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dies. Walker Smith. Chicago A. A.,
was second and Wilson of New Zealand.
third. The time. Is seconds, equaled
the world record. The first three
men in each of the semi-final heats
qualify for the final. Earl Thomson,
representa- Canada, took the second
heat Fred Murray of the New York
A. c. was second and Carl Chris
tiernssen of Sweden third. William
j. Yount of the Los Angeles A. C.
finished fourth and thus was elm
mated. The time also was Is Sec
onds.
Ties Are Jumped OF.
In the jump-off of the tie in the
high jump Muller of America beat
Ekelund of Sweden for second place.
with jump of 1.SS meters. In the
jump-off for fourth place Whalen Of
America. beat Murphy of America,
with $50 meters. Baker of England
did not compete in the jump-off so
that Murphy was placed fifth and
Baker sixth.
Yankees Do Well on Mat.
In the continuation of the prelimi-
naries of the Greco-Roman wrestling
Leenden of Belgium was given the
decision over Rogers, United States,
after twenty-five minutes. Lieut.. H.
1. Szymanski, United States Army,
outpointed Humel, Czech, in the
165-pound class.
In the 1924 pound class J. Gallery,
United States Navy, was eliminated
by the Finn Friman. In the heavy
weight class f. F. Wilkie, United
States Navy, outpointed Struna,
Czech.
America was eliminated from Che
featherweight class when John K.
Worries, Chicago Greek A. A. c.. was
pinned by Kaukonen. Denmark, in
seven minutes. J. Gallery, United
States Navy, had been downed in the
morning.
George Metropolis of Cary, Ind.
Vouyoukas, Greek, who
formerly lived in New York, in the
class. In the same class
Jannsenrs, Belgian. felled A. r. Swig-
art. United States Navy, in four min
uteS.
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IJMPIRES DINEEN AND EVANS SCORE
TACTICS USED BY HURLER ON MOUND

volunteer his services to the C1eve-
land Club for the rest of the season
If sanction of the league officials
could be obtained. Sentiment among
his fellow players indicated that no
opposition to such an arrangement
was probable from members of his
own club.
Ban johnson. to Wait.
CHICAGO, August 1S.-Ban john
son, president of the American
League, said he could make no state
ment concerning the future status of
Carl Mays until he had more COM
plete reports, when informed of the
reported intention Of the Boston and
Detroit teams to ask that the New
York pitcher be banished because of
the death of Ray Chapman.
President Johnson said he knew Of
no way by which Owen Bush, short
stop of the Detroit team, could be
transferred to Cleveland. procedure
which Bush suggested in Boston to-
night.
TT is past the time when sales or
trades can be made between clubs"
said President Johnson. land a loan
of player to a pennant-contender
would never be sanctioned by the
other clubs. The whole affair is a
most unfortunate one, but I can see
no way that any one club can help
Cleveland in its emergency"
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PLAYED IN 1000 GAMES

CLEVELAND, Ohio. August 1s-Ray
Chapman played in 1000 games with
the Cleveland base ball club, exclusive
of exhibition contests, since joining
the team August -, 1912.
Out of 1886 times at bat, he made
1,054 hits, for an average of .278, and
scored 671 runs. He drew 442 bases
on balls, struck out 422 times, stole
235 bases and delivered 33S sacrifice
hits.
He led the American League in scor-
ing runs in 1918. with 81. In three
years-1913, 1917 and 1919-he led the
league in sacrifice hits, setting a
world record in 1917. with CT.
Chapman owned a fielding average
of .93S for the nine years. In 1915 he
had more put-outs than any shortstop
in the big league-378-and in 1917
he led the short felders of his league
in both put-outs and assists, with $50
and 52S, respectively.
While he made many errors, he had
been guilty of few misplays this sea-
son, and probably would have finished
the campaign with his best fielding
average. Although he accepted more
than 500 chances, he had made only
% errors.
In the first two New York games
here last week. Chapman accepted 81
out of % chances. having 9 assists
each day.
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YESTERDAYS RESULT.
Navy, 6; War, (eight innings).

Twilight baseball was inaugurated
Yesterday at Union League Park, where
the pennant winners of the sandlot
leagues are struggling for the city cham
pionship. Umpire Dick Woodward
announced game" after seven and
a half innings of play that found Navy,
Government League champion, on the
better end of 6-5 score in it's
argument with Main Building, leader
of the War Department lnterbureau
League. Despite the fact that the War
team made three of its runs in it's
last turn at bat, the playing of the
eighth inning in semi-darkness was I'M
interesting to the spectators.
Although held to close score, the
Sailors demonstrated their superiority
over the Generals. They put up a far
better game afield. ran the bases with
greater discretion, and had an edge
in pitching. Roche of Main Building
had little more than the cover on the
ball, but his slow deliveries were at
times battling to the Government
Leaguers. who have been facing
speedy hurlerS all the season. Driver
after the first inning was unusually
effective until the eighth. then dark
ness helped the Main Building in it's
scoring.
home a pair of Main Building tallies
in the first inning, but Navy, with
three hits after two We're out, evened
the count in its turn of the opening
session. Two men had also been re-
tired in Nays second inning. when
Purdy shot a homer to center scoring
two runners ahead. Three more hits
gave the Government Leaguers their
final tally in the sixth.
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YENCKEN AGAIN VICTOR

BOSTON, August 1S.-Arthur Yene-
ken of the British embassy staff of
Washington, and Lyle E. Mahan of New
York, scored their second victory in the
national title doubles when they defeated
J. S. Nicol and w. Rand. a formidable
New England pair, yesterday. three sets
in four. In the sets the winners cap
tured they allowed the losers only one
game. All the favorites won their
matches. Summaries:
First round (completed)-W. NJ. Johnston
and c. ]. Griffin defeated ]. Hennessey and
F. Bastian, by default; W. T. Hayes and r.
ii. Burdick defeated J. W. Foster and J.
Wheelwright. 46, 81, 0-6, 81. Ga.
: Second found. E; Mahan and A: Yeneken
defeated ]. S. Nicol and W. Rand, 60,
80, 1-8, 61; W. F. johnson and s. w.
Pearson defeated ]. D. E. Jones and A. W.
Jones. e. e., 81, 60; Willis Davis
and Roland Roberts defeated W. NJ. Wash
burn and Dean Mathey, 6-3, 1912. 81.
4-6. 6-s: F. B. Alexander and s. h. Tcshell
defeated w. E. Porter and R. BidwelI 3-6,
81, 81, e.; W. T. Tilden and Charles
Garland defeated T. n. Jayne and Philip
Brain 60, 60, g.
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American giants are the center of
attraction at the Olympic games to-
day. as they participated in the finals
in sthe shotput and also in the eliml-
nation events in the hammer throw.
Included in today's program are
elimination heats in the 5.o00-meter
obstacle race and final in the 10000
meter walk. the 110-meter hurdles,
the broad jump and the tug of war.
At the conclusion of yesterdays
events the Americans led their nearest
rival by thirty-two points. They had
scored 50 points, with the other teams
standing as follows: Finland. 81:
IL; Esthonia. 2. and Norway. /.
Still Discuss Great Race.
Athletes, trainers and experts from
all parts of the. world were today still
discussing yesterdays S00-meter race,
which was declared to be the greatest
ever run. Lawson Robertson, one of
the coaches of the American team,
said no such field ever competed be-
fore and that it was the fastest half
mile ever run, considering the slow
track. All others agreed that if the
race had been run at the Harvard
stadium or at Franklin Field, Phila-
lance certainly would have been
broken. Many hold the opinion that
Earl Eby of the Chicago A. A., who
finished second, would have won if
he had had another week of training.
The S00meter final thrilled the spec
tators Yesterday Eby almost won. and
Lieut.. D. NJ. Scott, u. S. A, and A. b.
Sprott, Los Angeles A. c., finished fifth
and sixth after a terrific race. A. G. Hill
of England won by yard. due partly
to the fact that Ely was watching the
expected winner. B. G. d. Rudd of
South Africa, who faltered in the
stretch Hill slipped through to VIC
tory unobserved. Rudd collapsed at
the finish, as did Thomas CAMPBELL of
Yale.
Equal Mark 11-Meter Hurdles.
II. E. Barron. Meadow Brook Club,
Philadelphia. won the first heat in
the semi-finals of the 110-meter hur-
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PROS IN SECOND ROUND

CHICAGO, ILL.,, August 1S-The
second round of the third annual
tournament of the Professional Golf
ers' Association got under way today
at the F1ossmoor. with interest re-
tanning national scope in competi-
ton over sectionally we'll balanced
eastern and two southern players.
They matched off today as follows:
Cunningham versus O'Hara, Mclean
versus Kennett. Edgar versus Sylves-
ter. Macdonald versus Mehlhorn,
Hampton versus Thompson. Hackney
versus Barnes. Mayo versus Teller,
Ayton versus Hutchinson.
Lawrie Ayton, British professional
recently imported by the Evanston
Golf Club. was the victor in the most
difficult match yesterday, defeating
Charles Hoffner of Philadelphia in
thirty-nine holes. James Barnes of ST.
Louis, titleholder, had COMPARE
lively easy time with George Bow
den of Boston, winning, 4 and 3.
Barnes II in the morning round was
lowest for eighteen holes. Yester-
days results:
Alex Cunningham defeated William MacFar-
lane, 2 and /: Peter 0'Hara defeated Pat
Doyie, / up; George Mclean defeated George
Sayers, and 5: Thomas H. Kennett defeated
Alfred Hackbarth. and l.; J: Douglas Edgar
defeated Pat OHara, 1 up. ). sylvester de-
feated Tom Boyd. and 8; Robert G. Mac
donald defeated Leo Diegel. 4 and 3: William
Mehlhorn defeated Walter Nelson, and =:
Harry Hampton defeated Jack Gordon. 8 and
5; George Thompson defeated Isaac Mackie
8 and 2; Clarence Hackney defeated Phil
Hesler 3 and 2; James NJ. Barnes defeated
George Bowden, 4 and 8; Charles H. Mayo
defeated Lloyd Gullickson, . and 1; Louis Tel
lier defeated Joseph Roseman, 10 and 9: Law
RE Ayton defeated Charles 81. Hoffner, up in
SO holes; Jock Hutchinson defeated Eddie
Loos 5 and 3.
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BOSTON, August 1S.-The explana-
ton by Carl Mays Of the New York
Americans. that the killing OF Ray
Chapman, star shortstop of the Cleve-
land club, was due to a rough spot
on the ball Mays pitched. which
caused it to take an unexpected twist,
was the subject of a statement today
by Umpires William Evans and Will
liam Dineen of the American League.
. mo pitcher in the American League
resorted to trickery more than carr
Mays in attempting to rough a ball IN
would make it more difficult to hit"
the statement said. Until the new
pitching rules came into force, which
put a severe penalty on pitcher
roughing the bali, Mays constantly
used to drag the ball across the pitch
surface. Hundreds Of balls were
thrown out every year because OF this
act
The umpires took notice of a re-
mark attributed to Mays that Umpire
Thomas Connolly, who was behind the
dent because he permitted a rough
ball to stay in the game. The UNI
pires characterized this alleged state
rnent as an "alibi" that came with
poor grace from the pitcher.
"A short time ago" they added,
dent johnson that too many balls
were being thrown out. President
johnson sent out a bulletin telling
the umpires to keep the balls in the
games as much as possible, except
those which were dangerous"
Await Word From Speaker.
The players of the Boston and De-
itroit clubs who were at the point
yesterday of signing a petition to
have Mays banned from the game, to-
day awaited word from Manager
Speaker of the Cleveland club, as to
his opinion of the pitch which killed
Chapman. and his views on their pro-
posed action. Several asserted that
regardless Of any general action, they
would not go to bat against Mays
again.
Shortstop Bush Of the Detroit team
announced that he was prepared to
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CRAYATH STOPS GIANTS
Starts Rally That Prevents New
Workers. Taking Double Bill.
Reds Regain Lead.

When Gavvy Cravath shed his man.
agerial shirt yesterday and swung into
action on the field he kept the Giants
from picking up a lot of ground in the
race for the National League pennant.
The pinch hit of the clouting leader
gave the Phils an even break in their
double engagement with McGraw's clan,
leaving the latter two and one-half
games behind the Reds. who snatched
a last-minute victory from the Cubs to
take the lead from the idle Dodgers.
The Pirates downed the Cards
Although outhit, the Giants got away
with the first game when they chased
run across in the tenth inning to
win, to Z. The Phils had tied the
count with ninth-inning rally. A
similar attack by the Pills proved
fatal to the New Workers. in the night
cap. Manager Cravath pointed the way
in the ninth with a two-sack smash
and three of his proteges followed with
singles that stopped the Giants, to g.
Two-base hits by Sticking and Allen
after two were out in the ninth pro-
duced the marker that gave the Reds
a 3-to-2 victory over the Cubs. The
game was a pitching duel between
Eller and Vaughn, with the former get
ting the better support.
The Pirates early lead proved too
much for the Cards. who were
thrashed, 10 to 6. schupp was easy
for the Pittsburgh club, and three
other Card pitchers were pounded.
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CHAPMAN'S DEATH MAY
MEAN BASE BALL WAR
Players Seem Determined to Force Carl Mays
Out of Game-Umpires Score Pitchers Tactics.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

big ball be precptated by
Chapman, Cleveland shorop, following
of Carl Mays the Polo Grounds
against York pitcher To date definite
banished base ball has been
unmistakable Action
members of all clubs but unless it results
debaed from further participation American
League believed the players will their announced
The players Of the Boston and Detroit clubs have
the field Mays
Nationals united the opinion that his should
themselves record while the members OF the st. Louis ub are even
highly
player in the league refuse to any contest which lays
by Umpe Dneen Evans they issued today
Boston.
should ordered barred from the American League
the New York club will fight the action the limit and thus
threatened
President ohnson discipline
led break
the club owners
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HUNDREDS OF FANS MEET BODY OF
uL-FATED ATHLETE in CLEVELAND

CLEVELAND, August 1S.-Hundreds
Of admirers and friends of Ray Chap
man. star shortstop of the Cleveland
base ball club and American League.
gathered at the Union depot here early
today to meet the body of their idol,
who died in New York yesterday morn
ing.
Among those accompanying the body
were Chapman's widowed bride, Man
ager iris Speaker and Joe Wood OF
charge by an undertaken. pending def
mite funeral arrangements.
Chapman's death occurred in hos
pital following an operation after he
had been hit on the head by a pitched
ball in Mondays game between New
York and Cleveland. and sustained
fractured skull.
Stayed in Game to Aid Indians.
1t was Chapman's eagerness to aid in
giving this city its first pennant that
resulted in his reath.
When he married Miss Kathleen Daily,
one of Cleveland's best known society
women. last October. he was asked if
vote his time to a business in which he
had acquired an interest.
''I'n play next year, for l want to help
give iris Speaker and the Cleveland
fans the first pennant Cleveland ever
has had Chapman replied. 'Then I
win talk quitting"
Chapman also was a star track
man and foot ball player. In compe-
tition with hundreds Of athletes, in
Guiding many stars of large univer-
stiles. Chapman won a place on the
Cleveland naval reserve track team
in 1918.
In q field meet against Camp Gus
ter he took first ilonors in the leo and
500 yard dashes, his time for the 100
yards being 10 seconds:
He also was q member of the crack
naval reserve foot ball team. one Of
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the strongest service teams in the
country. and the only eleven to de-
feat Pittsburgh University in 1918.
The base ball team, which Chapman
captained, was undefeated all season.
Members of the Naval Reserve Club,
of which Chapman was an honorary
member, asked members of his fami-
ly that they be allowed to hold a
military funeral
Mayor Proposes Memorial.
All Cleveland base ball fans are
stunned and mourning over the
death of Chapman, the greatest
shortstop that ever wore a Cleveland
uniform and one of the most popular
players in the country.
Mayor w. S. Fitzgerald has issued
proclamation calling upon Cleveland
sport lovers to raise Ray Chapman
memorial fund to erect a suitable
Park. The mayor also suggests that
September 3, the day the team returns
home. be made Ray Chapman memo
rial day.
A newspaper has started "a flower
from fan" fund. suggesting that
10 cents each to pay for one flower to
go into an immense floral offering at
Chapman's funeral.
Speaker Defers Statement.
When informed today that the Bos-
ton American League team was con-
sidering a refusal to play in future
games in which Mays takes part.
Manager Speaker of the Cleveland
team said ne must withhold all COM
ment on the incident until tomorrow.
IT am worn out by the RESPONSE
bility and work which this tragedy
has imposed on me-" Speaker said.
AT present all 1 can say is that /
have never declared the occurrence
or unintentional. If the
Boston team wants my advice and
asks for it, I may reply to them
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SHAW FACES SHOCKER IN TILT TODAY;
SISLER AND ONEILL IN THE LIMELIGHT

Shaw will face the Browns this
afternoon. with Shocker as his prob
able opponent. This is ladies' day.
Despite going hitless his last five
times at bat, Sisler had a profitable
day of it. hitting at 500 clip. He
gave a fine exhibition of first basing.
too. George stretched far over the
box seats to take a foul from Shanks'
bat, and in the tenth inning robbed
Rice of hit by lightning work in
forcing Roth at second.
Milan was compelled to quit after
springing his old charley horse in the
first game.
O'Neill contributed several swell
plays to offset the error he made. In
addition he was responsible for half
his teams runs in the second game,
driving in four and scoring one him.
self. His one-handed stab and throw
at Jacobson's expense was runner-up
to Tobin's eaten as the feature play
of the afternoon.
Jacobson was the goat for an error
in the first game. He made a perfect
peg to the plate, but the ball struck
Milan as he slid in and bounded away.
Zeb was sick man for few min
utes.
Burke used enough athletes for
three complete teams in the two
games.
Rice's steal of second in the final
game was the first Sam has engineered
since August g. He now has forty-nine
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The rather generous turnout of fans
got just what they paid fora bar
gain-the base ball presented being
of a high quality in spots, while of
quantity there was an overabundance.
Antelope Tobn, who travels almost
as fast as gossip, in addition to pelt-
ing three singles and brace of dou-
bles in six attempts, put on a bit of
fielding in the closing encounter that
alone was worth missing a hot dinner
to see. Harris was on first when
Shanks poled one on a line between
center and right. way out. Harris
was nearly to third when he turned
and saw Tobin leap and clutch the
ball with one fin as it was about to
carry over his dome. How Tobin got
over there is as easy to explain as
hash. Johnny topped it off with
perfect peg that reached Sisler to
complete the dual killing before
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AL SCHACHT FAILS TO LINGER LONG;
"ENNUT LYNCH PULLS A JOE ENGEL

Al Schacht failed to display any
signs of rejuvenation when he re-
turned to duty after a long vaca-
ton and started the closing en-
counter. The Harlem harlequin
lasted about as long as a five-dollar
note at market and retired in the
second inning in favor of Acosta. the
half-pint Espanoza. "Hozay" didn't
consider it favor. but toiled midget
fully and with some success, thanks
to his fellow workers execution with
the woodenware, until the ninth,
when Zachary was flung into the
fray with couple on. J. Tobin saw
to it that his playmates got home
safely, but Jezebel prevented any
further damage.
''Ennui'' Lynch was Manager Burke's
selection for the firing line. but Adrian
proved to be dud. The slim one, who
rested through parts of two seasons as
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district attorney or the police would fol-
low.
In his statement to the assistant dis
trict attorney. Mays said:
at was a straight fast ball and not
a curved one. When Chapman came to
bat I got the signal for a straight fast
ball, which / delivered. 1t was little
too close and I saw Chapman duck his
head in an effort to get out of the path
of the ball. He was too late, however,
and second later he fell to the ground.
1t was the most regrettable incident of
my career and l would give anything if
l could undo what has happened"
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WITH INDEPENDENT MINES

Heavy batting earned two victories
for the haywood Midgets yesterday
in their clashes with the Dodge Ath-
letic Club and the White House
Juniors. Dodge was beaten 1 to 0
and the Juniors % to 20.
Potomac Athletic Club will play
a team selected from the Treasury
League tomorrow on Monument Lot
diamond No. Z. The game will be
started at o'clock.
Peerless Athletic Club will hold a
business meeting tonight at 1877
5th street northeast. All members
are requested to be present at s
O. clock.
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GRlFFMEN COP IN nth,
AFTER LOSING OPENER
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

EARLY required for the Nationals
ball from the Browns yesterday. They started at
o'clock succeeded only handing the
returned their task and
eleven innngs-aer picked their
their
of mechanism the right field wall that
Hank
busy during alternating between LETT field and
ball friendly cloud
punked single Two minutes
whiting Shanks successful
steal second The clock indicated 8 although the athletes omae
twilight
slashng whaek the middle cushion to the @ their second
battle which marksmen waoped for total of
thirty-fo hits.
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Stanley could get as far as the key
stone sack on his return to first.
For eight innings the early en-
counter was a close. hard-fought con-
test. Harris celebrated his return to
the lineup by uncorking bingles
that cashed a mate in each of the
first and third sessions at the ex-
pense of Allen Sothoron. The moist
HEAVIER later gave way to Bill Bur-
well, who, in turn. was succeeded by
another damp deceiver. Urban Shock
err. The added starters were occa-
stoned by pinch performers at the
plate, their hurting accomplishments
being all to the goose eggs.
After getting off on the wrong foot
by walking Gerber, who completed
the circuit on one of four swats
Sisler compiled in this ARRAY, Court
ney flung runless ball for seven ses-
SionS. but came a cropper in the
ninth, when the Browns chased over
half dozen TALES on five cracks
and a brace of hobbies.