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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-05
Baseball Briefs

For about an hour Thursday Babe
Ruth of the Yankees was but one home
run removed from Smuggling Cy Will
liams of the Phillies in their exciting
race for circuit crashing honors: for,
in the very first inning of the Yam.
kees-Athletics game at the Yankee
Stadium, the Bambino whacked one of
Hasty's offerings into the right field
bleachers. But in a little more than
an hour Williams regained his two
point advantage. In the eighth inning
of the Phillies-Braves game at Boston
Cy picked on Batchelder. rookie
twirler. for his forty-first home run of
the season. Thus today's standing of
the home-run rivals is: Williams Al.
Ruth 30. incidentally. Ruth played
first base, and got by without one err
ror.
In the Clevcland-St. Louis game.
Iris Speaker. who on Wednesday
equalled major league record which
has stood 33 years. proceeded to wreck
that record when he registered his
fifty-seyenth two-base hit for the sea-
son. The old record set by FL Dele
hanty of Philadelphia in 1890 was sc.
Speaker made three singles. double
and home run in five tines at. bat.
The Athletics. by defeating the Yam
KEGS. I to 6, robbed the New Workers
of any chance TO run their winning TO-
tai to 100. Cleveland. by whipping st.
Louis. o to /. while Detroit was bow
ing. . to 6. to Chicago. lesyened the
Tigers chances of acquiring second
place. The remaining game in the
American League found the Boston
Red SOx victorious, Z to q, over the
Washington Senators.
Williams homer was the big incident
in the lone National League contest
of the day in which the Phillies
trounced the Braves, 10 to ..
Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. with
Kansas City now full game ahead of
st. Paul in the hot American Associa-
ton pennant race, tentative arrange
ments were under way here today for
the JuHiOI NOflu StIltS Win INV
Baltimore Orioles. Such deluge of
applications for reserve seat reserva-
tons has been received that the s..lc
has been temporarily suspended to
avoid overseeing. Kansas City has
four games against Toledo, league tail
cnders, while st. Paul has like num-
Der of games with Louisville, third in
the circuit standings.
New York. Oct. 5.-The services of
Ralph SINNERS, utility Outfielder- of
the Giants. have been lost. for the
worlds series, it was stated at Giants
headquarters today SHINE, was TAX
en- i'll yesterday and removed to a hos
pital where his ailment was diagnosed
as typhoid influenza.
Miller Higgins, manager of the
Yankees. announced that there was
small hope of Wally Pipp's being able
during the worlds series. Pipp's an
kle, which was injured in Boston>last
week, is healing slowly, Higgins said.
Babe Ruth probably will hold down
the first bag. Bob M,usel's ankle.
which also was hurt, continued TO
pain the Yankee left fielder and he
too faces the possibility Of having II
nice comfortable seat on bench while
his teammates battle with their fellow
townsmen. Higgins said he probably
would start either Jones or Pcnnock
on the mound in the opening game of
the series. unless the skies were cloudy
in which pvcnf "Rullet Jop" RuSh
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-05
MALONE IS DEFEATED
Lon Bogash Receives Home Town DC
cision Over st. Paul Star.

Bridgeport. Conn. Oct. 5.-Iou b.
cash. bridgeport middleweight. re-
r"ived the referees decision over JocS
Malone Of st. Paul, ut the end of n
twclve-rpund bout here Thursday
night.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-05

New York. Oct. 5.-The services of
Ralph SINNERS, utility outfielder of
the Giants. have been lost. for the
worlds series, ii was stated at Giants
headquarters today SHINE. was TAX
en- i'll yesterday and removed to a hos
pital where his ailment was diagnosed
as typhoid influenza.
Evening star., 1923-08-21
PEERLESS TO PLAY
LOCAL OUTFITS NOW

George Simpson. lone barnstorm-
ing manager of the sandlots. has de-
cided to quit his rovings and send
the Peerless Athletic Club against
the city's strongest unlimited teams.
AS a starter he has booked a contest
with the Petworth Athletic Club to
be played Thursday at 5:15 o'clock
on the KnickerbockerS' diamond.
Peerless tossers have been setting
a rapid pace hereabouts. With
sunny Burdine as the hurting ace,
Simpson has taken his outfit to clash
with clubs in Pennsylvania. Virginia
and Maryland. Peerless has acquired
a string of enviable victories. Now
Simpson wants to put Peerless In the
limelight here.
mound for Petworth in Thursdays
fray. Peerless has not named its
mound selection.
AImas Temple of Washington will
send it's crack team to tackle the
Boumi Temple nine of Baltimore to-
morrow afternoon at $3.50 o'clock in
Oriole Park. The first ball will be
thrown out by Mayor Howard w.
jackson of Baltimore.
In n battle that waged for ten
innings the Boys Club Juniors down
ed the Columbia Athletic Club. IA TO
10. furdS anu I1eli VI ti0 ouhioiS
opposed Corbin.
Irving Athletic Club continued its
winning streak when it took the
measure Of the Union Methodist
Church team. 10 to 6. Games with
the winners can be arranged by call
ing Manager Mcintosh, Main 69lO,
between and o'clock.
since it's defeat of the Hoffman
Tailors. Z to 3. the Baltimore and
Ohio All-Stars of Baltimore are cast
ing about for games with strong
local outfits. Send challenges to
Frank H. Clark, 2901 st. Paul street,
Baltimore, Md. or telephone him at
Homewood 3341.
Fast Washington Heights took
both ends Of a double-header. de-
feating the st. Martin Athletic Club.
s to Z. and the Stanley Athletic Club,
a to 8.
Evening star., 1923-08-21
REDS GOING STRONG;
GIANTS DOING BADLY

Jughandle Johnny Morrison threw the
Giants to defeat yesterday and won the
second game of the present critical Sc
ries for Pittsburgh, to l. He struck
out five of the world champions and
allowed only six hits. This is the
eighth game the Giants have lost in the
last dozen, and the Cincinnati Reds are
beginning to wear the expression re-
pitchers were bad, but the hitters were
worse, having scored only Ave runs in
the last three games.
The Yankees swamped the White SoX
in Chicago, pounding out sixteen hits
for twenty-eight bases and winning, 16
to 5. The New York team started right
off with loud noise in IRE first inning.
turning four hits, including a homer by
Ward, into four runs. They hit so hard
and so often that the fans yawned
every time the ball sailed. Even base
ball fans can be gorged.
Bunched hitting by the Red SoX en-
abled them to win in Detroit, to ?.
Piercy held the hofne team to four hits,
which were scattered. Burns made a
homer for the winners
The Reds easily won two games in
Philadelphia. 6 to and to 8. and are
now only four and half games behind
the Giants. Cy Williams hit his thir-
tieth homer of the season in the second
game, scoring Sand ahead of him.
The Cubs hit Crimes around the lot in
brooklyn, winning with ease, 10 to 4.
Grimes collapse came after record of
twenty-four scoreless innings.
ST. Louis was beaten in Boston. to
,, Marquard pitching a fine game of ball
and allowing only seven scattered hits.
Evening star., 1923-08-21

This is Speakers fifteenth year of
big leaguing. and, while he never has
batted 800. he never has been below
800 except in the one treacherous
season of 1919. He did not bat poorly
that year, because he had a mark OF
.2s6, but il was poor for him. II he
had hit three or four more singles
that year he would have been over
the mark. One man even went so far
IS TO review all the scores of that
season to see If there wasn't some
way by which iris could squeeze into
the select class. An error must have,
been made, he thought
In 1909 Speaker batted .Sn9. In each
succeeding year up TO 1919 IL was
$40. :521, .3s2, 1865, .33s. 1922, 1856,
ted .3SS in 1920. 1862 in 1921 and .37S
last year This season he is Jogging
along at a 1855 clip and is fighting for
third place among the batters of the
league.
Attention may be called to one
thing-Speaker made his best records
when there was no excuse Of lively
ball. Away back in 1912 he hit for
.3S2. and they were playing with the
same ball then they are now, but
they were playing a different kind of
game.
Some of the best pitchers that ever
lived were throwing the ball in those
days, but they did not run around in
circles and alibi for Speakers .3S2
on the ground that the ball was live
ly. Nor did they do it in 1916. when
he batted the ball for 1856. If this
lively ball junk had anything behind
IT. men like Speaker. who are natural
hitters. should be clouting the ball
over 400. You don't see them doing
II. They are going about the gait
that they set when they were at their
best against other pitchers in former
years.
Speaker was never spryer than he
was this spring. when he began to
play In practice and his spirit and
dash infused his whole team so that
1t started with a lot of real base ball
enthusiasm and it has been hanging
on to 1t ever since.
If Speaker outlasts Cobb as play
er the former may not quite reach
TVS grand batting average, because
the Georgia Peach has gone up into
the 400 class three times. Ty was
more of a poke-em- through the in
field hitter than Speaker, and he got
perhaps a dozen more hits than
Speaker each year. because he could
do that. Naturally, that would lift
his batting average. say, ten or fif-
teen points and as he runs about that
much better, 1t is easy to draw a line
between the men.
Evening star., 1923-08-21
TO HAVE DUAL ROLE
AT Benefit GAMES

Father McAllister of St. Dominic's
Church will be kept busy at the
double header that will be played at
American League Park Saturday
afternoon for the benefit of the Ma
tional Catholic Community House.
Prior to the contests and during
play Father McAllister will lead the
st. DominIo's Boys Band that will
dispense tuneful melodies. After the
games have been completed he will
present the cups to the winning
teams and the prizes to the leading
individual performers OF the Knick.
Holy Comforter, Petworth and Do
mtnican Lyceum players, who will
furnish the opposition.
knicks Will play the Holy Com
forters in the opener at 2:30 o'clock
and then the Petworths and Domin-
ican Lyceums, who love each other
like cat does a dog, will hook up.
That a large crowd will be on hand
TO witness these leading sandlot out
fits in action is assured. Miss Re-
becca Stanley. chairman In charge Of
the affair saws that a great number
OF the boxes have been sold and that
hundreds OF grandstand tickets have
bean disposed Of.
Proceeds Of the game will go to
pay the interest on the community
house at COL E street.
Evening star., 1923-08-21
LEAGUE SERIES TITLE
is GOAL OF PRINTERS

Union Printers may have lost its
chance to figure in the final title
play in the sandlot series, but il has
found another channel through which
1t hopes 10 reach that end. In the
District of Columbia Base Ball AsSo-
citation, composed of seven league cham
pion mines, the Typos intend TO bend
every effort to cop the honors. If they
achieve this feat, then they will face
the winner of the city sandlot series.
which now is reaching its final stages.
Yesterday 1T demonstrated it's Prov
ess as a formidable foe in the cham
pionship series, by downing Annex
No. l nine, to 3. Heinie Webb.
whose soup-bone has been easing
them across for several years. again
flashed to the limelight. The Typo
boxman held Annex down to six scat
tered wallops. His opponent, Ludwig.
also hurled brilliantly. but his team
registered several miscues.
In the Post once series. Registered
Mails took the measure of Mail
Equipment and Supplies team, to 3.
The slants of A. Povich and Duvall
were hammered for nine safeties.
while their team could only gather
six of Seitch, winning moundSman.
Fako led the attack when he col
lected three hits in as many times
to the plate.
Juuu a DetWeher uncOTked DIE
surprise in the Commercial circuit
when it downed Western Union outfit,
9 to 4. Gooding proved "A puzzle to
the losers. He yielded but seven safe
clouts. Montague and Snyder each
drove three hits for the winners.
War and Navy tossers swamped
Register of Treasury, IL to 3, in the
Colored Departmental series Seven
timely bingles aided the winners.
Thomas held the losers down to five
blows.
Evening star., 1923-08-21

Pills and the Milans, deadlock ed
for top place in section c of the un-
limited division. are expected to pro-
duce thrilling contest at Sis O'Clock
at the new Union League Park With
the lead for each section at stake,
each Of the three engagements are
expected to furnish ginger aplenty
Norman Hutchinson or ST Simons
VIII toe the mound against the
Legionnaires, The Garfield Petworth
clash should uncork some clever
slab work. Brinkman or Edelin, of
the northwest club will oppose Av-
erill or Grazzini.
Two teams In the city series have
dropped out. The Brookland nine, in
section B of the unlimited division.
and the Shamrock Juniors. in section
Il of the Junior division. have decided
to play contests out side of the series
The former made this decision be-
cause of it's inability to hold nine
players together. Manager Lawrence
of the Shamrocks is willing to book
three game series with the Wav-
erly nine, now leading section B.
with the BrOoklnnd nine out OF the
series. the status OF each team In
section of the unlimited division
may be changed. If this holds true,
there is the possibility of the Mo-
Evening star., 1923-08-21
ST. CYPRIAN'S NINE HAS
NUMBER OF HARD GAMES

st. Cyprians, one of the strongest
colored teams in the city, will clash
with a number of worthy foes this
week. Today they will do battle with
the Marlboro nine at st. Peters, Md
Tomorrow they will journey to Ivy
City to clash with the Mount Vernon
outfit. The game Saturday. with the
All-Stars of Alexandria on the latters
grounds will he followed the next day
by trip TO Indian Head for a game
with the team representing that
place.
A challenge has been issued to the
st. Cyprians by the Gladiators, who
yesterday took the measure of the
Virginia All-Stars, by +. A. Browne,
1916 11th street.
Evening star., 1923-08-21
BEAT BROWNS AGAIN, 70,
TO SET SEASONS RECORD
,Iitchells Pitching Boosts Team to Within Half a
Game of First Division-Peck Handles Is
Chances Four Double Plays Made.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

LOUIS,
the Nationals yesterday
DOME Bushs fighting outfit the the
That
Hheqaed in the history OF the Nationals the 1923
Several the
aes IN uer but always took beatingand generally
ohe--when 1t endeavored the winning
once meeting with defeat the tilt
NdncSda
y have followed two triumph the White Sox with three
over Browns accomplishment
sam ST. the
League, cquad
threw ks
Evening star., 1923-08-21

Last season Detroit won eleven
games from the Yanks and the latter
won eleven from the Tigers. Already
the New Yorks have won ten games
from Detroit That's at least a plus
nVe in the nominal rating for New
YORK More than that, it is mighty
unexpected
The Yanks won thirteen games
from Chicago last season. This year
they have won nine with two more
series TO play. They are better off
against the White Sox this season be-
cause they have a chance to. increase
their total OF victories
Indians Prove Tough Nut.
Fifteen victories were scored
against Cleveland last season. 1t is
dinerent this year. because the Yanks
nave won seven and Cleveland has
won eight. There is a battle showing
lnat the 1anks can be stopped if the
strength Is matched against them to
90 II. plus the determination The
showing of the Clevelands against
New York is the most significant
thing of the base ball season in the
American League and yet the cieve-
lands, with all the fine ball they have
played against the champions. cannot
summon much more than $50 per
cent winning, which would not corral
a championship in month Of Sun
days.
The Yanks won fourteen games
from St. Louis last season That was
one OF the principal reasons the
Browns were thrashed for the pen
nant. This year the Yanks have won
their fourteen and there are more
to play.
Passing to the east. the Yanks all
ready have won as many games from
Boston as they won ali last season
They have only TO win two more to
have as many from Washington as
they had in 1922.
AS Strong Against Champs
The Athletics have made a far bet
yer showing against the New Yorks
than they did last year. The Yanks
must have seven more victories to
Tie their 1921 record against Phila-
delphta. There are Opportunities
enough coming for the New York
team TO do it, but the chances are
they will not
The Yankees have two big pIus
scores in the west, one fair Mus
score and one minus score. They nre
plus with Washington and Boston and
may be plus with Philadelphia. There
Is the story of the race in a different
way perhaps from the actual tales OF
games in the field. but in a way
which will be worth thinking ahout
when the fanks get into the. world
If the Yanks' team strength Is so
inuch greater against five clubs than
II was Will any of the strength be
Evening star., 1923-08-21

hawks. Dominican Lyceums and the
Shamrocks waging verbal night.
M0hawks nOsed ont the Shamrocks
In a thrilling game, 3 to 2. Hudson
held the losers down to three bingles.
while his opponent. Langdon, was
nicked for nine. AS a result OF their
victory, the Mohawks now are lead
ing section B. Langdon's wild throw
to halt n runner at the home plate
in the seventh gave the Indians
pair of tallies.
One Of the best games Of the sea-
son was waged between the Junior
Order nine and the w. f. Roberts
team in EeCtion A Of the unlimited
division. the fray ending in 6-to-5
score for the latter outfit. Hendrick
hurled masterfully for the Roberts
toHsers. allowing but six blows. Bond,
on the mound for Junior Order. yield
ed seven wallops. j. Renewick of the
winners smacked a homer.
WnverIy Juniors now are practically
assured Of the title in section OF
the junior division. since their de-
feat over the Park View team, to /.
Each side connected for eight safe
clouts A four-run rally in the fourth
accounted for the victory Augustine
Of the winners and Clarke OF aPark
View were in good form. Honan got
a circuit drive for Waverly.
Evening star., 1923-08-21
GAMES THROWN OUT.

CHICAGO. August 21.-Two base
ball games which Milwaukee won
from the Indianapolis club Of the
American Association. while playing
Art Bues in the Brewers lineup. have
been thrown out by Thomas j. Hic-
key. president of the league. Hickey
acting on a protest from the Indian
apolis club. found that Bues was in
eligible
Evening star., 1923-08-21
DETROIT GIVES $4,000
FOR WINGO. OUTFIELDER

TORONTO. Ontario, August 21.-
President Solman Of the Toronto In
ternationals has announced that. ne
gotiations have been completed for
the sale Adelbert RED" Wingo, left
fielder. to Detroit for $4,000. Wingo
Maple Leafs.
Wingo, who set new home-ru
record for the international League
last year. hitting thirty-four, was OBJ
tanned from the Atlanta Southern AS
sociation. for $4,000.
He was given a trial with the Phil
adelphia Americans three years ago.
Evening star., 1923-08-21

IWo-Dase hlt-Peokinpaugh. Stolen base
Harris Sacrifce-Danforth. Double plays
SEVERED to Gerber; Harris to Peckinpaugh TO
Judge (2); Gerber to McManus to Schlebner:
Peckinpaush to Harris to Judge ca. Left on
eases-oWSashinston, w 8; st. Louis. 8. Base on
Kolp, l. Struck out-By Danforth 8; by
KOlp, O.. Hits-of Danforth, I in 8 l-s in
nings; off Kolp, 4 in 2-3. Losing pitcher
Danforth. Umpires-Messrs. Evans and Hill
debrand. Time of Eame-l hour and As min
utes.
Evening star., 1923-08-21
CHAMPIONS BETTER 1922
RECORDS AGAINST OTHERS
General Improvement of Hugmen Over Showing
Last Season Leads to Speculation as to What
They Will Do in the World Series.
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

IHEN base ball club
w American League different kind ordinary
is lead clubs
give the analyze to see what hap
pened that different from he
Team the Yanks
Cleveland Philadelphia
pitcher - " : : ' 'o''"4"u
Cleveland Detroit ST. Lou-unti Sisters retirement
Chicago
wreck Yank
- ~r N'' =" ''N
Evening star., 1923-08-21
CAUGHT ON THE FLY

Umpire Evans chased all the re-
serves off the Browns bench in the
fourth inning because of their abu-
sive language. The fans raised a
terrible howl. and after the game
thronged outside the arbiter's dress
ing room. A detail of ten policemen
guarded the automobile that carried
Evans from the park.
Roger Peckinpaush was a busy man
chances coming his way. Peck ac-
cepted all of them. Since the start
of the western trip. Peck has had six
ty-one chances and booted only one
of them.
In attempting to field Peckinpaugh's
double in the fourth, Williams fell,
but regained his feet quickly. How
ever. he did not exert himself in re-
covering the ball, giving Evans plenty
of time to score from first on the hit.
When his weak knee forced Bluege
from the game. Evans was shifted
from center to third base, while Lei
bold who had run for Ossfe. went to
center field. Unless Bluege's injured
limb is better today Evans will con-
tinue to hold down the hot corner.
JezebeI Tecumseh Zachary was ex-
pected to hurl for the Nationals in
the last game of the series here.
Elam Van Glider was the probable
starter for the Browns.
Evening star., 1923-08-21
MORAN'S FATHER DIES.

FITCHBURG. Mass. August 21-
Thomas +. Moran. father OF Patrick
J. Moran, manager of the Cincinnati
Nationals, died yesterday at his home
here.
Evening star., 1923-08-21
SPEAKER APPEARS GOOD
FOR FIVE MORE SEASONS
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

SPEAKER having but
player his legs will by him he will not be through for
= five
that would Cleveland
he expected another cham
They all championships Spoke
building toward and this work his
the NanLees
Evening star., 1923-08-21
RED SOX, E; TIGERS, 2
AT DETROIT.
Totals. 35 IL 81 Is Totals. 2S 27 ls ,
"Batted for Holloway in seventh
+Batted for Cole in ninth.

Boston. n........... o 2 Is
Detroit ....... o o o o o o %
Runs-Flagstead, Burns, Harris, shanks,
Picinich (2), Cobb. Rigney. Error-Rigney.
Two-base hits-Pittinger. shanks. Mcmillan.
Harris Three-bas hit-Harris. Home run
Burns. Sacrifces-Piercy 2l. BassleT. Ma
Mcmillan and Burns. Left on bases-Boston,
s.; Dstroit. I. Base on bslls-of Piercy' 5;
HOLLOWAY, i: BY Piercy l. Hits-of Pillette,
in 81, innings: OFF Holloway. aone in q in.
ming; off Cole. 4 in innings. Hit by pitcher
By Piercy (MaTush). Wild pitches-Piercy z.
Umpires-Messrs. Holmes. ormsby and Con-
molly Losing pitcher-Pillette. Time OF game
II hour and Al minutes.
Evening star., 1923-08-21

OMAHA, Neb.,, August 21.-Presi-
dent Dick Croft of the Nebraska
State League. announced that Pitcher
w. Shupe of Grand Island. has been
NNla - the Syracuse Internationals.
Evening star., 1923-08-21
BIG BATTLES ARE LISTED
in UNLIMITED DIVISIONS

NLlMll Ed teams old for the District
title Real fireworks will fare forth today will
take the field sections of this division The results of these
contests change the Legion
section will meet tough foe the Union Printers at @
clock Athletic
b which but half behind the leaders, will tackle the
hed Sis o'clock a hngton barrac
Evening star., 1923-08-21
GRlFFS' STICKWORK

The American League is setting
aside $4,000 as a fund to take care of
disabled ball players and their fam
lilies.
Evening star., 1923-08-21

Runs-Witt 81. Hams Dugan (2l, Ruth
Pennoef pP ]a, a Hooper 0 1a5 MeefeIan Cell HaPpenny.
Barrett. Errors-Sheely. Gillenwater. Two
base hits-Pipp. Peanock, Witt, Dugan, Shelly,
Hams Graham. Kamm, Happenny. Three
base hits--Witt, Ruth Stolen bases-Ward,
Dugan. Home run-Ward sacrifces-Pennock
az, Ruth. Double plays-Soott TO Ward to
PipD (2) Left on bases-Eew York, s; Chi
cago. 8. Base on balls-of Faber. /; off Cast
ner. 8; off Prn=ock. !. Hits-of Faber, 4 in
innings; off Gillenwater. in innings. none
Struck out-By Faber, 8; by Pennock. 8, Wild
pitoh-Faber. Winning pitcher-Pennock: Los
ing pitcher-Faber. Umpires-Messrs. Nallin
and Owens. Time Of game-2 hours and
minutes.
Evening star., 1923-08-21

EASTERN SHORE LEAGUE.
Cambridge. 6; Pooomoke, s.
Dover, q; Crisfeld. o.
Other clubs not scheduled.