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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-24
HITCHCOCK, U. S. POLO
TEAM MEMBER, i'll
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 24.-De-
spite the recent reassembling OF
Americas big four OF polo. the Ma
TONS chances in the international
series with Great Britain have suffer
ed a rude Jolt by the continued i'll
health of Tommy Hitchcock. sensa-
tional No. player, it developed to-
day.
So anxious are those in charge of
the American team to conserve Hitch
cocks strength for the big series that
a plan has been devised whereby he
would be left out of all the remaining
practice matches except one.
While Hitchcock's recent perform
ances hardly indicate that he is not
enioying the best of health. he had to
be helped out of one contest with
smelling salts. and virtually exhaust
ed himself in others. friends declare.
Observers have taken it for granted
that the American defense committee
is preparing for possible substltu-
ton of Winston Guest for Hitchcock.
Friends of Hitchcock believe he will
play at any cost, on his nerve II
necessary. and they doubt that ne
will consent to a practice scheduIe
with himself on the sidelines.
Hitchcock has not enjoyed his usua'
health since the war, when he wa
shot down behind the German lines
taken prisoner from one camp to an
other, and then escaped through
enemy lines to Switzerland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-24
CARDS GIVE DUE NOTICE
THEY STILL ARE In RACE

must carry the series If 1t is to re-
trieve lost ground earlier in the sea
son. The Giants have won 10 out of
their last % games.
While the remainder of the schedule
would appear to favor st. LOUIS
Chicago and Pittsburgh over the
Giants. since New York leaves the
Tolo Grounds September for long
road trip. 1t may work to the advan.
taee of McGraw's club. Pittsburgh
has fewer games with first division
teams, with only IL scheduled against
Chicago. st. Louis and New York.
Chicago winding up at home, must
face first division teams II times,
while the Giants meet their strongest
competitors Is times. st. Louis has
II games with second division clubs
and is with those of first division. St
Louis must play the Giants seven
times. and they have two more with
Pittsburgh and nine more with the
Cubs.
Although the Cubs appear to be-
temporarily off balance. they are the
Only club that has not fallen into
periodical slumps. Barring their last
Eastern invasion. which started il
days ago, the Cubs have played fairly
consistent ball all along.
Yesterdays game:
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
:, Louis ....... O1o"so2oo Oh II 3
Philadelphia 000O"0 o o. 3 II l
shardel and schultz; Scott. Decatur and
Iouu.FH O Dpnnell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-24
PLAYGROUND MEET
CARDED TOMORROW

Richard s. TennysOn. director OF
bows activities of municipal play
grounds has announced the following
schedule Of events for the annual maj
playground track and field meet. TO ne
held tomorrow ON Plaza Playground.
starting at 10 o'clock:
I0-Heats of 7o-pound class, 5o-yard
lash: i00-nound class. running high iump'
s5-nnund class running broad lunlp., -
10 30--1I 5-pound class. TO-yard dash
10 45-scmi finals of 7O-pound class So
"iI'i@rniimited running high iumn: 100
mound class broad iumn: seml-hnals. 10
pound class 70-yard dash. -o,
11:30-Finals. v7O-pound class o"'S"ru
ii .4n-FinaIs. 115-pound 10-vari d. III
1l:45-t1 5-pound. running h,gh l"n!r
s5-pound class. 50-vard dash. meats Uh-
iIm y 15@H f nsoa 81 loo-pouud class. 60
az y :80@semi- finals, s5-pound. 5o-yard
dash, 49,. eo,.a-d
IL. 55-Finals. s5-nound Seward dash.
1:iO-Finals of 100 mound 6O-yard dash.
1:I5-Cnlmited. 100-yard dash. heats
70 pound class running broad iumD; ll5-
dash
@:0O--Finals of 100-yard dash. unnnl;teti;
210-Relay heats start for 40, I'd lu0
and lis pound and unlimited classes.
All contestants are requested to be
on the field at 9:45 o'clock. Four tents
have been erected for dressing quar-
tiers for the contestants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-24

Judd Detweiler, Commercial
League champion. and Treasury, De-
partmental League titleholder, will
face tomorrow on South Ellipse at
4:45 pm. in the first game of the
weekday league city championship
series.
The game carded today between
Government Printing Office, Govern
ment League victors. and Riggs Bank,
which copied the Bankers League
flag. has been postponed.
All teams competing in the series
are asked to submit their eligibility
lists at a meeting OF representatives
of the mines tonight in the Post
sports department at o'clock.
In the opening game in the play.
off series to determine the Federal
League champion which will compete
in the weekday title competition,
Navy yesterday swamped Public
Buildings and Public Parks, Is to 1.
Pounding out Is hits, Navy rolled
up big early lead.
Allowing not a single hit and fam
ming 10, Quigley pitched National to a
81 win over Colonys in French In
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BOXERS AND MANAGERS
GET LONG SUSPENSIONS

BY The Ass0clatcd Press
TOPEKA, Kans., August 24.-Sus-
pension of Roy HooU Burger. Dodge
City, kans., and Jim (Tiny) Herman,
Portland, Greg, heavyweight boxers
and their managers has been ordered
by the Kansas Boxing Commission
The action was taken as the re-
suit of a recent bout at Kansas City,
kans.. which was declared mo CON
test" by the referee after Herman had
taken the count in the second round.
The boxers were charged with taking.
The periods for which the boxers
and their managers were suspended:
Burger, six months; Sam Kramer,
Burgers manager, one year; Herman,
Indefinitely, and J. r. Basco, Her.
mans manager. one year.
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SO BULLS EYES IN ROW
ARE MADE IN PRACTICE

CAMP PERRY Ohio, August "a H).
Capt. Gerge W. Carder of Blan-
chester, Ohio. of the 147th Infantry,
Ohio National Guard. rifle team, put
Sc0nsecutiVe hull's-eyes into the
! ,ooo-yard target in practice for the
national rife and pistol matches,
which opened here today.
Teams from various sections of the
United States continue TO arrive daily
and prepare for the matches. The
United States rifle Engineers team.
from Fort Du Pont, Delaware, ar
rived yesterday. The team carries 81
men.
Weather conditions permitting quail
fcation work on the firing line in
the Junior rifle corps matches will
get under way today. Rain yester-
. day stopped outdoor work of the
shooters.
Work on the ranges so far has
been confined TO practice shooting by
United States lnfa ntry, Navy, Cavalry
and Ohio National Guard teams.
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CARDS VERY MUCH
IN RACE, SAYS ALEX
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press,
PHILADELPHIA. August 24.-The
ST. Louis Cardinals are not out of the
National League pennant race-not If
Grover Cleveland Alexander, star
Cardinal hurler and hero of the last
world series, knows his base ball.
Here with the world champions for
a series with the loWly Philles, Alex
ander the Great unburdened himself
concerning his teams chances to lead
the Cubs or the Pirates to the flag
Don't count us out yet" said Alex.
The Cubs are out in front now. but
we are right after them. That triple
setback In Boston last week certainly
did them no good. You know, it's a
funny thing about a ball game. An
apparently minor loss, forgotten by
the fans the day after, may be the
turning point in the race with the
club itself.
Take the first game of the double
header that the Cubs tossed away to
the BraVes--that 6-to-5 defeat after
the Cubs went into the ninth frame
leading by three runs and with their
ace, Root, on the hill. The Braves
pounded out win. And don't think
| that doesn't hurt a machine Carl.
son lost a game in BROOKLYN much
tiic same Way WHen ne stepped into
the box with a comfortable lead in the
eighth, only to lose out. Such defeats
FOR club of the Cubs type mean
disaster. When they find that other
cIubs can come from behind and beat
them they will lose their cocksure.
ness-and then look out for the tobog.
gan.
We have nine more games with
the Cubs, six of them on our own
grounds, and the Cubs have not won
a game in st. Louis this year.
injuries to O'Farrell, Southworth.
Frisch, Thevenow and Blades have
handicapped us or we would have
stepped away from the field long ago.
But when we return to st. Louis lust
watch our smoke. How do | feel?
Why, ] feel great and ready TO step
in the box any time"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-24
TACKLE TRIBE FOLLOWING
SEVEN STRAIGHT DEFEATS
Pilot Harris Optimistic That Acquisition of First
Baseman Eddie Onslow of Rochester Will Aid
in Ending Criffmen's JinX.

initial base only temporarily and
bolster the clubs attack. the Ma
,ionals may he expected to come out
of their backward ways in short
order. And by the time the club
/ rea aches Chicago. the latter part
/ of this week. Judge probably VIII be
ready To return to his allotted task.
| Repeated experimenting with play
ers AT first base has hurt the Nationals
as much as anything else during this
| Western tour. Weak performances
around that station by athletes striv-
ing desperately TO ill the bill. but
wholly unable because of lack of eX-
perience to make a good showing. has
been in a great measure responsible
/ for at least four trouncings suffered
/ by the outfit that not SO long ago
seemed tn have 3 strange hold on the
runner.up position.
| Will Aid Outfield, Too.
! The addition of Onslow to the squad
! also will make the Nationals more Sc
cure in their outfield, too. With either
| iris Speaker or Earl McNeely forced
/ to take care of the first base job. only
| three men were available for garden
! duty since an injury compelled Sammy
| West TO get out OF action and return
! to Washington for treatment of his
| leg. Any accident inca paCitatinE
! Speaker or McNeely would have forced
| Manager Harris to send an infieder or
pitcher 10 the pasture had not Onslow
been procured from the Rochester
club as film.
Having lost seven of eight games
so far played in the West this trip.
the Nationals must sweep the series
here and in Chicago to get an even
break in the contests away from home
That's a big job for a club going at
! fine speed and a terrific task for a
| club that has been performing as
| have the Nationals recently.
However. should they manage to
| take four of the six engagements
listed for the remainder of the tour
! they viii return to Washington next
week in a position strong enough to
make a great fight for the second
place in the American League race.
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FIGHT TICKET SALE
REACHES $1,5OO,O 900

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. August 24.-~The ticket
sale for the Soldier Field battle of
Tunney and Dempsey, September 81,
is now around 81 500 600, Tex Richard
said today This is approximately
half the anticipated gate.
Only two fights in history have
drawn in excess of a million and a
half dollars-the Dempsey-C Carpenter
and Dempsey-Tunney battles.
Within fortnight, Richard be-
lieves, the return match of Dempsey
and Tunney will have passed both
these in advance sale, three weeks
before the night of the fight.
The Dempsey-Tunney battle of the
Sesqui drew more than $1,700,00
and the Carpenter fight about $780,
600 less.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-24

BY the Associated Press.
~HICAGO, August @4.-One
hundred and eight distinguish.
ed individuals will form the
~ select inner square about the
ringside at the Dempsey-Tun-
ney championship fight in Soldier
Field next month.
There are Just los seats in the first
spectators row and those who get
them will be distinguished for that
il no other reason.
The mysterious committee of five.
which has the task Of determining
who gets those choice seats. is to
meet Friday and undertake it's job,
George +. Getz, nominal promoter of
the classic for Tex Richard. made
known today.
GetZ gave his personal assurance
that there would he mo funny bust
ness" in the distribution of the
choicest seats Meanwhile, the ordinary
fight fans formed long lines before the
windows at the Palmer House 10 buy
tickets sight unseen" with the assur'
ance only that their seats would be
somewhere inside the stadium.
Change May BE Necessary.
I'VE have the tentative plat of the
~idQIuIll std al vi q W ~
said GetZ, "but when the seats are
put up the engineers may find it nee
essary to alter some of the arrange
ments. Therefore, we are holding out
large blocks of the cheaper seats to
see whether there will be a change.
I'VE want to give everybody clear
view of the ring. Because of the
angle at the north end of the stadium
this is difficult thing to do. That S
why the engineers are going at the
task with the greatest care. These
seats will not go on sale until we are
sure they are O. X.
Some of my friends have expressed
considerable anxiety about the Madi-
son Square Garden 'Millionaires' Club
allotment. The New Workers. con
tract order will be included with all
the other orders and will be melted
out in graduations just the same as
will the apportionments for Chicag 90
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TUNNEY TO co TO CHICAGO
BEFORE CLOSE OF MONTH

Prior to a week ago. Tunneys eX-
hibitions were free, but the cham
pion now is charging for his mat
inees. The money is given to charity
a Catholic church. Methodist
church and the Spectator Winter
Sports Club being the recipients.
-Four sparring partners are in camp,
but Harold Mays. one of the men in
the champions camp last year, has
declined an invitation. The sparring
partners and trainers are quartered
a quarter of a mile down the road
from Genes cottage
Eddie Eagan, former anna teur
heavyweight champion, is 10 rejon
Tunney and share his cottage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-24
1O8 SEATS In FIRST ROW
FOR CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT

and all other sections Of the country.
There are to be los seats in the
first row of spectators seats. The
committee will be asked TO consider
carefully the assignment of these
seats While I am making no recon-
mendatons. | imagine that these l0S
seats will be used to fill the orders
of the Is State governors who have
applied for tickets, members of the
South Park board, which controls the
stadium; mayors of the largest cities
prominent citizens, such as John j.
Mitchell and J. P. Morgan, and sew
eral other notableS from abroad.
The second row seats will he al
lOtted to persons just as prominent in
public affairs, and so on back to the
edge of the withheld band.
we want the country to know that
visitors viii not travel miles TO Chi
cago only to find our native sons in
all the choicest seats. But the Chi
cagoans viii get a good break. too"
BIueprints Secret.
Getz intimated that the blueprints
of the stadium probably will remain
another secret right up to the mo-
mcnt of the fight. Ticket buyers will
not know untll Iney go 10 tne
stadium just where their seats will be.
Press arrangements provide for 100
telegraph instruments and approx
mately $50 writer's in the four rows
against the ring.
Rain or shine. Dempsey planned a
hard workout today. A dreary drizzle
yesterday restricted his activities to
three miles of jogging on the tread
mill" a mechanical walker. Today
however road work. shadow boxing
and several rounds with the punching
bags were on his program. to loosen
him up after Today layoff en- route
to the camp from Los Angeles.
Some day next week the public will
be permitted to view Dempsey in ac-
ton against his sparring partners,
Manager Leo p. Flynn announced,
but the public sessions will be re-
stricted to one or two a week, prob
ably without any admission charge
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HElLMANN Is GAINING
ON BATTING LEADERS

By the Associated Press.
Harry Heilmann seems determined
TO retain his laurels as ''odd-year''
batting champion of the America n
League.
The veteran Detroit slugger has
come forward with rush of base hits
In the last few weeks and now is
within striking distance of the top.
If Harry crashes through it will
keep intact an unusual streak that he
started by GROWING himself batting
king in 1921, 1928 and 1925.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-24

- TX Prince Georges County teams
have been asked to send repre-
sentatives to a meeting Friday
~ at pm. on District Heights
field. to consider plans for the
county championship race.
Marlboro CrooIne, Hyattsville. Mary
land A. c., District Heights and
Triangle A. c. are expected TO be
represented.
Those not having representatives
present will be considered out of the
title series.
After engaging Wesley Bible Class
IF Hyattsville Methodist Episcopal
Church South nine tomorrow after
noon, Henry Hiser will lead his All
Stars against Annapolis A. &. at the
Maryland Capital on Saturday. and
will entertain Ku KluX Khan on River
dale diamond Sunday at 3 O'Clock.
Takoma A. e. is in a busy period.
Walter Reed nine was scheduled to-
day and Friday afternoon the Dis
trict Firemen are booked for Silver
Spring diamond at O'Clock. sun
day game is sought. Cali Manager
Cola. Shepherd PSF.
Willie Andrews is seeking games
Sunday. Call Lincoln 1892. During
September his charges will play as fol
lows: 3. Severn: a. Cabin John; 5,
Junior Order, two games: 10. Cedar
Grove; II. Berwyn; "A. Cedar Grove
%, Hiser's All-Stars. two games.
After battle with Cherrydale 3
strong nine TO-DAY on Arlington dia
mond as a part Of the Arlington day
program. the Arlington Bcarcats will
prime for their clash with Georgetown
A. G. on the same diamond Sunday at
3 O'Clock.
Three games are ahead for Ted
Cites kennedys. Saturday they
meet Liberty A. &. at American League
Park in one of the Liberty field day
games. and on Sunday two contests
will he played at Scaggsville, Md.
with the team representing that place.
kennedys previously BUNDLED the
Marylanders twice.
Corby Bakers, who are scheduled to
meet stephan A. c. on Riverdale
diamond Saturday afternoon at ,
o'clock. are seeking games with
local teams. Call Franklin 1851
Rerwyn 4. e. is planning busy
week end SATURDAY the Hartfords sof
this city will be entertained on Ber-
wvn diamond at o'clock. Sunday
the Mitchellsville nine will he enter
tanned on the same field Al o'clock.
Nate Sauber will take his Rialto
A. c. tossers to Mclean. Va. on Sun
dav to meet the outfit representing
the nearby town at 3 O'Clock.
Takoma Tigers have Cancelled their
game with Freers for Saturday.
Sparky O'Brian is requested to call
Manager Waters at Columbia $500
today.
An unlimited opponent is sought by
Brodt's nine for Sunday. Call Man
arer Powell at Franklin S0e7:
Alexandria Firemen defeated Their
brother smokeaters from the District
IN a good ball game across the river
Yesterday. to 3.
Moose Juniors have booked a
double header for September 4, wher
thev will entertain Hoffman A. {.
crack Baltimore Junior nine. on Navy
Yard Diamond. starting at O'clock
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SMITH AND RILEY HELP
NORFOLK WIN HARD GAME

A Washington and an Alexandria
Va, boy, playing with Norfolk in the
Virginia State League yesterday, had
big parts in that teams 81, 12-inning
victory over Portsmouth, loop leaders
Jack Smith Of This city socked a
homer and his sacrifice fly scored the
other tally.
Leon Riley, former Alexandria High
pitcher, in addition to pitching the
whole game, led both teams at bat
with three hits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-24
BY JOHN Ii. KELLER.

~
that prevented the playing OF
a game yesterday in Detroit
was more than welcomed by
the Nationals After taking
seven lickings in a row. The fafrlS
horde was quite glad To get even a
brief respite from such rough treat
ment. In fact, from what ManaSer
Stanley Harris remarked when m
formed of the postponement Of the
game until September 10. when the
Tigers will be in Washington. one
would have thought it was just what
the doctor ordered.
Any kind of rest probably Is good
for the Nationals right now. Al
though their pitching stan IS rune
tioning we'll, they are not SO good IN
any other department and have not
been so good in their last II engage
ments. All they can show for this
string are four victories and one
tie. Twelve defeats have been chalked
against them in the 17same stretch,
a walloping that has left them gasp
ing for breath in third place anu Just
ahead of the Athletics. And not so
long ago the Nationals were riding
along in second place. seven full
games ahead Of the Tigers before
whom they recently fell four times.
Ed OnsiOw May Help.
The pilot has an idea that Eddie
Onslow. brother of Coach Jack on
slow, who was to join the club here
today, will help get the Nationals out
of the slump shat has engulfed them
for more than two weeks. Eddie is
no youngster. but according TO those
who are in close touch with the In
ternational League. where the player
has been for a dozen years, he is
clever man around the first sack and
can sting the ball at bat. And that
Is what the club needs, now that
Joe Judge. the regular first sack
guardian, is out of commission and
the hitting is weak all down the line.
II Onslow can fill the bill at the
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LA BARBA WINS BOUT;
WILL VACATE TITLE

BY he Associated Press.
Los ANGELES, August 24.-Fidel
La Barba today remained the UNI
disputed ruler of the flyweight ranks
as the result of his convincing 10
round victory over Johnny Vacca of
Bridgeport. Conn. here last night.
Vacca twice before had defeated the
champion.
The consensus of experts gave
La Barba wide margin. Most
rngsiders gave Vacca only one
round, with three even. The title
was not at stake in the bout.
La Barba will abdicate his 112-
pound pugilistic crown next month
for a freshman's skull cap at STAN
ford University. The champion has
been accepted for entrance at the
institution
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YANKs SIGN YOUTH.

CINCINNATI. Ohio, August "A LA).
Ralph Birkofer, Is years old, 22O-
pound southpaw Cincinnati amateur
pitcher, has been ordered to immedi-
ately join the Yankees. Birkofer is
recognized by sport writer's as the
best pitcher developed in Cincinnati
amateur circles in recent years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-24
JOCKEY IS PUNISHED.

CHICAGO, August "a LP).-Jockey
Leslie Pichon today was the victim of
the most severe punishment imposed
since racing was legalized in Illinois.
He was suspended for 80 days for cut
ting across in front of the field with
Thirteen Sixty, winner of yesterdays
fourth race at Hawthorne. The horse
was disqualified
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-24
PARK VIEW SEEKS GAMES.

Park View A. G. tossers, who meet
Walter Reed Medical School Sunday
on the Walter Reed diamond at 2:15
o clock, are after September games
with strong unlimited teams having
diamonds, preferably out of town
mines. Call Main $500, branch 81.
before 4:30 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-24

Candidates for the Rex Athletic
Club foot ball team will hold their
first drill Saturday morning at Rex
field at 1890 o'clock. All aspirants
are asked to report. George Crane
VIII coach until permanent tutor
can he secured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-24
SHARKEY rs TRAINING.

BOSTON, August "a R.-Jack
Sharkey has begun training in this
city in order to be in first-class shape
as an alternate for either principal of
the Tunney-Dempsey championship
bout at Chicago September 22.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-24
PIEDMONT LEAGUE.

Wichita Falls. l: Dallas. 0.
Houston. q san Antonio. 3,
Shreveport. 7: Fort Worth. 8.
Waco. 10 Beaumont,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-24

Salisbury. 4 Raleigh. 3
Rocky Mount. IA Durham IL.
Winston-S aiem. b. High | ONT. D.