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The Washington herald., 1920-08-17
MARATHON RACE TO
BE STAGED HERE SOON

A five-mile open handicap mara
thOn race of the Cross Country Club
is sO be held in Washington Satur-
day, August 2S, at p. m, under
the auspices of the Amateur Atb-
letic Union of the United States,
The start and finish of the race will
be at the Y. NJ. c. A. building, of
this city.
Prizes will be awarded the win
ners. For first place a gold media,
will be given. Silver medals will he
awarded winners of second and
third places, and also to the novice
breasting the tape. Bronze medals
will be the prizes for runners end
ing from fourth to tenth, inclusive
Entry blanks may be obtained at
1888 Pennsylvania avenue aISo
A A U. registration blanks. Tbev
are also on hand in the sporting de-
partment of the Herald.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-17
Cleveland Is Taking
Orders for Series Tickets

Cleveland, Aug. I6.-MaiI ap-
plications for world series will
be received by the Cleveland
American League baseball team.
starting today, officials of the
club announced. They said the
pressure for reservations was too
strong to be resisted further.
No cash or checks will he ac-
Cepted with the applications. The
club does not desire 10 handle
the actual money until the pen
nant has been cIinched. Due 10
the comparatively small sire of
the park. ofHciaIs decided TO limit
each applicant 70 two tickets.
No tickets will he sold TO firms
or companies.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-17
Cuban Hurler to Work
In Double Bill Today

Jimmy Burke and his ST.
Louis Browns, arrived last night
and are at the Harrington Hotel.
They will open a four-gsme Sc
ries with the Nationals this after
noon, when double hill has
been announced.
President Grinhth announced
last night that likely he wosId
start Zachary or Courtney in the
opening bill, while Acosta, the
little Cuban, Will work the sec
ond game. As this will be the
Iatter's initial appearance In this
city, the fans will be on hand TO
watch his work.
Manager Burke would not state
who he would work. hut prob
ably Bayne. the PittsburE south
paw, would be one of the twirI-
ers, while Davis or Van Glider
would pitch the other.
The frst game starts at = p. m.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-17
NINE
DROPS OPENER
Kelly Hurls Silver Spring to
Victory in Initial Series
Game.

The opening of the first round Of
the Independent series Of the Dis
trict baseball championship At Union
Park, Fifteenth and H streets north
east, saw the Brockway A. c. go
down in a shut-out game at the
hands Of Finney Kelly, hurting for
the Silver Sring A. C, score to o.
The contest was called after the first
half of the eighth inning on account
of darkness. Both teams put up a
hard fight.
Light hitting marked the battle,
indicating good pitching on both
sides. four hits being the total Of
the winners, and three the number
of bingles made by Brockway. KeI-
ly. for the Silver Spring club. seem
ed to have the edge on Warthen in
the slab work. as he struck out six
men and walked only one batter.
while his opponent famed two and
passed three.
Silver Spring scored their first
marker in the first. After Newton
had grounded to witt. Purdy, the
second baseman, singled to left and
scored on Lynch's double, which Ge-
rardi misjudged and allowed to go
almost to the fence. They counted
the other run in the fifth. Sissel
was safe on Decker's high throw to
Witt, and moved up peg when
Kelly walked. Then Burthe thought
it was time to pick him off second
and he made the attempt, but the
ball rolled to center field and Sissel
went to third. At this junCture
NeUfnr cirrrleI n RIGHT fnlI ~
chased over Sissel with the only
other run of the game. A neat
double play ended tho inning whe n
Price took Purdy's rap and forced
Newton at second while Fenton
nailed Purdy by a step at first base.
The score:
The Washington herald., 1920-08-17
JAPAN EXPECTS
VISITBY GIANTS
Tokyo Paper Declares Babe
Ruth Will Also Go to
Orient in Fall.

The Japan Advertiser of Tokyo
declares that there are excellent
prospects that the New York Giants
will appear in that Far Eastern sec
tion of the world this fall Y. Kushi-
biki. the widely known Japanese
sporting promoter, has already a
signed contract with Larry Doyle.
of the Giants, to bring that team to
the Orient to play in Tokyo and
Isaka for a series with the world
champions, whichever team may be
the lucky one to win the flag. the
paper declares. 1t is also reported
that Babe Ruth has also been en-
gagged to play there.
Games at waseda University.
The games will be played at Wa
seda University grounds, which now
seat $4,000 people. They will be en-
larged so that $4,000 can be accom-
mOdated. The contract calls for all
the games that can be played,
weather permitting.
From Osaka the Giants and their
opponents will go to Shanghai,
where they will play during Deem
Der. At the end Of the trip in Japan
and China the players will return
TO play in Manila during the latter
part Of December. Then the tw,
clubs will journey back, stopping off
at Honolulu long enough for a Sc
ries of games there.
The entire trip will be under the
management of Mr. Kushibiki.
Permission Is Necessary.
The above may be authentic, but
the fact is that the japanese repre-
sentative has overlooked the fact
that in order to have the world
champions take a trip as a team he
must secure the permission of the
National Commission and also Of the
club owners.
The report that Ruth is also to 20
does not jibe with. what the tan
Yankee sluggeT told several promot-
ers who wished to have him sign
contracts to play in Cuba and else
where. He said that he was under
contract to appear in the movies
exclusively, and that he would not
be able to accept any offer to pIav
baseball until his theatrical CON
tract is completed.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-17
CantweH Quits Oil City.

Mike Cantwer. of this city. is IN
town now after having left the Oil
city Club. of Pennsylvania. with
Tay Steineder. Both are pitchers
and were formerly with big league
clubs. the former being once with
the Phillies and the latter with the
PittsburE Pirates The local boy,
jumped the Buffalo international,
League team before going to Oil
City SCHNEIDER is now in VineIand.
n. J.. where he has a business.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-17
Park View Yanks Beaten.

The Mount Rocky Juniors downe1
the Park View Ysnks in a game
played on the monument diamond
No l yesterday. by the score or
10 20 e. The Juniors would lik-
To hear from any team in the Dis
trict averaging Il years Of age
For games phone c. ". whalen be-
tween . ?. m. and s ?. n. Franklin
l374-J
The Washington herald., 1920-08-17
Carrico Blanks Rapid.

c, of Clinton. Nd, set the Rapid A.
Q. down with two hits and no runs
while his mates won a S-to-0 vic
tory. Write manager Of the Clin-
ton team for games. Phone. Marl-
boro l6F13.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-17
Red Sox Take Two.

In the first game Of a double
header yesterday the r. P. An
drews Red SoE trimmed the Wash
ington Black Sox. to 4 Good bat
terry work Of Donald and Gaines
was a factor in the victory. The
second game between the Bureau
and the Paper COMPANY ended s to
0 in favor OF the latter
The Washington herald., 1920-08-17

Runs-Carey, Southworth, Whitted, Shot
ton Lavan. Errors-Heathcote. Two-base
hits-Southworth, Cutshaw. Three-base hits
-Lsvan. Runs batted in-by Southworth
Cutshaw (2D, Hornsby, Dilhoefer. Caught
esling-Hea thcote. Double plays-Barbsre
Grimm. Lavan, Hornsby. Fournier. Bases
on balls-oT Hsines C2). Struck out-by
-Hsines, 2; by Adams, 4, by North, 1. Pitch
ing record-of Hsines. I hits, 8 runs in
innings. Left on bases-St. Louis, s.;
Pittsburg. 3. Time, 1:30. Umpires-Hart
and Harrison. Losing pitcher-Haines.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-17
Marine Midgets Lose.

The Marine Midgets defeated the
All-Star Juniors in a seven-innine
game yesterday by the count of 4
to 0. The features of the battle were
the pitching of Portner and the
heavy hitting of the whole nine.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-17
RED SOX DEFEAT
TIGERS IN OPENER

Boston. Aug. 1G.-The Red Sox
won the first game of the series
with the Tigers this afternoon, 6-to-
4. Pennock got into trouble in the
seventh. and after the visitors had
scored three runs, was relieved by
Waite Hoyt with the tying run on
the bases, and two out. Dauss was
hit hard in one inning, young Brady
coming through with a triple with
The Washington herald., 1920-08-17
Orioles Forfeit to Roland.

Yesterday the Orioles forfeited to
the Roland A c. The RoIands
challenge any 14-year-old team in
the District for games. Teams will
write Manager O. Mccullough. Of
l2S Fourth street southeast. or
phone Lincoln 1851.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-17
K. of C.s Lose Close Game.

The keane Council team of the
knights OF Columbus League lost
a hotly contested game to the Peer
less Athletic Club by the score OF
. to l. With two men on the bases
Mccarthy sewcd up the game for
the Peerless with a timely two-bsse
hir
The Washington herald., 1920-08-17
BABE ADAMS BEATS
CARDINALS, 3. TO 7

st. Louis. Aug. 16.-Babe Adams.
the old master of control. hurled the
Pitsburg Pirates to a 3-to-2 victory
over the Cardinals here this after
noon in the third game of the
Buccaneers final series in st. Louis
The score:
The Washington herald., 1920-08-17

Cincinnati. OOnO2o : "a
Chicago. Eo.......-...... 90 o o o IL
Runs-Groh l2l. DsUbert 90, Duncan 90.
kopf -, Sticking, Paskert. ErroTs-R R0Ush.
SickiDE, O'FSrrell. Two-hssp hits-tTroh.
Wingo. Stolen bsses-Nealc. k0nf SIrk-
ing. Double Plsy-Terrv 20 HersnE 10 Mer-
kle. Left on bsses-CinclnnstL :. Chicago.
: HitS-Or Hendrix. - in l-3 innings
Of Bailey. = in l IS innings. or Jones. =
in inning Hit by pItrher-By JOnss
iEorfI. Struck uui-By Hendrix, l. hv
Fisher. 5 Passed bslI-OFs-reIL Losing
PitCher-HsndriN- Umpires-QuiGley and
D-nav Time LOS
The Washington herald., 1920-08-17
Columbia A. c. After Play.

The Columbia A. c. wants games
with any fast team in the District
averaging Is to is years of age.
For games call Leo Boyer, Colum-
bia 1857, after 6 o'clock.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-17
CHAMPS TAKE THIRD
GAME FROM CHICAGO

Chicago, Aug. Ie.-Cincinnati took
the third game Of its series with
Chicago here today by a score OF
3 to l. Hendrix was batted hard
throughout the contest.
The score:
The Washington herald., 1920-08-17
Team Wants Games

The American Amateurs would
like to arrange games with teams
averaging Is to II years of age
for Sundays. Communicate with p
Rhinehart, manager, 52I Virginia
avenue southeast
The Washington herald., 1920-08-17
Dreadnausht Juniors Want Games,

The Dreadnaught Juniors of Alex
andria would like to arrange games
with some fast teams of the District,
averaging from l3 to Is years. Ad-
cress all challenges to Earl Robey.
manager, 332 North Patrick street,
Alexandria Va.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-17
Shoes in 1922.

Des Moines, Aug. 16. - This city
is bidding for the national horse
shoe pitching tournament for 1922.
Columbus is also trying to attract
the harnyard golf meet there.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-17

It's going TO be case OF build
ing the team over again" said Grit
nth after the recent road trip. on
which the bunch could win but four
out OF twenty games. That's vhar
] had in view when ] started on the
scouting trip that brought me
Brewer. O'Rourke and other hard
hitting players
Now have got to get the neces-
sary pitchers. When land them
/ believe will have material
enough to put team in the field
that will live Up 10 the expectations
OF the loyal fans here"
Has Hitters Lined Up.
Despite the fact that this wear,
team has maintained a good hitting
average. IL hasn't been able to driva
IN runs consistently enough % win
Hence. heavy hitters were tn. oh
Ject OF Grifhth's search and he has
certainly landed crew win
healthy averages in the minors
The most promising OF these are,
Frank Brewer. oUthelder and
intelder, who hit around 900 In
the International League
Mickey O'RoUrke. star sbo---
stop Of the Toronto Leafs. who q,
swattinE around $40
ElnE Miller, heavy hitting ont
he.der Of the Little Rock Club
southern Association. who Ia,
set a new home run record in thar
circuit
These three stars should be able
to continue their heavy stick uo,E
under the big tent. Unless M.
prove a bitter dissppointr,en Crirr
should be able 10 put an excHptior-
ally hard hitting club in the feId
next season
In fact with the exception of N.
catchers, he should have q bunch
Of 800 hitters.
Here's Possible Lineup.
Il is hoped 10 make tbi-5
sacker out Of Brewer. II this sx-
pertinent proves a success. picture
lineup on this order next sea
son:
Judge. first base Milan. lef field
Rice. center field; Brewer. third
base; Miller. right field. O.Rourks.
shortstop; Harris. second base:
Charity. catcher.
Not man in the bunch Who
can't pickle the ball. or coursr
I the chances are that this will mot
be the exact lineup. There is Foss
the Florida third sacker. 10 u.
taken into consideration And
ONIell. EllCrbe and Roth are reEu-
lars who arc going 10 make r1srr
recruits hustle 4 lot before the
lose their regular Jobs
Based on actual results BY The
present members Of the team an.
. the dope on the newcomers. nca.
seasons team should have few s.-
neriors when IL comes 20 PickIlnr
the pellet
With good pitching. is there am
reason why the Mats shouldn't win
next season The problem Is n
find the pitchers.
That's mans size Job for Grn
The Washington herald., 1920-08-17
HURLS
SHOPS TO WIN
Treasury, Champions Of De-
partmental League,
Downed in Series.
Results in District
Championship Series

Yesterdays games:
Silver Spring, 2.
Brockway A. c., O.
Shops, s.
Treasury. ,.
Today's games:
Aloysius VS.. Winstons, Union
League Park.
War VS.. Navy, Terminal "f"
Grounds.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-17

Runs - Roche. Moran t3l Keihl Bern
hardt. Limerick (2l. Davis Norris Error
SGess. Left on bsses-Shops. 3; Treasury, ..
TwO-hase hits - Moran, Limerick KeihI
Three-base hit-Moran. Base on baIls-Or
Phel. =: of Hilton. 3. Struck out-By Pfel
=: by Hilton. 4. Hit by pitCher-By Pfel
tkeihD. Umpires-Hughes and Doyle
The Washington herald., 1920-08-17
Ross Graduates Win.

The Ross School Graduates de-
feated the Harvard street team,
yesterday, by the score of to o.
Meeney Bernes, pitching for the
Rossmen, was the star of the game.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-17
Wants Saturday Game.

The Perry A C. wants a game
Tor saturday afternoon with a team
averaging IA years of age Please
communicate with John T. Fleming,
1852 Spring road northwest
The Washington herald., 1920-08-17
Grif Will Build His
Team AneU to Start
1921 Pennant Battle
By JACK NYE.

By rebuilding his baseball machine completely making the
blood for which he has expended something like
Clark Griffith hopes have the Nationals making strong bid
for the championship That's has view
and toward which he has been working apparent that
the wasn't going be able in the battle
for the
The Washington herald., 1920-08-17
TRIBE DEFEATS YANKEES BALL FRACTURES CHAPMANS SKUL HURDLER
Loon1is Sets World
Record in 44O Hurdles;
Finn Wins Pentathlon
By JAMES E. TED" MEREDITH.

Antwerp Aug I6-Wth the winning OF the first second and
third position the final of the 4oometer hurdle and
the hna in the pentathon and qualifying
all of Olympic had
good day n the second day of the Olympic games.
Our the pentathlon much than had
todays competition
theirc condition
The Washington herald., 1920-08-17
BY JACK HAAS.

Too much Hilton. 1t is really
| not necessary TO go any further,
as those three words, with the big
gest last, tell the whole story of
the defeat of the Treasury baseball
team. champions of the Department
al League, by Shops, winner in the
Terminal r. r. Y. NJ. c. A. League,
by the rather one-sided score OF
s to :. There is one thing certain.
and that is a team has to be ia
milfar with those grounds in order
to play at its best. The Shops men
were entirely at home, as they have
been playing there all season.
The Money Counters started off
like champions getting two tallies
across the pan in their very first
time at bat, but there is where they
stopped. as Hilton. by hooks. speed
and control. did not even allow a
measly hit after that.
Treasury Scores First.
Chick Davis, lead of man for
Treasury. got on through a miscue
by Roche. Fitzgerald laid down a
beautiful hunt sacrificing him to
second. Hilton then passed up Nor
| ris, Davis scoring on CARROTS out,
Msran to Hughes. Griffith came
across with the only hit by Treas
ury. sending Norris across.
Roche, the first man up for Shops.
shot A single between Fitzgerald
and Davis. Limerick was out. Davis
] to Ingley. The RaiIroaders were
not to be denied. however. as Moran
| pOked one TO left center, scoring
, Roche. There was nothing doing
after that until the fourth. when
| Shops put the game on ice by scor-
ing three runs. Moran again singled
and Hughes sacrificed him to sec
ond keihl, the big. husky blond
/ haired center fielder. then walloped
out against the fence Corking
double. sending in Moran Pfiel,
( then lost control and passed Bern
/ hardt. when who should walk up
! to the platter but Danny Hurd, who
| has been playing ball on the sand
/ lots of the District for the past-we
1 Will not state how many years. for
I no one knows. Danny responded
with single putting the game on
| ice, sending in keihl and Barn
| hardt.
Hilton Twirls well.
( Hilton, after the first inning,
pitched a beautiful game of ball.
He got in trouble several times
after that. but was master of the
situation throughout. Pfiel had
about everything needed, but got
himself in a hole by giving the bat
ter three balls after which he sim
ply had to lay it across and Shops
poked It out.
Norris, one Of the best first base
men in the city. if not the best,
was played in left field. and in
trying to make a catch in the fifth
collided with the fence, knocking
him col6
The Washington herald., 1920-08-17

Totals "a 10 q Isl Totals. "a Q 2412
'Batted for Walters in seventh inning.
Tran for Stanage in seventh inning
tBatted for Dauss in seventh inning.
Slated for Oldham in ninth inning.
Score by innings:
Boston ............ Ole 031 1875
Detroit ............ 900 900 4Oo-4
Runs-Vitt, Brady, Hooper (2l, Walters,
Pennock, Bush, YsaCh, Heilman Pinell
Errors-Brady, Young ~, PineIli. Two
base hits-Hooper, Hendrix. Bush. Three
base hits-Brady, Pinelh. Runs batted in
BY Brady (2), Hooper, Hendrix, Pennock,
Veach, PinelH C2), Stanage. Hits on-Pen-
mock, in % innings; OF Hoyt, in 2 I-3
innings; of Dauss. in innings; of Old
ham, 1 in 2 innings. First base on errors
Boston, /. Left on bases-Boston. 10; De-
troit. 5. Stolen bsses-Hooper, Flagstead
Caught stesling-By Walters CPinelli). Sac
rifce hit-McInnis. Base on balls-Or Pen
mock, l; OF Hoyt. 1 OF Dauss, l; off Old
ham, 8. Wild pitch-Oldham. Hit by pitch
er-By Dauss (wslters). Umpires-Evans
and Dineen. Time-l:56 Attendance-3 500.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-17
MAJOR LEAGUE STATISTICS
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
NATIONAL LEAGUE,

Cincinnati, 0; Chicago. l.
Pittsburg, 8; st. Louis, 2.
New York Philadelphia rain.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-17
Zone 6 Takes Game.

Things are travelling fast in the
Navy Yard League these days. Yes
terday the Zone s team won a close
game from the Zone l nine by the
score of s to 4. Humphreys pitched
steady game for the winners.
yielding eight safeties, while Ser
rim and Offutt did the hurting for
Zone /. Connors, catching for the
Zone men, had a perfect day at
the bat, with two bingles in as
many times at the plate. The score
by innings:
r. H. Z.
Zone .......o O402-s o
Zone l ..........0 3010-4 S l
Batteries-Humphreys and Con-
nors; Serrin. Offutt and Giovannette.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-17
ONE OF THE WHALES" IN ACTION

Here's Pat Ryan, one of the
whales" of the Olympic team.
The other two whales" are
Matt McGrath and Patrick
Mcdonald, the giant coppers
who are members of New
York's finest" Ryan is a
New York contractor. He
holds the worlds record in
throwing the 16-pound ham
mer, his great heave being
lSs feet 6h inches. The three
whales" are expected to
sweep the weight field clean
and score 22 points for the
U. S. team at Antwerp.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-17
Air Station Wins.

In the Potomac League veste-ds
the steel Flant team took the shor
END N 4-to-o score m q game wit.
Naval Air Station The losers Ear
nered only one hit on the deliver,
of Weidman- pitching for the sail
OrS- The score hv innings.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-17

LOUIS. ~ Il luI lotais.. - SO II
'Mumford out hit By batted ball.
Game called on account Of darkness after
first half of eighth inning.
Brockway oOOo 10000 90
Silver Spring ........... 90 0 o 0 u
Runs-Purdy, Sissel Errors-Newton
Purdy C2l. Decker. Price. Witt. Left on
hases-BrOckway. ); Silver Spring. ).
Earned runs-Silver Spring, /. Two-b2se
hit-Lynch. Stolen bases-Beard, Sissel,
Decker. Sacrifice nIt-Gersrdi Base on
bsll-Or Warthen, 3; OF Kelly, .. Strike
outs-By Warthen. .; by Kelly, 6. Double
play-Price to Fenton TO Witt. wild pitch
Kelly. Unpire-woodwsrd.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-17
.Batted for Mays in eighth.

Ruth, Pratt, Bodie. Errors-ward, RueI
Home run-0'Neill. Two-base hit-Bodie.
Base on balls-On Coveleskie, .: of Mays.
l. Struck out-By Coveleskie, 4; by Mays,
3. Double play-Pipp (unassisted) Sacri-
fces-Chspman, Ruel, Covelcskie Hit by
pitched bail-By Mays Chapman. Um-
pires-Connolly and Nsllin. Attendance
70 900.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-17
AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

Cleveland, 4: New York, 8
Boston, 9; Detroit, 4.
Other clubs not scheduled.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-17

Totals 43 Is p IS Totals. 81 p u
'Batted for Bailey 10 eighth.
+Bstted for Jones in ninth.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-17

Steel Plant .onnnn-O g
Naval AIT -.......e .e1Ool-s
, Batterics-Nuuby and stevens
Z Weidman and Lynn
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-08-05
Ellen Richards, Chemist.

Intuition Is the headlight put In
woman's forehead uniquely for her
when woman lost common sense In
Eden. Just few females have been
able to clutch at the skirts OF common
sense, and to retain It's hard pan use
'fulness. These have plunged into hard
pan studies, and In the crucible have
evolved some good things for the
world. Among the number stands Ellen
H. 8. Richards, chemist, born In 1912,
died in 1911, skilled instructor in the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Not only was Ellen Richards a chem
list, but she was pure food expert.
Her books and pamphlets are valuable.
Among their titles are these: 1.-THE.
Chemistry OF Cooking" Conservation
by Sanitation" 1.-THE Cost of Clean
ness" and Home Economies" All
honor to you, Ellen Richards, who pur-
sued the hard paths of practical out
put unadorned by the jessamipes of
romance.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-08-05
NONRESIDENT NOTICE
Laura RAY
VS.
Manuel Raw

1t appearing from the allega-
tons in complainant bill, which
Is sworn to, that the defendan
Manuel Rays residence is ur-
known and cannot be ascertainel
upon dilligent inquiry. 1t S
therefore ordered that publication
be made for four consecutive
weeks in the Polk County News, i
newspaper published in Polk Co,
Tennessee, notifying said non,
resident to appear at the mex
September Rule of said Court, I'd
be held at the Court house id
Benton, Tennessee, on the first
Monday in September, next. the
same being Rule day of said
Court, and make defense to said
bill or the same will be taken for
confessed and the cause set td.
hearing exparte as to him.
August 3rd, 1920. $50
A. ]. WILLIAMS, C. & M.