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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-07
OPEN GOLF TOURNEY
TO BE GREAT BATTLE
Veteran Vardon and Youth Jones viii Furnish Interest.
ing Feature at Toledo-aNotable Field of Stars.
"Matty' in Class by Himself
BY GRANTLAND RICE

AS FAR as one can figure upon GER
"A tainties in baseball, the Cleveland
Club will finish the season with a team
batting average over 300. This pace
Is something faster than the old Cubs
or the old Mackmen could ever reach
and stands, therefore, as the strongest
offensive machinery of the last thirty
years.
Not All in the Ball
&c A s A matter of plain, unvarnished
"A fact" writes fan, isn't
Babe Ruth's phenomenal record part
ly due to the livelier ball?"
Consider first these facts: Last sea
son was Ruth's first campaign as n
regular. where he was able to play over
100 ball games. In that first extended
test he broke the record with twenty
nine home runs and no mention was
made of lively ball.
It is only natural that he should go
better this season, with the shorter
right field fence as target on his home
field.
Consider also this fact: Ruth alone
has made more runs than any other
entire team in either of the major
leagues. He has made more home runs
than the entire Cleveland club has, or
the White Sox. or the Giants. or any
other of the fifteen clubs outside of his
own organization.
These clubs are all swinging at the
same ball.
Worth Seeing
TT YOU happen to be in the neigh
l. borhood of Toledo, O., next week,
don't fail to drop in for a casual or
close inspection of the open golf cham
pionship which the Inverness Club will
hold.
This championship will present the
greatest battle that any championship
has ever known. There has never been
a field able to offer so many stars as
Vardon, Ray, Hagen, Barnes, Brady,
dozen others.
When Vardon and Ray were over
before the home standard was not nearly
so high. Hagen was debutante.
Barnes was barely getting under way.
Jones was only eleven years old.
The latter. although facing his first
ODtu l'Sl, Will DtuT
watching. He has turned in numerous
rounds this season below 20. and he
isn't the type likely to crack at his
first start. You may recall that in
his first start at Oakmont in the ANA
teur championship, when only fourteen
years old. he turned in medal round
of "a.
The type of Jones, aged eighteen, on
one side and Vardon. aged fifty, on the
other will present two wide extremes.
And this will be only one of the many
features which Inverness will have to
offer in this golfing clash that opens
Tuesday.
Only One Matty
THE illness of Christy Mathewson
l. has brought up the point again as
to whether he stands supreme as the
greatest pitcher of all timc-above
Johnson, Walsh. Brown, Alexander,
etc.
In the purely physical way of speed
and curves he has had several equals, q
few with more speed and few others
with as many battling curves.
But certainly no other pitcher ever
quite reached the same height in ma
ton wide esteem, and we think of no
other who made such keen. careful
study of the game and always carried
the most alert intelligence into battle.
Present day fans only recall Matty
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Play in Big Tournaments to
Be Considered; Wallace
F. Johnson Not Out OF
Running Yet
GREAT At DOUBLES
By SPICK HALL

T1HE showing of the country's leading
L players in the Newport invitation
tournament. the Longwood meeting and
the nationals at Forest Hills. wi I de-
termine definitely the personnel OF the
American Davis Cup team which sails
early in November from San Fransisco
for Auckland, New Zealand. where the
matches for the historic lawn tennis
trophy will be played December IS. 30
and 81. 1t Is not likely that there will
be any change in the first three members
of the team already chosen. Those
were our Bill Tilden. Billy Johnston.
the present national champion and Il
Norris WAliams. But as to the fourth
member of the team there is yet some
doubt.
Garland who got the fourth place
on the team won the world champion
ship in doubles with Williams as his
partner, beating Tildon and Johnston
at Wimbledon. But that doesn't signi-
fy that he necessarily will be taken to
Australia. In fact the Davis Cup COM
mittee before sending the team to Eu-
rope, announced that if the team was
successful in winning the right to meet
the Australians. there might BE- shifts
made in the lineup,
Doubles Players Needed
While every member Of the American
team did far more than reasonably
could be expected. it is possible that
stronger combination could be sent to
New Zealand. 1t is hardly likely that
anyone except Tilden and Johnston will
be called on at Auckland to play in
the singles, but it is possible that an
other doubles players might be nPedad
to team with either Johnston or Tildcn.
OF course Williams could do it but
Il is a question whether there could
not be better doubles man selected and
taken along a. No. i. If the committee
should feel that this is needed they
would make no mistake in taking Wa
lace #. johnson, fifth player in the
United States ranking and member OF
the Cynwyd Club.
While Garland defeated johnson in
their last encounter, it is very doubt =
ful II Garland could make as good a
showing in singles, should he be called
upon at Auckland as Johnson. John
sons peculiar style of game would be
likely TO carry him through against an
opponent who was not familiar with
his game. where man who might beat
him in America would fail.
Great Doubles Player
while Wallace johnson may not be
recognized nationally as one of the
greatest doubles players in the land, it
"a nevertheless true that he is and that
his ability In team play is well known
q Philadelphia and the East generally.
Or. r. B.. Hawk. who is one OF the
\ leedinR tennie authorities OF the coun
nv Il a srest believer In Johnson and
+ 4.
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Some Figgers on the HitterS

OOKING the batting averages of the Giants it
IL will be that five of the regulars hitting 800
better. King tops the list with 325. Young has .32l,
Smith 305 FrisCh .}02 aud Kelly 300 Dave Bancroft
also is going good and has mark of .294 something
and unusual for the star shortsop George Burns
Is couting .2S2 Therefore of the regulars
picking the pill and driving in while the pitchers
hold the enemy safe.
But when it hitting, the Cleveland club is
shattering all records The American League leaders
have club of .312, and this, according to
pers has been done before Perhaps it is record
and will stand until personal stastician Ernie Lam
igan discovers old record which will make it look sick
Just the same. the Indians hitting better than
other club. and those timely walOps winning ball
games. In the outed Speaker has average of 417,
Jameson 1872, Smith .316 and Graney 800. In the in
field Doc Johnston the we'll known singer is coutng at
.31S Chapman .313, Gardner 1903 and Wambsganss is
the weakest sister in the bunch with 249 The catchers
also up there, Steve O'Neil with .321 and Nuna
maker 1864.
These fggers tell a whole lot and prove beyond ques
tion the class of the ball club leading the league.
Ten of the regular players hitting 300 and
can further than that Two pitchers, Neihaus
and Chle, have enormous averages with the willow.
The former has Al and the latter 100. The Cleveland
club is making great record and can't be beaten when
1t comes to consistent hitting.
1t must be tough proposition for a pitcher go
down the batting order and fool the Ohio clouter
If they-meaning the couterkcep the good work for
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-07
You Never Can Tell, Etc.

YESTERDAY, however, the Indians fell by the waysidc
and who do you think put the kibosh them? None
other than our AS. Comics kids playing sensa-
tonal baseball and burning up the league They trimmed
the leaders in innings for six The first was
Ed Romme and you don't have 70 give the other hve
Ed was in wonderful form, held Speakers men to four
hits and made it possible for the Macks to cop. .
The Athletics going strong in the West Usually
they make the trip and get nothing but lot OF sight
seeing and exercise Occasionally they win game
but often. The last time they wandered from home
they lost nineteen straight which is league record
There doubt about the thirteen straight defeats
by the start of the but after the AS
got through they handed the brown derby trimmed
with hamburger without question.
Now it is different. In st. Louis they took two out
Of four, and it the in Chicago. Yesterdays
victory the third straight which proves that you
tell in baseball Today they will try again.
That unexpected wallop set the Tribe back trife,
for both the Yanks and the White Sox copped The Chi
cago club looms the real contender in the American
League and there is internal dssenson the team
Gleason will finish strong. He has good pitchers
and they delivering. Urban Faber has staged
comeback and has his last nine games. His record
for the is sixteen wins and six defeats Cicotte
has fifteen and lost eight, Kerr has nine and five
and Lefty Williams, who beat the Red SoX yesterday
has eighteen and lost eleven.
IEJHEN it comes to pitching records icih
w English, As get another brotrn derby.
R0y u0orc, trho started out tcth glorious ric-
tory. appeared in tcclrc other contests and lost
t,ceve straight games. This is 1920 pitching
I'd
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as he was around 1912 or later NJ,
80 many recall his first world sor,o rot
experience, when he pitched twen,s
seven consecutive scoreless innin,.
against the hard hitting Athletics. wbS
In spite of such sluggcrs as "SochS',
Seybold, Harry Davis, "Topsy', Uas,
sell and others. were utterly baflcd bv
Mathewson' skill. W
Nor do they 60 as far back As 1ooo
or 1908. when as a youngstcr, nitcb;o,s
for a losing team, he whipped rho s ,ans
nant- winning Pirates eight times IN" In
row. !"
Counting in all the factors, tho ri,oh
ing game has known only ono Mattr
And throughout the country there asc
more than few million fans and n fe,v
million others who never saw n boIl
game, pulling for his quick return 10
health. !"
A S LONG as Jack Dempsey is ,bo
"A best heavyweight in sight and
Harry Wills is the next best hoayv'
weight, why waste any debate as 10
whether or not they should meet? Pro.
vided the main idea is to find who mo,
happen to have the stuff a prizefirbtryr
needs to lead his profession.
THE game may. belong to youth. aS
u some have suggested. but how manv
youngsters do you happen to notice i,
front of iris Speaker ilb the column,
devoted to batting averages?
A FTER cleaning up Bambadier
"A Wells and Tommy Burns. Joo
Beckett has at last decided to fake m
Frank Moran. Moran is no whirlwind
for speed and dexterity. but we have
an idea that Beckett will shortly dis.
cover that he is not in the ring with
a McGoorty, Wells or Burns.
(Copvri0ht. 1890. An riohts rcScrresJ
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-07
MISS C0LLETT WINS AT NET
Defeats Miss RosenthaI by 2 Up In
Shenecossett Golf Final

New London, Conn. Aug. Miss
Glenna Collett, of the Mctacomct Cmh
Providence, won the cup for tbc
women's golf championship on tho
links Of the Shenecossett Country Cnb
here yesterday, when she defeated Miss
Elaine Rosenthal, Of Ravinsloe, of Chi.
cago, by . up.
The Providence golfer found the 90
ing hard all the way, as time after time
she would make fine drives and ap.
by bad putting. Miss Rosenthal's goIf
was featured by remarkable recovcrics
and unerring work on the green.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-07

NEW YORK GIANTS FORM WINNING
IzABITAND PENNANT CON7ENDERS
q MAY BE CHASED TO THE BACK ROW
BY ROBERT w. MAXWELL
Snnrts Editor Evening rnhIIc Irdrnr

WHEN Jawn McGraw sicked his Giants the Cubs
49, yesterday and copped grabbed swiped and otherwise
won two games in the arena he not only boosted
his percentage in the and lost column but also
caused lot Of in Brooklyn and Cincinnati,
to nothing Of other points north and south. This
winning habit lately developed by the New York club is
getting serious and unless there is sudden halt all of
the pennan favorcs will have to wash up for
The Giants casting their shadow all the Ma
tiona League and becoming real menace. Counted out
of the race month ago. they took lease of life,
stepped out Of the second division and started
ctemen in the exclusive the top They have been
playing great baseball Few the games have been easy
ones, and several times they up from behind win
Cincinnati after two and the batter had
two strikes him. club playing ball like that deserves
to win.
AT the start of the season McGraw said everything
depended his pitchers If they performed up to their
capabilities all would be WELL If not he would have
lot of hard luck. The pitchers in shape and
proved il in the Chicago series Three games have been
played and the Cubs connected for sactics only nine
times. Barnes aud Douglas he'd them to two hits and
Benton allowed FIVE That's of three per game
Just to show what the Giants have been doing, take
look at fggers Since July u they have played
fifteen games and twelve of them. Cincinnati beat
them all three times, scoring victories July a. %
and 81. Pretty good work. and that's that.
TIE hittcrs hitting the ball and there is
great spirit in the club McGrdw, hOucrcr. is
toorried about second bdSe. Larry Doyle at present
IS filing the position, but knorS whcm the
ceterdn piH crack. Perhaps JGpn tciH make
other effort to Oet HOrnSbU.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-07

Rogers Hornsby continues to boss the
circuit in the individual race, with an
average of .372. Eddie Roush is trying
to give him a battle, but not with a
lot of success. Eddie has 1888. Roush
is tied with Nicholson, of the Pirates.
Smith, Of the Cards, has $3.50, and Cy
Williams, of our Phils, follows with
1926. Cy incidentally leads in home
run clouts, with eleven.
Grimes is the leading pitcher, fol-
lowed by Cooper, Reuther, Vaughn,
Alexander. Nehf and Toney, in the
order named.
The averages, which include games
played last Wednesday, follow:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-07
CYNWYD TENNIS VICTOR
Overlook Beaten In TrIstate League
Series, Eight Matches to One

The Cynwyd and Overlook teams met
In a Trstate Tennis League series at Cynwyd
yesterday and the nome representatives
emerged victorious. winning all six singles
and two of the doubles. Louis Delone. of
Overbrook, captured the first set In his
match with Paul Vanneman. G-3, and had
he not broken his racquet at an inopportune
time he might have given his opponents a
SITTER hght, Later, In the doubles DeLone
and Harrity saved Overlook from a white;
washing by defeating Paul Yanneman and
John Haynes. the runners-up In the Eastern
Pennsylvania doubles championship at Gym
wyd last week. Summarizes
r. B. Hawk. Cynwyd, defeated Howard
Biddle, Overbrook, 6-8, 81.
Norman Swayue Cynwyd, defeated r.
Farrington, Overbrook 90, 81.
Paul Vanneman Cynwyd defeated l.. #.
DeLone. Overbrook, 90. 6-3, "a.
jasR HSy.SS Sy.SSloGty SS Gsfsa''d r. !"
IS!s SySd. defeated F.
T. G. LeOnards, Cynwyd. defeated W. y.
Harrlty. Overlook. SO. To.
DOUBLES
Swayne and Hawk Cynwyd, defeated Bid
die and McCann. oVerbrook 7-b, "a,
DeI.one and harrington, oyerbrook, de-
fsaied Paul vanneman and Haynes Gym
,''S Ssr:ssil ysnqsm.s ana z z H;ssn..a. 4; mar c.n-
brock. 7-b. 7-b NJ "
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Crauath's Club Rank S
Third in Extra Base
Clouts -Hornsby Leads
League With .372

THE Phils are last in the club stand
l. ing of win and lose. and seventh in
club batting. but third in extra base
clouts and first in two base wallOps
and home runs, which proves that Cra-
vath's clouters are real plasterers of the
pill.
Two hundred and eleven socks for
extra cushions have been driven off
Phil bats. Forty of these We" good for
four bases and Jag for doubles. but they
have fallen down on triples and have
fewer than any other club in the cir
cult. They have almost twice as many
homers as any rival, the Giants be-
ing second with "a.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-07
Columbia to Seat 10000

New York. Aug. New York will soc
football on a bigser scale this fall. Lester
9. Danielson. graduate manager of ath-
letics at Columbia, said last niEht in I'm.
1onneing that south Field was IN better con
ditton than ever before, and that aDproxi-
mately 10, 900 people could be accommodate ated
on the stands now being erected. NN
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-07
c. A. c. Football Plans

StorTs, Conn, Aug, "A call for football
practice at Connecticut Agricultural College,
beginning September 13. has been sent to
by Coach Roy Guycr. The frst
game win be with Trinity, at Hartford,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-07
Reported Cubs Sold

Chicago, Aug. lit was rumored at
Comiskey Park that the Cubs had been sold
70 Frank Chance, Barney odfeld and Steven
Duryea, an auto manufacturer. The reuult
so far has not been verified, Chance was
here on his way to Cleveland to visit with
Barney Oldnold
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-07
Boxer Eagan, Of Yale, Sick on Ship

On Board the q. 3. ;. Princess MatOikp
(via wireless). Aug. 7.-Edward Eagan, ight
heavyweight star Of Yale University and
member Of the United States Olympic boxing
for two days. the first man on the ship Ia
report sick, except for minor ailments such
as seaslckness. Eagan ranks first In the l75.
pound boxing event.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-07
Cambria Boxing Bouts Postponsd

Owing 70 the rain last night the box,n,
bouts at the Cambria Club had 10 be nosts
poned: They will be held tonight, weather
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-07

HERE'S something funny tchich toas discovered
IL in the 6ggers. The Neto York Yankees, re-
gdrdcd as the greatest Slugoers the game ever has
seen and noted for their terrific onSldughts on op'
posing pitchers, are ffth in club batting. That's
one of the mysteries, but it is the tip.of on Hug
1nSs team. ThcN hit onlN IN spotS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-07
MAY MAKE A CHANGE
IN DAV WIS CUP TEAM
Babe Ruth
Has O. RiUQL

in record making He is Ed
Harmon. self admitted prince of
pitchers and one of the most
famous characters of baseball
fiction. His latest adventures in
There's No Base
Like Home
make a new laugh per- minute
mark and a new altitude record
for hair raising. This new
serial is right off the pen of
ii. G. WITWER
whose comedy and jazz litera-
ture is well-known to sports
readers.
The first daily installment will
appear Monday in the
Euenino public Eeooer
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-07

the Cubs knock them out of the
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-27
UNITED STATES FAVORITE
In BENNETT CUP RACE

Paris, Sept. 27-Despite injuries sus-
tanned by Roland Rohlfs. which will pre-
vent his participation, the United States
was the favorite today in betting on
the outcome OF the James Gordon Ben
nett international aviation cup races
which will be open at Etampes to-
morrow. Sportsmen from all parts OF
the world are gathered at Etampes. The
greatest contest In the history OF the
trophy Is looked for.
The accident to Rohlfs caused much
disappointment to the American flyers
and sportsmen. The Yankee flyers
machine crashed to the ground while
he was making landing.
Up to the time Rohfls was hurt It
was generally conceded that the United
States would win. Even noted French
airmen, including Rene Fonck. the IA
nous lace" who visited the Etampes
field, admitted that the American
seemed certain of victory. Their most
dangerous contender was Leconte, a
French airman.
Hundreds OF persons poured into
Etampes during the day, bringing
enough food to last a couple Of days.
On account of limited accommodations
many prepared to sleep in their motor
cars or tents. All the planes are under
strong guard. A temporary hospital has
been erected to care for any who may
be injured.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-27
WILLARD DENIES HE
WILL MEET JACK AGAIN

Lawrence. Kan. Sept. H.--Jess VIII
lard. former heavyweight champion Of
tho world. today absolutely denied that
he had been signed for a match with
Jack Dempsey. reigning champion. or
that he even considered such q match,
in an exclusive interview with the In
ternational News Service.
"That story Is bunk" said Jess. COM
mcnting on q report issued by Law
renee storekeeper that he had been
signed. i've been doing a little exer-
clsing down here on my farm and my
old gloves were worn out. ! needed a
now pair and went down TO q sporting
goods store. You know how these fell
lows like to get their names In the
papers so they made story out OF
"Are you seriously considering any
offer. to re.enter the ringT no was
asked.
"No, no, no." said Jess. with heat
Nothing doing. I'm satisfied down here
on the farm"
care you keeping in condition."
"Sure," replied tho rormer champion.
II box little now and then and take
daily workouts"
'iIave you been made any offer fol
q Dempsey match7"
Eyes, rye had a few communication.
from New York. but turned them al
down" he said. You can tell the worlo
that"
The former champion-> said he wal
doing Just fine." and Indicated II would
take Q kings ransom" to win hin
away from his farm TO re-enter TN
ring.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-27

have been the fixer for gamblers who
are alleged to have bribed White Sox
players and Buck Weaver, sox third
baseman. both denied today that
package which McMullin delivered 10
Weavers home during the 1919 series
contained money. Weaver ADMITTED re-
ceipt Of the package but declared ne
would withhold : revelation OF It's CON
tents until he could explain 70 me
grand jury and that its total value did
not exceed S.. A
Both McMullin and Weaver denied
any connection with dishonest deals and
expressed willingness to go before the
grand jury.
Mcoraw subpoepasd.
New York. Sept. 27-Jdhn J. McGrsw
ana Magistrate Francis X. McQuaide.
manager and treasurer, respectively, OF
the New York Nationals. today accepted
a telegraphic request OF the COOK
county Illinois. grand jury TO testify IN
it's investigation OF alleged basenall
gambling. They planned to reach CIR
cago in time for Mr.. McGraw to TESTIFY
either tomorrow or Wednesday.
Mr.. McQuaide explained that they
could not be compelled to appear before
the grand Jury In another state, put
that they were both anxious to omer
their services in order to "clear up this
business"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-27
FOOTBALL RESULTS
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results.

south.
Az KnoxvIiie-IJniversity Of Tsnnss.
see, IS: Emory and Henry collage, 0.
At Atlanta, Gs.--Georgia Tech, ~;
Al LsSinstcn. Wv. N. l.. ." Ros-
AZ Neutrality-suspicious. Of Ala
bama, 50; Southern Military academy. w.
At Lynchburg Va.--Lynehburk col
Icge, 81. Randolph Macon academy, o.
At Grssnville--Furman, -; Zion col
Al DahionsKa. Ga-oglsthorps uni;
versIty. 90; North Georgia Agricultural
a. birmingham. Ala.-Birmingham
Southern. II; Hamilton ARKies. o.
AZ Blacksburg--virEinia Tech. u:
Hsmpden- Sydney. o.
A, CsmbridEs-Harvard' u Holy
Cross, o. ,. az
Al Providenoe-Brown university. %;
Rhode Island State. 0.
A. syrncuse-syrneuse IS; Hobart, =
AZ state College. Ps.-Penn tsats' ~
Muhienburg. 7.
Al College Park. MARYLAND s,ats
university. 50: Randolph Macon,
~ Washington. Warrington ana
Jefferson, %: Bethany. o.
A. FAlrmount. w. Va.-Wet Vlrs'hA
IL: Virginia weslevN1. o.
Wsst.
At East Observation-Disclosures college
%. Michigan ,Aggies. J. q,
Al Cieveland-western Reserve, ~
University Of Toledo, Z,
A. Hlram--case. IL: Hiram, ..
A. Berea--wooster. 81; Baldwin-"h-
lnce. a..
A, Lawrence. Kan.--Hasken institute
"A: Baker university Q.
A. Des Moines-Drake. ~; Penn oo''
lore o