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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-17
WOMEN in SPORT
by CORINNE FRAZIER

she set the mark for class 3 out
boards at 29.3l6.
Customarily, Miss IIentschel pilots
crafts she owns herself, two of her
best known boats being Baby Whale
and Miss Circuit Rider, both of which
she has down here with her and was
to drive today. But yesterday she
did not pilot her own boats. She drove
Red Devil in several races for the
lighter craft. but did not win any of
the heats. Today her performance in
her own craft, was expected to be
much more spectacular.
Miss Hentschel Is easily distinguished
In the races by the jaunty green
tam-o' -shanter which she wears over
her golden hair. Lacking this dis
tinctly feminine touch. her boyish fig
ure clad in white ducks might easily
be mistaken for that of one of her
masculine opponents.
In addition to her mother boating
achievements, this courageous young
miss is an excellent swimmer and
ranks high among the mermaids of
New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-17
G. w. AND AMERICAN
ELEvENS MAY CLASH

American University and George
Washington may meet on the foot ball
field October 8. Both Coaches Springs
ton and Crum want to play the game
and need only the sanction of the
school authorities. G. w. defeated
the Methodists, IS to Z, last year.
George Washington gridders were
to scrimmage with Georgetown's var
sity players on the Hilltop today.
Coach Little is hustling the Blue and
Gray along these days, despite the
humidity.
Coach Springston plans to start his
American University grid squad at
heavy work Monday, following a
weeks conditioning.
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$3.50 NOW Is DEMANDED
FOR $40 FIGHT TICKETS

CHICAGO, September II R.-Good
$40 seats for the Tunney- Dempsey
fight, September %, were available at
a downtown ticket agency for $3.50,
survey by Chicago newspapers showed.
Prices by other agencies and pri-
vate scalpers revealed that all $40
tickets in their possession had been
boosted from $50 to $40. depending
upon the location.
Tickets marked $50 could be Oh
tanned for from $40 to $50. One agent
asked $40 for $25 seat high UP under
the pillars on the east side of the
stadium.
Other agency prices were: IS tickets.
' ssso; 81, .,s seats for Y2'59. and $40
l9NhSlst e&UN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-17
JOHNSTON THROUGH
AS NET CUP PLAYER

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 17.--Little
Bill Johnston, an outstanding figure
in American tennis for the last decade,
has played his last Davis Cup match.
The fiery little Californian, beaten
in the international series last week
by both Henri Cochet and Rene
Lacoste of the French team, and
eliminated in the semi-fnals of the
national championships yesterday by
Lacoste, announced his retirement
last night at a dinner given aboard
the liner France by the victorious
French team.
With Big Bill Tilden. Johnston
brought the historic Davis Cup back
from Australia in 1920, and was until
this year one of the two chief factors
in keeping 1t here. Tilden and John
ston established the most powerful
tennis monopoly in history. In all
his Davis Cup campaigning Johnston
had lost only one match until his
game collapsed this year
The announcement of Johpston's re.
tirement was received with regret by
at the dinner. Little Bill explained
that business affairs in California
were occupying almost his entire
time. He had little opportunity to
practice, he said, and was unable to
put himself into the condition re-
quired by the international matches.
Dwight F. Davis, donor of the Davis
Cup. told the players he had been
hoping for three years that the
French would take the trophy home.
Now we can go ahead and develop
new players" he said. Tennis is a
young mans game, and we have been
depending too long on our veterans.
l believe it will prove a good thing
for the game to have our monopoly
broken"
Asked II he thought America would
win back the cup next year. Davis
said that depended entirely on how
young players came along.
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Fight Atmosphere Banhetng Ccqgo Giants Go to Second Place
GRIFFS RENEW FIGHT
TO HOLD THIRD PLACE

Nationals and Indians were to
meet this afternoon i'm the opening
game Of their last series of the
year with the former making every
effort to cling to the third place
in the American League standings
that they now hold with one and
0ne-half games advantage over the
Tigers.
Bucky Harris athletes idled yes
terday, the schedule not calling for
any contest, and unless inclement
weather forces the Indians to ex-
tend their stay here. next Tuesday
also will be day of rest for the
local aggregation.
Hubert Atkinson. young outfield-
er the Nationals recruited from the
Logan Square semi-prOs of Chicago
I'm the Summer and farmed to the
Mill Valley League i'm Massachu-
setts, has rejoined the club and was
to take part in today's pre-game
drilling.
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SHIFT TO CONTINUE
TO WORRY OFFICIALS
By LAWRENCE PERRY.

Everything one hears from foot ball
centers indicates that those coaches
who have made much of the shift in
past seasons will continue to empha-
size it, Knute Rockne. for one. is
quite positive on this point and as
long as he employees it, it is certain
the Army will.
And it may be predicted right now
that as much will be heard Of players
in motion at the end of the shift as
ever has been heard. There always
has been a rule against this and it
has been the duty of officials to de-
termine whether it was being violated.
1t will still be their duty to enforce
the injunction and they will be bull
warked by a stiffening of the shift
rule. which now requires that players
shall come to stop of approx
mately" one second after they have
shifted.
Well, in so short an interval it will
still require eagle eyes to determine
whether or not feet are moving or
bodies neutrality-suspicious. or not. in
short, the spirit as well as the letter
Of the rule is being met.
In the past there is no question that
officials have not dealt with the shift
with utmost rigor. They have, to be
sure. imposed occasional penalties but
never. so far as the writer noticed.
has penalty fallen after score or
an important gain. and they never
were consistently imposed. 1t would
have taken a pretty brave official to
be consistent in this respect, mas.
much as it would have involved the
practical breaking up of big games
which tens of thousands had paid $500
or more per head to see.
In one extremely important contest
two years ago the writer followed
play in which backfield men were in
motion as the ball was snapped
throughout the entire contest, and not
more than five penalties were called.
II officials are lax this season.
shifting players can he in motion in
spite of the seconds pause for which
the rule calls.
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by MASON r. TAYLOR.
Aesociatcd Press snolts winter.

OfICAGo, September II 1P.-
f Lawyers with injunction suits,
ticket spectators with ring.
~ side" seats. OK champions with
reporters credentials and NiS-
Ting iiromcn from the far-tiung bali
WickS arriving in increasing and en-
thuSi3Stic numbers were emphatic re-
minderS To Chicago today that the
fight Of the ages is just around the
corner.
The gladiators of the 5000, 600
spectacle which is Ia draw perhaps
100, eco persons to Soldiers Field next
Thursday night, have virtually wound
up their intensive conditioning.
Champion Gene Tunney nursed n
black eye at his Lake Villa training
camp and had no more serious punch
ing practice in prospect. Jack Demp-
sey, at the Lincoln Fields race track.
worked out fast and, hard last night
and said he was ready. with only one
more SparrinC session for the To-
round enGa wcment with the champion.
Only one little fight detail is left
unsettled as far rs the public is
aware, and that is the selection of the
man who will raise the right hand of
Tunney or Dempsey, or perhaps both,
next Thursday night about 10 o'clock.
Talk Over Referee.
Tex Richard and George +. Getz.
the actual and nominal promoters of
the fight, and John {. Righeimer,
chairman of the Illinois state Ath-
letic Commission. have held long Sc
cret conferences with each fighter and
his manager in the past few days. dis
GUESSING the desirability of various
ca ndidates for referee.
The most frequently mentioned
name has been that of George Lut
ton. millionaire Chicago clothing mer-
chant and former amateur boxer of
considerable skill. He has often ref
creed amateur matches, but never
professional contest.
As to Dempsey's condition and
training. the public has had not a per-
sonal glimpse for week. and the
boxing critics who have been invited
to view his last sparring sessions
have expressed mixed opinions.
But there has been general anxiety
about the seriousness of the injury
to Funney'S right eye, which began
10 days ago when Chuck Virgins laid
open a cash an inch long in the cham
pion's eyebrow. Jackie Williams stuck
his thumb in the optic yesterday and
Virgins landed several left hooks on
1t, so that it was rather intiamed
when Gene finished what may be his
last sparring before the big fight.
Jack Sharlley. whom Dempsey swept
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ASSISTANT SPORT HEAD
is SIGNED BY MICHIGAN

ANN ARBOR. Mich. September II
R).-Raymond O. Courtwright, for
mer University of Oklahoma foot ball
star, was named assistant athletic
director of the University of Michigan.
Courtwright, who in 1911 1912 and
1913. was selested halfback on the
mythical all-Western team, for the
past three years has been head of the
athletic department OF the Colorado
School of Mines.
He will coach in all branches of
competitive athletics ut Michigan and
will teach In the four'year course of
physical education.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-17
By JOHN Il. FOSTER.

DOME Bush has been smart man.
aGer for the Pittsburgh Pirates all
of the season and more particularly
in the last week. He has stacked the
very best that he had on his team to
win from Philadelphia and Boston,
both second division clubs. The re-
suit is seen in the standing of the
teams in the National League today,
with the Pirates holding a substantial
lead.
An overcautious manager, with
double-headers confronting him as
they confronted Bush, would have
monkeyed with kid pitchers a little
in order to save the regulars for some
emergency of which nothing was
known. That was one trouble with
Pittsburgh in former years. The
manager played too much for what
might happen a week from now and
too little for what was likely to hap
pen today. They seem to be doing
something of the kind in St. Louis,
where the Cardinals have been mon
keying with their kid players, occa-
sionally getting away with a game,
but in reality getting nowhere, be-
cause they broke even too much with
the Giants.
Pittsburgh played Philadelphia and
won in the series with those teams,
and that kind of strategy showed the
Pirates ahead in the race Now the
st. Louis and New York teams must
do some speeding somewhere to catch
up. Bush has done a clever piece of
work by good thinking. He is more
than half a week ahead of his rivals,
with two weeks and a little more to go.
Cubs Are Out of 1t.
The Chicago Cubs are out of it. All
talk of a mathematical chance is
merely something soothing to make
the end easy. They began their down
ward career in the East, as they did
in 1926.
The second game the Cubs played in
Brooklyn on their last trip started
them on rout from which they never
have recovered. 1t is easy enough to
see why. The players were milled
around too much. Joe Mccarthy is a
mighty clever manager and has done
great things with his base ball team,
but no manager can win pennant
without settled team, unless pos-
sessed OF pitchers of superlative skill.
Mccarthy has played a double out
neld some of the time and never has
had an infield that dovetailed. He was
fortunate to do as well as he has with
an interchangeable third baseman. no
fixed second baseman and nothing
stable at shortstop.
The Cubs will have to get some
overhauling and strengthening for
1873 because as team they have
just about shot their bolt. They put
out the best they had this year. The
reaction has set in and the PLAYERS
are faltering. 1t is doubtful whether
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FAN RESTRAINED FROM
"RAZZING" BY ATHLETICS

PHILADELPHIA, September II (E).
Connie Mack, manager of the Phila-
dalphia Athletics, has sought to legally
restrain n fan, whose alleged 'raz-
zing" and taunts from the stands, he
said. broke up the morale of the team
and resulted in one valuable player
being traded.
The fan. Harry Donnelly. &c, ar
rested while the Chicago White Sox-
Athletics game was in progress, at
the request of Mack, was held in $500
bail to keep the peace.
There are several persons" Mack
said at the hearing, who come out
to the park just to ride the players
md the umpires and get their goats.
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BUSINESS GRIDDERS
TO START TUESDAY

Business High School grid candi-
dates will begin practice probably
Tuesday on either the Tidal Basin or
Eastern High soccer grounds.
Coach Lynn Woodwork has Just
returned to the city after more than
a years leave of absence.
EmersOn's Institute foot ballers will
be led by Raymond Mealy. end, who
was named captain yesterday.
Dewitt School gridders turned out
yesterday for the opening practice on
Georgetown freshmen field
MOrty Wilmer, former Central High
athlete is making fine bid for a
backfield post on the Penn varsity.
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COSTS ABOUT 100000
TO STAGE HEAVY SCRAPS

CHICAGO. September II R.-
When ticket sales for the Tunney-
Dempsey championship fight Septem-
Der 90 scared above the $4,000, 900
mark a couple of days ago Tex Rick
ard could breathe a sigh of relief be-
cause the promotion effort then be-
came self sustaining.
Here is the outlay:
Federal tax, 10 per cent of gross,
$4,000.
State tax. 10 per cent of gross after
deducting Federal tax, $19S.000.
Tunneys guarantee, $1,000, 900.
Dempsey's guarantee, $437.500.
Soldier Field rental, 100000.
Preliminary boxers guarantee, $751;
500.
Total, $1,974,00O.
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By the Associated Press.
PHOENIX, Ariz.-Ace Hudkins, Ne
braska. knocked out Arizona Joe RiV-
ers, Phoenix 90.
CHICAGO-My Sullivan, st. Paul,
knocked out Kewpie Tremble, Chicago
(3t. Billy Light. st. Paul, knocked out
Billy OBrien. Chicago t2l.
TAMPA, Fla.-Bobby Marriott, Bal
tfmore. won over Anthony Downey,
Columbus, Ohio O0). Willie Green
Span, New York, knocked out Wild
Cat Lulu, Tampa 90.
OMAHA, Nebr-Tommy Grogan,
Omaha, knocked out Bob Duffy, 81.
Paul 3).
San FRANC1SCO-Ioey Silver. San
francisco, won "A technical knockout
nver Johnny Preston, New York
,l3l Dynamite Murphy, Sacramento,
Knocked out Patsy Sweeney. st.
s--'aul pN --------r---- -.---~~>~A.G.-.---
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BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
r. INCOLN FIELDS. CRETE, ILL.,,
September 1.-THE punching
power and the speed of Jack
IL Dempsey have been demon.
strated for the critical sports
writers in two floodlight workouts. and
the former champion was about ready
today TO hang up his training gloves
and await the gong next Thursday
night.
Six rounds Of heavy swinging Thurs
day night and three rounds last night
gave the 100 boxing experts something
to write home about. But Manager
Flynn said the former champion did
not show them any real" fighting.
one more workout tomorrow or
Monday will finish Jacks PREPARATION
Flynn said. He grumbled some about
the apparent faYnritism of the
weather man. who sent cooling show
ers to Tunney's camp at Lake Villa
and none 10 Dempsey's quarters, about
125 miles to the south.
The switch TO night workouts.
though, has been highly beneficial to
Dempsey. Flynn said. He has been
enabled to continue his training with
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GUARDSMEN FORM QUINT.

Members Of Service Company, list
Infantry, Maryland National Guard,
at Silver Spring, have formed basket
ball team and will drill Tuesday and
Friday nights after October !. Officers
chosen are; Sergt. j. A. Glover, man
ager; Sergt. J.. ]. Purcell, business
manager; Sergt. ID. d. Jones, secretary
and treasurer; Sergt. Joseph Allen,
timekeeper. and Sergt. Alfred Saun
derS, scorekecper.
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confirmed his own belief that the eye
injury would in no way affect Tun.
ney's chances against Dempsey
Gene blamed his compa ratively poor
showing in yesterdays workout to the
pain his, eye ~caused him after the
rounds with Williams.
II barely could see from my right
eye" Gene said. at was just as il
had severe case of astigmatism. NV
vision was distorted, 1 had no iudg-
ment of. distance and the pain at
times was intense. However 1 ex-
pect the damage will have been re-
paired entirely before / meet Demp-
sey. If it has not. / believe / can
fight and whip him with only one
eye"
The champion also appeared wor.
ried about his general condition. The
heat of the past few days forced him
to take three day vacation at Lake
Forest During that time his weight
jumped to 1913 pounds, almost 6
pounds above his normal fighting
weight.
Now Is Overweight.
II feel slow and soggy," Gene said.
However, a good stiff session on the
road probably will tighten me con-
slderably, and will bring my general
condition to the edge 1 had when l
left Spectator, n. Y. My heavy work
now is over. Roadwork and light ex-
ercise will complete the training pro.
gram"
The feeling appeared general about
the camp that Tunney is showing
signs of approaching staleness. de-
spite the many lay-offs he has taken
since coming West to finish training
The opinion was expressed. however,
that this could be averted by cancella-
ton of further ring work and re-
lance on long walks and joys in the
early morning Tunney's handlers de-
clared that the champions program
would include just that and nothing
more
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-17
CHESS MATCH ADJOURNED.

BUENOS AIRES. Argentina, Sep
tember II CP)-The first game in the
world championship chess match be-
tween the title holder, Jose r. Capa-
blanca of Cuba. and the Russian chal-
lenger Alexander Alekhine, was ad.
iourned after AZ moves with Alekhine
in q favorable position.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-17

BY the Associated Press.
N YEW YORK, September 1.-THE
annual tournament for the
VI national tennis championship
4 today was in it's final round
with experts inclined to be-
lieve Rene I.acoste of France would
defend his title successfully against
Big Bill Tilden.
A year ago Tilden went down in
the fourth round at the hands of
Henri Cochet. while Lacoste went on
to win the title that had belonged
to Big Bill for six years. in an all
French final battle with Jean Borotra
That memory remained with Tilden
today and ranked along with the
recollection of a series of other de-
featS at the hands of the French, in
Guiding their sweep of the Davis Cup
last week.
Big Bill faced the task Of succeed
ing where Little Bill Johnston, his
Davis Cup teammate for eight years.
has failed. Johnston was beaten by
Lacoste yesterday, g., 2-6. Go,
6-1, while Tilden defeated Francis
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SMAsHES. AUTO RECORD.

CHARLOTTE, N. c.. September II
R.-The new record for the Charlotte
Speedway. established by Peter de
Paolo, lasted only for day. Frank
Lockhart of Dayton. Ohio, catapulted
his tiny racing car around the saucer
to clip one-fifth of a second from
De Paolos mark by attaining a speed
of 1883 an hour.
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WOMAN STARS GATHER.

NEW YORK. September II P).-
The vanguard of the completing field
of approximately $50 woman golfers
that is to set out over the Cherry
Valley course at Garden City next
Monday. with the national champion
ship at stake, is on the scene and get
ting the range of difficult layout.
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MANY WORDS ON FIGHT.

CHICAGO, September II P)-
Telegraphic facilities for the trans
mission of 10000 900 words throughout
the United States and to foreign cOun-
tries describing the September %
fight between Tunney and Dempsey
will be installed in the Soldier Field
Stadium.
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FRENCH INSECT TEAMS
TO GET PRIZES TONIGHT

Prizes will be awarded at a meeting
of French Insect League teams to-
night, at o'clock, at French's Sport
Store, 424 Ninth street. Plans for
an insect basket ball league will be
discussed.
Russells and Boys Club Elks were
to face today at o'clock on West
Ellipse in a game to determine Capital
City League insect class honors. Moose
Juniors can win their section,- Ca pital
City League, title by defeating Mon.
tellos in another game today.
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NAMING OF REFEREE ONLY
SCRAP DETAIL UNSETTLED
Lawsuits, Ticket Spectators, Invading Horde of
Prize Ring Fans Give Battle Color to Windy
City-Tunney Nursing Black Eye.

from his path to a comeback match
two months ago. was in town today, in
accordance with Richards plan to use
him as Il substitute for Gene or Jack
if anything happened to either.
Sharkey expressed surprise at Tun.
nCy'S bulk when he got a close look
yesterday. hut withheld an opinion on
the possible outcome of the match
until he has another look at Dempsey.
The latest injunction suit, intended
10 halt the bout. only widened Rick
ards smile bit today. The Rev.
Elmer l.. Williams. we'll known Chi
cago reform worker. was the instigator
nf the action. filed in Federal Court
and scheduled for preliminary hearing
today.
Attorneys for Richard, Dempsey
and others have received notification
that B. T.. Clements will renew his
injunction suit Monday in the State
courts, seeking TO prevent the fight
because of his claim to a prior con-
tract with Dempsey for a Dempsey
Harry Wills battle.
Clements action for a preliminary
Injunction was denied in State courts
last week. and he made plans to bring
another suit for permanent injunc-
ton before Judge Fisher, Monday.
Suit Not Annoying Tunney.
Tunney's only law suit just now
is more or less quiescent until he
acts upon the invitation of Sheriff
Graydon of Cook County to come in
from Lake County for visit and re-
ceiVe the summons in the $4,000 sal
airy suit of Thomas McHale of New
York. who said he used to be Tunney's
social secretary.
The Loop hotel situation for next
week apparently will be just as seri-
Gus as the hotel men predicted sew
eral weeks. ago. Only one or two
hosteleries. with unusually extensive
facilities, had any rooms left today.
The bungalow atop the Hotel Sher-
man is being held for Tunney, who
has planned an ''after-the-tight" party
there Thursday night. A similar roof
home on the Hotel Morrison is re-
served in Dempsey's name, but he has
announced no plans for fight night
except that he intends to regain his
title.
Estelle Taylor. who is Mrs. Jack
Dempsey has made no change in her
plans to stay in her North Side Hotel
suite while her husband fights She
has announced that she will not even
listen in on the radio. There Is
tentative arrangement to give her the
news by flares beneath her window
red. If he wins" she explained, land
if he should lose, why, blue-oh, so
blue"
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WASHINGTON RED SOX
IN ALEXANDRIA CLASH

ALEXANDRIA. Va, September II.
Charley Corbett's St Mary's Celtics
were to entertain Washington Red
Sox in Dreadnaught Park today at
$3.50 o'clock.
Members of Belle Haven Country
Club were to drive off in the qualify
ing round for the Belle Haven Bowl
today.
A benefit dance for Ashby Snellings,
pitcher for Sarepta Lodge, No. 46,
Odd Fellows, will be held tonight in
Odd Fellows Temple. Snellings has
lost his eyesight. Specialists still
hope for it's recovery.