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Evening star., 1920-09-02
GLEASONS LICKED AGAIN
Absorb Third Straight Drubbing in
Boston-Mays Blanks Browns.
Macks Win q Pair.

Rough weather encountered on the
stern New England coast all but wreck
ed the craft of the White Sox. Reach
ing the port of Boston well in the van in
the American League pennant race,
Gleason's crew believed itself invincible
And then came the sQuall. Three days
OF wild. roaring weather has left the
White Sox with weak grasp on second
place. Yesterdays third successive de-
feat at the bands of the Red Sox GUST
ing the league champions from the lead.
With Carl Mays at the helm. the Yam
KEGS sailed to victory over the Browns
and now are in third position. less than
two points behind the White Sox. The
place honors was marked by a startling
form reversal yesterday. when the
Mackian bateau twice swamped the
Tiger tug.
For the first time this season Dick
Kerr was defeated by the Red Sox. who
was hit hard and poorly supported, while
Pennock baffled the clouting champions.
The losers punched four singles in the
ninth inning, but couldn't get a run
across.
A bitter struggle in New York ended
to 0. Mays was in excellent FORM hold
ing the Browns to four hits and grant
ing but one pass. He retired the ST.
Louis men in one-twO-three order in the
first five innings, double plays helping in
the fourth and fifth.
81 Perkins and George Dauss were re-
sponsible for the double triumph of the
Macks. In the opening game Sis two
base hit in the first inning drove in the
runs that beat the Tigers, to I. George
was too generous in the second en-
counter. After he had famed the first
pair Of batters in the sixth session. he
yielded six consecutive hits for five runs
and the Macks went on to win, II to 4.
Evening star., 1920-09-02

FOREST HILLS, n. Y. September 3.
The national lawn tennis singles
championship tournament entered the
fourth round today, with the strongest
competition of the meeting thus far
promised. Enthusiasts centered their
interest on the match between William
T. Tilden. I'd, of Philadelphia, who re-
Gently won the worlds title in England,
and Vincent Richards. the youthful star
from Yonkers, N. Y, whose aggressive
play has made him a formidable FACTOR
in the tournament.
! Next in interest was the match be-
tween r. Norris Williams. I'd. of Boston,
holder of the title in two former years,
and William NJ. Johnston of San Fran
cisco, the champion. who is playing
through the tournament to deiend MS
title.
Other important matches scheduled
were between Charles S. Garland OF
Pittsburgh and Watson NJ. Washburn OF
New York, Wallace johnson OF Phlia-
delphia against Roland Roberts OF san
Francisco and Clarence j. Griffin OF san
Francisco against A. ]. Lowrey OF Ne"
York.
Two defaults marred the third round
yesterday, Frederick B. Alexander
and Dean Mathey thus dropping out
of the draw, but this almost unprece-
denied proceeding was more than bal
anced by the brilliant display given
inside the grandstand inclosure BY
william NJ. Johnston, the playing
through champion Richard MOTIFS VII.
Iiams. Cd: william I. Tilden, I'd. and
Charles S. Garland. comprising the en-
tire Davis cup team of the recent tour
Capt. Samuel Hardy also appeared as
an honorable loser to Tilden. com
pIeting the unique record of the day
All of the winning infernauonalists
reached the fourth round. the remain
der of the sixteen survivors incipdlng M
n vincent
ards. g. Colket Gamer, Irving c.
Wright, Roland Roberts. Lyle p. Ma
han, Wallace F. Johnson and Clarence
j. Griffin.
Among the veterans to advance in
their special event were Clarence Ho,
bart, former national champion and
last years winner in this class; Ed
win sheafe. James s; :, cushman; G. Is. ma . W "
P. Rowland. S. r: McAllister ana 4. n
Dana. Vincent Richards starte$ with
a victory in the junior tournament
which he enters as two-t,me cham-
pion, and also eliminated Fred o.
Josties in the all-comers' singles. :.
Johnston was hard pressed to win
Evening star., 1920-09-02
Jack AFTER KN0CK0U!
Dempsey 0pines Bout With Miske
Labor Day Will Not Go Sched-
uled Ten Rounds.

BENTON HARBOR. Mich. Septem-
Der Jack Dempsey. world heavy-
weight champion, and Billy Miske;
challenger for the title. today entered
on the Anal three days of training In
preparation for their ten-round heaVy-
weight championship contest mere
next Monday afternoon.
Dempsey plans gradually 70 GU.
down his work with the groves anu
probably will go only six ROUNDS TINS
afternoon. Miske also Will star 70
taper OF in his training, hnishlHs up
Saturday afternoon.
Dempsey, who boxed eight iuli
rounds yesterday. declared soday tnat
ne was thoroughly satisfied win nis
condition and that he felt better than
he did at Toledo a year ago wHen :a.
he reached the same stage OIL hiS
training for Jess Willard. "a,
II know 1 am ready to step the Iuti
ter rounds at top speed" the cham,
pion said. "but 1 don't think II VIII
go that long. I made up my mino
yesterday to let myself out to satlsiy
myself that 1 was right. W nen !
finished 1 didn't feel bit tired ana
my wind was good. l don't know
what I'll do for the remainder OF the
training grind. 1t will depend large
lv ON how feel from day to day.
Promoter Fitzsimmons announced
today that Maj. Gen. Bidd!e, commal-
tiant at Camp Custer. ami SIX OF ms
aids would be guests at the cham-
pionship contest. The officers were
Dempsey's guests at dinner last "ight.
Evening star., 1920-09-02
THREE CORNERED TIE FOR THE LEAD
POSSIBLE in AMATEUR TITLE SERIES

three deadlock for the lead
is possible. The Railroaders play
Navy. Government League leaders. to-
morrow. and a victory for the latter.
with Treasury winning today. would
leave the Terminal Y. NJ. c. A, Gov
ernment and Departmental entries
each with four wins and two losses.
This would necessitate at least a
three-game play-off for the title next
week. ~
The Generals gave the Railroaders
a good run yesterday and had Roche
been better supported the Shops nine
would have finished on the shorter
end of the count. War hit Hilton hard
and in the fourth inning punched
two singles and a double for brace
of runs. Two scratch hits and pair
of errors gave Shops tally in the
fifth and another pair of hits with a
trio of miscues made two more runs
and put the Railroaders in front in
the seventh.
Loomis' single. followed by Hilton's
wild throw to first, enabled the GEN
erals to knot the score in the eighth
Shops won in it's half of the frame on
Behrle's single and theft of second,
followed by Anderson's clout
Evening star., 1920-09-02
TlLDEN FACES RICHARDS, WILLIAMS
PLAYS JOHNSTON ON COURT TODAY

from Nathaniel W. Niles yesterday
in four sets, while Williams had equal
difficulty in eliminating Willis Davis,
Tilden dropped a set to the veteran
Hardy, but Garland won decisively
over young Frank Anderson. after a
slow start. Griffin and Wallace john
son were the beneficiaries of the de-
faults.
Resents Referees SummeAs.
AS regards the former match. no Of
fetal explanation was given of Alex
ander's refusal to play. The obvious
facts, however. were that the tenn
peramental veteran resented sug-
gestion made by George T. Adee. ref
cree of the tournament, that he hurry
and get out on the court, as Griffin
was ready to start. He declared that
he played tennis for fun and not as
business. announced his determine
hon to default and changed back to
street clothes.
The case of Mathey was more unfor-
tunate. He was delayed by a business
engagement and had no time even to
telephone an explanation.
Whatever disappointment may have
been felt over the sudden cancellation
of two feature matches was speedily
forgotten in the spectacular exhibit
tions staged by the four information
alists in turn.
Evening star., 1920-09-02

at the outset. the former Brooklyn
southpaw was combed for a single by
EIlerbe and triple by Roth. which,
with Speakers inaccurate return.
netted tho Grins three runs. After
paving the way for another local
Motto, he was sidetracked In favor Of
Morton. The run eventuated when
Judge bounced a double on the top Of
the right-fe wall. but thereafter.
despite signs Of unsteadinesS, Guy
held the local array at bay except in
the seventh. when Courtney. Judge
and Rice collaborated with singles
70 squeeze over another counter.
IAAia.s In ORGY Of Triples.
extra. base hits in their final appear
ace for the year in the east. What
amounted to almost an epidemic Of
triples broke out in the first inning,
when Gardner poled one to deep right.
Coming after Harris miscue on jamie
for two runs. Acosta had disposed of
pair in the second when Mails in
augurated another bombardment with
q single to center. Jameson and
Wamby then both tore on three-bag-
gers and Speaker contributed one
and ended Aoosta- Zachary got his
lab and checked the Redmen mo-
mentarily, but got his'n in the third.
when Gardners double. Johnston's
sacrifice. q walk to Steve ONeill and
Lnnte's single accounted for run.
Courtney was on the slab when the
fourth opened. Speakers triple and
q wild pitch gave the Injuns a run
here and two more were added in the
Af4h, singles by ONeill and Morton
With walks to Lunte and Jameson
ana a bum chuck by La Motto being
factors. Having registered one or
more runs in every round the Tribe
then rested on its oars through the
remainder Of the pastime.
In Mette Warnaly Welcomed.
La Motto was warmly welcomed by
the fans. The new shortstop is big
feIlow and fast. He did not look very
impressive at bat. however. and was
Hfked to permit Brewer to fan for him
In the eighth.
Judge missed recording his hfth
homer Of the season by a fraction of
an inch in the second. His drive struck
on the top Of the right-field wall. but
sounded back instead Of over.
Roth also made a mighty bid foi
opener bounding tN the wall beyond
the Jury box for three bases. He con-
tinued on to the plate when Speaker s
long throw skipped past Lunte.
Wamby saved Gardner an error
when he leaped for Larry's throw and
then dived for the middle station to
eject a force-out in the third.
The game was draggy affair. For
ty-llve minutes were consumed to play
the first two innings. and round
only required twenty minutes.
Evening star., 1920-09-02
CANOE|STS TO COMPETE
Twelve Members of Washington
Club Will Participate in Tren-
ton Repatta Mondav

Twelve members of the Washington
Canoe Club will leave Washington
Sunday morning for Trenton. n. j.,
where they will compete in the va
rious events of the regatta to be held
Monday by the Trenton Yacht Club
and Algonquin Canoe Club. Included
in the squad will be the senior four
that has never met defeat in canoe
regattas during the past two seasons,
the Chesapeake Division champion
doubles team and the newly organized
junior crews.
Fours will be entered in the senior
and junior single and double blade
races. The senior combinations will
be composed of the knight brothers.
Harry and Karl; Wagner, Rutherford
and E. Smith. Those in the junior
boats will be Bruce, Miller. Richter.
Ravens. Christie and Walton. Most of
these men will compete in the two
man canoe contests. as will Eliason.
Karl Knight, holder of the national
championship at one-man double
blades, will oppose his brother Harry
AID several other Washington pad
dlers. in addition to philadelphia
Trenton canoeists, in one of the fu-
ture races of the program
Evening star., 1920-09-02
sANDLOTTERS CHALLENGE

Rebel Athletic Club of Del Ray. Va,
wants a Saturday game with speedy
District aggregation. A double head :
er is also desired for Sunday. Send
challenges to Manager r. E. McPher-
son, Del Ray, Va.
Congressional Athletic Club wants
to schedule Sunday and Labor day
contests. Games with the Knicker-
bockers and Indian Head mines would
be welcomed. Engagements may be
made with M. A. Murphy, 209 1st
street, telephone Lincoln 2460 after
pm.
Evening star., 1920-09-02
REDS ONCE MORE LEAD
Finnegans of National League Are
I'm Again'-Pirates Take
Fourth in Row From Giants.

Cincinnati has become THE Finnegan
club of the National League. Like
the hero of the ancient song. it's "in
again. out again" with the Reds. so
far as the circuit lead is concerned.
Just now the world champions are
"fn again" They conquered the
Braves yesterday while rain kept the
Dodgers out ofNaction at St. Louis.
The four-point gain in the standing
column was enough to put the Reds
ahead of the Brooklyn aggregation.
The Giants continued taking the dust
of the Pirates. When they opened
their series at Pittsburgh the Giants
were within a game of the league
lead. Now after four straight de-
feats they are two and a half games
behind the Reds.
Roushs heavy hitting was a factor
in the Reds to 3 triumph over the
Braves. Edd made three singles in
four times at bat, twice scoring
Daubert and Groh and once counting
himself. Luque. who relieved Fisher
in the eighth. ended two-run Boston
rally.
Bancrofts error in the fifth inning
paved the way for the Pirates to 3
win over the Giants. 1t let three runs
get home. Pittsburgh had scored in
the opening inning. Outside Of the
fourth, when the Giants garnered all
their tallies. Cooper was effective.
Evening star., 1920-09-02
PETW0RTHS ARE EASY.
Park A. c. Reaches Semi-Final in
Junior Title Contests.
roDAYs GAME.

Yankee Athletic Club vs. Maryland
juniors, at Monument grounds. 5:15.
YESTERDAYS RESULT.
Park Athletic Club. 1e; Petworth
Athletic Club. s.
Park Athletic Club reached the
semi-final round of the junior inde-
pendent base ball championship fight
by drubbing Petworth Athletic Club
yesterday in 12-to-5 slugfest The
Parks will next face the Hilltops to-
morrow, and the victor will be OBJ.
posed in the final on Saturday by the
winning team of this afternoons en-
gagement between the Yanks and
Maryland Juniors.
Every member except Third Baseman
Chisholm of the Parks hits safely
yesterday. The Parks failed to score
in only three innings. Petworth was
always a trailer
Evening star., 1920-09-02
in
Superstitious Tribe BalIks
At Posing for 4 Picture

That the fatal accident to
Ray Chapman has left . deep
fmprint ON the minds Of the In
dams was made apparent yes
terday. when q camera man
sought to obtain . group photo
graph Of the club. Hefwas de-
MED the permission sought
from Manager Speaker.
II wouldn't ask the boys to
pose before the start Of q
game" iris explained. 1--WE
had n picture taken mt the Polo
Grounds just prior to the COM
test I'm which Chappie met his
end. Some Of the boys regarded
1t ~ nm Ill omen. and 1 know
they-wOuld not consent to line
up for you, now. Back home,
during mofning practice. they
probably would not balk, but
nothing doing now.o
Evening star., 1920-09-02
Borton'. $4,000 Libel
Suit Follows Scandal

Los ANGELES. Calf, Sep
tember 2-W. Baker "Babe"
BOrtOn, former first baseman sOf
the Vernon team Of the Pacific
COast League. has fled suit for
$4,000 damages for alleged
libel against William Essick,
manager Of the Vernon club.
The suit In based on state
ments asserted to have been
made by Easick regarding BOr-
tons charges that Vernon play
ers contributed to a fund to aid
their team win the 1919 PEN
nant.
Evening star., 1920-09-02
WITH INDEPENDENT MINES

The Dreadnaught Juniors failed to
register a hit off Joe Schneider yes
terday and lost a 13 to l game to the
Linworth Juniors. Kagle was reach
ed for twelve safeties by the win
ners.
Red Caps and Washington Giants
will meet Sunday at Union League
Park in the opening game of series
among the leading colored mines of
the east. Atlantic City, Brooklyn and
Philadelphia will be represented in
the contests.
The Brooklyn Slides, claimants of
the colored base ball championship
of the south, and the Mid-City Giants
will play a double-header tomorrow at
American League Park. The first
game will start at o'clock.
Evening star., 1920-09-02

TOday's Game.
Treasury (DepartmentaD VS.. Main
Building (War Interbureau), at Union
Station field, 5:15: umpires, Hughes
and Nau.
Yesterday's Result.
Shops (Terminal Y. NJ. C. Al, 4;
Main Building (War Interbureau), 3.
Main Building, War Interbureau
representative in the first section of
the amateur base ball league cham
pionship series, today will get it's
last chance to break into the win col
umn. The Generals are to meet
Treasury of the Departmental League
in play-off of a tied first engage
ment. The War Leaguers yesterday
were handed their fifth straight de-
feat, when Shops, Terminal Y. NJ. C. A.
champion. nosed them out in a 4-to-3
battle.
Although Shops now is well ahead
in the race for sectional honors, a
Evening star., 1920-09-02
Yesterday's ResuIt.

Club. at Union League Park, 18th and
H streets northeast. SIS. Umpire
Woodward
Yesterdays Result.
Congressional Athletic, Club &.
Peerless Athletic Club, o (6 innings).
Congressional Athletic Clubs to o
victory over Peerless Athletic CIuh
at Union League Park yesterday end
ed the drst round of the down-anG3.
OUT championship tournament being
conducted by independent base hall
n1nes. Eight clubs now are ready for
the second set Of tilts that opens to-
cay with Silver Spring and Winston
annette Club as opponents. Other
pairlngs for the round are Mohawk
Athletic Club VS.. Government print
ing Office. Brookland Athletic 1guh We
shamrock Athletic Club and Rantd
Annette Club VS.. Congressional Ath-
letic Club. "A
Ine game yesterday was the thru
, III the series for the Compassionate
Iney We're forced to repIay GibraItar
athletic Club afJr the first game had
peen successfully protested bv the
losers, while Peerless drew a by. -,
pa 1ne opening round pairings. The
Peeriess combination gave its oidar
ana more experienced opponent =
reai oattie until the sixth and last
.nIlng, mi, when ragged fielding hermit
tso tne Congressionals to score s;x
Evening star., 1920-09-02

Naval Air Station (Potomac) vs..
Potomac Council (knights Of Column
bus). at Catholic University, 3:lo.
Umpires-Handiboe and Long.
Yesterdays Result.
Potomac Council (Knights of CO.
lumbus), 4; Naval Air Station (Poto-
mac), 3 (seven innings).
Potomac Council of the knights Oh
Columbus League and Naval Air sta
tion. Potomac League flag team, are
primed for the crucial game today in
the second section Of the sandlot
league titular struggle. In this final
scheduled conflict at Catholic Unfver-
sity, a win for the ~Caseys~will give
them the right to oppose the first
section victor in the post-season bat
ties for the District championship.
Should the Navy Birdmen triumph
the three teams in the section would
be deadlocked and more games re-
quired in order to reach a decision.
The Knights jumped into the sec
tional lead yesterday by drubbing
Naval Air Station, 4 to 3. Virnstine
was reached for five cleSn hits in the
first pair of innings that saw the
Caseys achieve three-run lead. The
Potomac Leaguers came to life in the
fourth and squared accounts by slam
ming Sullivan for two triples. with
pass and an infield Put helping mat
a walk and two hits. 4
Evening star., 1920-09-02
DROP FINAL TO TRIBE,
NOW LEADING LEAGUE
Indians Regain Top Rung by Pounding Trio OF
Local Hurlers-Idle Griffmen Play in
Philadelphia Tomorrow.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

YASHINGTON the showing OF the eight
w clubs the American League during the invasion OF the west
which ended with 9 the hands OF the
clash
of their fourteen the Boston Red Sox with ten
than lost The bedggled Tigers stand third on
he lis with and defeats.
Polo Grounds the "ouna
the
while the White
Yankees and
bring credits and eight debts The
favor OF the
Evening star., 1920-09-02

much about the probable caliber Of
the squads, expressions by men in
some idea of what may be expected in
the way of material:
I'VE lost some, good men last spring
by graduation, but we also have sew
eral good ones left" said Tai Stafford.
graduate manager OF North Carolina
State College, yesterday.
Virginia has back the strongest
members of last years eleven and
many good men coming up from the
1919 freshman team" is the way
ginia stated Virginia's prospects.
Wen have a strong team; you
needn't fear about that" is Graduate
Manager Charley Cox's way of put.
sponse to a query about it's possibili.
ties:
". p. I. has a good array Of talent
from the 1919 squad. and I am pleased
with the outlook for 8 good team"
ditions at Blacksburg.
We must build from the ground up,
but think we shall have a creditabIe
season." thinks Bryan Morse, new
head of athletics at George Washing
ton.
Down here at North Carolina we
shall have a. new coaching system" !"
writes Graduate Manager Charles T.
Woolen, land there always is some
! doubt In such cases. but feel that
we have the material for a strong
efeVen. All the best men who helped
beat Virginia and North Carolina State
College year ago are expected
back"
I'VE lost only one game last season
| and can't see how We can do any
worse this year." is Bill Raftery'G op-
| timistic outlook at Washington and
Lee.
All Have Similar Views.
And these are the trend OF opinions
from all the men in charge Of ath-
letics in the institutions in the south
Atlantic states. in the small colleges
as wen as in the larger colleges and
| in the state universities. Further
more. the men directing athletic af-
fairs are seeing to 1t that every pos
sible effort is put forth in the way Of
getting the best equipment obtain
able, in affording facilities for early
practice and in countless other ways
working and laying plans that their
institutions may be well represented
! in intercollegiate gridiron competi-
ton.
Evening star., 1920-09-02
Ball Field Mishap Climax
To Streak of Family Woes

LYNCHBURG, Va. September
2.-James Pendleton yesterday
was taken to n hospital uncOn-
sciOus and probably fatally i'm
jured and N. Roscoe Sale was
badly hurt AZ n result Of \ coll
lfSiOn ON the BALL field here.
The two men crashed together
I'm chasing n ny ball.
Pend!etOn's brother Richard
was killed In France. another
brother and sister succumbed to
influenza last winter and a Sec
Ond sister underwent a serious
operation yesterday afternoon
mt the time Of the accident.
Evening star., 1920-09-02
EARLY START PLANNED
BY GRIDIRON MENTORS
Coaches Taking Precautions to Have Foot Ball
Squads in Condition for Hard Contests
Scheduled Early Next Month.
BY H. G. BYRD.

DOT the south Atlantic section have sent out calls
for earlier practice than has heretofore been general Tor even
line Naval Academy usual is first
class but other institutions also
intend get their squads ueh usual
but weeks
which had had squad
Owl North Carolina
be different ideas with the result that its loot ball squad
to ttomor Raleigh for the hrst practice
Polytechnic Institute has sent ea for all ITS cand
players follow BY having their first workout TUESDAY Monday
where will hays three weeks OF before the
College Park week from today and and
other institution early squad
Rehoboh D ten days preliminary
Evening star., 1920-09-02
SHANNON IN BAD AGAIN.
Ex-Grif Suspended by Mack After
Indifferent Playing.

Maurice Shannon is up to his old
tricks. After drawing his salary Tues
day the former Griffman disappeared
and when he failed to show up at Shibe
Park Yesterday, Manager Mack sus-
pended him for thirty days. which means
he is through for the remaindc of the
season and possibly for all time.
Shannon got in bad with Mack be-
cause of Indifferent playing, which was
the cause of his release by Clark Grif-
fifth Mack says he will not sell or re-
lease Shannon, adding: "If he wants to
play next year he will have to con-
vince me he is willing to give the club
his best efforts at all times"