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Evening star., 1922-04-17

Unless bad weather prevents the
game with the Athletics this after
noon Walter johnson will go to the
mound for the Nationals for the hrst
time this season tomorrow. Manager
Milan Is a bit concerned over drop
ping three games In a row ana plans
TO use his best available bet-George
MoEridge-in the second tilt with the
Mackmen today and follow with John
son tomorrow. II the threatened rain
prevents hostilities this afternoon the
lefthander will start tomorrow and
johnson Wednesday. Waiter mas
worked hard since returning from
Tampa and is convinced he finally has
reached the point in his conditioning
where he can do himself justice.
Yes, that figure in the third base
Bush. lighter in weight and pocket,
due to illness as regards the avoirdu-
pois and failure to report on schedule
time SO far as the cash Is concerned.
Bush is serving ten-day training
period without pay and the total cost
to him Of his hardness will be about
$500. The former Tiger has been
training at his home in Indianapolis
for about a week and appears to be
in good condition. He Is slated for
inneld utility roles.
Peckinpaugh's inability to- get
started with his stick caused Milan to
shift his batting order yesterday.
dropping Ratah to seventh place and
boosting Harris to second. The short
stopper never has appeared SO help
less at bat as he has this spring. He
famed twice yesterday. on ono occa-
sion ducking violently to avoid a de-
livery that Harris hooked Over the
heart of the plate for the third strike.
Jimmy Dykes was voluble in re-
senting Smiths determined effort to
reach third when trapped of the key
stone in round 8. Earl leaped high
into the air. spikes foremost. The
chunky Mackman was highly in
censed, although he avoided injury
by q neat safety-first tagging act.
Stan Harris did a clever bit of
lodging when caught between bases
following his triple in the opener. He
jockeyed long enough to permit Smith
to reach third. '''f
welch euchred himself out Of q
perfectly good double in the eighth.
His rap went to left center and he
slid into second ahead of Rice.s heave
to Peck. Welch was ruled out when
Judge called for the ball and stepped
on first. which the Mackman had neg
lected to touch. ~
welch displayed a lot Of nerve as
Evening star., 1922-04-17
Good Pitching All Criffs Display

, They had the pitching yesterday
and SO did the Griffs, but that's about
all the latter could boast of. Gleason
permitted just three scattered hits in
the first eight innings and two of
the three safetfes the Macks amassed
in the ninth developed after the side
should have been retired.
. Gleason breezed along serenely until
the third when Peck wild-heaved a
roller from Galloway. who raced to
third when the hurler with the henna-
ihued hair grabbed Bryan Harris sacri-
flee and chucked 1t over Judges head.
Smiths sharp sprint for Young's short
fly prevented score then, but 1t de-
veloped when Johnston was credited
with a hit on his twisting tap. with
the squeeze sign displayed. The ball
caromsd of Judges leg as he dashed
in. Walker then drilled into double
play.
In the fourth Peck fumbled Welch's
roller and Shanks similarly fooled q
bounder from Miller. Charity forced
welch at third by grabbing Perkins
attempt at a sacrifice, but a tally &C
trued when Dykes pumped safety to
left, whereupon Gleason whihed Cal
loway and Peck tossed out Harris.
Gleason sailed through the NTH ana
sixth, and after walking two to start
Evening star., 1922-04-17
TRIBE GRABS TOP BERTH;
WHITE SOX WIN IN 10TH

Things happened yesterday in the
American League. The Indians
gained undisputed possession of first
place by handing the Browns their
initial defeat of the season, while the
White Sox registered their maiden
victory and relegated the Tigers to
the cellar. The tilt at Chicago went
into the tenth session and was the
first extra-inning engagement Of the
Johnsonian circuit.
Walter Mails, yielding but six hits
and supported sensationally. pitched
the Indians to a 3-to-0 win over the
Browns. But two of the latter
reached third base. Shocker was
nicked for eight safeties, among them
two doubles by Speaker. The latter
also raped single and counted two
Of his teams runs. The largest April
crowd in the history of the Cleveland
park was present.
Faber was slammed heartily by the
Tigers, but the White Sox battered
Oldham and Ehmke harder and won
an uphill battle, z to 6. The Sox
gained a good lead in the seventh,
when theytgarnered three tallies. but
the Tigers hoped on Faber for as
many runs In the ninth to knot the
score. McClellan's double and sim
giles by Collins and Strunk of Ehmke
chased in the decisive counter.
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the seventh helped himself out Of the
hole by scampering to effect force
play at third. dual killing initiated
by Peck following. Another double
play developed in the eighth, Charity
cutting down Johnson. wl.o had sin
gled as Walker whimed, but some more
atrocious fielding Y1B spilled in the
final frame and 1t accounted for three
Mackian markers.
Miller opened the ninth by beating
out a rap to deep short, Peck's throw
drawing Judge of first. Bing was
wild-pitched to second and went to
third when Goslin made an inglorious
muff Of Perkins soft fly. Dykes rap
to Peck resulted in Miller being run
down between bases and Galloway's
loft to Smith provided what should
have been the third out. Bryan Harris
then surprised himself and everybody
else by whacking single to left that
scored Perkins from second. Smiths
return to the plate from only a short
distance out being twenty-five feet
wide Of the mark. and permitting
Dykes and Harris to take an extra
base Young walked to jam the sacks.
Johnson's single to left sent Dykes
home and when Smith batted the ball
around trying to pick it up the slow
and ungainly Harris also was enabled
to reach the counting block.
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KELLYS HOMER HELPS
GIANTS UPSET. BRAVES

George Kelly, 1921 National League
homo run champion, Tailed his first
1922 circuit run in the Giants-Braves
game yesterday at the Polo Grounds:
Long Georges wallop was made on
one Of the curves Of Dick Rudolph.
one Of the old hurting masters. es-
SAYING q comeback. The smash helped
the Giants toward 2 victory. The
Cards rallied late to beat the Cubs
and retain first place. The Dodgers
battered the Phillifes. while the Pi-
rates scored their first win in a battle
with the Reds.
Rudolph, who once made history
with George Stallings' miracle team"
seemed destined to succeed after hold
inRSthe Giants at bay for six innings.
but Kelly's long clout upset me old
Nehf hurled for the winners. SINNERS,
Giant centernelder. made a sensa-
tional catch OF Nicholson in the sec
ond inning.
sinninr bouquet Of hits on Jones. made
two runs and beat the Cubs. toT.
card pitcher, was quite effective.
Stock of the winners was the best
batsman Of the fray. with two doubles
in three times at. bat
In defeating the Phiilies, 10 to 2.
Dutch Ruethsr. Dodger pitcher, held
them to tetEnt niss An0 ao9eo 70 tncH
agony by collecting, four bingies. one
q threessacker, in four trips to the
Mate. wheat and Myers Of the VIC
fors knocked homers. Smith and Be-
han hurled for the Phillies. Deberry.
Erooklyn catcher, had q finger broken
in the first Inning and had TO retire. /.
siapping Rixsy for four hits In the
Tnns and won from the Reds. to B..
SfaranyilIe. Of the winners made q
double and two singles and felded
hriliiantIy. Duncan Of the Reds got
= tripIe, double and single. Cooper
1as me winning pttcheH .-.A...>
Evening star., 1922-04-17

Those few words have an important
bearing on the venue of all the
matches in the upper half of the
draw. for II Australasia had chosen
to send it's team direct to the United
States 1t is likely that most of its
matches would have been played in
this country or would have gone by
default. 1t is apparent. however. that
after studying the draw, the Austria
lasian Lawn Tennis Association
agreed with the recommendation OF
the national association that the
early rounds should take place in
Europe, to serve the interests Of most
of the nations concerned.
Not Gratifying to All.
Canada will have to send its team
abroad to meet France, and the win
ner will play Denmark, which drew a
bye. II Australasia wins from Bel
gium 1t will meet the victor of the
aii-Czechoslovakia match. It
would now appear that France should
come through in the top quarter and
in the next bracket, SO
the arrangements not particularly to
the liking Of the Canadian assocta-
tion, which quite naturally desires to
play at home.
Hawaii also does not favor the idea
of sending it's team clear to Prague,
which has been suggested by the
Czechs as the location for their match.
Evening star., 1922-04-17
IL BOWL ERS SEEK TITLE
IN NEWSPAPER TOURNEY

Fifteen bowlers remaining IN the
cha amnionship division and eight left
in the consoiation division OF the an
nual newspaper individual duckttn pm
drive. d at the recreation tomorrow
u ottsrnoon At O'Clock. George Waide-
iich Of the Post will start his fourth
rnmnS r.v in the Championship class with
q total OF 1923 pins. thirty-s
more than the amount topped .S Ss
the runner-up. John Baum ,ea. "a tne
star, in nine games. ine sauauS ="
clude: n.u po.,. Rovd
Times; Robert star; Ewell. Tines; heeRoen. Weta..
IL. IL po:t Raum.. Star. Collier. Bulletin; G.
hcon hcn, T;m.s: Coleman, Times; Plants. Post:
Miller star " Glou:sh; ,,..! He5sa 5ones Post; 8:
fion f,s, " stsr. Conneli, Post; Eams. Times.
Roderick, Star; Lawrence. Times; Fitzgerald
Post. .y.H ..,.
Evening star., 1922-04-17

That's one view of the picture.
The other side is no more cheerful.
Stanley Harris walloped far over
Miller's head for three bases in the
opener. He got no assistance from
the Griffmen, but they were helped
by the AS to their lonely tally In the
third. Two gone, Judge dropped a
Texas Lacquer into center just out
of Young's reach and went to third
when Galloway fumbled whack by
stan Harris. who also stole second.
Here it was that Mack's beanpole
nitcher lost his aim and forced in
run by walking Smith and Rice. The
stage was all set for a cleanup by
Gosiin, but a little roller to the box
was what he produced.
Retired in order in the next two
frames. another opening was pre-
eented in the sixth, when Rice dou-
Evening star., 1922-04-17
AUTO RACE TO. HARTz.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 17.-Harry
Hartz, young San Francisco driver,
won the Golden Gate Motor derby at
the Greater San Francisco speedway
at San Carlos yesterday. His time for
the 160 miles was hour 81 minutes
and 45S 4-5 seconds.
Jimmy Murphy, was second and Ros.
coe Sarles, third. Art Klein was
fourth and Joe Thomas nth.
Hartz won . prize Of $4,000 and 800
points toward the national speed
championship. e. \,
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Milan's Men Weak on Attack

bled. with one down. and Goslin drew
pass. Shanks and Peck then
whitfield, as did Charity and Gleason
in the next round before Judge
whistled a double to centerfield. He
was left when welch. corraled Stan
Harris short fly after a sharp sprint.
Smith opened the eighth with a
double to left and 1t appeared the
big inning had arrived. But Earl
permitted himself to get caught too
far from second to get back and
finally perished sliding into third.
This nullified a perfectly good single
by Rice that followed. and when Sam
died in an attempt to steal, another
single by Goslin also was wasted.
He was forced by Shanks. Neither
Peck nor Charity could get on in
the ninth, and it was all over when
Milan. batting for Gleason. popped a
foul to Perkins.
Evening star., 1922-04-17

The status of the lower half OF the
draw is not so well established and
decision is being delayed by one man,
quite innocently, so far as he is con-
cerned. That is Ichiya Kumagae. II
he can leave Japan in time to get TO
England to play a first-round match
against Italy in June. that will prob
ably be done. If, however. he can
not get to England but should be able
to play in the United States. some diff
ferent arrangement would have to be
made. AS soon as his plans are de-
termined, it will be decided what can
be done about the proposals that have
been advanced for the matches in the
lower half.
VIII Help Wimbledon Tourney.
One very interesting aspect Of the
proposed trip to Europe by Austria
lasia is that it perhaps foreshadows a
similar journey by India and almost
certainly one by Japan. With the
first-round matches scheduled for
completion before June "a, these WILL
be out of the way when the cham
pionshlp begins at Wimbledon. That
tournament, therefore. is likely TO
have an entry of notable excellenee.
and with teams from Australasta,
India and Japan available in addi-
tion to the European countries.
Evening star., 1922-04-17

trived to register was a gilt. forced
upon them. in fact. by the momentary
wildness Of the attenuated twirler
who opposed them, while they f1iv-
vered miserably on every occasion
presented to score legitimately. A
notable instance developed in the
eighth, when double and two sim
giles, all clean blows, developed in
succession, without an athlete getting
even so far as third, much less the
counting block.
The query Of one fan, as he was
leaving the park: 'If they can't lick
the Athletics who can they beat?"
just about voiced the collective senti-
ment of the Sabbath assemblage in
regard to the local enSemble. OF
course. their work on one OF day
way off-cannot be taken as a cri-
terion of clubs true ability. The
Griffs are not nearly so bad as they
looked against the Mackmen-no
team could be-but with what they
displayed yesterday they would have
had trouble defeating a class D ag-
gregation. and the AS as constituted
now are capable of making the best
of them hustle any time they have
the benefit of good hurting.
Evening star., 1922-04-17

endurance of a cross-country runner,
the ruggedness and team reliance of
a foot ball player, the finesse of
tennis star and the concerted action
essential to success in all team games.
'.At a recent meeting Of athletic
leaders in New York it was the con-
sensus of opinion that lacrosse is the
coming game of America not be-
cause of its established antiquity, but
because of its merits as developer
of the physique and in co-ordinating
the mind with the body.
Navy, which has one of the best, II
not the best, teams in the country:
Johns Hopkins, St Johns of Annap-
oils, and the University of Maryland
are among the colleges hereabouts to
support lacrosse. Baltimore has one
of the leading teams of the nation in
the Mount Washington twelve, and
now Washington is coming into its
own"
Evening star., 1922-04-17
KILBANE STIRS FRENCH
FOR MINUTE, ANYWAY

PARIS, April 17-Johnay XII
bane Of Cleveland, world champion
fentherweight pugilist. told
group OF French sportsmen that he
was willing to meet Eugene Criqui.
French bantamweight champion, mt
amy time. Their enthusiasm over
however, when Kilbane reminded
them that boxing vvns his profess
sion and that he had received for
his last hght the equivalent OF
100000 francs.
Evening star., 1922-04-17
WHISPERED CLUB PLAN
ON COAST is BLASTED

SACRAMENTO Calf. April IL
base ball clubs hope that
its members could grow whiskers has
been blasted. President w. H. Nc
Carthy of the Pacific Coast League
fas banned the whiskers on the ground
that base bail 10 decorous and whis-
kerS on q ball players face are
not. The players recently applied for
to grow boards, as a means
Of advertising the days of '49" cele-
bration to be held here next month.
Evening star., 1922-04-17
PROVETHEY ARE CAPABLE
OF VERY POOR BASE BALL
Criffs Npllify Splendid Pitching of Gleason by
Atrocious Fielding, Weak Hitting and Foolish
Baserunning, Losing to Mackmen, 81.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

IF CALDER could gauged its showing
o>b yesterday the
Nationals would be awarded last place the Ameri
League dissenting least the
Sunday throng $4,000 that them
scoring overlook opportunity for giving aid
and comfort the
knows of foot ball doorma in Ban
successive Thanks however to the
enemc efforts Of the Gfmen attack and almost total lack OF
while the real holders of the consecutive cellar title made to
Evening star., 1922-04-17
johnson to Start Tomorrow

well as speed in grabbing Stan
Harris Texas Lacquer in the seventh
He got under the ball in short center.
nervily disregarding Walker and
Young. who also were chasing for It.
It prevented a Washington run, as
Judge was on second at the time.
Connie Mack regards his acquisi-
tion Of Pep Young as the first piece
Of luck he has had in q long time.
They say he can't throw. but I've
seen no indication of it." says the
boss Of the AS.
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RUTH HITS HOME RUN.
Fails on Other Three Times Up In
Baltimore Game.

BALTIMORE. Md, April 17.-Babe
Ruth came to this city yesterday.
crashed out a long homer in game
won by the New York Yanks from
Dunn's Baltimore champions, 8 to 1.
The ball park was filled with 1900
fans.
Ruth famed twice. was passed
once, knocked a weak infield fly. but
in his second trip to the plate in the
third inning drove the ball over the
fence in deep left center.
Evening star., 1922-04-17
KERR PITCHES IN GAME
FOR CHICAGO SEMI-PROS

CHICAGO. April 17.-"wee" Dick
Kerr. White Sox hold-out pitcher. cast
his fortunes with semi-professional
base ball yesterday, when he hurled
the seven innings Of a game In the
Midwest League. This automatical-
ly barred him from the big leagues.
Kerr said that he had signed
three year contract for $17,500.
Evening star., 1922-04-17
LACROSSE, INDIAN CAME,
IS OLDEST in AMERICA
BY w. II. HOTEL.

ACROSSE which become universal sport is the
Oldest game America according R. " Trutt, OF the
organizers formed Washington twelve
which made its debut with victory tn
of Maryland
ball
athletics Oypid and the marathon Greeks
possibly older. but am of that.
Evening star., 1922-04-17

Not long after Columbus discover
ed the new world, Sebastian CABOT
set out on an expedition to explore
the space lands and in SO doing
touched the mainland OF TINS ihs cGhu
nent, where he found Indian trloes'
separated by vast expanses OF terri
tority, playing what is now lacrosse
in all essential features. Later m
vestigations have disclosed that long
before the early visits OF the paie-
face the game was being plaSeI ns
the Indians throughout the northern
part of America and as far south as
the tribes of Georgia.
Playing Field Was Extensive.
Lacrosse was. used for training
the aborigine youth for miitary
duty, developing the endurance Skin
and craftiness SO necessary 70 ene
warrior. Originally the goal posts
consisted of two trees nearly three
quarters of mile apart ahS S,t the these
ject of the game was TO MT ines.
trees with a ball. AS the military
game at that time was that OF tne
Individual, or a small band in con-
cert, SO it was with lacrosse. ihus
it was not surprising that the cary
work, but. instead. the individual try
ing through his own craIt anu
perseverance to gain the victory.
"The stick used by the redskin was
very crude and decidedly dlHerenl
from that used by the player OF To-
day. A small, naturally curved oah
or ash tree was cut down, thorough.
" seasoned and modelled somewnat
in the fashion of golf stick; Win
the curve so designed as to hold the
bail when properly balanced Inc
balls, probably somewhat larger tnan
those now in use, usually were maos
of Buffalo hide and were wen sui.eo
for their purpose. .
"The number of men participating
in the game depended largely upon
the length, of the field. When the
goals were a mile apart upward OF
200 took part in single contest OF
this tribal pastime. Ihe oesI s.hlnnyh. paas.
the greatest number OF opponents
without losing the ball.
Indians Used Odd Methods.
.In training themselves for the
games. many of them intertribal.
which were staged in the spring and
fall, the Indians used many ooo
methods. Among them were nam
mering the body in which the cnle.
directed the blow Of the IN maiaet; atS,stas ane
scratched themselves over the entire
body with sharp briers and crude
instruments until blood nowed freeiy.
These stunts were followed py
plunge into a river. All tnese thinSs
were considered prerequisites to tne
game, and were indulged In seVefai
times during a season.
.It was not until about century
ago that it was realized that lacrosse
had possibilities as a pastime ior
civilized peoples. Then the white
man reduced the length Of the play
ing field and the number OF particl-
pants, and changed play from war
game to the milder purposes OF q
the credit for the: change is due to
Dr.. George Beers. who lived among
the Canadian Indians in the ante
bellum days. Through his enor5s 2
pale face team went to Ensiano
more than half a century ago 70 piay-
before the queen. Now q BRUSH
team is. playing a series Of matches
in the United States.
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WINS 81 CHESS MATCHES.

7 8 Turnover. District chess cham. ham.
NV won thirty-one matches, lost
me and drew two in his simultaneous
exhibition at the Capital City Chess
club. saturday night. He lost to L,
a. Buford, and Arthur Hall and W.
Craig Wimsatt, jr.. fourteen years old.
earned draws.
Evening star., 1922-04-17
LYNCH IN BIG RAGE.

Mike Lynch, veteran distance run
nor Of Aloysius Club has entered for
the annua! American marathon to be
run over the 25-miIe course from, ASH
land to Boston Wednesday. In the
entry list Of seventy-four athletes
are five winners Of other years. :
Evening star., 1922-04-17
Gleason Was the Goat.

Philadelphia. 90 1 1 o o 0 o SIS
Washington 80 o I 90 90 o OIL
Two-base hits-Rice, Judge. Three-base hit
|S. Harris. Stolen bases. Harris. Sacri-
Aee-B. Harris. Double plays-Peckinpaug
to g.. Harris to Judge; Charity to Harris.
Left On bases-Philadelphia, Z: Washington. 8.
Base on balls-OR Gleason. 4: of b. Harris,
9. Struck out-By B. Harris. 8: BY Gleason. 8:
and Owens. Time Of game. two hours.
Evening star., 1922-04-17
P0TOMACS IN REGATTA.

Potomac Boat Club has been invited
to participate in the regatta, to be
held by the Virginia Boat Club at
Richmond next month, as part of the
state historical pageant. Several
crews probably will be sent to the
event. The Potomacs were sent
through trial spins yesterday.
Evening star., 1922-04-17
MOST OF PRELIMINARIES
MAY BE DECIDED ABROAD
Anzacs On Way to Meet Belgium; Canada Will
Have to Team Over to Meet French and
Hawaiins Must Go to Engage Czechs.

inimation of the half of the
~ draw for the Davis 1922 will be played Europe
is given cabegram from Ausaaan Association to the
United States Association This Thomas Hicks of Sydney
that Gerald Patterson James Anderson
Oara Wood had chosen Australasia
tnued" Team leaving gimmed Enpa
Evening star., 1922-04-17
KNICKS NICK WOODLEYS
TO TAKE THIRD STRAIGHT

IOODLEY Athletic Club recently organized provided Roman
wv holiday for the Knkerbockers the the latter
yesterday The Georgetown punished three
Woodey straight
tailed the first and the remainder
Evening star., 1922-04-17
PoLo1sTs TO PRACTICE.

Teams of the War Department Polo
Club will practice in Potomac Park
this afternoon. They will take the
deld at $3.50 o'clock.
Evening star., 1922-04-17
In Bodybuilding Pastime. :

Lacrosse as a college and school
sport probably surpasses all others
In the healthful and uniform develop
mont OF the body. 1t REQUIRES the
Evening star., 1922-04-17

GAMES TO-DAY. GAMES TOMORROW,
Boston at N. 7. Boston at N. Y.
Phila. at Brooklyn. Phila. at Brooklyn.
Pitts. at Cincinnati. Pitts. at Cincinnati.
Chicago At st. Louis. Chicago at st. Louis.
RESULTS OF YESTERDAYS GAMES.
st. Louis, 3; Chicago. q
New York. 5; Boston. 2.
Brooklyn. 10; Philadelphia. 2.
Pittsburgh, 4: Cincinnati. 8.
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STATISTICS OF MAJORS
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

GAMES TO-DAY. CANES TOMONRUW.
Phiia. at Washington. Phiia at Washington
Detroit at Chicago. Detroit at Chicago.
st. L. at Cleveland. St. l.. at Cleveland.
n. Y. at Boston. N. Y. at Boston.
RESULTS OF YESTERDAYS GAMES.
Philadelphia, S: Washington. /.
Cleveland. 8: ST. Louis. o.
Chicago. Z: Detroit. 10 inningG.
NAT10GAY 1EAnnE
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weIch displayed a lot of nerve as
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
4: Indiana podis. 1.

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