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Cobb Sees Trouble Ahead for Champions : Aussies Favored in National Doubles
SAYS YANKS WILL FALTER
DURING FINAL TRIP WEST
Tyrus, Still Hopeful of Landing the Banner for De
troit, Believes Race Will Not Be Decided
Till Late in September.
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.
NEW YORK, August 23. —N0 matter liow the American League race
may stand at the end of August, Ty Cobb, who now is in Gotham
with his Detroit Tygers, has a conviction that the championship
will not be decided until late in September. His reason is that the
Yankees have yet to make a high-class trip to the West this season.
Even if the New York team should by any chance start away from
home next time with a three or four game lead, Cobb argues, the cham
pionship fight, as it has been waged to date, is as apt as not to pull them
back into the middle of the parade, where they will have to fight for the
top again. v
Ihe last time the \ ankees toured the West they broke even. If the
\\ kite Sox had given them a battle they would not have done that well,
for Chicago lost the only series that New York won on the trip. St. Louis
thumped the cnampions to the extent of three to one and Cleveland and
■Detroit held them even.
If Detroit had done anything, the
Tygers might he coiled up on the
t"P shelf ..f tli. ir league by this time.
Dm they could only take half the
series, which was not good base ball
for a team that has championship
aspirations.
W v New York was in the West
on the last two trips, the team was I
knocked out of first place. They j
fought ba.-k, but conditions were all |
in their favor, as Detroit failed to
hold ts own and th n came the hat
tie b i D i-t and West between De
troit and Washington, which was dis
tinctly to the advantage of New
York.
Yanks I nlikely to liiiproir.
Cobb figures that the Yanks are
net likely to be any latter on their
la-t Western trip than they were on
their second, which was only a fifty
fifty affair, and their first, which was
still worse. He also reckons upon
more of a fight than the West has
put up so far. If the Yanks are
staggering, when they slip into the
home stretch. Cobb says, Cleveland,
Detroit. Chicago and St. I.ouis will
give them the worst battle the league
PRINTERS’ NINE SEEKING
ANOTHER VICTORY TODAY
UNION PRINTERS’ nine is forging ahead in the unlimited race of
the W. IT IT A. A. series, notwithstanding the fact that it has been
forced to take the held practically every day this week. After
eliminating the Ransdell tos-ors, 1,5 to 7. yesterday in one of the final
matches of the Potomac League, the Typos were primed for their tilt
with the Genera! Accounting Office team of the Post Office division today
at 2:15 o'clock on the Ellipse.
Ttv l \V. H. B. A. A*, officials have
recinded ttwir action declaring the
St. Joseph team ineligible to compete
in the Potomac finals, and the nine
will have a chance to tackle the
Printers tomorrow morning on a field
to be selected late today.
G. A. O. players of the Post Office
division did the unexpected yester
day by administering a t-to-,3 heating
to the <5, A. O. combination of the
War Department. Should the Post
Office nine produce the same brand
of ball today, it will make matters
interesting for the Typos.
Ritnour of the <l. A. O. Post Office
aggregation yielded but seven safe
ties. while his team slammed 10 off
the slants of Conover and Craft.
Western and Paramount teams were
to provide the action today at 3
o'clock at the Ceorgetown Hollow.
Dames with the Westerns can be ar
ranged by calling the manager at
West 2SSS.
Jake Mill wit of the Herzls is anx
ious to get in touch with the ' pilots
of the Kialtos and Kanaulias, He
can tie telephoned at Franklin
4902-W.
Register tossrrs garnered the title |
in the Treasury League, as a result ]
of their 12-10-4 victory over the j
Liberty Loan nine. The winners
will enter tile Government League
elimination games next week. Reg
ister nine put the game on ice in
the first and second frames, as they
scored eight runs.
Thrt game for the benefit of Wil- |
liarn Mcßride, former District athlete. ,
was a huge success financially, hut
there was little competition. With
Manager Bucky Harris of the Na
tionals and Billy Evans, famous um
pire, as spectators, the Dominican
Lyceum nine ran roughshod over the
Mohawks, 12 to 2. Schrider’s flinging
was too much for the Indians, who
accounted for only seven bingles.
Fifteen blows were knocked off Hud
son and Humphrey.
Jaeobs of the Fredericksburg White
Sox turned in a hitless game against
*be Cardinals of Alexandria, his team
winning, '6 to 1.
Treasury and City Post Office nines
battled to a 2-to-2 deadlock yesterday
in the Colored Departmental series.
C. Grant held the C. P. O. nine to
three safeties.
Southern team scored an impressive
3-to-0 victory over the Washington
Terminal combination in the Railroad
Y. M. C. A. League. Long of the
losers was the only player to con
nect for a pair of hits.

POLICE PLAYER HURT.
PHILADELPHIA, August 23—Mis
judging a hard drive which went for
a home run into bleachers, Timothy
Murden. left fielder for the Norfolk,
Va., police base ball team, crashed
into a wall yesterday during a game
with the Philadelphia police, and suf
fered a severe contusion over the left
eye.'Philadelphia won. 9 to 5.
GENARO WHIPS LEVINE.
NEW YORK. August 23.—Frankie
Genaro, flyweight champion of the
United States, won a judges’ decision
over Billy Levine of New York, in
a 12-round bout at the Steeple Chase
A. A., Rockaway Beach, last night.
The champion outboxed his opponent
in every round.
PILOT HENDRICKS SIGNS.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. August 23. —
Jack Hendricks has signed a contract
to manage the Cincinnati Reds in
1925. Terms and conditions were
agreed upon some time ago.
TIP FOR FISHERMEN.
HARPERS? FERRY. W. Va.. August
23. —The Potomac River was clear and
Shenandoah was muddy this morn
ing.
HOLD TANK MEET TODAY.
District swimmers were to compete
In the Wardman Park swimming
meet today. The first event will start
at 4 o'clock.
SHOWS ’EM HOW.
Sam Langford, blind in one eye, but
KVkh the sight of the other restored
result of an operation, is now
as boxing instructor In a
We gymnasium in Chicago.
SPORTS.
has seen since the year Cleveland al
i most won the pennant, but didn't.
Tradition is on Cobb's side. There
i have been some mighty fine finishes
| to base ball races between the Hast
j and the West. Hast season Detroit
I put on a fine finish and jammed its
I way into second place over Cleveland
j by three points.
Acid Test for Yanks in YVrnt.
If Detroit can give battle like that
this year, the Yanks may find them
an acid test when they go out that
way again. For Cobb has not given
up the idea that he can bring his
team through. They told him last
August that he would finish fourth,
but tie did not. And he feels the
same way about this year, does the
indomitable leader of the Tygers.
Cobb will not concede that Wash
ington or New Y'ork can beat him for
the pennant, despite the fact that
Washington has thrashed him 13-6 on
the season's series. “That does not
tell everything," he argues. "Book at
the Giants. They lose the series to
Pittsburgh. But they haven't lost the
pennant—yet."
(Copyright. 10114. >
ZACHARY FACES CHISOX
IN BATTLE HERE TODAY
tilth the Yankees, knocked off
In an extra inning battle with the
Tygern yesterday, holding n mar
gin of only one point more than a
full game on them, the Nationals
today will resume their drive for
the American League leadership,
when they tackle the Chicago
AA hjte So* in the second of their
three-game series.
Helmsman Harris anonneed that
j Old Home Folks Zachary would be
assigned to the Job of trying to
boost the already healthy total of
victories registered by his crew
over the Eversmen. Zach has at
tained line results in hLs efforts
against the Windy City outfit, hut
as is is probable he wil he opposed
by the sensational young Hollis
Thurston, one of the best (lingers
in the circuit, the Tarheel port
sider faces a real tough assign
ment.
Another battle with the Chlsox Is
on for tomorrow and a double
in ader wil be staged Monday with
the Browns who also are listed to
a pear here Tuesday and AA’ednes
day, after which four games in as
many- days are booked with the
Yankees in New York.
MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Toronto. 3: Jersey City, 2.
Baltimore. 7; Syracuse, 3.
Reading. #5: Rochester, 4.
Buftalo. 9; Newark, r».
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
IndianajHjlis. 13: Toledo. 3.
St, Paul. 3; Kansas City, O,
Minneapolis, 13; Milwaukee, 5.
Columbus, 10; Louisville, 13.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Atlanta, 4; Little Rock. ().
Birmingham. 7: Nashville, 4.
Only two sehednied.)
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Norfo’k. 3-1; Wilson. 4-1.
Hoeky Mount. 9: Petersburg, 3.
Richmond, 2; Portsmouth, 3.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Maeon. 7-0: Greenville, 3-7.
Asheville, «; Spartanburg, 3.
Augusta, 6; Charlotte, 3:
PIEDMONT LEAGUE.
Danville, 2; High Point. 3.
Raleigh, S; Greenslioro. 7.
Durham, 0; Winston-Salem, 1.
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE.
Bristol. 4; Johnson City. 1.
Knoxville. 6; (Jreeneville, 3.
Morristown, 4; Kingsport, 3.
22 IN DISTANCE SWIM.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, August 23. —
Twenty-two man swimmers will par
ticipate in the 4 miles and SO yards
race to be staged in the Ohio River
off here today under the auspices of
the Cincinnati Gym. Some of the best
long distance swimmers in the Middle
West have entered, among them being
M. Laskowitz of the Hoosier A. C. of
Indianapolis: John Moore of the same
city, and Carbis Walker of the Cleve
land Athletic Club.
1 BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS
AMKKICA\ I.HAGUE.
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j Washington .JlOj—ll3l 5| 591210 67 52 .563
Detroit | 91 «|—|j|ll|lß| 7 11 65 53 ,551
St. Louis |10;i010|—I 7I 9| 6| 9 61.56j.521 j
Cleveland".'.'.'.| Tjllj 71 4|—)'7] 81054 65 .454
Boston' |4|6| 4 9|ll|—llo| 9!63164!.453
Chicago .. 6j S| 3|l2| 9j »I—j J|61|64|.44S ,
Philadelphia 5| 61 >| 9|loj 81 7|—|M|«7l‘442
Games lost .. |50152|53|56 65j64;64!67[—|—|
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS.
Detroit, S; Sew York. « (12 In’a.).
Philadelphia, 13;' St. Loulk, 6.
Boxton, S; Cleveland, 4.
GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
Chicago at Wash, Chicago at Wash.
Detroit at N. York. Detroit at N. York,
St. Louis at Fhila. Bt. Louis at Cleveland,
at Boston. ♦
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LEAD TO A SINGLE GAME
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MILLER HUGGINS’ Yankees, leading their league by one game,
know today the feeling of a champion sorely pressed.
Detroit took the first round of their three-round go with the
champions after 12 slambang innings, and though the Yankees scored the
greater number of hits the Tygcrs landed harder when it counted most,
and are now only two and one-half games behind the leaders and a game
and a half to the rear of the Nationals, who took the day off and remained
in second place.
St. Louis, in fourth place, got a
pasting from the down-trodden Ath
letics, who scored 13 markers to the
Browns’ 6, making it two out of three
in the series.
Leading the second division by one
point today, the Indians went for the
count when the Red Sox beat them
out in a hard-fought game. When
Coveleskie passed Finch Hitter Picinich
and Flagstead, Wambsganss took a
toe-hold and doubled to center and
two runs crossed the pan. The White
Sox, with no game scheduled, rested.
The National League fracas devel
oped few new angles. The Giants, do
ing their "daily dozen," trimmed the
Cardinals for the third time in as
many days. Art Nehf pitched a
freakish game, allowing three hits
and three runs in the first inning and
WALKER-LEONARD DATE
MAY BE CHANGED AGAIN
BY FAIR PLAY.
NEW YORK. August 23.—Gene Tunney and Tommy Gibbons will
have to hurry if they expect to box in the night air this year.
The talk is that the two may meet hereabouts the first week
in October. But since October nights are likely to be very chilly any
promoter who guarantees such a bout is liable to run up against a loss
It does not look as though an indoor bout would be feasible, because
more fans would want to see this fight than could be accommodated
within doors.
Benny Leonard has gone back to
the Catskills, having adjusted vari
ous business affairs associated with
the screen and the stage, and from
now until the latter part of next
month will bend every effort to get
into the best condition possible, pre
paratory to the Mickey Walker fight.
It is not so certain that the Walker-
Leonard date will not be changed
again. As the matter stands now the
September date conflicts with the
fight night of a couple of New York
City clubs. Since the boxing com
missioners want the Walker-Leonard
embroglio over and done with influ
ence may be used—has been used, it
is said—to cause the minor clubs to
readjust their calendar. But this has
not been done yet, and until it is no
one can be certain that the date of
the big-welter battle will stand as is.
No change of more than a day or two,
however, is in any way likely.
WOULD FIGHT AGAIN.
NEW YORK. August 23.—Efforts to
| arrange another match between Gene
, Tunney and Georges Carpentier are
now being made.
In England, athlete* at Oxford lead
: Cambridge for the academic year
; 1923-1924 in all sports, 11 to 7. In
four branches of sport the result was
a draw.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
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Pittsburgh ...|l3i—| 71 8| B|ll| 9i11;67j48i.683
Brooklyn ....[ 4112j—|'9|U|ll|'9|10|66;52i.5f9
i Chicago | 5| 6| 9|—|JT|il|l3|l2|63|6l|.663
Cincinnati ... | 7| 9| 9 9|—l B'l3| 661 69 .508
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Philadelphia^!_4| 4| 6| 6| '6)lll—| 8i43|711.377
Boston' | 3( 7) 6| 6| 9| 6| 91—|45|7»|.871
Games lost .. |47148|52;5i;59;68|71[73|—|—[
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS.
New York, 6| St. Lonia, 4.
PittHbnrtgh, 3| Ron ton, O.
Chiragn, 7 1 Brooklyn. 2.
Philadelphia, 5) Cincinnati, 3 (11 in
nlajpt).
GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
N. York at St. Lonis, N. York at Chicago.
Fhila. at Cincinnati. Brooklyn at St. Louis.
Brooklyn at Chicago. Boston at Cincinnati.
Boston at Pittsburgh.
three hits and one run in the ninth
frame, the Cardinals going hitless be
tween times. McOraw’s warriors still
lead the Pirates In second place by
five and one-half games.
The Pittsburgh crew, which licked
the Braves yesterday, lead the
Dodgers in third place by two and
one-half games, the Brooklyn team
going down to defeat at the hands of
the Cubs, who took sweet revenge
on the Dodgers in {he second game
of the series. The battle for third
plar-e is close, the Windy City club
being only one game behind Uncle
Bobbie’s boys today.
The Phillies climbed out of the cel
lar when they landed an eleven-in
ning victory over the Beds, getting
1G hits to the Cincinnati club's 10.
Boston once more reposes in last
place.
Inside Golf I
L—By Chester Hnrtnn
Prom the top of the back swlnp the
entire movement in the eolf .swine
i* forward. I'liat |m« everything goes
[FORWARD r " r ” ar, ‘- Tbe bod >-
hands and orimi
MOVE- appear to be
M£NT preally in advance
(MW of the elobhead,
wKR| and, in fact, they
M/A Kmbß are, hut the hand*
and wrists are no
much faster in
their action that
they catch up with
ftjW the forward-throw
TRJ °* ***e body and
fy u| the ball in taken
itjr ''W nt the instant
& when maximum
motion, wit li
/ ex-e r y thing in
—— —rx volved, has been
' “ attained.
* 11 ■- - This forward mo
tion is not n Jerk.
It is not n dip of the right shonlder
and it is not n throw. The best term
to describe it Is a slide. Assume that
your clnbhead is at the top of the
baek swing, From here yon slide, or
slide, forward, with a constantly ac
celerated application of power asainst
the clnb shaft from your hands and
forenrms. You arrest this forward
slide by absorbins all your weisht
on your left les, hut by the time this
frkes place‘the cluhhend will have
been whipped tiiroush the ball. The
clubhead rather drnss asainst your
hands all the way down. The action
of the middlebody durins this for
ward slide is on a straisht line paral
lel with your direction line. The mid
dlebody—that Is the hips—do not ro-
I tate on a circular movement. If yon
i rotate them you will dras the club
j head across the hall and slice. Weisht
1 will be too much on your risht foot
at the finish. Push your body straisht
throush with the clubhead dressing
behind.
(Copyright, John F. DUIe Co.)
WIN AND LOSE AT POLO.
WINNIPEG, August 23. —The St.
Charles Reds of Winnipeg, giving a
handicap of one goal, defeated Twin
Cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis by
five goals to four at the international
polo tournament here. In the second
game the Fort Snelling Buffs defeated
the St. Charles Canaries of Winnipeg,
nine goals to two.
THIRTY PENN STATE
STARS ARE COACHING
No less than 30 Penn State athletes
are now to be foujid in coaching posi
tions that extend from coast to coast.
A partial list compiled by Nitanny
athletic authorities reveals that these
former Blue and White stars are hold
ing down responsible coaching jobs
in college and high school circles.
All but seven have absorbed their
athletic knowledge during recent
years under Coach Bezdek.
Seven former Penn State gridders
are head coaches in college ranks.
Prominent among ts, em is Andy
Smith, California tactician, who learned
considerable foot ball at the Nittany
institution before transferring to
Pennsylvania.
Other head coaches are; W. W.
Wood. ’l6, Gettsburg; B. C. Harlow.
'l2. Colgate; R. A. Higgins. ’lB. West
Virginia Wesleyan; P. W. Griffiths,
’3l, Marietta; B. C. Cubbage, 'lB, V.
I’. 1,, and J. K. Lightner, ’32, Dickinson.
Others in college coaching work
will be; B. M. Hermann. 'l2, and
W. G. Killinger, ’22. both at Penn
State; W. H. Hess. ’l9, Southern Cal
ifornia; R. H. Bauch. ’2l, Colgate;
M. Y. Palm, ’24, Georgetown, and J.
C. Frank, ’24, Dickinson.
R. N. Berryman. 'l6, will coach the
Frankford Yellow Jackets, Philadel
phia.
The others are found in high
school circles.
BRITISH YACHTSWOMAN
INU.S. FOR CUP RACES
NEW YORK. August 23.—Rady Con
stance Bird, the first English woman
to enter British-American yachting,
arrived yesterday on the Aquitanla.
Her six-meter yacht Thistle was on
the aft deck of the steamship -with
three other six-meter boats owned by
the English yachtsmen who will com
pete with the American yachts for
the British-American cup off Oyster
Bay, in Long Island Sound, Septem
ber 6.
The rear guard of Olympic ath
letes, who stopped over in Ireland to
take part in the Tailteann games at
Dublin, also arrived on the Aquitania.
In the party were Ray Dodge, Jole
Ray. Ray Buker, Ray Watson, Har
old Osborne, Archie Dowding. Tom
Lieb, Morgan Taylor and Dan Kinsey.
PADDOCK AND SCHOLZ
IN NEW YORK GAMES
NEW YORK, August 23.—Two of
the Nation’s fastest sprinters—Charley
Paddock and Jackson Soholz—are
slated to compete today during the
metropolitan senior track and field
championship.
Paddock is scheduled to perform in
a special 250-yard sprint in an effort
to break the world record of 25 4-5
seconds, set by Brig. Gen. Charles
Sherrill, then a Yale star, in 1888.
Scholz, Olympic 200-meter cham
pion. who returned yesterday from
abroad, is entered in the 100 and 220
yard dashes.
DISTRICT CHESS PLAYER
IN DETROIT TOURNAMENT
DETROIT, Mich., August 23.—Chess
experts are here for the opening of
the Western tournament today.
Among the nationally known play
ers who are registered are Norman
T. Whitaker of Washington, D. C.,
and J. Mikowski of San Francisco.
Samufel Reshevsky, 12-year-old
chess expert, is another entry. Play
will continue throughout the coming
week, afternoon and. evening.
Q. TJ. GRID COACH WEDS.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., August 23.
Lou Little, head foot ball* coach at
Georgetown University, and Miss Lo
retta Donahue were married here to
day. The couple left immediately
after the wedding for a trip through
the New England States. They will
reach Washington Labor day. Little
taking up his duties at Georgetown
the next afternoon.
STARS IN LINKS BATTLE.
FAIRFIELD, Conn., August 23.
Miss Edith Cummings of Chicago,
woman’s national golf champion, and
Miss Marion Hollins. Westbrook, Long
Island, former national tltleholder.
defeated Miss Glenna Collett of
Providence, another ex-champion, and
Mrs. Quentin B. Feitner of Philadel
phia. in a four-ball foursome here, 3
and 2. The winners’ best ball was 39 —
39—78 against 42—39—81, for Miss
Collett and jMrs. Feitner,
*
JOHNSTON AND TILDEN
MAY BE WHOLE TEAM
BOSTON, August S3.—William T.
Tilden, Sd, and William M. John
ston, the \o«. 1 and S play era on the
United Staten Davis Cup team,
loomed an the possible ehallenge
round eombination yester
day, when they appeared together
for the first time this year In a
practice match against Richard
Mchlesinger of Australia and Wal
lace Johnson of I’hiladelphia, win
ning at 7—lt, «—I. The doubles
team will be named shortly by the
Davis Cup selection committee.
Tilden and Johnston played the
, doubles match in addition to the
four singles contests in I9SO, when
the United Staten lifted the cup
from Australia, making a clean
sweep against Patterson and
Brookes.
PITTSBURGH ROOKIE
GAINS FAME QUICKLY
By the Associated Tress.
CHICAGO, August 2.3.—From a
lowly bench warmer, awaiting a
chance to slip into the game as a sub
stitute, to one of the brightest stars
in the National League, is the re
markable rise of Hazen Cuyier,
youthful outfield star with the Pi
rates.
Cuyier today finds himself battling
the famed Rogers Hornsby, second
base star of the Cardinals, for the
batting championship of the league.
He bagged eleven hits in his last five
games, giving him an average of
.383 and is trailing 27 points behind
Hornsby, who is topping the list with
.410. *Zack Wheat, the Brooklyn vet
eran, suffered a slight slump, drop
ping into third place with .306.
The averages include games of
Wednesday.
The rise of Cuyier, a rookie from
the Southern League, reads like a
page from baseball fiction. His
chance came by accident when Max
Carey, the Pittsburgh veteran, was
fsjured. When Carey returned
game. Manager McKechnie of the
I'irates found Cuyler's services in
dispeneible. His batting, fielding and
sparkling base running was an inspi
ration to the Pirates, who carried the
fight to the Giants for the lead in the
pennant race.
Cuyier. under the coaching of
Carey, developed into one of the
greatest base stealers in the league.
Carey is leading with 30, with Cuyier
and Heathcote of Chicago tied for
second place honors with 23 each.
U. S. POLO CUP TEAM
TO TEST ITS SKILL
NEW YORK, August 23.—The Amer
ican polo team, defenders of the in
ternational cup, line-up in a practice
match trAlay against a strong team
composed of British and American
stars. The Americans will take the
field with .1- Watson Webb at No. 1;
Raymond Hitchcock, jr.. No. 2; Mal
colm Stevenson, No. 3. and Devereux
Milburn, captain of the team, at back.
The team of mixed British and
American players will line up Maj.
Kirkwood at No. X, Eric Pedley, No.
2 Maj. Atkinson, No. 3, and Maj.
Lockett, back.
Louis Lacey, the crack British back,
who was injured, in a practice match,
a few days ago. was out on the field
during the practice of the invaders
yesterday. Lacey expects to be ir.
shape to play by the time the inter
national matches are run off. Sep
tember 6, 10 and 13.
EPINARD IMPRESSES
WITH SPEEDY TRIAL
SARATOGA SPRINGS. N. Y.. Au
gust 23.—There were only a few
spectators out for Epinard’s work
yesterday over E. F. Simms* private
track, but the manner in which the
Wertheimer 4-year-old colt went
three-quarters of a mile In 1:15 was
quickly noised about town. His work
strengthened the belief that it will be
a hard task to beat the French in
vader in his first race.
It was trainer Leigh's intention to
let his charge have an off day. but he
was so full of pep when brought out
for his morning exercise that the
trainer changed his mind and sent
the chestnut to the Simms track, ac
companied by the 4-year-old Idle
Girl.
Haynes, as usual, had the mount on
Epinard. The horse was willing to
do anything he was asked, and after
walking and trotting a couple of
miles he broke flat-footed from the 6-
furlong pole and, quickly outstrip
ping Idle Girl, stepped the six fur
longs in 1:15. The Simms course is
much slower than the regular Sara
toga course, and bystanders weVe
greatly impressed with the perform
ance.
A well known trainer who was
present said; ‘l’ve got |1,500 bet that
Epinard will not win a race of the
series. I wish I had it off, for that
horse is surely a flyer. He was only
loafing this morning. Leigh thinks
his hrose can run three furlongs faster
than the record, and I'm prepared tor
him to do anything now.”
Epinard’s work dissipated the belief
that he cannot run to the left and
hold the rail position. He was close
to the rail all the way. With this
tect established, doubt is removed
about the fairness of the race being
held under the conditions as they
prevail in this country.
Another element of uncertainty was
removed also by a letter from France
from an American who has had some
of the best horses here In tWe past. In
it he told a friend that mud would
mean nothing to Epinard, as he was
a superior horse in heavy footing.
This man has seen Epinard in all his
races abroad.
The feature of the international
race between Papyrus and Zev that
was greatly appreciated will be re
peated by the Westchester manage
ment on the occasion of the first of
the coming series. All members of
the Navy and Army will be admitted
to Belmont Park free on Monday,
September 1.
It is expected that the courtesy will
be taken advantage of by the Federal
remount authorities at Washington
and by those at adjacent Army posts,
as well as the contingent at Mitchel
Field training fcsr the polo matches
with the British Army team. Maj.
Belmont and his associates would
naturally be glad if the British Army
officers put in an appearance, and
the same invitation is extended to
them. Army men, as a rule, are keen
for racing. They realize its impor
tance to the cause of horse breeding.
Some of the most ardent devotees
of racing in this country and abroad
have belonged to the navy. Admiral
Rous, the greatest handicapper the
English turf ever has had, is spoken
of to this day with reverence by Eng
lishmen Interested in racing. Our
own Navy has several officers of
prominence who make it a point to
see every big race run In the East
during the season.
RUSSO FIGHTS SCHWARTZ.
Benny Schwartz of Baltimore and 1
Jimmy Russo of Grand Rapids, Mich.,
are matched for IB rounds, at the
Oriole City, Monday night-
PATTERSON-WOOD PICKED
TO SCORE OVER KINSEYS
Have Won Over Californians Twice Recently in
Other Tournaments—All-American Pairs to
Oppose in Mixed Competition.
BROOKLINE, Mass., August 23.—The tennis doubles championship
of the country came up for the decision on the courts of the Long
wood Cricket Club today. Australia sought capture again of the
American men s doubles title, which it won here five years ago. Gerald
Patterson and Pat OHara Wood of the Davis cup team from Australia
appearing against the Kinsey brothers—Robert G. and Howard O.—of San
rrancisco, as finalists in the championship tournament
Unless tactics change a match between methods of lob and top-spin,
soft strokes all, in which the Kinseys excelt, and a smashing, driving
forceful game, which is the specialty of Pattersbn and Wood, was in
prospect ’
The national mixed doubles finals,
with Mrs. Molla B. Mallory and W. T.
Tilden, 11, champions for the last two
years, defending- against Miss Helen
Wills and Vincent Richards, the only
outdoor title of any consequence in
volving woman players which the
California college girl does not hold,
shared interest with the men’s event.
This match marks a continuation of
the rivalry between Miss Wills and
Mrs. Mallory which to date has re
sulted in Miss Wills winning most of
the honors that Mrs. Mallory has
held in necent years, including the
national women's singles champion
ship, which Miss Wills captured a
second time last week.
The Australians were almost gen
erally favored to win the men’s dou
bles event from the Kinseys, because
they twice in recent weeks had de
feated the Kinseys on turf courts in
the East. Today’s match again had
green grass as its setting. The Pa
cific coast brothers have three vic
tories over the Australians to their
credit this season on hard courts, and
the brothers spent last night map
ping out a plan of attack of which
Howard said they were hopeful.
Participation in the final of Amer
ica’s doubles championship is no new
thing for the Australians. 'Patter
son won the championship teamed
with Norman E. Brookes in 1919, and
two years ago Patterson and O'Hara
Wood were finalists with Tilden and
Richards in a match which they lost,
only to reverse the result strikingly
for an Australian victory over the
same American piayers in the Davis
cup final a few days later.
Today's play in doubles was ex
pected to enter into the decision of
the American Davis cup selection
committee in connection with the
naming of the two players who, with
Tilden and W. M. Johnston, will com
pose the defending team. The names
of the two remaining members of
the team will be announced from
New York next Tuesday or Wednes
day.
Other Ttllca Are Decided.
The veterans national doubles
championship title was won by Wal
ter L. Pate and Sam Hardy of New
York. The old champions defeated
G. A. Lyon and R. I. Dana of Provi
dence. by a score of 6—3, 4—6, 10—8.
in the final round.
Alfred H. Chapin and Alfred H.
Chapin, jr., of Springfield, Mass., won
the national father-and-son doubles
championship by defeating D. M. Hill
and M. T. Hill of Waban. Mass., at
6—4, 6—2, in the final.
In a special one-set exhibition
singles match Tilden defeated ’'Little
Bill'' Johnston at S—6.
The women's Longwood singles
final, while it saw the defeat of
Helen Jaoobs, the sturdy little 16-
year-old schoolgirl from California,
by Eleanor Goss, 6 —3, 6 —2. served
to show that Western star is going
to take her place, some day, among
the champions on American courts.
It seemed a pity that Miss Jacobs,
in her first appearance in the East
and on turf courts, should have to
encounter Miss Goss, the No. 3 rank
ing woman player of the United
States, in the final round. The little
GOLF I
AS CHAMPIONS PLAY IT
PUTTING OMA
SLOPING GREEN
O
MUST JUOGe PORCt
op sravitv i°md
•borrow" cnoosm
TO COVHTefUKX IT.
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ms * peer,
PIAVTORHOI*-
tcrpoßAPOifrr.
How should a player proceed when
about to putt on a sloping or rolling
green?
Answered by
808 MacUOXALD.
Winner of the Metropolitan Open
championship, 1021 nnd 1933. One of
the longest drivers in the game,
though using only a 12 vi-ounce
driver.
** * *
In putting on a sloping green you
must first judge the amount of
slope, consider the force of gravity,
and “borrbw” enough to counteract
it. Sometimes this "borrow” will
amount to as much as six feet.
Do not pick out some particular
point to shoot for in judging this
allowance for gravity, but always
shoot directly at the hole.
(Copyright, 1924. Associated Editors, Inc.)
DUNDEE IS CHALLENGED. |
PARIS, August 23.—Fred Bretonnel, I
French lightweight, has issued a,
challenge to Johnny Dundee. Amer- 1
lean pugilist, for a match either in 1
Paris or New York. Bretonnel’s ,
challenge was sent as soon as he i
learned that Dundee had relinguished j
his world featherweight champion- j
ship and would fight hereafter in the I
lightw.eight class.
MOTOR BOATS IN RACE.
CLEVELAND, Ohio. August 23.—|
Between 15 and 20 motor boats, among
them several from Detroit and San
dusky. are scheduled to sail from the
Cleveland Yachting Club. Rocky
River, at 6 o’clock this evening In the
annual Scrlpps race to Put-In-Bay.
Ohio, and return. The boats are
handicapped according to the number
of motor revolutions, length, breadth,
etc. It will be a non-stop event.
1
SPORTS.
Californian had fought her wav
valiantly through a fine field to the
final bracket, hut to ask her to win
against Miss Goss, who far out
classed the field, was asking too
much. As it is, her success in reach
ing the final round is testimonial
enough as to her ability.
The match was decided, in the main,
from deep court, with extended driv
ing rallies. Miss Goss had more pace
on her ground strokes and overhead
she was not only more severe, but in
far better control. It should be re
membered. of course, that Miss Jacobs
is entirely new to conditions in the
East. This undoubtedly accounted for
many of the errors the schoolgirl
made, not on the difficult shots so
much as on the simple ones. Fre
quently she overdrove the base line
by as much as a foot or more, due to
overkeenness, and it was this same
zealousness of youth that caused Miss
Jacobs to send her volleys wide of
the court on occasions when the open
ings were ready to her hand.
Remarkable for Her Years.
Attention has been drawn to Miss
Jacob’s weaknesses as they were ap
parent yesterday. On the credit side
it may be set down that Miss Jacobs
is by long odds the most remarkable
player of her years and sex who has
appeared on the American tennis
horizon for a long stretch of years
Only Helen Wills had exceeded her
in this respect.
Tbe little Californian is neat and
capable looking on the court. In
truth she looks like a wholesome
tomboy, with blond hair which would
be in pigtails of bobbing were not the
fashion of the moment.
Having always played on the hard
clay and cement courts of California,
Miss Jacobs has not yet accustomed
herself to the slower bound of the
ball on the turf surfaces. Her fore
hand drive is soundly executed, with
a whole souled fellow-through, and
her low backhand is more than a
mere defensive shot.
Miss Jacobs yesterday did not often
go to the net to volley or smash,
yet the few times she did venture
beyond the service court lines she
gave indications that she will shine
there once she has become acclimated
Give her another season in the East
and Miss Jacobs will surely be up
among the first ten group.
Mins Gowt Taken Early bead.
In the first set Miss Goss went
away into an early lead of 3—l.
breaking through service in the third
game. Miss Jacobs then made a fine
stand and brought the score to 3
all. following several long driving
sessions.
Miss Goss speeded up in the next
three games and won them all for the
set at 6—3. The points went to deu<-e
three times before Miss Goss could
win.
In the second set Miss Goss reeled
off the first three games before Miss
Jacobs could stage a rally and win
the fourth and fifth games. This
was the last chance the schoolgirl
had, however, to break into the
winning column, for Miss Goss ran
through the last three games with
the loss of only three points.
MIDWEST ATHLETES
STRIVE FOR TITLES
CHICAGO, August 23. —An array of
track and field stars met today in th(
Central A. A. championships at Stag*
Field, when more than 200 sprinters,
jumpers and weight-throwers entered
in the 20 championship events.
Six Olympic athletes, speeding hor®
from New York, where they arrived
from Europe, assured officials by wire
that they would arrive in time to
compete. Chances of the Illinois A. C .
of which they are members, to take
the team title in competition with the
Chicago A. A., will be considerably
augmented if they arrive in time.
They are: Joie • Ray, Ray Watson.
Ray Dodge, Harold Osborne, Tom
Lieb and Archie Dowding.
Othfr Olympic stars are entered
among them Dan iKnsey, former Il
linois star, who won the 110-meter
high hurdles in France; Ray Buker.
who was fifth in the 1,500-meter.
Emerson Norton, who was second in
the 10-event competition, and Riley,
who was third in the 400-meter hur
dles.
Horatio Fitch, holder of the 410-
yard crown, and Karl Anderson, 120-
yard titlist, are among the holders
of national championships entered.
The championships are held under
the auspices of the Knights of Co
lumbus, which has arranged races for
K. of C. athletes and contests for
women in addition to the title events
TODDLERS ARE HOLDING
TITLE MEET HERE fODAY
Canoeists from Baltimore, Wilming
ton, New York and Alexandria, as
well as the Washington and Potomac
clubs, were to display their wares in
the Middle States Canoe Racing As
sociation regatta today on the upper
course of the Potomac. The first event
will start at 2:30 o’clock.
Six races are listed in the senior
events and as many in the junior
competition.
BASE BALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE PARK
Washington vs. Chicago
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