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Evening star., 1921-08-17
.HOMERS WIN -FOUR
BIG LEAGUE FRAYS
Ten Made in Five Contests.
Dodgers Two in Ninth
Beat Giants.

TOME RUNS cropped out in
II every major league game
L L yesterday. Ten were made
in the five contests, and in four
played a prominent part in deciding
the winner. In the National League
the pace-setting Pirates managed
to score only an even break with
the tail-end Phillies, but the leaders
increased their advantage at that.
for the runner-up Giants succumbed
to the Dodgers. The Braves, still
possessing a pennant chance, over
came the Cubs. The lone American
League engagement resulted in a
Tiger victory over the Browns. 1t
ended the St. Louis winning streak
of six games.
The Dodgers trimmed the Giants.
Z to 6, with a ninth-inning rally. one
was out when Olson's homer, scoring
Grimes ahead, tied the score. john
ston then smashed Ryan for another
four-base clout Erratic plays by the
Dodger outfield accounted for most
of the Giant tallies.
After losing, to 6, to the Phillies'
the pirates won. s to 6, in eleven
innings. Two homers by Lee King,
in addition to his double, We're re-
sponsible for the Philly triumph.
Two singles were all King could con.
tribute in the second game. but
his hitting prolonged the engage
ment. whitted got a four-baser for
the Pirates in the opener, While
Rarnhardt and Tierney slammed
homeruns for the winners in the
second.
The Braves beat the Cubs. to 6.
A homer by Cruise accounted 1or
three of the winners runs. Alexan-
der was driven from the slab in
the sixth. McQuillan was chased In
the second when the Cubs got five
tallies Boeckel and Deal. opposing
third baseman. fielded brilliantly.
Van Glider was target for Tiger
batsmen and the Browns were drub-
bed. to 5. Leonard kept the losers
in check until the eighth. when Sisler
poled a homer with two on base.
Blue of the winners also clouted for
the circuit.
Evening star., 1921-08-17
ENTER TITLE DOUBLES
All Members Of British DAVIS Cup
Team to Play in National
Event at Longwood.

BOSTON. August 1.-THE entry of
the British Davis cup team for the
national doubles championship, start
ing on the Longwood Cricket Clubs
courts August %. has been received
by Edwin Sheafe. president of the
Among those entered are William
T. Tilden. I'd, paired with Charles
Garland; William NJ. Johnston and
Willis E. Davis, the Kensey brothers.
Robert and Howard; Wallace F.
Johnson and Nathaniel w. Niles.
The British entries are F. Gordon
Lowe and A. Wallis Myers. Capt.
Maxwell Woosnam and o. G. N. Turn
bull; ]. B. Gilbert and partner yet
to be selected.
Mrs: Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, ma
tional woman champion, and Tilden.
American singles titleholder, will be
paired in the mixed doubles.
Wives of the visiting British play
ers will pair with them, and it was
stated as certain that Mrs. May Sut-
ton Bundy and Miss Mary K. Browne,
both former singles titleholders.
would be paired with the Kinsey
brothers. Mrs. B. E. Cole, I'd, and
Samuel Hardy, captain Of last years
Davis cup team, will play together.
Evening star., 1921-08-17
Three BRITONS SCORE
IN SOUTHAMPTON PLAY

SOUTHAMPTON, n. T.. August IL
Three members Of the British Davis
cup team have advanced to the round
before the semi-f1nals of the singles
in the invitation tournament of the
Meadow Club.
William J. Clothier Of Philadelphia.
national champion in 1906. eliminated
the other British Internationally, j.
B. Gilbert. rs, 6-3.
Each Of the three British victors
won two matches in straight sets.
Capt. Maxwell Woosnam defeated T.
r. Pell of New York. 6-3, 60, after
eliminating Arthur Yencken, Wash
ington, 6-1, 60.
F. Gordon Lowe had Hugh Ke1leher
OF New York and Donald Keresy of
New York as his victims. o. G. N. Turn
bull scored an easy victory over Leon
de Turenne of Cambridge, Mass. 6-3,
Ga. but was extended by Walter
Merrill Hall. New York. Is, Is.
Philip Eeer Of Portland. Ore. after
outplaying Howard Kinsey of San
Francisco. As, IS, S-6. lost to Har-
old Godshan Of Los Angeles. 4-6,
81. 6-4.
Willis E. Davis Of San Francisco
advanced to the fourth round by de-
feating Ignacio Borbolla of Mexico.
"a. 6-1. and Philip Van de venter
of Plainfield. N. j.. 1912, 6-1, Ga.
Vincent Richards. playing through
defender of the Southampton trophy,
won by default.
Evening star., 1921-08-17

On their first swing through the
west the Nationals won seven games
while dropping nine. and their second
visit netted only five victories against
eleven defeats. What they Will ac-
complish on this farewell tour Is
problematical. but II they nope 10
hang onto third place they will have
to improve their previous showings
and start their improvement right
here, for st. Louis is their most dan
gerous contender for the in-the-
money berth.
Browns Getting Close.
The Browns, now only three and
one-half games back of the Grlfs.
right now are the fastest travelling
machine in the circuit. They breezed
through the east on their recent visit.
winning eight of thirteen tilts and
until they were upset by the Tigers
yesterday had six straight verdicts
to their credit.
The Nationals usually succeed in
winning eight of thirteen tits. and
mans town, and if this custom is to
be followed today is the day. the rea-
son being that the Browns will have
to depend upon Palmero. Kolp or
some other lesser light like Bayne or
Burwell for box work. Tomorrow,
with Shocker ready again, it Will be
different and Friday Davis will be
what this means.
For mound talent in the immediate
future the Nationals are well fixed
Mogridge' has not worked since
week ago yesterday, when he chucked
half of the famous marathon battle
that Dixie Davis copped. II rest Is
what Mogridge needs. he should prove
invincible if used today. but there is
some question whether the long lay
of will not hurt his control. john
son also is available with his full
three days rest. and Zachary has not
seen service since a week ago today.
But, though the hurting corps
should be on edge. Judges bum leg
is bound to slow him up a bit. and the
tinued absence of Rice, which means
Milan will remain in the middle pas
ture and Earl Smith in right. 1t was
thought Rice's sprained ankle would
have yielded to treatment sufficiently
to enable him to get back in the game
here, but he still is limping painfully,
and the present outlook Is that three
safely resume his station.
Beaten by Bloomington.
The Griffs lost to the Bloomington.
s to 1, in an exhibition game played
for the benefit Of the family of the
late Joe Leonard.
pitcher Miller of the bloomington
team kept the eight hits the Nationals
made scattered. while the minor
leaguers punched the seven they got
OF Jim Shaw.
La Motto performed cleverly at
short for the Nationals. playing
faultlessly afleld and getting two
hits. one a triple that drove in the
GriffS lone tally.
Evening star., 1921-08-17

In his first appearance against Fred
Schroeder, an unknown from the York
vile section of the metropolis, Harry
may have been afflicted with stage
knew or had learned about the manly
art. Maybe! Anyway, this exhibition
against the obese Schroeder rendered
fans unable to force down the sus-
picion that If the pugilistic patrolman
ever beats Jack Dempsey it will be with
a nightstick.
There is no doubt Darncille was a
great disappointment. Loads Of New
York fans went over to Long Island
City all set to see this fighting marvel
tising ever since he cleaned UP a town
in Maryland. Maybe the cop is better
against a town full Of opponents than
one single opponent In a ring. Anyway
the fans were all het up about that
merciless rough house in Maryland in
which Darneille knocked 'em down.
busted 'em wide open as soon as they
appeared and then stacked them up like
cordwood. So aforesaid fans went over
to the Long Island Athletic Club with
sight Of gore and the sound Of a body
falling heavily.
What they saw was two big fellows
who knew so little about boxing that
they were funny. The crowd which had
come to be thrilled set back and laugh
stopping the mirth as movie house
crowd could be il the film grinder should
shut of his show just at time when
the custard pie was half way between
Charlie Chaplin's hand and the dome
Of the country parson.
Darneille beyond doubt is a fine physi-
cal specimen. And there is no reason
to believe he may not be a bear in a
rough and tumble. but in a prize ring
where there are rules and where ex-
"a In n ~
natural aptitude plus development
along scientific lines. this brass-button
guy from the National Capital is not
there. Not yet, anyway.
Evening star., 1921-08-17
INDIAN NETMAN HURT.
Jacob May Not Be Able to Play
Against Japanese.

CHICAGO. August 17.-Japanese
and Indian tennis teams had their
final practice today in preparation for
the first matches of their Davis cup
semi-final round clashe at Lake For
est, Ill. tomorrow.
The Indian team sustained a blow
at the eleventh hour when Capt;
Jacob was forced to pay his second
visit in two days to a doctor for treat
ment of his right knee which has
bothered him for a week. He is pre-
pared to resign his place In the sin
giles for another member Of the team.
probably L. S. Deane, unless the ef-
fects of q slight sprain have disap-
peared by tomorrow.
The Japanese players eased up to-
day and the two regulars. Capt.
Ishigo Kumagae and Zenzo Shimid-
zu supported their announcements of
playing fitness by a display OF pace
on the courts.
The Indian players had a longer
and more strenuous workout. The
cool weather of the past week has
not been exactly to the liking Of ia
cob, Deane, A. H. Fyzee and Mahom-
med Sleem.
Evening star., 1921-08-17

formidable form, while Suzanne has
not been we'll and cannot discount
lack OF practice due to her illness
ana her sea voyage. If the French
girl should happen to win today
my hat is Off to her as a real, simon
pure superwoman."
AS it turned out Bill Tilden's re-
marks had that prophetical virtue
which comes of deep knowledge of
the game. of playing form and of the
competitive temperament, of the two
young women.
But. to revert to the original
thought. Mile. Lenglen's methods of
stroking. her grace and her agility
all bespoke future promise, and we
may be certain that she will even
by tennis of a brand which won for
her her European reputation.
Whether or not she will ever be
able to repeat her St. Cloud victory
over Mrs. Mallory remains to be
seen. This much may be said right
continues to play as she has been
playing since her return from Europe
she will take a whole lot of beating
from any woman in the world and
will place Mile. Lenglen in danger
every time the two meet.
Different ~Over There"
Those who sat surprised when Mile
Lenglen defaulted have neither an
adequate understanding of the French
girl nor precise knowledge of her po-
sition in France.
In her country it should be remem-
bered arduous competitive sports
aside from foot ball. have not OBJ
tanned more than a few years and a
great many Anglo-Saxon traditions
have not taken root. For example, a
pugilist may resign" when the fight
Is going dead against him.
In France the girl is not So much
an accomplished exponent of great
sport as an artiste-a creature of pub
lie idolatry, whose whims and moods
and other manifestations of tempera-
ment are granted as natural and rea-
sonable II not always becoming.
We see it differently. of course
With US an athlete who doesn't stand
up when the game is going dead
against him and fight to come through
against odds loses caste at once. And
so when the French player was forced
to give way most spectators sa,
aghast. Her showing need not be ac.
cepted as indicating she is not a great
player.
Evening star., 1921-08-17
ST. LOUIS CLUB WORST
FOE OF THE NATIONALS
Has Won 10 Times in Their IL Clashes This Sea-
son and Now Is Only 3A Games
Back ofNMcBridemen.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

T Louis Mo- August 7-McBrdes conende
their final the section of the today
~ when they play of contests listed each of four
ooinp places returning
In the toughest assignment of the lot the
outset the best record the league
battles
fact there which the Gimen failed
oddly
the hopeey Philadelphia outfit which has
to Washingtons eight
Yankees
mark both the Red Sox and Indians and
Evening star., 1921-08-17

Or it may be that two rounds will
suffice for the aforesaid reform citizen to
knock Tex Rickard out of Jersey. The
situation is pretty and also delicate,
Here is the way it began: Announce
ment was made that Tex Rickard had
taken years lease on the arena.
Further 1t was announced that the
structure was owned by a syndicate e
by John F. Boyle and
Frank Hague. The interesting part
of this announcement is that Hague
is the mayor of Jersey City.
Affects Two Streets.
Another interesting fact is that this
great stadium practically obliterates
Florence street and Factory street as
well. Now streets are regarded as
rather necessary to the community de-
velopment and commercial progress OF
a city, and certain people in Jersey
City are asking how the leaseholder
would explain the present useless
ness Of those two thoroughfares were
he summoned before the vice chan
cellor. And. assuming it were proved
that the wooden saucer abutted sew
Evening star., 1921-08-17
INDEPENDENT MINES.

Falls Church, which defeated the
Virginia Grays, IA to z, desires
engagements with sixteen-year-old
teams. Mines interested may tele-
phone the management at Falls
Church, 149.
winston Athletic Club is without a
Sunday game. Any team ready to
accommodate the northeast club
should communicate with Manager
.. G. Woodcock, 1910 H street north
east.
l Rex Athletic Club will encounter
formidable opposition Saturday and
more Black Sox will be met the first
day. to be followed on Sunday by the
American Chain Company of York,
Pa.
Evening star., 1921-08-17
ENTRY Of PRESIDENT
PEPS UP GOLF Event

President Harding's decision to play
In the Washington newspaper mems golf
tournament, to be held on the public
course in East Potomac Park August %.
il his official duties permit. has made it
necessary for the tournament committee
to arrange for an event Of national in
terest instead Of an outing for a small
group Of writer's.
The action Of the President is viewed
as a favorable augury for the future of
tournament golf among newspaper men
in Washington. Such events have be-
come fixtures among the newspaper men
in other cities. but the tourney next
week will be the first in the National
Capital.
In order to insure the best possible
arrangements for the tournament. Rob-
ert Barry of the Philadelphia Public
Ledger. who is chairman of the commit
tee. has named the personnel OF the
subcommittee charged with such re-
sponsibiliti-s.
A general meeting Of these commit
tees will be held at IL O'Clock Friday
morning at the office Of Chairman
Barry.
Evening star., 1921-08-17
D. C. eleven WILL.FACE
NOTED PRO GRID TEAMS

Tim Jordan, president of the Wash
ington Foot Ball Club, is a busy Off
cial these days. Determined to pro-
vide gridiron fans with q good brand
of professional sport this fall, the
local mogul is scurrying about Phil
adelphia arranging games with prom
inent elevens of that city. Jordan is
planning contests here for every Sun
day during the season.
Among the teams expected to ap-
pear in Washington are George
Stallings' Rochester Ramblers. Jim
Thorpe's Toledo Stars, Bob Higgins
Canton Bulldogs. and Charley Brick
ley's Metropolitans of New York.
Jack Hegarty. all-south Atlantic end
while playing for Georgetown Uni
versity, will have charge of the local
eleven, which will include such no.
tables as Mackert, Tomlin. Sullivan,
King, Harris and Anderson.
Evening star., 1921-08-17
Sorry for Her Failure
to Crafty Spectators

FOREST HILLS. L. L. August
17-Mlle. Lenglen made the fol-
lowing statement.
NJ extend my heartiest con-
Tratulations to Mrs. Mallory.
She In q gallant opponent and
trust she will go ON to 4 splen-
did triumph in this tournament.
have received q message OF
sympathy from her. 1t In indeed
kind Of her to be SO interested.
"My only regret in that 1 was
unable to play the kind of ten
mis- knew every one expected to
see. 1 cannot say how distressed
1 am thnt 1t became necessary
for me to leave the Court. 1 had
been told that many Of the
suectators had come to Forest
Hills especially to see this
match, and 1 did my utmost to
continue. 1t was impossible.
ana sure that the people who
have been 10 gener0us with
me will bear with me in this
hour of trial"
Evening star., 1921-08-17
REGISTERS TO GET TEST
Meet Graham Nine Today in Sand.
lot Interleague Series-South-
ern Team Wins.

With the playing Of the Registers
A. B. Graham Company game at Union
Station Y. NJ. C. A. field this after
noon, all the teams In section B Of the
annual sand1ot base ball interleague
championship series will have been in
action. The Treasury League cham
pion and the Graham nine. leader Of
the Industrial League, are to clash at
Sis o'clock.
Southern Railway Of the Terminal
R. r. Y. NJ. c. A. and Potomac Council
of the knights Of Columbus League
inaugurated the series yesterday, with
the former winning, to 1, in seven
innings. Neither team did much hit
ting, but the Southerners flelded well,
while the Caseys committed errors at
critical times.
Evening star., 1921-08-17
WILL AID GOLFERS.
Chicago Clubs Each Plan to Admit
Two Young Stars.

CHICAGO. August IA new plan
link golfers who have not the finan-
cial ability to belong to private clubs
has been started in Chicago. The
scheme Is to have each club. of which
there are more than fifty in and about
Chicago, admit at least two promising
players as non-voting members. with
represent the club in tournaments.
George Hartman of the Jackson
Park public golf links and George
Hackl, jr., Of the Lincoln Park course
have been those chosen by Midlothian
Club. Hartman has twice won the
city championship, while Hackl, who
is only fifteen years old, can shoot par
on the most difficult course.
Evening star., 1921-08-17

eral feet over on the property of Co
lumbia Mills, Incorporated, how would
this be explained,
There are reformers who say that
it will be difficult to explain. and
there are q few jealous New Jersey
promoters, resenting the premier pro-
moters presence in an alien state.
who may be inclined to start rue
tion on their own hook. Emphasis
should be placed upon the qualifying
phrase maybe" Promoters who try
to swim against the tide in Jersey do
not fare as well as the reformers.
have nothing more serious than in
jured feelings and sense of injustice
to bother them.
How long," declaimed an irate Jer-
seyman. who is close to the fighting
game across the river. will local pro-
moters stand idly by and allow Rick
ard to come in and grab the cream of
the fight pudding? Why, If local pro-
moters attempted to do some of the
things Rickard did at the last fight
the same interests who are backing
Tex would be the first to hand q
knock out to the local men,"
Evening star., 1921-08-17

positively cannot continue.
Exhausted by coughing from a sud
den recurrence of bronchitis, the
French wizard dropped into a chair
and later went to her rooms, and was
ordered by a physician to rest for at
least a week. Her manager said he
expected Mile. Lenglen would be able
to participate in the mixed doubles at
the Longwood Cricket Club, Boston.
next week. and later fulfill her sched-
uled engagements elsewhere in the
United States.
Hope Of Title Gone.
But her hope of winning the cham
pionship has passed. So. too, has the
marvellous reputation Of not having
lost a set in two years of tournament
play.
Mile. Lenglen in these two years
conquered every woman tennis player
of note in Europe. won all the ma
tional championships in which She
participated and acquired the title of
world champion through victory at
Wimbledon. But in the United States
the Wimbledon tournament is not
recognized as comforting world title
on a victor, and so Mile. Lenglen,
anxious to remove all doubt that her
skill was supreme, came here to win
the American laurels.
She had triumphed over Mrs NAL
lory only a few weeks ago in France
and last year she defeated a British
star who previously had won from
Mrs. Mallory. Suzanne expected to
defeat the United States champion
again. but she warned those who met
her on her arrival from France las,
Saturday that she was GONZALES
cent. She insisted. however, that she
was not putting in an alibi early ir
saying it would have been more pleas.
Evening star., 1921-08-17
FORCED TO QUIT PLAY
AGAINST MRS. MALLORY:
Ml1e Lenglen Suffers Recurrence of Attack of
Bronchitis and Proves No Match for
American Player.

HILLS N " l>Suzanne Lengen her marvellous
the tennis bemished by defeat the first time
years.
of several years had vanished.
title United States
champion yesterday opportunity
holder Bursedt Mallory came
curacy of placement were
Mallory, playing with equaed
jewel of the o. their
the
eandsa
Evening star., 1921-08-17
WINS ANOTHER RACE.

PHILADELPHIA, August 17.-Jea-
nette Rankin scored her sixth win
ming race out of her seven starts
this season, when she captured the
S2.5oO Bulls Head Bazaar stake, fea-
ture Of the opening days card Of the
grand circuit meeting at the Bel
mont Driving Clubs mile track at
Narberth, Pa.
Evening star., 1921-08-17

Yesterdays RESULT.
Randle- Garfield postponed; darkness).'
TODAY's GAME.
Mount Vernon vs. Knickerbocker. at 7th and
Monroe streets northeast.
TOMORROw'S GAME.
Dominican vs. Winston. at Tenleytown.
Evening star., 1921-08-17
CARPENTER TO FIGHT.

PARIS, August 17.-Georges Car
pentier, heavyweight champion of Eu-
rope. will meet Vanderveer, the
Dutch heavyweight. at Sheveningen,
q fashionable bathing resort in Hol-
land, next month, says an Amsterdam
dispatch to the Auto.
Evening star., 1921-08-17
Furnishes BOXERS.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-. August IT,
frankie Mason of Fort Wayne, Ind.
and Knockout Brown of New Orleans
will not be permitted to box here
until after January !, as a penalty
for poor showing here recently.
Evening star., 1921-08-17
START SHOOTING TODAY.

SEAGIRT, N. j.. August 1.-THE
annual Seagirt rifle tournament
opened today on the state rifle range.
with expert rifiemen from all parts
of the country in the lists. 1t was
predicted that more than 1900 men
would take part in the ten-day shoot.
Evening star., 1921-08-17
GIBRALTARS POINT WAY
IN BIG SANDLOT SERIES

BRALTAR ATHLETIC CLUB living its reputation
tabhed the early campaign The
Gb leading section of the unlimited division in the
for the ball championships with three
having third yesterday
he of Quincy also fallen
Gbs who have yet to play the Yankees Emerad and Lang
Evening star., 1921-08-17
PLAYER FRACTURES SKULL

sPARrANBURG, 8. c., August IT,
bananas Ferry. third baseman for
the Charlotte team, who was struck
on the head by a pitched ball, is
resting we'll in a local hospital. He
suffered q fracture of the skull, but
his condition is not regarded as
alarming.
Evening star., 1921-08-17
MAY DINE CHAMPIONS.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, August IL
A dinner for former national tennis
champions has been suggested in con-
nection with this years tournament
for the United States singles titles,
to be held on the courts of the Ger
mantown Cricket club. beginning
September 8.
Evening star., 1921-08-17
DANISH PLAYER BEATEN.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, August H.
Erick Tegner. Danish star, who played
against the Australasian team in the
Davis cup matches here last week.
was defeated by Charles Curran of
Cleveland in the mems singles Of the
Ohio State tournament here yester-
day, by to 4.
Evening star., 1921-08-17

Walter johnson always has been a
member of the American League. and
will be considered one Of the circuits
greatest ball players. He has been
as much to the American-perhaps
more-as Mathewson was to the Ma
tional.
Evening star., 1921-08-17
vEAN GREGG TO PITCH.

EDMONTON, Alberta, August IL
vean Gregg, former Philadelphia
pi.cher, who quit the Athletics to
take up farming some years ago and
who is now q free agent. has signed
to play with the Edmonton club Of
the western Canada League.
Evening star., 1921-08-17

Before Mile. Ienglen and Mrs. Molla
courts William T. Tilden, the inter-
national champion, said this to the
writer:
Picked Molla to Win.
"Molla will win today ! am the
only one here who thinks so. but I
am firmly of that belief. In the
first place, Molla is burning the
courts just now, was never in more
Evening star., 1921-08-17

YESTERDAY'S RESULT
Petworth. II: >Benning. 9 (6 inningO.
ToDAY's GAME.
Leviathan ". Owl. at 37th and R streets.
TOMORROW's GAME.
Roamer ". hilltop. at Washington barracks.
foot Of A. street southwest.