to the use of naval vessels in Newport Harbor as & convoy to the yaeht Shamrock V, participating in the official greeting to the c! for the America’s Cup when it arrives here from New London, Conn. ‘The naval craft, with private yachts Shamrock (OR ONE-MAN _SING] Miller, Potomac Boat Clul D. C.: second. Bauer. Bristol A . Spencer. Washington Canoe Club. me. 4 minutes 4t seco | JUNIOR TANDEM SINGLES—Won by Graff and McNutt, Philadelphia Canoe Club; ‘Washingjon Canoe .Club: third, Canoe lub, Baitimore, Md. Ti minutes 42 seconds. SENIOR QUAD DOUBLES—Won by Pen- dleton Canoe Club. New York (Robinson, Reldel, Guler and Miller): ton Canoe Club: Tacony, rise. 3 minutes s JUNIOR ONE-MAN DOUBI Wilkie, Cacawa noe Dicker. Pendleton Ca third, Nebel. Washing! 3 minutes 44 SENIOI T. noe Club. New York: ton Canoe Club. Time, seconds. S—Won b Wi Club. New ¥ third. e Club. Baltimore, Md. 3 e Yy g D NGLES _Wo % cawa Canoe Clib (Welsen: Bavbies. Worcn: ington and Haaf): second. Washington Canoe third, Philadelphia Canoe Ciub. Time, NiOR :rani“ul:'fl"nnul: - UBLES W Reidel. Pendieton Canoe CI o Yok nds. OUBLES—Won_ b and Judelson. Cacawa Canoe Club. Tacony: second, Caciwa Canoe Club: third, Tuscarora Canoe Club. Belleville, N. J. Time. 3 rinutes 1415 second: OR QUAD LES ington Canoe Clul | mer, C. Knight): second. Pe Club: third, Dundalk Canoe ore. Time. & minutes 17 eacn 3 minutes 24 seco TANDEM Balti- ~Won by F. inb: second; Club; third. Club, 3 McRuth. Philadelphia McGuigan, Washington 4 minutes 11 seconds. Canoe Canoe me. DANN WINS AT GOLF. ASHEVILLE. N. C.. August 16 (). — Carl Dann. Orlando. Fia., and Asheville, won annual Biltmore Forest Coun- invitation golf tournament and airplanes, will meet the ). ion golfer, won the the I Earls Ferry carpenter, 1 up, There B e e i antd, B se and e e HERE are not so many games on allenger | 7. TWO BIG BATTLES ONNEARBY FELDS Northerns to Meet Bauser- mans, While Celtics Will Play Mount Rainier. Two games offered Northern 1 Virginia fans tomorrow stand | out among the most important | sandiot clashes to be played in the metropolitan area, with the Mount Rainier A. C. and the St. Mary's Celtics battling in this city and Buck Grier's Northern clubmen engaging Bauserman Motor Co. at Arlington. The Celtic-Mount Rainier contest will bring together at Baggett's Park the Virginia semi-pro champs and the lead- ers in the Prince Georges County Leegue, while Bauserman, champlons of the Arlington County section of the Capital City League, will be meeting whet is unquestionably the District's outstanding nine in the Northerns. A pair of choice pitching duels should materfalize from the two skirmishes, which will swing underway at 3 o'clock. Bobby Lyons, a former Celtic, will | work for Mount Rainier against “Doc” | Dreifus, who has been picked to avenge & 6-to-2 defeat which the Celtics suf- | fered at the hands of the Prince Georges tossers last season. Arlington fans will get a flash at “Lefty” McIntyre, Washinglon's pre- mier pitcher, in the Bauserman-North- ern fracas. Bernie McCarthy will toil | for the Motorists LEXANDRIA, Va., August 16.— Sam De Vaughan's Cardinal 4. C. will | engage the Columbia Engine Company | tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock on Richard Haydon Field. with the out- | come having an important bearing on the city amateur title. “Buddy” Zimmerman, who was named captain of the Cards this week, will take charge of the team tomorrow for the first time. He is expected to name | Judd to do the mound work for the Cardinals, while Vance probably will do | the pitching for the Firemen. One of the leading games to be played | in the Northern Virginia area tomorrow | will be the clash between the Del Ray | A. C. and the St. Martins tossers of Washington. The contest will be fought | on Edward Duncan Field at 3 o'clock. Vincent Bradley, a new addition to | the Colonial A. C. pitching staff, will | hurl his first game for the locals tomor- | row afterncon when Bill Hammond's charges oppose the Vienna Fire Depart- ment at Vienna, V. ‘Theodore Beach's Southern Railway | Shopmen have listed a game for Tues- | day with a team of stars selected from the Potomac Yard Base BNl League. g:.ek{r-cu is set for 5 p.m. at Baggett's k. Dove, ace of the Virginia White Sox, | will toe the slab tomorrow afternoon when the pale-hose tossers entcrtain the Palisades A. C. of Washington on the Baileys Cross Roads diamond. Gold-star lapel buttons will be pre- | sented by Sylvester A. Breen, president his club scoring the greatest number of runs this season and to the batter turn- | s. | Ing in the highest average. Records for | on No. 3 diamond and Georgetown will | the awards will be kept starting tomor- TOW. ; Managers of the Army Headquarters, | Naval Hospital. Columbia _Heights, Phoenix, National Circles, Fort George | | G. Meade, Washington Railway & Elec- trio’ Co., Potomac Yard All-Stars and Seabrook A. C. nines are asked to com- municate with Sam DeVaughan, man- | ager of the Cardinal A. C. y | |~ DeVaughan can be reached by tele- phone at Alexandria 202-J between 5:30 and 6:30 pm. or at Metropolitan 3687, branch 31, between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. His hota address is 6 Grove avenue, | Alexandria, The Alexandria Gazette has an- | nounced that it will award gold base | balls to members of the junior nine of Alexandria Post, No. 24, American | Legion, which went to the final round | of the region “8" series in the Nation- | wide teurney before being eliminated The local Legionnaires won the Vir- ginia title, | | Tony Ruocco has been appointed to | conch the Cardinal A. C. the remainder of the season. Potterfield’s Store defeated the | ‘Knlflh(s of Pythias, 7 to 5, in a game | at Fredericksburg | Capitol Heights A. C. will entertain | |the Hume Spring A. C. tomorrow at 3 pm. | * Manager Roberts is anxious to match | his_“Springers” against Del Ray and | may be telephoned at Alexandria 23-F-2. ©Old Dominion Boat Club polished off the Baraca Bible Class, 5 to 2. i anid 'POTOMAC PADDLERS LOOK TO SYCAMORE \ ‘Washington canoeists look forward with more than usual interest to the | | Sycamore Broadwater regatta to be hel | Labor Day at Sycamore Island under | the direction of the Montgomery Syca- more Club. | . This event has been a magnate to | campers and cottage owners along the | Potomac between Cabin John and High | Island for the last 30 years and as usual a large entry is assured. This | year the lower river organizations, such as the Washington Canoe Club, Po- lower river camps will be represented. All the events are for 17-foot standard model canvas canoes and single blade paddles. The Sycamore Island Club will be hosts to spectators. An attrac- tive entertainment is planned for the evening, including moving pictures of the Upper Potomac, shooting rapids in canoes and other river features. Entry blanks and information can be obtained from the regatta chairman, W. Hayden Collins, at 927 Fifteenth street northwest. STANDARD NET TEAM TOPS LOOP BY POINT With all but_one of the postponed matches in the Suburban Tennis League out of the way, Standard held a one point lead over Lakeview when the net- men finished yesterday. Only one Lakeview racketer, Colin Stam, was able to break into the win- ning column yesterday when he defeat- ed Judd in the first match after a gruelling battle. Stam took the first set, dropped the sscond and then fought his way to the decision in the final. The other postponed match probably will be played sometime in September. Summaries: !;nm (Lakeview) defeated Judd, 7—5. ’r‘nn;n:; (Standard) defeated Thom: 4, Judd, (Slandare) defeated M- " achmit (Standard) defeated . 2 Vart (Standard) defeated i o | Co. clash. Navy Yard-Hospital Race Opens Tomorrow Sandlot fans are in for a big after- noon tomorrow. Navy Yard and Naval Hospital be- gin the first of the three-game play- off serfes for the champlonship of the Government League and fans are ex- pected to flock to watch two of the leading teams in week day circles battle for supremacy. On the strength of the showings during the past two weeks, Navy Yard's team of veterans are slight favorites tomorrow, but the Sailors, who have slumped ‘lately after play- ing almost every day, are expected to snap out of it. COLUMBIA HEIGHTS WIL MEET GIANTS at Silver Spring—Grocers Will Play Typos. N unusually large number of promising independent games, with more than the usual amount of interest attached, will have sandlotters of the District and environs on their toes today. while sand- lot fans will receive an abundance of action. Fans out Arlington way should re- ceive a taste of high-class ball when the Northerns and Bauserman Motor Buck Grier's Red Birds are recognized as the best sandlot club hereabout, while the Bausermans ap- pear plenty strong, manifest by win- ning the Northern Virginia Capital City League title, Columbia Heights, leaders of the Capital_City League race, will be the lver Spring Giants' opponents today. and with both cubs hitting, a hot scrap is due Brooke Grubb has lined up the Busi- I ness Men, idle today in league competi- tion, for a_double-bill, the first game starting at 2 o'clock District Grocers, Wwho have been moving along rapidly. will get a crack at one of the leading teams in the city when they face Ed Lowery's Union Printers on the Skinker Eagle field on Wisconsin avenue. Four out-of-town listed by local teams. The Saks Clothiers will travel to Galesville: the Skinker Eagles will go to Fredericksburg for & game with the Elks: the Phoenix A. C. goes to Damas- cus, Va., and the Majestic Radio boy: are going to Laurel, Md. 1 Py aflair to settle this afternoon at o'clock on Monument diamond No. A revamped Ballston A. C. team will play host to the Leesburg nine on the Baliston field at 3 o'clock. The Premier A. C. will play Hyatts- ville Methodists on McGruder field, Double-Header to Be Staged| Stanley A. C. and De Molay have an | 3 _ Public Park Net Tourney Opens Tomorrow : Pullman Raled as Best League Nine BUD FISHER PICKS CHAMP TO REPEAT Government League Winner Formidable Rival in City Series. BY FRANCIS E. STAN. HE stout, red-faced man, who often is spied moseying around sandlots, especially the South Ellipse, was halted and asked | to give his views on the coming city series—less than a week away now. “Well, T'll tell you. Pullman has one of the greatest teams this town has ever put out,” was the reply. Mean- ing that Bud Fisher favors the Sleepers to retain their title. This, coming from Bud. must mean something, for Bud has scen as many team® and as many ball players come and go as anybody else on the sand- lots, and who Wil question his base b: acumen? T ‘pun 1AN, the city champion, 15 the | logical choice to retain the titie, | not only on the basis of its record | of 23 straight victories and only 1 loss | in 25 games, but from the caliber of the loop the Pullmanites played in | Undoubtedly they wouid rank favor- | ites had they won only half as many | games in the Terminal League. HE majority of fans are inclined to lean toward the Terminal League champions. but are con- vinced that the Government League | winner will provide the sternest op- position. All of which may be—it usually works | out that way—but a team to watch— | & real dark horse—is the Calvary Drake nine, champ of the Georgetown Church | League. | The Drakes are not going around | predicting @ pennant, but they are confident. that ‘the team to face them is in for a fight. Calvary is strong in every position. Two classy pitchers in ‘Ray Davidson and Pete Ball make up a good mound staff, while Judy For- | rest, & pitcher-outfieider, may also help out Buck Kilroy and Ear] Bowman are | two fine backstops, well known around | the sandlots eld ranks as one of the best Il Gook Taylor takes Buddy Goodwin is at iarwood on short.and Bozie Berger is one of the flashiest hot- corner guardians on the lots. Bucky Buscher, Judy Forvest and Joe Hilleary compos® the outfield A strong paper team. but whether it can upset Pullman and other strong which has been | X7 soaring all along. went skyhigh ves- | terday, when Huck Stahl, crack third bascman, returned to his old post. Huck has been out with a bad ankle for three weeks, and celebrated yester- | day with four doubles in as many times at bat, as the Sleepers swamped Fires men, 18 to 2 tomac Boat Club and & number of || Hyattsville, at 2 o'clock. ‘Washington Railw & Electric will have a tough opponent in the North- western Cardinals at 3 o'clock on the latter’s field. ROM the result of this game, a little of Pullman’s alleged superiority may b2 obvious. The Firemen beat D, C. Repair. Departmental League champ, out against Pullman the Smoke-Eaters didn't stand a show. Two Sport Mart League teams. both - ke iy LOT of fans are looking for sure es in D. C. Repair Shop, Tile Setters and Capital Traction, but George Sitcz, Repair manager, is going even farther. He's looking ahead to next vear, ceon George has been a little unfortunate The Joe Kuhel Insects, undefeated | jately. True, he has Jimmy McClellan, since their organization, simultaneous ! injured outfielder. back. but Tots Long with the arrival of the Nats' new first | and Hansom Fitzgerald, who have just acker, hung up their fifth straight Win | started working at the shop. are not yesterday when they downed the Heinie | eligible to play in the city series Manush Insects, 19 to 10. | “Watch us next year, though,” re- Charléy Pililsbury, one of the trio of | Minds Sitcz. : Pillsbury brothers, pitched a nice ball ALTER BEALL, erstwhile District game, allowing only 5 hits and fanning sandlotter and ex-Yankee, is the 11 batters. For games with the win- only pitcher to hold more than ners call Georgia 1289. one victory over Grier's Northerns. e Walter beat ‘em once in Baltimore, 3 to 2. and again Thursday, when he BALTIMORE PLEBE Pitched for Culpeper. STRONGEST AT NAVY | paia Shanner bofnemerer. crack catcher | for Bill Flester's French A C.. a com- S | pliment. Walter avers that Dofflemeyer Incidentally, while he was ringing up his latest triumph. by 6 to 2, Walter |is the best receiver he has pitched to this year are on tap for 11 o'clock. King's Palace will meet the Calonials meet the Tris Speakers on the West Ellipse. ANNAPOLIS. Md.. August 16.—Phy- sical tests of nearly 600 members of the new foprth class at the Naval Acad- — emy. show that Charles H. Clark of e R T e o s the | ed | YOUNG HURLERS IN WEST is the highest aggregate scored for a PITTSBURGH. August 16 ()—The number of years. Clark, who prepared at Severn School. weighs 200 pounds, plays foot ball and |Pittsburgh Pirates, seeking to build up Incrosse and boxes. Next to Clark, ac- |their pitching = stafl. have obtained cording to tests, are: James W. Powell, | three vouthful hurlers in the past Hartford, N. C.. 6,580 points; John C,|Week. The latest acquisition. announced Hampson, Brooklyn, 6.440 points. and | today, is J. N. Bivin of the Davenport, Benjamin F. Walkup. Crawfordsville | Iowa. club of the Mississippi Valley Ind., 183 points. Powell. who weighs |League. He is 20 and has won six and 185 ‘pounds, plays foot ball, Tows and |10t cight games so far this season. boxes: Hampson. 186 pounds, is a fine| Charley Wood, who made his debut foot ball back and wrestler: Walkup, | With the Buccaneers against Brooklyn 183 pounds, plays foot ball, rows and is | today. was obtained {from Wichita of the & track man, Wesiern League earlier in the week. With three of the four companics of | Vernon Kennedy. the third recruit, is the new fourth class Slosely bunched, | COming from the Burlington. Iowa, club the second company has won first place | Of the Mississippi Valley League. in the general athletic contest, which covered the Summer course. It scored | 405 points. The fourth company scored | 375 points, the first 357!, and the | third, 182!,. 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