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k THURSDAY^ AUGUST 24, 19^2. I GOLDIE AHEARN BATTLES JOHNNY RENO-IN SPORTLAND ARENA TONIGHT
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AHEARN OR RENO TO EAT
CROW TONIGHT AS CLASH
AT SPORTLAND IS ENDED
By LOUIS A. DOUCHER.
Somebody's going to eat crow tonight at 'the Spori'and Arena.
Goldie Ahearn, Washington's southpaw featherweight, says it will
be Johnny Reno, the navy dancing master. Reno says it will be
Ahearn. Each has been bombarding the public with broadsides,
telling how good he was and what be intended doing. Therefore,
one or the other is going to be vastly surprised when the two
iudges and the referee render their decision. They can't both win.
They might finish even, but they can't both win their ten-round
contest featuring Frankie Mann's second show at the Berwyn
palace of fistics.
Goldie Ahearn i? a Washington'
boy. He began boxing while in a
training camp and continued it over
sea*. Probably because he is a
southpaw, he met with success after
success in the many camp boxHifr
shows while a member pf the A. E.
P. and was taken to Italy as one of
the team of (American boxers headed
by Mike O'Dowd, at that time World
middleweight champion.
Johnny Reno has been in the navy
for a couple of years. He has hung
Up a long string of victories In serv
ice bouts and, strange as it may
?eem for a navy boxer, is clever
rather than a hitter. If he possessed
a real kick to assist his cleverness,
he'd be closc to the top among the
lads his weight.
Goldie Abearn, who lias a lot tjf
friends in the Capital, has done
most of his ring work outside of
Washington, but he has always
Wanted to show before his own
friends.
Ahearn has-been clamoring, for a
bout at Sportland. He saw I Reno
collapse before Frankie Rice, the
Baltimore cave* man." and promptly
asked to have the club hook him up
with Reno. But the service boxer
was under a cloud and had to battle
his way to the top again. This he
has done.
Reno stopped Frankie Daily, of
Baltimore, in his first effort to prove
his class. Ha had earned a semi
final. He got it with John L. Smith
last Week. He wds far too classy for
Smith, who is an earnest worker and
that's all. It is doubtful if Smith
landed a hard blow on Reno through
out their contest.
So Frankie Mann, the new match
maker at Sportland listened to
Goldle Ahearn's prayers and signed
him for this week's bout, booking
him for ten rounds with Reno. They
are to weigh 128 poumra ringside and
box to a decision under the rules and
regulations of the Maryland boxing
commission.
Aheard is a careful cuss. He never
underestimates his opponent. He
has worked himself Into fine shape
for tonight's contest. He thinks he
has too much experience for Reno
and that he knows a way to stop
him.
If Goldie Ahearn will forget the
caution he usually exhibits in the
ring and starts aggressively after
his rival, tonight's feature bout
will be a slzzler. If he doesn't, be
may find himself eating crow.
Tf Reno is baffled by the awkward
ness of a southpaw and doe# not lead
?nough. he may find himself doing
the crow-eating stunt.
Ahearn can hardly win by drawing
himself Into his shell. He will hive
to mix it with Reno. He says Reno
can't hit. Tn that case there is
nothing for him to fear. Tf he boxes
sggressively, Goldie may win. If he
doesn't. It should be Reno's bout
provided the navy lad doesn't find
that southpaw stuff too much for
him to fathom.
Three preliminaries and a semi
final have been arranged by Frankie
Mann. Dick O'Brien, of the Seamen
Gunners, will tackle Bob Randle. fit
Washington, in a four-round contest.
Two six-round affairs will offer
Jack Skinner, of this city, battllnc
Charlie Barber, of Baltimore, and
Billy Vincent, of Washington, facing
Joe Stecher, of Baltimore.
Joe Brock, of Baltimore, winner of
last week's semi-ftnal. will swap ter
rific swinca and wallops with Kid
Breck, a husky marine from Quan
tlco. These lads are expected to
provide the wallops not to be found
in the final bout.
ANDRE GOBERT IS ON WAY
BACK TO FRANCE TODAY
NEW YOTtK. Aug 24.?Andre Co
bert, who proved to be the star of
the French Davis Cup team during
Its sojourn in the United States, sail
ed yesterday on thp Paris for France.
Allan H. Muhr and Jean Borotra, the
' other members of the French team.
Will remain in the United States for
?ome time.
Befor? his departure Oobert ex
pressed to the U. S. Ii. T. A. his ap
preciation for the treatment which
had been accorded to liirn and his
sssoclates during their stay In the
United States.
"I will be very gateful," he said,
"if yoti will tell the American pub
lic for me how much I would like to
thank personally every one who has
been so nice to us during our stay
here. Our welcome was wonderful,
and wherever we went the club offi
cials and our hosts were more than
kind. Our team benefitted greatly
from this trip, I am sure, and I think
every one who saw Cochet and Boro
tra play realize that France has In
them two very promising young play
ers who will he heard from In future
Davis Cup matches."
Falk Not Impressive.
A year ago Bob Falk, the White
Sox outfielder, looked like a most
promising youngster. Today he
seems to have reached his limit,
which Is none too high. He Is Just
an ordinary balhplayer now.
"Can't Stop Yanks."
Joe Bush, the Tanks' leading pitch
er; tells friends that "the Tanks
can't be stopped." A lot of other
folks agree with BusH."
Cubs Have Hope.
The Chicago Cubs, far from being
downhearted, have hopes of winning
thfc National League pennant.
Sportland's Card for
Tonight's Big
Ring Show
Feature bout?Goldie Ahearn,
v?. Johnny Reno, 128 pounds, ten
rounds.
Semi-final bout?Joe Brook vs.
Kid Breck, 158 pounds, eight
rounds.
Curtain raiser?Dick O'Brien vs.
Bob Randle, 130 pounds, four
rounds.
First prelim?Jack Skinner vs.
Charlie Barber, 133 pounds, six
rounds.
Second prelim?Billy Vincent vs.
Joe Stehcber, t46 pouriSs, six
rounds.
PWElT
FANS OFFERED
CLASSY CARD
Loughran and Tunney to Fur
nish Feature of Five Eight
Round Engagements,
PHILADELPHIA, Auk 24.? In
dications are that one of the larg
est crowds ever to witness an open
air boxing show in this city will
attend the five eight-round bouts
at the Phillies Ball Park tonight
in which Tommy Loughran. of this
city, will rise to or fall out of
line from a return match with
Harry Greb. American light heavy
weight champion, when he clashes
with Gene Tunney. of New York,
in the final contest.
Seldom has an open air fistic
carnival been offered to Philadel
phia followers of the punch that
aroused equal interest'. Loughran
and Tunney will fight for the right
for a return meeting with Greb
in the role of challenger for the
light heavyweight title. Because
of Tunnev's hard hitting ability.
Loughran is figured only a slighi
favdf-ite to -win. while many New
Yortrers are backing the former
champion to drop the pride of |
Philadelphia for a count, at least. I
Tunney also will have a weight J
advantage of about a doaen pound*.
Next in interest will be the meet
ing between George K. O. Chaney,
the Maryland knockout artist, and
Karl France, the shifty Californian.
This promises to be a lively battle,
bringing together a hard hitting |
southpaw and a crafty righthander. J
LEONARD-WHITE BOUT
HELD UP BY CHAMPION
NEW YORK, Aug. 24.?Negotia
tions for a return bout between
Benny Leonard and Charley White
for the lightweight championship |
are being held up while awaiting the
recovery of Leonard's injured mouth
Billy Gibfion, his manager, sn
jy>unced today.
GOLDIE AHEARNf, (/VHO WILL CLASH
WITH JOHNNY RENO AT
SPORT LAND TONIGHT ,
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LMETTE IS I
WITHOUT LINE
OF VETERANS
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Famous Forwards Have Van-j
ished and Jock Sutherland
Must Find Others.
EASTON. Pa.. Aug. 24.?The fa
mous Lafayette Collee* lint', * the |
line that for the last two seasons
battered and rammed its way
through opposing forwards with re
markable success, is to be no rhore
if reports reaching here are true^
Williams. Schwab. Detble. Budd
and Brown formed the quintet that
performed with the precision and
effectiveness of a machine under
the guiding hands of Coaches Dr.
"Jock" Sutherland. Fred "Pud"
Seidel and Dr. "Skip" Gouglw.
The Pitt Panthers. Heismaji's
Penn eleven, "Pete" Reynolds and
his doughty Bucknell crew, Stan
ford's Rutgers proteges and Ijifav
ette's best rival, Lehigh Univer
sity, all tried to stop the assault
of these five men?and failed.
Jt was no secret that the Lafay
ette line was the main cog in the
team's reaching the top of ^he foot- I
hail ladder last fall, going through
the season undefeated and receiving
the Eastern championship trophy
of the Veteran Athletes' Associa
tion of Philadelphia.
But this year Coach Sutherland
must rebuild a new line, when last
fall at the close of the season he
departed believing that this would
be the least of his troubles.
Doug Brown, the scrappy cenlrt",
has been graduated; Captain-Heel
Joe Williams, a tackle, found it
necessary to leave college; Johnny
Budd. the former United States
marine guard, has decided to
change his studies to a business
course and expects to enter the
University of Pennsylvania, while
Aft Deible, the other giant tackle,
it is said, will not return here next
month.
This leaves only the new cap
tain-elect. Frank "Dutch" Schwab,
unanimous choice of all-American
guard last season, and. with the
exception of Charley Berry pnd Milt
O'Connell. the ends, there will be
very few experienced men ready to
step in and fill the gaps left by
the departure of the all-star quar
ter.
Alonzo Will Stay.
Manuel Alonzo. the Spanish tennis
player, Instead of hurrying home,
will remain in the United State* long
enough to engage in the singles ten
nis championships at Philadelphia in
September.
Connolly for Indans.
Joe Connolly, the Little Bock out
fielder due for a trial with the Cleve
land Indians, is the hom? run cham
pion of the Southern Association. He
report* for trial next month.
Eddie's Friends
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BABE RUTH REGAINS POWER,
YANKS ARE SPEEDING ON
Br BABE RUtH.
? His fir|t 75 games this year 26 home runs
His first 75 games last year 25 home runs
This date last year (in 121 games) 46 home runa
NEW YORK, Aug. 24.?After wobbling through the first three
j months of the season, the most consistently inconsistent club that
j ever tormented its followers or drove its manager to the verge of
| nervous prostration, the Yankees finally have "found" thsmselves and
seem to be poised and primed for another pennant-winning dash.
For the last four weeks they have been player harder, faster, more
successful ball than any other club in either league and I look them
to hold their present pace right down to the wire.
If the Yankees do win a pennant
this season, and 1 am now more than
ever confident that they will, they
will be the first club in their Uagua
to win two years in succession since
the Boston Red Sox turned the i rick
in 1915 and '16. Of oourse, there is
no rule against a" club winning two
| consecutive pennants if it can: it
| just so happens that no American
i league club has been able to do It
in the past six years.
And there toas a time, along about
six weeks ago. when I had some
alight misgivings about the Yankees'
ability to repeat. I wasn't hitting
much more than my weight, the
pitchers weren't going any too well,
and It seemed as though the club
couldn't carry a winning streak over
more than one or two consecutive
games.
During the paM month, how-^
! ever, there ha# been a wonderful
improvement in the Yankees' nla.v,
the beginning of which coincided
almost exactly wltli the acquisition
of Joe llugan and Elmer Smith.
Since these players came to New
I York the Yankees h*ve swept
through the league like a devastate
| ing scourge and at the time this
I article whs written were breezing
along at a .750 clip.
This Is fast baseball, fast enough
to win in any league; and not the
| least remarkable feature of it Is the
| fact that the Yanks are "dotng their
I stuff" against first division oppo
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Service.)
Season's home runs 26
Total homers of career l&S
Afc'New York.
FIRST INNING? Indians. 3; Yan
I kees. 0. Bases empty. Two out.
| Coveleskie pitching. Foul, sfike.
Ruth grounded out, second to first,
j FOURTH INNING?Indians. 4;
Yankees, 1. Babe first up. Popped
out to third on,fl^sf pitch.
SIXTH INNING?Indians. 4; Yan
kees, 1. Dugun on first, two out.
Coveleskie pitching. Ball, outsii^:
strike, called; strike, two, swung;
foul: ball, two, inside. Babe fanned.
NINTH INNING?Indians, 4; Yan
kees. 1. Bases empty, one out. Ruth
up. Strike, called; foul, strike two.
Babe grounded out to first.
Ruth's Ratting Record.
G. AB. R. H. TB. Pet.
77 286 65 02 191 322
nerfts. They aren't picking on sec
ond division foes, but are forging
ahead against the strongest opposi
tion the league can send against
them.
And it is worthy of more than
passing note that they aren't show
ing the slightest sign of cracking
under the strain. They always have
been a hard club to figure, in the
sense that they are always and
eternally pulling the unexpected, and
so I am not at all surprised to find
them playing their best ball when it
will count most heavily In their fa
vor. At various critical stages in
the 1321 campaign they flashed a
pleasing faculty for rising to the oc
casion and this happy trait still is
a part of their make-up, it seems.
It seems like a long time since
I had a chance to gloat over m.v
own share in the progress of the
Yank* and now that opportunity
offers to say a good word for
myself I do not Intend to let it
pass. By which I mean to Imply
that I seem to have found the
range again and am hitting just
about as well as I did at any time
last season.
The old knack of making homers
returned while the Yanks were
swinging through the West on their
second Invasion of the Corn Belt
and I'm glad to be able to report
that It is still in good working
order. ?
In my last twenty-one games I
Ave made exactly ten home runs.
This is an average of .476 home
rtuns per. game and If I can hold
this pace through the remainder of
the season I will run my total fot
^he year beyond th# forty mark. 1
A couple of months ago 1 pre
dicted that I would make forty
home runs this season and I see no
reason now why I should revise my
figures. Of course, the Yankees
have only a few more games to play
at home, but wfien I am swinging
right I can make home runs away
from home as easily as I can at the
Po'io Grounds and I think the aver
ages bear me out when I say that
thers is nothing wrong with niy
swing just now.
(Copyrltnt, 1?JJ, by Christ* W?l?h
Syndics *?.) .
Will Hold Swim.
Five swimming events, three for
men and two for women, .will be
held Saturday afternoon in the first
swimming meet held at the Ward
man Park Inn.
District 'Baseball
Association
Games
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SECTION A.
W. t>. Pet. W.L.Pet.
War Dept. 6 ? 1.0#0 Hhlp. Board S 3 .504
irm r A.C. 3 1 .760 Valuations. 0 g .000
South.Ry. 3 8 .600
Today'* (rmmm.
Valuatlona va. War, l.ong and Watt,
Union Station, Quant.
Orace va. ShlppInK Board. Sutton and
Woodward, Qracc Field, Cook.
Tomorrow'* Uunn,
Grace va. War Ueparlment, Doyle and
Long. Grace Field, Quant, Cook.
Yesterday'* Hn>rr?.
Shipping Board, 6; Valuatlona. 3.
Urace A. C-, 6; Southern Railway, 2.
SECTION B.
W.'L. P?t.| W.K.Pct.
0. A O ... ? 0 l-SOOIfV. Union . . 0 2 .000
Stand. Oil. t 0 t .OOflj Hp* latere. . 0 2 .000
Waab. Uaa I >1 ,600|
Today'* OlIAM,
Ref latere va. Western Union, Hughea
md Daniel*. White Lot. Beard.
O. A. O. v?. Waahin*ton (las, Jaeachke
ind Venae!. Hollow, Redmond.
Tomorrow'? Gamea.
Q. A. O. va.. Standard Oil, Bratburd
ind Sutton. Union Station, Beard.
Regiatera va. Washington Oaa, Wood
ward and Groan, Hollow, Redmond.
Yenterdaj'n Kroren. /
Standard Oil. Washington Gaa, 2.
O. A. O.. ?; Weatern Union. ? (forfeit).
IfilN TRY
TO LAND TOP
HONOFTTODAr
Unbeaten Section A Leader
Expected to Clean Up Valua
tion in Sectional Contest.
By BRYAN MORSE.
War Dtpartment, with a rlean
slate in the Section B series for the
District Baseball Association title, is
Jxpected to get further away from
he other clubs in its engagement
with Valuations today at Union
Static//. The War lads have a big
edge on the Section A teams and in
meeting Valuations today can look
for still another victory. The other
Section A game is between the Grace
A. C. and Shipping Board nines on
Grace Kleld engaged for second
honors at present.
The Section B contests today
should be yell worth watching as
General Accounting Office and Wash
ington Gas are playing on the White
Lot on diamond No. 4, and Registers
and Western Union are playing in
the hollow in Georgetown.
It begins to look as though the
War team was the class of the Sec
tion A teams. The departmental en
trant appears to be strong in every
department. Grace may get going
and give the War players an argu
ment. but it appears to be a fore
gone conclusion that the War men
will get In the final series.
Ttie titular games in Section A will
probably be concluded this week.
Section B contests will be drawn out
until a week from today. Rain and
a postponement has thrown the B
section battles back at least three
days.
It is expectcd that the final post
season games, the three-game series
between Section A and Section B
winners, will be held after Labor
Day.
Western Union has held up the
championship battles for several
days. First, the Commercial Leaguers
failed to finish up their schedule.
They played two games in a final
series, and then rain interfered.
It was claimed that Western Union
would represent the league. Postal
Telegraph objected with the result
that a hurried executive committes
meeting was called to decide upon
the eligibility of the Western Union
men.
Tomorrow Grace A. C. plays War
Department in what Is expected to
be a first-class engagement. The
War team is facing the Georgetown
men on their own field, which mnv
make a difference unless Emil Pfell
decided to pitch a no-hit game.
In the secton B games tomorrow
the General Accounting Off ce is
meeting the Standard Oil team. This
game has been shifted from the
White Lot to Union Station.
AMERICAN BOXERS WILL
HURRY TO MILLENNIUM
According to late caMes from
Kngland, Bouncing Joe Beckett is
about to extend his naked chin In
the general direction of an opposing
lioxer again. Thij cables have It
that the English champion is signed
to meet both Frank Moran snd
Georges Carpentler again. He es
caped with his life on two previous
occasions when he fought with th?se
men.
If the bouts are gone through with
and they draw crowds, there will
very probably b? a general expdus
of boxers* from this country for
England, sailing confident In the
belief that the millennium has at
last arrived.
SANDLOT GRIDIRON LADS
WILL FORM IN LEAGUES
Washington's sandlot gridiron
teams are going tojorm in league*
for the fall's sport. A meeting is
scheduled to be held at Spalding's
on September 1 at 4 p. m. Managers
of all sandlot football teams desiring
to Join In three leagues are asked to
be on hand.
It is planned to have three sec
tions, one for teams under 126
pounds, another for 150-pound aggre
gations and still another circuit for
unlimited class elevens.
Grace Lads Land.
Grace A. C. players won out over
Southern Railway yesterday In
scoring fobr runs In the second.
The final count was 5 to 2 In favor
of the Georgetown team.
Shipping Board Wins.
Shipping Board came through In
the final frames of the game with
Valuatlona yesterday winning by
6 to 3.
ANGLERS ENJOYING RARE ?
SPORT ON UPPER POTOMAC
By R. A. ANGLER. r? ^
The waters of the upper Potomac are in exceptionally fine-<s>ncll.
tion for small-mouth bass fishing. During the past week larg<
catches were reported, despite the low water and the high tear??er*.
ture. I really believe that if water conditions remain as tmi ar?
at present, with the cool evenings coming on to lower the Urflfpera*
ture, that local anglers will have the best fishing that has* beer
known in vears on the uDDer tideless waters.
Among the familiar races seen
on the upper river during the past
week were Pat Riordon, Ed Ford
and William T. Knowles.- The last
named landed the prize gamester
of the week, a fighter weighing a
trifle over three pounds.
Dale Sheriff was also among
those present. Accompanied by
Charles Holt, a young piscator,
they fished the waters from
Hwayne's lock to the dam. Charles
had the thrill that comes once
in a lifetime, that of landing his
first bass.
According to Dale, the gamester
took the young man's lure with
a rush and never stopped going
with* the line until it was almost to
the end. When the base started
on his second go off It was a case
of hit quick or not at all. Charles
gave a sudden backward movement
with- his rod and Mr. Bass was
hooked, but not landed. After a
fight that lasted for some little
time, the young man brought to
bay the first gamester of his fish
ing career.
With the river in fishable con
ditio/1, Kdmond McKenna could not
resist the temptation of wetting his
line. Not hiving the time to de
vote to the small-mouthed up-river
gamesters, he hurried \ away from
office duties last Friday afternoon
to try some new lures on the big
mouthed tribe that make their
home in Little river. He reported
that bass could be seen In large
numbers, but refused to take either
artificial or live bait.
This has been the experience of
other anglers, who have visited
Little river, since the season
opened. Possibly with the coming
of cool September nights the fish
may snap out of their present
drowsy condition and give the
anglers some action.
The Columbia ^Fishing Club got
under way Saturday for their an
nual outing. Dunbar's Lodge, on
Smith's creek, will be their head
quarters for the next week or ten
days.
Organized in 1868, it is the oldest
incorporated anglers' association in
the District of Columbia.
The club's officers are Herman
Richards, president; Lemuel Robey,
secretary; Charles W. King,' jr.,
treasurer.
Dunbar's Lodge, one of the
show places on the lower river, is
conducted by Capt. Logan Dun
bar, known throughout southern
St. Mary's county for his sunny
disposition. |
To reach Dunbar's Lodge by
automobile: Washington to Ana-!
costia to Waldorf, turn to left to
Hughesvllle to Charlotte Hall to
Morganza to Leonardtown to St.
Mary's City to Ridge, turn to right
for one mile, end of journey. Fine
roads all the way. i
GOLFERS USE LANTERNS
TO FINISH TOURNAMENT
PITTSBURGH, Aug." 24.?Golf by
! the Ight of lantern* was the order
I at the Pittsburgh Field Club late
] yesterday, where the annual invl
j ta'ion tournament Is in progress.
I Due to a heavy fog in the morning,
! th? first contestants were late start
j ing. This threw the entire field out
[ of balance, and the last ten pairs
to take to the links found duslt
I settling rapidly.
At the thirty-third hole they could
not see th?? flag, so lanterns w?re
brought out and placed on the
greens. The golfers shot at t!?e
lights and succeeded in finishing
the round.
New Players Report.
Rush league stars, snapped up by
major league teams are reporting
everywhere these days, though the
Griffs are yet to welcome any of
them. Whatever rookies the Griffs
will get will probably show up after
the team goes on the road for its
last swing through the West.
SAYS "BUGS" ^
Baer
Park Sparrows Lose
ers. Famous Philadelj
School Sends No
Birds to Leagues.
WILD BILL, DOIipVAN,*>t?o
graduated from thi i fa
mous Park Sparrotfto of
Philadelphia, bemoans th? pfipinj
of that old organization oQpFiga
rette borrowers.
Bill learned to wild pitch tttting
to knock a meal of mulberries, otf
a tree with a Swedish boomerang.
A Swedish boomerang is a thai'
leg. They were greatly In deffon't
around Philadelphia in th*r'!ol 1
days of week-end riots and i
van tours. The Sparrows (J*"1*1**'
some great ball players to the bi:
and small leagues. Wid Ubnro' ,
the two Birmingham boyt^lil
Bill, Reds Donahue and i/kniy
others.
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Amos Strunk took a summ- r
course in the Sparrows' Colleg? be
fore Joining the Athletics. v>r
?~? ".oil.
Amos wasn't really a Sparfott ut
heart, because Amos used tojrtvk
for a living. It was agaJnAr <t!.?
traditions of the flock for a Sp: r.
row to soil his cuffs with anYtUii#
but old age.
-fv?
Thev had no Invisible meaiM ol
support, were always on Axkt-d
diets, and spent seven montfca of
the year knocking fungoes imrl
Fairmount Park. Morningg-ifir*
spent in solemn conference on- in
ternational politics. Aftfcmoo!
games were played with alU
legal splendor of big lea*ur?
These contests were for the
of small town managers leolcin ?
for material to strengthen vthel
Saturday afternoon baseball Warns
The upward trail of the Rparr.iw
led through Bustleton, MlUvjlW
Tacony, the Virginia L<eagtte^li<
South Atlantic League, tna";.5ri
State. Then the big time wtoeel*
X?j>. .
If a Sparrow didn't gradir ?
from the park in two summmu '<
was usually a Sparrow for Ufa.; I
was an easy business, with- ru
overhead charges, with a fifty.fi >
chance of your next custon: ?<
wearing a big polished badge.
The downward boulevard r!
Bustleton, beer, and back
park again. If you didn't' drj i*
beer in Bustleton, you w*Pi' .ill
r,?ht- ^ U*
We drank the beer in Bust)<^ n
UMPIRE ACCEPTS DEFI;
WORKS FROM GRAND SlU"
FREDERICK, Md., Aug. 24.4f > *
tators at the Frederick-Cha4i'
burg Blue Ridge League game
yesterday, after hooting Vff'-i
Shaner for sfx innings, final!)
vited him Into the grandstand fa
der his decisions.
He promptly obliged thenr : '
went Into the stand. After tw h;
umpired in this location for h&l <<
inning officials of the Frederick >.-h
protested and he returned to h
place behind the plate. FreA, it
lost the game, 10 to 5.
Southerns Meet.
The Southern A. C. will htf
foothall meeting tonight at 8 oV' j.
at 468 N street southwest. 1
last year's players and any nstdJw.
Girl
itchell
ci^ai*
atihe cigar
stands of alt
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