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The Washington times., 1920-09-18

"The Church and Politics" will be
the evening subject OF the Rev. David
Ransom covell. at Trinity Church.
Third and e streets northeast, tomor-
row. Congressman Blanton OF Texas
Will then tell why ! am Democrat"
A Republican speaker will appear the
following Sunday.
The Washington times., 1920-09-18

Dr. Il. v. claypool. will speak In
Grace Reformed Church. tomorrow
evening. The Rev. Henry II. Rsnck.
ID. d.. pastor. viii take for his morn
ing topic The Ability OF God"
The Washington times., 1920-09-18

"A Topsy-Turvy World" will be the
subject Of the Sunday night sermon
by the Rev. George A. Miller at the
Ninth Street Christian Church. The
morning sermon will be on THE
Present-Day Task OF the Church"
The Washington times., 1920-09-18

The Rev. Jason Noble Pierce. form-
erly OF Dorchester. Mass, will begin
his ministry at the First Congrega-
tional Church tomorrow. His morn
ing sermon will be AN Apostle of
Yesterday and Today; evening, who
Is God?" The chorus choir will sing
at both services.
The Washington times., 1920-09-18

IT Saw and Heard a Story in a
Chair-Car," is the title of an cyper
fence to b. r"la n Sur'av night,
Centennial Baptist Church, by the
pastor. f. Hez SVEN. The morning,
subject is: How God Used a Poet" !
The Washington times., 1920-09-18

DR.. Henry Allen Tupner pastor Of
the First Baptist Church, Sixt enth'
and o streets northwest. viii preach
tomorrow at IL a. m. on "Unchanging
Youth and Perpetual Progress; s p.
M. Blessings for the Bur'ened DR..
Tupper has Just retu md from Eu-
rope, where he was engaged in liter
ary work and also visiting the famous
battlefields of the great war.
The Washington times., 1920-09-18

City Treasurer Thomas w. Robin
son reports that 207 Alexandria wom-
en- have paid their poll tax. Most o
them have registered. They have
until October . to pay their tax and
register in order to vote in the Presi-
Dental election.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-11
Davis Cup Player Beaten by Wash
burn at Newport-Johnston
and Williams Win.

NEWPORT. r. L.. August 11.-R.
Norris Williams, I'd, and William M.
Johnston of the Davis cup team won
their matches in the singles play in
the annual Newport tennis tourna-
ment yesterday, but c. Garland
went down in straight sets before
the rushing tactics of w. F. Wash
burn. Garland had not touched a
racket since he played at Wimbledon.
Williams defeated Theodore r. Pell
without much effort. Johnston, the
national champion. several times was
within a point or two of defeat at
the hands of Nat Niles.
There was much disappointment
over the failure of W. T. Tilden, the
world champion. to put in an ap-
pearance. Summaries:
Singles: First round-R. Norris Williams,
I'd. defeated ]. W. Foster, 81. 81: W. NJ.
Johnston defeated c. K. Shaw. 81. Sc;
s.: c. s. Garland defeated ]. Brooks Fenno.
Second round-wfllis Davis defeated Hugh
kelleher. 6-3. 81; G. G. Gamer defeated
c. NJ. Bull. jr. 81. 81, 61; Williams
Voshell defeated A. $. Dabney. 8--3. 40.
6-3; W. NJ. Washburn defeated c. S. Gar
land. 6-3. 81; c. J. Griffin defeated Harold
Godshall, 6-3. 3-8. 60; Roland Roberts
defeated G. J. Curley, 60. 81.
49, Doubles: Second rourd-Richard Harte and
81. 60; Niles and Dabney defeated Wash.
burn and Voshell, 6-3 6-3; Bull and Pell
defeated kelleher and Parker, 81. 6-3,
81: Johnston and Griffin defeated Wheel
wright and Foster. 81. e.; Baggs and
Rosenbaum defeated Cutting and spaeth, g.,
g.
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j. S. B|KEMEN DEFEATED
Belgian, British and italian Riders
Win in Rough Races in
Olympics.

ANTWERP, August II (by the As
ISOLATED Press).-American bicyclists
did not win places in any of yester-
Georges Of Belgium won the So
kilometer race in l hour. 16 minutes
and 40 seconds Alden of England
was second and kelmar OF Holland
was third. Much enthusiasm was
shown by all the Belgian competitors
carried him from the Velodrome on
their shoulders.
Anthony Yung, Fred Beck and Small
were entered in the 50-kilometer race
for America. Yung had bad luck. sus-
tanning a puncture at the start He
began again, but was injured in a
spill. The other Americans dropped
out.
Smith and Walker, the South Afri-
cans. road a steady race and looked
near the finish line, where occurred
what proved to be the worst of the
days many spills Out of twenty four
starters in the contest only ten fin
ished, most of the others being car
ried of the track.
the tandem race in 2.49 LIS. The team
pursuit final was won by Italy.
Though the English team was first
1t was put out on protest. The win
ming time was 5.13 As.
The Velodrome resembled a war
time field hospital at the close of the
events. Although no one was serious
ly injured, there were a number of
nasty spills. The 150-kilometer race
entailed 125 laps on the steep track
There was much rough riding in this
race as well as the others.
A. White, an Englishman, was
struck over the heart by the fist of
another competitor during the pur-
suit race. He was laid out for two
hours. and when he gained conscious
ness had to be carried home
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INDEPENDENT MINES TO OPEN SERIES
MONDAY; Is TEAMS WILL TAKE PART

Brockway Athletic Club and Silver
Spring mines meet Monday at Union
League Park in the opening clash Of
the series to determine the Districts
champion independent base ball team
Other games will follow daily, except
Sunday. until the first round is COM
pleted in the elimination series. This
was decided last night at a meeting
Of independent team managers. Dele
gates from eighteen clubs were pres
ent. With the exception of the Knick-
erbockers, holders of the District con-
secutive victory record, every promi
nent Washington sandlot organization
was represented.
The proposed game-starting time,
5:15, would prevent the Knicks get
ting their regular players on the
field, it was unofficially announced.
Other teams entered no objection to
this hour and all except Saturday
engagements will be started then. The
week end games will be opened at a
time agreeable to the opposing teams
managers.
Eligibility lists were reported and
forfeit money posted last night by
all teams entering the series Most Of
the teams certified full quota of
twenty players. Where the same
player has been registered by two or
more teams, he may represent only
the first team with which he appears
in the series. In preparing the sched-
ule for the first round, two of the
clubs drew byes. but contests are so
arranged that but eight clubs will
enter the second round. which will
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Drop First of Twin Bill to Braves
and Let Dodgers Hold
N. L. Lead.

Failure in the opening game of the
twin bill at Boston yesterday kept
the Reds from going to the top in
the National League. The world
champions annexed the second en-
counter. but they actually lost ground
In the race. for the leading Dodgers
now have lead of two points in
stead of only one held before the
Reds two-ply card with the Braves.
Wet grounds prevented the Dodgers
mixing with the Cubs. and rain check
ed proceedings in Manhattan. where
the Giants and Pirates were billed
to grapple. The Cards jumped back
to sixth place by trimming the Phillies.
After trailing the Braves in 4-to-3
eleven-inning battle, the Reds came
to life in time to grab 13-to-10
free-for-an. Hard hitting featured
both engagements. 80
Doak missed no-hit game when he
failed to cover first base and per-
NIT Hornsby to complete play for
an out in the seventh inning of the
5-to-1 contest that the Cards took
from the Pills. Hornsby had fielded
Williams smash and was set for an
easy throw, but Fourier had also at
tempted to handle the drive and left
first uncovered.
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MAY LOSE Job
Griff Is Peeved Over His Work and
Probably Will Make
Shift Today.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

CHICAGO. August 11.-Frank Ell
lerbe's double distilled exhibition of
stupidity in base running, which de-
prived the Nationals of a victory
over the White Sox yesterday, is be-
lieved to mark the beginning of the
end for him as Washington player.
1t had been Griffiths intention to keep
Ellerbe at third in the hope he would
show enough improvement in his
fielding to warrant him being re-
tanned for utility and pinch hitting
roles, especially the latter. as the
South Carolinian has given indica-
tions Of being a natural 800 hitter.
But 1T would avail the team moth
ing to have a player capable of pro-
ducing bingles who is so lacking in
base ball brains as to nullify on the
bases what he accomplishes at bat
AS a result of what Griff termed his
.'pitiable'' exhibition yesterday Ell
bench today either with Fred Thomas
at third base or with Shanks back
at the far corner and Roth at his old
post in right field.
Ellerbe also is blamed by Griffith
for the error charged against Harris
in the sixth inning which paved the
way for a Sox run. Ellerbe's throw of
the attempted force-out was low, and
the ball struck Harris on the index
finger of his throwing hand. The diget
was swollen to twice its normal size
this morning. Unless the swelling is
reduced and the pain relieved by this
afternoon an N-ray of the member
will be taken to determine whether a
bone has been fractured.
Zachary and Erickson probably will
divide the hurting burden against the
Dick Kerr this afternoon,
with Jim Shaw making his second ap-
pearance of the set in the final with
the White Sox tomorrow, when Roy
Wilkinson probably will be his OPP
ponent. In the exhibition against the
Goodrich team at Akron en- route
home on Friday, either Acosta or
Engel will pitch.
Sam Rice is in the throes of a bad
batting slump. He has compiled only
four safeties in. the last seven games.
a puny pace for an erstwhile first
FIVE" hitter.
1t is probable Bobby Roth will not
accompany the team when it leaves
for home by way of Akron tomorrow.
The outfielder has been ailing for some
time and has been advised by his family
physician here to undergo a course Of
treatment which will require a week
or ten days.
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WITH INDEPENDENT MINES

Navy, champion of the Government
League, and Peerless Athletic Club
are scheduled to meet this afternoon
on the east diamond of the Ellipse,
play starting at o'clock. Folliard,
Peerless pitching ace, will toe the
slab for his nine.
Premier Athletic Club has listed a
game with the Maryland Juniors to
be played Sunday morning at 1890
on Monument lot diamond No. 4.
Rex Athletic Club and the Black
Sox, Baltimore's leading colored nine,
are to battle at Union League Park
this afternoon. Play opens at 5
o'clock.
Mohawks and Herdics are to play
Saturday at 18th and D streets SOUTH
east The Corinthians will be the
Mohawks' opponents in Sunday
game.
Rapid Athletic Club will meet to-
night at 224 5th street southeast. The
members will get together at 8
o'clock.
All-star Juniors won a double
header yesterday, defeating the Caro-
lima Athletic Club. 9 to 0, and the
Dodge Athletic Club. to 9.
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REDS FAIL Of CHANCE H. s MOTOR BOAT wins AND TENNIS OR

COwES, Isle of Wight, August11
(by the Associated Press).-Amer-
lea won the Harmsworth trophy,
the International motor boat prize,
through the victory of Miss Amer
lea in the second race of the series
OF here today.
Miss America, owned by GARFIELD
A. Wood of Detroit. won the nrst
race of the series yesterday. The
trophy goes to the country winning
two out of three races.
COwES, England, August II (by
the Associated Press).-With her
nearest competitor at least two and
a half miles behind the American
motor boat, Miss America won the
first race for the Harmsworth trophy,
off the Isle of Wight yesterday. Her
average speed over the course OF
thirty knots was 51.45 knots an hour.
and her fastest lap was covered at
the rate of 1858 knots.
Miss America is owned by Garfield
A. Wood of Detroit and Is represent
ing the Detroit Yacht Club. Maple
Leaf vi, owned by Sir Mackay Edgar,
second. and Sunbeam Desen-
jol, belonging to Coat Allen, was
third.
The times were: Miss America, 38
minutes IT 2-5 seconds; Maple Leaf vi,
Al minutes 80 seconds; Sunbeam De-
senjol. 40 minutes 80 seconds, and Miss
Detroit, 46 minutes - 3-5 seconds.
There is little doubt among the
experts here that. barring
accidents, the American team will win
todays race and capture the cup.
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Kay took so yesterday, as compared
win the leading score of II, returned
~ Leo Diegel of Chicago, and Harry
~ araon, the other British contender for
me ute, took Is. Frank Aams of Win
n,pes, Canadian invader. scored "A,
s snn another Canadian. Nichol Thomp-
son OF Hamilton, Ont, had IS.
). amateurs today again tried to mashie
.nel way into the open title. having
made a good start yesterday with Il
oy Rudolph Knepper of Sioux City.
20 by Bobby Jones. southern champion.
VINO VINO is paired with Vardon: rs by Chick
Evans, former champion: John G. An
derson of New York and Harrison John
SION, runner-up for the Minnesota
championship. and Is by w. c. Fownes,
". OF Pittsburgh. a former amateur
Walter Hagen, title holder. was not
much better in the first round than
ray, taking IS, and James Barnes had
-, as did NJ. ]. Brady Of Detroit and
William Creavy of Kansas City Alex
Smith, participant in twenty-five cham
plonships. took 81, the same as s. H
Hoffner Of Philadelphia
The course was not congested today,
as number of hopeless contenders
dropped out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-11

thS Dio"ho SO W t"~ '>~~'S
battle array.
opportunity is afforded. The former
Vermont University first basemap. has
made a fine impression in practice.
He has a regular slingshot for q
throwing arm and gives indications
of being a good hitter.
Brewer May Come Soon.
II it is possible to obtain Brewer
before the close of the International
League season, Bowman's trial may
be deferred until next spring, as 1T is
probable the ex-collegian and Acosta
will be loaned to Reading for the re-
mainder of the campaign. Otherwise
Bowman may see some service IN the
outfield. as well as at first base, in the
closing weeks of the season.
Aside from Bowman, the only ocular
evidence Washington fans are assured
of this season anent the scouting ac-
tivithes of the Nationals will be en-
bodied in the persons of Jerry Con-
way, Nick Altrocks youthful port
slider, who will be awaiting the team
when it returns. and Shortstop La
motto. the Tampa recruit. who is due
to report Monday. There still is some
hope Of obtaining Pitcher Biemiller
from Jersey City for early delivery.
however.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-11
AL. CONTENDERS BUNCH
Chicago Makes Hay While Indians
and Yanks Idle-Browns
Beat Red Sox.

With Indians and Yankees checked
by rain yesterday, the White Sox, by
beating the Nationals. out by half
game the Tribes lead in the Ameri-
can League pennant fight. Speakers
men now have only a three-g game ad-
vantage in the championship strug-
gle. The Yanks are still in the ring,
just half a game behind the White
Sox. The Browns trounced the Red
Sox to prevent their climbing to the
top of the second division. Rain pre-
vented the Mack-Tiger clash.
Sisler. hitting his third home run
in three days. and running his total
to sixteen, led the extra-base clout-
ers who drove the Browns to a 6-to-4
victory over the Red Sox. Smith,
Williams and Tobin were the other
1ong-hit contributors. The last
named made three blows in as many
times at bat.
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Ayton. Chicago. 3s--3s-7i William Hehlman.
Tulsa. 36-:.S-74: Frank Adams, Winnipeg.
y. X. White. Toledo as-SS-74; .Rohbyt
Jones. Atlanta. 34-tl-75; Harry yardon.
England. I0-35-75; {, W Hackney, Atlantic
City, S9-S6-7a; Joe Sylvester. New York.
Peter o'Hara, New York ss-37-75; julius
Pollock. Wheeling, 3a-3G-75: Alex Cunning
ham, st. Joseph. Mo-, 3J-I0-75. Dan Kenny,
0lean. :. y, 4o-a5-75; James West. New
31-SS-75; Michel Thompson. Hamilton On
tario. 31-3S-15; 'Chick Evans. Chicago
S7-Ss-I6. John G.. Anderson, New York.
s rs otto Haekbarth Cincinnati
3l-39-.6: Willie Macfarlane. New York,
37-i9-7s: Harrison Johnston. Toledo
3s-37-7G; Eddie Loos, Chicago 4o-37-7.;
Nichols. New York, 4o37-77; c. P. Nelson
Danville, H.. 3S-s9-77 Frank sprogeN
Montgomery, Ala, 4o-37-71; Charles Rowe
Chicago. 37-4o-77; Ed Murphy, ST Joseph
Mo. 35-42-77; Willie Kidd. Minneapolis.
sa-sS-..; Charles Hall, Birmingham.
ss-4l-I7; Peter Walsh. Butler, Pa.
3s-to-.7; Dave -, Robertson: Detroit.
3s-4I-77: Arthur Reid, New York.
3s-sS-.. Fred Mcleod, Washington. n. G..
3s-3a-!!; Jack Gordon, Buffalo. 3s-3s-17;
Walter Hagen. Detroit. Io--ss-7s; Charles
Jacksonville, Fla. 3s-4o-7S: Charles NJ
kenna. Detroit: 3s-io--7s: james Carherry.
ssrss Rob M:Dq aSfisF enjoys f's!s.
4o-ss-7s; 'W. e. Fownes. ir,. Pittsburgh,
3S-i0-Is John Rodgers, Parkersburr,
:s9-3s-zs Charles Thom. New York.
$s-4o-7s: Normal Bell. Toronto. s7-4l-7s:
q. y. Mclean. Detroit. 37-Il-7s: Wilfred
Reid. Wilmington. 33-39-7s and Fred Bell
Denver. 4o--3S-7S.
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start August 81. The semi-finals are
carded for September !. The schedule:
August 16. Brockway VS.. Silver
Spring; IT. Aloysius VS.. Winston; is.
Atlantic VS.. Mohawk; 10, Marines VS..
Metropolitan; 20. Andrews vs. Brook
land: p. Corinthian VS.. Shamrock;
%. Rapid VS.. Linworth: "a, Gibraltar
VS.. Congressional; IS, Government
Printing Office VS.. winner Marines
Metropolitan; 26, Peerless vs. winner
Gibraltar Congressional. In case of
rain the entire schedule Will be
moved forward one day, the post
ponement being played off the day
following that originally scheduled.
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B. Hellfrich. New York A. c., was
caught at l minute So 3-5 seconds.
The international stars were
watched and timed by rival coaches
Rudd, the English Splinter and mid
die distance runner. worked out i'm
pressively. Joie Ray, the American
miller, breezed a half mile just out
side two minutes. while Gulllemot,
1000 meters in wonderful form and
finished strong.
The Swedish track team. sixty
eight strong, has arrived in Antwerp,
headed by Coach Ernie Hjertberg,
famous as a distance runner in the
team left Stockholm Sunday night
on a private train of six cars, using
their own engine and coal and bring
ing food for the athletes. The train
came through Germany.
Hjertberg, talking to the Asso-
ing, said he did not hope to beat
out the Americans in the track meet,
but that he expected his team to fin
ish second to the Americans. he
said he had some very good men
who could win first places in case
the Americans are not at their pest
top form.
The manager of the Japanese team,
after seeing the other athletes work
out, declared that the best chances
that the Japanese had We're In the
marathon and the 10,OOO-meter race.
Montague Not to Compete.
The advance guard Of the English
team says that the team VIII oe a smali
one but the entrants are OF high callber
Montague. who ran in the relay race at
the University of Pennsylvania games IN
the spring, has been ordered retlred
from the team on account OF weak
heart.
The Americans will have heavy day
Wednesday, especially the maratnoners
who have been ordered 70 run d '"en'S
five-mile test.
The high jumpers have requested that
that event be competed from grass
take-off, in place of a dirt pit. as the
latter is so soft that it gives them no
foothold. The divers want the autoino-
placed by a wooden block and a llghter
board used in order to give more snap
at the end of the plank.
u, s. Shells Taken to Marty.
The American rowing shells have been
taken to Marty, where the rowing events
are to be held, and, it is expected, they
will be in the water for practice To-Day
An old tavern by the canal, winch VIII
serve as the race course, has been rented
as lodgings for the American rowing
candidates.
Judge Barlow S. Weeks of New
York has arrived in Antwerp. Gus
tavus p Kirby, president OF the
American Olympic committee, Is ex-
pected at any time. Judge Weeks ana
Mr. Kirby are needed to settle several
details with the Belgian committee.
Definite announcement that Poland
will not participate has been MADE.
The Belgian Olympic committee mas
received a telegram from Polish au-
thorities, saying that because OF the
men Of the country are focking to
the front and that the Polish attn
letes refuse to quit the service OF the
nation in time of peril.
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Aside from the parade Of athletes
from all over the world and other
features common to such ceremonies,
there will be another feature which
will be unusual. This will be the
blessing of the participants in the
Olympic games by Cardinal MERCER.
which will probably occur at the
termination of the procession about
the stadium.
No Competition Today.
Today was an off day. in the Olympic
contests. as the bicycle races in the
velodrome closed yesterday and the
until tomorrow. Canada. Denmark,
United States, France. Holland, Italy,
Norway. Sweden, Belgium. South
Africa and CZechoslovakia will have
teams in this race, which will begin
at 9 o'clock in the morning.
Coach Denny of the American team
has little hope of winning. and thinks
his team will fare little better than
they did in the velodrome contests
Europeans have redoubled their in
terest in bicycling since the war
while America has not shown any
enthusiasm.
Belgian sport critics said yesterday
they were greatly disappointed with
the velodrome contests. as the track
gave opportunity for rough tactics
and tended to encourage unsports-
manlike tactics.
Test American Athletes.
Trials were held in the stadium
Yesterday in order to give the coaches
of the American Olympic team an idea
of the condition of the American dis
lance runners. the hurdlers and the
half-milers. The officials, however
have refused to divulge the results of
the trials or to name the actual
were necessitated in order to get a
line on certain of the men after the
long voyage from New York to Ant
werp.
Coach Moakley said today that
some few of the men had been af-
fected adversely by the trip. but that
others of the team would improve over
the form shown in the Boston try-outs.
AS an example. he pointed to c. w.
Paddock of the Los Angeles A. c.. the
sprinter, who, he said, was going
faster than ever and improving in
starting under the coaching of the
best experts in the United States.
Smart in Record Feat.
In the 40O-meter hurdle trials to-
day each runner ran alone. There
were rain squalls at times and the
timing showed that the men did fast
work. Floyd Smart, Chicago A. A.
was credited with doing the distance
in 81 seconds (the world record is SIS
seconds), and Frank Loomis. Smart's
clubmate, and J. K. Morton of the
Olympic Club. San Francisco. in 81 Is
seconds. j. Watt. Ithaca, N. Y:
Charles D. Daggs, Los Angeles. and
w. H Meanix. Boston, were caught at
SIS seconds fiat. and A. G. Desch, Notre
Dame University, at SIS 2-5.
Three half-milers tried the 500 me-
ters together. Thomas Campbell,
Yale, was timed at / minute SIS Sec
onds, and A. B. Sprott, Los Angeles.
LIS of second slower, while Allen