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inst when West will report to the
Griffs lis not known definitely.
II NAV be in time for him to &C
company the team on Its final
swing around the frontier - Sep
BUCK Bucky Harris tok liberties with
Brick Owens coat-tail and tender
dogs yesterday while protesting
against the arbitrator's decision call
ing Sad Sam" Jones safe at sec
ord In the seventh inning Of the
first contest and was banished. de
may find himself suspended Tor
three days or so when he reaches
the park today. In that case StuLky
Stewart will continue to romp pc
tween second and third to the eASS
IRENE delight of the fans VINO seem
to have taken shine to the BIZ
mingham speedster.
Benny Tate spent the morning
collecting his reward for polling
that winning homer. yesterday,
Fred PeIzman offers him an over.
coat-for why none can tell right
now-tl1e Liberty National Bank
3 new $50 bill, Oppenheimer q
Shah q wrist watch, guaranteed 70
tell time accurately day or n1ght,
and several other folks gifts OF
greater or less degree. 1t pays
10 hit home runs at the Griffith
StadIuni-fhat is. IL you belong 70
the home team.
Buddy Myer had about recovered
today from the shaking up he got
Yesterday in his collision with Lou
Gehrig at second base. Buddy took
throw and the next second Gehrig
piled into him football fashion. The
little fellow stayed down, the shock
being too much for him, and Peck
relieved him for the remainder OF
the. day. It was purely accidental,
of course, but that didn't do Myer
any good.
Ruth registered his 18th home
run in yesterdays second game, q
tremendous drive over the right
field wall. The Bambino is limpipg
around on lame leg but that don't
seem to bother his hitting any.
Bob Meusel. out for weeks with
broken ankle, rejoined the Yam.
KEGS yesterday. He hit for Dugan
I'm the ninth inning Of the first
| game and played left field all
through the second clash.
Danny Taylor, to get some
much-needed work, win finish. the
season with the Memphis Club,
Just now very much in the race
for the Southern Association pen.
naDf. He viii be with the Griffs
at Tampa next Spring, a candi.
date for q regular berth.
4
Stuffy Stewards agile fielding
made a big hit with the fans yes.
terday. His stop Of Koenig's bound
er far TO his left In the second
inning OF the second game. with his
| toss on the run, was the high mark
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Where They Stood
One Year Ago
This Date
0WYNNE KING CONTINUES
IN WESTERN MARYLAND.

MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, Md,
Aug. 10. Gwynne King Is the only
Washingtonian left In the Western.
Maryland tennis championship. King
ID also iii the doubles with Gwen
Howef1steiFi.
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DooLEY MITCHELL WINS
WAY TO MUNY FINALS

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Aug. H.
DooIey Mitchell. young Washington
tennis star. Is in the semi-finals OF
the National Municipal tennis
tournament here. Bob Considine
was beaten. but his fellow towns
man looks good Tor the finals.
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unans 81 the sports pages Of The
washington Times. He writes two
and three stories every week which
are printed exclusively IN this
rleyvspaDer. BY following these
stories it ii very easy to learn
Rutlis opinions about baseball. He
makes many wise baseball ohseryas
lions which reveal his baseball
mind.
So. II yOu. like many Washing
tonians, feel that yOu are not
likely 10 see 3 world series ga1lie
here at home, and have the uEge
ID see the two contrasting teams
play wherever they may be, here
Ii contest built to order Tor
ron.
IT viii run until midnight August
s1 50 begin now to think about
YOUR team and get It Ia 70 the Babe
Ruth Contest Editor at as early d
date a. possible. You can take -
many picks as you please. just 30
long each IS accompanied BY q
separate explanation.
There can be no group votinss
blanket balloting nor coupling up Of
stock reasons for standard bail
players whose abilities are generally
accepted this voting must Be rep
resented by thought, as reflected In
the reasons you are expected to
give.
Remember, Vol 40 not have -
BE- subscriber 90 this kieWspapers
and ff YOU select d team yOur
name VII not be dfwtifged f0 any
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doesn't work out in practice.
No team can be expected to
monopolize the pennant. That
would take away the very es-
serlce Of neutrality-suspicious.
There is not always some
thing seriously wrong with q
team that is down in the race.
The average team is always
down in the race. It is the ex-
4ceptional one that is up there
pretty much of the time.
Remember, only two teams a
year can win league pennants.
We won our two years hand
nning-shall we kick our team
in the tonsils just because d
third straight flag looks ~irn-
possible?
Another impression:
Bobby Marriott proved at
Kenilworth that he is q 100 per
cent improved fighter. over his
previous Washington appear
ances. He can give It and
take 1t.
Fan over the telephone: Did
Goose GosNn 60 up into the
stands in q game during 1928
and demonstrate with 4 fan for
throwing a bottle at him, and
was he in uniform or civilian
clothes?
Answer: You can probably
find whether and when Goslin
did this in the police records
it isn't In the baseball dopei
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PRl SHOWS
SH1
BY ROSS z. Conklin

/
shovels are barred in golf. but the
weapon that Freddy Mcleod, Column.
bia golf professional. uses 70 come
out Of traps with Is about the near
est thing imaginable. Freddie says
he Is niblic. and a niblic Il II.
The trick. az many don't know,
Ii the way the wee professional
lays back the blade and swipes at
the BAN. Freddie demonstrated the
shot to an admiring audience at
Columbia, and the uncanny skill
with which he goes from q trap tc
the pin was seen.
Most golfers take only 3 three
quarter swing from the sand, but
Mcleod hOists the club way back
and swings hard. The deep-faced
club gives the ball terrific back
spin. and his judgment Of distance
and Of the green does the rest.
There are few golf professionals
anywhere who can compete with
Freddie on the niblic shot. He IL
the past grandmother OF all that
pertains to the club. Some one
once remarked that Mcleod must
have been the first to ever use a
full nib1ic.
Freddie does not use. the 'Ioose
wrist" that so many professionals
have adapted. He bends his knee
and shoulder in towards the pill.
and cuts under the ball, taking
sand freely.
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Showing Them
Totals IS 24ls Totals. g q ?

Totais..35 924I3 Totals.2s II
iran for Severeld in seventh.
2Batfed for Dugan in ninth.
Slated for Coyeleslkie In fifth,
NTew YORK 500 i o u q o---4
washington ...... 0 Q ! 2 o IL . x--s
Runs--PaschaI Dugan. SEVERED. PEG
mock, McNeely, Rice. Myer Goaliib
Tate Errors-s Harris. Myer. Two
hase ffts--Goslin. Ruth. Three-base
hIfs-severefd. McNeely. stolen base
Zones. sacrifices-Ruth. Dugan. Myer.s
Marberry. Double play--McNeeiy 70
WASHINGTON, s. Bases on baIls-Off
coveleskfe, 3; off Pepnock, 2: off Mar
berry. f. Struck out-By Coyeleskte
leatxIe IN innings: off Marberrys
IN innings: OFF Peunoclx IN l-s
innings; off Braxfons none IN z-S To-
nInes. Wild pitch-Coyeleskie. VIZ
er-rennock Umpfres--Dineen. Row.
land and Owens.
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NEW ALEXANDRIA POOL
TO OPEN THIS MONDAY

The new swimming pool at Alex
andria will open for bathers Mon
day. A swimming meet will prob
ably be held on the first day.
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Al oAAG 44AStleAe
THE doubleheader opening this
series proved q twin triumph Tor
the champions, each game going
4o them BY q score Of 5 to :.
twenty thousand fans turned our
for the two games and before the
second one started Col William
smith and his hirelings had soiu
every darned hot dog, ice cream
eiab. cold drink and jumbo peanut
il the park. The fans were evil
IDENTIFY hot and hungry.
Stanley Coveleskie and Herb PEN
mock started the first clash Neither
lasted. Covey giving way to pinch
hitter IN the fifth and Pennock be-
lne knocked off the rubber BY the
furious Griffmen in the seventh.
Fred Marberry. the giant Texan,
relieved Coveleslxie and while wilder
than usual, was as invincible as
ever. He gave one stingy hit IN
four innings and got credit for the
victory. He deserved It, too, stand
ing the Yankees on their several
heads and making them wave their
heels.
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The second game saw Waite
Hoyt Imposing General CrOwder.
The latter was still on the job
when Benny Tate won the game
Al the eleventh with 3 home run
m against Fred Pelznlan's famous
Norumb0 sign on the wall IN
right center. but H0yt WAS
knocked off the rubber in the
third session. It was rough
aay for the Yankees hurting
wonders.
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Zach { oses One

The Tigers ciawed Tom Zachary
ct the Crowns FOR 4.to.1 win.
Gibson pitched for the winners nna
Manush got homer.
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The Yankees combed C0veleskie
FOR three runs in the second, get
ing q pass. threebagger, two SIM
gIes and being aided by q couple
OF Washington errors. 1t looked
bad for the veteran until his own
side got busy with Pennock. The
home boys got q run in the third
on McNeelyss triple and Bucky Har-
rfs's fnfield hit and tied the count
in the fourth on two passes and
Ossie BIuege's timely drive to CEN
ter.
The Yankees went ahead in the
fifth 8hen three hits gave them q
run. 81 Ms opening double was
wasted Aen he died at third on
Paschalb noIIer to Myer. However.
Lazzeri and SEVERED came through
with singles and Paschal scored.
Ricess .infieId hit, with Goslin's
wallop to center, gave the Griffsi
their tying run IN the sixth. and
they won In the seventh. when they
hammered Pennock from the slab.
Tate led of with q single, adj
vancing on Marberry's sacrifice. He
reached third on McNeeiy's Texas
Lacquer 60 center and counted when
Stuffy Stewart singled to left. Out
went Pennock and In came Gar
land Braxton. who put the shutters
on the home boys from then on.
But seeing that Marberry was do
ing the same thing to the Yankees,
al was well along the Potomac.
The coming champions hoped
aboard Crowder for two runs on
q walk and two hits In the opening
frame Of the second contest, but
after that they found Crowder In.
creasingly difficult to find, and In
the third the champions scored four
runs and drove Hoyt 10 the show.
ers.
With one gone, Stewart singled
and reached third on q short
passed ball and wild peg. Rice's
double scored him. With two
down. GOslin doubled, Judge
tripled and BIuege singled. -Four
runs were over, and Miles
Thomas relieved the peevish
Hoyt.
Babe Rutt's thirty-seventh home
run. q powerful push over the
right field fence, came in the sixth,
AHQ III luS nl4AIu SLO 0hhSOS NAcNr
the score, only to lose out in the
eleventh.
Lazzeri and Carlyle singled as
at-rters in that ninth. Paschal
watched the third strike cross the
pan. SEVERED, up for Thomas,
topped little one in front of Tate,
who hoped upon 1t and tossed out
the one-cyiindered batsman. He
failed to get back to the plate In
time, however, and Lazzeri scored
fy q daring slide. Koenig walked
but Combs popped to Peck, and the
Tanks were done for the day.
The triumphant end came in the
Seventh. Benny Tate was the first
man up. The Griffs didn't need
anybody else. for Benny poled a
home run to the wall in right center
and the fans staggered from the
park 60 their cold dinners all over
The Capital. They were happy at
seeing the champions swat the Yam
KEGS twice In single day.
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/ AN s FLOCK To RUl'5
S1ARC0NE
Babe Ruth All American Team

DNUC INIOIE a 49, & 8
Babe Ruth Contest Editor
Washington Times:
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stuffy Stewards agile fielding
made a big hit with the fans yes.
tefday. His stop Of Koenlg's bound
er far TO his left In the second
inning OF the second game. with his
toss on the run, was the high mark
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Danny Taylor, to get some
much-needed work, win finish the
season with the Memphis Club,
Just now very much in the race
for the Southern Association pen.
nauf. He viii be with the Griffs
at Tampa next Spring, a candi.
date for regular berth.
International., 1926-02-28
EASTERN STAR BANQUET

The 2lst birthday anniversary
Of Unity Chapter Eastern Star,
was observed Thursday night with
a banquet at the lodge rooms.
All the past worthy matrons and
past worthy patrons sat at one L
shaped table. The table was beau
tifully decorated in yellow DAT
fodils, and the place cards and
favors were also carried out in
the same effect.
A huge birthday cake, contain
ing 81 candles, was cut by Mrs. I.
Burgoon, first worthy matron, and
known as the mother of Unity
Chapter.
A luncheon consisting of chick
en- sandwiches, Waldorf salad,
coffee and cake, was served.
Mrs. Burgoon gave a talk on be-
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half of the past worthy matrons,
and Mr.. Nichols a talk on behalf
of the past worthy patrons. Ad-
dresses were also made by w. L.
Hunter, representing the Masons,
and Mrs. Sue Henry, who had as
her subject, "The Future OF The
Chapter" A beautiful solo was
rendered by Mrs. C. B. Whiting.
The committee in charge Of re-
freshments consisted Of Mrs. Lee
Gould, Mrs. Fannie Barney, Miss
Emma Mae Barney, Mrs. C. B.
Whiting, Mrs. Robert Wright, Mrs.
i. Underwood, and Mrs. Hugh
Graham.
Those seated at the table were
Past Matrons Mrs. Katherine Bur-
goon, Mrs. Rebecca Wylie, Mrs.
Ada Jones, Mrs. Sarah Renshaw,
Mrs. Anna Noon, Mrs. Katherine
Wood, Mrs. Sue Henry, Mrs. Min
ME Hardy, and Present Matron
Anna Meredith Noon, and Past
Patrons I. Burgoon, G. D. Nichols
W. L. Hunter, Charles E. Wheel.
er, and r. S. Burns, and Present
Patron Roy A. Noon.
International., 1926-02-28
PHONE 42aw FOR SOCIETY EDITOR

and an atmosphere of enjoyment
and good felloship prevailed.
Good music was furnished by the
Ritz Cafe orchestra and dancing
continued until a late hour.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dye, and
Mrs I. 6. Wright and son, Gray,
DR., returned Monday evening
from Phoenix where they visited
Mr.. Wright, local Southern Pa
International., 1926-02-28
TO REPAIR GOLF HOUSE

Wives of the members of the
Nogales Golf Club have decided
to repair the clubhouse, met Fri
day morning and made initial
plans for the work which is ex-
pected to transform the clubhouse
into one Of the prettiest places of
the kind in southern Arizona.
The ladies organized an execu-
tive committee to have charge Of
the work, members OF the commit
tee being Miss Josephine TitcoTnb,
president; Mrs. II. S. Darling,
vice-president; Mrs. M. I. Merritt,
treasurer; Mrs. J.. A. Cumming,
secretary; and Mrs. William w.
Davey, house chairman.
Work is to commence at once
and It is hoped to complete the
improvements by Easter. The
yard Of the clubhouse will also be
beautiful and q garden committee
consisting Of Mrs. A. G. Stearns
and Mrs. E. M. Mather has been
named.
Those who met at the club
house Friday morning and made
initial plans for the improvements
were Miss Josephine Titcomb, Mrs.
.. A. Cumming, Mrs. E. M. Mather,
Mrs. A. G. Stearns, Mrs. H. S.
Darling, Mrs. Danforth White,
Mrs. William a. Davey, Mrs. M. I.
Merritt, Mrs. E. Titcomb, Mrs. A.
e. Sanders, Mrs. "; A. Smoker,
International., 1926-02-28
AFTERNOON TEA

Mrs. H. S. Darling of Grand
avenue had as her guests at tea a
week ago yesterday afternoon,
Mrs. A. G. Stearns and guest Mrs.
Wilcoxon, and Mrs. j. A. Cum
ming and Mrs. Danforth White.
The afternoon was spent in sew
ing.
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cific terminal superintendent, WIN.
is spending several months II
Phoenix while recuperating from.
an illness. Mr.. Wright is NJ
ported to be getting along nicely.
Mr.: and Mrs. L. S. Colvin: %.
tended the rodeo at Tucson, Sun-
day.
(Continued on Page 10)
International., 1926-02-28
PHONE 423W FOR SOCIETY EDITOR

Mrs. R. C. Bean, Mrs. W. j.
Phillips, and Mrs. w. G. Berger Of
Jackson, Mich, guest of Mrs. Mer-
rift.
International., 1926-02-28
DINNER PARTY

of Phoenix, enroute home from
Stafford where he represented the
defendant in the Blackburn mur-
der trial, was the guest of honor
at a dinner party given at the
Cave Cafe in Nogales, Sonora,
Sunday evening, by Mrs. Struck
meyer. 1t was Mr.. Struckmeyer's
birthday and both the attorney
and his wife were presented with
gifts by the dinner guests who
were Mr.. and Mrs. George Mintz
Of Phoenix, Mr.. and Mrs. Vic
Kolberg, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Peabody, Mr.. and Mrs. T. S.
Tompkins OF Iowa, and r. r.
Callen, head Of the Garland Stove
Company OF Detroit.
= .
Miss Marguerite O'Keefe who
attends the University Of Arizona
was at home over the last week
end visiting her mother Mrs. Con
O'Keefe of Morley Avenue. Miss
O'Keefe had AZ her guest, Miss
Josephine Philips Of Los Angeles
who also attends the University at
Tucson.
Roberta Bean, daughter Of Mr..
and blrs. r. C.. Bean OF Plum
street, who has been i'll at her
home with pneumonia is reported
rapidly improving.
Mrs. w. Berger Of jackson,
Mich, is visiting her cousin, DR..
M. I. Merritt and wife Of Smelter
street.
F. J. B. Gonzalez Of Gonzalez
& Company has been i'll the past
several days with influenza.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Vins0n,
Miss Halle May Halcomb, and
Lamar Cotton, were visitors here
Monday from Tucson, guests OF
Mr.. Vinson's sitter, Mrs. Walter H.
| Rice and husband of Morlev ave-
nue..
Miss Lucy Chatham and Billy
Mitchell were among Nogales
students at the university at Tue
son spending Washington's birth
day at their homes in this city.
Betty Jean Bowman, eight year
old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Writ
G.. Bowman of San Diego, former
ly of Nogales, is recovering from
q severe attack Of pneumonia.
She was in bed 23 days.
Mrs. e. J. Fenchurch and Mrs.
IJ. R. Dunseath, both of Tucson,
were here Tuesday enroute home
from the mardi gras at Mazatlan.
They stopped off in Empalme
and Guaymas and visited Mr.. and
Mrs. L. G. Hoff on the way back.
The cowboy dance held at The
Ritz, Monday night, under the
auspices Of the Nogales Chamber
Of Commerce, final event of the
Tucson rodeo, was very success
full affair. The house was crowd
ed to the utmost of it's capacity,
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tCcntinued on Page 1o)
Evening star., 1926-10-03
AMERICAN U. eleven
BEATS EMERSON, 200

Led hy capt. Jim Rirthrieh,. for
mer central Hich School star, the
American University eleven yesterday
afternoon defeated Emerson InStitute,
20 to o. on St Alhans field.
Although the Emerson InStitut"
boys put up a pluckv game they Wer"
Outcla Ssed by the older eleven. which
plunged through the line for steady
gains for two touchdowns and sue
ceeded in getting away during the
third period with an intercepted pass
for another. Capt. Rh hthright added
two points by goal kicks from drop
kicks.
The university team got under way
ca .lN in the first quarter with a
march down the field for n score by
Sawyer and was making way toward
the institute goal al the end of the
first half when the whistle blew. with
the ball about 80 wards from the line.
With RirthriGht making most "f
the gains. assist by good intcrfer-
ence American carried the hall dur
ing the third quarter I" n touchdown
Ivy SilvcrStone.
American l.. kicked off in tho fourt h
quarter. but Emerson. on the second
down in attempting u forward pass.
had il intercepted by Sawyer, who
raced zig zaG through the field tn n
touchdown.
Coming back with more strength
Emerson advanced the ball later about
40 yards. but lost il ON Il tumble.
Evening star., 1926-10-03

toast, given the fair athletes last
week by the association as an initial
get-to- gether. that a Fall field hockey
team would take the place Of the usual
track squad. Hockey is taking a fore
most place on the College Parker g
schedule as it is in most of the schools
and colleges throughout the country.
Tennis. rifle and basket ball will line
up with hockey as ma ior sports.
The tennis club will hold its annual
meeting for the purpose of eleCting
officers within the next few days. and
at this meeting plans for the Fall net
tourney will he completed. Constance
Church now holds the singles title and
lTlans to defend her crown.
Sharpshooters from College Park
will put forth every effort to retain
the National Rife Association cham
pionship, which they won last year
field. Many of the old squad are back
and some good material already has
been discovered among recruits.
Three class ba sket hall teams and
varsity squad already have been
formed according to reports received
from Marvla nd, and rllmor has it that
the freshmen squad is going to give
all-comers a big surprise when the
interClass games get under way. Tn
usually fine material is reported in
the incoming class.
Miss Taylor states that she expects
play To begin in the tennk tOurna-
ment this week. and hockey pra ctice
will begin in earnest before the middle
Of the month.
Evening star., 1926-10-03
MICHIGAN'S ATTACK
AGAIN IS POWERFUL
By the Associated Press.

ANN ARBOR, Mich, October 2
Exhibiting the same smart offensive
that swept her to a Western Con-
ference title last year, but noticeably
weaker in defense. the University OF
Michigan spent Summery afternoon
in beating the Oklah homa AsgieS. ~
to ;. today.
oklahoma. last place team OF the
Missouri Valley Conference last year.
offered stubborn resista nee. except in
The early moments Of play. 1t played
it's best game in the third period when
il held a much substituted Michigan
team scoreless and took advantaSe of
poor Michigan kicking to advance the
ball close to the Wolverine eoal-linA,
where Strack place-kicked for Okla
homa'S only score.
Benny Friedman. MiChigan's cap
tain and quarterback. showed the
same unerring passing that was 90 i'm
portant in the Michigan offense last
year.
Greenwald. substituting AT halfback.
was the fash among the new men,
M ssinC and running for long gains.
Michigan was penalizcd frequently
for failure to complete passes. but the
new rule had no effect in slowing down
this attack Altogether Michigan
made approximately $50 wards by
passing.