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Pennant Panic on Again in National League as Red Edge Is Cut to 3 Games
Leaders Slowed
To .500 Gait as
Cards Spurt
St. Louis Gains Half
Game With Twin Win;
Rigney String Ends
Bv JI’DSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.
Three weeks before major league
baseball is "blacked out" for 1939,
pennant panic has gripped the Na
tional League again.
The Cincinnati Reds barely are
hanging onto their lead, three
games in front of the St. Louis Car
dinals. A lot of people are won
dering what difference it makes
which team totters into the World
Series opposite the New York Yan
kees. who now are 17:2 games In
front of their closest pursuers.
At a glance, the pennant races
simmer to this:
National League.
Games Games
Won. Lost behind, to Play.
Cincinnati .. 78 50 ... 26
St. Louis_ 76 54 3 24
Chicago .. 72 62 9 20
Brooklyn 69 60 9<2 25
American League.
New York 96 38 20
Boston _ 78 55 17Vi 21
Chicago 76 58 20 20
All the clubs below third place in
the junior circuit already have been
eliminated mathematically. The
White Sox are "dormie." needing to
win all and the Yanks to lose all
for a tie. This leaves the chase up
to the Red Sox. who probably will be
eliminated this week.
Only Phillies Eliminated.
In contrast, the only club positive
ly out of the National League dis
sension is Philadelphia. Since Sep
tember 1 the Reds have played mere
.500 ball, winning five, losing five
and tying one.
The Cardinals have crept closer
by winning eight, losing three and
tying one. The Cubs seem to have
given up the ghost, losing seven of
eleven, but the Dodgers have popped
into the picture by winning nine of
thirteen—the last six victories in a
row.
Obviously the Reds must shake out
of their lethargy suddenly, or step
aside. With Big Paul Derringer scat
tering seven hits for his 20th vic
tory, they beat the Cubs, 7-2, yester
day.
But even so. St. Louis sidled a half
step closer by sweeping a double
header from the Pittsburgh Pirates,
9-3 and 11-4. The first game was the
20th triumph for Curt Davis.
Dodgers Crowd Cubs.
The Dodgers moved within a half
game of third place on an 8-4 victory
over the New York Giants.
The Phillies were rained out at
Boston.
New York's Yankees ran their
latest winning streak to eight games
by beating the Washington Senators,
4-3 and 6-2. In the second game
they collected four homers, two by
Bill Dickey, to bring the team total
to 151.
The Red Sox broke a 6-game los
ing string with 10-7 and 5-1 triumphs
over the Philadelphia Athletics as
Ted Williams went on a spree with
two homers, two triples and a single.
Cleveland divided a double-header
with the St. Louis Browns, winning
the first. 15-5. and dropping the sec
ond, 5-4.
Johnny Rigney's personal 11-game
winning streak was ended as Buck
Newsom hurled the Detroit Tigers
to a 5-1 victory over the White Sox.
but Chicago came back to capture
the nightcap, 11-9.
SOITH ATLANTIC LEAGt'E.
Macon. 4: Augusta. 3.
Savannah 4 Columbus. 3.
Win, Lose or Draw
By FRANCIS E. STAN.
A Few Differences in Boxing Opinions
Hammering Hennery Armstrong, who simultaneously held three world
boxing titles not so long ago, probably will be stripped down and exposed
as titleless today when the annual convention of the National Boxing
Association opens at the Willard Hotel. And when and if this happens,
brother, a large, suety gentleman named Eddie Mead is going to go into
one of his patented Mead tantrums, guaranteed to raise the Willard roof
a good 10 feet.
It's all a little bit involved, and even vague, but this seems to be the
gist of it. Armstrong, holder of the featherweight, lightweight and welter
weight titles at the same time, gave up the feather crown voluntarily.
To fight as a featherweight a man must weigh 127 pounds or under. Arm
strong made this weight and knocked out Petey Sarron. Then he guzzled
a few cases of ale. built up his weight, and licked Barney Ross for the
welterweight title.
This done he bought himself a new robe to wear into the ling. On
the back was emblazoned. "Henry Armstrong—featherweight champion
(space*, welterweight champion." The space was for the lightweight part
of it. Hennery was counting his chickens early but he managed to see
them hatched, for not long after he licked Lou Ambers and won the light
weight crown. Thus he became the only man in the history’ of boxing
to hold three titles simultaneously.
As we said before, Armstrong gave up the featherweight title bafause
he had trouble making the weight. He still held the lightweight and wel
terweight championships, though, and not long ago in New York he
fought Ambers a return match for the 135-pound crown. He fouled his
way to defeat and Ambers regained the lightweight throne.
Fat Eddie Swore to 'Get' the Moguls
Now, Mr. Eddie Mead, who is called Fat Eddie in the boxing business,
Is Armstrong's manager. Mr. Mead bitterly disputed Ambers' victory. It
seems that Referee Arthur Donovan took five rounds away from Arm
strong because of low blows. The last time we saw Mr. Mead he was all
for hanging Referee Donovan and all members of the New' York Boxing
Commission by their respective thumbs.
“And I'll git 'em. too." Fat Eddie swore. “They vote in this New
York State and I'll poisonally see that everybody on this screww commis
sion is defeated and thrown out for robbery." Obviously, Mr. Mead did
not regard the decision as just and fair.
But. even as Fat Eddie was thinking he was rooked out of the light
weight title, the N. B. A. forces were preparing for meeting here in Wash
ington. And they were having a few thoughts of their own. If Ambers
can lick Armstrong for the lightweight championship, well under the
welterweight weight limit, why shouldn't he be regarded as the welter
weight champion, too? They haven't voted on it yet. but according to
reliable sources they will ballot this way. They will agree that Ambers
not only is lightweight champion but also the welter king, according to
our informant.
The Fighters Didn't Figure This Way
That is why Mr. Mead is here in town, screaming to the high
heavens. The chances are that Fat Eddie will threaten a grand expose
of District of Columbia officialdom, as he did in New' York. Eddie has a
technique that is different, or at least particularly blatant.
In the meantime, he has his point or two. The irony of the whole
business is that Ambers doesn't want the welterweight title and that Arm
strong. at the time he fought Ambers this summer, didn't want the light
weight title. It works out something like this:
Armstrong, unnatural in build, was all for giving up his lightweight
title and fighting Ambers for the welter crowm. Then, if he lost, he could
train down and fight Lou for the lightweight crown. In short, if he was
beaten as a welter there was no way of taking his 135-pound title away
from him.
Ambers, in the meantime, didn t want to fight as a welter and he
doesn't want the title because Lou, you see, isn't a welterweight—or a 147
pounder. He felt he could lick Armstrong as a lightweight because Hen
nery would have to lose weight and weaken himself to fight. But, as a wel
ter. Armstrong could weigh all he wanted—or at least up to 147 pounds—
and with full steam ahead the Negro from St. Louis figured to beat Lou.
That's the way the fighters, Ambers and Armstrong, wanted it. As
things threaten to turn out. this won't come close to happening in the
eyes of the N. B. A. Ambers now is in a position to become light and
Welterweight titleholder and Armstrong may become no champion at all.
In the end it may come out even. Already Ambers and Armstrong
are matched for a November fight, with the welter title 'recognized as
Hennery's by the New York Boxing Commission' at stake. They still
get two more fights in their series and. since they will battle in anti
N. B. A. territory, the recognized champ 'Armstrong as a welter), will
collect 37H per cent. But. as Mr. Mead sees it, the principle of the thing
Is involved, etc.
Miller Says Hennery Isn't Deserving
We were talking about it with Mr. Harvey Miller, who probably will
be the new president of the N. B. A., and Mr. Miller had a hunch that
Fat Eddie Mead would be disappointed.
“Why shouldn't the N. B. A. take Armstrong's welter title from him?”
queried Miller. “Armstrong held the title, but he fought and was beaten
by a boy who also fights in both classes—light and welter weight. We
(the N. B. A.) don't like to name double or triple champions any more
than the next fellow, but that’s how it stands. It's all the fault of Mike
Jacobs and the New York Boxing Commission. They’re a lot of butchers.
"As a matter of fact.” continued Miller, “the best welterweight in
the world is a Pittsburgh Negro, Charley Burley. Never heard of him,
did you? That’s because he hasn't been tom-tommed by Mike Jacobs.
And the best lightweight is Sammy Angot of Louisville, Ky. You've never
heard of him, either? Well. Burley is a real. 147-pound welter and Angot
Is a real, 135-pound lightweight. And they're the best.
"Mead's boy may lose his welter title, but he won't be the first.
Jack Dillon held the middleweight and light-heavyweight titles and he
lost a title fight to a light-heavy. This was before the day of the N. B. A.
and State boxing commissions, but, by the same token, nobody recognized
Dillon as the middle champ after that.
"That’s the way it is now. I like Mead. He's a good guy and that
eort of thing, but the chances are that his boy, Armstrong, will be
Btripped of his welterweight title. When you come to think of it, what
has Armstrong done to deserve it? He never has fought a real welter
weight fight. He won the title from Barney Ross, who was an old, puffed
up, washed-up veteran lightweight. He defended against Cereflno Garcia,
a full-fledged middleweight who had to lose so much weight that he could
hardly stand up. The heck with those guys.”
Stauffacker Bike Champ
CHICAGO, Sept. 11 </P).— Bob
Stauffacker of San Francisco won
the all-around national A. A. U.
bicycle road championship by tak
ing the one-half mile event after
having won the 1 and the 2 mile
races Saturday. Jack Hennesy,
another San Francisco rider, was
second.
Cards Help Columbus
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 11 UP).—'The
Cardinals have announced that
Lynn Myers, reserve infielder, and
Pitcher Lee Sherrill, who has been
; with Columbus. Ohio, this season
on option from the Cardinals, have
! been transferred to Columbus.
; Myers will finish this season with
| the Cardinals.
Skins Would Top
Giants' Score
Over Stars
Also Play for Clear
Exhibition Record
In Boston Tonight
By BILL DISMER. Jr.,
Star Staff Correspondent.
BOSTON. Sept. 11.—A 1.000 per
centage in their trio of exhibition
games and the desire to better the
showing of the New York Giants,
who were held to a 10-0 victory by
practically the same opposition, will
be the dual incentives which the
Redskins will carry into their game
with the Eastern All-Stars here to
night.
It will be the Indians’ first ap
pearance in Boston since being
“exiled'’ in 193^ by an antagonistic
press which, incidentally, has done
an about-face in welcoming George
Marshall’s team back to its original
home. Part of the contrast in atti
tude, however, is due to the fact that
the game is being sponsored by the
Grosscup-Pishon Post of the Amer
ican Legion, composed, for the most
part, of local newspapermen.
Class in All-Star Barkfield.
That the Giants, professional
champions, were unable to whip the
Eastern stars more decisively is no
mystery once the lineup of to
night's opposition of Redskins is
scanned. Although Bill Osmanski,
the Holy Cross star, will be unable
to play because of a broken hand,
it's a pretty fair backfield of John
Chickerneo of Pitt, Bob MacLeod of
Dartmouth, Ray Carnelly of Car
negie Tech and Bob O’Mara of Duke
that the collegians will start against
the Indians. O'Mara. Osmanski's
replacement, is the only man who
did not start against the Giants.
And because Coaches Nils (Swede'
Nelson and Lou Little have stated
that they will keep that quartet in
the game as long as possible, it is
likely to prove an enlightening test
of the Redskins' line, upon which,
it is generally conceded, largely de
pends the chances of the Marshall
men to recapture championship
honors relinquished last year. The
Redskins also will have opportunity
to decide whether they lost the
services of another good back when
O'Mara decided to forego pro foot
ball. as the ex-Blue Devil turned
down their bid after being drawn
by them in the draft last winter.
Stars’ Line Outweighed.
Although the Stars' line will be
outweighed from 12 to 17 pounds
to the man. depending upon which
group of Redskin forwards are in
the game, the Collegians will present
a pair of all-America ends in Brud
Holland. Cornell's great colored
flankman. and Fabrian Hoffman of
Pitt. The Panthers, incidentally,
will have the greatest representation
on the starting eleven, as in ad
dition to Hoffman and Chickerneo.
Steven Petro will be at guard and
Elmer Morkovskv at tacklf. Com
pleting the line will be products
of Carnegie Tech. Dartmouth and
Fordham.
Once again, Coach Ray Flaherty
will send every man on his squad
into the game, with the immediate
fate of at least one depending upon
his showing. With Charley Holm
on the inactive list, there now re
main 34 on the Redskin roster and
league rules stipulate that only 33
may be carried for the first two
games and only 30 thereafter.
Although no intimation of the
ones fated to go has been given, it
appears that the ultimate departing
quartet will be chosen from Steven
Uhrinyak, the converted tackle from
Franklin and Marshall; Bob Master
son, reserve end last year; Half
backs Jimmy German from Centre
College and Red Morgan of Southern
California and Clyde Shugart. Iowa
State's tackle made over into a
guard. The latter, however, has
come along fast in the last two
weeks and may surprise by clinch
ing a regular job.
'Nooga Nabs Pennant
In Southern Loop's
Closest Finish
By Lhe Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Sept. 11.—Joe Engel’s
Chattanooga Lookouts won the
Southern Association pennant yes
terday in the closest finish of the
38-year-old circuit’s history
The Lookouts defeated the last
place New Orleans Pelicans 6 to 2
and 4 to 2 while the Memphis Chicks,
their only threat in the final day’s
play, took an ll-to-3 drubbing at
the hands of the Nashville Vols. The
win was Chattanooga's first since
1932.
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Official Scores
FIRST GAME.
WASHINGTON. AB. R H O A E
Welaj. cf 4 12 3 0 0
Quick, ss 5 0 12 4 0
Estalella rf 2 0 0 0 0 0
Pitko. If _ 4 0 0 1 0 1
Gilbert. 3b __ _ 3 1 2 0 1 0
Bloodworth. 2b _ __ 4 0 1 4 3 0
Vernon, lb 3 02700
Giuliani. c__ _ _ 400701
Appleton, p _ 0 o n o o n
•Travis 1 0 0 0 0 0
Krakauskas. p 2 0 0 0 0 0
♦L'-wis 0 1 0 0 0 0
Torals 32 3 8 24 8 2
•Bailed for Appleton in third
♦ Batted for Krpkauskas in ninth.
NEW YORK AB R H. O A E
crosetti. ss _ 4 o o i 5 o
Rolfe 3b 4 O 2 0 5 0
Keller, rf 4 0 1 0 0 1
Di Meggio. cf_ 4 0 0 1 0 0
Selkirk. If ..210100
Gordon 2b _ 3 1 1 3 3 0
Rosar. c _ 3 1180 0
Dahlgren. lb _ 3 0 0 33 1 O
Russo, p _ 2 1 1 0 1 0
Totals 29 4 « 27 15 1
Washington __ 000 loo 002—3
New York _ 040 000 OOx—4
Runs batted in—Gordon. Russo. Rolfe.
Welaj (2). Two-base hits—Keller. Quick.
Bloodworth. Three-base hit—Rolfe. Home
run—Welaj. Stolen bases—Gelbert. Sel
kirk. Double plays—Dahlgren to Crosetti
to Dahlgren. Quick to Bloodworth to Ver
non Crosetti to Gordon to Dahlgren. Rolfe
to Gordon to Dahlgren. left on bases—
New York. 3; Washington. 8 First base on
balls—C1T Russo. H: off Appleton. 1: off
Krakauskas. 1 Struck out—By Russo. 7:
bv Appleton. 2: by Krakauskas. 4 Hits—
Off Aopleton. 5 in 2 Innings: off Krakaos
kas. 1 in b innings Losing pitcher—Ap
pleton. Umpires—Messrs Pipgras. Basil
and Summers. Time—1:50.
SECOND GAME.
WASHINGTON. AB R. H O. A E.
Weir \ rf _ ___ 5 0 2 3 0 0
Lpwis. 3b _ 5 0 2 1 2 0
West, cf _ 3 0 0 3 0 0
Wright, if _ 4 0 1 2 0 0
Travis, ss _3 0 1 1 3 1
Bloodworth. 2b _ 4 0 1 5 0 0
Vernon, lb _ 3 0 1 5 0 1
Ferrell c _4 12 4 10
•Case 0 1 0 0 0 0
Leonard, p _ 2 0 1 020
tMyer .1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 IT 24 ~8 ~2
•Ran for Ferrell in ninth.
♦ Batted for Leonard in ninth.
NEW YORK. AB. R H. O A E
Crosetti. ss 4 0 0 0 2 1
Rolfe. 3b _ 4 2 2 1 2 0
Keller, rf _ _3 1 1 1 1 0
Di Maggio. cf _ 4 0 0 2 1 0
Dickey c _ 4 2 2 8 0 0
Selkirk. If ___4 1 2 4 0 0
Gordon. 2b _ 4 0 0 3 4 0
Dahlgreru lb _ 3 0 0 7 2 0
Hadley, d _ _3 o 1 1 1 o
Murphy, p_ 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 « 8 27 13 1
Washing on oon 000 loi—2
New York __ 010 002 3 2x—0
Runs batted in—Dickey (2). Keller (2).
Wela’ Hadley. Rolfe, West. Home runs—
Dickey (2). Keller. Rolfe. Sacrifices—
Leonard. West. Double play—Crosetti to
Gordon to Dahlgren. Left on bases—New
York, i: Washington. 11. First base on
balls—Off I.°onard. 1: off Hadley. 4.
Struck out—By Hadley. 4: by Leonard. 3:
by Murphy. 1. Hif.<—Off Hadley. 9 in 7
innings (none out in 8th): off Murphy. 2
in 2 innings. Passed ball—Ferrell. Win
ning pitcher—Hadley. Umpires—Messrs.
Basil. Summers and Pipgras. Time—1:45.
Hoya Grid Frosh Talent Touted as Best in 20 Years
N. B. A. to Unfrock Armstrong qs Welter Champ, Say Gossips; Football Outfit Costs $56.50
By EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer.
NEW YORK, Sept, 11.—This
may be Henry Armstrong's last
week as welterweight champ.
Gossips say the N. B. A. is all
set to unfrock him, hand the
title to Lou Ambers and declare
Sammy Luftspring. Jimmy Leto
and A1 Nettlow (all stablemates
of Ambers) leading contenders.
That would be a fine kettle of
fish and this bureau wants to
go on record as hoping it isn’t so.
A Minneapolis paper says four
Big Ten coaches will be running
want ads in the paper in De
cember Jimmy Foxx's ornery
appendix rates a great big assist
in Joe Di Maggio's drive for
grand-slam honors in the Amer
ican League.
Missing.
That erstw'hile popoff, Dizzy
Dean,
#
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Has all but vanished from the
scene;
And fans are writing to inquire
Why he now strums a muted lyre.
(It may be that he's in the grip
Of the well-known censorship—
At any rate, a Dean so muzzled
Has the population puzzled.)
The first major war casualty
may be the Galento-Nova fight.
It needs a shot in the arm badly.
It is only fair to warn you that
22 of the best-looking yearlings
in 20 years are packing up for
Georgetown That isn’t old Paul
Waner hitting in the ninth spot
in the N. L., is it? We thought
they said the guy was through.
Young Corbett is trying to talk
himself into another match with
Fred Apostoli. What for?
Talking about Dean, Doc
Weaver, the Cardinal trainer,
still likes to tell the story of
how he once invited Diz to din
ner and the old boy showed up
promptly at noon.
S'help us dept. This one even
had the Greeks stymied for a
time. The real name of Ted
Anastos, Northwestern quarter
back, is (take a deep one, now),
Themistocles Nickolas Anasta
sopoulos.
Add mobilizations: The Mon
day Morning Quarterbacking As
sociation. Whenever the Ala
bama footballers begin to ease up
a bit, Coach Frank Thomas
brings out a batch of clippings
on Tennessee, Fordham and Tu
lane. George Blake is due in
Philly tomorrow to get ready to
shove Nova and Galento out of
clinches.
Bud Ward is our guy to win the
national amateur. Tennis writers
K
here picked Suzanne Lenglen as
the all-time best with Helen Wills
Moody second and Alice Marble
third. Do they think Helen Jacobs
is a golfer? Tom Sheehan, who
had nibbles from two major
league outfits, has turned down
both to stay at Minneapolis.
High cost of f. b. It’ will cost
about $56.50 per head to equip
the well-dressed footballers this
season. * Most expensive items are
shoes, $12 a pair; head gears and
shoulder pads, $9.50 each; pants,
$8.50; hip pads, $7, and jerseys, $5.
Other prices range downward
from $2.50 for thigh pads to four
bits for undershirts.
Today’s guest star. Ike Camp
bell, Enid (Okla) News: ‘‘Quist
and Bromwich must have thought
that ‘state of war’ proclamation
Included the U. 6. Davis Cup
team.”
Griffs Play Chisox Tomorrow
To Open Final Home Stand;
Shrink Di Mag's Average
The Nationals are home today for
needed relaxation before swinging
into their final home stay against
Western opposition. It will be
launched tomorrow with Jimmy
Dykes' aggressive White Sox, the
first of the invaders to show up.
During the progress of the Chicago
series the Griffmen will attempt to
put a crimp in the plans the Chi
cagoans have of nosing out the Red
Sox for second-place money of the
World Series pool, in which division
the Senators will not have a part.
Bucky Harris brought his weary
lads back from New York, where
they acted as sparring partners for
the Yankees, who are soon to apply
the clincher to their fourth straight
pennant. The Griffmen dropped all
three games played with the cham
pions, who are expected to sew up
their latest league title during this
week.
Home Runs Stop Leonard. '
Not even Dutch Leonard could
check the march of the New York
ers, the knuckleballer being victim
ized by their renowned home-run
1 punch in the second game of yes
terday’s double-header. Leonard suf
fered his seventh reversal of the
season when he started out in quest
of his 18th triumph.
Despite the setback Dutch still can
pull out of the campaign a 20-game
winner for the first time in his
big-league career. It is his ambition
to hit the 20-victory mark and he
ought to succeed. Even if he does
miss he will reach the end of the
trail as the club's outstanding picher
for the second year in a row.
i Home runs by Bill Dickey, Charley
Keller and Red Rolfe brought about
the knuckleballer’s defeat yesterday
and Dickey connected not once, but
twice. The circuit wallops account
ed for five of the six tallies Dutch
yielded in losing tlv decision to
Bump Hadley. The Griffmen had
the satisfaction of knocking Hadley
off the mound, but they were unable
to prolong their belated attack
against Johnny Murphy, the Yan
kees’ capable relief artist.
Di Maggio Goes Hitless.
During the afternoon the Wash
ington pitchers did accomplish a
notable feat. Believe it or not, they
handcuffed Joe Di Maggio, holding
him hitless through both contests.
The famous slugger was at bat
four times in each game and as a
result of his hitless day his season's
average dropped to .401. He lost
eight points.
Developments in the first half of
the twin bill strengthened the be
lief of the Nationals that Joe Mc
Carthy has equipped himself with a
young southpaw who is headed for
a successful big league Career. The
left-hander is the 24-year-old Ma
rius Russo, discovered by Yankee
scouts when he was a student at
Long Island University.
Russo gained the decision over
Pete Appleton, who was allowed to
call it a day after yielding four
runs in the second inning. Russo,
on the other hand, finished what he
started. He limited the Senators to
eight scattered hits and three runs,
one of which was unearned. The
Griffmen didn’t get a deserved tally
off the rookie until the ninth, when
they got two on Johnny Welaj's
home run, struck after Buddy Lewis
walked with two out.
Fifth Straight for Russo.
It was Russo's second success over
the Senators in as many starts
against them. Irt his previous fling
against the Nationals he unfolded
a four-hit shutout. With his latest
winning demonstration Russo reg
istered his fifth straight victory and
i his sixth since he moved up to the
Yankees last June from their New
ark farm in the International
League. He has lost only three de
cisions.
Joe Krakauskas, who followed Ap
pleton to the mound, came through
with a first-rate relief performance,
but it did nothing beyond improv
ing his season's earned-run record.
Southpaw Joe held the champions
runless and to one hit in finishing
the game, but the Nationals were
unable to make much progress
against Russo's pitching.
Major Statistics
MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 11, 1939.
AMERICAN
Results Yesterday.
New York. 4—«: Washington. 3—2.
Boston. 10—5; Philadelphia. T—1.
Detroit. 5—9; Chicago. 1—11.
Cleveland, 15—4: St. Louis. 5—o.
STANDINGS.
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GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
Boston at Phila. Chi at Wn.. 3:15.
Only game scheduled. Cleveland at N York.
Detroit at Boston.
St. Louis at Phila.
natTonal
Result, Yesterday.
Cincinnati. 7: Chicago. 2.
Brooklyn. 8; New York. 4.
St. Louis 9—11: Pittsburgh. 8—4.
STANDINGS.
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Chi 1101 81—1111 91121141 81721621.5371 9
Bklifol 91 91—1111101101101691601.5351 9%
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Phil 2~l 51 91 41 71 71 71—1411871.320137
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GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
St L. at Pittsburgh. Brooklyn at Cincl.
Only game scheduled Phia. at St. Louis.
New York at Pittsb.
Boston at Chicago.
Presidents to Practice
The Washington Presidents foot
ball team will hold its initial prac
tice of the season at 8 pm. Tuesday
on the Seat Pleasant (Md.) field.
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Redskin-Eagle Debut
Must Be on Schedule,
Marshall Warns Foe
Bj t StaC Correspondent of The Star.
BOSTON, Sept. 11.—Under no
circumstances will the Washington
Redskins agree to a postponement
of next Sunday's opening game with
Bert Bell's Eagles at Philadelphia
such as Owner Art Rooney of the
Pittsburgh Pirates did yesterday.
Owner George Marshall declared
here today.
"Bell used threatening weather as
an excuse because several of his
players were crippled and Rooney
agreed." Marshall explained. "League
rules specify that both teams must
agree to a postponement, but you
can bet your last dollar that the
Redskins never will suggest or con
sent to one in the National Football
League.”
Marshall made his statement in
anticipation of the doubts of Wash
ingtonians who might be planning
to go to Philadelphia for the game.
Polo Game Postponed
The polo game scheduled yester
day in Potomac Park between the
War Department Blues and 16th
Field Artillery was called off, due
to wet grounds.
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