Evening Star Newspaper, August 29, 1930, Page 32

SPORTS. wfim British Poloists Battle Injury Jinx as Title Series With American Team Nears . NO. 1 PLAYER LOST: " RESERVE ALSO OUT Two Others Narrowly Escape In Accidents During Practice Game. BY HERBERT W. BARKER, Assoctated Press Sports Writer. EW YORK, August 20.-If they can escape the jinx of injury, Great Britain’s polo internation- alists may m“t up a great it for the W ester Cup, emble- matic of world-wide' polo su- remacy. let.h the big series with the United States little more than a week away, the Britons already have lost the services of their regular No. 1, Capt. Richard George, and of the capable re- servist, Aidan Roark, and yester- day two more of their number, the brothers Balding, had narrow escapes from serious mjury in a ctice game with the Old Aiken our, national junior champions in 1929. “The British won, 13 goals to 5, and yed the finest polo they've shown in m- country in the process, but they went through some tense moments as first J. B.“fscmey) Baldwin and then his elder hrother, Gerald, tumbled from their mounts. Crowned by Ball Barney was hit on the head by a ball (muy\ the mallet of J. C. (Cokie) ‘Rathborne, old Aiken back, in the first period, and fell from his mount badly serious and after a few minutes' rest . A little later, in the third chukker, Gerald lost his balance and went down under his mount’s feet when his foot caught in & stirrup. He with bruises of the face and, follo' his-younger broth- er’s example, remounted and resumed dra well with the invaders’ scheme of play. He and his scored seven of the British goals- Old Afken, the other six being equally divided between Capt. C. T. L Roark, No. 3, and Lewis L. lacey, famed back. American find Elmer J. and Herbert W. No, 1 di No. 1; Capt. C. A. Wilkinson, No. 3; Capt. P, P. Rodes, No. 3, and Maj. C.C. Smith, back. BULLETS WILL FLY IN TITLE MATCHES By the Associated Press. CAMP PERRY, Ohio, August 20— ‘The barrage olh bullets on Camp Perry': ranges grew hea a3 several hundred mrhmvt,n in four from over the country were entered in three events of today's competition in the national rifle matches, while boys and some of them only 12 years old, oom- tinued she for junior trophies. One hunc policemen fired for in- dividual honors, 32 teams were entered in the lice pistol team match and ® event was held for gradustes of the Police School. ceman James E. Davis of Los les won the Hardy left and right y, his total ble 300 points the score of to His 96 entrants. Christopher Markham, 17, of Ypsi- janti, Mich, won the class A event in the J:mim' prone-sitting-kneels firing with 279 out of & possible its. Francis W. Parker, 34, 14, of High- points from prone, sitting and kneeling positions and Helms had 243. —_——— Members of the foot ball team of the University of Oregon will average 200 m& or more when they take the|. TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Conts EISEMAN’S, 7th & F TURN TO The sutomobile column in the classified section of today's Star for Packard's list of used oprs. PACKARD’S USED CARS THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO. , D. C, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1930. SPORTS. Horseshoe Champions From Nine WLARNIN ON SCENE ' Counties in Virginia Play-Off counties will send rep- resentatives to the Northern Thureday night will be host to the champilons and runners-up of Oulpeper, Prince William, Fairfax, Shenandoah, Orange, Clarke, Loudoun and Arlington county tournaments. ‘The pitchers, county horseshoe chair- men, several leaders in the Metropolitan horseshoe ‘organization and a number of leading citizens of Northern Virginia will be guests of Barcroft's citizens at & banquet to precede the contests, which will start at 7 o'clock on the electric ted courts of State Chalrman Joseph hner. It promises to be the finest all-round horseshoe show yet staged in The Star’s annual tournament. IOME time ago we referred to the Germantown, Md., chairman and champion, R. L. Greene, as “Ralph Greene.” Missed the peg with that one. ‘The young fellah's name is Raymond Lewis Greene, and Rayriond, by the way, has all the Metropolitan champlon. He has a long way to go, however, | before reaching the class of Millard Peake of Bethesda and Walter D. Kolb of Poolesville and Laytonsville. Experi- ence will do much for him. ETHESDA, home of the Metro- gom.m champion, has gz: in & id_for the Southern ryland finals. Sites are being looked over, and if & sultable one is found, one that can | accommodate a large gallery, the Mont- gomery County town will get the tour- nament. Silver Spring also has requested it, as well as Hyattsville and Seat Pleasant. ‘The latter two are in Prince Georges County, where more preliminaries were marks of a coming | held than in any other Maryland ooun! 1f the plan to split the Prince Georges ghy-nm between Hyattsville and Seat leasant is abandoned, the entire event Sea ‘which county tournament is awsrded his town. The matter will be settled shortly. EPRESENTATIVES of various bu- reaus of the Tresaury Department will meet this afternoon in the chief ;:Xerk'l office to organize an interbureau eague. Other departments are expected to follow suit and by next Summer an mkmdd lepartmental league will be In order. AIRINGS for the divisional play- offs in Wi are being made ashingtan and will be published next Sunday, play to start the following Tuesday. 'INDIAN MAT VICTOR WILL MEET LONDOS Jim Londos, claimant of the world heavyweight wrestling title, will face | Chief White Feather, Sioux Indian, in the weekly mat show next Thursday at the Washington Auditorium, The Chief last night scored his sec- ond win over Dr. Frank Wilson, turn- ing the trick after and hour and four minutes of brisk ;nnpuns. In other encounters Billy Bartush, former Masked Marvel, and Paul Jones of Texas fought 30 minutes to a draw; Bill Middlekoff Hefeated ~Prank Marque; Mike Romano downed Mike Chaplin, and Leonard Warner and Bobby Litchfield battled to a draw in|of 15 minutes. FOR SINGER BATTLE NEW YORK, August 20 (OPA)-- McLamnin, the Vi Jimmy ‘ancouver wel- terweight, has arrived here to start training for his bout with Al Singer on Septem| pronoun 11, and found himself & ced favorite in what might be termed the August book. McLarnin starts boxing at - has | burg, where he will pitch his training CIHIE, for, like s0 many boxers, Jimmy Gus Wilson's establishment is & courts | lucky spot, despite recent pugilistic oc- currences to the con . Jack Shar- k‘:{. Sammy Mandell and Kid Chocolate were of the same mind and picked Orangeburg for its share of good luck, only to draw lomethlns less than & blank, as all three went down to defeat. However, it may be that McLarnin figures that he will win over Singer even without & smile from Dame For- tune, and 3‘"& an b‘o“t’:{ check-up mm{ denizens e boxing game are o the same opinion. The main portion of their argument centers around the Irish lad’s mighty punch and his abil- ity :‘n slug or box as the occasion war- an Indeed, McLarnin's boosters are in- clined to stress his boxing, rather than the dynamite in his fists. Most persons, they contend, overlook McLarnin's sclence, and rate him merely as & slugger, who must get & lucky one across to win. LOMSKI AND LEVINSKY SIGN FOR CHICAGO BOUT OHIOAGO, August 20 (#).—Leo Lomski, Aberdeen, Wash., light heavy- weight, and King Levinsky of Chicago have been signed for one of the 10- round bouts on the Stadium’s reopen- ing card September 11. ony Canzoneri, former world fea- therweight champion, and Billy Petrolle, the “Fargo Express,” will ad the card, which will be a benefit affair for the widow of P. T. (Paddy) Harmon, Le | creator of the Stadium, who was killed in an sutomobile accident in July. Ernie Peters and Harry Fierro, & bantamweights, will an eight-rounder. ir in Robinson’s Gameness in Punch Wins Fort Berry Shoe Title N the final match of the Fort Berry horseshoe tournament béfore a ca- pacity gallery, Stanley Robinson defeated Alfred Marshall, a strong favorite, in a struggle of three games. The sturdy and hard-figfiting’ Robin- son captured two games from Marshall after dropping the first, 51 to 26. Outplaying Robinson in every inning, Marshall looked like a sure winner of the title. The second game was dif- ferent, Marshall soon realized he was in for a fight. Sensational shoes were pitched inning after inning and on three different occasions four shoes cov- ered the peg. The crowd was on e%! as the e moved al at a fast clip with neither player gaining moré than a three- t lead. ‘With Robinson enjoying & one-point lead, the score 49 to 48, it was Mar- shall's turn to pitch the first shoe. Sticking to his easy stride and open- shoe style, Marshall tossed two of the prettiest ringers that ever encircled a peg. The crowd gasped. The six points ngpelnd to be the end of another champlonship match, But with his back to the wall, the fighting Robinson, fully relaxed, dec- orated Marshall’s double with a clean B;,l;o! ringers and pandemonium broke . It was an Inning that Fort Berry fans will never forget. Robinson capped his consistent pitcaing by a three-pointer which Marshall falled to | top, registe & 52-t0-48 victory. The | Iast and deciding game was Robinson's from the start. He emerged with a 51-t0-36 win, Marshall will be watched in the county finals. He is an open shoe tosser | and stands a chance to capture the | State and metropolitan titles. The | county finals will be played at Fort Berry Wednesday evening, September 3. Eugene James, chairman of Fort Berry, feels sure he has a State cham- plon. Robinson is one of the most con- sistent rl.nxr throwers in the game. He tosses & shoe that turns three and a r]}lke the “labor” . out of Labor Day driving with ESSO in your tank ASK US THE WAY If you would like information about the best route to follow on any trip you plan this autumn, write ““Standard” Touring Service, 26 Broadway, New York City. Tell us the point you want fo reach and we shall furnish you with the latest information on road conditions. There is no cost, and no obligation. half Ume:' lndmbllz mo‘p'nlmlt the peg. He is a r of y com- ition, cocky and confident. The Ar- n finals should be plenty hot. te results: Alfred Marshall defeated Russell Harris, 51 to 44; Benny Brice defeated Eugene James, 50 to 20; Al- Marshall defeated Benny Brice, 51—36; 51—30. Pinals: Stanley Robinson defeated Al- fred Marshall, 26--51; 52—49; 51—36. Willlam Hackney, Vista, Md., chair- man, is staging a booming tournament. The preliminaries have been in 3 The fnals will be played at a Labor day celebration at Vista. The follow- ing tossers will pitch in the semi-finals tomorrow: James Hackney, Gmsv Eing, Tolbert Dowling, ir.; es, D. Fletcher, William kney, Wilbert Criag and George Hackney. The Lin- coln, Md, semi-finals include John Jackson, L. Heniest, 8. Snowden and Wilbert Saunders. The champions and runners-up of the Rose Park and Willow Tree divis- ions will start play next Tuesday eve- ning. Pairing 1 be announced to- morrow. - GERMANY NEEDS $116,000 TO SEND OLYMPIC TEAM BERLIN, August 20.—Dr. Diem, sec- retary general of the National Physical Culture Commission, has announced that 490,000 marks, about $116,000, are needed for Germany's participation in the Olympic games of 1932 at Los An- geles. While 190,000 marks will be contributed by the Reich and by pub- lic drives, the balance must come from sporting organizations. ‘The German delegation to Los An- geles will comprise 132 persons, of whom 92 will be active athletes, while 2) persons will participate in the Win- ter Olympic games. RIVING'’S no fun on crowded highways with a sluggish motor. On a happy holiday you want to be able to slow down and speed up at will—without a lot of gear shifting. You want to be able to take the lead and hold it . . . you want extra reserves of knock- less power to meet any emergency of the road. 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