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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-27
WITH INDEPENDENT MINES

Woodmen of the World yesterday
scored an to l victory over the nine
the r. P. Andrews Com
pany. The winners drove two pitchers
from the slab and severely punished
the third moundsman.
In a game at the Montgomery
county fair, Rockville vanquished
Bethesda, to 1. Hilton held the
losers to four hits. The winners made
eleven hits off Claude.
The Young Nationals are to play
two games Sunday. meeting the
Young Eagles and Young White Sox.
The first game will be called at $50.
The Peerless Athletic Club and the
Miamis are playing today on Monu-
ment Lot diamond No. 3. The game
will be started at 5 o'clock.
Cardinals and Clarendons will meet
Sunday at Clarendon in the second en-
gagement of their three-game series
for the northern Virginia champion
ship.
Knickerbockers and Police are
primed for their game that will take
place tomorrow afternoon on Olympia
field in Georgetown. Play will open at
o'clock.
An eight-club league for Montgom-
cry county. Md. is now being planned
for next season. Mines which have
been playing Independent ball this
year will form the circuit.
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T|PPERARy AGAIN Wins
Best in Feature Trot at Rockville
Fair-Good Card for Closing
Events Today.

ROCKVILLE, Nd, August 81 (Spe-
ciaD.-A good card of trotting. run
ming and pacing events has been pro-
vided for the last day OF the fair to-
day. and close contests are expected
in all the races. There will be a
2.20 trot. a 2-20 pace and a special
troe for a purse of 5000. The run
ming races carry small fields. but
many close finishes have aroused
great deal of enthusiasm.
That good Rockville trotter. Tip
perary. came through again yester-
day and captured the feature event.
the 2.15 trot. finishing first in the
last three heats after running second
to Morgan Leaf in the first. Oliver
Stonestreet's Adelia Moray proved
much the best in the 2.25 trot, win
ming in straight heats. Robert r..
won the free-for-all trot or pace in
hollow fashion.
The running races an went to
Washington horses. Senator Brod-
erick winning the mile event. D0uhle
F the halt mile, and Running Creek
the six 1urlongA
The ffve-mile motor cycle race
created a great deal of exritement
and AMER a close battle between
Joseph cooksey and George Green
Of Washington, the former won out
by about three lengths. The other
participants were John Magruder,
William Carter and Robert Penn.
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RUTH'S HOMER IS FUTILE
Yanks Smothered by White Sox
Despite Babes 44th Clout.
Indians Again Licked.

Chalk up the forty-fo fourth for Ruth.
me bomblne CLEANED another homer
yesterday. 1t was made off Dick
kerr's pitching, and was about all the
IA. hankees got out Of their game with
the White Sox. The Indians again
were defeated by the Macks so now
the circuit leaders have an advantage
of three and one-half games over
their closest competitor for the Amer
lean League flag. The Yanks are four
games behind Gleason's flying squad
ron. The Browns, battling to main
tain their first division resting place,
manhandled the Red Sox
Ruth's four-ply clout was made in
the first inning with two on the bases
and the count three to two on the
slugger. The ball sailed into the right
field stands. These .allies totaled one
less than the bunch made by the
White Sox off Mogridge in the OPEN
ing half of the inning and the would
be pennant repeaterS continued their
terrific smuggling at the expense of
Collins and McGraw to score a 16-to-4
victory. During the slaughter, the
champions made seventeen hits for
twenty-five bases.
Joe Dugan's trusty war club was re-
sponsible for the Macks' 81 win
over the Indians. Twice the infielder
came up with runners on and two
out. and each time he hit Caldwell
safely, chasing in runs. keefe was
strong in the pinches, breaks giving
the Tribe it's tallies.
Hitting Hoyt and Jones freely, the
Browns downed the Red Sox by an
S-to-O count Tobin and SEVERED,
each with three hits in five trips to
the plate. led the assault on the Bos-
ton pitchers. In the ninth with one
out three Red Sox singles filled the
bases, but the next two batters to
face Weilman could not get the ball
out of the inf1eld.
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GAIN IN RACE
Wallop Cubs to Draw Within 2 IL
Points of Reds, Who Fall
Before Phillies.

With the Dodgers thrashing the
Cubs while the Phillies drubbed the
Reds yesterday. the National League
championship contest again is a neck
and-neck affair between the first two
clubs. Cincinnati holds first place,
but with less than 21A points over
Brooklyn. The Giants slipped a bit
in the running by losing to the
Cardss The Pirates showed the Braves
toward the bottom of the league.
The Reds threw everything but the
home plate out of the field and the
Pills scampered to 7-to-0 victory.
Errors accounted for six of the scores.
Hubbell kept the world champions to
four hits and was never in trouble.
Eopf. Red shortstop. had his left
may be out for the remainder of the
campaign.
Cadores pitching helped the Dodg-
ers toward a 5-3 triumph over the
Cubs. The Brooklyn finger was in
vincible outside of the fifth inning,
when four hits gave the losers their
runs Myers single and two dou-
bIes were factors in the Dodger scor-
ing.
McHenry's homer. that scored a
runner ahead in the fourth inning.
put the Cards on the better end of
a 2-to-1 score in the game with the
Giants. st. Louis garnered just three
hits in all off trio of New York
hurlers. Doak was too strong for
the Giant sluggers.
Whitteds hit and steal, followed
by Rarbares drive in the seventh. de-
cided the issue for the Pirates in
their 81 battle with the Braves.
The latter had counted in the first
inning. when Powell hit the first ball
pitched for homer. but Bigbee's
triple and Carey's single evened the
score in the fourth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-27

TODAY'S GAME.
Treasury (DepartmentaD vs. navy
(Government). at Union Station. s15.
Empires: Doyle and Nau.
YESTERDAYS CAME
Shons crermanal Y M. c. A3s >
Navy SGo0erIunent3. d
with their big base BAN locomotive
'high-ha1hng" In approved STYLE the
RaiaroadeEs yesterday outStrtpped the
Sailors In the running for the lead OF
the first section in the amateur league
title competition. Babe Brown, at the
throttle. kept the Shops machine rat
Ting down a clear track. while kef-
ly's wabbly pitching threw the Navy
craft off it's course at the outset OF
the contest and the Terminal Y. M. Z.
A finished in front of the government
crew with a to / advantage. The
Sailors will try again today. this
time against Treasury. DEPARTMENT.!
League champion. The winner will
tie with Shops for premier honors:.
After the first three innings. the
contest was a neat pitching battle be-
tween Brown and Kelly. The latter
regained his control and but one
choice, stole second and scored on
Kehrs loft over the left-field fence
In the second inning, Behrie singled
and Hurd was passed. After Brown
had been retired, Roche's clout sent
Behrle home.
The losers threatened to make trou-
BILE for Brown in the fifth. when they
registered their first hit of the game
After Clark had strolled with one out,
Gill shot a clean single over snort
A neat double play. Moran to Roche
to Hughes, nipped the rally. Navy
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Marty Farrell, Coast Middleweight,
Makes Champion Hustle-Miske
Outweighs Jack.

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. August
27.-With the addition of Marty Far
rell, Pacific coast middleweight, to the
staff of sparring partners, Jack Demp-
sey today has three capable assistants
in his training campaign to aid him
in his preparation for his champion
ship contest with Billy Miske here
Labor day. Harry Greb. the Pitts
burgh lightweight. will be the fourth
member of the champions staff.
Farrell, who boxed with Dempsey
for the first time yesterday, made an
impressive showing. He made Demp-
sey display lightning-like speed in a
dazzling two-round bout. forcing the
champion to extend himself to the
limit.
The champion has one speedy boxer
in Panama Joe Cans to work with,
but is highly satisfied with the work
of the coast middleweight. Dempsey
figures to increase his speed as much
as possible and plans to box with
Farrell and Cans daily, taking on Big
Bill" Tate, the giant negro heavy
weight, for more strenuous boxing.
The camp of Miske by tomorrow
will find three heavyweights ready to
assist the challenger in the final eight
days of his training. Two negro
Kalamazoo. Mich, matched to meet
Tony Melchior here Labor day. will
be the new additions. Johnny Till
man, a Minneapolis Welterweight is
also in Miskes camp.
Dempsey announced today that he
weighed 100 pounds. while MiSke' an
nounced his weight at 1876 pounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-27
DEMPSEY SPEEDING UP SHOOTING FOR BIG PRIZE
Chief Event of International Trap
shooting Tourney-Mitton
Breaks Triple Tie.

CLEVELAND. August 27.-The big
event of the entire international trap
shooting tournament being held here
this week-the grand American han
dicap-was staged today. There are
7oS expert marksmen entered, and
in order to complete the card shoot
ing began at $50 am. This event
is for 100 targets and the handicaps
range from sixteen to twenty-three
yards.
The winner will receive a diamond
medal valued at $500 from the Amer
lean Trapshooting Association, and
second, third, fourth and fifth place
winners will also receive medals.
For the third time in as many days
the outstanding event of yesterdays
program resulted in even targets.
three marksmen being tied with 80
out of a possible 100. In the pre-
iiminary handicap of 100 targets at
sixteen to twenty three yards. H. X.
Milton of Fort Collins. Col, won the
event in the shoot-off by breaking
twenty-five targets without miss.
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BEST TIGERS IN 18TH,
THEN ARE NOSED OUT
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

mcase assemblage lured Gr stadium
ball the
than rekond for They witnessed the
spectacle the Nationals victory under the
The 81
rounds ball
allowed
additional devoted
Washington
No well known Greek and his equally
between
sixth place and endlng down
crooshial
would be
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Plot to Shoot Comiskey
Confessed by Boy Bandits

CHICAGO, August 27-Con-
fession of plot to shoot
Charles A. Comiskey, base ball
magnate, and the Office force
and police guard at the White
Sox Base Ball Park box Office,
September 10, was made to pO-
lice today by the three boy
bandits, who were arrested yes
terday in an attempted robbery
OF a $4,000 payroll of Wilson
& Company, stockyard packers.
According to the police, the
three said that they intended to
rob the gate receipts of the
White Sox-Yankee game, Sep
TENDER 10, when they figured
"Babe'' Ruth would draw
record breaking attendance.
They said they also planned ''tO
shoot the witnesses" They
said they knew that COmiskey
WAS not permitted by his physf-
clans to watch the games, and
that he was in the box Office
every afternoon.
James Ryan of the trio was
identified at the state attorneys
office as a member OF the gang
that shot and killed Detective
Sergeant Frank McGurk re-
Gently, while the detective WINS
defending a vinegar cOmpany's
plant against a robbers raid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-27

Mono Of the players Of either the
Washington or Detroit club at noon
today had received the petition sent
out yesterday by the Cleveland play
ers asking that Carl Mays be boy
cotted as a result Of the death OF
Shortstop Chapman Of the Indians,
following a blow on the head by q
ball pitched by the Yankee hurler.
Members of the Nationals and Tigers
asserted their willingness to sign =
petition asking that Mays be Danish
ed, but refused to commit themselves
as to whether they would go to tho
length OF joining q strike to enforce
the barring Of Mays.
The movement which the Indians
hope will result in Mays removal
from organized ball has not been given
the sanction of Iris Speaker. the
Cleveland manager, who is quoted as
saying yesterday in Philadelphia:
Il know nothing about the letter.
The. club management had nothing
whatever to do with it and II one was
sent the players. who naturally feel
grieved over the loss Of their pal, Ray
Chapman, had all to do with it."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-27

All along one bank of the canal,
especially near the finish line, are
a number of clubhouses, the Belgians
having taken up rowing in earnest
and parallelling this bank is a paved
high road, which was dotted with
benches for the spectators. Along the
other bank is railway line, and
there were cars here which also pro-
vided seating capacity for several
thousands.
All regular traffic was barred for
the time of the meet. The canal
is about 100 yards wide, and there
was little chance of crowding the
boats.
All of the five scheduled events.
which are as follows, were at 1000
meters:
Single SOULS, double SOULS. with
coXswain; four-oared boats, with
coxswains. and eight-oared boats,
with coxswains. All of the boats
were equipped with outriggers.
In addition to the Olympic medals.
the challenge trophy offered by Count
Brunette D'Usseaux. a statuette of
Pallas Athene, which is now held
by the Leander Club of England. was
to be competed for in the eight-oared
race.
Miss Bleibtrey Sdn at 1t.
Miss Ethelda Bleibtrey of the Wom-
ems Swimming Association, New
York. set a new Olympic record at
the Olympic games, in swimming a
trial heat of the 300-meter. free
stroke event in 4 minutes Al 2-5 sec
onds. The former record for the event
was 4 minutes 43 seconds established
by Miss Fanny Durack of Australia at
Stockholm, in 1912.
Miss Bleibtrey's record performance
was the climax of a day OF trial heats
in swimming and diving, in which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-27
VOICE PROTEST
Entire Team Vigorously Objects to
Proposed Withdrawal From
Future Olympic Meets,

LONDON, August 2z-The entire
British Olympic team has jointly writ
ten a letter to the London Times pro-
testing vigorously against the movement
in England favoring the withdrawal of
Great Britain from future olympic
meets. The letter declares that. con-
rary to the statements Of Sir Theodore
Cook, member of the British Olympic
council, and others, not a single exam
pie of bad craftsmanship or i'll feeling
resulted from the present Olympic
games or the last international gather
ing at Stockholm.
These contests" says the letter.
''were run in a spirit of fairness and
good sportsmanship equal to the high
est standards of British tradition. and,
so far as bad feeling beingsengendered,
we have been the witnesses of most in
ternational cameraderie and good fell
lowship among the individual athletes
and teams competing. The withdrawal
of Great Britain would not be under
stood by any other nation. But, if. in
stead of withdrawing, we do our best to
make our participation a truly national
effort we are convinced that Great Brit
ain may do much not only to advance
sports throughout the world. but also to
promote good feeling among all peo-
PIES"
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BEALL AGAIN IS VICTIM
Holds Zone 6 to Two Hits, But
Naval Air Station Team Loses
Through Wretched Fielding.
TOday's Game.

Today's Game.
Potomac Council knights Of Co
lumbus) VS.. Zone Navy Yard), at
Navy Yard field. 5th and L streets
southeast, Sis. Umpires, Messrs.
Crook and Woodward.
Yesterdays Result.
Zone 6 (Navy Yard. 3; Naval Air
Station (Potomac), 0 e innings).
Walter Beall yesterday maintained
his reputation as the champion hard
luck" pitcher Of the Washington sand
lots, when for the third time this sea-
son he lost a two-hit game Pitching
for Naval Air Station, winner OF the
Potomac League pennant. Walt had
the Zone batters guessing, but his
support was so wretched that the
Navy Yard League flag team won. 3
to 0. It was the opening game in the
second section of the amateur league
championship series.
Opposing Beall was Frye, who has
been able to go the route only few
times this year. Yesterday, however.
was one of his good days, for he kept
the Birds five hits so we'll scattered
that they really never had an oppor-
tunity to cross the plate. The fielding
of Mccarthy. Zone shortstop was
noteworthy. He took care of three
sizzling chances in Risbergian style.
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GIBS FOOZLE IN FIELD.
Present Congressiona1s With Vic
tory in Independent Series.

TODAY'S GAME.
Government Printing Office VS..
Metropolitan Athletic Club, at Union
League Park, 18th and H streets
northeast; SIS. Umpire-Long.
YESTERDAYS RESULT.
Congressional Athletic Club, 8; Gil
braltar Athletic Club, 4.
Congressional Athletic Club was
presented with an S-to-4 victory yes
terday by Gibraltar Athletic Club at
Union League Park. The GIBBS, ap-
parently DESTROYS of seeing the Con-
gressmen get along well in the series
for the District Independent base ball
championship, missed. fooled, and
tossed aimlessly, doing about all
that was possible to put it's opponent
on the heavy side of the count. Only
six errors of commission were
charged against the losers, but those
of omission were far more numerous.
Beamer's hurting was on par with
Demma's, but the latter was never
bothered when the ball was hit, as
his mates took care of everything
that came their way. Hager, playing
center for the GIBBS, did enough hit
ting to keep his team in the running
had it fielded half way decently. In
four efforts at bat he clouted four
hits and two of them were good for
a brace of bases. BaI1inger, another
Glib player. made three hits in four
times up.
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NO PETITION FOR BOYCOTT OF MAYS
RECEIVED BY GRlFFMEN OR TIGERS

Speaking for the Philadelphia club.
Connie Mack said: II think Cleveland
is making q serious mistake and will
realize this later. My players will not
take any action whatever"
The Boston and st. Louis players
are even more bitterly an
tagonistic to Mays than are the Griffs
and Tigers. but, so far as Is known.
have not taken any definite action as
yet.
The Chicago players are reported
as opposed to Joining any movement
against the New York hurler. their
attitude being summed up with the
statement: IF Mays starts against us
we will knock him out Of the box"
In regard to the alleged determine
ton of the Browns to refuse to face
Mays in the series opening at the Polo
Grounds Sunday, it is pointed out that
If they go through with their threat
and do not take the field the ump1res
will be forced to declare the game
forfeited to the Yankees. and the st.
Louis club will be liable, under the
league constitution. to fine of $1,000.
It also Is asserted that such action by
the Browns would render their con-
tracts void,
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LAYcOCK IN LlMELIGHT.
filings Parks to Win Over Arrows
in Juniors Contest.
TOdayss Game.

Roland Athletic Club VS.. Yankee
Club, at Monument grounds,
SIS.
Yesterdays Results.
Park Athletic Club, 10; Arrow Ath-
letic Club, 1.
AS in the earlier games in the Sc
ries for the junior independent dia
mond title, yesterdays engagement
brought to light youthful pitcher
who was far too good for opposing
batters. This time it was Laycock
of Park Athletic Club. He had every
thing necessary to return his team a
10-to-1 victor over Arrow Athletic
Club Fourteen of the Arrows sue
cumbed to Laycock's slants, and only
three of the East Washington young
sters managed to hit safely. Lay
cocks control was excellent, not a
base on balls going to the losers.
In sharp contrast was O'Connor's
pitching staff for the Arrows. The
Eastern High School slabman was a
target for Park batters during the
first five innings, when they crashed
eleven hits for all their runs. Jarboe,
Park center fielder, made a triple and
double in four times up.
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GUN CLUB TOURNEY.
Trophy Contests Carded for Tc
morrow at Silver Spring.

After several postponements, due
to unfavorable weather, the regular
semi-monthly shoot OF the Silver
Spring Gun Club will be held to-
morrow afternoon at the club grounds,
Silver Spring.
with a view of getting their names
on the seasons trophy. many trap
enthusiasts are expected to turn out
for the shoot. Every clup mehDer
viii, have three chances to win the
trophy which will be shot for to-
morrow, as the first seventy-ive
birds thrown will be counted on IN
sections of twenty-five each, and high
gun of each section will capture
leg on the cup. ..,;
,sts whether they are club members
or not, are cordially invited by the
club to participate.
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SHOPS GUSTS SAILORS FROM LEAD
IN FIRST SECTION OF TITLE SERIES

managed to escape the whitewash
brush in the seventh, when Behrle's
error let Harnsberger reach first
Clark was passed and GilPs out moved
both runners forward. kellys single
to right counted HarnsberGer.
Shops batter was able to reach first
base after the third session. Each
moundsman was Mcked for four hits.
It was Kelly's first defeat in seven
teen starts this season. He was
throwing 'em where they couldn't
reach 'em and Brown was serving
curye that couldn't be hit eQuarefy.
Shops did all its scoring in tho nrst
pair Of innings before Kelly got ms
bearings Finney walked Roche, the
first man up. and then toyeo WIN
Lemeric'1 grounder long enough to
let Roche take third. Gins poor
throw to snare Lemeric at first per-
mitted Roche to count. Hughes reach
ed the initial sack on a neioer s
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Elmer Retains Archery Crown.

PHILADELPHIA, August 26.-Dr.
r. P. Elmer of Wayne. Pa, present
national archery champion, retained
his title today by making the highest
total score of any contestant in the
three-day shoot in the fortieth annual
tournament of the National Archery
Association. His score was 2,268. The
national championship for women
was won by Miss Cynthia Wesson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-27

Americans qualified prominently. Four
of the entrants from the United States
won their way to the finals in the
mems 400-meter free style swimming.
two qualified in the 2o0-meter breast
stroke and three went into the semi
finals of the springboard diving trials.
Besides Miss Bleibtrey, Margaret
Woodbridge, Detroit A. c., and Flea
spective heats in the 300-meter free
stroke, and Frances CowellS Schroth
of San Francisco captured a second
place.
In the mems 400-meter free stroke.
F. K. Kahele, United States Navy, and
Ludy LANCER. Honolulu. Qualined In
the fourth and fifth heats. which were
won by the Canadian Vernot and Ian
sad respectively.
Norman Ross, Illinois A. c.. and w.
w. Harris, jr.. Honolulu. also won
their heats in the 400-meter free style
swimming trials and qualified for the
final.
NJ. J. McDermott. L. S. Navy. and j.
Howell. Oakland, Cal. qualified in the
trials of the 200-meter breast stroke
Win Heats in Diving Trials.
In the springboard diving trials
T. T.. Kuehn. Multnomah a. A. C..
Portland, and L. ]. Balbach. New
York A c., won first and second
places. respectively. in their heats:
In the second heat c. Pinkston.
Olympic Club. San Francisco. nnlshed
second An the winners Of the first
three places qualified for the semi
finals.
England defeated the United-States
in the water polo semi finals today.
Z to 2. The English team had easy
going most of the way. The English;
men excelied in teamwork and goal
shooting, but the Americans Kept
down the score by good defense.