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The Washington times., 1920-08-30
OARSMEN FASTER
THAN WORLD ON WATER
Uncle Sans Youngsters Defeat
Leanders in Record Time at
Olympiad.

BRUSSELS, Belgium. Aug. 30
America is supreme on the water,
with the Naval Academy eight cover
ing the mile and 427 yards in sos
and Jack Kelly. OF the Vesper Boat
Club, of Philadelphia, defeating j.
Beresford, jr., winner of the Diamond
Sculls at the British Henley, in the
Olympic single sculls event. Kelly's
time was 7.35, a second faster than
the Britisher. The Navy eight clipped
four-fifths OF second from The
Olympic record.
The Leanders. England's best crew,
were favorites in the heavy betting
before the final event Of the day and
they rowed wonderful race. But
the remarkable smoothness and power
of the American midshipmen forced
the Britishers to tho utmost and, as
the American shell crossed the finish
line a scant half-length' ahead, the
Britishers collapsed. The midship-
men, on the other hand, were fresh
enough to have started over again.
The English crew took the lead at
the start and fought of the Amer
leans until the mile mark was reach
ed By that time the strain was tell
ing on the Leanders and some were
splashing. Then Stroke King called
for action and, with 300 yards to go,
the Americans began walking up on
the Leanders. With $50 yards to go
both shells were even. Then came
the squirt and America had won.
The Washington times., 1920-08-30
Here Ii Is
Even the chap who exceeds
the speed limit is likely to
be overtaken by trouble.
FOOTBALL OUTLOOK FOR
W. AND ]. IS EXCELLENT
Many Veteran Stars of Last Year
Are Back to Play With Var
sity Eleven.

WASHINGTON, Pa, Aug. 30.-Head
Coach Morrow and Backfield Coach
'Red" Fleming call out Washington
and Jefferson's football candidates for
their first practice today. Prospects
look much brighter than usual. A
nucleus Of veteran stars, including
Captain Garbisch, guard; Stein and
Templeton, tackles; Carroll and
Loucks, ends, and Erickson and Eiel-
son, halfbacks, in addition to large
number of second-string men. remains
from last year.
Indications are that the men COM
ing up from the high schools and pre-
paratory schools are of higher caliber
than usual, so that Washington and
Jefferson adherents look for one of
the best teams in a decade.
Washington and Jefferson's impor-
tant games this year are with Lehigh
and West Virginia at home and with
Pitt and Syracuse away from home.
The Lehigh contest comes exception
ally early, being carded for October
%. Syracuse and Pitt come or sue
cessive Saturdays in November.
Washington and Jefferson this year
will have an entire graduate corps OF
coaches. Morrow, former Red and
Black center, has been retained as
head tutor, while Red Fleming, one
Of the greatest halfbacks the Presi-
dents ever developed, will be in charge
Of the backfield candidates.
The Washington times., 1920-08-30
NATIONAL SINGLES
TOURNEY STARTS
Davis Cup Players All Entered
in Struggle for Honors at
Forest Hills, l. !.

FOREST HILLS, l.. l., Aug. CO.
With members of Americas Davis Cup
team the outstanding figures, the
thirty-ninth tournament for the ten
mis- singles championship of the United
States got under way here today on the
turf courts of the West Side Tennis
Club. One hundred and twenty-eigh
of the nations best players are en-
tered.
Tennis enthusiasts declared that
with william T. Tilden. I'd, winner OF
the British singles at Wimbledon, and
conqueror of Gerald Patterson, the
Australian champion, present, the
tourney takes the proportions of
worlds championship contest.
Officials of the United States Lawn
Tennis Association, however, have is
sued a statement denying any inten-
ton of the association to term the
winner of this tournament the worlds
best. Foreign tennis associations
have designated the Wimbledon
tournament as a tournament for
worlds honors.
Feature matches today include:
Walter Hayes, Chicago, VS.. C. Colket
Gamer, Philadelphia; Richard Norris
Williams, I'd, Philadelphia, VS.. Fran
els T. Hunter, New Rochelle. n. Y,
and William T. Tilden and Wills
Davis.
William NJ. Johnston, San Fran
cisco, the present champion, will meet
Carl Fischer, Philadelphia: William
T. Tilden I'd. plays Lawrence g.. Rice,
Boston, and Willis L. Davis, San
Francisco, engages Theodore Roose-
welt Pell, New York.
Johnston is regarded as the favorite
for the title, with Tilden and Williams
his strongest opponents, but followers
of the game are speculating on the
possibility of Johnston's defeat, con-
sidering the strength Of players like
Clarence ]. Griffin, Vincent Richards,
and others who have been doing fine
work this summer. Griffin already has
taken the measure of Johnston once.
II weather conditions permit play
every day the tournament will come
to a close Saturday.
The Washington times., 1920-08-30
MANY BIG LEAGUE MEN
HAVE BEEN HIT AT BAT
iris Speaker Indians Manager,
Knocked Crosseyed Once
When "Beaned."

The fatal injury to Ray Chapman
call. TO find others which were SINH
lar in circumstance, but not In re-
suit. Just this spring the baseball
world was shocked when Chick Few
ster was struck down by a pitched
ball hurled by Jeff Pfefer, of the
Brooklyn club. For weeks Fewster
boyered between life and death, but
finally recovered. although even now
he is not OF fullest utility to the
club. Baseball history Is replete with
cases of bAsmen being struck by
pitched balls, yet in only compare
lively few instances have fatalities
resulted.
Iris Speaker has been hit twice,
and each time II was said that he
would die As a result of his injuries.
Once Speakers nerves were SO Jared
that he was cross-eyed for a week.
Frank Chance, one time manager
of the old Cubs and latterly OF the
Yankees. was repeatedly hit by pitch
ed balls and was rendered deaf by
tho blows.
Hugh Jennings. the fiery leader of
the Detroit Tigers, was almost killed
by Amos Rusie. One OF the recent
cases was the hitting of Roy Corhan
by Russell Ford. Corhan went back
to the minors ruined for life as ma
jor league player.
A couple Of days ago Charley, Her
zog was knocked down by a pitched
ball and dazed. Sam Wick, of the
Yanks, was hurt couple OF days
ago.
Roger Bresnahan was in the hos
pital for weeks, as was Frank Bow
ermsn. Tim Keef-, OF the Giants,
nearly killed Jack Burdock In the
long ago.
When Jack quinn FIRST Joined the
Yankees he hit one OF the White ,Sox
players and brought the career Of the
victim TO a sudden end. The player
did not die. but he has never regained
his faculties
The Washington times., 1920-08-30
CLEVELAND FALLS
INTO THIRD HOLE
Frank Brewer Whales Timely
WaIIop in Ninth, Bringing
Victory to GriffS.

Iris Speakers Cleveland Indians
are today in third place. thanks to
their opening defeat by the Grifrmen.
; to 2. before dandy crowd.
Furthermore, with the Griffs eating
raw meat these days, the Indians may
be unable to climb while in Washing
ton. The Griffs are beginning to look
like strong fnishers.
A passed ball by Steve O'Neil
filled the bases in the third and made
1t possible for those first two tallies.
Frank Brewers ringing single in the
ninth brought over the winning run
and sent everybody home satisfied.
with two down in the third Milan
walked and Rice beat out a bounce
over second base. Brewer was struck
out, but O'Neilrs passed ball let him
live. filling the bases. "Bucky" Har-
ris belted a single. scoring Milan and
Rice.
Elmer Smiths rap over the garden
wall gave the Indians their first run
in the fourth and they tied 1t up in
the sixth when the same Smith
singled, went up on a sacrifice and
scored on Doc Johnston's single to
right
Judges double to right opened the
last of the ninth. Milan hunted.
Coveleskie grabbed 1t and slipped 1t
to Gardner in time, but Judge eluded
the veteran thirdsacker and lived.
Speaker yanked Coveleskie and sub
stituted Guy Morton. Rice was pur-
posely passed. putting 1t up to
Brewer The Reading Rose crashed
to center and Judge was over with
the winning tally.
The Washington times., 1920-08-30
HOLD Up
INDEPENDENT PLAY
GibraItars and CongressionaIs
Ordered to Meet Again-Good
Games Listed Today.
By BRYAN MORSE.

Protests by the Gibraltar A. c. team
in the Independent circuit and the Po-
tomac Council, Knights of Columbus,
in the League section today appear to
tie UP proceedings in the city sandlot
series.
The Gibs protest the game played
with the Congressionals. The Po-
tomac team protests the recent Navy
Yard Potomac Council engagement on
the ground that two umpires were as
signed and three worked. the third
being a man on the eligibility list Of
the Navy Yard.
There is also a protest on the first
game won by the Navy Yard over
Naval Air Station on the ground that
the same umpire, William Luscomb,
was on the Navy Yard eligibility list
The committee in charge Of the games
will act on the protests tonight.
In the matter Of the Gibraltar A. G.
protest it appears that the manager
of the r. p. Andrews team picked up
a player and played him against the
Brookl8nd team. losing the game. He
later played against the Gibraltar A.
c. nine, being on the Congressional
list.
The Gibraltar Congressional game,
which was won by the Congressionals.
is ordered played over today at Union
Park.
Navy and Shops at Union Station
and Navy Yard and Naval Air Station
at the Navy Yard Field today argue
for first-class competition.
Navy and Shops are tied UP for hon
ors in the first section, and Navy Yard
has a clean lead Of two games, bar
ring protests, in the second section.
Both games will be well worth going
to see.
Peerless Athletic Club players say
they do not care which team they
play. Manager George A. Simpson
says: at makes no difference to Pat
terson's Own who they play, just so
they play someone, and either win
or get beaten" Which is fair enough.
Aloysius and Winston A. c. players
GO on tomorrow for their game as per
schedule. Wednesday the winner of
the Congressional-Gibral A. c.
game will meet the Peerless Athletic
Club.
thursday the second rouno OF tne
down-and out series will be started,
with Silver Springs appearing against
the winner OF the Aloysius-Winston
game. Friday the Mohawks and G. p.
o. teams play.
1t is not unlikely that the teams
will lay off on Saturday in Difference
to the big Police-Home Defense battle
set for American League Park. In
this event the games will rest over
until after labor Day. In the event
that the teams decide to play Satur-
day, a double header will probably be
staged at Union Park.
The Washington times., 1920-08-30
DIAMOND GOSSIP.

The Cleveland Indians have three
more days to spend in Washington
before quitting till next year.
The Boston Red Sox have signed a
catcher named Paddy Smith, who has
been playing ball in New York with
Jeff Tesreau's independent team.
The New York Americans have
signed an outfielder from the Syra-
cuse University team named Eddie
Brown, who has made quite a repu-
tation in college baseball circles.
Catcher Bill Haeffner. of the Pr
rates, who was given a chance re-
Gently when the other Pittsburgh
.catchers were injured has made
good. Manager Gibson being loud in
his praise Of the youngster.
Louis Zeigler, a shortstop, who has
made good in Cincinnati amateur
baseball, has been signed by the Reds,
and has been turned over to SPRING
field, OF the Eastern League, for edu-
cation.
The st. Louis Club has added two
more players for tryouts to its roster
in Marty McManus, infielder of the
Tulsa Club, of the Western League,
and Joe DeBerry, OF Mississippi
From ottawa, Ontario, comes word
thet vilai Lahole. OF the Independent
Baheball League OF Montreal has,
through the Intervention OF Joe Page,
who for years has acted as Comis-
keys scout, signed at 1921 contract
with the Chicago white Sox.
The Washington times., 1920-08-30
SAYS "BUGS 8"
Baer::
New York Glove Bugs
Soon to Hear Tap, Tap
of Double Fives on
Nimble Chin.

NEW YORK will soon be the
fighters Mecca 1t will also be the
Camels, Chesterhelds, and the whole
tobacco store. And with the pres
ent boxing commission there isn't
much chance OF the wildcat pro-
moter rolling his own.
Boxing in this gentleman's town
was knocked curly on two occasions.
And both times by the birds who
made their living at the game.
Promoters, fighters. ct cetera. The
ct cetera Is the raisin in the bevo.
When a guy doesn't know what he
Is going to say, he starts In to ct
Get. There Is an unconfirmed ru-
NOR about a goose laying a golden
egg and being assasnnated. But In
New York boxing. the gold-plated
gosling committed suicide.
About the time that boxing took
the rest cure there were a bunch
OF yazoos hanging around who
were so crooked that they could
walk up a spiral stairway without
turning around.
MOOSE ON THE HOOP.
Jimmy Montague has pal in
Butte, Montana. who describeSthose
boys. He was chirping about a
bird who was so crooked that a
dog would have to turn around to
bite him twice on the same side
He said he was one OF those kind
Of business men who would sell you
a moose on the hoof or bar in the
hole.
A yump who buys a moose on the
hoof is getting some bargain II he
gets it.
New York boxing bugs have been
sold many a moose on the hoof ana
many a bar in the hole.
IN GOOD MIT'TS.
When boxing comes back 1t will
be in good mitts. Under State con-
troll and no burglar can horn in
with a message from Ponzi. For
every bimb who follows racing,
baseball and tiddly-winks there
are two who trail after a good.
clean boxing exhibition.
And a squint at the games on
the boxing commission shows that
they are going to get 1t.
Let's go.
The Washington times., 1920-08-30
AMHERST FOOTBALL CALL
ISSUED BY 20 COACHES

AMHERST. Mass. Aug. 30.-Coaches
Gettell and Youngstown, the latter the
sensational guard of last years Dart
mouth eleven, who will direct the
work Of Amhersts line this fall, have
issued a call to candidates to report
on September 13 for this years Am
herst team.
The return of a number OF IA" men
makes the outlook for the eleven
bright for this fall. Captain Glenn
Card and w. N. link will form the
nucleus OF a strong backfeld. In the
line Brisk and Davidson, veteran ends,
with Palmer. Demarest Carney, Clark
and Winch, experienced line men, will
return.
The first game will be played with
Brown at Providence, October 2.
The Washington times., 1920-08-30
Capital Has One Big Contest

The 1920 football campaign which is about ready to be usnee $
Georgetown University eleven which is expected to potde %
November 20 Right there sUe said all there Is
1920 Geogetown
Annapolis Middes New York with
with Boston
such
will Hltoppers
he single o Generals from Lexington, Va
travelling will keep the fans at home
Virginia Mill
Franklin Field for instance
Washington tackle
Princeton again against Harvard North
Virginia
The Washington times., 1920-08-30
MARQUARD NOW FREE.

CHICAGO, Aug. 30.-Blossom Seeley
Marquard was assured of her divorce
from Richard w. (Rube) Marauard.
the Brooklyn Dodge twirler, Saturday
when the accused baseball star failed
to appear to answer her charge of
desertion. Judge NJ. l.. Mckinley in
dicated that the decree would be
granted through default. The life of
the Marquards has been one of turbu-
lent romance.
The Washington times., 1920-08-30
HOLY CROSS IS AFTER
JOHN HARVARD'S SCALP

WORCESTER, Mass, Aug. 30.-The
call for Holy Cross football for this
fall has been issued by Coach Cleo
O'Donnell. Candidates are ordered to
report at Worcester Wednesday, which
will give Holy Cross the earliest start
of any New England eleven.
Captain Conway and Gildea will
form the Holy Cross veteran nucelus
for the line.
Worcester plans on its biggest foot
ball day in years when Syracuse comes
for the contest October 80.
Holy Cross is expected to point all
its early season efforts for the Har-
ward game, planning to rebuild entire
ly after that contest II necessary.
The Washington times., 1920-08-30
RAPIDS SWAMP OLDHAM.

Rapid A. c. won an easy victory
over the Oldham A. c. yesterday by
the score OF 10 to 0. Brown and
Jones pitched a no-hit game be-
tween them for the winners, while
Zip" hewitt was the leading bat
ter getting four hits out Of five
times at bat.
The Washington times., 1920-08-30
WILL PLAY HERE.

The Cardinal Athletic Club will
meet Clarendon at American League
Park, Saturday, September IL, for the
championship OF Northern Virginia.
This is an annual affair and it is ex-
pected that the fans from along the
west side of the Potomac will be out
in force
The Washington times., 1920-08-30
GET MEDALS TODAY.

ANTWERP, Aug. 30.-The King
will present the medals TO the Olym-
pic winners today. As many of the
American winners have already left
Antwerp. there will only be a few
there to receive their honors, the
others getting them by proxy.
The Washington times., 1920-08-30
BRoWER PRODUCES
Totals...sO s'2t13 Tota

'None out when winning run was scored.
CleveIand..0 0 O.
Washington. o l-3
Runs-Smith (2), Judge, Milan and Rise.
Errors-S. O'Neill, Lunte and J. O'Neill.
Two-base hits-Courtney, Judge. Home
run-Smth. Sacrifice hits-Shanks, Gard
ner. Courtney, Johnston, Milan. Double
piays-Shanks to Judge; Lunte to Wambs-
ganss to Johnston. Left on bases-Cleve-
aind, 8; Washington, 13. First base on
balls-On Courtney. 8; of Coveleskie, 6:
on Morton, l.. Hits-On Coveleskie, 8 in
8 innings q on bases, none out in ninth
inning); of Morton, 1 in / inning. Struck
out-By Courtney, /; by Coveleskie, 2.
Losing pitcher--Coveleskie.
The Washington times., 1920-08-30
YANKS WIN FORTIETH.

The Yanks from Mount Rainier In
creased their total wins to 40 by
defeating the Mohawk Juniors yester-
day afternoon, Z to @. This makes
40 out OF Al games for the Yanks
this season.
The Washington times., 1920-08-30
SMlTHSON WINS 1T.

Smithson's single In tho tenth
scored steele and the Shamrocks de-
featcd tho Brookland A. G., TO Z.
yesterday. The Shamrocks scorco
three in the ninth. tying the score.
The Washington times., 1920-08-30
ORME GETS TRIAL.

BRANTFoRD, Ont. Aug. So
George orme, outhelder on the Brant-
ford team, in the Michigan Ontario
baseball league, has been sold to the
Boston club of the American League.
He will report to the Boston club at
the end OF the Michigan Ontario sea-
Snn
The Washington times., 1920-08-30
JORDAN COMES BACK.

The Jordan, who has been playing
first base for the Syracuse Club, is
none other than the veteran Tim, In
bygone days Brooklyn's slugger, and
after that with international League
teams until he retired several years
ago.
The Washington times., 1920-08-30

OF course, there will be the usuai
big games, such as Yale VS.. Princeton,
Harvard VS.. Yale, and Penn VS.. Cor
nell, but there will be several newer
contests certain to attract much at
tention from grididon followers. For
instance, there will be the invasion
Of the Harvard stadium by Center
College of Kentucky, that little SQUAD
which rose to such heights last IAN.
There will be the ecursion of Co
lumbia to Ithaca and the battle
against Penn in New York Williams
il back on the Haryard schedule.
West Virginia goes to New haven.
The Navy team will battle tne
Tigers at Princeton This is the
first time in years that the Middies
have been allowed to leave Annapolis
for any contest but the annual service
battle with West Point. Plans call
for the Tigers to play at Annapolis
in 1921, with the Middies going to
Philadelphia for the contest with
Pennsylvania
RIG SECTIONAL SCRAPS.
There will be some intersectional
scraps, too, for the coming campaign.
Georgia Tech goes to Pittsburgh ana
GEORGETOWN goes down to Albania 10
face the Golden Tornado.
Notre Dame comes East and plays
the Army at West Point The team
from Valparaiso University. In Indiana,
is booked for an interesting AFTERNOON
in the Harvard stadium.
Nebraska comes East Tor two
pames. one with Penn State, and the
other on the Polo Grounos' Ne" iofh'
against Rutgers
The longest hike Of all, though, 10
DOWN for Dartmouth's varsity squad
Following the Brown game at Bos-
ton. November 20, tho Hanoverians
win entrain for Seattle, where WASH
,npton State will be played exactly
week later. This should be severe
test for the Big Green eleven.
Aside from meeting three South Az
,antic elevens and Nebraska, Rutgers
will 70 to Detroit to tackle that wlu
gang which so murderously mauieo
the Georgetown team last fall. Rut-
Tor. comes close to having an inter-
sectional schedule all by itself.
NEW YORK Is LUCKY.
Nav York is one lucky town.
Roasting no stronger eleven than
Columbia. the metropolis will see Rut-
pers clash with Nebraska on Novem-
>ner .. Cornell tackle Dartmouth on
November 9, Pennsylvania battle Co
lumbia on November 20. and the ser
vice contest between Annapolis ana
west Point on November 27. This Is
a pretty good schedule for New YORK
football fans, who are also offered
the Fordham-G Georgetown miSup, the
Columbia -Swarthmore game, and the
williams Columbia clash.
The season starts early this year,
October o seeing Dartmouth play
Penn state, Pittsburgh face West Vir-
ginia, Rutgers face Lehigh, and
Lafayette tackle the Middies
A week later finds the Pittsburgh
Syracuse, Lafayette-Penn, Yale-Bos-
ton College. Princeton-W. and L.,
Vanderbilt Georgia Tech, Brown-Col-
gate and tho Columbia-Amher con-
tests. The campaign will then be on
in earnest
As usual November brings the
nest assortment OF gridiron. contests,
closing with the Army-Navy, game in
Now York and tho Dartmouth-W WASH
.ngton state game in Seattle's new
stadium.
IL is much too early to dope out
the elevens. Many changes have taken
place in tho coaching STATS here and
there, though the same names will
figure in the headlines. even II some
coaches have switched around.
The Washington times., 1920-08-30
KNlCKS ARE IDLE.

More than fifteen hundred fans
waited on the Knickerbocker' A. c.
field for the Navy Yard All-Star team
to appear. The Knicks were without
a battle.
The Washington times., 1920-08-30
PEERLESS WANTS MORE.

Peerless A. c. wants to play a few
more games this season. Manager
George A. Simpson, 81 X street
northwest, would like to hear from
teams.
The Washington times., 1920-08-30
PENNANT RACES BECOME
WARMER AS DAYS GO ON
Yankees Crawl Closer to White Sox
and Giants Are on Cincinnatis
Heels

The New York Yankees went into
second place in the sizzling American
League race yesterday by defeating
the Browns, while Cleveland was los
ing a decision to Washington. The
pacemaking White sox, idle yester-
day, are only a game and half ahead
of the Yanks. Neck-and-neck with
The Washington times., 1920-08-30
PROSPECTS WIN.

Mohawk A. c. Prospects defeated
the Mohawk Henpecks, 10 to Z, yes
tcrday.
The Washington times., 1920-08-30
OOMINICS WIN.

St Dominic's A, G. defeated the
Rebel A. G. OF Del Ray yesterday by
the score Of ~ TO I. Greene pitched
for the winners.
The Washington times., 1920-08-30
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
YESTTRDAY'S GAME,
TODAy's GAMES.

New York, 4; Cincinnati I,
st. Louis, 8; Philadelphia, 2.
Chicago, a. Brooklyn,
The Washington times., 1920-08-30
RlORDAN TO COACH,

Pat Riordan will coach the Aloysius
club in football. Plans for a gridiron
season and a track program are con-
templated by the club,
The Washington times., 1920-08-30

Today-Naval Air Station VS..
Navy Yard. at Navy Yard, 5:15 p.
m. Umpires. Long and Wood
ward.
Tomorrow - Navy Yard VS..
Knights of Columbus, at Catho-
lie University, 5:15 p. m. Um-
pires. Jaeschke and Nau.
The Washington times., 1920-08-30

at Chicago.
New York at Pittsburgh,
Brooklyn at st. Louis,
Boston at Cincinnati
The Washington times., 1920-08-30

The New York Giants were the
only leader to win in the National
League race yesterday. McGraw's
men bumped the Reds and climbed
within one point of second place. The
pacemaking Dodgers were tripped.
The Giants are only a game back of
the Dodgers. The tightening figures:
The Washington times., 1920-08-30

Cleveland at Washington,
ST. Louis at New York.
Detroit at Philadelphia
Chicago at Boston.
The Washington times., 1920-08-30
WILL HOLD REGATTA.

Potomac and Alexandria Boat Club
oarsmen will stage dual regatta
here September IL.
The Washington times., 1920-08-30
BRENTWOOD WINS.

brentwood won to game from
yesterday.
The Washington times., 1920-08-30
TODAY'S GAMES

>; Cleveland, 2.
New York. 4; st. Louis, 3.
The Washington times., 1920-08-30
LINWORTHS STOPPED.

Alexandria Cardinals stopped the
Linworths by 10 to o yesterday.
The Washington times., 1920-08-30
How Teams Stand
in Cup Series
INDEPENDENTS.

Today-Congressional VS.. Glib
raltar A. c., Union Park, 5:l5 p.
m. Umpire. Doyle.
Tomorrow-Aloysius VS.. Win
ston, Union Park, 5:15 y. m.
Umpire. Woodward.