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Evening star., 1920-09-08
WOULD BAR CHAMPION
Wilson Was Fit to Fight Downey
Labor Day, Canton, Ohio, Com
mission Holds.

CANTON, Ohio, September S.-Failure
of the middleweight champion, Johnny
Wilson, to fulfill his contract for a
twelve-round bout here with Bryan
Downey of Cleveland on Labor day has
resulted in the Canton boxing commits
sion deciding to ask boxing commissions
in Ohio and other states to bar the
easterner.
Before leaving Canton, Wilson sub
mitted to an examination by three ply
sicians representing the commission
These doctors reported Wilson's injury
to be a breakage of the nasal wall, COM
mon among pugilists, and was not a
new one.
DR.. Blanchard, chairman Of the Cam
ton commission, said:
"Our board plans to inform commits
sions in every boxing center of the
country. The injury of which Wilson
complained was sustained before his
match with Mike O'Dowd. in which Will
son won the title some months ago."
Evening star., 1920-09-08
GREAT FIELDING WINS
FINAL FOR VISITORS

great catch by Hendryx killed the
Nationals bid for tie or win in the
ninth of the final affray. They went
into the closing session three runs to
the bad. scored one and had two left
as Hendryx stole a triple from Milan.
The Sox got a two-run lead of
Courtney in this game. A double play
stopped them after three had been
put on the paths with none out in the
first. but they counted in the second
on Scott's triple and Walters sacrifice
fly. hit by Witt. a walk, passed
ball and Hendryx's sacrifice fly added a
tally in the third. Acosta did the Ma
tionals' twirling after this.
The Nationals got a marker in the
third on a pass to Milan, Brower's
double and Ellerbe's out, and tied the
score in the seventh on Harris single
one out. Rice and Milan failed here,
Sam tanning and Zeb grounding to
McInnis.
Sox Win In Eighth.
The Sox threatened seriously in the
fifth and then kept pretty peaceful
until they -cashed three in the eighth
for the victory. McInnis started the
big round with a double. but stayed
on second. as Shanks almost caught
McInnis at third in attempting to
sacrifice. but the bases were filled
when Karr, batting for Brady. walk
ed. Scott scored as Ellerbe threw out
Myers on a mean, high bounder.
Hooper, who took Bailey's place. was
passed purposely, filing the bases. to
get Witt. Witt, however. wasn't got.
Instead, he doubled two runs over,
Hooper going out trying to come
home all the way from first.
Myers great support first came to
his rescue in the second. Milan start
ed this inning with a double and Nc
Innis kept him from scoring by max
ing a nifty stop to knock down Brow
er's hit. Ellerbe waited for four wide
ones to fill the sacks. Here Scott
turned in one of many clever plays by
spearing O'Neilrs liner and stepping
on second to catch Brewer of the bag.
Charity then forced Ellerbe.
Acosta started the third with sin
gle and Harris doubled him to third,
but neither scored. Shanks famed.
Acosta was out at the plate on Rice's
roller to McInnis, and Milan fouled
out.
Ellerbe and O'Neill singled in sue
cession with one down in the sixth,
but Charity hit into double play
started by a clever stop by Witt.
Two were out when the Nationals
went on the warpath in the ninth.
Harris again was the leader with a
double. but he was held at third on
Shanks' single, to count on Rice
safety. Milan placed three-base label
on the ball, but Hendryx turned high
way robber and saved the day for the
Barrowmen.
Evening star., 1920-09-08
BIG FIELD IN FUTURlTY.
Twenty-Four Horses May Start in
Saturdays Race at Belmont.

NEW YORK. September s.-The
futurity. which will be run on Satur-
day at Belmont. promises to have a
record field of starters
The record field of starters for the
race is twenty-four. which was the
number that went to the post in 1907,
when Savable was the winner. In
going over this seasons eligibles
and canvassing owners and trainers.
Saturday might equal that of Saw
able's year.
The probable starters with their
weights and jockeys follow:
Relieve Idle Hour 122 Uyke): Smoke
Screen. l1s 8keisay.G;, Pshssis: FsssIs:: IL 1Mc-
lit; Honey Girl. 1t8: The Bohemian. 11e
iRodriguezj; Hiidur. 122 tNolan); John Paul
Jones. III (shuttinger); Step Lightly. 116
(Balll: Playfellow. lit (Mooney); Montalvo.
iii: The Bohemian. l19; Dartmoor. 119 (Colti
letti); Exodus, 122: Prudery. 112 (Ambrosel
Careful, 1T: Dimmesdale. 119 tEnsor); Kirk.
Lexington. 119: Brigadier General. 119 tKum-
merl: Touch Ne Not, 100 (Keough); Bermont,
III; Our Flag. III; Halu. 122.
Evening star., 1920-09-08
PLAY SEMI-FINAL GAME
IN INDEPENDENT SERIES
TOiny,s Gnme.

TOdny's Game.
Silver Spring vs. Government
Printing Office. at Union League
Park. 18th and H streets northeast: +:
5 o'clock. Umpire. Crook.
Yesterdny's Result.
Congressional Athletic Club, 10;
Rapid Athletic Club, 5.
Silver Spring and Government
Printing Office will be opponents this
afternoon in the first semifinal en-
gagement of the series for the Dis
trist Independent base ball champion
ship. The winner Will face the tri
umphant team of the Shamrock-Con
gressional game in "a titular struggle
on Friday.
Congressional Athletic Club yes
terday won it's way to the penulti-
mate round by thrashing Rapid Ath-
letic Club in a 10 to game. The
Congressionals, by the way. have
played oftener than any other team
in the series. They replayed their
game with Gibraltar after the latters
protest of the first contest was sus-
tanned by the amateur commission.
and then had to dispose of Peerless
Athletic Club before reaching the
Rapid nine in the second round.
Evening star., 1920-09-08

NEW YORK, September S.-While
the final match of the national lawn
tennis championship of 1920 will prob
ably go on record as the greatest in
the history of the game. the tourna-
ment held during the past week will
scarcely be regarded as extraordinary
on the whole.
The luck of the draw made it possi-
BILE to stage at least one good match
in the grandstand inclosure each day.
and these feature battles received a
dramatic emphasis that obliterated
much of the rather mediocre tennis
that took place on the outside turf.
It must be admitted that the entry
list, as whole, contained little
too much deadwood. and the regula-
tions regarding past performances
cannot have been strictly enforced.
Only the blind draw, which brought
about a congestion of talent in one
quarter. saved the situation.
Furnishes Plenty of Thrills.
While the Tilden-J Johnston encoun-
ter packed more thrills into it's five
sets than had ever been thought pos
earlier matches developed the color
and the excitement that could be ex-
pected of a national and morally
a world championship. One reason
may have been the easy path laid out
by fate for the new champion. His
defeat of Vincent Richards was SEN
sational performance. but it was ac-
complished with SO little difficulty
that the general feeling was one of
disappointment. in spite of the great
game played by the youngster.
Johnston had more than his share
of hard matches. meeting Niles. Will
liams, Washburn and Gamer in sue
cession, but his game was always of
the same general type. with his fight
ing spirit as it's greatest asset, and
the gallery gradually grew accus-
toned to seeing the little Californian
plugging away with his vicious fore
hand drives and his machinelike vol
leys. Even against Williams there
Evening star., 1920-09-08
TILDEN AND JOHNSTON
WILL BATTLE SATURDAY

William T. Tilden. world champion
tennis player. and William NJ. john
ston, whom he defeated for the ma
tional title at Forest Hills Monday,
will meet Saturday in the east VS..
west matches in contest that will be
in the nature of rubber for the sea-
son. Johnston defeated Tilden in the
London championships.
There will be six singles and three
doubles in the intersection clashes, as
follows:
Walter T. Hayes. Chicago; X. N. Williams, I'd,
Boston. Clarence J. Griffin. San Francisco.
Doubles: W. N. Washburn. New York. and
Wallace f. Johnson, Philadelphia. VS.. W. +.
Davis and Roland Roberts, both of San Fran
cisco.
Saturday-Singles: William T. Tilden, ID,
Philadelphia. vs.. William NJ. Johnston, San
Francisco; Washburn VS.. Roberts.
Doubles: Gamer and c. s. Garland, Pitts
burgh. VS.. Hayes and Ralph II. Burbick,
Chicago.
Evening star., 1920-09-08
Babe Ruth Gets $1,000
For Talk to Phonograph

NEW YORK. September g.
Everything comes to him who
waits-if the waiter can hit
enough home runs. Pole enough
hOmerx out of the park and
you'Il soon have more coner-
Alling irons I'm the fire than you
can take care Of without a pri-
waite aecretary. For instance,
there's Babe Ruth-what's that,
you've heard the name before9
Yes, sir, there's Babe Ruth,
busiest man i'm the universe.
They're naming things after the
Babe nll the way from the new
est baby tO> the newest dance,
and yesterday n talking ma
chine concern got hold OF him,
cOaxed him down town. got him
to make q base ball talk to one
OF their records and for that
little favor wrote him out a
check for 5000.
Evening star., 1920-09-08

The gallery also was attracted by
a match between two young star
champions. J. w. Sweetser of Yale.
intercolleg titleholder. and F. J.
Wright, jr., Massachusetts champion
Other matches were: Charles Evans.
1r. Chicago. vs. Reginald NJ. Lewis.
Greenwich, Conn; E. r. Allis of Mil
waukee vs. Oswald Kirkby of Engle-
wood. N. j.: Francis Ouimet of Boston
VS.. NJ. M. Jack of Philadelphia: Philip
carter of Southampton, n. Y, VS..
Thomas D. Armour of Scotland. and
frank W. Dyer, Montclair, n. j.. VS..
X. T. Jones, I'd. of Atlanta. Ca.
B0lshevfk Plans Fail
The bolsheviki tried to get control
OF the championship yesterday. Their
idea was to depose ali the champions.
take over the affairs for the pro-
letariat and distribute the honors
around the golf soviet. They don't
like the looks of the powerful inter-
eSts who are in command
They came darn near turning the dia =
bolical trick. AS matter of fact, they
did succeed in ousting the Canadian
titleholder. c. B. Grier of Montreal. but
their main ambush was laid for Heron.
Evening star., 1920-09-08
K. C.. NINE FACES TEST
Beaten by Navy Yard, It Must De-
feat Airmen to Stay in Second
Section Fight.
TODAY'S GAME.

Naval Air Station Potomac) VS.. Po-
tomac Council (knights of Columbus),
at Congress Heights. o'clock. I'm
pires, Hughes and Woodward.
YESTERDAYS RESULT.
Zone, 6 Navy Yard), 8; Potomac
Council (Knights of Columbus), 6;
C innings).
Potomac Council, knights of Column
bus League entry in the race for the
title in the second section of the sand
lot league series. must win today to
keep in the running. Yesterday the
Caseys were dubbed 9 to by Zone 6,
champion of the Navy Yard League,
and another defeat today will put them
out of the play-off of the sectiontal tie.
Naval Air Station of the Potomac
League is certain to give the knights
a deal of trouble in the clash at Con-
gress Heights this afternoon.
The Navy Yarders lost no time in
getting under way yesterday. Ortel
smashed the first ball pitched for a
homer. and. before the opening inning
was completed, Zone 6 chased four
runs home. The Caseys also ham
mered Frye in the early part of the
engagement and attained a lead in the
fourth session, but Zone rallied in
the fifth for two markers and a VIC
tory.
Evening star., 1920-09-08
Many Battles Amateur Title Play Today
Woman Injured by Drive
Sorry She Spoiled Shot

NEW YORK, September s.
How golf gets into the system
and stays there was demon
sfrated ON the ninth hole at EN-
Eineers' yesterday. Maurice
Risiey. the Atlantic City star,
slammed n brassie shot In the
general direction OF the green.
1t was n low ball, and instead OF
skfrtinE past a big oak tree. II
went close to the trunk and MT
young woman, who was
standfng there to escape tine
rain squall that had just come
up. 1t was a powerfully MT
shot, and she bent over, sunef-
ing from intense pain, for the
bail had hit her in the side. a
friend rushed to her atds Dut'
after admitting she really was
badly hurt. shed dismissed the
incident, while she shouted to
Risley. ..I'm SO sorry L spoiled
your shOt:" 1t WINS a spoiled
shot, too, for his ball cnromed
on the woman and landed In
the middle of a sand trap.
Evening star., 1920-09-08
YANKS IN SECOND PLACE
Mays Blanks Athletics, While
Tigers Apply Coat Of Caleb
mine to White Sox.

Carl Mays summarized the Yankees
into second place in the American
Sox were being decorated with the an
cient order of the goose egg by the lit
tle-thought- -of Tigers. the underhand
specialist foiled the Macks and helped
his club lift it's head above the pennant-
chasing Gleasonites. The Yanks are
now but half a game behind the leading
Indians, who idled yesterday. and a full
game in front Of the White Sox.
Although Philadelphia was credited
with four hits, only two of them were
clean Mays had all the near-hitters
guessing. while the Yanks tapped Perry
for a 2-to-0 victory. Rommel pitched
the eighth inning for the Macks and
famed Ruth, Pratt and Meusel
The Tigers welded the whitewash
brush in scoring over the White Sox for
the third time this season. Leonard
hurled his club to a 5to-0 victory. Cobb
hit a triple and single and scored two of
the runs.
Evening star., 1920-09-08
British Cricketers Paying.

PHILADELPHIA, September s.
The Incognito team of visiting British
cricketers opened the fourth match
of their tour today, when they met the
New York Halifax cup team at Haver-
ford. The visitors won from the
Frankford and Philadelphia Cricket
Club elevens and secured a draw in
Marion.
Evening star., 1920-09-08
HARNESS CHOICES FAIL,
Three of Four Beaten in Races a,
Charter Oak Park,

HARTFORD. Conn.,. September s.
Three of the four favorites on yes
terday's Grand Circuit card at Char
ter Oak Park were defeated. In the
2.06 trot Tootsie Toise. unbeaten on
big line tracks. was forced to accept
third money, being topped in the
summary by DIR. Nick and Selka. Red
Russell took the 2.10 trot. defeating
the favorite. Lady Wilgo. twice in the
stretch. Favonian and Bogalusa
hitched up in three thrilling heats,
the latter taking the first. but losing
the next two. The only favorite to
come through was Margaret Dillon.
undefeated PAGER of the season. and
she won only after a three heat battle
in the 2.06 event.
Evening star., 1920-09-08
SHOPS NINE CAN GAIN SECTION TITLE
BYA VICTORY OVER TREASURY TODAY

noon, and win for the former will
give it the group title.
Lack of speed in head and hoof
brought about Navys downfall.
While Kagle pitched some good ball
for the Railroaders, the Sailors had
more opportunities to make runs than
their opponents had. HeadlesS base
running cost a tally in the seventh
and the snail-like pace of runner in
travelling from third to home in the
ninth was disastrous
The Railroaders were lucky to
score on Driver in the fifth. Hughes
opened with single and stole second.
Barnhardt walked and both men were
helped by Behrle's sacrifice. Hurd
then shot hard grounder to Newton
and the latter was forced to make the
play at first instead of the plate.
Evening star., 1920-09-08
NO REAL TENNIS SURPRISE OCCURS
IN TOURNEY FOR NATIONAL HONORS

was not much variety in his tennis.
Johnstons finest display. previous to
the final round, was against WASH
burn, but the latter is of tempera-
ment that has little appeal to mob
psychology. and is rarely given credit
for the astonishing things he accom-
plishes on the courts.
Tilden was brilliant against the vet
eran Hardy, and also against young
Westbrook, but neither of these en-
counters was a real contest. Perhaps
the three matches played by Williams
on successive days, against Hunter.
Voshell and Davis in turn. had as
much of the spectacular in them as
any others of the preliminary rounds.
Tilden and Wallace Johnston staged a
semifnal that was a miracle of fin
esse, but far from inspiring to the
lovers of hard hitting. 1t almost
seemed this year as though Tiden.
Johnston and Williams had spoiled
tennis followers by the terrific speed
to which they have raised their game.
without impairing it's steadiness. Be-
side their consistent walloping of the
ball, all else seems tame. and. when
one of the trio is not concerned in a
match, it is difficult to keep the public
interest at a high pitch.
Tilden Proves He Is Master.
In spite of his easy draw, Tilden
pTONeu HlulScll lHe DcSt I1du
in the tournament and in the world
today. Johnston practically played
him to a standstill in the final, but it
was mostly through sheer gameness.
With the possible exception of Will
liams. no one else counted seriously.
Griffin was disappointing against
Johnston. and spoiled an otherwise
great record for the season. Roberts
also fell before the chopper, who took
his place once more among the most
dependable of September players. Gamer
was surprise, beginning with de-
feat of Hayes, and finishing with a
set against Johnston. Washburn was
Just little better than Garland, and
the rest of the field trailed in no GER
tain order.
Evening star., 1920-09-08
MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS.

VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Portsmouth, 4: Norfolk, 0.
Suffolk. 4: Newport News. ?.
Wilson, 2; Rocky Mount. l.
Richmond, Al; Petersburg. 1-2.
PIEDMONT LEAGUE.
Raleigh, 5: Greensboro, 2.
winston Salem. IL; Danville. 2.
Durham. Is; High Point, 4.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Charleston, 3; Augusta. 2.
Charlotte, s; Greenville. 9.
Spartanburg. 8: Columbia. 5.
SOUTHERN AssOCIATION.
Little Rock, Z; Memphis, 0.
Chattanooga. s: Nashville, 1.
Birmingham. 8: Mobile. l.
Atlanta, IL; New Orleans. 4.
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE.
Tampa, 8; Orlando. 9.
barlow, o; Bradentown, l.
Daytona. 1; st. Petersburg, 0.
LAkeland-sanford. rain.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Toledo. 5-3: indianapolis. a.
Louisville. 10; Columbus. ).
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Reading, Is; Jersey City. Z.
Baltimore. 1911; Syracuse, ~.
Toronto, 9; Akron, 2.
Buffalo Rochester. rain.
TEXAS LEAGUE.
San Antonio. 8: Houston. 3.
wichita Falls, 4; Fort Worth, o.
Shreveport. II; Dallas, 3.
Galveston. 4; Beaumont .
Evening star., 1920-09-08
'ROSS SW|MS TO RECORD
Establishes World Mark of 5 "a As
for 800 Yards in Exhibition
in England.

EXETER, England, September S.
Norman Ross of San Francisco yesser-
day swan 800 yards in open water in
three minutes and twenty -four and
four-ffths seconds. a world mark.
Ross. Duke kahanamoku and Ludy
LANCER of the American Olympic SWIM
ming team arrived here from Paris by
airplane to keep an engagement to at
tempt to break number of English
swimming records
Ross first Travelled 200 yards in open
water in minutes "a 2-5 seconds, 10
break the British record. and then con-
tinued on and smashed the 800 yard
world record.
kahanamoku then went after his own
record of SO seconds for the 100 yard
straightaw way, but the best he could do
was 81 As seconds
Evening star., 1920-09-08

getting their five tallies in the first
three innings. three off their former
teammate. Harry Harper, in the first
two innings, and pair off Karr in the
third But from the third on they were
as helpless as baby in giants arms.
karr allowing just one Griffman to
make third in the last five innings. and
that on pass with two down in the
sixth
Shaw was hit consistently for a total
of nine safeties. but it took another for
mer National, Mike Menosky. to keep
the Sox from being whitewashed.
Michael poled the ball over the right
field wall in the SIXTH sharing honors
with Bobby Roth. who got a homer in
the opening session by hitting to the
centerfield gate with Rice on second.
The SoX could hit, but not in the
pinches
Myers support Saves Him.
Elmer Myers. cast off by the Indians,
turned in his sixth straight win for the
Sox when he beat the Nationals in the
final, but it was not his pitching. but
great support, that enabled him to turn
the trick. He was slammed harder than
Courtney and Acosta. but he got the
benefit of the breaks. Each team got
thirteen hits, but four of the Nationals
were doubles and one a triple. while a
pair of two baggers and a three-sacker
were the Sox's only extra basers.
Evening star., 1920-09-08
FELICITATES SOLDIERS
/. FOR BASE BALL VICTORY

! The surgeon of the 18th Cavalry,
Fort Clark. Tex, is in receipt of
etter from Col. E. Anderson, COM
Handing the regiment, congratulate
iNg his organization on the winning
d the post base ball league series
for the season of 1920. The medical
detachment of the 18th Cavalry has
Won nine games and lost none.
"A handsome cup has been present.
ed to the detachment in recognition
q the splendid esprit de corps and
maying ability of the detachment.
4All members of the team are enlisted
men.
tAll the games were played at Fort
Clark. on historic ground, where at
one time the Kickapoos, Lapans and
CDmanche Indians and the buffalo, deer
aid antelope and large herds of native
mustangs ran wild.
Evening star., 1920-09-08

! The Nationals have clinched only
one series for the season, that with
the Athletics. from which they have
taken thirteen out OF the eighteen
games played. They have been pretty
we'll outclassed by the Indians and
White Sox. but it is possible for them
TO gain the edge over the Yankees.
vith whom they are on even terms /,
Boston, the only team. except the
Mackmen. which they have outplayed: !:
Detroit and ST. Louis. They. however.
would have to take five in row from
the Browns. and all four from the
Tigers to gain the upper hand. The
Griffs' standing against other clubs.
sames won and lost as named, fol-
lows:
Z Chicago. and 16: Cleveland. Z
and IL: New York. 9 and 9; st. Louis.
and 10: Boston. 10 and 4: Detroit, s
And 10: Athletics. Is and >.
e Games Are Snappy Affairs.
asThere was a lot of pep to the two con-
tests yesterday. They were not only
E1ayed in the jig time of two hours and
l1fty-two minutes. the first in one hour
and eighteen minutes and the second in
one hour and thirty-four minutes, but
they were full of plays that kept the
Comparatively small assemblage on their
toes.
The Nationals won the first game by
Evening star., 1920-09-08
Pitcher Mays Will Not
Appear in Cleveland

NEW YORK, September S.
Carl Mays, New York American
pitcher. who threw the ball
which resulted in the death of
ShOrtstOp Ray Chapman of the
Cleveland team. did not accom-
pany the Yankees when they
left last night ON their western
trip. Mas will not be with the
team during the series in Cleve-
land, but Will rejOin the club in
Detroit.
Evening star., 1920-09-08
HEBRON, TITLE HOLDER,
IN MATCH WITH PLATT

ROSLYN n " September 8Sixteen
pons of the United States and France today
national title
Davidson Heron Pittsburgh and Wood Pat Philadelphia
title he out Pat in the third round
battle
matched against w. c. Fownes, r, o
Evening star., 1920-09-08

chubby champion of the United States,
and in this they failed. They also were
baffed in trying to eliminate Tommie
Armour of Scotland. who holds the
crown of France. the only remaining
foreigner in the great tournament
Heron was enabled to continue his
efforts to retain his title by defeating
Peter Harmon of New York. after an
uphill battle which went to the thirty
ninth hole. Grier was an easy victim
for Gardner. Armour won on the home
green from George Hoffner of Phila-
delphia.
Charles Evans. jr. defeated L. c Newton 8
and Z; Reginald NJ. Lewis defeated Gardner
W. White. 1 up; Robert A: Gardner defeated {.
T. Grier. Q and W. G. Fownes. jr.. defeated
Harold Weber 4 and 3 T.. T. Allis defeated
Robert Mckee. up; Oswald Kirby defeated ID.
Clarke Corkran, and 3 $. Davidson Heron
defeated Peter Harmon. l up 80 holes; ].
Wood Platt defeated Maurice Risley. up: !:
Francis Ouimet defeated Richard Hickey, B and
2; NJ. n. Jack defeated Reuben p. Bush. and
4; Philip Carter defeated Max r. Marston.
and /: T. ID. Armour defeated George Hofner.
/ up: Frank W. Dyer defeated J. u. Rose. and
Z; II. T. Jones. I'd. defeated J. Simpson Dean.
and 4: ]. w. sweetser defeated ID. 4. Saw
yer. Z and 6: r. J. Wright. jr.. defeated Al
bert Seckpl and q.
Evening star., 1920-09-08
O'DOWD TO FIGHT LEWIS,
Will Meet at Twelve Rounds for
$35, 900 Purse September 90.

NEW YORK. September s.-Articles
have been signed for a twelve-round
bout in the Jersey City Ball Park, on
September %, between mike"
O'Dowd. former middleweight cham
pion of the world, and Ted (Kid)
Lewis, welterweight champion of Eu-
rope. The fight will be no-decision
affair.
The men are guaranteed purse of
$35000. which they will split. Both
viii! weigh in at 1853 pounds ringside