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Evening star., 1926-04-28

Chicago is crowding weak sisters
out of the first division as the Cubs
did in 1925, only to get an awful belt
amidships as time wore on. st. Louis
is higher up, but starting no better
against the Reds than last season.
The finish of 1925 found st. Louis
with 10 victories over Cincinnati,
and if the Cardinals are to be smart
little pennant chasers in 1926 they
will have to defeat the Reds one more
than 10 because the worst they must
figure on is an even break on the
season.
Closer Now i'm Percentages.
1t is interesting to note that the
National League teams are much
closer together in presentages than
last year If the West would continue
to fight all season as it Is lighting
now, there might be expectations OF
a race closer than that in the Amer1-
can League, and maybe there Will
| be such a race anyway, II Detroll
and St Louis peter out.
Cincinnati is batting pretty well, but
| not championship-well. The Pirates
are worse and. nddly enough. the ST:
| Louis team, which has possibilities OF
| slugging its way through an OAK
beam, is not hitting as well as teams
that probably will be owing some
| thing to the batting averages by
| the end of the season.
| 1t is pretty much of a jam after
| a fortnight of work in the National
League. 1t does show what couio
| happen if the other Western clubs
would be likely to last out as well
as Pittsburgh is expected to go II
| another nRnnant.
On the face of things the Phillies
for the moment are the best improved
club in the National League. Yet if
they get trimmed three or four
games they will Immediately become
normal and from that time on Will
go the rounds picking up what they
can and where they can.
Pitching Is Forte of Reds.
If the fans want to know one
mighty good reason why Cincinnati
is doing so well let them consider
that the Reds pitchers have beer
tossing a lot better base ball than
most twirlers. Their percentage OF
games in which they have held Op
posing clubs to base hits in single
figures is about $50. Imagine get
tings pitching like that often. II
a hard hitting team had it the slug
gers would run away with the pen
nant-so one reason the Reds are
not now doing the running is be
cause of lack of hits to correspond
with silky pitching.
The Phillies could take the Gin
cinnati pitching and keep in the first
division all year, because the Phils
have enough natural bombardine
ability to help the pitchers make port
against all kinds of land defenses.
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Staff Yans Weakness National League Race Similar to 1926
GEORGE MASON NINE
DUE TO "BREAK ICE"

ALEXANDRIA, Va, April 28.-
George Mason High Schools base ball
team gets an opportunity to win it's
first game tomorrow when it meets
with the Serepto Lodge of Odd Eel
lows on the formers field at 3 o'clock.
The schoolboys haven't won a game
this year, but playing against "old
timers" who haven't had much prac-
tice they should break into the win
column.
Joe Heishman will pitch for George
Mason.
Jefferson Schools grammar grade
trackmen are working diligently for
their interclass track meet which will
take place on Hayden Field Friday at
pm. The program also calls for a
competitive drill
Episcopal High School will play it's
only base ball game of the week at
charlottesville Friday Fishburne
Military Academy will be the oppo-
nent.
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Benton also suffered a loss of effec-
t1VeneSs when the club made a quick
Jump from sunny St. Petersburg to
the chill winds of the North without
playing any intervening exhibition
games. Outfelder Jack Smith, ac-
quired from the Cardinals last week
should bolster the club on the attack.
Dodgers Need Vance.
Brooklyn, with the expensive Johnny
Butler on the intield and Jacobson in
stalled as a regular in the outfield, is
going better, thanks to the good pitch
ing by Jesse Petty, the 34-year-old
left-hander Vance is not yet himself.
Bothered all Spring with boils, he did
not start until the season was 10 days
old, and then was knocked out by the
Giants. Grimes is in good condition
and will win lot of'games with any
kind of batting support.
The Cubs continue to show much
Improvement under the capable han
ding of Joe Mccarthy, their new man.
ager. He has put the confidence back
in Hack Wilson, former Giant out
fielder. who started out with rush of
base hits with McGraw and then fell
fat. The Phillies. after a brief So
journ up among the elect, are gravi-
tating to their customary niche in or
near the cellar.
fCODyright 1921
Evening star., 1926-04-28
FRENCH GIRLS VISIT
IS UP TO u. S. |. T. A.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 2S.-Suzanne
Lenglen's proposed visit to America
for tennis exhibition matches starting
in August still awaits the approval of
the United States Lawn Tennis AssO-
citation.
Application for permission has been
made by G.. c. Pyle. who managed
Red Oranges foot ball tour last Fall,
and who recently arranged for Mile.
Lenglen to come to this country un-
der a motion picture contract.
A possible obstacle to the tour has
developed in indications that Suzanne
has decided not to play in the Ameri
can womens championships at Forest
Hills.
Refusal of the United States Lawn
Tennis Association to sanction an
exhibition tour would leave few op-
ponents for Mile. Lenglen on this side
as any players under the jurisdiction
of the association would be barred
from playing against her, if precedent
is followed.
I The advisory committee of the ten
mis- association is expected TO act on
Pyle's application next week.
Evening star., 1926-04-28
TOURNAMENT LEADERS,
CLASS A.

CLASS A.
:. Tcams--Jerry's Sport Shop. 1,775; La
Fayette. No. /. 1.110: Harmony. No. /.
Doubes--Hough and PantOs, 725: Meaney
and Frlstoe 703 Moore and Barnes. 5O2
- Slngles--Al Works, 387 Cowden 374; l..
Pantos. 369. Rosenberg. 369.
CLASS B.
Loan and Trust, ,626: Lebanon. 1918;
Evening, Star. No; .. 1915.
Doubles-Humphrey and Wentz. 713;
Riclenbacher. 662
singles-sanders 377; X. NJ. Thorpe. 371 :
l.. Weidman. 1856
CLASS C.
Teams-Regulars. No. 2. 800: Amazons.
1.540 Conference Unit. / .536.
Doubles-Farrell and Ballard. 626: Heller
and Myer. 623; Keller and Dawson, 621
Dodge and Robertson. 6O7
j. Capone. $50.
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MIDGET BALL TEAMS
TO ORGANIZE TONIGHT

Organization of midget base ball
teams for the Capital City Base Ball
League series will be completed to-
night, when the managers of mines en-
tring the championship race gather at
the Washington Boys Club, Third and
c streets, at 7:30 O'Clock.
The insects had their innings last
night, II teams reporting and receiv-
ing their final instructions for the
series opening on May 16. The teams
have until May to pay their fran
chise money. which is apportiCned in
amounts just sufficient to cover the
cost of umpIring.
Mount Rainier Base ballers, win
ners over Arlington in a 10-inning
thriller that opened the schedules of
both teams last Sunday, will play a
return game with the VirginianS on
the coming sabbath at the Arlington
diamond. Members of the Mount Raj
nier team are being called together to-
night at 432 Buchanan street for q
special meeting.
Base ball makes its bow at Benning
on Sunday, when the Benning Ath-
letic Club entertains the White SOX
nine at 2 o'clock. Dick Hughes of
Cleveland Will start on the mound for
the home team.
Chester Blackwell, captain of the
Earle Thearer niu@. is booking games
with unlinuted teams. Challenges
should be addressed in care of the
theater
The Red Cross pastimers of St.
Elizabe;hs Hospital matched with
the Shamrocks for a game tomorrow
registered their fourth win of the sea
son by noslng out the Lafayettes, s
to 6.
Northeast G0slins and Montellos
played 10 innings to q 16-all tie.
Evening star., 1926-04-28

f. Robbins, bowling in Class A
doubles, turned in a new high game
score with 1853, supplanting DR.. Sulli'
vans score OF 1856. Meaney and Fris-
toe moved up to second place in the
Glass A doubles. with score of 703,
while Heller and Meyer did likewise
in the lower class, with 623.
Should 1.775 win the team prize In
Class A, it will be the highest score
ever rolled by a team in the 16 tour
naments conducted by the association,
1.744 being high previously. Joe
Toomey has rolled on the three pre-
vious winning teams. Should the
mark 1,775 stand, it will be four for
him.
Eight teams have signified their in
-entions of going to Baltimore Satur'
day night to take part in the Wash
ington night bowling program, at the
Baltimore championships. In addition
10 the team play the members VIII
take part in singles and doubles play
The teams are: King Pin, Conven-
ton Hall, Terminal Ice, Coliseum
Temples, Cary, Stanford Paper Co.
and Mount Pleasant.
Evening star., 1926-04-28

Aura Cardin of the Post Office team
set a new high-game score when she
rolled 12S.
Margaret Woodling and Lynn Wet
eel were successful in the nightly
drawing for the flowers presented by
a local florist.
Jim Baker is introducing a novelty
Friday night. He will have the six
Baker girls Count 'em), Mary, Ger
trude. Bertha, Estelle, Esther and Lii
liam, in the team competition in cL1,s
c.
The 'Comebacks, composed of for
mer stars, will roll in Class A -ome
time next week. The organiZa ton is
headed by Billie Williams. who plays
along with Elizabeth ard Frances
Rawlings. Anna Mccormick and an
other entrant yet unknown.
Four teams, Columb!ans, Washing
ton, Commercial and Coliseum, have
sent in their entries for the Washing
ton night contests in Baltimore Sat
urday evening. Like the men. indi
viduals will enter ths r:ng1es and
doubles as we'll as team play.
Evening star., 1926-04-28
ANOTHER POLO CONTEST
IS CARDED TOMORROW

War Department Polo Association
players. who opened their season yes
terday with a practice encounter, will
make their second appearance at the
Potomac Park oval tomorrow at 4:30
o clock.
In the initial encounter the teams
designated as Blues and Whites bat
tied to a draw, each side getting four
goals. Capt. Wipprecht accounted for
two of the goals scored by the Blues,
while Maj. Parker led the Whites with
a pair of counters.
Evening star., 1926-04-28

One good point to
observe is that the
breaking upward
of the wri S t s
should not take
plNce quickly in
the back swing.
Delay wrist break
ing as the club
starts away from
the ball, and at
the same time pro-
mote hand action
that is, have the
club very defin-
itely in the hands
at this starting
p OF n t. T h e n
through the hands
+ e &C h outward
with the cluh
Evening star., 1926-04-28

rather than upward. When you have
reached outward a pull against the
shoulders will be felt. Then let the
body turn and at the same time let
the wrists and arms elevate the club
upward to the top. If the wrist action
is too soon in the back swing the club
will go up directly and not have the
wide. sweeping effect that takes the
ball so crisply.
Downright l926)
Evening star., 1926-04-28
SLUCCINC NEW WORKERS
LACK STEADY PITCHERS
Lieb, Though, Still Figures Hugmen Will Vie With
Harrismen and AS for American League Flag.
Considers Pirate Defense Stanch.
BY FREDERICK G. LIEB.

HE New York Yankees hono the
League show terrific which predicted
them Few, believe, suspected the of dynamite which
little Higgins quietly injected into his lineup
Yankees have had maung Murdeer Rows the
had nothing
1920 edition o. fbruiser
lmeup which pitching
star
rookie On the Dodgers
Brooklyn "Dazzy
INTO Burleigh Grimes the
American League New
hmke knocked his while
johnson of their devastating a
Evening star., 1926-04-28
Jerry SPORTS BOWL ITS
TO TOP w. C.. ID. A. TEAMS

all the glamour that has prev
progressed through its seventh night and high
in will deal of bowling
crv Sport Shop the Fayete No and
below
the lead Class B, 1644
Evening star., 1926-04-28

Yarnali. Quaites Thomas. Quigley Greevy,
Bywaters. Preble.
Doubles 80 pm: Sullivan H. c.. Fed
erine.
Teams-s:15 pm: Veterans Bureau. Pub
lie Debt No. l. Public Debt No - Public
Debt No. 3. Aviation Aces.
Evening star., 1926-04-28
COMMERCIALS SET PACE
FOR WOMAN DUCKPINNERS

OWING the second night the Washington
Ladies Duckpn Association, the Commercial team
moved first place, with of whl Check
OF the Accounting the
Evening star., 1926-04-28
SHOOTERS TO PRACTICE.

Shooters of the Washington Gun
Club hold their midweek practice to-
day for the final match of the series
with Baltimore on May Is.
Evening star., 1926-04-28
.InSideGOlf
-ByChesterHortOn

In the back swing hand action and
wrist action blend together in such
unison of action that it is hard to say
which is one and which the other
Evening star., 1926-04-28
TEAMS LINING UP MUCH
AS THEY DID LAST YEAR
Clubs Considerably Closer Together in Percentages,
However, and Tighter Race Than in American
Circuit May Materalize.
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

EW YORK April It remarkable that April makes its fade
N the National League lining much r 1925
noteworthy feature that the tighter.
bulk
Owl could all
the has only started.
had been
able Louis This the Reds haven't been putting
divided all
standing Their pick has Pittsburgh but
the there
trouble fort the the first
Evening star., 1926-04-28
WILL COACH PRO ELEVEN.

ST. PAUL, April % [P)-Joe Brandy.
athletic director of St. Thomas Col
lege, has resigned. 1t was announced
Brandy will coach a Twin Cities entry
in the National Professional Foot Ball
League next Fail.
Evening star., 1926-04-28

TONIGHT'S SCHEDULE.
Singles: 80 pm: Miner. Gulli: Palmer
Evening star., 1926-04-28

Three shifts of the sectional race
have been made in both leagues, and
the Reds lead in their section as the
Giants do in the East. When the
change comes. with West meeting
East and travel worrying the boys.
the Reds will have Il little the better
Of it because they will be hosts dur
ing May instead of living in Eastern
hotels.
Copyright. 1926
Evening star., 1926-04-28
TEAMS-CLASS A
CnMNERrykTC
$50 433 AGA 1877
CLASS Il.

NINTH STREET CHURCH.
Evening star., 1926-04-30
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.


ESTABLISHED growing business for sale. IN
st-growinR northwest section: owner Is
opening another store in new section actiVe
partner wanted with 81 900 to 8? 900. Ad-
dress Mr.. Devereaux. 3163 18th 81. st.-
CONFECTIONERY AND DELICATESSFN
store. located III good business district; must
he sold Immediately. An exceptional oppor-
tunty for live wire. Address Box 25a- 2; X
Star Office. 3O-
CHEWING GUM MACHINES. operating s.
each: buy route: big profits. Jones 1910
Argonne Terrace.
SALE CLEANING. PRESSING and tailoring
establishment. low rent: hat cleaning laun-
dry agency. Main 9339.
INTERNATIONAL BANK.
5 shares capital stock for sale cheap.
Address Box 442K. Star Office.
6O7 9Th ST.
SECOND FLO0R-2Ox40 FT.
INCLUDING LARGE BAY WINDOW: SO.
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2423 PENN. AVE. NV. WEST 11l7.
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SUITE 2l4 MUSSEY BLDG. MAIN sO57.
Evening star., 1926-04-30

VACUUM CLEANER Hoover: Al condi
ton: bargain for cash. Columbia 5637-W
Evening star., 1926-04-30
INSTRUCTION COURSES.
BEAUTY CULTURE

BEAUTY CULTURE.
Mabelle Honours School teaches all
branches of this wonderful profession. Est
1917. Day and evening classes. 817 14th
st. NV Franklin 5131. .----------. ..
HOTEL POSITIONS OPEN.
rooms. restaurants cafeterias need trained
men and women. Demand incre asing daily
Every day openings in d. C.. Florida. all
hostesses. housekeepers. accountants. room
clerks. stewards ard other executives.
Night classes now forming. Glass limited
Enroll early. Prepare in few short months
for big pay. with bigger opportunities. Open
$50 am. to 9 pm.
LEWIS HOTEL TRAINING
SCHOOLS,
PENNSYLVANIA Ave. at 23rd St.
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SEWING MACHiNEc--nn ~in.cr Sl5
New Home. SIS Standatd. - New id""'.
SO: others at 50 an -na. "" marhi.,,,-.
5 r SINGER shop. 3i3 Pa. ave. sc. Line 20.
SEWING MACHINE. Singer drophead. round
IiheaIn IGnS,h slSw siS "3s'2 litn st. Sc Ps:ne
carpets, desk trunk. beds. Washsiand. bu-
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TANK. TAI OIL Or air 500 eallous: $1,000 Cieve-
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2 Slnson 1I6 Investment B'dg.
TITS. 3-burner oil stove seGs and mat
tfess. dining table and chars. Adams ~ =
pIKES nIlssSro used, al sizes hslooa and hi=o
ice. 1744 l. st. NV. Franklin 1857
rot, 20! Sood gndsSxoods r R%instSns J., &
Typewriter Eac6 5ol 4, Y ave r. ioii.
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,Hon; Service Typewriter Co. 511 18th NV.
VACUUM CLEANER with attachments less
saai ssai e. ~ mos. oIo owner leaving city, must
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VACUUM CLEANER Eureka. attachments
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yyACrUM CLEANER standard make. prac:
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VACUUM CLEANER. Hoover: Al condi-
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VELOUR DAVENPORT white enamel hed
dark blue suit. dresses. etc. Phone PotOra.
vICTROLA XI upright mahogany. al>6
several other pieces OF furniture. "a33 Ord-
| WALL PAPER BARGAINS room lots. Il -.
70 y 90 for any room in the house. Ma
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| Bilt- Rite electro mechanically refrigerated
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sirups.. confectioners extracts bottlers'
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! VELOUR DAVENPORT white enamel tfd
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DOGS. PETS. ETC.
FOR SALE-AUTOMOBMEs.

BUICKS-Eew and used on display AZ Frn-
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liberal terms: your in trade. Fr $780,
T. S. Gaddes. 1915 Conn. ave.
BUICK MASTER 6 SEDAN. 1924: new tires
and in fine condition Finance Co. offers to
close account. Call Main SOL between q
and g.
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BUSINESS INSTRUCTION.
civil Service Examinations.

llVll SerNlCe FXamlllatlOnS.
Special rates for courses beginning this
week for the next examinat for Junior
and senior. typist. Junior and senior stenog:
ranhsr Also special course in statistics and
course. salary. 81 $50 The Civil Service
Preparatory School. Sc. corner 18th and y
SITS. NV. Phone FIR. 2OsO
Evening star., 1926-04-30

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model 81 years OF GOOD service still to be
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PIANOS. TUNED. REPAIRED. - yrs exp.
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NJ. Walker. 707 Allison ST. Col. 4796.
PIANO TUNING S2--we specal,ze IN gen
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Schaeffer Co. G44 H ct. n.e. Line. 1857.
PRINTING--5OO good business cards or
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RUGS WOVEN FROM WORN CARPETS last
lifetime. Old Laurel Eclipse. Main $500
800 10th st. s.w: Rugs for sale. N.Y.
SLIP COvERS-Special sale this week at
rednced dil prices. J. Holober. 622 st ~"
SLIP COVERS. Neat work, reasonable, prlces
Dustproof cretonne supplied: also upholsteeoo- eo
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BOOkKEEPER AND TYPIST
Well established real estate
office desires hrst-class book
keeper with experience. Salary,
ST, 200 to $500 to start. Appli-
cations to be considered conf
dental and no inquiries made
until after interview. Reply in
own handwriting. stating exper-
ience. Address Box 34o-K, Star
Office.
Evening star., 1926-04-30

DRUG CLERKS. registered and
unregistered: must be exper-
fenced; good salary and fine op-
portunity for advancement. Ref
erences required. Only ambitious
men need apply. Address Box
,3S3-k. Star Office.
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TWO Statesmen,

Old established real estate and construc-
saInsnn tS iii III pni',s an LOT WV % 1ea inss
property: Al references required; expert
enced men preferred: however. applicants
with cars and successful experience in other
lines will be considered. Present sales force
notified of this advertisement. Address Box
43O-K Star Office.