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The Washington times., 1925-09-14
GIANTS OPEN Up
SCHOOL FOR
ROCKIES
McGraw Said to Be Ready to
Take Charge of Baseball
FIedgIings

NEW YORK, Sept. 14.-Being
resigned to their fate as far az
the 1925 season is concerned, the
New York Giants will attempt an
innovation in major league base
ball strategy. beginning today.
They will open an autumn school
for baseball fl3dglings and daily
sessions will be held at the Polo
grounds. It was reported that John
McGraw, instead of accompanying
the Giants on their last Western
trip, would take direct charge Of
the school. 1893 h
The early class will be composed
of John Wisner and Walter Hunt.
Finger, relief pitchers with the club
this year; Pip Kohler and Arthur
Crup, who made. the spring training
trip to Sarasota; Outfielder Earl
Webb. obtained from Toledo: catch
ers OFT and Austin and Pitcher
Gus Lindberg.
The Washington times., 1925-09-14
VANCE 5 NO-HIT.
GAME T|NTS
RECORD
Rounds Out Already Brilliant
Pitching Reputation Against
PhiIIies

NEW YORK. Sept 14.-Statisti-
clans today figured that Dizzy
Vance. Brooklyn pitching ace. had
rounded out one of the most bril-
liant pitching records Of modern
times in hurting a no.hit game
against the Phillies yesterday. The
game gave Vance a record of six
teen scoreless innings against the
Phillies, the pitcher having held
them to one HIT made in the second
inning in his last start before yes
terday. This record equaled that
of Sam Jones. when he was with
the Boston Red OK.
Only fjftysix men officially faced
Vance in both games and the only
run came as a result of Johnston's
three-base error and a sacrifice fly.
In addition, Vance has allowed
four runs and nine hits in his last
three games.
The Washington times., 1925-09-14
T OUR nations
CONPET E ON
C|NDERS
K. OF G. Outdoor Track and
Field Games at Yank
Stadium Tonight

NEW YORK. Sept. 14.-Athietes
from four nations. America. Fin.
land, Holland and British Guiana.
will compete tonight in the Knights
OF Columbus outdoor track and
field games, under the blazing arc
lights at the Yankee Stadium. The
games will be a series of features,
starting with the national fifteen
mile championship, bringing to.
gether Albin Stenroos, Finland.
the Olympic marathon champion,
and the best of the American field.
Another will bracket Adrian
Paulefi, of Holland, with Cecil
Cooke, national champion; Joe Tier
ney, Ray Robertson and others in
a special 440-yard race, while
third feature will see Allan Hell
fFich, .conquerer of Nurn1i at this
distance, in a half-mile race with
Philip Edwards. Queens College,
British Guiana; George Marsters.
John Holden and Willie Sullivan.
De Hart Hubbard, Jack Scholz.
Leconey and Borman also will meet
in d series Of sprint race.
The Washington times., 1925-09-14
HILLTOP SQUAD
IS BACK FROM
MONMOUTH
Blue and Gray Candidates
Keep Up Battle for Places
On Varsity :

Bronzed and hardened by two
weeks OF strenuous work in swelter
ing weather at Monmouth. Beach,
N. j., the Georgetown University
football candidates returned to
Washington last night and today
resumed work ON the Hilltop grid
iron.
Twenty-Five members of the squad
are qualified to represent the Blue
and Gray on the grid and of these
about seven are assured of places
on the first team.
Lou Little, the head coach, has
declared it unwise to name the
seven. Nor will he indicate any
player considered certain to make
the grade.
The candidates all are fighting
for places and Little hopes to main
tain this condition.
The Washington times., 1925-09-14

B. G. MacFarlane, the Scot
tish player who once beat me at
Sandwich in a British cham
pionship, had a peculiar pause
at the end Of his back stroke as
if to measure the amount of
strength he was to put into the
shot for the required distance.
He would seem to wait some
thing like a musician for his
first note to die out before he
played the next. His golf was
certainly effective on the occa-
sion on which / met him.
The effective golf stroke is
rhythmic. / psuse just little
at. the end of the back stroke.
Pause, however, is hardly the
word, for that would cause a
stop in the timing and good
timing must be continuous. It
might be more correct to say
that it is a slight slowing up
which permits the wrists to
relax slightly up there and in
turn gives the little dip of the
clubhead and swish of it at the
end of the back stroke. The
slight hesitation makes you
The Washington times., 1925-09-14
T OUR ROCKIES
SOON JOIN
!, M|ACKS
Two Pitchers and Pair OF
Shortstops Coming Up for
Major Trial

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 14.--Four
new players will check in at Shibe
Park next week when their career
Of minor league duty is ended. The
quartet includes two pitchers and
two shortstops. Several more
rockies are due to report before the
Shibe Park season Is over
Lefty Willis, farmed out to the
Wilkesbarre Coal Barons, has been
recalled. He is a southpaw who
played with Earl Mack's Martins
burg Blue Ridge League team last
year. The other hurler is the SEN
sational Kit May, a massive young
right handler, from Martinsburg.
One of the shortstops is Joe
Busha, who has been playing fancy
ball for the Nazareth, Pa, semi pro
team. The other is Red" Engle,
purchased from Greensboro, of the
Piedmont League, a month ago.
The Washington times., 1925-09-14
CHORT STUFF q
- FOR ROOTERO

Da7Ey Vance reached the pinnacle
with a nO-hit game against the
Phillies. Johnston's error on
Hawks fly robbed him of the shut
out, but the Dodgers won, 10 to /.
Grimes was knocked Oft the mound
and the Dodgers lost the second
game OF the double bill, Z to 3.
The Pirates dropped two to the
Cardinals and reduced their own
lead over the Giants to six games.
Pete Donahue had the Cubs eat
ing from his hand, the Reds win
ming, 8 to 2.
The Tigers ninth inning rally.
scoring three runs, was to no. avail
when the Indians scored two more
in the tenth and won, s to 6.
Willie Kamm's single in the ninth
scored the run the White Sox
needed to beat the Browns. to 3.
Wingfield had the Yankees on
the hip and again they lost one
run decision to the Red Sox, 2 to l.
The Washington times., 1925-09-14

States Golf Association. and again
they were tied with IS apiece.
MacFarIane won on the second
18-hole playoff from the amateur
champion, the match going to the
last hole, where MacFarlane Sc
cured par against for Jones,
whose ball was trapped below the
18th green.
Barnes finished we'll back at
Worcester, tired by the heat which
prevailed during the three days OF
the championship. and went abroad
a few dst US after in quest of the
British open. For the first three
rounds of the British title tilt
Barnes was back Of Macdonald
Smith. another Americanized Scott.
but came through with a burst OF
brilliancy at the finish to nose out
Smith when the latter faltered on
his final round.
Rarnes won the American open
championship at Columbia in 1921,
and the final half of the world
championship match is being
p1ayed here this week at his re-
quest. In that championship four
years ago Barnes ran away out in
front of his field. scoring 2S9 for
four rounds of the. course. nina
shots in front of Walter Hagen
and Fred Mcleod, who tied for Sec
ond place.
The record of MacFarIane and
Barnes since winning their major
cIampionships this year has been
equally spectacular. MacFarlane
in winning the Shawnee tOurna~
Inent in June set q new worlds
competitive record, Of playing 80
holes In 354 strokes, an average
Of 7O4.5 for five consecutive
rounds.
A week later Barnes and MacFar-
Iare went West, touring the mid
Western and Western States, play
ing more than forty strange courses
Barnes had an average OF a little
mole than II for the forty courses,
while MacFarlanN was a fraction
under ~.
Barnes is a familiar figure to
Washington golfers. MacFarlane
has never played here. Fred Nc.
Leod claims MacFarlane is one OF
tn. really fine &C 7fers of the world,
obtuining his results with less ef-
fort than most champions. The
n,ashie and nib1'ck work of toe
American open champion is nothing
short Of spectacular. Not since the
palmy days of John II. Taylor has
any pro approached the precision
with which MacFarlane plays these
two clubs. He had three successive
rs on the short tenth hole at Wor.
ces;er, laying his pitch shot dead
each time.
IN the match next Thursday
Barnes will probe bly, play the more
spectacular golf, while MacFarlane
viii play the type OF game that
brought him through at Worcester
the straight, accurate game thai
goes over hole after hole in par.
An admission fee Of 81 per per-
son will be charged.
The Washington times., 1925-09-14
TWENTY BUCKNELL VETS
SHOW WELL IN PRACTICE

LEWISBURG. Pa. Sept. H.
Twenty veterans on the BucIInell
football squad showed up well in
the first week of practice that
ended here today. In the back
field Bill Blaisiell who starred
against Navy and Rutgers last sea.
son. VIII have Myrl Goodwin. Nc
Cleary, Tuck, Quinn and Diehl as
mates. At ends are NJ. Goodwin,
Magee and Trimmer.
At tackles and guards are Cap
tain Kostos, ShortZ, Spence and
Flesher. with Bill, Stephens and
Hollinger. In the center position
karmilowitz and Kirker are the best
bets so far.
On the frosh eleven Coach Chinn
has twenty high and prep school
lads. Injuries to the initial prac-
tees have been confined to blisters,
and a few sore muscles.
The Washington times., 1925-09-14
PIRATES 7 AXE
APPLICATIONS
FOR SEATS
Strip Tickets for Three Games
Reserved in Lots Of Four,
at Pittsburgh

P1TTSBURGH,N Sept. 14.-Plars
for the distribution of world series
baseball tickets for games here, In
event the Pirates win the National
League pennant, were announced by
the Pittsburgh ball club today.
Applications, for tickets will be
received beginning tomorrow and
vii, be limited TO four tickets to
each person, excent season box hold
er5, who will be permitted to pur-
chose their box seats.
strip tickets for three games, the
first, second and sixth will be sold.
If 4 fourth game is necessary hero
special tickets wiz be printed.
The Washington times., 1925-09-14
Where They Stood
Year Ago
Today
September ID, 1924

Washington maintained a one
game lead over New York by beating
Detroit, to 4, while the Yankees
were walloping Chicago, 10 to /.
Roger Peckinpaugh made three
singles and a double, all counting
in the Griffs' run-making. Walter
Johnson pitched only fair ball for
Washington and was relieved with
one down in the seventh by Mar
berry.
In the National League, the New
York Giants picked up a game on
the Brooklyn team by beating St.
LOUIS, IL to while Brooklyn was
taking the short end of a 6-5 score
from Cincinnati.
They stood:
The Washington times., 1925-09-14
League
Will Christen
Neu Alleys
Tonight
By R. D. THOMAS

Convention Hall at last has
come to life. Tonight at 8 o'clock
District Commissioner Cuno Ru-
dolph will roll duckpin ball down
one of the fifty glistening bowling
alleys in the vast hall.
His action will inaugurate the
Masonic Leagues season. But it
will do more than that. 1t will
mark the rebirth of Convention
Hall. 1t will mark the beginning
of an indefinite period of activity
in that historic place that has
known more idleness than action
over a stretch of years.
Convention Hall, of splendid posi-
bilities, heretofore has been in use
only for an occasional track meet
and for commercial exhibits.
1t was John Blick, president Of
the Terminal Ice Company and a
bowler of foresight and imagination
who conceived Convention Hall as
a great bowling establishment. The
growth OF bowling in Washington
has been rapid. 1t was Blick's be-
lief that another season would find
the city's alleys crowded and the
demand for another large alley.
He organized a company that
converted Convention Hall into
the largest singIe-flOOr establish.
ment Of its kind l.. the world.
Many well known citizens OF
Washington are stockholders.
To the Masonic Leagues forty
teams has been given the honor of
christening the new mapleways 8.
And the Masons are prepared to do
Justice to the occasion.
For one thing they will have
more teams in action than ever
rolled together as the representa-.
tives Of a single league, at least in
this city.
Short talks will be made by
Masonic. leaders. A Meyer Davis
band will play. Refreshments will
be served. Souvenirs will be dis
tributed among the fannettes.
The Masonic League will be the
first big duckpin circuit to swing
into action this season. And 1t
will give the season an suspicious
opening.
The Washington times., 1925-09-14
Basketball Noses
Its Way Into
Spotlight

With baseball holding the
stage and football trying des-
perately to horn in, basketball
is almost foreign to the thought
of sport fans, but at least one
team has the courage to try for
a mite of attention.
: The Shamrock A. G. of Man
assas, Va, is the first to issue
challenge to Washington
teams. The Virginians want
games with 150-pound teams.
H. M. Baker, address, Man
assas, Va, Is the manager.
The Washington times., 1925-09-14
TWIN GOLF CHAMPIONS
WILL STRUT STUFF

Twin champions ability crush down all
both sides of the Atlantic topping the best Of the worlds
Willie MacFaane and Jim Barnes
championship and the British open
of Wash
ngton Thursday play the last half Of match between them
billed unofficial worlds championship" ~
match will be played at Che Columbia Country Club with the
afternoon
get hysx holes of the match was
Philadelphia ghteenhole round at the Phil
another eghteenhole round the White
Nnlo.L Eo,nAr Ink
The Washington times., 1925-09-14
A Real Losing Finger

The largest number of games
any pitcher ever lost in one season
was SO. G. w. Cobb, pitching for
Baltimore in 1892, made this record
was SO. G. w. Cobb. pitching for
the American League losing record.
In 1904 J. Townsend lost rs games
and Bob Groom duplicated this
mark in 1909.
The Washington times., 1925-09-14


despite the distractions of
the crowds and the circun1-
Nscribed space, the work done by
the dogs at the Balm Reserve
yesterday was excellent.
''There was an attendance of
some 1900 spectators, who
thoroughly enjoyed the way in
which the dogs obeyed orders,
and worked to command, putting
the sheep through hurdles and
yarding them.
"The chief attraction to those
of the public who did not under
stand the working Of the sheep
was the putting Of a white leg
horn rooster into q benzine can
by J. G. MacDonald's dog,
Mac
There was a humorous as
pect TO the job that did not fail
to arouse the merriment of the
crowd.
"The rooster was released in
the middle of the great open
space, and. though for awhile
he strutted about, the stealthy
approach of the dog soon got on
his nerves, and he cast about
for shelter.
wherever the fowl, fast be-
coming dizzy, turned for relief.
the dog was there ahead of him,
and soon it became evident that
the rooster had seen the tin,
but had not made up his mind
as to its safety as a resting
place.
Shortening the turns of the
bewildered rooster, the dog soon
had him within measurable dis
lance of the tin, and after a
stubborn resistance it crept in
side, amidst the applause of the
spectators"
N. B.-Tke sponsor for the
aboUe IS deeply impressed By
the nicely of English and es-
octTtess Of expression that char
0cterizes the New Zealand
style Of journalism. Here, APP
porentty, IS a country Ohere the
sports tOr"Gters neUer fail to let
their readers knotV Whnt it is
all about.
The Washington times., 1925-09-14

macF driaHe anu bdrneS, the 1OF-
mer by reason Of his spectacular
victory over Bobby Jones. the
American amateur champion. in an
elongated playoff at Worcester in
June. and Barnes. because Of his
rema rkable steadiness in winning
the British open championship in
England a few weeks later. consti-
tute the best drawing card among
the professional aggregations Of re-
cent years. Much alike in tempera-
nent and appearance. the game OF
the two men IL dissimilar in method,
although tie results achieved are
about equal.
The match in which they will ap-
pear at Columbia Is the third Of a
series Of world championship match
es. The first was held at Atlanta
in 1928 when Arthur Havers. then
British oper chanplOE. beat Bobby
Jones. the American title-holder. by
4 and 3. Last year Walter Hagen.
British open title holder. beat Cyrii
Walker. American open champion
in Florida by the wide margin OF
II up and Is TO play.
To date the British titIe.hOIder
MacFarIane. the preacher golfer"
socalIed because Of his professor
ial appearance. hopes to reverse
the table this year.
Both MacFarlane and Barnes are
British born. MacFarlane learned
his game on the wind-swept courses
near Aberdeen, Scotland. which
ranks with North Berwick and
Montrose as the home Of golf cham
pions. Jim Barnes. long, lean and
taciturn, playing with a four-leafed
clover in his mouth for luck. halls
from the south Of England. Ha
learned his golf I'm Cornwall. near
the English channel. Both men are
naturaIized Americans.
MacFarlane Is frequently called
the imam Of the year in American
golf" His rise has been spectacu.
lar. for last year MacFarlane was
ranked with twenty other good
golfers, likely to win the cham.
pionship some day, but hardly
classed with Hagen, Sarazen, Die
gel. Farrell and others as a cham
pionship possibility.
The tall, angular Scot does not
care for tournament play. He
would rather compete in a few
local tournaments and play golf
for fun than play In the fierce
heat of big championship compe-
titiOn.
Last winter he was in bed for
seven weeks and played no golf
during the spring. He went to
Worcester with only fourteen
rounds of golf played during the
winter and spring to play against
a group of seasoned campaigners,
many of whom had been in the
South all winter. Scoring a 81 on
the first nine OF the second round,
MacFarlsne. with card of 50.
went into a tic on the first day
at Worcester with Leo Diegel.
lie outstead'ed DiegeI on the
second day and was again tied at
the end of the seventy,second hole
with Bobby Jones. their scores
being 291. An eighteen. hole play.
off was ordered by the United
The Washington times., 1925-09-14
MT. RAINIER on
TOP IN COUNTY
SERIES
@ukISO
Maryland A. e. Is vanquished
in Deciding SandIot
Contest

BY defeating the Maryland A. c..
to 4, the Mount Rainier club has
earned the right to plav In the final
series for the sandlot championship
Of washington. Prince Georgia
county, Maryland, and Arlington
county, Virginia.
Mount Rainiers victory, achieved
largely by virtue of the excellent
pitching OF Corkins. clinched the
Prince Georges county title. The
Arlington A. G. has won the Airing
ton county championship and only
the Washington champion ne.fst be
determined before the final clash
il arranged
The Washington times., 1925-09-14
CONGRESSIONAL CLUB
LISTS TWO JOURNEYS

The Congressional Country Club
will hold a mixed two.ball foursome
tournament. on Sunday, September
20, and on October and 4 will
stage its annual club championship
tournament, with thirty-six holes of
medal play.
The Washington times., 1925-09-14
GR|FFMEN
RESTING
TODAY:
Tigers Come to Town Tomor-
row for Opening of Last
Series of Season
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER
sports Editor, The TimeA


The world champion Washington
criffmen boast of a lead of seven-
and-a-half games over their near
est rivals, the Philadelphia Ath-
letics. as the third last week Of
the 1926 campaign moves into ac-
ton. It is still mathematically
possible for the AS to overtake
and pass the champions, but from
. purely baseball angle, this chance
il remote. Bucky Harris and his
gang of fighting Griffs are about
10 rush over the line to their
second successive pennant.
The Griffs have nothing to do
today except to go fishing, play
q bit of golf, call on their girls,
or engage in a couple of pinochle
battles. Tomorrow, though, they
= viii be darned busy, for the De-
troit Tigers will open their final
: series in the Capital for the year.
: The Tigers have three games
here and will be followed by the
Chicago White Sox. For. at least
: these coming six days the cham
pions will be unable to take any
rests. The fight for the pennant
must go on to a finish, as the
AS are stubbornly refusing to quit.
Before some $4,000 perspiring
fans the AS battled the GriffS
20 an eleven inning tie, s to s,
end to things. 1t was q game
filled with bright bits of baseball.
Lefty Groves and Dutch Ruether,
starting hurlers, were unable to
hold their own, the Macknian tad.
ing in the fourth and the Griffman
passing in the seventh.
The Griffs had rushed ahead in
the fourth, 5 to 2, largely because
Of Groves lack Of control, but the
As kept plugging along and got
two runs in the sixth on Holt's
double, a walk and Lamar's triple
to left
In the seventh the AS took the
. lead, driving Ruether to the. show
ers. Simmons home run into the
left field stand opened the affair.
Perkins doubled to left, Galloway
WEIGH filled the bases. Ferguson
replaced Ruether and his pass to
Dykes. forced Perkins over putting
the As in front
Roger Peckinpaugh and Muddy
Ruel tied the score in the Wash.
mgton seventh, the former blast
ing a trirIe down the. Ieft-fieId
) foul line and RueI squeezing him
over on a high hop to Gray, who
had relieved Jack Quinn on the
slab.
: Gray pitching steadily and most ef-
fectively, the two flag contenders
struggled on until darkness came
down upon the field in the eleventh.
The AS came within a hair Of
grabbing the victory in the tenth
when Bishop walked. with one out,
and sought to score on Bing Miller's
hearty double to left. McNeeiy
got the ball back to Peck in rapid
fashion, and Peck's peg to Ruel
was perfect, the little catcher rid
ing the runner over the plate for
the third out. Only three hits were
made off Ferguson and his support
was brilliant.
Gray had the Griffs eating from
his hand, two hits coming off his
stuff in the five frames he pitched.
Peck's triple brought about a tied
score, but Ruel's safe bunt In the
tsnth amounted to nothing.
The Washington times., 1925-09-14
One Neither Got
WASHINGTON
PHILADELPHIA
totals as Is 331sl TotaI. az A3a

:. } T
iBattsd for Quinn In the seventh.
Philadelphia -. o o o o 0-6
Warrington. 30 o . 0 0 1 o 0 0 %
Runs--Simmons (2). Miller. Cochrane,
Holt, Quinn. s. Harris, Goslin, BIuegs,
Two-base hits--fIale, GosIin. Holt. per-
kinS simmons, Miller. Three base hits
Miller. Lamar Peckinpaugh. Home run
Simmons. Stolen bagas-GosIin Mil
Ter, Galloway ca. sacrifices-J. Hat-
ris, Holt. Rice. Ruel. Double play
Rice to Rusl. Left on bases--PhiladeI.
pafa, IA: Washington, 10. First base
on baIls-t0ff Groves. 6: off Quinn, / :;
off Gray. 1; off Rusther 4: eoff Fergu
soon. 3. Struck uut--By Groves. /: oy
Quinn, 1 (: by Gray. 3: by RuSther. 2: by
Ferguson. /. Hits--Off Groves. in 3
innings (none out in the fourth; oft
Quinn in 4 innings: off Gray, 2 IN
4 tnnfngs; off RuetheF. IL in 62.3 Inv
nia0s; off Ferguson. 3 In eta innings
Umbiras--HIldebrand. OrmSby ana Coz.
naify. Timk-2:56.
The Washington times., 1925-09-14
A Dangerous Pitcher

Joe McGinnity. who still pitches
despite his fifty-four years, holds
the big league record for hitting
batsmen. In 1900, while flinging for
Brooklyn, he hit forty-one stickers.
The Washington times., 1925-09-14
He Was a Wild Man

Amos R"ise. the pitching Immor-
tai, established a record that still
stands when in 1890 he issued 2f6
bases on balls
The Washington times., 1925-09-14
YEsTERDAY,s HOME RUNS
LEAGUE TOTALS
LEADING HOME Rim HITTERs
LEADING HITTERs

Hornsby Cardinals So: MeSsel Tsn-
nett. Cubs. ~; Simmons, Athletics "a;
Fourntsr, Dodgers, I'll M0usol, Giants,
20; Bottomley. Cardinals, 20; Kelly.
The Washington times., 1925-09-14
SAYS SKILLET
Finn, Esq
Ever Dive Off a Telegraph
Pole Into An Empty
Bottle Of Near Beer?
BY KIRK MILLER.

rALF the world doesn't
know how the other half
- survives. The left hand
never knows how much the right
tips the waiter.
In New Zealand the sports
curriculum is as much like
Americas as the two sides of
four-bit coin.
The Washington times., 1925-09-14

An afternoon
of enjoyment
there consists
of watching a
quorum of dogs
herd a caucus of
sheep through
a knot-hole in
q fence.
The Washington times., 1925-09-14
Some Wild FIinging

-Four times in the history Of the
big leagues a pitcher has given six.
team bases en- balls in oae 9aFne.
The Washington times., 1925-09-14

Today's Games
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh.
Yesterdays Results
St Louis. Sc; Pittsburgh. AZ
(Second game innings aEreement)
Brooklyn, 1913: Philadelphia. II.
Cincinnati 5; Chicago 2.