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TITLE PLAY IN
TENNIS OPENS
TOMORROW
NEW YORK, N. Y., Aug. 25.
Conrad B. Doyle, of Washington,
and S. Howard Vashell, of Brooklyn,
are given the honor part on the ex
hibition court at Forest Hills, L. I.,
tomorrow afternoon when the Na
tional Lawn Tennis Association
championship singles tournament
gets tinder way on the Yest Side
Club turf courts.
To Maurice E. McLoughlin, of
Los Angeles, doubtless the most
popular tennis player in America, is
accorded the honor of opening the
thirty-eighth national championship.
The officials of the tournament
thought it only fitting that he
should receive this distinction in
view of the place he holds in the
tennis hall of fame. When "Mac"
steps onto No. 3 court at 1 o'clock
with Arthur Cragin, it is safe to
say that the championship enclo
sure will hold the attention of many
followers of the game.
The last "feature match of the day
will be on court No. 2 at 4:30 p. in.
between Frederick B. Alexander, hero
of many an interesting national con
test, and Capt. Gerald L. Patterson, of
Melbourne, Australia.
Heralded as the "hurricane." Pat
terson's playing since he reached the
United States has shown that he must
be reckoned with in figuring the out
I Come of the championship. The fact
J that he and Norman E. Brookes have
just won the doubles championship
will leave no doubt as to the possibll.
, lty of the Australian invasion being
a real bid for the tennis titles of the
United States.
Plays Queer Prank.
The luck of the draw played a queer
prank In pairing Patterson and Alex
ander. Nine years ago when Alexan
der was in Australia with Beals C.
Wright they practiced on the court
belonging to Patterson's father.
Patterson, then a youngster of four
teen, acted as ball boy in their
matches. Now he faces Alexander In
his campaign for the championship
and will .try to put into jffect some of
the things he learned op theown
under" side of the world when watch
ing Alexander in action years ago.
It was singular that two such stars
as Voshell and Doyle should be
drawn. Doyle can probably defeat
one hundred and ten of the players
entered. In meeting Voshell he must
raise his game to greater heights than
ever to gain the ascendency.
Wasfcingtoa Lads In.
Washington will be represented In
practically every event scheduled in
the big tournaments here during the
week. With Doyle In the national sin
gles; Majjor E. B. Foote in the vet
erans; Gen. Robert Campbell Van
Vliet, and Capt. R. C. Van Vliet, jr..
in the father and son; R. Hueson Ed
wards, District junior champion, in
the junior title event; Edwards and
Frank Taylor in the junior doubles,
and Fred Haas in the boys title event,
the Capital is well represented.
The world's greatest tennis plavers
are entered. Patterson. Brookes. Ly-!
cett and Thomas, of the Australian
tern; Major E. B. Harran, of Eng
land: as well as McLoughlin, Murray,
Johnston, Tilden, Kumagae, Williams.
Kinsey. Gravem, Garland, Davis and a
host of other well-known ranking
stars are out to capture titular hon
ors. McLEOD "WILL, PLAY.
NEW YORK, Aug. 24. Fred Mc
Leod. of Columbia; Emmett French, of
Old York Road, and J. Douglas Ed
gar, of Atlanta, are tuning up on the
Engineers Club course today for the
"pro" tournament which starts here
tomorrow for the John Wanamaker
Cup.
got secoxo no.oiu.
Washington Canoe Club got second
honors in the titular events held In
Baltimore yesterday. The Maryland
Swimming Club won flrst place, with
forty-eight points.
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1347 Penna. Ave.
He Should Worry
NAVY YARD MEN TO MEET
NAVAL OPERATIONS TEAM
By BRYAN MORSE.
Navy Yard and Naval Operations, two of the leading teams in
the District, make their initial starts tomorrow afternoon in the Dis
trict Amateur Baseball Association post-season championship series.
The game will be played at the Terminal Railroad Y. M. C. A. field,
which is just east of Union Station. The battle, and it is expected to
be one of those affairs, starts at 5:30 p. m.
Naval Operations, last yean's winner of the city independent series,
has won consistently this season. In the Government League, despite
the opposition of the Bureau team, which at one time numbered four
and five of the Navy Yard men, Operations came through.
The District Association series of
twelve games will not only nominate
a winner for the inter-city series with
the Richmond winner, but will pre
sent a club which will be awarded
The Washington Times' cup.
Tomorrow's game is sure to be a
nip and tuck affair as the teams will
present the strongest line-ups pos
sible. Navy Yard will pitch Buscher,
Humphreys, or Sterzer, with Giovan-
netti on the receiving end. Naval I
VJJAfc.WA10 Hill UAIC VSTV Alf VU .AA..
bulis, Kelley, Johnson or Hudson on
the mound, with Hager catching.
If yesterday's War Risk-Southern
engagement, the first of the series, is
to be taken as a criterion, the sand,
lot fans can look for the tightest race
in the history of post-season engage
ments here. War Risk emerged a
5 to 2 victor, but there was little to
choose in the strength of the teams.
War Risk got the breaks to be sure,
while Southern was guilty of a couple
of errors at critical times, which pre
sented the Departmental League
champions with necessary scores.
"Rooney" Vernstein, of Southern,
and Ernie Scheffer, of War Risk, en
gaged in a pitching duel. Vernstein
was touched up for ten hits, several
coming at opportune times for the
War Riskers He fanned nine batters.
Schaffer, on the other hand, got go
ing early and pitched his usual credit
able game. He received some wobbly
backing at times and but one of the
miscues behind him hurt.
Al Watt, of War Risk. whp. by the
way. appears to be one of the most
improved second sackers of the sea
son, collected thrc hits out of four
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Games Dope
TOMORROW'S GAME.
Navy Yard vs. Naval ' Opera
tions, Terminal Railroad Y. M.
C. A. Park, Union Station, 5:30
p. m. J. Y. Hughes, umpire.
STANDING OP TEAMS.
Won. Lost Pet
War Risk 1 0 1.000
Naval Oper 0 0 .000
Navy Yard 0 0 .000
South. R. R 0 1 .000
YESTERDAY'S GAME.
War Risk, 5; Southern R.
R., 2.
times up for himself, one being a
healthy triple which Lynn partly mis
judged. Lynn also got three hits for South
ern and was the only Railroader who
appeared to be able to fathom Schaf
fer's slants.
It appears that Motor Transport,
after withdrawing from the series,
wanted to get in again. The Motor
Transport men say that had they been
allowed to recruit three men from
their league as was allowed Navy
Yard they would have been able to
make a presentable showing.
Danny Hurd may be unable to catch
further for War Risk. In the sixth
inning a foul tip ripped the nail off
his right thumb and he was forced
to retire in favor of "Monk" Fraser.
who was hauled in off first to do the
catching.
Jarboe was placed on first and col
lated two stinging hits off Vern
stein in his only two times at the bat.
LEAGUE STANDINGS
AMERICAN.
. Won. Lt. Pet.
Ctucaso 71 39 645
Detroit G5 43 .602
Cleveland C3 6 Z7t
LU(::. 6S 60 -B"
;Y or 57 50 .633
"osl,(n 3 53 -5
wn'F? 42 b7 -35
Philadelphia 2g 78 2tg
VfrrnnVS GAMES.
St. Lnu'-a. II; WashmRton. i.
Chicago. 10. New York, 2.
Cleveland, 6: Philadelphia. 2.
Detroit, 8; Boston, i.
TOPAT'S GAilES.
Weshinjton at St. Louis.
New York at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Cleveland.
Boston at Detroit.
NATIONAL.
Won.
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rKSTERDAY'S GAMES.
Cincinnati. 8; Philadelphia, 3.
Cincinnati. 6, Philadelphia, 1.
Pittsburgh. C; New York. 1.
I Chicago. G; Boston, 0.
Chicago, 7. Boston. 6.
Brooklyn. 7. St Louis,
TODAY'S GAMES.
St. Loujj at Brooklyn '
Pittsburgh at New Tork.
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Amateur golf champion, of uak
mont, Pittsburgh, who could be
mayor of the Smoky City today if
he wished. Herron is twenty
one, weighs over two hundred
pounds, neither smokes nor
drinks, was in service but didn't
get across. He is working in the
rolling mills of a steel plant
learning to be a millionaire, and
is destined to be a moat popular
champion.
GARLAND IN TWO WINS
ON SOUTHAMPTON COURTS
SOUTHAMPTON, N. V. Aug. -M.
Charles S. CJarland, jr, tho Pittsburgh
youth, upheld his top ranking on the
Meadow Club's lawn tennis courts
here yesterday. In the iln:ii ,r io
singles for the newly offered Mea
dow Club challenge cup. the former
Vale captain dercated Willis K. Iavis.
the i'acitic Coast star, in straight
sets. The score was G-1. n-:s c .:.
The respective point totals for tiic
contest were 100 to 80.
Garland outplayed his rival from
every position in the court.
The Californian's power! ul scrvirc
he brushed aside to break through
no less than four of Uavis service
games.
Garland also secured a holding of
the doubles bouts with William T.
Tilden. second, an In pirlmr. The
American pair tn the international
Hnal ient mastered uutiuolt,u i.v...t
and R. V.. Thomas, the Australians
by the score of 7-5, 5-J, G-l.
JOHNSON PICKED T0HURL
' AGAINST BROWNS TODAY
ST. LOUIS, Mo. Aug 21. Walter
Johnson is due to appear today I n
lefcs a miracle arrives the Browns will
not get sven tuns in the fifth round.
Harry Harper started like a whirl
wind, and fanned three hatters in the
first inning. Held to two hits in four
Innings the Browns pounded out seven
in the next two innings.
Acting Manager McBride changed
his mind several times while the
Browns wore riding on their big ral
ly. He intended removing Harper
after .'arobson had batted. b?u with
Smith. Williams and Tohln following
thought the southpaw'a shoots would
stop the Brown:
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PITTSBURGH, Pa.. Aug. 24. S:
Davidson Herron, of the Oakmont
Country club here, is twenty-fourth
national amateur champion today.
The former Princeton University
player, is the third member of his
home club to annex titular honors.
He Is but twenty-two years of age,
stands five feet ten inches and
weighs 205 pounds.
Herron defeated Bobby Jones, the
seventeen-year-old Atlanta lad In the
final of the amateur tournament held
at Oakmont yesterday before 4,000
persons by 5 and 4. Jones was ex
pected to win. He was Georgia State
Aampion in 1916, Southern title
holder in 1017 and has been one of
the foremost players in the country
for the past four years.
On Monday, Herron tied with
James S. Manion, of St. Louis, and
Paul Tewksbury, of Philadelphia, in
the qualifying round and was one
of the thirty-two entrants which
includes five former amateur cham
pions and six sectional titleholders
who were after national amateur
honors.
Played Cloe to Par.
Playing around continually in
figures approaching par, Herron got
to the final round In wins by wide
margins. His golf was son ear per
fection that he wOn his matches
handily. Yesterday Jones was treat
ed to the same dose that Herron had
auministered during the week.
The 1919 champion learned to play
golf at Princeton. He was a mem
ber of the Princeton University golf
team and played for four years. Dur
ing the past year he has confined his
game to Saturdays and Sundays and
it was only a month ago that the
firm for which he was working In
Pittsburgh, learning of his golfjng
ambition, granted him a month in
which to prepare himself.
Travels Long Way.
In gaining the amateur crown
during the past week, Herron has
had to travel the better part of
seventy-two miles from last Satur
day's eighteen holes of qualifying
play to ychterdaj's final thirty-six
hole match.
Herron has consumed something
like eleven hundred strokes in this
tournament alone, more golf than he
had ever played in the past three
months.
The new champion hits a tre
mendously long ball. His iron shots
are exceptionally good. He has here
tofore lacked development in tourna
ment play, but is considered today
as the greatest prospect of the jear.
WAS H I NGfONPADDLERS
SCORE IN PHILADELPHIA
Six out of seven events in the an
nual races of the Red Dragon Canoo
Club, held in the upper Delaware river
yesterday afternoon. were won by
members of the Washington Canoe
Club. Tho Knight boys. Rutherford.
j Wagner, and Burch represented the
a:-ningiou emu.
Only in the four man. double blade
race did they fail to come out first,
and in this event they lost by scant
inches to the Philadelphia Canoe Club.
Some of the canoe clubs represented
at the races yesterday were the Yonk
ers, N'. Y., club, the Algonquin club, of
Morristown. N". J.; the Dynamite club,
of Delaware: the Lackanoo club, of
Burlington, N. J., and the Red Drag
on club, of Delaware, which arrang
ed tho races.
CL.YIinNDO.V WILL PLAY.
Clarendon A. C, of Alexandria, will
entertain a picked team composed ot
War and Navy players today. The
Medical Corps team was beaten by
the Alexandrians by 12 to 10 yes
terday. - ItllV LADS WILL PLAY.
Rex Athletic Club. which was
beaten. S to 5. by Tom -rooke3 Wild
Cits, will play the Bureau team at
L nion Park today at 3 p. m.
WINS FOR OAKMONT
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GRIFF TURNS ATTENTION
TOWARD NEXT CAMPAIGN
By SID C. KEENER. .
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Aug.' 24. Satisfied that the Nationals are out
of the first division race, Clark Griffith has turned his attention to the
next season. He is scouting in the western section, looking for some
shortstop and second base strength, as well as a good left-handed
pitcher. Of course, Griff would not refuse another fira. ball king, and
he is combing the minors to make his 1920 entry a-pennant contender.
Griffith, no doubt, will have the jump on several rivals, for Jimmy
Burke, Miller Huggins, Tris Speaker, Hughey Jennings, and Kid Glea
son, playing for the pennant and the first division positions, are stick
ing close to their knitting. Jimmy Burke appears on the third base
coaching line each inning for the Browns, and with his club in fourth
place is not thinking about 1920. He has his eyes directed at a cut
in the 1919 world's series spoils.
With the Griffs' though, It Is dif
ferent. There was a time when
Griffith considered himself a danger
ous opponent for the flag, but Harold
Janvrin failed to come around after
a severe attack of pneumonia, while
Clyde Milan was a victim of appen
dicitis. Throwing these regulars
out of the game for long spells in
terfered with Griff's plans consider
ably. He has Jimmy O'Neill booked for a
shortstop trial and according to
George Staler, Jimmy Burke, Chief
Gallia and other member of the
Browns, who saw O'Neill in action
with the Shreveport club in the
spring of 1918, Griffith ha3 a promis
ing youngster.
O'Xeill is a Hitter .
O'Neil, unlike brother Steve and
Jack, is a hitter of note at least, he
was when the Browns played against
h;m a year ago. He swings from the
right side, uses a long bat and hits
them with force. That's what Grif
fith needs, a good right handed hit
ter. He has Milan, Menosky, Judge
and Rice for the left side and speed,
but a clean-up hitter would fill the
bill.
In fielding O'Neeill showed speed
and an arm of steel. "I hope the
Browns have the right dope on this
feliow" commented Acting Manager
McBride today. "With many young
ball players called by Uncle Sam last
summer there are not many phenoms
floating around."
Harry Harper continues to have
his same trouble wlldness. Harry
lacked control when he was discover
ed by Griffith but Griff believed that
eventually Harper would find himself
and become another Marqu.ird. This
1 as been a bad season for Harper
though. When he does not get any
batting support he pitches a whale i
When they get him some runs,
though lie goes on a wild journey,
lake yesterday's game.
Griff SInni Ualliu.
The Griffs leaped on Gallia for
three in the second and one in the
fourth while Harry dished up
ciphers. Still the Griffs wore charg
ed with another defeat as the Browns
stepped in and swatted out seven in j
the fifth, thanks to three free tickets
and added three In the sixth with ,
Harper starting the procession with
a walk to Galliia.
With Johnson, Shaw and Erickson
for right-handers the Griffs will
need more strength for 1920 to get
back in the flrst division, and Griff
intends to cover miles and miles look
ing for this.
Winning ball clubs are fortunes for
thhe magnates thehse days. Here
the Browns, back about ten full
games from thhc White Sox will net
Magnate Bail something like $73,000
this season. Attendance records have
been set by the Browns, and they
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were in the second division yester
day. Last Sunday they played to more
than 27,000 paid admissions in a
double header with the Red Sox,
they had 14,000 on Thursday with
the Yankees and should get close to
20.000 today. When the Nationals
were here oa- their July trip they
played to 22.000 paid admissions on a
Sunday engagement with the Browns.
IN WHICH HARRY HARPER
SETS NEW ALTITUDE MARK
WASHINGTON.
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Runs Menosky. Shanks. Leonard (2).
Gedeon (2). Jacobeon (2). Smith. Williams.
Gerber, Severeid. and Gallia (2) Errors
Poster and Jacobson. Two-base hits
Judge, Menosky, Plclnlch. Gedeon, Tobln.
Severeid. Three-base hits Leonard, Wil
liams. Gerber. Home runs JaQobson.
Smith. Sacrifice hit Austin. Double play
Foster to Judge. Left on bases Wash
ington, 9, St. Louis. 6. First base on balls
Off HarpT. 6 oft Gallia. 5. Hits Off I cv A. A. in 52 1-5 seconds. Phil Spink.
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AFTER TOURNEY
Upon the showing made by all local
tennis players In the various clmh
matches, Columbia and District teBSls
championship tournament which starts
Saturday afternoon on the courts of
the Dumbarton Club, Wisconsin ave
nue and R streets northwest, a rank-1
ing for 1910 will be evolved by the
committee of the National Umpires'
Association here.
Saturday the naal tennis event of a
most successful year will be started
when the Dumbarton Tennis Clab will
hold the annual District of Columbia
tournament under the auspices' of the
National Lawn Tennis Association.
Four events are to be carded for
the tournament, glen's singles, men's
doubles, women's singles and ralxea
doubles will take up "the week of com
petition. Capt. A. J. Gore, chairman
of the tennis committee at Dumbar
ton, will receive entries up to Friday
night.
Tho title was wen last year tr
Cedrtc Major, a member of the West
Ide Tennis Club, of New York, affil
iated with Dumbarton, who defeated
Arthur Sweetser in the final. Samuel
Herrlck and H. L. Puriaton were tfce
doubles winners.
Among the entrants expected are
members of the Washington Teaafs
Association clubs, which Include Duia-j
barton, Columbia, and Chevy Chasel
and the Departmental and Saburbaa
League team members.
The War Department team, headea
by Major E. F. Foote, was defeated
by five matches to four In Baltimorq
yesterday In the flrst of the inter
city matches against the Marylaaa
Athletic Club. i
Washington's entrants In the sevea
big tournaments .to be held at Fores
HlllL. L, In connection with the na-J
tlonal singles champjonship,, whteW
.pipxui .lumurrow, win nave a larq
gallery oa hand.
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A party which Includes many Co
lumbfa Country Club members an
members of the Departmental and
Suburban League olHbs will be on(
hand when Connie Doyle meets SJ
Howard Voshell tomorrow.
MOLLA LOSES LOVE!
GAME TO BANKER
PHILADELPHIA. Pa., Aug. 24-
Miss Molla Bjuratedt, formerly na-
tional tennis champion and still a
factor to contend with in the net;
game, is engaged to marry Frank-
lin Mallory, a former Philadelphia.
who Is now New-York representative
of the Philadelphia banking firm of?
Drayton, Penlngton &. Colket.
Mallory confirmed the report of his
engagement to the famous tennis
player by long distance telephone
last night from Fairfield. Connecti
cut, where he is spending the week
end with his fiancee at the country
home- of Mr. Seder. The banker de
clared his engagement to Miss Bjur
stedt was not the culmination of a
romance begun by attempting his
cklll with her on tne tennis court.
"I met Miss Bjurstedt first at Palm,
Beach two years ago," he said, "but
not at a game of tennis. I am not'
recognized as a tennis -player." No
date has been set for heir wedding.
NEW WORLD'S RECORD IS
SET BY- CHICAGO VAULTER
CHICAGO. Aug. 24. A new world's
record in the pole vault was estab
lished here yesterday by Frank Fobs,
Chicago A. A., when he topped the
bar at 13 feet 3 9-16 Inches in the in
vitation event of Sears-Roebuck 9c
Co.'s tenth annual field meet.
The former vaulting record was IS
feet 24 inches by H. S. "Wright, of
Dartmouth, at Cambridge, Mass.. June
8, 1912.
Jo Loomis. C. A. A., won the 188
yard dash in 10 fiat, with Sherman
Landers, former Penn star, second
and Frank Loomis, third. In the 228
yard low hurdles Frank Loomis beat
his brother Jo in 24 1-5 seconds, with
Waldo Ames, former Illinois athlete,
third.
Joey Ray. Illinois Athletic Club, took
the mile run in 4:18 2-5, Eddie Fall.
C. A A., was second, and Joe Stout.
University of Chicago, third.
Lieut. Earl Eby, fresh from France,
where, he captured the 489 meter
run. won the 44"8-yard dash from the
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