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Evening star., 1922-09-13
TEAMS TODAY
OPEN INVASION OF WEST

The New York Yankees. leaders in
the American League, open their
western invasion at Chicago today and
after the White SoX series will face
the Browns in the series that is eN-
pected to determine the 1922 pennant
winners.
The Browns. without the services Of
the rest of the season as the result
of a sprained shoulder muscle, de-
feated the Tigers yesterday. to D.,
and thus moved to within one game
of the Yankees, who were idle. The
Cleveland Americans, battling to dis
place Chicago for a first division
berth, defeated the White Sox yester-
day, to 2. and are now only seven
points behind the Chicago club.
No games were played in the Ma
tional League. rain preventing the
two contests which We're scheduled.
and only two games were played in
the American League.
The Cubs meet the Giants at the
Polo Grounds today. while the
Yankees are battling the White SoX
in Chicago. Other games today in the
American League bring together Bos-
ton and st. Louis. Washington and
Cleveland and Philadelphia and De-
troit.
In the National League Cincinnati
is scheduled to meet Brooklyn at
Ebetts Field, while Pittsburgh and
Boston, and the Cardinals and Phillies.
meet in double headers.
Evening star., 1922-09-13
M0HAWKS CAN CL|NCH
SANDLOT TITLE TODAY

Whether play for the championship
of the unlimited division in the city
Independent sandlot base ball tourna-
ment is to continue for several days
will be determined this afternoon
when Mohawk Athletic Club and Do
minican Lyceum mines clash at Wash
ington barracks, Should the Indians
win they will be titleholders, but q
Dominican victory Will create a three
cornered tie for the laurels and ne
cessitate a play-off between today's
contenders and the Union Printers.
Should play-o off be held only three
games will be staged, with each team
meeting the others once. The title
series. originally limited to six games,
has been in progress a week. but two
tie engagements have prevented a
quick finish. The contest yesterday.
in which the Union Printers defeated
the Dominicans, 3 to 0. was the play
off Of a deadlock occurring last We'd
nesday.
Heinie Webb's pitching upset the
Dominlcans. He yielded but three
hits and two passes. both of the lat
ter being granted in the fourth in
ming, when the Dominicans got a rum
ner as far as third base for the only
time during the fray. The Printers
scored twice in the second inning.
when they reached Krupp for two
hits and a pair of sacrifices Field
mans single, Desper's sacrifice and
Pinch-hitter Ford's safety added an
other marker in the fourth.
Evening star., 1922-09-13
MARYLAND A. c. SEEKS
ALL-COUN7Y LAURELS

With the independent title of the
western section of Prince Georges
county. Md, swinging from its belt,
Maryland Athletic Club is stalking
about in a hunt for other laurels.
The 10-to-6 win over Seat Pleasant
Athletic Association in the third and
decisive game of a titular series raised
the Marylanders' record to thirty-two
victories and five defeats, and they
are anxious to tackle the Land
overs, county lesue champions. for
the county base ball crown. The man.
ayers of the rival teams now are ne
gotlating for a series.
seaman Gunners took the measure
of the Rosedaies in a 2-to-O engage
ment. kuhnert. pitching for the vic
tors, held opposing batters to two hits,
For games with the Seaman Gunners.
telephone Grover. at Lincoln 1880.
QuanffcO Marines and the Sd ARMY
Corps nine Will play the decisive game
of their series of three at America n
League Park Sunday afternoon. The
engagement will get under way at
$50 o'clock.
Willard Insects easily disposed of
the lrojans in a 14-to-2 engagement.
The game was played on Milan Ath-
letic Clubs field.
Evening star., 1922-09-13
BRITISH GOLFERS SAIL;
PRAISE THIS COUNTRY

NEW YORK, September 13.-The
British amateur golf team, headed
by Capt. Robert Harris. sailed for
home yesterday aboard the Aqui-
tnnin. All OF the members paid
a high tribute to American golf
links, saying they were exceed
fngly well kept. This was rather
surprising to several Of the mem-
bers who have been accustomed to
playing on turf generations old,
for many Of the United States
courses are Of recent cOnstruc-
tion. Besides Capt. Harris, the
party consisted OF CyriI j. H. Toll
ley. Roger Wethered, w. b. Tor
rance, Wallace Mackenzie. John
CaNen. Bernard Darwin and Colin
Aylmer.
All the members said they were
well pleased with their reception
here and added they hoped to come
again some time.
Evening star., 1922-09-13

The injury was aggravated in later
inning, When Sisler in reaching for a
wide throw. sprained the muscle in his
shoulder. Despite the injury, he re-
manned in the game. and only the fact
that he was unJhle to raise his arm
prompted him to apprise Manager Fohl
that he would be unable to play yes
terday.
Best An-Round Player.
Sisters reputation of being the best
aIl-around payer of the major leagues
today is borne out by unofficial aver
ages kept by local newspapers. Ac-
cOrding TO these averages, including
Mondays game. he is leading the
ma jor lea que hitters with batting
average of .425. He is the only Amerl-
can Lacquer with more than 200 hits
for the season. His hits total 234,
giving him Il lead of twenty-one over
his nearest rival in the major leagues,
Rogers Horn%by, leading hitter of the
National League.
In the number OF runs scored he is
tied with Max Carey of Pittsburgh at
I2i In stolen bases SiSler, with
forty-SeVen. is thirteen ahead of his
nearest American League rival. ken
Meth Williams and well ahead of
Carey in the National League.
May Play Against Yanks.
Sisters teammates, as well as the
fans, aware of his determination to
hcID the locals bring Il pennant to this
CITY the first since 1883, have pre-
d;"ted that SiSler would disregard any
medical advice and would be back in
the game when the New York team ar
rives here next Sunday for the final
series of the season.
Evening star., 1922-09-13
FIVE BOUTS MONDAY
IN SPORTLAND ARENA

frankie Mann. who has been doing
the matchmaking for Sportland arena
at Berwyn Heights. Md. has arranged
another five-bout program for that
ring next Monday night. The show
Will. be somewhat of an intercity
affair, three of the engagements being
between Washington and Baltimore
scrappers. The ten-round main mill
will bring together Young Bowen.
local mauler, and Mickey Dougherty,
Baltimore's shifty lightweight
An eight-round semi windup that
should prove highly entertaining is
carded. The principals will he
Johnny Reno. former U. S. S. Nevada
sailor, who has become quite popular
at, Sportiand. and Bob Garcia, the
Camp Holabird featherweight, with
a good reputation in Baltimore rings.
A special six-round go Is to be
fought by John L. Smith of George
town and Charlie Barber Of Baltimore.
In the four-round preliminaries Curly
Warfeld is to box Jack Filling and
Bobby Reno will be opposed by Jack
Kaufman.
Evening star., 1922-09-13
McGlNhITY SAYS TROUBLE
WITH HUHLERS, NOT BALL

A gentleman who surely can quail
ify as an expert says the trouble is
not with the make of the present-day
base ball but with the makeup of
the man who pitches 1t. He is Joe
McGinnity. once side partner of
Christy Mathewson.
pitchers nowadays don't know
how TO fool 'em any more" says the
old timer of the Giants.
"Tt doesn't make any difference
whether the ball is lively or dead. If
the pitcher can keep the batter from
taking fair and square crack at the
ball the result will be pop-up or
strike-out. a curve ball will do that;
but the supply of good curVe-ball
pitchers Is small.
The last world series showed that
the liveIiness of the ball has nothing
to do with the case. There were some
good hurlers in that series, and there
was a dearth of hitting.
"Cntil we develop more curve-ball
pitchers. changing the ball will not
keep down hitting to any extent
Evening star., 1922-09-13

Other events scheduled for Chew
Chase during October are the com
petition for the Liberty and Presi-
dents cup. in both of which thirty
two contestants will qualify for sue
ceedinG match play rounds.
Two other clubs will hold their
club championships during October.
the titular tilt at Columbia being
scheduled for October 4, ) and g. at
match play. while the anpral cham
pionship Of the Washington Golf and
Barnes. will take place c---ing tin.
latter part of the month. T. b. Ey-
. non, jr., is the club champlsn of Co
lumbia.
The Middle Atlantic team, cham
pionshfps probably will attract a half
dozen teams representing clubs in the
Middle Atlantic section to the event
at Columbia October IL and Is.
Although 1T had been hoped the
property would be vacated by today,
the Town and Country Club probably
viii not turn over its present cours"
and clubhouse on Georgia avenue I"
its successor. the Argyle Country
Club. until next Monday. it was an
nounced today. Delay in construction
of road at the new quarters of the
Town and Country Club is respon-
sible for the delay in vacating tho
old quarters. The new course of the
, lON II anu 'Iup IS Al
half mile from Bethesda, on the
Rockville pike.
In the meantime members of the
Argyle Country Club are now using
the golf course beginning today, and
will continue its use through next
Monday, when the new club formally
takes over the property.
Rudolph F. knepper, of Sioux City
Iowa, who proved the outstanding
hero of the amateur championship
last week at Brookline, will be in
Washington shortly for visit to a
ella ssmate a Princeton. McCook Dun
lop of Chevy Chase. knepper de-
feated in turn w. 3. Torrance, the
British star. after being six down at
one point; Francis Ouimet, a former
champion and Cyril Tolley, 1920 Brit
ish titleholder.
Knepper is very fine player: such
a golfer as is truly qualified TO hold
the championship. although he was
badly beaten by Chick Evans in the
semi-fnals
Coming from the splendid courses
in New England, where the fairways
and greens are in condition as nearly
perfect as possible. the change in the
local courses is quite noticeable. OF
course. the climate of Washington il
very different from that of New Eng
land, where the winters are long and
sun does not burn the grass with too
fierce a heat during the summer. The
course at Brookline had no crab grass
last week. and the condition of both
fairway and green was practically
perfect.
Evening star., 1922-09-13

They have tied Chicago with eleven
vistories, 30 the best that Chicago
can do Is to win three games. The
chances are the Giants Will more than
tie the Cubs. They have won ten
each from Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and
believe that they will not win more.
Pittsburgh has won nine from New
York. Cincinnati eight and st Louis
eight.
play. Should they win half Of them.
which is only 500 per cent. they would
finish the season with ninety-one vic
tories and sixty-three defeats Rather
Door championship base ball, but 1t
looks as If 1t will be good enough.
nearest to New York. have nineteen
games to play. II they were to win
ninety-one games they would have
to win fifteen out of their nineteen
on the schedule. and there Is about
ing as there is Of the Giants declin-
ing to accept the championship on
the ground that they are in business
for amusement and not to take candy
away from the infant.
One Series No Factor.
Those who have hugged the notion
in their palpitating bosoms that the
pittsburghs could defeat the Giants
IL they happened to win all of the
games to be played on the Polo
Grounds between Pittsburgh and
New YORK. need clasp that phantom
no longer. The Giants have had the
edge on the race ever since their
last successful foraging expedition
through the west, when they split
the opposition wide open.
The Giants are quietly going ahead
making preparations to play their
share OF the world series on the Polo
Grounds. and there Is no reason why
they should not
Copyright. 1927
Evening star., 1922-09-13

NNPioh'>'.
In the hyweight division Jabber
Fitzgerald of H. NJ. S. Repulse won
close decision over Alike Akol. ut,
tie Filipino from the Nevada. Akoi
had, in the elimination bouts. won
from Jose Javier. fyweight champion
Of the United States Navy
In the bantamweight class Howard
Mayberry. who belongs on the U. b
S. Wyoming, knocked out Tan Har-
rod of H NJ. s. Hood in two rounds.
Body blows did the work. Mayberry
was the 1921 bantam champion OF the
Atlantic feet. but did not compete
this year on account of illness. He is
conceded to be the best bantam IN
the United States Navy.
In the featherweight brigade Walter
Brett of II. NJ S. Hood won decision
>yer Bobby Tyson of the L. S. S. Ne
yada. Tyson previously had eliminat-
ed Paddy McNul'y. l. S. S. Maryland.
well known in Washington boxing clr-
cles. Tyson is the runner-up for At
.antic fleet featherweight honors, but
holds no United States fleet title.
Dunrte Wins Best Bout.
In the lightweight battle Danny
Duarte. loaned to the Nevada from the
local Anacostia air station, won in
the best mill of the show from Larry
navey. II. NJ. s. Repulse. lightweight
champion of the royal navy. Before
getting on in the finals Danny was re-
quired to do battle with Tommy
lightw eight. Danny won that one. too.
The welterweight championship
went to Tommy Cooney. left-hander
from the Nevada. He won all the way
from Joe Cartledge, H. NJ. S. Repulse.
Cooney Is the welterweight champion
of the United States Navy.
The decision in the middleweight
bout was greeted with jeers, catcalls
and booes when Bob Larby won over
Johnny True Of the Nevada. True won
going away in every round. The lat
ter is the middleweight champion of
the Navy, and is pronounced by many
feet fans as the best in the Navy
since Johnny Buff.
Pride of British Is X. O.'d.
The best boxer in the British team,
Tommy Spiller, H. NJ S. Hood, went
out in one round before the left
handed punches of AL Carpenter, VINO
showed at .Berwyn early in the sea-
son when he erased Mike Oraine;
Spiller is somewhat of a professional
mittman over in the town where the
bridge is falling down. He was Eng
lands ace in the hole on this oc-
casion. Carpenter appears to be
sure enough conner. This settled the
the light heavyweight champion of the
United States Atlantic fleet ana pe-
longs on the Arkansas.
The heavyweight mill was between
Biff Crowley, VINO Also is attached to
the Arkansas and holds the Atlantic
fleet heavy title, and Timmy Travis.
champion of the royal navy. Inc
decision went to the Britisher after
six close rounds.
In the boat race over the two-miie
course the Marylands crew finished
first, the British crew from the Hood
second, and a Japanese boat third.
All nations participated IN this event.
Evening star., 1922-09-13
DUNDEE BOUT IS OFF,
JOHNNY KILBANE SAYS

LORAIN, Ohio. September 10
Johnny Kflbane. featherWelght
champion, has announced that the
negotiations for his twelve-round
battle in Jersey City, September 81.
with Johnny Dundee. junior light
weight title holder, have been de-
clared off.
Dundee, Kilbane said, refused to
sign articles after the New York
boxing commission had warned him
that his New York fighting license
would be revoked if he found Kill
bane.
The champion has been barred
from New York and his title declared
forfeited by that state commission.
because Of his refusal to enter into
negotiations for a fight. Kilbane
agreed to the terms offered by Tex
Rickard for the Jersey City battle,
and started training at his home,
west of Lorain.
Evening star., 1922-09-13
ATLANTA'S BASE BALL
FRANCHISE ON BLOCK

ATLANTA. Ga. September ia
conference involving the purchase
OF the Atlanta Southern Association
base ball franchise was to be held
today between S. A. Lynch. theatrical
magnate. and club officials, who ad-
mitted that the sale of the franchise
was a possibility.
r. ]. Spiller, president, said he
wanted close to S125,000 for the
franchise. and that the Lynch propo-
sition fell several thousand dollars
short of this figure.
Evening star., 1922-09-13

However, 1t gets nowhere today to
attempt prophesies about the Amer
lean League race. 1t probably will
be. settled. definitely in that little
old bandbox of ground on Grand
avenue, st. Louis. and the Browns
the west. say they will fight all the
harder, now that Sisler is out tenn
porarily. at least.
Rivals May Clash Even Up.
The Browns will almost meet the
Yanks on an even keel when the
east meets the west in the American
League in this last intersectional
series. The fray starts. today's fig
ures show, with eighty-four victories
for the Yanks and fifty-three defeats.
against eighty-four victories for the
Browns and fifty-five defeats. II the
Yanks should lose two games. while
the Browns were winning-that is.
lose them right away-the morale of
st. Louis would go up 20 per cent.
If it should happen the other way
around, st. Louis would be forced to
more of an uphill fight. The best
thing that can be said about the
Browns is that they have come back
with spirit and grit. when they have
been challenged this season.
If the Browns are beaten for the
penant common sense will, or should.
dictate to base ball owners that they
would better bolster up their non-
balanced organizations and correct
the idea that prevails everywhere
that base ball championships are the
result of capitalization and not the
outcome of sport.
Giants Have Big Margin.
To date the New York Nationals
have won the series from Brooklyn.
Philadelphia and Boston. Their VIC
tories over Brooklyn are fourteen to
eight; Philadelphia, fourteen to six,
two games remaining to be played:
Boston, twelve to six, four games re-
naming to be played.
Evening star., 1922-09-13
MOIJND CITY STAR is OUT
WITH SPRAINED SHOULDER
With Firstsackers Arm in Cast and Ordered to Take
Complete Rest Fear Is Felt That He May Not
Be Able to Play Again This Year.
ry the Associated rress.

Ev
LOUIS September 13Gloom settled Spomans Park the
when learned that George
- Sc batting champion of the major leagues
OF a muscle his shoulder
Ss1er boosted
hitting thiynine, within of the mark
ry Cobb in 1911. -,
Though unable the lineup yesterday George was on the
be to to his regular position
has ordered Sisler
his and shoulder have been placed cast
OF three Sisler suffered
in when he struck shoulder
pitched ball
Evening star., 1922-09-13
ONLY ONE JUMP IN BIG
SERIES IF BROWNS WIN

BOSTON. September 13.-If the
St. Louis Americans and the Giants
are the pennant winners the first
three games Of the world series
probably will be played in one city.
and the four succeeding contests,
or as many as may be necessary, in
the other. President John A.
Heydler of the National League
said today he believed this plan
would be adopted IL the Browns
should win. He added that a tenta-
tive schedule would be formulated
within n week. He snid he thought
no team would care to make two
long trips between the cities in
such an important series.
Evening star., 1922-09-13
HALF DOZEN INTERESTING
TOURNAMENTS ARE LISTED
Annual District Championship to Be Held at Colum-
bia Country Club. October l9 and 20 Chief
of the Major Events Scheduled.

ITH nearly half of September local golfers turning
Wv toward the fall promises
to be full of interesting competition, although the Cou
ba Country Club will not hold
The Columbia however will be
to be held medal
and TO- for the title now held by Guy NJ stander Ear
October and 49, the annual championship aches of
Middle Atlantic Golf
of
scheduled the Chevy Chase Club competition
holes
with the District championship was held
Chevy and
Chevy ~ -
Evening star., 1922-09-13
D. c. HAS TWO ENTRANTS
IN SENIORS GOLF EVENT
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
RYE, n. j., September 13.-Although
Rev. J. Mcbride Sterrett of the Chevy
Chase Club was suddenly called home
yesterday, Washington has two rep
resentatives today in the annual
seniors handicap golf tournament
being held at the Apawamis Club
here. DR.. Walter S. Harlan of CO.
lumbia and Admiral F. F. Fletcher of
Chevy Chase are taking part in the
competition.
heavy rainstorm yesterday TO play
their first round, during which Fred
Mare of New York and Havana broke
the seniors gross record by two
strokes with a card of Il. Last year
NJ j. Condor of Memphis won the
title with a gross card of 70.
The tournament viii continue for
the next two days. with various kinds
of competition scheduled.
Evening star., 1922-09-13

Darcy was going to make me extend
myself as much as he did. You
know. for the first two rounds 1 was
Just about feeling him out. trying to
decide how to plan my battle.
And then in the next round II hap
pened. Figuring that Darcy was
going to he as easy as any of my
other thirty-seven opponents. the
first thing l knew | was down on the
canvas in the third round and hea rd
Referee Flood counting four. five" I
recollected having fallen into right
hand punch and then everything be-
came black until l saw the referees
arm swinging upward and down
ward over me.
While very much dazed. knew
I what 1t was all about at the count
of "four.' And while sitting
there listening to the toll up until
"nine." when I arose. n little con-
versatfOn which 1 had overheard
in my dressing room came back
to me.
*. o. Phil Kaplan, who had knock
ed out George Werner in a previous
match. was packing his bag. evil
IDENTIFY making a hasty getaway in
the next room where Darcy was get
ting ready for our match. Darcy
was talking.
asked. Wait for me-I'n knock this
binbo out in a couple of rounds and
Wen go back to New York on the
same train. Looks as if they've given
me a set-up for a change Never
heard of him and I'll sock him for a
loop along about the second or third
When l heard Darcy talking in the
dressing room I smiled to myself
But. seated there on the floor taking
the count. made me take Darcy's
boast more seriously, and l made up
my mind that Jimmy was going to
miss that train he intended taking
with Kaplan.
Getting back to my feet. | started
to back away, with Darcy after me-
swinging wildly. He kept crowding
me until the tirtish of the round, the
end of which found me entirely rid
of that dizzy feeling after the knock
down.
Starting with the fourth, I kept
thinking of that train Darcy was so
anxious to get, and at the same time
l had both hands working fast
Nothing would have pleased me more
than to have Darcy leave for New
York as he had expected. But. If he
were, l was confident I wouldn't be
the one knocked out.
Evening star., 1922-09-13
U. S. WOMEN LEFT
IN CANADIAN TITLE GOLF

TORONTO, September 13.-First-
round matches were scheduled for to-,
day in the tournament for the Cana
dian women's golf championship.
Three American women qualified yes
terday-Miss Alexa Stirling of At
lanta and New York. 81; Miss E. /.
Bowes, Baltimore. "a: Miss NJ. Cam
eron. Annandale. Calf. 102.
Miss Ada Mackenzie and Miss Sgd
ney Pepler of Toronto tied for the
qualifying medal at 81. Mrs. w. A.
Gavin of England played a round in
s5, and Miss Edith Leitch of England
in 95.
Today's matches included Miss Stirl-
ing VS.. Miss NJ. c. Findley of Lamb
ton. Ont; Miss Bowes VS.. Miss Violet
Mills of Hamilton. Ont; Miss Cam
eron VS.. Mrs. More OF Toronto.
Evening star., 1922-09-13
DODGERS RECALL THREE.

NEW YORK. September 13.-Three
players who were placed out on op-
ton by the Brooklyn National League
club have been recalled. They are
John X. Miljus of the Nashville club
Of the Southern League, and E. r.
Vines. Bridgeport. Eastern League.
pitchers, and Wallace J. Wood. an
outfielder with the Seattle club in the
Pacific Coast League.
Evening star., 1922-09-13
II s. NAVY BOXERS SCORE
NNTERNATIONAL EVENTS

hastily organized Navy boxers Rio de Janero
Maryland and Nevada broke
the champions British series of international naval
held Rio yesterday according cable dispatch
received in the local Navy Ham
MAGAZINES rngside representative at Rio.
Americans Anne
them
Evening star., 1922-09-13
ges ST. Gloom Busy Fall for Competitive Golf Here
MISHAP MAY MEAN LOSS
OF PENNANT FOR BROWNS
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

the opened today and dropped the cups in
Wv several million homes cinch that the first item IN the
that caught the the the of George
Sisters is generally futile that
loss of could ball championship IT
could be said today about sisler
The Browns fighting trenches Sir admittedly has
this year as the seasons most valuable player Most important the
this wonder who has hit at least in hy-nme @ i've
hundreds OF thousands of fans who have Sisler play