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Evening star., 1925-09-29
NATIONALS LAUDED
AT BUCHHOLZ DINNER

Tribute was paid the two-time
champion Washington base ball club
BY nearly 200 representative citizens
of the District last night at testi-
monial dinner given by Fred Buchholz
AT the Occidental Hotel. Lauda tory
speeches were numerous and inciden-
tai entertainment was provided by
professionals from keith's Theater
and Washington cabarets.
In banqueting the team the host
followed the plans of his father, the
late Gus BuchholZ, who began ar
rangements for the affair the day be-
fore his death. last June. In letter
he then wrote to L. 3. Eynon, jr,
secretary of the Nationals, he said
he was sure the club would win the
pennant and added, Il am making up
my menu for the banquet to your
team again this Fall, when they bring
home the bacon"
Speakers at the banquet were Com
missioner Fenning, Representative
Frederick n. Zihlman of Maryland,
Henry l.. Sweinhart, president of the
National Press Club, Edward F. Col
laday, Odell S. Smith, President Clark
Griffith of the Nationals and Stanley
Harris, manager of the team.
4 letter from President Coolidge eX-
pressing regret at being unable to
attend the dinner and congratulating
the club for it's success was read by
Commissioner Rudolph.
Evening star., 1925-09-29
WHAT THEY HAVE DONE THIS YKAR
LAUREL AUTO GRIND
CARDED OCTOBER 24

With the leading drivers and several
of the newer contestants entered
preparations are now being made for
the second championship 250-mile au-
tomobile race to be staged at the
Laurel. October "a.
The array of speed demons who will
contest for the s25 900 prize money
and added points for the annual cham
pionship. is expected TO include all
the stars who performed al the inau-
gural feature in July as we'll a. such
newer figures in the racing game as
Vic Spooner of Boston. and proba bly,
Norman Batten. who drove as relief
for Peter De Paolo in the last Indian
apols race.
De Paolo has returned from abroa Il
and intends to participate in the sec
ond big race a Laurel. Tommy MILTON
and Peter Kriess. who also went
abroad. are likewise looked for in the
lineup of cars that will get the start
er's signal.
Followers of the automobile racing
sport will be paving close attention
TO Bob McDonough. who is expected
to be here for the race. Nosed out
from first honors in the inaugural
at the Laurel Speedway July II. Nc
Donough since raced to first place in
the Altoona race on Labor day.
The contest board of the American
Automobile Association, under whose
sanction the championship events are
held, has ruled that entries for the
next Laurel race will be limited TO IS.
Evening star., 1925-09-29

A bunch of the recruits who are
10 play against the Hartford Ia stern
League team today in Hartford in
2 game for the benefit of the Ameri-
can Legion left Washington last
night. The small group of veterans
due to get into the final series with
the Red Sox are to leave this city
and early Sunday to close the Amer
lean League season with a game
against the Athletics.
In today's exhibition game Jim
Lyle, young riSlt-hand pitcher bought
from Augusta of the Sally League.
was expected to get his first trial
under fire as a National. Win Ballou
also was likely to toe the slab during
the fray. Tomorrow Roger Peck
inpaugh. who is in charge of the
club now on the road. may send
Tommy Thomas, Southpaw. who
pitched impressively against the
Browns last Saturday, into the open
ing game of the set with the Red
SoX.
Those National veterans kept here
to undergo conditioning work for the
world series were sent through a brief
but strenuous workout at the park
this morning. Walter Johnson. Alex
y
Ruether did plenty of flinsinG and
concluded their exercise with a couple
of turns around the field. Fred Mar
berry, whose arm apparently was
benefited considerably by the treat
ment it received from Bonesetter
Reese yesterday. pitched with more
freedom than he had for the past
four weeks. and also indulged in the
road work. Stanley Coveleskie's s
IL
but he was given a light workout,
and Trainer Martin declares the vet
eran spitballer will be in frst-class
condition within day or two. Muddy
Ruel. Ossie Bluege and Bucky Har-
ris also got into a deal OF action.
Harris handled the ball a little. bur
found it difficult, although the spike
wounded finger is healing rapidly.
\ spick and span playing field in
Clark Griffith Stadium will be ready
for the opening game of the big
series here week from Friday.
Groundkeeper James O'Dea will have
z force of laborerS at work on the
grounds all week resodding the infield
and worn patches in the outfleld,
building a new pitching hill and lev
cling the batting boxes and the base
paths.
Buddy Myer. rookie shortstop. left
Washington last night hoping TO get
an abundance of work during the Bos-
ton series. When he came to the
club from the Pelicans Myer still
felt the effects of the infected knee
that had put him out of commission
and had no chance to show his wares
before the Washington fans. Now
Myer declares he IS quite fit for work
and is eager 10 break into the lineup.
Evening star., 1925-09-29
MARINES CAN CLINCH
LEAGUE TITLE TODAY

Headquarters Marines enter their
second contest with Government Print
ing Office today at Washington Termi-
nal base ball field with one-game
advantage over the Typos. as "A result
of their 12-to-6 victory, scored yester-
day in the first tilt of three for the
weekday leagues championship.
Led by Pvt. Tom Stole, hurting
ace of the Gyrene mound staff. the
Sea Soldiers had the Government
League title winners al their mercy,
after the opening inning, in which
the Printers showed across three runs
to two for the Marines. Heany. Neu-
mann and Wright were sent to the
hill in an attempt to halt the barrage
of hits laid down by the Devil Dogs,
but each was severely punished and
together were knicked for a total of
II hits.
Charles and Owens of the Marines
led both teams in the hitting with
four hits each in five times at bat.
Freeney and Stephens each contrib
uted A trio of base blows TO the Ma
rine total,
Evening star., 1925-09-29
NOTED RING PATRON
WEARS DERBY AGAIN
BY FAIR PLAY

NEW YORK. September 29.-John
O'Brien. patron of boxers and critic
of the fistic art, is sporting his old
brown derby after going hatless since
last December. All through the Sum-
mer months Johns silver hair was
hlistered by the scorching sun. 1t
was on bet-one that may go down
in the unwritten history Of the ring
game-and now John is wearing head
gear again and laughing merrily at
the wise ones who scoffed at his
judgment.
Here's how it happened:
Last Winter, when Eddie Cannon
ball Martin won the bantam crown
from Abe Goldstein, John pooh
poohed their efforts and said he had
q youngster who could lick the win
ner The know-it-alls pooh poohed
back.
II won't wear my hat again until I
make that prediction good" said
O'Brien. He kept his word.
Johns chance was long in coming.
Martin, in the meantime, lost his title
to Phil Rosenberg and retired from
active service until such time as
he thought himself fit again to go
after his lost laureIs. A return go
with Rosenberg, who was laid up
with a broken head, was out of the
question.
Then the Cannonball learned of
O'Brien's vow and offered him a
sporting chance to make it good The
beloved derby, packed away in moth
balls. was poignant incentive.
John produced his protege, Lou
Perfetti. a little flyweight Of class,
and the match was made. The fight
is now ring history, and Perfetti did
everything his patron said he could
DO, licking Martin to a fare thee WELL
Evening star., 1925-09-29

Aldridge. Meadows. Kramer and
Yde have been the Pirate mainstays
throughout the season and likely also
will be the first called on in the series.
but the veteran Babe Adams and
Johnny Morrison also figure strongly
in Pittsburgh calculations.
Much depends upon the condition
Of Johnson's arm, which has been out
Of kilter once or twice this season, but
If the Big Train" is at his best, many
critics believe Washington's two-star
defense in the box will be sufficient to
give the Senators winning margin
These experts figure that Johnson
and Coveleskie will work in four of
the first six games, with three day
intervals for rest.
Realizing the fondness of the Pr
ates for southpaw offerings. Manager
Bucky Harris does not plan to use
his star portsider, Dutch Ruether, un-
less his right.handers fail. To back
up johnson and Coveleski he has
Alex Ferguson, acquired during the
season from Boston, and, If his arm
is right, Fred Marberry whose main
duties are to check any leaks that de-
velop in tthe pitching dikes. Zach
airy, who won two games against the
Giants last Fall, has been far from
his best this season and PROBABLY VIII
see little, if any. series action.
"Specks" Meadows. a veteran of
long experience, and Emil Yde, clev.
er young southpaw, may be the main
choice of the Pirates for mound work.
Meadows has been consistent, but
Yde. the National Leagues leading
pitcher in 1924, started the present
season poorly and was withdrawn
from several games. Of late he has
improved himself, and, if right, will
prove a powerful boXman.
There is a bit of sentiment attached
to the entrance of Babe Admas into
the series, for his sensational pitching
accounted for three conquests. and
gave the Pirates victory over Detroit
in their last championship appearance,
in 1909.
Although his service has not been
continuous, Adams first joined the
Pirates in 1907. the same year in
Evening star., 1925-09-29
HEYDLER SAYS CARDS
WILL NOT BE SHIFTED
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. September 29.-The
suggestion by Ban Johnson. president
of the American League. that the St.
Louis Cardinals ultimately might be
moved to Kansas City because the
drew from John A. Heydler. president
of the National League. a statement
that this was Illogical"
Heydler's statement. which did not
specifically mention Johnson's asser
ton. follows:
''St. Louis has been represented in
the National League for the past 33
consecutive years. and during the last
"A years has supported two ma jor
league clubs.
The Cardinals present season has
been one of the best in the history of
that club. With the promise of build
ing up championship contender
under the popular leadership of
Hornsbv and with the recent growth
of st. Louis there has never been a
time in all these years when a rumor
of the clubs removal would he more
Illogical
ST. LOUIS. September % Op).-Sam
Breadon. president of the St. Louis
Cardinals, expressed surprise at the
reported statement of Ban Johnson.
American League president. that the
Cardinals might some day be moved to
Kansas City because ST. Louis could
not support two major league clubs.
The Cardinals are in no need of
help, have never worried about eat
ing regularly, and had no idea that
they were in any danger of starva-
ton" Breadon said. Our financial
condition is excellent. We have al
ways met our obligations. We have
no debts and have a substa ntial re-
serve.
We never had any thought of NOV
ing the franchise and are entirely sat,
isfed with our investment in ST
Louis"
Evening star., 1925-09-29
PYTHIANS TO START
ATTACK ON DUCKPINS

knights of Pythias bowlers open
their eighth sea son Thursday night
at Coliseum alleys. with all eight
teams rolling. The schedule for the
first night includes matches between
Columbia. No. /. and Capital. ca
lanthe and Webster, No. l: Rathbone-
Superior and Hermione, Webster, No
.. and Columbia. No. >. -
League teams will roll every Thurs
day night until April %. excluding
Thanksgiving and Christmas and
New Year ewes. and will close their
sea son with n blind pig tourney. The
loop will be conducted on a handicap p
basis.
Officers for the season are: S. NJ.
Pearson, president; Chris Eckert, vice
president: W. T. Baum, secretary;
c. c. Lipp. treasurer, and w. j..
kessler, official scorer.
1t is expected that the Grand Lodge
officers of the order and prominent
Pythians from Baltimore will attend
the opening night celebration.
Evening star., 1925-09-29
OFFICIALS RETAINED
FOR LAUREL RACING

No change will be made in the Of
fetal family Of the Maryland State
Fair, Inc, operator of Laurel, when
the bugle calls the first race to the
post on Tuesday. October 6, according
TO Spalding Lowe Jenkins, president
Representing the Maryland State
Fair, Inc. will be Henry J. Morris.
George Brown, jr.. again will repre-
sent the Maryland Racing Conmis-
sion.
Jim Milton will start the horses on
their journeys from the barrier He
has been coming to Maryland for years
and only recently again completed his
task of starting at Hawthorne.
Catching the noses or greater mar
gins at the finish will be Herman p.
Conkling. John ?. Turner and John 3.
Campbell. Their job is like an UNI
pire's-the fans don't always agree
with their decisions.
Other officials will be P. T. Roche,
paddock judge; S. B. Billings, timer;
William Jennings, Willie Doyle and
G. Ernest Hall, patrol judges: DR.. w.
r. Dalton, physician representing the
Maryland Racing Commission. snd
Henry j. Mccarthy, veterinarian.
Evening star., 1925-09-29
CLEAN SWEEPS MADE
BY WOMAN BOWLERS

Four teams Of the Public Debt
Girls Bowling League scored clean
sweeps at Convention Hall alleys last
night when the loop got under way for
its third season.
Registered Accountants. champions
for the past two years, shut out Sc
curities: Registers white-washed Cor
respondents: Independents took three
from Mails and Files, and Surrenders
captured a trio of games with Loans.
Accountants and the Audit five
waged a more even contest. with the
advantage going to the former. 2 to 1.
High game and set honors went to
the Registers. who rolled a ATS game
and a total Of 1894 pins. Miss VIII
liams turned in the best individual
game score with Ill. while Miss Meitz-
ler scored the best set with 299.
Evening star., 1925-09-29
FOURNIER CHANGES MIND
ABOUT GIVING UP GAME

NEW YORK. September % Pl.-
Jacques Fournier. heavy hitting first
baseman. has admitted he may change
his mind about retiring from the
Brooklyn National League base ball
club.
He has received from the fans of
his home city what he described as
"the greatest ovation | ever heard a
player get"
In Pittsburgh two weeks ago Four
nier said that he could not longer
stand the abuse hurled a him hy pa
irons at Ebbets Field, home grounds
of the Brooklyn club. Al that time
he said he would not play another
season in Brooklyn.
Evening star., 1925-09-29
FORT WORTH TAKES
DIXIE SERIES LEAD

FORT WORTH. Tex, September %
R.-After only one days rest, Paul
Wachtel, spitballer. defeated the crack
Atlanta pennant winners Of the South
ern Association yesterday, Fort
Worth taking the fifth game Of the
Dixie series. to O. Only four hits
were made off Wachtel.
Cy Warmoth was chased from the
mound in the fourth and Dell, who
followed him, Jared little better. Five
runs and seven hits were made off
Warmoth. four runs and five hits OFF
Dell.
Stump Edington and Ziggy Sears
were the batting stars of the day,
both with home runs to their credit.
Fort Worth now leads, three games
to two.
Evening star., 1925-09-29
DEMPSEY AND WILLS
DUE TO SIGN TODAY
BY the Associated P-es..


SOUTH BEND, Ind. September %
Actual signing of articles for a fight
between Jack Dempsey, world heavy
weight champion, and Harry Wills,
negro challenger, was scheduled for
today at Benton Harbor, Mich
Andrew NJ. Weinberg. Floyd Fitz-
simmons and other members Of the
northern Indiana syndicate financing
such fight were convinced that they
had landed the match, and believed
that the assent of Rob Roy Benton,
Dempsey's manager, and Paddy Null
lins, Wills manager, TO terms which
were offered but not made public
would be transformed into signatures
on the dotted line before sunset.
Managers of both fighters apparent
ly believed that the long maneuvering
for the match was ended. Mullins had
discarded the skepticism which he
made no effort to conceal when he ar
rived here and asserted that he be-
lieved his Brown Panther" would at
last have a crack at Dempsey's crown.
Participants in yesterdays lengthy
conference at which details are sup
posed to have been threshed out, were
unanimous in their silence concerning
details of the match. the place at
which ii would be staged, the amount
of money guaranteed the principals
or the date on which it is to be held
Evening star., 1925-09-29
LIBERTY A. c. TEAM
WINS 28, LOSES 20

Liberty Athletic Club base ballers
have completed a successful season,
with total of oS victories against
20 defeats, and three tie games. In
81 contests the Liberty batters scored
a total of 335 runs against 29S for
their oponents.
Sunny kremb, leading pitcher of
the club, who spent several weeks of
the season as member of the
Chambersburg Club of the Blue Ridge
League, worked in 10 games for the
Liberty team, won 10; lost I, and re-
ceived draw on two occasions.
The Liberty Club does not go in
for foot hall. but will begin preparing
for the basket ball season at once.
Candidates and former members of
the court team will hold their first
meeting next Monday night at rs
Taylor street.
Evening star., 1925-09-29

Washington and Cleveland, first and
sixth in the American, respectively,
have been the only clubs to parallel
their pace of season ago. Every
team in the National League will fin
ish a new berth, unless the Phillies
put on closing rush, accompanied by
further decline of the Cubs. This
would provide opportunity for Fletch-
ers entry to vault from the cellar 10
seventh place. where they were
perched last October.
The champion Pirates closed in 1924
in third place: New York. now second,
was on top: the third place Reds were
fourth, while the Cardinals. complet-
ing the 1925 first division picture, last
year were sixth. Boston rose from the
cellar and Is sure Of a better position
than il held last year, while the Cubs.
now seventh. were fifth under killefer.
Two seconddivision clubs OF 1924
have broken through to the first sec
tion this year and share in the
world series receipts. They are the
Athletics in the American. finishing
Evening star., 1925-09-29
Red Sox Series Tomorrow Pirates oson to Letzond Pitchers
RECRUITS WILL BE USED
IN CONTESTS AT BOSTON
Nationals Scheduled to Meet Eastern Leaguers i'm
Exhibition al Hartford Today-Veterans in
Drill Here-Diamond Being Rebuilt.
By JOHN B. KELLER.

~OMORROW. Washn frs
big the Nationals
will Boston. How different
will be by the club
trumphed
outo
he
This with the
Red
fold spnkins
OF of
that in
Marbcrry relief
Evening star., 1925-09-29
vICENTINI IS INJURED.

CHICAGO, September % L4r.-The
10-round contest between Luis Eicen-
TIM, South American lightweight, and
Alex Hart. scheduled for East Chi
cago, Friday night, has been called
off. An X-ray examination revealed
Vicentini suffered a broken hand in
q match in Detroit last week.
Evening star., 1925-09-29

second this season as against fifth
last year, and the Cardinals in the
National. who rose from sixth place
in 1924 TO take fourth peg this year.
They crowded out two second place
clubs, the Yankees dropping this year
TO seventh in the American and the
Robins to fifth in the National.
The first division. as constituted to-
day. was subject TO only one possible
change. The White So1 still saw a
slender chance of climbing back TO
fourth place by closing with a rush
against Cleveland to profit by the pos
sihle collapse Of the Tigers against
the Browns.
Only three games were played yes
terday. The Tigers divided twin
bill with the Yankees. taking the first
at TO and dropping the second.
I TO 8. Babe Ruth bagged brace of
homers, one in each contest. TO run
his seasons total TO "a.
Twenty hits gave the Giants s-to-7
verdict over the Robins. while the ST.
Louis Cardinals closed their home sea
son by scalping the Braves, to !.
Evening star., 1925-09-29

BALTIMORE, September % [P).-
The Baltimore Orioles. international
League champions. defeated the Chi
cago White SoX in an exhibition game
here yesterday. to 3. The Orioles
entrained almost Immediately after
ward for Louisville. Ky. where to-
morrow they will open the little world
series with the COloneJs
Evening star., 1925-09-29
FORT BLISS FOUR WINS.

PHILADELPHIA, September 30
P.-Displaying the same brilliant
form that gave them the intercircuit
championship a week ago. the Fort
Bliss Polo quartet of Ell Paso, Tex.
captured the l2-goal championship of
the United States by defeating the
Midwick four of Pasadena, Calf, in
the final round, IA to 5.
Evening star., 1925-09-29
HUGGINs OPERATED ON.

NEW YORK, September % CP.-
Miller Higgins, manager Of the New
York Yankees. underwent a minor
operation In st. Vincent's Hospital
yesterday. Announcement was made
that he probably would be unable to
appear on the diamond again before
the end of the American League sea.
Evening star., 1925-09-29
Dope FavOrs the Buccaneers to Defeat Either Of
Local Southpaws-McKechnie Has Useful
Pair of Portsiders in Yde and Oldham.
Doping the World Series
Article TX.
Article TX.
BY FREDERICK g. LIEB,
World Series Official Scorer, 192z-l923-I9,4.
Former President Base Ball Writer'S Association

EFTHANDED pitchers always have been big world
the spotlight shining strongly talented lefhahder
invariably favored their outpaw usually
American League champions.
Chicago
in
Evening star., 1925-09-29
BOTH OF SERIES RIVALS
WELL FIXED In SLABME,lN
By the Associated Press.


n EW YORK September 9Ptchng generally conceded, is
the world battle for which the
ball strategy Pittsburgh and Washington
intensely methods hung the wirng deck
the classic starts October the Pirates den.
Washingon problem simpler that rivals Bucky
his ghthanders the Stanley
burden whereas Bill
Mckechne tactics half
Evening star., 1925-09-29
WINTONS TO ASSEMBLE.

Members of the Winton AthIeti,
Club foot ball eleven Will hold con
ference tonight al s o'clock. at Tent
street and Virginia avenue southea ST
Coach McCathran will conduct sigma
drill
Evening star., 1925-09-29
CRIFFS AND INDIANS ONLY
FINISH SAME AS In 1924
BY the Associated Press


and Tigers for third place Brooklyn
kmish for fifth in the National the base ball stand
post they held a close OF asy races
Evening star., 1925-09-29

GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
No Games. Washington at Boston.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Detroit, 6.6; New York, "-..
Evening star., 1925-09-29
The Rival Southpaws.

WHAT THEY HAVE DONE IN FORMER
SERIES.
Walter Ruethrr.
Year. Team. CIV. Up. so. RB. n. Pet.
I9f9-Reds. ! II IL I.o0I
Tom Zachary.
I9"4->ationals. OF. 3 = ~ LOOT
g.. Ar. X. N. SR. HR. Av.
Hashary k"i,s,y | z s . 3 =" " .sss;; SO;
Evening star., 1925-09-29

which johnson first donned Wash
ington uniform. so that ii would pro-
vide more than an ordinary touch
of drama to the series if these vet
Grams. by chance. should he thrown
against each other on the mound for
the first time.
Evening star., 1925-09-29
BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS

Standing of the Clubs.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Evening star., 1925-09-29

It. Louis. 4: Boston, I.
New York, 81: Brooklyn. :.
Evening star., 1925-10-18
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Evening star., 1925-10-18
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Evening star., 1925-10-18
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