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Evening star., 1925-08-16

turn OF the nome stretch.
Three times since the Fourth of
July. the New York Giants have
momentarily pushed the Pittsburgh
Pirates out of first place, until Au-
gust 8, when the Pirates broke tie
and crept out in front, sometimes by
s much as five games and tonight
they are four games ahead.
The two and-a-haf game lead of
Washington on July 4 was wiped out
by the Philadelphia Athletics on July
Is, and for six days the Athletics
were a shade in front. Washington
tied it up again on the 21st, but since
has gradually slipped back and now
is one and a half games in the rear.
The third place team in the Ameri-
can League, Chicago, tonight is IL
games behind. with Detroit, st. Louis
and Cleveland striving hard for
show money.
The National League field is a little
closer behind the flying leaders.
Brooklyn for a while held third place,
but was ousted first by Cincinnati
and then from fourth place by ST.
Louis.
Pirates Lead as Hitters.
The supremacy of the Pirates in
the National League is largely ac
counted for by their position in the
team batting percentages, Pittsburgh
ranking first with n team average of
.36S The Giants are down in sixth
place, but their home run total of 90,
by far the highest in either league.
has held them up in the column of
victories. The Pirates are a poor
fifth in the home run totals, with ST.
The bitter struggle for leadership
in the American League is carried
even to the team batting figures,
Philadelphia and Washington holding
about the same relative positions in
both victories and hits. Philadelphia
bats .311 and the Senators 30S
Neither team figures strongly in the
home run column, the Athletics be-
ing third with 81 and Washington
fifth with 81. Besides holding the
American League leadership in bat
ting, the Senators and Athletics have
a virtual monopoly on the pitching
supremacy. Six of the first seven
pitchers in the American League be-
long to these two squads, three
apiece, and in the first 20, Washington
mas two more and Philadelphia an
other.
The Pirates and the Giants are
neither one so we'll off for hurting,
but New York's lament for stronger
pitching finds little basis in the Off
cial figures.
Yde Pirates Mound Ace.
Emil Yde, the Pirates mainstay,
is second in the first string pitchers
of the National League, and the be-
speckled Lee Meadows is sixth. But
closely behind these in the efficiency
hist are Greenfield, Dean and Virgil
Barnes of the Giants. Well down the
list of the first 20" are three more
of the Pirates moundsmen, Aldridge,
Morrison and Kremer. and just inside
the 20 are Jack Scott and Jack
Bentley of the Giants.
OF the four leaders, the Athletics
seem the most fortunate in sluggers,
having three of the first 10 hitters in
the league, while Washington has but
one. The Giants have but one OF
the first 10 batters in the National
League, and Pittsburgh none at all,
though the Pirates have the hitters
well spread over the batting order
and are we'll in front as a batting
team.
Evening star., 1925-08-16

CLUB; G! third, bird, R: Ogden. Philadelphia Canoe
TANDEM, SINGLE BLADES, quarter
nlile-Won by Miller and Burch. Potomac
Boat Club; second. Thelnng and Svensen,
Philadeipha Canoe Club: third. Havens and
HaTsns+ Washington Canoe Club. Time. 2: 10
QUAD DoUBLE BLADES. quarter mile
delphia Canoe Club; third. Washington
Gan0e Club; fourth, Lakanoo Club Time.
TAIL END RACE. 100 yards-won by
BoSle%, Potomac Boat Club second Havens
Washington Canoe Club: third Stoneburg
Bristol y. n. c. A. Time, 0 IS.
oNE,MAN SINGLE BLADES. quarter
mile-Won by Havens Washington Canoe
Club; second Burch Potomac Boat Club:
TANDEM DOUBLE BLADES. quarter
mile dash--Won by Eaton and Bogley. Poto-
mac Boat Club: second. Larkn and knight
Washington Canoe Club; third. Hunter and
OGDEN Red Dragon Canoe Club. Time. :51. .
TANDEM ON GUNWALES. 100 yards
Won by Larl>in and Locker, Washingto ton
Canoe Club: second, Brady and March Bris-
o:35.
QUAD SINGLE BLADES. quarter mile
Wen by Potomac Boat Club second. Wash
ington Canoe Club; third, Lakanoo Boat
MIXED TANDEM DOUBLES. uuarter-mile
dash-Won by Mr., and Mrs. Hayens, Wash
Ingt0n pntST sSnoe Club ,s second. Mr.. and Mrs.
TANDEM OVERHEARD RACE. 100 yards
anoo Boat Club: third. Tuscarora Canoe
ELIMINATION TIMING TOURNAMENT
Won by Washington Canoe Club.
Evening star., 1925-08-16
MRS. HURD TO DEFEND
NATIONAL GOLF TITLE

ST. LOUIS, August 10 C49.-Mrs.
Dorothy c. Hurd of Philadelphia,
national woman golf champion, will
defend her title at the 29th annual
women's tournament at the st. Louis
Country Club September % to Octo-
ber 3.
An exceptionally large entry list is
anticipated.
Play will start with an eighteen
hole qualifying round with 32 players
entering match play the second day.
Matches will be 1S holes until the
final, which will be 80 holes The
course is the same over which the
mems amateur national champion
ship was played in 1921 and the
transmississippi in 1919.
Evening star., 1925-08-16


Probably the most thrilling race of
he series was the first on the pro-
cram, the one-man double blades,
which was won by w. ID. Havens of
he Washington Canoe Club. In this
event Havens managed to send the
nose of his special racing canoe over
me finish line just a second before
that of c. Eaton of the Potomacs.
Led by one of the lake swans that
refused to be cooped up, the third
event, tandem single blades, was won
by the Potomacs. with the Phila-
delphia Canoe Club fighting it out for
second place and managing 10 nose
out the Washington Club pair by two
fifths of a second.
The Potomac Club in the quad
double blades event nosed out the
Philadelphia Canoe Club by a second,
covering the quarter mile in 1:39,
while the Washington Canoe Club
entry was 2-5 seconds behind, and
took third place from the Lakanoo
Club.
Just 2 seconds separated Bagley of
the Potomac Club from Haven of
Washington in the tail end race over
100 yards.
Summaries:
ONE MAN DOUBLE BLADES. quarternl
dash-Won by w. D. Havens. Washington
Canoe Club: second {. Eaton, Potomac Boat
Evening star., 1925-08-16
UNION PRINTERS TO POINT
FOR CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY

Y TASHNGTONS of Union Printers due its final
NV this week for the OF the
Typographical Union Base Ball will
Sunday representing
play the title will
he
The this
having through
Evening star., 1925-08-16

The score broke the woman's record
for the course by three strokes.
Believing that small men are better
golfers than large men and that warm
weather will affect them less than
their brothers who pack more avoir.
dupois, the members, of the Washing
ton Golf and Country Club who weigh
up to 120 pounds have issued a chal-
lenge to the men who weigh 200
pounds or more. The gents of weight
have not yet replied to the challenge
nor have they named a team captain,
although the 120-pounders are led by
f. j. Marble.
Preferably to be played on a hot
day, the smaller golfers hope the ZOO
Founders win get together their team
within short time, for they relish
the thought of victory of mite over
might. Golf is very unlike other
games, in that skill does not neces-
sarily come about through weight or
height
Dave Thomson, professional at the
Virginia organization, secured one of
the much covered holes in l on the
eleventh of the Washington course
last week. The ace helped greatly in
winning a match, too.
The one blot on the perfect bliss of
greenkeeper's life, the brown patch
has spread particularly heavy over
many of the putting green's on the
Washington courses. Coming like a
thief in the dark, the brown patch,
once started. is extremely hard to
stop and completely ruins fine put
ting green in few days. Unlike
crab grass, which can be controlled by
picking, a satisfactory method for con-
trolling the' devastations of brown
patch has not yet been found The
greens section of the United States
Golf Association and the Department
of Agriculture have experimental with
bordeaux mixture and other chem
icals, but they are not by any means
complete preventiyes. At best they
only stop the concentric spread of the
fungus growth.
Evening star., 1925-08-16
THOMPSON is ORDERED
TO JOIN The PIRATES

PITTSBURGH August 15 Cpl.
Fresco Thompson, second baseman,
now with Kansas City in the Amer
lean Association, was today notified
by the Pittsburgh Pirates to report
to the latter club in New York
August 90.
Thompson was with the Pirates dur
ing Spring training and later was
sent to Kansas City subject TO recall
on five days notice.
The acquisition of Thompson will
bring the Pirates roster up to the
limit of 25 players.
Evening star., 1925-08-16
Capital Canoe CeanJ in Regatta Foot Ball Outlook Is Brig
TAKE ALL ELEVEN RACES
In NATIONAL TITLE MEET
SotOmacs Annex Six Events and Washingtons Win
Other Five-Thrilling Finishes Occur
in Number Of Competitions

ELMAR, ~ j. 15-rhe of Washington
the
held Silver this capturing
Washington Canoe Club close taking
With in
The Washington club
and the established will the ofici
The day ideal There
Evening star., 1925-08-16

Georgetown is to get it's squad out
much earlier than usual, and prob
ably earlier than any other in the
South. 1t is reported that its squad
is to report the last day of Angus,
and get practice started the first day
of September. just a week earlier than
other Southern schools begin.
Catholic University and George
Washington and Gallaudet all are
slated to get their men out around the
10th Of September. while the UniYer
sity of Maryland comes under the
Southern Conference ruling which pre-
cludes it beginning until after the
first Monday in the month. Notices
have been sent to "A members of the
Maryland squad TO be on hand at 10
o'clock in the morning OF September s.
Catholic University candidates are to
report on the 9th.
All through the South, from Wash
ington to Louisiana, the note of opti-
mism is general. While some of the
coaches say that in comparison with
other seasons they may not win so
stronger rivals, they go further and
say that they have not the least doubt
that their school will be represented
by a stronger team than usual, with
the single exception of V. NJ. l.
All of which is indicative OF the
high standard foot ball is reaching III
the Southern States. Such statements
from coaches can mean only one thing,
that foot ball as played in the South
the coming season will be far better
generally than has previously been
known. More and better high school
foot ball, better organized and more
capable coaching and training systems
are giving results in producing better
teams.
incidentally, it seems that public
| interest in foot ball is going 10 be
greater than in previous seasons. AL
most anywhere and everywhere one
turns one hears the questions What
kind of a foot ball team is szIch-and-
such a school going to have this
year?" rs this school going to beat
that SCHOOL," What are my schools
chances against So-and-so?" and so on.
Foot ball seems in d fair way to
have the greatest season of its already
great history.
John McAuliffe, who is to become
head coach at Catholic University this
FAN, also has inspired a lot of con-
fidence in the Brookland authorities.
1t is said that McAuliffe has been
on the coaching staff at Dartmouth
for several years and really is the
man responsible for the excellent
teams turned out at Hanover.
Another statement is to the effect
that McAuliffe turned down an op
portunity to so to Georgia Tech in
order TO come to Catholic u. 1t is
the present intention of the Brook
landers to turn over the foot ball stu
alton in its entirety to the new coach.
giving him full power and retain him
permanently.
Lou Little. director of Georgetown's
foot ball destinies, is in Massachusetts.
but is to come here the first of this
week to make preparations for the
training camp to be run for three
weeks in September. Little made
himself popular at Georgetown dur
ing his stay last year and unques-
tionably made good. He probably will
be on the Hilltop for as long as he
cares to stay.
Evening star., 1925-08-16
PUBLIC LINKS GOLFERS
ARE TO OPPOSE TODAY

Public links players of Rock
Creek Park and Potomac Park will
play i'm exhibition matches on the
former course this afternoon at
o'clock.
Al Houghton viii captain the PO-
tomac Park team, which will in
cIude Bill Mcclure and John ShOrey,
all of whom played in the national
public links tourney, and one other.
w. B. Cox will lead the Rock
Creek Park team, with Eddie Frost.
III. I'll. Brown and w. B. Melton as
the other members. Cox and Frost
also played i'm the national event,
in which H0ughton reached the
semi-finals.
Evening star., 1925-08-16

Above Goose is shown hurting
through the air i'm his desperate and
successful leap to score the Nationals
first run i'm round of the battle with
the Yankees, after Peck had rolled
to Wanninger. Schang was badly
shaken up I'm the resulting crash and
was compelled to retire later.
AT the right Goslin Is pictured get.
ting back safely to the initial sta
tion when Shawkey attempted to flag
him i'm the third. Almost Immediately
thereafter Goose was nipped by the
pitcher, however, and i'm the fifth In
ming he again was trapped of the
base on snap throw by Catcher Ben
cough.
Evening star., 1925-08-16
V. M. /. ONLY INSTITUTION
THAT is NOT OPTIMISTIC
Georgetown Will Be First Local School to Start
Work, But All Others Will Have Squads Out
Around Tenth of September.
BY II. c. BYRD.

THATEVER be the result of the which
wv ofing of
colleges in
anything optimism
looks
three All others
have better elevens than represented them year ago
ball of the schools
Fall the Southern Conference ruling provides
Monday falls the seventh the latest time possible
others will under until
Evening star., 1925-08-16
K0PPlSCh is TO PLAY
In PRO GRID LEAGUE

NEW YORK. August Is CP).-An-
nouncement has been made here that
Walter Koppisch. star halfback for
three years on the Columbia eleven
and member of the late Walter
Camps all-American team last year,
has signed a contract to play profes-
sional foot ball next Fall for the Buff
falo. N. Y. club of the National Pro
fessional Foot Ball League.
Evening star., 1925-08-16
EXTERMINAToR TO RACE.

SYRACUSE, n. Y. August 10 OP).-
Exterminator. famed thoroughbred
owned by Willis Sharpe Kilmer of
Binghamton, will answer the call of
the bugle and face the barrier once
more. Announcement has been made
that with the introduction of running
races as feature of the New York
State fair, Exterminator would be
brought here to head the parade to
the barrier for the first race Septem-
ber 10.
Evening star., 1925-08-16
syRIBLING GETS OFFER.

MACON, Ga, August 15.-Jack
Curley, fight promoter, has wired
young Stribling's headquarters here
an offer for him to meet either Harry
Greb or Gene Tunney in Philadelphia
September 81.
Evening star., 1925-08-16
CARDS DEFEAT CUBS
IN TWlRLING BATTLE
By the Associated Press.

ST LOUIS, August 15.-Allan
Sothoron outpitched Guy Bush and
the st. Louis Cardinals defeated the
Chicago Cubs today, to Q.
Rogers Hornsby brought his season
home run string to 80 by smashing
out circuit drive in the third inning
with one on base. ~
Evening star., 1925-08-16
PROS HEREABOUTS TAKE
P. G.. A. TEST TOMORROW

Y TANTING the Kaiser wanted Paris
Nv clubs about
the governmental OF the
golf for places
Golfers
Evening star., 1925-08-16
Totals. .33 624 10 Totals. 80 727 z
GRATED for Rush In ninth

TOTALS. 3o 81 IU IutaIs. 20 II
sBatted for Bush in ninth.
Chicago O O o O O q Q o.
St. Louis. .. "a
Rdns-Heathcote. GriEsby. Blades. Horns
by. Hafey. Mueller. Error-Belf Two-base
Three-base hit-Heathcote. Home run
Ho9,rnsby; Stolen SasesS-Adsms, MaTan-
Toporcer, Hornsby and Bottomley. Left on
bases-Chicago. z: 81: Loyis. 4 Bases on
out-By Bush. q: By sothoron 4. Umpires
--Messrs. Rigler and Hart. Time Of Eame-
1 hour and "a minutes.
Evening star., 1925-08-16
RACES In BOTH MAJOR
LEAGUES CONTINUE CLOSE
By the Associated Press.

NHCAGO August l5Wnh but
| ership the leagues tightening
- jockeyed place
we'll
Evening star., 1925-08-16

The score and ten players VINO
make their living by standing in the
hot sun attempting to impart the
mechanics of the golf stroke to other
wise bright individuals, will play over
the course of the Columbia Country
Club-one of our easiest courses when
everything goes along smoothly, but
one of the roughest of layouts when
the shots go off at an embarrassing
tangent.
Last year Washington and sur
rounding territory was awarded three
places in the P. G. A. tournament.
Leo Diegel, then registered from
Friendship, Fred Mcleod of Columbia
and Bob Barnett of Chevy Chase won
them, the latter annexing his post
after an argument which went to the
parent professional body for settle
ment. Barnett did not go to French
Lick, where the tournament was
played, and Mcleod and Diegel both
were eliminated in the first round.
This year finds Diegel casting his
lot in pastures new and strange, but
doing we'll withaI. His departure
other gent with ambition in golf1ng
way to slide in and take his place
as the golf peer hereabouts, for the
pros admitted Diegel was the finest
bit of golf machinery around Wash
ington.
The year 1925 also finds considerable
attention directed toward a blond
threat from Richmond. His name is
Jimmy Thompson and he is but II
years old. At Lido he qualified for
the open championship, where Fred
Mcleod failed along with others. He
is the son of Wilfred Thompson, who
for a time held down the professional
berth at Burning Tree.t
Tomorrow's Festivities will be short
and sweet for some, lengthy and
agonized for many, with probably
Fred Mcleod and Bob Barnett win
ming the twin berths. Mcleod knows
every blade of grass at Columbia and
should go round in a pairof 74s with
his eyes closed, while Barnett is
playing far better golf than a year
ago and should push the little CO.
lumbia pro close.
Evening star., 1925-08-16

j. I'll. Taylor, ave times winner OF
the British open golf championship,
recently made his tenth hole In one
at Prestwick, Scotland.
Evening star., 1925-08-16

Dave Thomson, responsible for the
great Improvement shown by Dorothy
White, the youthful daughter of Dr..
William II. White. holds high hopes
that his protege will win the woman's
District championship this year. Miss
Whites recent feat of scoring an "a
at the Washington Golf and Country
Club, her home course, is looked upon
by Thomson and by many members
of the club as forecasting possible
success for the young woman golfer
Evening star., 1925-08-16
DR.. William C. Barr, genial secre-

LIZ. w uidlH ". DdfEs Sciidi ScCiC-
tary of the District Golf Association,
energies from Midsummer obscurity
with the suggestion that the press
publish a notice or two of the Junior
championship to be played September
at Columbia, the day after Labor
day. The juniors will play 36 holes
medal competition for the title NOW
held by J. Floyd Brawner, and IL
Roland Mackenzie doesn't win this
year he will be given up as a total
loss by his young friends.
That Roland holds every other inn
portant title about the city, such
events as the Middle Atlantic and
District championships having fallen
to1him within year, does not mean
anything to the young Mackenzie
adherents. They want him to annex
the Junior title and win the cup put
up by his father. He has had two
shots at ii and has yet to win. OF
course, the week previous Roland
will be playing for such an unim-
portant title as the amateur cham
pionship of the United States.
Evening star., 1925-08-16

The score broke the woman's recor
for the course by three strokes.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-10
SUNLIGHT AND lSWyN.S FOR ALL

Doing things for its children seems to be one of
Torontos accepted activities. Now that its summer
swimming is about over it up the results
of one of It's special services TO childhood
Approximately $4,000 boys and girls have used
the free trolley service and from the bathing beaches
provided by the city through the Toronto Transporta-
ton commission. An average Of II special trolley cars
day were available free to youthful swimmers dur
ing the months Of July and August. The operation Of
these free cars cost $4,000 for the season. But the
money is considered we'll spent. In addition to free
transportation the youngsters had free use Of the
beaches Because Of these special arrangements Child
ren from poor families living long distance from the
beaches enjoyed the opportunity for heathful
Sw'ms and days the sand as those from well-todo
families. g
Not content with this generous beginning the Ca
madam city considering ways make its entire lake
front suitable and safe for swimmers. That would
involve the placing Of ropes buoyes and life guards all
along the cltys shore line instead Of confning them
TO the present public beaches
Better still, park directors and other city officials
considering the possibility Of establishing well
supervised and protected sWimmin' holes where the
city kids can experience all the JOY Of the country
boy who goes swimming innocentIy and healthfuy
without bathing suit only, the Toronto 8ages would
establish swimming holes Tor girls too so that old
Doctors Sunshine Fresh Air and Fun need play no
faVorlteS.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-10
TIE FRENCH DEBT TEPNS

Great Britain may make what terms she wishes
with France for the settlement of the French debt.
America does not try to influence that settlement in
any way It seems only reasonable, therefore, that
Britain should refrain from trying dictate the
of the French-American settlement.
The first stages Of the Franco British negotia-
tlons have seemed to put America in embarrassing
position. Perhaps they intended to. 1t certain
ly looks to many Americans if there collusion
between the two governments to give France easy
terms at London conditioned her obtaining similar
ly easy terms at Washington.
America can hardly accept that proposal because
it would mean favorable terms to France than
have been granted to Belgium of which an eXcusable
exception was made. That would get America into
hot water with Belgium and with all the other debtors
who have settled already on higher terms Besides
America does not like to be dictated to-
There has been, all along, a way IN which our
European debtors might have received terms of pay
ment more generous than any that they have dared
propose. That way was genuine disarmament. Amer
lea would probably have been willing to trade half
her claims for assured peace in Europe and conse-
quent Tightening OF her own armament burdens. But
Europe, particularly France, has seen fiji to act on
that basis.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-10
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD E. GAR1S
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
! Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLb WIGGILY AND
TOOTER'S PIN

'.Whcre are YOU going?' Tncle
Wiggily?' asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy
Wuzzy. rs, one morning, she saw
the rabbit gentleman hopping down
the front steps backward. He did
this just to show be was feeling
Young and spry.
"Oh, am going nowhere spe-
cial. he answered with a polite
twinkle of his pink nose. IF you
want me TO 90 to the store for your
just say the word. Jane, Oh,
WASH t he the gay old rabbit!
You don I need to 90 to the
store. said the muskrat lady house
keeper with Il Jolly laugh Il have
everything your wife needs, so hop
along and enjoy yourself. =
u am going to the Hollow Stump
School, spoke Mr.. Longears. II
have not yet paid them visit since
the Lady Mouse Teacher began her
classes after the long vacation. l II
just drop in and see if the little bun
nies. the pussies, doggies, squirrels
aud ducks know their lessons.
u wish YOU joy laughed Nurse
Jane and the bunny unclc-who was
also Daddyeums Wiggily, because he
had adopted so many little rabbits
the bunny uncle hoped happily on
his way.
Along the path to school he stop
ped to smell some of the wild roses.
he shifted the sweet white Glove,
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-10
Thursday, September 10, 1925

themselves on the altar of fur play.
'Isn t it shame, - commented
Miss Ray, that we have to make
a living while the other contestants
don tq'
There was nod Of assent from
Miss Knapp. A lone tear that
would have filmed well glistencd in
her eyes.
Miss Walker, (Miss Pittsburgh) },
and Mary Ann Guth, Miss Frie)
previously had withdrawn from the
tournament because Miss Knapp
was an cntrant. She is under con
tract with the Famous PLAYERS mo-
tion picture company and one of the
Judges is a director in that firm.
Ruth Malcolmson, lovely " Miss
America of 1924, had refused to
enter the pageant this year because
Vt Miss Hay $ presence. The lat