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Evening star., 1921-04-11
FOUR MINES WILL VISIT
Five College Games Here This
Week, Georgetown Figuring
in Three of Them.

Lafayette. University of Richmond.
Western Maryland and Cornell mines
will visit local college base ball fields
this week. Five games are listed for
the District teams. Georgetown get
ting three of them. The Hilltoppers'
engagement with Lafayette on Friday
probably will provide the most inter-
esting contest. although Cornell may
come to life for its match with Catho-
lie University at Brookland, Tuesday.
University of Maryland is scheduled
to enter three games. facing Cornell
today. Washington College tomorrow
and University Of Richmond. Thurs
day The Cornell game will be
played in Baltimore, while the others
are to be staged at College Park. The
local schedule for the week follows:
Tomorrow-University of Richmond,
at Georgetown; Cornell. at Catholic
University. Wednesday-Univer of
Richmond. at Catholic University.
Friday-Lafayette. at Georgetown.
Saturday-Western Maryland. at
Georgetown.
Evening star., 1921-04-11
PLANS SPORTS PROGRAM
Christ Child Boys Club VIII Foster
Base Ball, Boxing, Swim
ming and Track.

Christ Child Boys Club. one Of the
latest additions to the thriving athletic
organizations of this city, is planning a
spring and summer campaign that will
send its members into several fields Of
sport endeavor. Base ball, swimming.
boxing and track and field contests will
be included
The club now has i've mines in action
Three are playing under the club name
and two are rated as scout or midget
organizations. They have been meeting
the best teams In their classes since the
first Of the month and have scored q
fair percentage Of victories.
AL Of the boys are to take part in q
closed swimming meet and the winner
will represent the club in open events
during the summer. The boxing class Is
developing some speedy fist fingers
who are anxious to meet boys Of other
clubs. Nightly runs are being held by
the track team in preparation for the
field day May 81.
The club was organized last Septem-
Der with twenty-five members. Since its
successful basket ball campaign, the
membership has grown to lat. The
organization aims to keep the boys clean
in body and mind and to encourage them
to a higher degree Of citizenship, man
hood and athletics. J. B. Marland is
athletic director.
Evening star., 1921-04-11

The managers admit this in the mo-
ments when they sit down and coldly
analyze facts. The latter are like scat
tered tacks. to be avoided in the night
One managers tack is lack of pitchers.
anothers is lack of batters, a thirds is
the lack of the flelders who would pro-
vide one-third more double plays. Cham
pionship teams can always make double
plays. and pennants are not won by
teams that do not make them Both
the Cubs and the Giants in their great
days invited double plays in preference
to anything else. Let 'em hit 'em ,''
said Tinker and Evers and Chance,
Matty and McGinnity pitched to the bat
ters to make them hit the ball with in
f1elders like Devlin. Dahlen and Gilbert
The last played second base and as
sisted in making double plays at third
base, a rare accomplishment
Cleveland. at one time, had the ap-
pearance of the smoothest running piece
of machinery in the 1921 pennant fac
tory. Accidents at the last moment will
start Cleveland without Wambsganss
the wizard of the unassisted triple play
who smothered the last real rally OF
Brooklyn in the world series of 1920
With a shortstop still a freshman in
organized base ball and a utility man
for second base Cleveland is not the
high-stepper that it might have been
If the Yankees can get together and CO.
operate intelligently they have a chance
to jump away from Cleveland and make
the champions come to them.
OF the other clubs of the American
Evening star., 1921-04-11

the Marylanders lost to North Caro-
lima University, l to 4. in game in
which it had nine men left on bases.
and in which the Tarheels scored four
out of their eight men who reached
first: Friday the game with Durham
of the Piedmont League was broken
up in he fifth inning by rain. with the
score standing 3 to l against Mary
land. Saturdays game with Trinity
College, which was lost, to 3, in ten
innings, should have been an easy
Maryland victory except for a bone"
play.
Keene. Nisbet. Wilson and Monk. the
four pitchers who were worked on
the trip. all hurled creditably. Their
performances proved conclusively that
the Maryland nine is better fixed for
pitching material than in years.
George Murray. star pitcher for
North Carolina State College for the
last two years. has signed a contract
to play with the New York Yankees
after graduation this spring.
When Bill Fetzer transferred his
activities as athletic director from
North Carolina State College to North
Carolina University it was thought
there might result some feeling akin
to resentment at the former institu-
tion, but nothing of the kind exists.
Tai Stafford, graduate manager at
the Raleigh school for the last four
years told the writer that his school
is we'll satisfied as matters stand. and
it generally is believed around Ra-
leigh that Harry Hartse1l. who took
Fetzers place, will prove successful.
And up at North Carolina University
students and faculty alike are con-
graduating themselves already upon
having solved most of their athletic
troubles.
Eddie TOmlin, former Eastern High
School pitcher. is at Durham, N. c,
training with the Buffalo Club Inter-
nationals. Tomlin. who has been
playing professional ball since he left
high school, made this statement
while visiting the Maryland players
which might well be considered by
some of the present generation of
young ball players: 81 wish l had
had sense enough to go to college in
stead of into professional base ball"
Evening star., 1921-04-11
CUBAN Wins At CHESS
Capablanca Defeats Lasker in
Tenth Game for Second Victory.
Other Eight Drawn,

HAVANA, April 11.-Jose r. Capa-
blanca. the Cuban chess master won
the tenth game Of the world cham
Eionship match with DR.. Emanuel
Lasker. DR.. Lasker resigning after
the sixty-eighth move.
Capablanca now has won two
games. Lasker none. and eight con-
tests have been drawn. DR.. Lask er
admitted soon after playing began
last night that he had lost the game,
but he did not resign at once, be-
cause. he explained. he and the che ss
public were anxious to know how
Capablanca would force the pieces.
inasmuch as the position was very
intricate. He took nearly fifty min
utes before replying to Capablanca's s
sixty-fourth move. which had been
sealed, when play ended early Sun
day morning.
The play to the end was most de-
liberate, but the German master
finally realized that it was useless
to continue, and resigned before
making the sixty-ninth move.
Evening star., 1921-04-11
AMERICAN LEAGUE WILL
WAGE WAR ON GAMBLING

CHICAGO. April 1.-The American
League will conduct a Continuous
campaign against gambling, Byron
Bancroft johnson. president, has an
nounced.
Johnson has just returned from a
tour Of the circuit and has completed
arrangements for representatives of
the organization to attend every
game. These representatives will be
stationed in all the stands and will
have orders to take immediate action
at any time they notice anything that
seems suspicious.
In addition. each umpire will take
the role of special investigator and
will analyze every game. A confer
ence of the umpires will be held here
before the season opens and the
league president then viii instruct
them in their part.
Il don't think there 10 dishonest
player In the league now" said John
son eSnd our plans will be largely
Of . preventive nature"
Evening star., 1921-04-11
BEGIN WORK FOR RACES
Potomac 0arsmen Hope to Have
Several Crews in Memorial
Day Test on harlem,

Potomac Boat Club crews will begin
training this afternoon for participa-
tion in the Memorial day regatta to be
held on the Harlem by the New York
towing Association: Capt Bob Dun
can has issued a call for all candidates
for the boats to report at the clubhouse
at O'Clock. The Potomacs hope to
enter an intermediate eight, a senior
quad. double and several singles
At present the only crew certain to
be sent is the doubles team of Hutterly
and Dorsett. These oarsmen outcfassed
all other boats in this section last sea :
son and in early workouts this year
appeared as strong as ever Entering OF
other crews will depend upon whether
the men are in proper physical condi
ton by the latter part Of May and
whether they can make the required
distance in reasonable time
There probably will be much competi-
ton for the honor of representing Po-
tomac in the singles events Capt Dun
can will not be eligible for the title
race this season. He won it last year
and singles winner in the association
championships may not re-enter the
event.
Evening star., 1921-04-11
double play started by Harris.


1t was not until the eighth that
the Nationals scored again. but they
did it in wholesale fashion and but
for scintillating catches by Kelly
and Burns would have greatly in
creased the total of four tallies they
amassed. Art Nehf being hammered
to a fare-you-well. Kelly burglar
lied Lewis with a fancy one-handed
stab at the outset. The elongated
first baseman then muffed Rapp's
good throw of Harris drive through
the box and Stan scored on Shanks'
double to center. Hank registering on
ORourke's safety to left. Picinich
connected for a solid swat that Burns
dragged down only after a long gall
lop. Miller batted for Mogridge and
walloped the ball to deep left center
for three bases. cashing O'Rourke and
scoring himself when Judge dupli-
Gated with blow of similar proper
tions in the other direction. Milan
ended the rally by whiting. With
Acosta on the hill the Giants proved
tame in their half of the eighth.
Rice started something in the ninth,
when he beat out a well-placed tap
down the third base line. Lewis was
called out on strikes and Harris
lofted. Shanks sent Sam to third with
liner to left center that should have
ended it with a ny to Burns.
Sidelights on the Wind-Up.
The vagaries of base ball were IL
the first seven deliveries Shaw made
were wide Of the plate. Jim then got
two over. and on the tenth pitch a
double play resulted, Bancroft being
set down on strikes and Burns dying
on an attempt to steal second.
made y Ylf foh ~
ny OF Judges bat to deprive Joe OF
hit in the opener. The Fordham
graduate travelled deep into right
field and took the ball over his
Rapp pulled an equally spectacular
feat to rob Harris Of bingle in the
second. when he leaped to stab STAINS
smoking smash with one hand.
Frisch cleverly avoided an error,
with Harris on first. in the fourth,
but recovered in time to force Stan
at second.
Kelly's lengthy proportions enabled
him to convert seemingly sure hit
by Lewis into a put-out in the eighth.
He leaped and speared the ball with
Judge was the hitting leader for the
afternoon with triple and two sin
giles In five attempts and narrowly
missed getting another blow safe.
Both Of Rice's bingles were made OF
Nehf on bunts toward third. Sam has
his undermining in championship gear.
Schacht helped Bill Brennan with the
umpiring by working on the bases and
did good job Of it.
Altrock pulled a new one. He bor-
rowed a fur cap with earmuffs from a
youngster in the stand and gave an
imitation Of fancy ice skating.
Dave Bancroft appeared at short for
the first time since he had his tonsils
removed nearly two weeks ago, but re-
tired after four innings. He will be
ready to play in the opening game of
the season.
Harry Harper, Eddie Foster and Mike
Menosky were ex-Grinmen who famed
with their former teammates at the
hotel yesterday.
Evening star., 1921-04-11
TENNIS LEADERS ACTIVE
Captains of Teams in Woman's Cir
cult Are Lining Up Players
for Season.

Captains of the nine teams that COM
prise the Woman's Tennis League Of
the District Of Columbia are lining up
players rapidly for the campaign which
soon will get under way. The names Of
the teams and their leaders aro as fol-
lows:
Alumni-Miss Hanna
Burial Class-Miss Danow.
High Schools-Miss Sanders.
Liberty-Miss Kelly.
Mid-City-Moss Doolittle.
Piney Branch-Miss Turner.
Racqueters-MissW Wakeford.
War Risk-Miss Deguin.
Columbia Country Club-Miss Pyle.
Mrs. Beatrice Smith, secretary Of the
organization, is receiving applications
for places on the teams both as regulars
and substitutes. She can be reached
at Columbia 4069-J.
While the team leaders and secretary
are busy corralling players, Miss A. NJ
Doyle, head of the circuit, is engaged
in providing courts. She intends to have
ten, two Of which will be built at 18th
and Fullers streets. while three have
been obtained in Potomac Park through
the efforts Of Mrs. Smith. The others
will be at advantageous points.
Evening star., 1921-04-11

Some promising athletes are in
training at Raleigh and Chapel Hill.
The best bet at North Carolina State
seems to be a sprinter who is cover
ing the century distance faster than
any other man in the south. if the
timing has been correct. In a try
out meet last week four of the five
watches held on this man caught
him in As seconds and the fifth in
8 3-5. There was a slight wind blow
course, though. and the timers de-
cided actually to give the time for
the event as 10 seconds flat North
Carolina University has a javelin
thrower doing close to 40 feet, ac-
cording to statements made at Chapel
Hill.
With such men as these mentioned
in North Carolina in competition
with athletes of the caliber of
Chamberlaine of Virginia and Le-
Gendre of Georgetown, and some
others who fall only a little short
of the brilliance of these performers.
some of the most creditable marks
in years may be registered on
Georgetown Field the second week in
May
University Of North Carolina has
section in a month of Sundays" 1t
is weakest in the pitching depart
ment, but so clever is the team in
the field that the pitching seems
strong Give North Carolina George
towns pitching staff and it could
sail through professional orga =
tions like the Virginia League with
distinct credit to itself. There is
not a position on the team that is
not well taken care of and hardly
man in the batting order who is
not dangerous.
University of MaryIand's nine got
back to Washington yesterday after
a trip which began in Baltimore last
Tuesday and wound up Saturday at
Durham, n. G. In games won the trip
was not successful, but the team
played good ball, and a break at any
time would have turned two of it's
defeats into victories. Dartmouth was
beaten in Baltimore on Tuesday. 8 to
s. and on Wednesday, at Raleigh, n.
c.. North Carolina State was played a
5-to-5 game of ten innings. Thursday
Evening star., 1921-04-11

should address D. c. Woodcock, 1910
II street, northeast.
Bethany Athletic Club, captained by
Aubrey R. Cisson, wants engagements
for April 16 and May IA. Send chal-
lenges to Manager Earl G. Lein.
apartment 3. 1900 I'd street.
Standard OIL Company's uniformed
team wants Saturday games. Chal-
lenges may be telephoned to Manager
w. A. Dorr. Lincoln 5343. between
am. and pm. The Oilers would
like a franchise in one OF the sand
lot leagues.
Mount Rainier Yankees are casting
about for tests with 14-year-old
teams. Games may be had by writ
ing Earl Bauman. Box $50, Mount
Rainier, Md.
Arrow Athletic Club will meet
Wednesday night at 1880 o'clock at
40S 10th street southeast to reorgan-
ize its base ball team. Boys from 16
to IS years old desiring to try for
the nine may attend the meeting.
Evening star., 1921-04-11
COLUMBIA A. C. CHOOSES
OFFICERS AND COACHES

James Parker was elected president
of Columbia Athletic Club at the
meeting held in Wilson Normal
School Saturday. Arthur Thomas
was chosen as secretary and John
Edwards as treasurer. c. w. Corby
will be athletic director and general
coach of the teams.
Parker also was appointed cap
tain Of the first basket ball quint,
while Richard Moulton was made
leader Of the junior five. Paul Car
son was named captain and Leslie
Mitchell manager and assistant coach
Of the track team.
Evening star., 1921-04-11
Elks-Nationals' Contest
POSTPONED Till Tomorrow

Hardy and robust as Elks are,
the weather on tap today was
adjudged to be too arcticlike
for the species which make
Washington their habitat, SO
the ball game scheduled to be
played by the team represent
ing Lodge No. Is, b. p. o. E.,
against the Nationals has been
postponed until tomorrow. when
warmer weather In promised.
1t Is expected that Harry
Courtney will do the pitching
for the Griffmen In their final
workout on the eve of the
opening Of the seaxOn, while
Manager Charlie. j. johnson In
planning to use both Lem Owen
and Emil Pfeil in the box for
the antlered herd.
Evening star., 1921-04-11
SHOOTERS TO GO ABROAD
Intercollegiate Association Will
Send Team to Compete
With Britons.

NEW YORK. April 1L-An inter-
collegiate rifle team will be sent to
England this year to compete against
representative British combination.
Each Of the fifteen colleges in the as
sociation will enter their men in try
out matches for the team during the
National Rife Association events at
Camp Perry. Ohio. 1t is planned also
to have the colleges represented in the
national matches by tweive-man teams
Evening star., 1921-04-11
Penn State After Titles,

PHILADELPHIA, April 11.-Penn-
sylvania State has entered its entire
track team in the Pennsylvania re-
lay carnival April 20 and 80. They
will compete in seven relay races ir
addition to a number Of special and
field events. Last year State woI
the distance medley and the four
mile races
Evening star., 1921-04-11

Glass jaw Title at Stake.
An English writer said the other
day, "Englishmen are tired of all
this Dempsey-Carpentie business.
They want relief" Well, the sort
of relief they are going to get is
fight on May 10 between those
screaming ring comedians, Joe
Beckett and Bombardier Wells II
is for what will probably be known
as the glass jaw championship.
Goldstefn L. After Bur.
Willie Lewis in clamoring for q
return match against Johnny BuH.
OF behalf of his fighter. Able Gold
Evening star., 1921-04-11
PITCHES NO-HIT GAME.

developing a no-hit no-run game
fell to Coblenz today at the opening
Of the season of the Army League,
comprising teams of the American
forces of occupation. Martin of
Texas. pitching for the quarter
masters team blanked the Sth In
fantry combination. last years cham
pions Not a sign of a hit was made
off the Texan twirler, and only one
Sth Infantry batter got on, reaching
first on a pass
Evening star., 1921-04-11
Rooney to Box in Boston.

Art Rooney OF Georgetown Uni
versity left last night for Boston.
where he will represent the Hilltop
pers in the national amateur boxing
championships to be held tomorrow.
Rooney, who was runner-up for the
135-pound title two years ago and
won in the same class in the inter-
national championships in Canada
last year, will compete in the 145-
pound class.
Evening star., 1921-04-11
iris FILLS SECOND BASE
Stephenson, Alabama Star, to Play
There Until Wamby or
Lunte Recover,

CLEVELAND, Ohio. April 11.-Riggs
Stephenson. University of Alabama star.
will play second base for Cleveland un-
til Bill Wambsganss and Harry Lunte,
injured in exhibition games. return. At
the request of Manager Speaker. the
university officials excused Stephenson
from study until May l.
Evening star., 1921-04-11
SEEKS $4,000 DAMAGES.

RICHMOND, Va, April II. Dam
ages to the extent of $5O.O0O are
asked from seven clubs of the Vir-
ginia League of professional base
ball clubs in legal proceedings initiat-
ed today in the circuit court of Rich
mond by Ben w. Wilson, former own
er of the Richmond club.
Alleged illegal expulsion from the
league at the meeting eld in Nor
folk on November s. 1920, is cited as
the ground for the action. ]. b. Brad
ley. president of the Virginia League
is named as one of the thirty defend
ants
Evening star., 1921-04-11

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, April IL
The Michigan's track team, which was
defeated in a meet with California Sat-
urday, is on its way back to Ann Ar
Dor. 1--WE were beaten by better
team" said their coach. Steve Farrell.
Gin fact, the greatest and best-balanced
university track team in America"
Evening star., 1921-04-11

sRatted for Shaw in fifth inning
MATTED or Mo1ridEe in eighth inning.
tBattec for Toney in nth inning.
Washington ..... o o 0-5
Giants ..-....-O 0 o o o x-7
Two-hase hits-Brown. Brower, Frisch
Shsnks. Three-base hits-Miller Judge. Home
run-kely. Left on bases-Giants, 5; WASH
ington. TO-. Double piay-Picinich and
u Rourke; Harris TO O'Rourke to Judge Struck
1ut-By shaw. 1; by Toney. 2: by Nehf. g.
Mogrdge, 1. Hits-On Shaw, s in innings;
of Mosridge. in inninfs: OF Aeosta. none
In inning; OF Toney. in innings; OF
Nehf. in 4 innings. Winning pttcher-Neh1.
Losing pitcher-shaw. Cmpires-Msesra Bren-
nAA and Schscht Tine Of game-2 hoQfA
Evening star., 1921-04-11
PUNCH OF TEAM OFFSET
! BY WEAK MOUND WORK
Inability of Hurlers to Deceive Opposing
: Batsmen Again Shown in Final Battle With
- Giants, Who Cop, as Usual, Us.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

7TH the of the championship only two days
wv Gmen for getting off flying cannot
~ bright pronounced weakness in
have been convincngy
which ended New York
yesterday for the National Leaguers this time by
with the McGraw the Norfolk last Thursday did the
Washington the hrstclass
battle the Gfs registered their lone
Evening star., 1921-04-11
Giants Let Out Half Dozen.

NEW YORK. April 1.-THE New York
Nationals have announced the release
of six young players to minor league
clubs. They are Outfielder Vernon
Toronto: Infielder Roy Grimes. to To-
ledo; Outfieder Roy Bancroft, to Chat
tanooga; Pitcher c. Evans, to Norfolk
and Infielder Leo Kane, to Hartford.
Evening star., 1921-04-11

TARHEELS TO COMPETE
IN S. A. TITLE GAMES
BY II, G. BYRD.

ORTIZ CAROLINA UNIVERSITY North Carolina State Col
1ege making the South
Atlantic intercollegiate Athletic be
held Georgetown, May Is H.
development
member of the athletic board North Carolina State said frankly
that being done with the idea making the South Atlantic A.
the climax OF what promises to be
Evening star., 1921-04-11
Cubs Release Two Players.

KANSAS CITY, NO, April 11.-Ber-
nard A. Freiberg and Shortstop Harold
Leathers Of the Chicago Nationals have
been released to the local American As
sociation club. Freiberg is both an out
fielder and infielder.
Evening star., 1921-04-11

CHICAGO, April 11.-Pa Moore,
Memphis Tenn. bantamWeight,
matched today to meet Joe Lynch.
the champion. in twelve-round
contest at Louisville May 6. the night
before the Kentucky derby.
Evening star., 1921-04-11
Hunter Beats Hunter at Golf.

LOS ANGELES. April 11.-Dr. Paul
Hunter. state amateur champion, won
the southern California championship
by defeating his cousin. Robert Hun
ter. and 4. on the links Of the Los
Angeles Country Club. -
Evening star., 1921-04-11

stein. says that just because a boy
has been knocked out doesn't mean
he will be stopped a second time by
the same fighter. Then. of course,
Willie cites the Stan Ketchell-Billy
Papke precedent But he goes fur
ther-he cites himself. Honey Mel
lody let Willie hear the little brides
sing in their first fight But in the re-
turn engagement Willie sent Honey
into dreamland in the fourth round
The real name OF the hyweight
champion. by the way. is not Buff
His right name is Lisky and he
learned his boxing in the Navy.
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1921-04-11
BIG LEAGUES THIS YEAR
HAVE NO WONDER CLUB
Neither Circuit Has Team Approaching the
Well Balanced Strength in all Departments
of the Old Athletics, Giants or Cubs.
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

EW YORK. April 1Looking the big league they
today for the the clear that
OF the club emerged this with
characterized championship
Athletics like Athletics
old like the Cubs
sweep all
Evening star., 1921-04-11
CARPENTER is BACKED
AT EVENS IN BIG BOUT
BY FAIRPLAY.

EW YORK, April 1t-As showing how things
that
whose judgment reputed to be good thousand dollars
Carpenter Does this 20
the ring favore the Frenchman? Looks that
the fans think about the harder for them poor
showing Dempsey made against Jack Brennan
Evening star., 1921-04-11
Titles to NAVY Fencers.

NEW YORK, April 11.-Navy fencers
won the foils and sabers individual
championships and the sabers team
championship in the finals of the in
tercollegiate titular bouts. Columbia
took the foils team title, with Navy
second.