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McVey, right field; Andrew G. Leon
ard, left field. These bewhiskered
gentlemen won fifty-seven straight
games-the entire schedule.
George Wright was the star Of the
team and the champion batsman. He
went to bat 4S3 times, made 40 home
runs was given his base on balls but
three times, and did not strike out
once.
Brainard did practically all of the
pitching and won AZ straight games.
He accomplished this in spite of the
fact that he sported full set of
whiskers.
The complete team went to bat 4,045
times and on only As occasions were
they given bases on balls. They were
put out on bases 646 times, were left
but 2S4 times, and only strike-outS
were registered against them. Col
lectively they made 100 home runs.
They were the first Salaried team.
They caught 433 fly balls and 27S
fouls; made 562 assists and AZ double
plays. The worst defeat was admin
istered to the Buckeye team of Gin
cinnati, which was overwhelmed, 103
to s. The closest game was that
played on June IS against the Mutual
Club of New York, the score being
to 2.
The team amassed a total of 1895
runs in the fifty-seven games against
total of STA made by their opponents.
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Cleanings From Sportdom
By Walter Camp
Measurements of Speed.

Frank Bilbreth of Providence, with
whom the writer has worked out some
startling facts regarding golf swings,
using Jim Barnes and Gil Nicholas as
subjects, has given US some excellent
information regarding the speed of a
thrown ball. With an average league
player, it took .2SS seconds from the
time of leaving the hands till the ball
reached the catcher. That is at the
rate of 210 feet a second or "a miles
minute. With an exceptionally fast
pitcher the ball travelled 2.sS miles a
minute His machine proved conclu-
sively that the batter began his swing
when the ball was still 9.24 feet away
from him. He also made some inter
eSting experiments relative to the
amount of time allowed for steal
from first to secondhand is, with a
good average league speed pitcher,
catcher and second baseman. He
found that including ordinary wind
up by the pitcher required 4.407 sec
onds for the twirler to deliver the ball
to the catcher and the latter to land it
in the hands of the second baseman.
The base line from first to second is
80 feet, and allowing the runner lead
of two yards, he would have 4 Y sec
onds in which to cover the remaining
distance. There is a record made by
Lobert of having made a complete cir
cult of bases in 13 As seconds on Oc
tober 9, 1910. The time for the throw
from the catcher to the second base
man. 30 feet, is given as 1896 seconds.
So the time to make that steal is very
small. A first class, trained Splinter
can run 100 yards in 10 seconds. but he
is in running clothes, as in comparison
with heavy baseball suit and shoes.
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AMERICANS CLEAN LINKS
Take All Five Matches in Four.
Ball Contests in
Canada.

HAMILTON, Ontario. July 90
American pairs won all five matches
yesterday in the four-ball contests be-
tween the United States Golf Associa-
ton and the Royal Canadian Golf AS
ISOLATION at the Hamilton Golf and
Country Club at Lancaster.
Two matches were decided on the
final green when Canadian players
missed puts. In these Chick Evans
Chicago, and E. NJ. Byers, Pittsburgh,
defeated William McLuckie and W. j.
Thompson, Toronto, and Jerome Ira
vers and Oswald Kirkby, New Jersey
champion, outplayed T. B. Reith and
F. s. McGougall, Montreal. Reith and
McDougall led On the first nine holes,
2 up, but fell down in their play in the
second nine.
Remarkable putting by Francis
Oufmet, Brookline, enabled him and
John G. Anderson, New York, to de-
feat George S. Lyon and Godfrey Tur-
pin, Toronto. up and to play.
Max B. Marstein, Philadelphia, and
Robert A Gardner, Chicago, won from
Seymour Lyon, Toronto, and Fritz
Martin, Hamilton. 4 up and to play.
The Americans led at the turn. up,
and retained the lead, although both
Canadian players kept under par for
the second nine holes.
Bobby Jones. Atlanta. and w. c.
Fownes, jr, were, held even at the
turn by j. Haddon and F. G. Hob
litzell, Canadians. but later obtained
a winning lead Play in the afternoon
consisted of ten two-ball contests.
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i'm BARNES WINS
OPEN GOLF TITLE
Equals World Record in Cap
turing Western Event-Mc-
leod Finishes Fourth.

CLEVELAND, July 26.-Equaling
the world record of 2S3 strokes for
an open championship, James Barnes
of Sunset Hill Club, st. Louis, yester-
day won the western open golf cham
pionship from 100 leading golfers of
America over the 6,260-yard links of
the Mayfield Country Club, leading
Leo Diegel of Detroit by three
strokes and Jack Hutchinson of Chi
cago by four.
Barnes also earned the distinction
OF being the only one to win the title
three times. He won in 1914 at In
tcrlachen Club, Minneapolis, and in
1917 at Westmoreland Club, Chicago,
where he set the lowest score re-
corded for seventy-two holes medal
Jlsy. He held the title over 1918 on
account of the war.
In addition to the three leaders,
Fred Mcleod of Washington and Otto
Hack barth of Cincinnati, with 2SS
zach; Bob Mcdonald of Chica go. wi h
tsS1: Walter Hagen of Detroit, nation
al champion, and Harry Hampton of
Richmond. Va, with 292 each, and
Willie Kidd of st. Louis, with 296
also finished in the money, while
George Sargent of Minneapolis, EN-
met French of York, Pa, and Tom
Boyd of Fox Hills, N Y, tied for
tenth place.
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SHAW AND HARPER
ON MOUND TODAY
Face Nay|or and cling"
Johnson in Twin Bill.
Griffs Lose in 18th.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

Two games for the price of one is
the magnet that is expected to attract
a goodly throng to American League
Park this afternoon when the Macks
and Griffmen will play off game
postponed from early in the season in
conjunction with regularly sched-
uled contest. 1t has been exactly
eight weeks since capital fans have
had an opportunity to indulge. in a
base ball bargain. and, with half
holiday in force. the turnstiles should
click right merrily. Manager Mack
intimateS that Rollie Naylor and
"Jing" Johnson will do hill duty for
the visitors. Shaw and Harper def
nitely are slated to perform for the
Griffs. The latter now is the posses
sor of an unbroken string of defeats
to the number of six. On the theory
that this slump cannot continue for
ever he may win today. The initial
contest is to get under way at 2
o'clock
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SEMI-FINALS OF DOUBLES
LONGWOOD FEATURE

NEWTON, Mass, July 26.-Semi-
finals in the New England sectional
doubles tennis tournament attracted
a large gallery at the Longwood
Cricket Club today. with interest di-
vided between the two matches. Beals
and Irving Wright of Boston were to
meet Craig Biddle of Philadelphia and
Charles S. Garland of Pittsburgh.
while the 1916 champions, r. Norris
William and w. NJ. WaShburn. had
Richard Harte and c. Gamer of Boston
as opponents.
Riddle also was on the card for a
fourth round match with T. r Pell of
New York in the singles competition
for the Longwood bowl.
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POT0MACS ENTER
IN THREE EVENTS
Local Club Well Represented
in S. R. A. Regatta at
Baltimore Today.
BY II. C. BYRD.

Crews from the Potomac Boat Club
are entered in four races in the annual
regatta of the Southern Rowing Asso-
citation in Baltimore this afternoon.
Oarsmen wearing the red and white
will pull in the Junior quadruple SOULS.
senior double SOULS and in the Junior
four cared gig race. The Potomac en-
try in the junior eight race has been
withdrawn.
Thrall and Chamberlain, veteran oars.
men, make up the entry in the double
SOULS. They are rather expected to win
The junior four boat is to be composed
of Hutterly, Kurtz, Abbott and Schne,.
der, and the Junior four -oared gig WIKI
have in it Eisinger. Scherly. Bucklas
ard Baker, with Kintz in the coxswain1s
, seat
Quadrangles. with Clark pitching. took
the measure of Gun Division in the
Navy Yard League yesterday. The
winners hit Frye rather hard, collecting
eleven bingles off his delivery. 1t mUss
| be said for the Gun Division hurler.
though. that he did not get very good
support. Luscombe and Giovanetti did
most of the batting for the winners,
, each connecting for three bingles. Groh
led the losers with the stick.
Treasury gave War Risk real battle
in the Departmental League, barely
winning by to 8. Ernie Schafer was
allowed the losers a total of six hits.
| Walker pitched some very creditable
ball for Treasury after he succeeded
! Meyer on the slab. Gerard at short for
the losing club handled six chances
without slip. Pat Rooney played good
ball at third for War Risk.
/ Motor Transport did the thing up
brown in beating Adjutant Generafs
Office in the War Department Inter-
! bureau League. the count being 13 to
! l. The winners batted Lansche hard.
Notwithstanding that the latter ran
| ned eleven. Patton led in the stick.
| work by getting three bingles out OF
| the thirteen made by the winning
| club. Crowhurst. besides pitching
| winning ball, fielded his position per-
| fectly.
Southern beat Union Station, s to !.
! in the Terminal Railroad Y. NJ. c. A
! League. It was a hard luck" game
for the losers. as Southern was on
| the short end of a to 1 score in the
] last inning. A rally, which produced
! four runs, won for the Southern out
| fit Cohill led the winners at bat
| with three hits, and Hunt pitched con-
| sistently.
Jimmie Wright's Rex Athletic Club
| is to play steel Plant tomorrow. The
! game should be better than the ordi-
nary, as Harry Collifiower prob
ably will get together a mighty
good combination to oppose the Rex
| men The previous contest between
| the teams was won by Steel Plant.
| to 2, and Wright's team is out to
avenge it's defeat. Virnstein probably
will do the pitching for the Rex club.
Out at Clarendon two games are to
be played. Clarendon meets Empire
| Athletic Club in the first of double
header and goes against War Risk In
! the second.
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The team Travelled about 11,S77 miles
that year and played to a total at
tendance of 100000 The Reds were
the first team to wear uniforms
which, by the way, differed little from
the present costumes.
At the last report the only members
Of that great team now living are
George Wright, Cal McVey, Douglas
Allison and Gould, who resides in
Cincinnati. W
George Wright, now more than sew
enty years Of age, resides in Boston,
and is still a remarkable golf player.
He was an excellent all-around ath-
lete and performed brilliantly not only
at base ball, but at hockey, tennis and
golf His two sons, Beals and Irving.
won fame and championships at
tennis.
Although we do not wish to appear
disrespectful to the old boys, it is
only right that we explain few of
the remarkable records of the Red
Stockings. The fact is that the Reds
had very few worthy opponents in
1859. Then, too, the pitchers in those
days were not the skilled artists of
today. and they depended mainly on
an underhand delivery which was
easy to hit. The fielders wore no
gloves. and did not gobble up the
grounders SO skillfully or even try to
stop with their bare hands the wick
ed smashes that are caught nowadays.
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Do Not Pinch Yourself.

Tight shoes that are not short do
not deform the foot as much as short
shoes, but tight shoe has a very
distinct effect on the general health.
Probably the easiest way for a per-
son to put himself in condition for
catching cold is to wear tight shoes.
1t interferes with the circulation and
produces cold feet, at which nature
rebels by producing a sense of dis
comfort. A tight collar congresses
the arteries in the neck and is very
apt to lead to headache, or a general
cerebro congestion. 1t also makes
the neck and throat extremely sensi-
tive and renders the subject liable
to irritation in the air passages.
Tight clothes restrict the circula-
ton and thus interfere greatly with
the general health. Collars. gloves.
clothes, as well as shoes, should al
ways be moderately loose for COM
fort. The shoes can fit more closely.
but If you wish to keep your hands
warm, the looser the gloves the bet
ter, and the same is true about
clothes. Tight belts lead to difficulty
in the circulation and that to discom-
fort and disease.
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Led From the Start.

Barnes led from the start, scoring a
record of SO, one under par, for the
heavily trapped course on Wednesday,
He took par 20 for the second round
on Thursday, leading the field by four
strokes.
While the tournament did not fur
rish the excitement of a tight finish
or a reversal OF leaders in the last
round, the golf generally exhibited
was the best prayed at a national
meet The surpriGs of the event was
the comparatively poor showing of
Hagen, who recently won the United
states Golf Association meet at Bos-
ton with 3O1, while Barnes tied for
eleventh place with 315.
of the sixty-five who started the last
two rounds, having qualified with $50
or better for the first thirty-six holes.
seven withdrew before the day was
over Among these was Gil Nichols
IF New York, who added fine II in
he morning to a pair of 7Ss, only to
4 bet bad start in the afternoon. This
= No exasperated the veteran, known to
fEo continents. that he broke up his
Eubs and threw them away in dis
AsISt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-26
BY ROBERT l.. RIPLEY.


The Cincinnati Reds have the chance
of their lives to win a pennant this
year. Although they have been in the
National League since it was organ
lied. forty-three years ago, the Reds
have never won the pennant. They
have finished second but once.
However their performance this
year is something else again. and sug-
gests to us the original "Reds'-the
Cincinnati Red Stockings. The orig
inal Cincinnati Red Stockings of 1869
went through the entire season with
out a single defeat! This record is
unapproached in the history of base
ball.
The RED Stockings" wonderful
season began with contest in Gin
cinnati on May 4, 1869. when the Great
Western team of the same city was
beaten As to 9. and closed with the
defeat of the Mutuals of New York in
the home city on November s by the
score of II to s.
The Red Stockings of 1869 consisted
of these players: Harry Wright. CEN
ter field: George Wright, shortstop;
Asa Brainard. pitcher; Douglas Alli-
son, catcher; Charles H. Gould, first
base; Charles Swasey, second base;
Fred Waterman, third base; Calvin A.
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NEW TENNIS STAR ARISES,
Edwin's Play Sensation of Southern
Tourney-Final Round Reached.

ASHEVILLE, N. c.. July 26-
Charles NJ. Rodgers of Knoxville lost
to ]. W. Erwin of Spartanburg yester-
day in the semi-finals of the southern
tennis championship singles. and the
South Carolina player, who has de-
veloped into new star, won his right
to play Esmond Phelps in the final to-
day. Erwin has been an uncertain
quantity in the tournament, for he
entered little known, and for a while
his sensational playing was attributed
to luck. AS the tourney developed,
however, and he continued to show
splendid form, it was apparent that
his chances were seriously to be
reckoned with. Phelps is a veteran
player, who has taken part in many
Of the biggest matches in the south.
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Boston Refuses to Sell
Pitcher Mays to Yankees

BOSTON, July 26.-The deal
which would have added Carl
Mays to the pitching staff of the
Yankees is off for the present at
least. Harry Frazee, president
of the Red SOx, conferred with
Col. Rupert and Col. Huston
for several hours yesterday. but
no satisfactory arrangement
could he reached.
In return for his undcrhand
pitcher, Frazec demanded either
Bob Shawkcy or Herbert Thor
mahIen and smail fortune.
The owners of the Yankees re-
fused to listen to any deal in
vOlvinE Shawkey or Thormah-
len, but were willing to make a
straight cash deal for Mays.
This offer Frazee declined.
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inquired one angler of another while
participating in the sport on the river.
Cant tell any more than how they
happened to appear in nearby waters
only few years ago." he responded,
but I presume it's because they find
plenty to eat"
Fishing for large-mouth bass in the
creeks along the lower Potomac will
be an attraction to many sportsmen
in the near future. Most of the
anglers who participate in such sport
own motor boats, which enable them to
reach the favorite places without much
trouble.
And all such sportsmen have
friends" suggested an angler, max
I ing it unnecessary for one to go sin
gle-handed."
A number Of anglers have tried their
luck in the vicinity of Aqua creek
and made small catches They ex-
pect an improvement in the sport as
soon as the water gets little cooler.
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Makes Bid in Tenth.
Down to Tennis Finals.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 26.-Fred
Alexander, New York, and S. Howard
Voshell, Brooklyn, will meet Axel
Craven and Robert Kinsey of San
Francisco in the final match of the
tri-state sectional doubles tournament
here today for the right to enter the
national doubles competition at Bos-
ton in August.
Following this match r. Lindley
Murray, national singles champion,
and 1chiya Kumagae, Japanese cham
pion, are to meet in an exhibition
match.
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BANNOCKBURN IN GOLF
MATCH WITH WASH. c. C.

A hot battle is promised tomorrow
over the course of the Washington
Golf and Country Club at Jewell, Va,
when golf teams representing the lat
ter organizat ton and the Bannockburn
Golf Club clash in one of their series
of team matches. Bannockburn has
won both of the two matches played
this year, and the players from the
Virginia club will put up a stiff fight
to repel the invader tomorrow
If Bannockburn wins tomorrow's
match it will have won the series.
Five matches are to be played this
season.
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OVERTIME BATTLES ARE BANE.
OF THE NATIONALS THIS YEAR
OF Ten Played Only Opening Day Con-
/. test Is Won-Barrow Won't Quit.
Rowland on Pan.
By DENMAN THOMPSON.

Winning with the Nationals
of the
Walter Johnson hooked Scott
thirteen before Agnw Judge and Foster could produce the
ge that scored the only tally the Since then the Gimen
H participated battles, including that
when the
OF to T. without attaining single verdict All defeats how
oess chapters against Jack Quinn before the ended by
against Russell and Shawkey combat that called the close
OF the fifteenth with honors ~.
Oddly
The second
staged with Anderson Thompson.
~ occurred
anks 81 Shawkey the decision Shaw.
following Shawkey
nson and the 3lst 65 Shaw
total OF rounds
o. these battles rounds did
Roland subjected Aoysius FL The
" a OF yesterday Chicago July 49, when
eleven innings a count OF 6 to
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PHILADELPHIA.

Stated for Erickson in eighth.
fBatted for Gill in eleventh.
IRAN for Johnson in eleventh.
Philadelphia ........ I o o 0 Is
Washington ......... 0 0 0 0 . 0 o.
Two-baSe hits-Strunk Rice and Walker.
Three-haSe hits-Thomas. Picinich and Burns.
Stolen bases-kopp and Rice. Sacrifice hits
Murphy. Shanks. Strunk and Foster. Left on
Observation-Disclosures 4; Washington. 8. Base
on bails-of Erickson. .: off Perry. l. Hits
Off Erickson, in eight innings; off Gill. in
three innings. Struck out-By Perry. l; by
Erickson. 6. Losing ptcher-tiill. Impires-
Messrs. Evans and Nallin. Time of game
. hours and minutes.
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Final Battle for Upton Cup.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. July 26.-The
final twelve-mile leg of the class r
yacht race for the Sir Thomas Lip
ton cup is to be sailed this afternoon.
Five sloops are entered. They are the
Mebleh, the Clarice, the Pam and the
Psammiad, all Cleveland owned, and
the Yank, Toledo entry.
The Clarice won the first leg and the
Mebleh the second. The Yank I'm
ished second on both coca SionS.
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ROD AND REEL

DiScouraging reports from the up
many successive weeks that anglers
expect to enjoy little bass fishing this
season. There was a time when many
of the enthusiastic Waltonites did
nothing in the line Of sport but try
their luck for gamesters. but so much
most of them changed to sport on salt
water.
Several years ago I thought there
was no sport to be found in salt
water fishing" remarked a sports
man, but long deprivations induced
me to give the other sport a trial, and
now it's the other sport for me-
On numerous occasions, the angler
for up-river fishing. Rain came after
he started, upsetting his plans.
But in salt water" he concluded,
there's no such thing as muddy con-
ditions keeping a fellow off the wa
ter
Night fishing on the Chesapeake bay
and Potomac river is an attraction
that many Sportsmen are enjoying.
1T really is enjoyable" said one
who has participated in the sport a
number of times.
I'm the first place" he added, might
fishing gets one away from annoying
insects, and another consideration is
the absence of the hot SUM-"
Then, too, an important item in night
fishing, he stated, is that the angler
is not bothered much by small fish.
The trout season is in full swing,
and hardheads. usually gone at this
time of the year, are still being
caught.
"Why are they remaining so late?"
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Keep the Doctor Away.

Don't sit still with wet feet. Walk
until you have a chance to change.
Hot water quick. is the best thing for
a sprain. Getting angry makes black
marks on health. You'll never get
govt from walking. Envy, jealousy,
wrath will ruin any digestion. Men
who chase the golf ball don't have
to pursue the doctor. Open windows
don't make half as many colds as
closed ones do.
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Griffs Drop Tough One.

1t was a tough struggle the Ma
tionals put up before going under in
eleven innings yesterday, 6 to 4. Me-
nosky put them in bad right at the
start with two-base muff that cost
run when Strunk followed with a
double. Rice's single, and three in
field taps, the last by Shanks, with
the squeeze sign displayed, evened the
count in the second. and from that
period to the seventh it was a nip
and-tuck affair between George
Erickson and Scott Perry.
In the session usually accounted
lucky the Mackmen took the lead on
three singles and added pair in the
eighth on a pass, Thomas triple to
deep center and Shanks' wild relay
to the plate.
Rice produced wallop in this ses-
sion that netted two runs, hits by
Judge and Foster, with bum chuck
by Thomas. having. PLACID them in
the trail for the tying tally in the
ninth when he pounded triple to
right center and registered on
Shanks' safety
Gill succeeded Erickson after Char
rity Intellectually batted for him in
the eighth and retired the Macks in
order for two rounds. He met his
waterloo in the eleventh when Walker
dropped short fly in right that went
for two bases instead of one because
L
There was one down at the time an6
Gill impressively famed Burrus te
make it two, but Burns crashed fal
over Murph's dome for three sacks
and a tally and waltzed home or
Perkins jolt over second.
Makes Bid in Tenth.
The Griffs made a bid to win in the
tenth, which Judge opened with E
texas Lacquer to left. Foster sacrificed
him to second. Menosky here had {
fine chance to atone for his error
What he did was to ground to Burns
Rice was purposely passed and pilfer.
ed second before Murphy rolled tt
Perkins.
Starting the eleventh with single.
by Picinich and Shanks the hopes o,
the fan were raised. Janvrin failed il
his efforts to bunt and forced Judg,
at third. Hitting for Gill, johnson
forced Janvrin at second and Judg,
ended it by lifting to Walker.