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The Washington times., 1914-07-12
Holmead Tennis Team
Stays in the Lead

By taking the Benedicts into camp by
FIVE matches to two. the Holmead out
nit materially strengthened its hold on
first place IN the Suburban Tennis
League. Petworth stayed IN second
place by taking the measure OF the
Princeton Heights racquetters, score 4
to 3 Summaries:
HOLIMEAD VS.. BENEDICTS.
SingIes-W Holmead. VS.. Carr.
Benedicts, g., g..
Morrow. Holmead, VS.. Spence. Bene-
diets, 6-S, 6-3.
NoetZel BenediCIs, VS.. Winfield. Hol-
mead, SIS. g.
Dou0les-Buell-Clir, Holmcad. VS..
Carr-Spence, Benedicts, 6-l, SIS.
Bentley Brown, Holmead. default
James-Selson. Holmead. vs.. Bode-
Gable, BenediCts, 6-l. S-6.
Lesh- Noetzel. Benedicts. VS.. Spear
Baldwin. Holmesd. bl. 81
PETWORTH vs.. PRINCETON
HEIGHTS.
Sing'cs-BuckinSham Petworth, vs.
Harmon. Princeton Heights. 6-5. s."
"a.
Rose. Princeton Heights. vs.. Lynch.
Petworth. 6-3, 81
Foster. Petwortl. VS.. Smith. Prince
ton Heights, So, 81.
Doubles-Buckingham ohnSnn. Pet
worth. VS.. Rose-Smith, Princeton
Heights, g., rs.
Irwin-Hixson. Princeton Heights. vs..
Trott- Knowlton. Petworth. 6-", 81
G-4.
Harmon-Price Princeton Heights. VS..
Foster-LynCh. Pe'worth, s. -
Higgins. Princeton Heights. s-6. 6-s,
The Washington times., 1914-07-12

night II will be the hret time thne
heavyweight gladiators Of the ring
representing France and America viii
meet on neutral ground. II win also
be the. first tfme that the respective
champions of France and AmerieA
boxers In the heavyweight division,
have ever met. Because Of this and
the chance IL affords the winner for
a battle for the championship title
of the world, men interested In tho
manly art. OF self-defense in the three
countries. America. France. and Eng
land. are keen1v aroused over the
forthcoming battle.
Both men have had sensational ca-
reers In the rinS. Carpenter has been
boxing seven years. although he Is not
yet twenty-one years of age. This
means that he began to take part In
battles in the ring when he was thir-
teen. Smith. began to fight as q pro.
fessional in 1905. He began his sx.
perience in the ring when twenty
years old He Is now twenty-six. IL
will be seen BY this that both men
are in the full glow of early man
hood- They possess also the four es-
sentials of successful pugilist--youth,
strength, virility, and the "wailop."
The Washington times., 1914-07-12
". {. {. TO PREPARE
FOR NEXT DUAL MEET
Wishes Also to Take Return Re-
gatta From Maryland SWIM
ming Club August IS.

Not satisfied with having won five out
Of seven events from the Maryland
Swimming Club in their first dual re-
gatta yesterday. the Washington Canoe
Club will spend every minute possible
between now and August 15. when a re-
turn regatta will be staged at the home
OF the losers at Dundalk. Md. training
to take the second meet. Yesterdays
Victories by the luocal cluhmen won
for them the handsome placque hung
up by the officials of the competing
clubs.
Out OF possible IS points. President
Rutherford's lads pocketed 43 points.
getting first places in five of the races.
Each even. developed lively competition
and the Washington lads were pressed
to win all Of the points which went to
win for them the PLAGUE. Summary:
Singles-Won by II. T. Knight. Wash
ington Canoe Club: second. Reginald
Rutherford. Washington Canoe Club:
third. Boettinger, Maryland Swimming
Club.
Tail-end race-Won by II. V. Rouse,
Washington Canoe Club: second. Hyles
Pardoe. Washington Canoe Club; third,
d. De Lashmutt, Washington Canoe
Club
Fours-Won hv y AnsGev. II. V.
Rouse. II. Pardoe. and J. \. Collier.
Washington Canoe Club: second. J. w
Burch. II. T. knight. X. o. Eliason.
and l. Zirpel Washington Canoe Club.
third. c. Wirtz. w. BoettinSer. II.
kohler. J. W. Mehling. Maryland Swim
ming Club.
TiltinG contest-Won by ". Nohler
and ]. w. Mehling MARYLAND Swimming
Club; second, y. T. Hammer and o
Camp, Washington Canoe Club
Doublcs-Won by ]. w. Eurch and J.
A. Collier. Washington Tanoe Club:
second. c. Kohler and II. X ohlcr. Mary
land Swimming Club: third, +. c. Craig
head and II. W. Howell, Washington
Canoe Club.
Hurry -scurry-Won BY F.. 8. Piersol.
Maryland Swimming Club: second. c.
NJ. Wood. Washington Canoe CLUB;
third, l. Zirpel. Washington Canoe Club.
Relay race-Won by Washington Ca
noe Club u. w. Burch and J. w. Col
lleD; second. Maryland Swimming Club
Nv. Boettinger and ] C. Johannesen).
The Washington times., 1914-07-12
Masons Will Play Ball
To Help Hospital Fund

Washington and Alexandria Masonic
lodges arc displaying keen interest in
the game to be staged in the Virginia
port next Wednesday between mines Of
the Andrew Jackson Lodge and the
Alexandria-W Washington Lodge. Messrs.
Latham and Swan, respective managers
of those teams are making great pre-
parations to make this game an inter
esting one for the patrons of the game,
the gate receipts of which will go to
the fund for the Alexandria Hospital.
Many baseball players of amateur
and professional note will be seen in the
two line-ups and fast game is assured.
Robert Cox, foremerly one OF the fast
est center fielders of the big circuit.
will appear in that position during part
of the game for the Masons.
The Washington times., 1914-07-12
Washington Swimming
Club in Dual Meet

Members Of the Industrial Home
School swimming team will spend the
most OF the coming week in preparation
for their dual meet with the Washing
ton Swimming Club. At this time the
following events will be contested:
Half-nile swim; 5S0-foot relay race,
four men to a side: S0-yard breast
stroke: 22o-yard swim: fancy diving
l0O-yard swim; O-yarL back stroke, and
440-yard swim.
In the first outdoor dual swimming
meet staged in the pool of the Indus
trial Home School between teams from
the high schools and the Industrial
School the former won, a points TO IL
Despite the one-sided score, the races
were c!cse and well contested. II. Nc
Coy Jones had to exert himself 10 the
utmost to beat out Fred Cherry As II
was. Cherry gained in the straightaways
but lost on the turns.
The Washington times., 1914-07-12
Schoolboy TWirler to
Get Trial With Yankees

Frank Chance Is going to have the
services of the schoolboy pitching
phcnom of the season. His new boN
hurler. Milton Warren. of the Rayen
High School. OF Youngstown. Ohio. ls
said to be the best of the young pitch :
trs in the middle " est. and his record
Is such that he is expected to hold
his own IN the American League.
Out in his home State he Is said I"
be a wonder, and his forte is strike
outs There will be a change. how
ever when ne faces such sIuggers as
Ty Cobb, Joe Jackson, Iris Speaker:
and a few other OF the star batters or
Ban Johnsons circuit.
Warren is onlv seventeen years OLD
stands six feet two inches and worms
l75 pounds He Is to report 20 Man
ager S,hance when the HighlanderS
make their second trim West.
The Washington times., 1914-07-12

son the second time the Big Swete went
AGAINST us and laced him for home
run among other things. The third
time, however, he didn't do so we'll. and
perhaps by the end of the season he
will begin to believe that johnson really
Is fair pitcher. after all.
I still believe that the Tigers have
as good a chance as anybody 20 win the
flag. and think that they will prove
their worth on the present Eastern
trip. We have been badly handicapped
by injuries, but with all our men IN
there we will show some OF these clubs
how to play ball. Our pitching has been
very good lately. and we always could
get runs for the hurlers. Coveleskie
loogs to me like one of the best pitchers
in the league, and / am glad that I do
not have to face him. Harry now has
all the confidence in the world, and so
long as he believes himself invincible
he will be a tough customer. Much
he handles the big Pole. Oscar Las
done for him what the Phillics' catchers
evidently wouldn't do when Coveleskfe
was in the National League. Stanage
has taught him a lot about pitching,
and has never let him lose faith In his
own ability.
We must expect to see the Athletics
gain a little ground in the next couple
of weeks, for they are playing at home,
and, as have already pointed out. they
are very hard to beat there. In fact, l
do not know when any club has been
able to make a gain on them at Shibe
Park. have been looking for Boston to
come along all the time. but so far the
Red Sox have not made mach of
spurt. They seem to be content TO play
a 500 grade OF ball, and while they
are close enough to the leaders to be a
L. rN c~a tad
in the present long home stand or cease
to Re really dangerous.
All the battling in the National
League seems to be for place ana snow
money. The Giants keep plugging away
in the lead. and are likely TO stay there.
not see how they can be ousted, for
after August l they have only one long
Journey, while the clubs which seem 10
be giving them the best battle must go
East twice more.
Chicago has been playing a fair grade
Of ball lately, and SO has Pittsburgh,
but neither looks strong enough TO
worry McGraw much unless he has
some bad luck. Cincinnati appears TO
be "jinxed." for Just as soon as Herzog
wins a few games some OF MS players
am not blaming them IL they can get
tbe money, but, Of course, 1t doesnt
improve the clubs chances of winning
, bit to have somebody saw sood-oE
every week or SO. In order to nave
winning ball club. you have to keep
\ together, a statement which the
n GERS misfortunes with regulars miss
ng from the lineup will attest.
I certainly am sorry for Herzog, Tor
ne has dcne wonderful work with the
material at hand. and II he had been
,ble to keep all the players with whom
ne started the season. he might have
made a real fight for the flag. some
hing that the National League needs
very badly. The fans are getting
.ired of seeing the Giants win all the
ine lust as American League patrons
re weary of the Athletics perpetual
.uccess and il would be A great thing
for baseball IL there could be change
ui - the leaders of both circuits.
" "rcopvrtgtt, 1914, by the Wheeler Syn
iicate 1nc)
The Washington times., 1914-07-12
WIREL ESS ORDERS ARE
BEING RECEIVED NOW
FOR BIG BOUT TICKETS
Gunboat Smith and Georges Carpenter Complete Training for
Thursday Nights Contest in Londor-Firs Time Amer.
can Has Met frenchman on Neutral Ground

LONDON, July 12.-Wireless
teIegraphy is being used by those
seeking seats at the Olympia next
Thursday night when Gunboat
Smith, white heavyweight. champion
of America, enters the ring with
Georges Carpenter, Europe's light
heavyweight title holder. Every
transatlantic steamer has been fur
nished with plans of the Olympia
arena and the training stunts of the
two boxers are being published in
the ships newspapers every day.
Many travellers have engaged seats
by wireless, realizing that the huge
arena will be crowded to it's capac-
ity and that seats are at a premium
in this city. The Waldorf hotel clerks
in charge of the seat sale declare
that not a ticket will he left by
Wednesday, the day before the bout.
1t was reported today that the re-
ceipts of the bout will go higher
than $4,000. Many orders are. be-
ing received from fans in Paris and
the Frenchmen will number fully 500
around the ring when the bell rings.
Gunboat Smith today did his last
hard work for the battle. and expects
to enter the ring weighing about 1S5
or ls6 pounds. He will have about
seven pounds advantage in weight
over Carpenter at that rate. Smith
will now rest until he enters the ring
Carpenter Is still training in Paris.
but Is expected to quit tomor row and
come Immediately to London.
'I am ready was all Smith said to-
DAY. as he completed his preliminary
training by hsrnmering his sparring /
partners all around the improvised |
ring at his quarters in Brighton. He |
Is confident of winning.
Jack Johnson. worlds champion, has
engaged a box at the rinzside. and |
NAV reply to the winner OF the bout.
who will challenge him
The purSe for which Smith and Car
pentier will struggle is $4,000. di- |
vided on basis Of so and 40 per
cent. tine winner taking the long end |
Of course.
When CARPENTER and Gunhost Smith ]
stand VI to shake hands Thursday
The Washington times., 1914-07-12
Leach Cross Will Meet
Joe Rivers on July Is

Los ANGELES. July 1,.-k =
Cross. Of New York. and Joe Riv
the Mexican lightweight. Of Los -
geles. We're matched yesterday 70
twenty round bout at Vernon on :
%. They signed, up after quibb =
for almost a week Each believed
was the star Of the card. and war
the larger share of the proct
They are to make rs pounds ring
The Mexican and the New Yorker
met twice in tsn-round no-dectsion
fights in New York. and once IN .
twenty-round battle at Vernon last
DAY. which Rivers won.
The Washington times., 1914-07-12
TERRAP ms PLAY
PAPERMEN TODAY
Knabe Brings Baltimore Federal
Team Here for Independent
Game.

Making the trip here from Baltimore
to play the Andrews Papermen at Fiji
teenth and II streets northeast. Man
ager Knabe and his Monumental City
Federal League team are in Washing
ton today with fast lineup to oppose
the locals. George Suggs is the pitch
ing selection announced for the Ter
rapins, while Forest Thompson will
probably work for the Papermen.
Tug Fury. Rude" Sutton, Lefty"
Downey, Dutch" Munich. Plunkett.
Fitzgerald Heck. Doleman. and Tommy
Thompson will also be seen for the
Papermen. Berry & Whitmore meet
the Linworths in a preliminary game.
The Washington times., 1914-07-12

the hurler really has it on" the hitter,
and the latter hasn't any license to get
blows, but to instances wherein the
batter in connecting all right but can't
get them safe.
We played one game against Boston
a couple of years ago when We hit Ray
Collins harder, l believe, than We hit
any other pitcher all season, yet he
beat US easily. There must have been
twenty-five line drives in the game.
ed up in the path of the ball and yank-
ed it down. Iris Speaker and Duffy
Lewis together contributed half a
dozen sensations, including two of the
greatest one-hand catches I ever have
seen.
1 remember one that Speaker pulled
at Crawford's expense which [ thought
was about as bare-faced a robbery as
/ ever had seen. Before We had finish
ed sympathiZing with Sam, however, /
came in for commIseration myself when
Lewis grabbed one on me with one
hand right in front of the scoreboard
1t would be hard to say which was the
better catch, but / am willing to state
that either one would have justified
murder on the part Of the man who
was pictimized.
Collins always seem to havs this sort
of luck against us. Time after time,
We bang him all over the place, but
find that there is always some fielder
in the way, and a lot of the Tigers
would rather face anybody else than
need fattening. OF course. there are
days when Ray doesn't give his field
ers such a lot Of work. but, be he good
or bad. was usually have trouble max
ing runs.
II would take a book to tell of all
the cases wherein pitchers have the
goat of individual batters. One of
the most famous cases was Schaefer
and the late Addie Joss. Old Dutch"
might Just as well have gone I'D TO
the plate without a bat when Joss was
pitching. for the C1evelander had him
SO completely subdued that 1t was a
crime. In all the time "Schaef" batted
against the tall fellow. I think he got
one. or possibly two, hits, a great REQ
ord for dangerous hitter like my
German friend.
The other day I heard Lena" Black
burne. OF the Chicago White Sox. say
just after he had failed for the fourth
time IN a game to get Dubuc's pitching
out Of the infield: ct couldn't hit that
fellow II they gave me a paddle as big
enough. but I can't meet 1t on the
nose"
There are dozens OF Just such cases.
That is why some youngster is likely
to 20 UP and bust one off Johnson or
Scott or any one Of those tough birds.
He doesn't know what a dangerous
customer he is facing and takes his
place in the matters box confident that
he can hit. AS soon as the pitcher has
looked him over a few times and has
sized him up. however. he is apt to find
that the advance notices OF the hurl-
er's prowess have not been exaggerated.
Marty Kavanazh. Of our club. sold the
FIRST time he faced Johnson that Walter
didn't have ANYTHING and that he
wished he could bat against him all
day. "Thev'd never ret me out ~ rome
NJ the pitchers had anv more than
that" said the confident vounGster IN
this frame Of mind. ne tore into John |
The Washington times., 1914-07-12
SECOND ROUNDSON
CARD At COLUMBIA
July Golf Tournament Progress.
ing Satisfactorily and Good
Scores Come In.

Play in the second round of the five
sixteens Of the July golf at the Colum-
bia Country Club will be started by
some of the entrants as early as 9
o'clock tomorrow morning and the week
is expected to be filed with nne play.
which will narrow the tournament
down to fewer and fewer contenders for
the finals.
The first sixteens have nearly all been
completed. and in order to complete the
tournament within the allotted time.
perceptible progress must be made dur
Ing the coming week
The Washington times., 1914-07-12
Release StrikeOut Star.

CHICAGO, July 12.-Harry Swami,
who held the record in 1912. with Twen-
ty-three strike-outs in nlne-inninG
game. was unconditionsI'y released to-
day by President Weegman. Of the Chi
cago Federals. Swami was signed for
ore year by Manager Tinker. but has
been unable to gain control OF the ball
and the president of the Chifeds made
a cash settlement with him TODAY. He
will return to his home. In Pittsburg.
The Washington times., 1914-07-12
BINGLES AND BUNTS
BY GRANTLAND RICE.

shifts variations upheavas and twists
should be selected from all the
tae would undoubtedly
vong the Chicago Cubs.
probably other baseball
the together
of flags at the leagues masthead
Since these gions verge mixing in
another top is interesting they
The Giants
margin hone years, since New York edged the
National League, Cubs have the CALL
The Washington times., 1914-07-12
Ty Cobb Says That Flag May Be Decided in Two Weeks LIVE SP
Two More Weeks May Give Straw
Showing How Pennant Blows
COBB TO PLAY

81 expect to get into the lineup
tomorrow" said Ty Cobb to-
day. "My injured thumb feels
much better now and I ought
to be able to swing a bat
again"
The appearance of the Georgia
Peach" in the Detroit battle
line will greatly increase the
strength of the invaders and
the Griffmen will have to hustle
to win the remainder of the
. contests scheduled in this
series now under way.
The Washington times., 1914-07-12
New Records Made at
Industrial Home Pool

Coach Drummer today hangs up five
new marks in the records of the Indus
trial Home School, as a result of yester-
days weekly meet. when that number
of events were given better times. two
others were broken. and anothe d.
equaled. Lena Petrillo knocked ls
seconds of of the 100 yards and 70 from
the 800 yards. In the 40 yards. Louise
Perkins set such a hot pace that Lena
did not place. and the school record
vas equaled.
The Washington times., 1914-07-12
Completes Long Swim.

Jabez Wolfe the English swimmer,
who has been the most persistent man
in his attempts to swim the English
Channel. accomplished a great swim on
June IL. He swan across the Solen
from Southsea to Ryde, Isle Of Wight.
and back to Clarence Pier In Ports
mouth In six hours forty-four min
utes, fifty-three seconds. He was taken
so far out of his course by the ude on
his return that his pilot endeayorsd 70
persuade him to give up his tasA He
persisted and finally succeeded.
The Washington times., 1914-07-12
Derrick for Cubs.

CHICAGO July l2.--President Thom-
as Of the Chicago National League
club. confirmed today the announce
ment Of the Derrick-Mollwitz trade,
p nd added that Derrick would he with
the Cuhs tomorrow and would play In
the Chica eo-New York series. He add
ed that Mollvitz would start for Gin
cinnau tonight
The Washington times., 1914-07-12
Georgia Peach" Believes Jungaleers Have as Good
Chance as Anybody to Win the Bunting This
Season-Expects St. L ouis Brownies to Take
Tumble Before Long Now.
By TY COBB,
Worlds Greatest All-Around Player.

end of the month"; ought have fair idea as to
going ontendrs the big league
circuit the East paying
the result of this depends
three outfits which hope the
of Johnson's organization.
well within reach of the and
winning could reach the pinnacle be-
look for the Browns sink before
wonderful
he has the sustain his
much longer.
Chicago bravey the
the mend will have
likely
playing with pepper lately than it did month ago.
things breaking regular
ly ambition get
ting little favorable attention the Goddess
have bccked wonder
The Washington times., 1914-07-12

I never saw a team get much tougher
breaks than Chicago did for a time
Everything just naturally went wrong.
II q Chicago batter hit a line drive,
invariably somebody grabbed IT and. as
likely as not, turned 1t into a double
play. while any sort of a fiuke thing
went for a hit against the Sox pitchers
I remember one game In which a great
catch cheated one of Callahan's people
Of hit that would have broken up the
game, and in the closing part of the
same inning the fielder who had per-
petrated the robbery hit a miserable
Little>roIler between the pitchers box and
third base and beat the throw to first
base, scoring run and prolonging a
rally that was the means of winning
the game.
On the one hand, a magnificent line
drive, hit as hard as any ball ever
saw, was pulled down for an out, and.
on the other hand, a mere 'fizzle" was
converted into a base hit that was prob
ably the turning point of the day. That's
baseball luck. Did you ever notice what
a strong psychological effect a star
catcher or a great stop has in ball
game? The team which suffers often
10 lose anu " dSSCpI
the conclusion that the luck is against
II and victory isn't in the cards. But
the club which is saved by the super
natural fielding feat takes a new lease
on life and makes up its mind that 1t
Is bound to win anyhow.
II requires luck to win a pennant;
uck and good baseball combined. There
e such a thing as making your own
luck by hustling and fighting all the
lime. too; but some days. no matter
What you do, they just won't break
for you. ! know this is so in my own
case, for some of the best wallops that
ever left my bat have been caught,
while have made safeties out of some
ashamed to take. Perhaps 1t all evens
up in the long run, however. After
having had a few line drives speared.
ou feel that you ought to get lucky
nit now and then.
I remember one year when Sam Craw-
lord batted in such tough luck that
Everybody on the club was sorry for
him. He hit almost every bail that he
cnnected with like a rifle shot, but
ne opposing fielders had most un-
amy way Of getting in the road. The
light fielders were forever pulling down
Mighty wallops which ought 20 have
0een triples at least. while the second
0asemen and shortstops were hopping
board roaring grounders thlt always
=eer1ed to come zip to them on "Bill
Tsssmer" hops. Sam wasn't even lucky
anough to foozle a sfew down toward
bird or first and make hits out of
hem, but kept right on banging them
III the nose and into somebody's clutch
ss all season. The result was that
-e finished with about the poorest aver
ge he ever has had in the major
eaEues when he was hitting the ball
% arder than at any other time in his
areer.
OF course, IT is weII-known fact
rat some batters never have any luck
Gainst some pitchers. I an, not now
-eferripr to the numerous cases wherein
The Washington times., 1914-07-12
Langford to Referee.

NEW YORK. July E.-FOotball en-
thusasts are delighted to learn that
william G. Langford has reconsidered
his decision to retire from the Gridiron
and will again referee the. Princeton.
Yale and Harvard contests. He Is
the best official referee In the country
The Washington times., 1914-07-12
Another Margin.

Which recalls the
better
The
and ~
The Washington times., 1914-07-12
N. Y.'s Goat.

has abb 70
Giant
and aga 10
The Washington times., 1914-07-12
Even on McGraw.

John Mcraw has been unable to close up New Ys
times eleven years up date But the other they tossed
poisoned
shy most OF this done under the Chance
establishing victories
The Washington times., 1914-07-12
Fair Chicago Margin.


the Giants The
York a OF her
The Washington times., 1914-07-12

OF course, II is a well-known fact
rat some batters never have any luck
Gainst some pitchers. I ans not now
= -eferring to the numerous cases wherein