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Evening star., 1923-07-29
BY FREDERICK c. RUSSELL.

ISN'T a very pleasant sensation
10 he stalled on the road under any
circumstances. but it's a, thousan nd
times more aggravating to discover
after you have been towed home that
there really wasn't any excuse for
your predicament. If you had just
attended To this or that before you
left the garage you would not have
been Obliged to break your engage
ment and suffer the humiliation of
being "towed" and of being charged
neat sum for the work
Again, we might say that il is one
to be done by way of forestalling
trouble and quite another thing to
know what ought to be done. The
most inexperienced motorist has
learned. sometimes through expert
enCe that he can't get very far on
days run without fuel for his en-
gine, water to cool the power plant
and air to initiate the tires. Some
are even provident enough to keep
the battery filled at all times with
belt is tight and to be sure that the
oil indicator is registering correctly.
Many other drivers go deeper into
the subject than this. but even those
VINO are careful to see that every
little thing is we'll CREASED and suf-
ficiently tight are often inadvert-
emily negligent of the very things
which. when not attended to. result
In Just the sort of breakdown which
every driver wants to avoid. Here
are a few of them:
Little Trouble Makers.
A large percentage of breakdowns
result from trouble somewhere in the
ignition system, and this trouble,
nine times out of ten, is simply
caused by a broken wire which has
served it's term of faithfulness. This
is particularly true of the ignition
wires. which. due to excessive heat
from the engine and vibration. tend
TO deteriorate and thus cause miss
ing"
When two cylinders of four or a
six type of engine cease firing the
driver is pretty certain to have a
difficult time trying to proceed with
his trip. Because he is obliged to go into
second on every grade. his engine
will soon overhead and cause other
consequent troubles. But there is no
reason to be caught with broken or
barred wires, because it is easy to tell
beforehand when they are due for
replacement
crack i'll the rubber insulation of
Evening star., 1923-07-29
STALLING OFTEN THE RESULT
OF NEGLECT OF SMALL DETAILS
Motorists Warned to Take Proper Precau-
tions Before Leaving Garage Against
Being flowed In,'

an ignition wire is sometimes as bad
an an actual break in the wire or
faulty connection either with the dis
tributor head or the respective spark
plug. As soon as an ignition wire is
exposed somewhere along it's length
the hiEh-voftage current which
travels along it will have a tendency
to jump to the nearest ground"
engine which is in the vicinity. Usu-
ally an ignition wire comes within "a
spark distance of a ground" some
where along its length. And ii is
just this side-tracking of the spark
to the wrong place which robs the
respective cylinder of its firing ele-
ment: that is. If the wire becomes ex-
posed.
The point is. watch the ignition
wires as carefully as you watch the
oil in the engine. They are inexpen-
sive and very easy to reinstall when
necessary.
Another great cause of trouble i'm
the wiring system is the result of
allowing the battery posts to ac-
cumulate corrosive substances. These
eat into the metal and eventually eat
off the end of one of both of the feeu
wires. When this happens car i'm
mediately sings what seems to be
its swan song. If you know where to
look for the trouble and how TO
remedy it you will simply clean off
the posts as best you can and re-
dLldCH tHe DTOhtH WlTeS-prONlQeQ
there is enough left of the posts to
attach anything to.
But all of this should never be
necessary if the driver would smear
vaseline over the posts when the bat
terry is new. This prevents the ac-
'cumulation of corrosive substances
and is simply one of the ways of
taking trouble by the forelock.
Watch the Distributor.
The distributor is another part of
the electrical system which always is
looking for an opportunity to give
trouble. The head of this unit is
easily removed. but because it is the
sort of unit which doesn't seem to
require daily pampering. is just as
easily neglected. The first thing to
do when inspecting the distributor is
to find. out-from the instruction book
what type of unit is used on your
car. In some distributors the rotor
touches the contact points; in the
newer type the rotor does not actu-
ally touch. the spark jumping slight
gap to each contact point.
If the distributor is the former
type naturally the contact points
must be kept as clean as any other
electrical contacts in the system.
Fine emery paper or a fine file should
be used for this cleaning: and the tip
Continued on Eighth Page.)
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KEEPING CLUTCH FOUL.

IT is necessary to depress the clutch
pedal when applying dressing or
usually means that one must olsen
gage the clutch while the other ap-
plies the dressing or treatment. 4"
simplify the operation. il is a good
plan to force down the pedal by
means of stick pressed against the
front seat and the medal
Evening star., 1923-07-29
PULLING OFF WHEELS.

Roadside repairs often require the
removal of a wheel and without, a
puller this is quite task. The jack
and rope serve as an excellent sub
stitute for the puller. by lashing the
rope around the spokes and inserting
the jack into the loop. Working the
head of the jack out will pull the
wheel If the rope is strong enough.
a chain or a wire may also be used
in a similar manner
Evening star., 1923-07-29
AUTOLET FOR BABIES.

Too long have the grownups mon
opOiized the automobile Now the
Gording to report recently received
from London. The newest thing in
baby carriages are called "autolets.
being electrically driven perambula-
tors. Nursey simply stands behind on
49, 80 raised platform controlling
the levers
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-08
BABE ALMOST
TOPS LEAGUE
IN BATTING
Prince of Swat is Scant Frac-
ton Behind HeiImann With
Average of 1892.

NEW YORK, Aug. She who
laughs last laughs best, and the
Babe of Swatdom is just about ready
to produce a real chuckle Of re-
venge. "They will pass me?'
chortled the Babe few weeks ago.
'They won't let me hit the ball out
of the lot, Ell? Well, I'll show 'em
I am a real ball player even If all
home runs are pronounced null and
void.
at never figured much on a bat
ting average, but from now on I'm
going to figure to the last inch"
And here is the result in cold,
calm figures collected by the worlds
most figuring baseball mathemati'
clan, including the games Of yester-
day:
Heilmanr. 49,. 80 S31 II 100 1927
Ruth. ......... 101 344 101 135 1924
There is no telling what q day
may bring forth in any line Of en-
deavor, so at the pace the Babe has
been going since the damper was
put on his home run snashes, 1t ts
within the realm of possibility that
George Herman will be topping the
American League as q batter before
another sun sinks behind the Bron1
horizon of Yankee land.
It is a good bet he will turn the
trick If not tomorrow on some fu
ture tomorrow.
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tagging
d1t0BdSees

Kenneth Sedgwick, having failed
with the Griffs. has been sold down
river to Memphis, Few tears will
be shed on his passing. Memphis
will now have eight players obtain.
ed from the Washington club, L.
Motto, Lapan, Warmoth, Lightfoot,
Hollingsworth, Hawkins, McGrew
and Sedgwick.
If President Griffith can arrange
it, Carr Smith will shortly come up
from Raleigh for his big league
baptism. The experimental season
is about to hit US.
Joe Judge. showing no signs Of
lameness. went to bat for Friday
in the sixth, sending a merry roller
to Joe Sewell for a death at first.
He was well received by the fans.
Jake Propst, the Cotton States
Lacquer, went to bat in the ninth
for Potter, fouling to Bobby Knode.
Propst is a southpaw batsman and
handled himself well at the plate.
The Giants hit Luque, and Luque
hit Stengel, but the former counted
in the club standing and the lat
ter didn't. Scores to 2. It was
the fifth straight for the champions
over the Reds and the first between
Luque and Stengel, the scuffle
coming when the senior retired from
the box, by request. in the eighth.
The Phils made it three out Of
four by beating the Pirates again
Z to 8. Williams seeking his twenty
ninth homer with two on.
The Browns won a go-as-you-
please from the Yankees, IL 70 10,
a six-run rally in the sixth deciding
the issue, if any.
Led by Hale, who socked a triple
and two singles, the Athletics won
again from the White Sox to 2,
Ovengros being the victim.
The Cardinals finally managed to
take" the Braves, to 8, the hit
ting Of Bottomley and Mueller be.
ing instrumental.
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Lee Foil was a hero all last
season while the Browns were in
the pennant hunt. The injury to
Sisler prepared trouble for him.
Those three games with the Yam
KEGS increased his troubles. The
fans began riding him.
This spring the mystery sur
rounding George Sisler did not
help Foil much. Then, when
the team failed to get away on
the right foot, his troubles be-
gan all over again. They have
increased, too, even though the
team has played good ball since
Fred Schliebner joined the aggre-
cation.
Foil is of Ahe phlegmatic
type which borrows no worries.
He has not had to borrow any
this year. They have risen right
up in front of him, shifting him
Justify.
George Sisler will manage the
Browns next year. If his physi-
clan permits, he will take charge
of the team when the Browns
arrive in st. Louis next Wednes-
day,
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SPOKEMENMAUL
TRIO Of KID
THROWERS
Brewer Has Field Day, Getting
Six Hits Out Of Six Trips
to the Plate.
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

by LUO1S "A. DOOUE1EASs
Apparently the squirt Of the Griff'
men is at an end. Merely being
defeated twice by the Cleveland
Indians doesn't prove it, it's the
way those defeats came. Poor &c
fensive play brought their downfall
Monday. Yesterdays slaughter, Y
to 2, could be laid directly to the
sandlot pitching offered.
Without admitting superstition,
much might be said in favor of re-
tanning winning combination.
DOME Bush has seen fit to break
up his winning combination. The
of thought, are inevitable.
Monroe Mitchell. who looked good
against the Tigers, was a weak
sister against the Indians. Grier
Wilberforce Friday was worse.
Bartholomew Vandergrift Potter
was worse. The Indians Toasted
on the offerings Of Bush's throw
ers. They ran and ran and ran
until thoroughly exhausted.
Turkey Brewer enjoyed himself.
He whacked out a double and five
clean singles in his trips to the
plate. Rarely, indeed, does a major
Lacquer collect six consecutive
bingles in single game.
Cuckoo Jameson and Homer
Summa each got four hits. jamie
son had two triples and two singles.
Summa had one triple and three
singles. Uhle and RUDE Lutzke
got three hits apiece.
Details? Nothing doing. This is
hot weather. Suffice be it to say
that no Washington club since the
American League came to town
ever took such a trouncing or Looked
so helpless during the punishment
as the Griffs did yesterday.
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Good Ones Scarce.


66T GOD b all players are
" % Soarfe f.h and managers ers
untried prospects," says Eddie
Holly, who is scouting for the
Boston Red Sox.
'"The prices asked for minor
league ball players are ridicu-
lous," says Holly. "Untried
youngsters from various leagues
are sold for. fortunes and it is
risky business. O'Connell, of the
Giants, is the best example of
this. There's a kid who cost
McGraw $4,000 and he's on the
bench. He's too good to cut
loose and yet not seasoned enough
to break into the lineup. And
he had every opportunity.
1T is much better to spend a
little more money and buy a play
er who is playing major league
ball. You know what YOU are get
ting then: The player bought
known quality. You are certain
he can stand the pace.
The New York clubs are prob
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-08
G|ANTS|NRALL
MAKING FLAG
CERTAIN
Seven and One-HaIf Games in
Van OF National Base
ball Game.
BY DAVIS J. WALSH.

NEW YORK, Aug. S.-With all
competition suffering a bad rally,
no to speak, 1t is now a virtual GER
tainty that another of those abomi-
nations, known as an all-Manhattan
world series, will be played this fall
with an enlarged pank note flutter-
ing from the flagpole in center field.
The Giants today are seven and
one-half games in front as a result
Of running amuck through the Reds
to five straight victories, and the
Yankees are leading by a mere
twelve-and-one-half- margin.
Both teams should and probably
will come home on the bit and
qualify for their third world series
meeting in as many years.
We can think Of nothing more de.
pressing. The business, for one
thing, is like chronic diet of bacon
and eggs. For another, it puts a
prohibitive premium on the power
Of the dollar. New York can have
the world series all to itself because
it can afford to pay for the priv
lege.
The Giants and Yankee are carry.
ing a salary overhead that would
send most of their competitors be.
fore a referee in bankruptcy.
However, as far as McGraw is
concerned, credit must be given for
having developed second-string ma
terial to the highest degree. He
lost his captain and shortstop, Dave
Bancroft, in midseason, and imme.
diately replaced with Travis Jack
son, an extremely Young man, who
more than made good. Groh also
is out with injuries, but Mcguire,
a collegian, has made the rifle.
AS for the Yankees. they are just
beginning to realize their poten.
tialitY,
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"Now 1t May Be Told"

7" OMM O1D bONS, In
signed story being syndi-
Gated around the country,
has taken a right rude slam at
Jimmy Dougherty, the Baron of
Leiperville." The Baron was the
third man in the ring at Shelby
Mont, on July q, and Tommy in
sinuates that Dougherty, a close
friend of Dempsey's, permitted
the champion to rough him
throughout the contest. Tommy
blames Dougherty for keeping
him from emerging champion of
the world on a decision.
"Any other referee but Dough
erty would have disqualified
Dempsey for unfair tactics" Glib
bons says.
What does Dougherty say? Oh,
he merely says that Gibbons used
dry grease" on his body and
broke the rules in several other
ways, any one of which might
have caused his own disqualifi-
cation.
Wonder what a referee is sup
posed to do in ring!
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teen years old. There is nothing
in baseball that he does not do
naturally. His individual playing
has won many games for Waverly.
Junior Order made the Garfields
step lively for four innings, then
cracked, the Garfields winning
finally, II to 2. The victory puts
the Garfields on the heels of the
American Legion. The Garfields
have won five and lost two. The
Legion Is undefeated and has five
victories. Petworth has a standing
of three and one. The excitement
grows in Section A.
The Phils and Milans, rivals in
Section G, played five innings to a
6-to-6 tie. the Milans scoring all their
runs In the final.
The championships Of q number
of sections in the various classes
will be settled next week. There
will be no series games today, tomor-
row or Friday.
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JIMMY AUST|N|S
|NCHARGE Of
BROWNS
Lee Foil Drops Reins In New
York, but Will Go to
ST. Louis.

NEW YORK. Aug. S.-Jimmy
Austin, veteran third sacker, who
recently has been coaching the st.
Louis Browns, today took over
formal management Of the club. re-
placing Lee Foil, dropped by Phil
Ball, owner Of the American
League Club.
Foil was to leave New York to-
day for his home in Cleveland. He
stated he would later go to Ct.
Louis. but declined to explain why.
There will be no change In the
lineup Of the Browns" Austin said
today. We'll go right along fight
ing every inch Of the way"
Austin, Welchman, 10 forty.one
years old. He has been playing
baseball twenty years.
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CRIFFMEN REST TODAY;
PLAY TRIBESMEN AGAIN

The Griffmen and Indians rest
today, owing to the funeral eere-
monies at the Capitol, resuning
their series tomorrow. The Griffs
need the rest very much, while the
Indians ran themselves to death
yesterday and will not complain at
idleness.
Friday, because Of the burial Of
the late President Harding, at Ma
rion, Ohio, there win be no game
here. The White Sox. due here that
day. will appear in a double-header
on Saturday.
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SOME SLAUGHTER.
CLEVELAND
WASHINGTON

Totals 80 10 81 l4 Totals .46 IS II IL
tBatted for Friday in sixth inning.
tBatted for Potter in ninth inning.
Washington.. o O. 2
Cleveland. ..... 8 / 6 2 1-22
Runs-Jamiesono CD. Summa "a.
Speaker. Knode. Sewell go. Stephenson
(2). LutZke CD, Brewer 60, ONeill
Uhle (2) Rice and Charity. Errors
Speaker, Rice and Charity. Two-base
hits-Goslin, SeWelI. Brewer. Lutzke.
Three base hits-Jamieson ca, Stephen
son, Summa, Bluege Stolen base
Brewer, Sacrifices-Jamieson, SeweH
Double plays--Uhle to Sewell to stephen
son; Lutzke to Stephenson to Brewer.
Left on bases-Cleveland, -; washing
ton, 10. First base on balls-Off Uhle:
3; off Mitchell. /; off Friday, 8: off
Potter. 4. struck out-By Uhle. /; by
Friday. /; by Potter; !. HitsLoff
8 in "a innings: off Potter, IL in 3
innings. Wild pitch-Potter. Losing
pitcher - Mitchell. Umpires - Messrs.
Moriarty and NAliin Time of game
hours and Is minutes.
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Their going left the Roamers with
only eight men and forced their
withdrawal from the senior class of
the city championship series.
The loss of O'Dea and Davis was
preceded by a number of others
that were enough to dishearten the
average team. But the Roarners
hung on. In the Roamers' first
major engagement of the series
they were forced to swallow a pit
ter disappointment.
They were about to meet their
priced foe, Waverly, at Union
Park one day. The game was
being held up awaiting the ar
rival Of the RoamerS' star third
baseman, Herbert Murray.
To the CONSERVATION of the en-
tire Roamer team, it appeared.
Murray showed up in a Waverly
uniform. He had switched teams
overnight, privilege that was his.
he not having previously played
with the Roamers IN the series.
But such incidents have come to
be regarded as detrimental to the
have a tendency to soften the
rivalries that make the sport keen.
They lead some to believe that
sandlot rivalry is too lacking in
spirit to be given serious considera-
ton.
The passing OF the Roamers
leaves the great young Waverly
team in strong command of Sec.
ton A Of the senior class. Waverly
% attempting to win the senior
championship two years in success
sion and thereby setting a record.
This northeast Washington club
without doubt has made more
progress than any sandlOt organ
iZatiOn of youngsters in the city.
The handspring in baseball, Wa
verIy's long suit, has been John
Irving, an old head in the dia-
mOnd game.
The Waverly seniors have won
eight games in the series and tied
one. The Waverly juniors, who
won the championship Of their class
In 1922, are leading their section
In the present series and are in a
fair way to retain their title.
Like all sandlot teams, the Wa
verify combinations are bound to
break sooner or later and it may
be said safely that some of the
young players will go ahead in the
game. One in particular gives
promise OF a brilliant career.
Little Fie Colliere, catcher for
the waverly seniors, is called the
most promising ball player in
Washington. Colliere is about six
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-08
Sandlotters Urged Ia
Watch Paper For
Schedule

Numerous changes in the
sandlot championship series
schedule are in prospect, due to
the many postponements made
necessary by the death of the
late President Harding and by
rain, and in order to keep post
ed accurately the teams in the
series are urged to watch these
columns 70 rofficial announce
ments.
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My training consists in large part
of a visit to the country. 1t does
me worlds of good to just be in the
country before even begin to work.
1t Is my ambition to retire to a
farm OF my own after a successful
career in the ring.
The country rests me up. Then
return to the city and start siren
uous training. First thing in the
morning take five mile run and
then get rubbed down. Then I eat
breakfast, after which I walk around
until about noon. Then / 90 to the
gym Where l box, punch the bag
and go through light exercises.
Aiter rub, / eat my largest
meal OF the day, and II the weather
permits. 60 out to the links and
play golf in the afternoon. de.
pend upon golf more than any
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-08
LOOKING 'EM OVER
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER
FOIL BREAKS CAMEL'S BACK.

FOIL has finally broken camePs back
superseded for the by Jimmy Austin He will bob
Danforh suspended by Ban Johnson for erssenty and will
fully discoong the ball. the Browns all signed protest sent
the of the Fo being asked add his
list refused He reported saying that Danforh
had of that the Brownies said
declared themselves o" him. While the we'll
founded the breaking
another This explain the three victories
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-08
Calls Off Battle.

Pancho Villas manager has called
off the proposed bout between the
flyweight champion and Joe Lynch,
the bantam champion, because of
the latter's suspension by the New
York boxing commission.
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TEAM CRASHES
LEAVING WAVERLY AN
EASYPATH TOTRAVEL
By r. D. THOMAS.

kefop! The Roamers crashed The Waverys triumph
Eddie Pitts the Roamer
announced today with that his young ball
team
Chalk another victory Tough Luck The Roamer players
n they pitchers
caeners were playing regular positions on the team .
series either left quit the Roamers and the last straw
the ODea third
Amon Davis. center
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ably responsible for this sudden
craze of paving a fortune for
some minor league product. It is
bad for the player and bad for
the game.
There Are Two Sides.
IN HERE are two sides to the
quarrel between the majors
and the minors. Tie big
fellows want the draft. The lit
tie fellows don't. Those minor
leagues believing themselves
strong enough to make a fight
are making a fight.
The majors don't like to pay
$4,000 for an unseasoned ball
player. The minors don't like to
let them go for $4,000 or $4,000.
Neither can be blamed.
With bigger and bigger ball
parks being erected everywhere,
the major league clubs are in a
position to make fortunes with
winning teams. Indeed, we have
not heard of any owners of losing
clubs going into bankruptcy, for
that matter.
So far as we can see, Willie
Kamm, bought from San Fran
cisco by the Chicago White Sox
for an alleged total Of 100000,
is the only real winner this year.
If the Sox were winning the pen
nant, he might be termed worth
all he cost. With the Sox finish
ing fourth or fifth, he was an
extravagant addition to the club.
What is needed most in base
ball is some common sense among
the magnates. But then, that
has been sadly lacking for years
and years, so why should one
worry at this late date?
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How DELIVER KMN0GKoUT
~
By JOE LYNCH,
Bdntomweight Champion of the World


NEW YORK. Aug 8-My knockout punch right hand
with used various others including
a left jab.
Knockouts all we'll fight, but try to
knockout knockout too much OF blow young
chap reputation When matched with such
boy win by decision With other try the K o.
is the safes al for
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He Wastes No Time.

Dinny Gearin, the wee southpaw,
waited only two days for his trial
with the Giants. McGraw doesn't
believe in wasting time in matters
like that.