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Evening star., 1924-09-06
U. S. DAVIS CUP MEN
IN EAST-WEST PLAY

FOREST HILLS, n. Y, September
6.-Three members of the American
Davis cup team will compete this
afternoon at the West Side Tennis
Club in the annual East-West tour
nament, their last appearance in
competition before the challenge
round. William T. Tilden, I'd, Ma
tional champion, is not entered. u
Greatest interest attaches to the
contest between Vincent Richards OF
Yonkers, N Y, and William M.
Johnston of San Francisco, two of
the American internationalists. 1t
is the first and perhaps only match
between them this season and should
go far toward determining which
will gain second place in the Ma
tional ranking. Johnston now stands
No. and Richards No. 4.
The feature doubles match brings
tional champions. and Richards and
Francis T. Hunter Olympic title
holders.
In the other singles tests DR.
George King of New York meets
Howard kinsey of San Francisco.
Watson NJ. Washburn of New York
faces Clarence j. Griffin of San Fran
cisco and Francis T. Hunter of Beck
ley, W. Va, opposes Robert kinsey
of San Francisco. Another doubles
match will bring Karl Behr and Wat
son Washburn of New York against
Johnston and Griffin.
Evening star., 1924-09-06
MOUNT RAINIER nine
FACES ORIOLE CLUB

Mount Rainier is at Baltimore to-
day meeting the Rolling Mills nine
at Oriole Park in the first of a three
game intercity series to determine
the team that will represent this
section against the Middle West con-
tenders in the National Base Ball
Federation titular matches. Today's
game was scheduled to start at 3
o'clock.
Irving Batson or Bill Hoffman was
due to toll on the mound for Mount
Rainier. The suburban players and
their fans expected to leave Union
Station at 1915 o'clock in a special
coach.
Lafayette Athletic Club disposed of
the Modoc nine. 5 to l, when it
slammed 10 bingles off the slants of
r. Poore. Parker and Cheseldine
batted well for the winners.
Crescents upset calculations by
turning in 6-to-4 triumph over the
White Sox. Shloss and Scruggs of
the White SoX each accounted for a
pair of blows. as well as Rupertus
and Price of the winners.
Evening star., 1924-09-06
WILLS, UNLIKE FIRP0,
TRAINS IN SECLUSION

NEW YORK. September 6.-Harry
Wills and Luis Firpo, opposite in
color, temperament and experience,
differ as widely on training methods.
The camp of the wild Bull' first
was pitched amid something Of gayety
and excitement at Saratoga Springs
and now is centered in that fistic
mecca Madison Square Garden. Wills
has chosen a secluded spot on Pcconic
Bay, near Southampton, miles from
telephone.
Firpo's workouts were attended at
Saratoga by patrons who were
charged an admission fee and now
he is an attraction for the curious
in New York; Wills, comparatively
free from inspection, is entirely un-
hampered by disturbing influences.
Numerous sparring partners and
attaches attend the Argentine, but the
negro confines his aids to two men
of his own race, both personal friends.
Battling Owens and JEFF Clarke. the
former for strength and the latter for
speed.
Firpo is surrounded entirely by
masculine attendants: Wills lives a
simple home life with his wife. his
dog and his radio.
The two challengers for Jack
Dempseys heavyweight crown agree
on one point-neither follows the
advice Of trainer, but is guided in
his preparation by his own feelings,
based on experience in training for
other engagements.
Evening star., 1924-09-06
FRENCH TENNIS TEAM
NEEDS DUAL VICTORY

BROOKLINE, Mass, September
6.-Australia needs to win but one
of the two singles matches against
France scheduled for today to quail
ify for the challenge round for the
Davis cup tennis trophy, while
France must take both or return
overseas eliminated from Davis cup
play by Australia for the third sue
cessive year. Play began on the
Longwood Country Club courts here
on Thursday.
Gerald Patterson, Australian cap
tain, who was defeated Thursday in
straight sets by the 20year-old La
Coste, will face Jean Borotra, the
leader of the French team. Pat
O'Hara Wood will then oppose Rene
La Coste.
In yesterdays doubles match the
Australians had too much speed, the
Frenchmen being unable to cope with
the superior hitting power directed
at them, and won in straight sets
On the first day of play, La Coste de-
feated Patterson and Wood defeated
Borotra-
Evening star., 1924-09-06
NETMEN BATTLING
IN MUNICIPAL FINAL

Maurice V. O'Neill, defending cham
pion, was to meet A. W. Russell to-
day at o'clock on the Tidal Basin
courts in the singles final of the
municipal court tennis tournament
BY virtue of his victory over Dick
Newby, Ga, So. O'Neill won the
right to enter the final. Today's pair
ingS follow:
Singles (fnalx)-o'Neiu vx. Russell.
Doubles (third round) - Dodge -Detwiler vs.
o'Eeiu- -Trgg, Cornell Wilson vs.. tlannery-
Trice Richardson Cox VS.. Russstt.McConnell.
Fourth ruund-Bryn-Noeu VI. winner Richard
on-cox. Russett-HcConneu match; Hancker-
Burke We. winner GarnettWilson, Flannery-
Trice match; Hutley Law vs.. winner Dodge
Detwiler, O'Neill Trigy match.
Yesterdays results:
ed Solsnd d.HenW 81, ll-o. 81: o'Neii-
Trigg won BY default. Third round-Rutley-
Law defeated Dean-Robins 6-3. 6-3: Fourth
round-Van Pelt-Coe defeated Rathgeber-Calti-
biano 3-6, 6-3, 60
Evening star., 1924-09-06
ARGENTlNE'S ARREST
IS EXPECTED TODAY

NEW YORK, September 1.-THE
arrest of Luis Angel Firpo, Argentine
boxer matched with Harry Wills,
negro heavyweight, for next Thurs
day, was expected today following
an announcement by Henry II. Cur
ran, commissioner of immigration,
that he would be taken into custody
upon receipt of a warrant from the
Secretary of Labor at Washington.
d. c.
He indicated that this warrant
probably would be received in tele-
graphic form to expedite proceedings
begun after Canon William Sheafe
Chase had brought witnesses and
documents before Commissioner Cur
ran on subpoena yesterday.
Canon Chase, who has conducted
an independent investigation for the
past month, asserted that his evil
dence showed that Firpo. a year ago,
while preparing for his fight with
Jack Dempsey. heavyweight cham
pion, had assisted Blanca Picart in
entering this country under illegal
conditions.
Tex Rickard, promoter of the
Firpo-W Wills bout has announced that
he will provide bail in any amout for
F'irpo so that the fight may take
place during the customary time al
lowed a defendant to assemble wit
nesses and prepare for trial
Evening star., 1924-09-06
INTERNATIONAL POLO
MATCH POSTPONED

NEW YORK, September 6.-Rain
which yesterday saturated the inter-
national field and made the turf un-
safe for play caused the postpone
ment today Of the first Of the inter-
national polo series between the
American and British fours. AS a re-
suit, the first game will be played
next Tuesday, the second and third
matches following on their original
dates unless the weather causes a
further postponement.
/. The special committee in charge of
the international series held out until
the last minute last night before de-
claring the match off. but just before
dark it was deemed advisable to
postpone tn" opening tilt until Tues
day
The advance sale Of seats had
reached the 10000 poin. and the COM
mittec was reluctant to take this ac-
tion unless it was necessary, but in a
statement made public the committee
said the turf was in such condition
that it would be unsafe to allow the
game to proceed.
Evening star., 1924-09-06

Howard Baldwin, recently recalled
from Toledo, twirled for the Giants
in their first victory, which was
close, to 5. The tension of the first
contest must have been a tonic for
the New Workers for in the second
game, seven-inning affair because
of the rain, they ran amuck and tai
lied Is times to but for Philadelphia
Continuing their sensational play
Of the last two weeks, the Brooklyn
Robins defeated Boston, to 0. Rube
Ehrhardt, Manager Robinson's dis
covery, acquired the consecutive WIN
ming habit and hung up his fourth
straight victory. He outpitched the
veteran Barnes, holding the Braves
to five bingles.
Cincinnati, fighting for a berth in
the first division, conquered the Cubs,
8 to 1, in the fastest played game of
the season. The. contest consumed
,ut 20 minutes of the players time.
The victory puts the Reds 1 point
behind the fourth place Chicago team.
Pittsburgh had to stand by help
lessly because of rain, while the
Giants and Robins were increasing
their lead over the Pirates at the ex-
pense of weaker teams.
The Tigers made a determined bid
in the American League to close the
gap between them and the Nationals
and Yankees, by trimming the In
dians twice. Detroit won the first
contest, z to 3. and fguratively ran
themselves ragged in the second
gana, tallying 20 times while Cleve-
land scored once. Their 20-to-1 vic
tory gives the Tigers the honors for
the season in high tallies for one
game.
Cvengros' effective pitching aided
the White Sox in defeating st. Louis,
to 1. The Chicago twirler held the
Browns to three singles.
Evening star., 1924-09-06


The handicap that the Yankees face
right now is that the team is already
afflicted with nerves and is so radi-
cally different from it's 1928 complex
that ii needs outfitting from the toes
up. The New York players walk
around as if in a daze, quite unlike the
pert and perky crowd that smashed
its way through in 1923 with pitch
ing staff that could not lose.
New York Clubs "PepIess.-
higgins, who is insprational when
'het up" and good adviser to men,
has his hands full trying to prop up
team that has shown weakness in the
joints, and attempting to infuse a little
ginger into the old fellows who cave
fast when the tide turns.
McGraw probably is having the same
trial with the Giants. Players who are
accustomed to winning all the time get
set in the notion that fate has turned
against them when they are losing
They feel that they are getting the
short end of everything and after that
they are like farm hands working over
time on hot day.
The WashingtonS must finish away
from home as well as the New Yorks
and that is the only thing that gives
the Yankees a little ray of sunshine
now and then.
What a pity the Brooklyns did not
have another double-header to play
on Friday. They might have set up
a record of five twin victories in suc-
cessive days, and that would have
been a mark that would have stood
for a long time.
Losses Tell Heavily.
The Giants gathered a double
header in their sortie into Philadel-
phia and picked up half a game on
the Brooklyns, who were able to win
only one game because that was all
they played 1t was sorely needed
because another defeat would have
put the Giants where they would have
been the underdog and much on the
defensive. 1t is defeats in base ball
that lose pennants. a game lost takes
off six points now and game won
adds only three.
While the Brooklyn club is doing
such wondrous stunts, it should not
be overlooked that there is a young
pitcher named Ehrhardt, who came
up from Florida, unsung by any ex-
cept the bard of kissimmee, who has
been doing nothing much except win
ming ball games for Brooklyn.
1T is the result of good example,
said Uncle Robby.
Copyright, 1924)
Evening star., 1924-09-06
FIELD DAY SCHEDULED
FOR COL0RED LEAGUERs

Players of the Colored Depart
mental Base Ball League are compet-
ing in a field day this afternoon at
Union Park starting to 1870 o'clock. An
all-star team, representing the league,
will encounter a picked combinatio
from the Government Printing Office
in a ball game. The following play
ers have been mustered for the De-
partmental nine:
Payne, Flippin, Brickhouse, H. Will
liams and Taylor of the Bureau;
Freeman, Plummer and C. Johnson of
c. P. O.; Manley, Grant, Baylor, S.
Williams and Stewart of Treasury;
Beckwith. Dedeaux, Holmes, Craig
and Z. Taylor of War and Navy:
Dorsey of the Registers and Barron
of Railway Mail Service.
Evening star., 1924-09-06


They viii aer tho American play
tions when emergency dictates 1t
VIII not be unuHunl To Hre 'hrc, and
even all tho four players prorsing
for a score whereas the british viii
be more conservative. Th. back. for
instance, Will he more ioathe to leave
his position and come through. and no
with the No J.
The riding master probably would
not hesitate I" commend the riding
form OF the British aa superior to
American form: for In polo the Eng
lish have traditionally made more OF
good riding and the Americans more
OF hitting, The typical British
stroke has been delivered from IA
firm seat In the saddle. whereas
Americans have hit while standing
in the stlrrups. thus getting much
greater force and accuracy to their
drives.
Yankees More AKGressive.
In the matter contest, OF riding off
a man, or riding him out. the Amer
leans have been much more aggres-
sive, so that the characteristic game
in this country has involved n species
of interference not unlike that seen
in foot ball game. AS may be
imagined interference when done on
the back of galloping thoroughbred
is somewhat more spectacular than
when opponents are afoot
But American poloists habitually
hit their opponents with abandon, and
after last years series between the
American and British army fours
Hurlingham came to realize that Brit
ish teams could meet those OF the
United States with equal chances of
victory, only on the same hard rid
ing terms.
1t is likely, therefore, that the 1924
series will find the British prepared
to smash in quite as hard as their
American cousins. a fact which will
do nothing to lessen the spectacular
aspects of the contests.
Facilities in England Poor.
A curious fact concerning polo ir
England is that facilities for the
development of first-class play are
really inadequate. There are few
fields in London and by midsummer
these grounds are cut up, the turf
practically gone and in general not
conducive to good polo.
When the American team was in
London in 1921 preparing for the
series of that year the Hurlingham
field was closed some time before the
series began in order that it would
be in good shape for the interna-
tional tests. Roehampton alone was
available, and both the British and
American fours vera accordingly
limited in their practre.
American fields of the finest turf
and grading, on the other hand,
abound in all states where the game
is played. And in addition. there are
private fields that compare with any
of the club grounds. British in the
past have been somewhat at loss upon
the fast fields Of this country. where
a ball rolls true and far and the
footing is f1aw1ess.
Viaitors Under No Handicap.
In the fortnight they have been
practicing here the British players
have tried to accustom themselves to
Evening star., 1924-09-06
HILLDALE NINE LEADING
EASTERN COLORED LOOP

Hilldale tossers have practically
clinched the title in the Eastern Col
ored League, notwithstanding that
they dropped 6-to-4 game to the
Washington Potomacs Thursday at
Philadelphia.
Forty-four wins in 81 starts is the
record of Hilldale. The Baltimore
Black Sox, second in the race at the
present time, have copped 2S victories
and lost - gameA
Evening star., 1924-09-06
HORNSBY TO GET BACK
IN GAME TOMORROW

ST. LOUIS, Mo-. September s.
Rogers Hornsby, star second base
man of the st. Louis Nationals, whose
sensational batting in the National
League was temporarily stopped
when he injured his back, will re-
turn to the game here tomorrow, 1t
was announced today.
At the time of his injury Hornsby
was hitting .432, with 2o2 hits for
336 bases to his credit. or these
hits 23 were home runs
Evening star., 1924-09-06
FINAL ROUND TOMORROW
IN HARDING CUP TENNIS

Four matches, which will determine
the semi-fnalists in the junior school,
boy tennis tournament for the Harding
memorial cup, were to be played at
Chevy Chase today. Play started at
$50 O'Clock. The pairings were: Barr
VS.. Edmonston, Elliott VS.. j. Mitchell,
D. Mitchell VS.. Callan, Sturtevant VS..
Noel. Semi-finals were to be played
this afternoon and the final will be
started tomorrow at 1890. Yesterdays
summary:
:. Hmonston defeated Bowen, A, 90.
1o-S; Barr defeated Birch, e2. ~; Z.
Mitchell defeated II. 3. Edmonton, SS,
e1; Elliott defeated Shepard, 80, S;
D. Mitchell defeated 6hllen, e, 80;
osllan dsfsstss Dstxiiss' SSi ssa'e-
Evening star., 1924-09-06


Miss Browne has a formidable op-
Ronent in Mrs. Hurd, whose record as
holder of golf titles is unsurpassed.
AS Dorothy Campbell she won the
British, Canadian and American cham
pionships in 1909, and she won the
American title again in 1910. In 1920
she was runner-up in the American
event to Miss Alexa Sterling of At
ianta-
Miss Browne qualified with Sc, then
defeated Mrs. H. Arnold Jackson, for
mer champion. by and 4; Miss Louise
Fordyce, Ohio champion, by 2 and l,
and Miss Bernice Wall of Oshkosh,
Wis, by and 4. Then on a 19-hole
match she defeated Miss Glenna Col
lett of Providence, who won the
qualifying medal with 49,
Mrs. Hurd, who qualified with 81,
advanced by defeating Miss Marion
Hollins of New York, and 5; Miss
Maureen Orcutt of Englewood, N. j.,
and 4; Miss Miriam Burns Of Kansa S
City, and 2, and Mrs. c. H. Wander
beck of Philadelphia, 2 and 1.
Evening star., 1924-09-06
CRTFFS COULD BE UPSET
BY LOSS OF ANY REGULAR
Machine So Delicate That Enforced Withdrawal OF
Component Part Might Unbalance It-Little
Reserve Material Is Uncertain.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

ITH in meeting ball
Wv fashion and defense working with machnek preci-
sion there but thing the Nationals in their
grueing League
chase. And the accident jinx.
While the club little bother
other than the business beating off other flag aspant but with any
be Spare parts plentiful in the club machine
extra available could stand the hard grind OF the pennnt mill
anything accident might
seriously the Nationals chances for the flag The the ure
only likely would
Evening star., 1924-09-06
G. U. MEN SCRIMMAGING
AT VIRGINIA GRID CAMP

ORANGE, Va, September 6.-Life
Tor Georgetown University's gridders,
who are in the midst of 15-day
training campaign here. will be one
arduous drill after another from now
on. Coaches Little and Palm drove
the entire 43 men through 90 minutes
of real scrimmaging yesterday. The
Blue and Gray mentors intend to in
crease the rough work day by day
until the men are ready for actual
practice combat
Paul Sirk, w. II. Odam and Arthur
Norton of Nebraska are the latest
candidates to arrive in camp. Jim
Mcnamara has been sent back to
Washington, where he will receive
treatment for hardened tendons.
Evening star., 1924-09-06
INTERCITY PLAYGROUND
MEET AT CENTRAL FIELD

Athletes of the District Fairgrounds
hoped to point the way to a Baltimore
playground team today in Central
Stadium in the first intercity play
ground track and field meet ever held
between the two cities. The first
event on the program was to be
started at 2.
Several athletes of the local high
SchoolS were expected to bring in
their share of points for Washington.
baltimore was to be represented by
70 youngsters.
Evening star., 1924-09-06
FEeTA ARE

the middle body Inck, during the
swing, the automatic control that
would be exercised upon these parts
of the body If the feet were solidly
and naturally on the ground In just
the right position to maintain a
check on the rest of the body and
control its balance. The feet are
"balancers, and should be SO UNDER
stood. More than anything else. they
maintain the pofse OF the body be-
cause, 1 presume, they are in i'm
mediate contact with the ground.
The golf swing, in a way, begins and
ends with your feet. They control it
more, perhaps, than any other body
members. Get squarely on your feet
and let them assume a naturally solid
and comfortable position during the
stance.
(Copyri1ht 19o4)
Evening star., 1924-09-06

the new conditions. and since the
change from bad to better conditions
should involve less difficulty than
changing from good TO poor condi-
tions IT is likely the invading play
ers Will be under little. If any. hand
icnp In this respect.
with respect to the outcome Of the
series which begin today, it should
be said quite frankly that II the
British had a team that matched up
to Lord Wimborne's 1914 combination
the chances would favor the British
For the American four is in some
such plight as in 1914, when Harry
Payne Whitney had retired from polo
and Louis Stoddard was out.
While not an exceptionally bril-
liant player. when judged individual
ly, Stoddard was none the less a great
No. ]. because of his complete knowl-
edge of the game. his uncanny abil-
ity to work into the swiftly develop
ing schemes OF attack, as directed
first by Whitney and subsequently by
Devereaux Milburn.
Watson Webb Moved Forward.
He has retired from the game. and
this placed before the Polo Associa-
tion authorities the problem Of find
ing a man to replace him. To this
end Watson Webb was moved from
his place at No. 3 to the forward po-
sition and Eric Pedley, the young
Californian, received a thorough try
out. In individual brilliancy there
was little to choose between the two
men. but Watson's experience and his
ability to blend in with the combina-
ton won him the post 1t is not too
certain, however, that Pedley may not
get in at least one of the games.
With either playing, though, it is
not established that the team Will
be as strong up forward as it would
be were Stoddard up to his best form
and a member of the team. Then at
No. Malcolm Stevenson is taking
the place left vacant by Webb. Webb
probably is the best No. in the
world. and, while Stevenson at his
best might approach the Webb stand-'
ard, he is not always at his best,
being temperamental and liable to
strike out for himself.
If the team fuses in this series and
each man plays up to his highest it
will be a formidable combination.
Otherwise it will not realize its pos
sibilities.
Should Defeat Invaders.
But in any event it would seem to
be good enough to defeat the British
outfit. Polo has been in a slump in
England since the war. Star players
gave their lives in that struggle and
the development of younger players
ceased. AS a consequence the re-
sponsibility in large measure has
rested upon men who have been in
the game for years.
Then, too, there have been charges
that unsatisfactory methods of vari-
Gus sorts were employed in selecting
members of the British four On the
whole, however, 1t would appear that
England has sent here the best team
that could have been organized under
existing circum stances, and certainly
the players have it in them to put up
a very fine brand of polo and to play
series of games against their
American rivals that will be thrilling
and spectacular.
Copyright, 1920
Evening star., 1924-09-06

The Yankees have their mighty
Ruth as the batting mainstay. The
Babe, however, has shown a tendency
to slip, the latest averages, includ-
ing games Of Wednesday,, giving him
an average of 1856. compared with
1892 a week ago. He has totalled AZ
homers. Ernie Johnson, utility
player, is batting 1858, Meusel .318
and Dugan an even 300.
Washington has almost reached the
200 mark in sacrifice hits and of these
Stanley Harris, the boy manager, him
self is credited with Al. Harris also
is tied with his teammate, Sam Rice,
for the honor of running next to
Eddie Collins of the White Sox in
stealing bases. ThAZ have - aptecer
Evening star., 1924-09-06
FILIPINO NET PLAYERS I
OPEN ANNUAL TOURNEY

Filipino netmen expected to COM
plete the first and second rounds in
their annual tennis tournament to-
day, starting at PAS o'clock on the
Monument lot courts. Double en-
tries now are being received. To-
days pairings follow:
First round-Panis VS.. ortega, Graves vs.,
F. Silva, Coronel vs. Sanidad, P. Silva VS.. Ven.
tenilla.
Second round-Soriano vs.. SuIit, Crozco vs.
Cornejo, A. de Leon vs.. s. de Leon Luna vs
Santos. Guevara VS.. Acantilado, Rivera VS..
Lansang.
Evening star., 1924-09-06
RIVALS CANNOT SLIGHT
COBBMEN In FINAL RUSH
Club Is Bound to Fight East Desperately in Long
Home Stand-Yankees and Giants, Afflicted
With ''Nerves,' Now Need More Ginger.
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

NEW YORK September 6The Detroi are back the fight again
that
likely badly left before the end OF the
The Tigers bound home everything
field and the Michigan with
Monday the Yankees closing
Washington will Philadelphia the These
will have If York
Washington by presumably before
hWilg the hard