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Evening star., 1925-09-01
RAGSDALE IS VICTOR
IN SHIP RING EVENT

Rags Ra agsdale. intercollegiate wei
terweight champion, who will captain
the boxing team at the Naval Acad-
envy this Winter. carried off the
honors in his division in the tourna-
ment staged by Spike Webb while the
New York. the Utah and the Arkan-
sss. the ships that carried the Middies
on their annual cruise, were steaming
back to Maryland waters.
Shorty Huck defeated Renard in
the finals Of the bantam eliminations,
while d. J. Weintraub won the
featherweight title, and the light
weight crown went to H. r. Horney.
J. c. Aylward defeated all comers in
the middleweight class.
An upset occurred in the light
heavyweight finals when Darlington
defeated Coleman, who was called
upon last year to substitute for Gus
Lentz, the heavyweight, in a dual
meet with the University of Pennsyl-
Vania.
The heavyweight title went to FL
lis. Lentz having left the feet with
other members of the foot ball squad
in order TO get in the usual home
leave before reporting for gridiron
duty.
Evening star., 1925-09-01
kAPLAN AND HERMAN
DUE TO FIGHT AGAIN
BY FAIR PLAY.

NEW YORK, September If, as
seems likely, Babe Herman and Louis
kid Kaplan will be matched for an
other bout, this time in New York
1t will be interesting to see just how
Naplan can stand making the official
limit of the featherweight class.
Two years ago the writer helped
weigh the Kid for his fight with Her
man. The bout was at 130 pounds
md Kaplan barely made the weight
II stands to reason he has not taken
off any weight since then. &C he was
in the pink of condition at the time
and never fought a better bout in
his life.
II Kaplan meets Herman in New
York he will have to make the
weight, and then we shall know
whether he is able to do this and
stand off a man like Herman for the
full distance.
Jimmy Kelly. who guides Herman g
destinies, is still filling the air with
howls that his boy was jobbed to >
fare-thee-well at Waterbury.
Jimmy Cavallaro of New Haven, a
city commissioner and timekeeper OF
fights for the past 10 years, set his
watch on the time of the rounds when
Kelly protested that they were being
shortened.
Cavallaro had nothing to gain in
reporting other than his findings and
when he says the rounds were short
ened from Is to 80 seconds. one must
conclude either that his watch was
off or that he was reporting correctly.
The writer does not pretend to say
which.
Another thing that worked in
Kaplan's favor was the breaking OF
the laces of his gloves. II took the
referee, at any rate, 10 seconds to
retie them. In the old days they
used to slash a glove. which gave a
fighter a nice long rest while another
was being procured.
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Pitching American LegeR Seeking Land
TERRIS WINS FIGHT;
OTHER BOUT RESULTS

NEW YORK, September | (P.-A
judges decision was awarded Sid Ter
ris, New York lightweight contender,
over Jack Bernstein Of Yonkers, N, Y,
in 12-round bout last night at the
Greensboro Stadium. Terris weighed
1921; Bernstein, 1914.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, September / Cp).-
Sammy Mandell of Rockford, ILL.,,
easily defeated Bobby Ward. ST. Paul.
Mimi, lightweight, in a fast 10-round
bout at Jefferson Barracks Army post,
near here. last night.
Mandell won the referees decision
on each round.
DALLAS, Tex, September l CP).--
Young Stribling of Macon, Ga,
knocked out Peck Warren of Athens,
Tex, in the sixth round last night.
The bell saved Warren in the fifth,
when he was f1oored for a count of
eight.
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in all four events open to her class
Q2 TO IA years.. walked off with the
Seaton School meet yesterday. bein z
declared high-point scorer not only in
her class, but in the entire meet.
Mary Grim scored 1412 points. Civ
ing her first place in the 10-to-12-vear
meet, and Lillian Merchant, with Is
points. took the honors in the S-to-10-
year class.
All girls who win places in these
preliminary ground meets will par
ticipate in the interplay event
on September 10.
Summaries:
CLASS C12 TO "a YEARS..
6O-yard dasb-won by Sue Gene Mccoy:
second Katherine Merchant; third Dorothy
Goal throwing-won by Sue Gene Nc
Coy: second. Dorothy Smith
Running broad iump-Sue Gene Mccoy
second Catherine Merchant; third Dorothy
Throw for distance tbasket ball)-won
by Sue Gene Mccoy: second, Dorothy Smith: :
third, Catherine Merchant
CLASS 30 TO II YEARS.
50-yard dasb-won by Catherine Riehl;
Running broad jump-won by Mary Grim
second, Catherine Riehl; third Florence Sui
Goal throwing~-won by Mary Grim.
;. Jhree-lsggsd race-Won by Florence sui
Grim and Catherine Riehl
CLASS A Cs TO 10 YEARS.
40-yard dash-Won by Lillian Merchant
second. Elinor Quill; third Margaret Ball.
Pctstoe race-Won by Lillian Merchant
Throw for distance 5voliey baii)-Won
by Lillian Merchant; second Romea Cerruti
| third. Mary Merchant.
Goal throwinE-Mary Merchant, Margaret
Ball and Elinor Quill tied.
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MATS SEEM BETTER FIXED
j FOR BOXMEN THAN MACKS
Comics Corps of Curvers Sadly Overworked and
Club Faces Flock of Double-headers, While
Morale of Champs Is Vastly Improved.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

Nationals
wv the Athletics for the American League will be
pitching the rivals The Nationals appeared
the As pitching for
the the
this of oneha
tin1y the guelng drive through the
stretch.
pilot
dom OF Athletics,
string Mack though when has tered has thrown
the breach with
suit hat his corr sho O
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1t is between those mentioned in
this group that the championship lies.
Nobody else seems to have a chance to
pass them in the remaining part of
the season. Speaker has been as high
as 400 this year, which seemed a lit
tie top lofty for him, good as he Is,
and vet with the gentle Fall, which
usually oozes batters down a trif1e as
the pitchers tighten up. Speaker has
hung mighty tight 10 $50.
1t now is quite certain that there
will not be a 400 champion this year
in the American League. When all
the old fellows got to the 400 mark
and were hitting so furiously it
seemed that there might be a 400 fin
Usher. But there always has been a
brace in pitching after the first of
August, and this season has not been
an exception to the rule. The pitch
ing has improved, particularly with st.
Louis and Detroit, and both teams
have been doinga some winning since
then, although il is too late for either
to get into the pennant race.
But, of course, this has made big
difference in batting averages. Even
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the ground are discounted about so
per cent.
The air mattress is the chief con-
tribution made to camping comfort by
the designers of this class of equip
ment. 1t is unusually comfortable tC
sleep on. 1t relieves the hip, follows
the contour of the reclining body and
distributes the weight evenly.
OF course, these things are taking a
lot of the romance out of camping
out. Is the wonderful bed of balsam
boughs doomed to go? 1t seems so.
The balsam bed is something I hate to
see depart. 1t fairly breathes the
spirit of the forest, and its aroma
fingers long after the trip is over.
Camping is becoming mechanical. In
order to make camp all we have to
do is to blow. A few minutes exercise
of the lungs. and 10! all the comforts
of home unfold before us.
Romance is going. But comfort is
coming in. Whenever / regret the
passing of the old ways, l thinks of
Emerson Hough's words:
The average mans idea of fine
vacation is to go out in the woods and
see how damned uncomfortable he can
make himself for two weeks"
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RUTH TO BE REINSTATED
IF HE APOLOGIES TO HUG

NEW YORK, September LP.-
Babe Ruth, the Yankees home-run
king. announced today after a con-
ference with Col. Jacob Rupert,
owner of the team. that he would
publicly apologize for his derogra-
tory statements concerning Mana
ger Miller Huggins.
When Col. Rupert stepped from
the conference room a few minutes
later he stated that If the Babe
made the apology as he promised,
he would be reinstated imme-
diateIy
Otherwise. the owner said. he
would stand behind his mana ayers
disciplinary action in suspending
and f1ning Ruth $4,000.
Evening star., 1925-09-01

Government Printing Office and
Registers teams will play a league
game today at Washington Terminal
field, while Chestnut Farms Dairy and
Marine teams clash tomorrow. EX-
cluding Saturdays and Sundays, games
will be played each day until Septem-
Der IT.
Four teams in section 4 of the Dis
trict Championship League will see
action tomorrow at ) o'clock The
Chevy Chase tossers, holders of the
runner-up position, are booked to 20
against the Mohawks at Chevy Chase
field, while the AIoysius Club takes
on the Pullman outfit at Washington
Barracks. The Mohawks will end
their schedule this week with two
other Tits besides the encounter with
Chevy Chase. Friday at ) o'clock
they entertain the Shamrocks at
Union League Park and on Saturday
will meet the National Circles at the
same diamond at o'clock.
Crescent Seniors are looking for
ward to battle next Sunday at South
Ellipse diamond. when they meet Ber-
wyn in return game. Last Sunday.
following a Saturday triumph over
Walter Reed, to >. the Crescents
were nosed out on the Berwyn field.
10 TO 3. in one of their toughest
clashes of the season. With Dulin
and Brinkman hurting we'll and the
remainder of the Crescent team per-
forming brilliantly, the District bows
played brand of base ball that would
nave beaten most teams. but could
not down the Marylanders. -Four
triples and three doubles were cred
tied to the Crescent batters.
Ralph Burrows, Modoc pitcher, fan
ned ten batters and was nicked for
only six hits when the Modocs
handed setback to Vienna, IS to T..
Tigers and An-Star Giants will meet
tomorrow at $3.50 o'clock in the first
game of series for the championship
OF the Thomson School playground.
Yesterday the Pirates beat the Cardi.
nails, to 6.
Dreadnaught Insects nosed out the
Budmeyers. to z Hickey occupied
the mound for the winners and op-
posed Oliver.
A two-run rally i'm the ninth frame
carried the Erin .Midgets to a win
over the Peckinpaughs, to s.
Bobby Voigt is anxious to arrange
games for the Alexandria All Stars
with Washington midget mines. Call
Alexandria 149S.
Northerns ran roughshod over the
Johnsons for a 23-to-5 win.
Senator Insects took the Ruethers
into camp, IL to 5.
Zachary insects wish to sign a
pitcher. Any twirler wishing to af-
hliate with the team should call at
llO3 Alabama avenue, Congress
Heights.
Rex Insects, who nosed out the Col.
ms Insects. 3 to s, wish to get in
touch with the Senators. For games
call Potomac 2153.J.
Evening star., 1925-09-01
ST. JOSEPH'S WOULD
PLAY DREADNAUGHTS

That Sundays 6-to-S victory over
the Alexandria Cardinals and the
good showing made by the team
throughout the season entitle the st.
Joseph's base ball club to a game with
the Dreadnaughts. is the opinion of
Frank Cinotti. pilot of the Saints.
And Frank intends to book the
Dreadnaughts and gain revenge for
a beating administered in 1924 if il
takes all Summer. Furthermore. he
says that If there is any team that
the Dreadnaughts want the St. Jo-
seph's 10 lick before a game can be
arranged, Manager Allen has only TO
name the nine.
The Saints were al their best
against the Cardinals, every member
of the team getting one or more hits,
while TincIe allowed the Firginians
only five base blows.
Evening star., 1925-09-01
PIRATES ADD GAME
AT PILLS EXPENSE

NEW YORK, September AL the
clubs of the American League rested
yesterday as the Western campaign
of the Eastern teams ended. Two
games were played in the National,
the pennant- nt-rushinS Pirates scoring
their fourth straight victory over the
Phillies, 10 to 3. Good pitching by
Meadows and powerful hitting gave
the leaders an advantage of 7h games
over the second place Giants.
The Boston Braves, fighting to
climb from the senior circuit pit,
edged within two points of seventh
place by squaring their series with
the Cubs at two games apiece.
Bunched hits off Kaufman gave
the Hub victory at to 8.
Evening star., 1925-09-01
COLORED LEAGUE TITLE
TAKEN BY G. p. O. NINE

Government Printing Office yester-
day copped the championship of the
Colored Departmental Base Ball
League by trimming WarNavy. 13 to
g. The Printers now are qualified TO
meet the LIE Droit Tigers for the city
title.
Jackson who hurled the Govern
ment Printing Office nine TO its sec
ond triumph over its closest rival,
was touched up for only four bingles
and struck out five of the opposing
batters. Mills was his battery mate.
Evening star., 1925-09-01

When Judge Lands suspended the
big batter in 1922. together with
Meusel, because both of them had
defied the transforming rule. Ruth
returned to his club in no physical
condition to play. He played ITO
games that year, batted .315 and made
35 home runs. Although his club won
the pennant and played the Giants In
the world series, Ruth was a fiasco
as batter in the series, batting only
lis, and playing only average base
ball.
When Ruth was suspended il was
with the condition that he should not
be allowed on the field within certain
hours. Afterward il was admitted
that this might have been mistake:
1t would have been greater punish
ment to make him report every day1
but not let him play.
Ruth Proves Inconsistent.
Ruth was very indignant at that
suspension, declaring it was unjust
and remarking that players never got
square deal from the bosses. 1t
was 10 one of these same bosses
that Ruth ran with his troubles when
he hied him to Chicago. But al
though Commissioner Lands has eX-
pressed Willingness to hear his story.
il will doubtless be hard for him to
listen with an overly sympathetic
ear
Ruth, to the last. seems to be seek
ing the publicity for which he has
been trained in the last four or five
years, his mind being constantly in
famed with the idea that he is big
ger than base ball itself.
However. his contract provides that
he may be disciplined for violations
of the club rules, and as he is draw
ing a salary around $4,000 il could
hardly be argued that the $4,000 fine
imposed on him by Manager Huggins
was eXorbitant.
Due for Cut in Salary.
His failing skill this year would
almost certainly have brought about
| a modification of terms for any ex
| tension of contract that might have
come up in the future. He is not
the ball player that he was; that has
been obvious for some time.
| Ruths criticism of Manager Hug
gins is the natural retaliation of.a
player who knew, at the time ths I
( Col. Huston was a partner of Col.
! Rupert in its ownership. that Col
/ Huston disagreed with Col Rupert
as to Higgins managerial ability
/ Ruth sided with Huston then. and
has been against" Higgins for sew
eral years.
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the big FIVE who are at the top of the
flight in the American League have
felt it, although Speaker held his own
better than the others. That is why It
looks as IL he would nose them all out
for the honors. If he can just get in
five or six games where he can run
up 500 percentage. they will have a
hot time catching him.
Should Speaker win the batting
championship this year it will not be
the first time that he has held it. lie
won the championship in 1915 with an
average of 1856. In the three follow
ing years Cobb beat him out with 3S3,
1882 and 1884. Then Sisler stepped in
and, after Siser, Heilmann. Then it
was Sisler again, and then Heilmann.
And in 1924 it was Babe Ruth. But
all the time Speaker was up among
the top flight.
Speaker began to hit his stride this
year in the first week of May, and
since then he never has slumped. In
some weeks he has batted harder than
others, but that has been true of all
of them. There hasn't been any real
slump with Speaker
Evening star., 1925-09-01

mattress, which mas grown steadily
Now there are on the market any
number of articles made on the same
principle. There are air pads for seats
~or canoes or for the use of picnickers,
or as backs to chairs instead of the
regulation pillow. as life savers, and
for any number of similar things.
One of the most useful of these
things is an affair made in the shape
of horseshoe. / saw one in northern
Minnesota, owned by a guide. When
inflated it could be used as a seat for
the canoe, as a shoulder pad-fitting
around the neck--when carrying
packs or the canoe, or as a hip rest
at night.
Speaking of hips, that is the part of
your body that bothers you most
when you sleep on hard ground. The
soldiers usually scoop out little hol-
low in the sand or earth when
camping in their pup tents, and their
hips fit into this, thus relieving it of
all the work of supporting the body.
Many campers have carried small
pads for their hips, but the onrush
of the air equipment has provided
several pneumatic pads designed
primarily for such use. With one of
them, the discomforts of sleeping on
Evening star., 1925-09-01
WILL HOLD TRAPSHOOT.

CUMBERLAND, Md, September
1.-The fifth annual trap shooting
tournament of the Cumberland Coun-
try Club will be held here Friday and
Saturday. A prize of 500 is offered
in the 300-target event, while numer-
Gus trophies and money awards await
the winners of the other amateur and
professional events listed.
Evening star., 1925-09-01
DODGERS BUY PLAYER.

NEW YORK. September l P).-
The Brooklyn Nationals have pur-
chased Shortstop c. Corgan from the
Wichita Club of the Western League.
Corgan, a product of the University
of Arkansas, broke into professional
base ball in 1928 In 126 games this
season with Wichita, Corgan has a
batting average of sos.
Evening star., 1925-09-01
D. C. BOY is NAMED
WEST POINT SERGEANT 7

WEST POINT. N. Y, September l.
John Robert Burns of Washington,
D. c., a former member of the Dis
trict of Columbia National Guard, has
been appointed sergeant in the Cadet
Corps of the United States Military
Academy. Burns is an expert rifle
man. a pistol marksman and is a
member of the academy rifle team.
Evening star., 1925-09-01

G.. c. Miller. president of the Junior
Order of American Mechanics Bowl
ing League, has announced a second
meeting of all teams in the loop for
tomorrow at o'clock in the com
mittee rooms of the new Convention
Hall alleys. The first gathering was
held Saturday night.
Evening star., 1925-09-01
BALL PLAYERS INVITED.

Members of the Washington and
Philadelphia base bali clubs have been
invited to occupy boxes at tonight s
performance of Joe Wilton's Girl
Club" at the Gayety Theater. Man
ager Ira LaMotte extended the invi-
tation at the suggestion of Wilton,
who is a friend of the Athletics pilot.
Evening star., 1925-09-01
RUTGERS COACH ILL.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J.. Septem.
her l P).--Jack Wallace, head coach
OF foot ball at Rutgers College, was
reported as resting comfortably" i'm
Middlesex Hospital after an operation
for appendicitis.
Evening star., 1925-09-01

CEDAR POINT. Ohio. Septembero1
P).-With the close of the ninth
round in the masters tournament of
Western Chess Association, Palmer of
Detroit and kupchik and Jaffe of New
York were tied for first place with a
score of ~ wins TO 112 losses.
Evening star., 1925-09-01
FAILED TO HELP HIS CASE
BY MAKING CHICAGO TRIP
Yankee Management May Air Some Hitherto Unpub- .
lished Facts If Bambno Persists i'm Demand
ing Redress From the Commissioner.
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

EW YORK. September babe Ruth hardly
to Chicago effort his trouble
sioner Lands instead Of coming straight home New York he
directed and taking his medicine.
ball player appeal Of
legged wrong but the player that he has aud
the before the ball
srd his intention OF doing later date the Yankee
before Lands
aired Ruth already has had his troubles
Evening star., 1925-09-01
HELEN WILLS IS HOME.

BERKELEY. Calf. September /
GP.-HeIen Wills. bringing with her
the national singles and doubles titles
In women s tennis. has returned home
to enter her sophomore year at the
University of California.
Evening star., 1925-09-01
UNION PRINTERS TO FACE
MARINES NEXT TUESDAY

MON PRINTERS Departmental Base Ball League champions suf
eed third their schedule of the
Weekday Leagues championship, when darkness
of the third
Their
the Corps
in he Park
Evening star., 1925-09-01
AS WIN EXHIBITION.

BUFFALO, September 1. - The
Philadelphia Americans defeated the
Buffalo team of the International
League, to ?, in an exhibition game
here.
Philadelphia (A0....,. 3 o
Buffalo Q) ..........., 5 4
Baumgartner, Groves and Berry
Profitt, Reddy, Leopard and McAvoy.
Evening star., 1925-09-01
PIEDMONT LEAGUE

New Orleans, 10: Chattanooga, s.
Birmingham, 6-3: Little Rock, 3-3.
No other games scheduled.
Evening star., 1925-09-01
SPEAKER LIKELY TO WIN
LEAGUE BATTING HONORS

/HllE the
Wv failure both Washington Philadelphia different
kinds Iris Speaker of the Cleveland club moseyng along
has been stiff between him and Cobb all Hemann
has had his share Rice OF Then
Simmons the big scke Of the Athletics stepped and from
everybody Speaker
Evening star., 1925-09-01
WOMEN IN SPORT
BY CORINNE FRAZIER

HE Womens District League will Friday
10 o'clock the Hotel
Henry originally The
or nlav
Evening star., 1925-09-01
SOUTH ATLANTIC LIE. iUE.

Augusta. 3: Columbia C12 inninssl
Greenville, 4: Asheville, ..
Macon. o. Charlotte, s.
Spartanburg. Z: Knoxville. g.
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Parksley. = Cambridge. 3
Crisfield. 7: Dover. 3
Salisbury. ID: Easton, O.
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EASTERN SHORE LE.GUE

Danyille. s: Greensboro. =.
Raleigh. T: Durham. (.
Salisbury. 3: Winston-Salem. =.
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SOUTHERN LEAGUE.

Atlanta. 3: Tampa. o.
Sanford-St. Petersburg traln).
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THE CALL OF THE OUTDOORS
BY WILL FL. DIG.
President Izaak Walton League Of America.

ODERN They
I'M b the automobile he protecting nsdes
of the The
equipment along the pillow. Then
srhhh has steadivt in
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VIRGINIA STATE LEAGUE
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE

Rocky Mount. z: Norfolk, 8.
Portsmouth. 8: Kinston. ).
Richmond, 4: Wilson. ..
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BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS

GAMES TO-DAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
Phila. at Washington. Phila. at Washington
Boston at y. \. Boston at y. y.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
No games scheduled.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
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lost. l465fl5sL63L6sI1 69L12L. d. -.
GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
Pittsbg. at Phila. y. y. at Phila.
Chicago at Boston. Brooklyn at Boston
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Pittsburgh, 10: Philadelphia, 3.
Boston. ); Chicago, ,.
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BLUE RIDGE LEAGUE.

Hagerstown, 4 Hanover, ,.
Chan1bersburR-F Frederick (rain).
Waynesboro-M M artinsburg (rainD.
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE

Toronto. IL; Jersey City, 3.
Syracuse. Z: Reading. O.
Baltimore. s. Rochester. ..
Providence Buffalo games played as par
I double header yesterday.
Evening star., 1925-09-01
MINOR LEAGUE GAMES

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Mime apolis, ;: Columbus, =.
Kansas City. s.: Louisville. T.
Milwaukee. 4 Indianapolis, 3.
St. Paul, 8: Toledo. 4.