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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-04
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
~ ASE BALL interest was divided
- today between the headliners
Of Miller Higgins seeking
L. circus. Babe Ruth and Lou
Gehrig, and the league races
Bv banging out two home runs in
Yesterdays double-header between
the Yankees and Tigers. Gehrig be-
came three up on the Babe in their
heated circuit clout controversy.
New York won the second game, S-6.
by four-run rally in the seventh
after Detroit had taken the opener.
l6-5.
Ruth, who now is four homers
of the 1921 season. when he set a
record of SO four-baggers, had to be
content with two hits in eight times
at bat yesterday. The Bambino
laced out a long double in the sec
ond game, but 1t was short of the
centerf1eld wall.
The Boston Red Sox occupied sec
ondary interest in the American
League. The Beantown team nosed
out Chicago. 81, on the strength of
Rulings pitching and Rothrock's
timely hitting. Boston now has won
of of it's last 10 games and any
thing approaching this gait over a
few more weeks would haul the
Carrigan clan out of the cellar.
The Cleveland Indians were jolted
twice yesterday by Philadelphia.
Eddie Rommel, the knuckle- ball art
list, beat the Tribe by a 90 score
in the opener, while Rube Walberg
obtained IA verdict in the wind up.
There was no change among the
leaders in the National League pen
nant scramble. The Chicago Cubs
knocked the ball all over the lot in
beating the Boston Braves, 12-1. Rob-
ertson, Wertz and Goldsmith were
pounded hard by the Cub batters. who
collected Is safe hits. Carlson was
given good support and never was in
real danger.
Paul Waner's home-run smash with
two on the bases enabled Pittsburgh
to down Philadelphia, SO, and match
strides with the pace-setting Cubs.
The Pills scored all their runs in the
first four innings, batting Kremer,
Miljus and Cvengros hard: Dawson
took the mound and held the tailend.
ers at bay.
Manager wilbert Robinson shook
up his batting order against the Car.
dinals at st. Louis, but to no avail.
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Nationals Seem Assured of Second Place Race During Renainde
MANY YOUNG STARS
ON MAYFLOWER nine

ALEXANDRIA, Va, August A.
With a lineup composed of many
Alexandria High School varsity
players of last season, Bob Vogt's
Mayfower A. G.. tossers present q
strong team in the Alexandria Junior
Base Ball League. A line on their real
ability will be obtained Sunday when
the st. Mary's Juniors oppose the
Mayf1owers on Hayden Field at 1870.
Lester McMenamin, Casey Dennis,
Cleveland Shaw, Bottles West,
Luckett, Guy Duncan, Charles
Strauss. Bob Duncan and Charles
Pullman are the Alexandria High
Players who will campaign with the
Mayfiowers.
Bob Marshall Of Washington, stroke
oar of the Old Dominion Boat Clubs
junior gig crew last Summer, has re-
turned to the ranks of the Orange
and Black and Is now a candidate for
the crews which are being drilled
daily by Coach Walter ThralI.
Merchants and Alexandria Post
Office will meet In an Alexandria Com
rnercial League battle tomorrow on
the Dreadnaught Park diamond at S
o'clock.
Gerard Edwards, Richmond boy,
who plays third base for the Alexan-
dria, Bancroft & Washington Rapid
Transit Co. nine, will face many for.
mer mates when he appears in the To-
cal lineup against the Richmond In
dependents in the State Capital Sun.
day.
Sarepta Lodge, No. 46, Independent
Order Of Odd Fellows, is not SEIZED
uled for Sunday and Manager Freddy
Flynn is anxious to arrange a game
with a senior or unlimited club, to be
played on the st. Agnes Episcopal
School field at 8 o'clock. Phone Alex.
andria 897.
Pirate and Junior Citizens are listed
for Junior League game Sunday on
Hayden Field at $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-04
CEHRIC NOW IS THREE UP
ON RUTH In HOMER RACE

| The world champions won by a 40
score, Jess Haines being In rare form.
The fielding of Frank Frisch and Jim
Bottomley helped the big Highlander
| immeasurably.
The New York Giants were set for
hard game with Cincinnati but rain
prevented hostilities.
A summary Of yesterdays games:
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Rev York; ri:: 39SStSoSS-ss11l1 3
stoner and woodall: shocker. Moore and
R RsW YORK. ::::::' 9SS2Sq49Es1s :
Gibson, Smith, and Bassler; Moore. Pip
gas and Bengough.
fIeYs5sna s.. o9S8Yaasaa9&S14 3
Shaute. Brown and Autry: Rommell and
Perkins.
r, Second game oooo,ooo, j.,
f Psiisdslnhs: . 99oo3o99oo11-7 g ]
Hudlin. Grant and L. sewell; Walberg and
Cochrane.
BBssono.. .:.::. Yoood9Yo1-5 8 8
Thomas and McCurdy; Ruling and Hof-
mann. Hartley.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
RH E..
c S1sson .::. 80: od939o29G151 Is 3
r, Robertson. wertz. Goldsmith and Hogan.
Phliladslphis:' 3dddddo9S99sss11ls !
Mitchell. Sweetand and wilson. Kremer
Milius. Cvengros. Dawson and Smith.
p groq KIN: .... 98989999o4 3 9
Petty and Hargreaves: Haines and Snyder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-04

real service until the Yankees get
here for block Of four games late
next week.
Walter Johnson was the chief figure
Of another celebration yesterday when
| he motorcd to Hagerstown, where he
was master of ceremonies at the rails
| ing of the flags denoting the town
| clubs success in the Blue Ridge
| League race and the ensuing five-state
series last year.
Walter. with his wife and two of
his boys, arrived at Hagerstown
shortly after noon and was the guest
OF honor at a luncheon given by the
Rotary Club. Preceded by a band
johnson and officials Of the Blue
Ridge League then paraded to the ball
park for the flag raising. He re
manned for the game, in which the
Frederick team defeated Hagerstown.
President Clark Griffith of the Ma
tionals. who had been invited to at
tend the function, was unable to make
the trip
Bucky Harris did some fancy field.
ing around second base for the Ma
tionals during July. In 90 games the
pilot had 1872 chances. an average of
nearly a half dozen to the game, and
slipped but three times. He made SO
putouts and 100 assists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-04

L
second place this month would
he a big Job for the Tigers oil
Athletics and one virtually i'm
possible Of accomplishment BY
the White Sox. Bucky Harris bunch
Is scheduled to participate in 27 more
engagements in August. and should i
win in but 13 Of them--which would
he playing at slightly less than 800
clip-its chances for stai ting the
month of September in the runner-up
position in the American League race
would be quite bright.
Should the Nationals travel at a
pace more than a hundred points back
of that they have set over the stretch
of the campaign so far covered-.596-
the Tigers would have to move along
at a rate better than ZOO to be ahead
of the local club on September /. The
Mackmen, to overhaul Bucky Harris
aggregation by that time, would have
to step along at a clip around .s0o
the remainder of this month.
And as to the fifth-place White SoX,
their chance practically does not eX-
ist. They'd just about have TO win
straight through to be in front OF the
Nationals when August base ball Will
become past history.
Disposing of all three games listed
with the Browns this week promises
to be difficult for the Nationals. Rain
Yesterday forced a postponement OF
the opener of the series with the one
club that has been a terror to the
Harris clan all year. It was hoped
that two tits could be played this
afternoon, but the downpour yesterday
and last night left the field in Clark
Griffith Stadium in anything but good
condition and not much moisture
would be needed to keep the clubs out
of action at least another Of the three
days. Howley has his outfit here.
The Browns next visit will occur
during the latter part of September
when they will stay for five days.
Should more postponements be neces-
sary during the present series, the
entire lot with the St. Louis crew very
likely could be gotten out OF the way
handily next month.
Rain yesterday that kept his club
idle brought about no changes in Man
ager Harris pitching plans for the set
with Dan Howley's club. Tom Zach
airy, late of st. Louis, and Hollis
Thurston are slated to tackle the Wis
itors in the first two engagements that
can be staged with them.
This wet weather is not benefitting
Sam Vests charleyhorsed leg at all.
During the warm spell the young Ma
tional outfielder's sore limb improved
considerably. but this week the leg
again has frightened and it may be
that Sam will not be available for
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GREAT CONTRAST SHOWN
IN BIG LEAGUE RACES.

By the Associated Press.
Seldom has there been a more strik-
ing contrast than in the current mar
gin between league leaders and tail
enders in the majors.
The runaway of the Yankees In the
American has put the astonishing
margin of AZ games between the pace
settlers and the cellarites, Boston's
Red Sox.
The National League, on the other
hand, shows only a difference of 20ia
games between the leading Cubs and
the tail-end Phillies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-04

)HERRYDALE and Ku Klux
Khan mines will engage In one
of the most important con-
~ tests on the week end sandlot
schedule Sunday afternoon at
3 o'clock on Arlington Horse Show
Grounds.
Both teams are making prepare
lions, as they are old rivals.
Fairfax Cavaliers will make their
bow for this season here on Sunday
afternoon when Junior Order, No. Al,
nine plays host on Glen Echo dia-
mond.
Khan and National Circle managers
are asked to call Manager Church Of
Junior Order at Bradley 201-F-14.
Terminal Icemen will open their
week end campaign with a meeting
tonight at o'clock at the home of
Manager Louis Rose. Southern Rail-
way Auditors will be met tomorrow
and on Sunday Jefferson F'iremen will
be played at Addison Park.
Gilly Gutenberg will be sent to the
mound against Herndon FairlOus for
Rialtos on Sunday when these teams
meet at 3 o'clock on Ashburn diamond
Riverside A. C. would like to book
unlimited teams having diamonds for
Sundays. Call Lincoln 1855 between
7 and o'clock.
Bowie Motor nine will face MARI
boro A. G. on Sunday at Bowie at
3 o'clock.
With a rejuvenated lineup. Ia
koma Tigers are in search Of strong
senior and unlimited foes. Call Man
ager Waters at Main 1905, branch
20, after 3 o'clock.
A Sunday game is sought by Co.
lumbia A. G. to be played on West
Ellipse diamond. Call Manager De-
point, West 1880.
Lafayette A. C. players will meet
tonight at s o'clock at 1902 Thir-
teenth street southeast.
An unlimited or semi-pro foe is
wanted for Sunday by the Mount
Rainier nine. Cherrydale Is preferred.
Call Hyattsville 379-M.
Games with teams in Maryland and
Virginia are sought by National Cir.
cles. Call Lincoln 1892 after
o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-04
BY JOHN Il. KELLER.

HULLING the Nationals out OF
- second place this month would
he a big job for the Tigers or
i Athletics and one virtually i'm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-04

SettIem1re and Query: Alien and Phillips.
Atlanta. .... 100000 g /
Memphis. ..... Oh 100000 x-6 6
Bates and Kohlhecker: Brown and Mckee
Only two games played.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-04

PIEDMONT LEAGUE.
Winston Salem. 2; Raleigh, O.
Salisbury. So: Durham. 80.
High Point, 3: Rocky Mount. Q.
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OVERLAPPING CRIFFMEN
TOUGH TASK FOR RIVALS
Should Club Play Around 500 Only, Tigers Would
Have to Go Better Than 700 and AS About
800 to Forge Ahead of Locals.

real service until the Yankees get
here for a block Of four games late
next week.
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WEISSMULLER BREAKS
ANOTHER TANK RECORD

CHICAGO, August 4 R.-The
worlds 120-yard swimming record
now Is among the other chattels Of
Johnny Weissmuller.
The tank star reeled Off the dis
lance In 1907 1-5 In defeating a new
pool last night, shattering the mark
of 1908 2-5 set Is years ago by Perry
McGilltyarY
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LA BARBA LISTS BOUT.

LOS ANGELES, August 4 LP).-
Fidel la Barba, flyweight champion,
will make a Los Angeles ring ap-
pearance August % when he will
meet Johnny Vacca. Boston boxer.
La Barba's title will not be at stake
as the weight limit has been set
at 118 pounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-04
KU KLUX AND CHERRYDALE
WILL CLASH IN BIG GAME

Sam Rice Midgets would book with
teams in their class for 5 o'clock
games tomorrow and Saturday on
Rosedale diamond. Call Atlantic 1278-
Walter Johnson Insects want games
with teams in the 13.year.old class.
Phone Adams 1862.
Maryland A. G. desires an CD.
ponent for Sunday on it's home dia-
mond. Call Capital Heights 90.
Junior Order diamonders want un.
limited foes for Saturday afternoon
and August IS. Call Columbia $3.50
after o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-04

~HERRYDALE and Ku Klux
Khan mines will engage In one
of the most important con-
~ tests on the week end sandlot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-04
MINOR LEAGUE TWIRLER
IN NO-HIT, NO-RUN FEAT

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. August 4
R).-Andy Rush. veteran pitcher OF
the Bridgeport club of the Eastern
League, hurled a no-hit. no-run game
against Springfield yesterday, Bridge
port won to 0.
Only q batters faced Rush, pair
Of double plays helped him in retir-
ing the opposition in order in each
inning.
He gave one base on balls and hit
one batter.
Evening star., 1927-04-24
CALIFORNIANS CHECK
DEATH VALLEY ROAD
Highway Directions and Informa'
tion on Water Holes Are
Inspected for Accuracy.

No little credit must be given the
automobile for the opening up Of dis
tricts once practically closed to man.
BY the construction of roads negoti-
able by motor car, vast areas of him
terland have been thrown open for
use as vacation centers or the further
increase of industry
One of the latest sections which
has thus felt the touch of civilization
is far-famed Death Valley of southern
California, which, by means of roads
recently built, has been transformed
from a gruesome, death.dealing desert
to a thriving, health-giving Winter re-
sort, according to the. report of a
signing and charting party OF the Au-
tomobile Club Of Southern California.
Once narrow desert trails have been
widened into roads and signs which
guide the traveller have been posted.
Modern Argonauts in automobiles
easily negotiate the present roads to
view the impressive beauty of the
floor Of the former sea, where still
are to be seen the shifting sand dunes,
the borax beds and the gruesome evi.
dences of men who gambled with the
trackless waste in the early days and
lost.
Through the widening and improv-
ing of the roads there is now available
to motorists the impressive panorama
Of snow-topped mountains and the low
spots of the valley far below sea level.
Across the alkili flats and vast ex-
panses of sand Mount Whitney rears
its sky-piercing peak 14,502 feet above
sea level, the highest point Of land
in the United States.
All signs giving road directions and
information concerning water holes
were checked and inspected for accu-
racy by the auto club party.
The transition of this once desolate
waste into a region now being sought
by the motor tourist is regarded as
one of the romances of the modern
West. Death Valley for years claimed
it's annual toll Of life and many
narrow escapes from death on the
part of venturesome travellers are re.
corded in its unwritten history. It's
most curious phenomenon is in that
1t marks the lowest recorded point in
the United States below sea level, not
fal in miles from the summit of Mount
Whitney, the highest point.
Evening star., 1927-04-24

With the modern motorist having
an opportunity to choose his motor
fuel from q seemingly limitless num-
ber of products, for nearly all or
which claims of greater power, ac-
celeration and antiknock properties
are made, the Washington section OF
the Society of Automotive Engineers
has arranged a ''fuel meeting" at
which a comprehensive picture of to-
days gasolines will be laid before the
automobile owner, the garage and
service station man and all others In
terested in the subject.
II. X. Cummings, Bureau of Stand
ards physicist, whose studies of motor
fuels have been among the most far
reaching in the country, viii be the
speaker at the open meeting to be
held next Thursday evening at the
Hamilton Hotel.
Appeals to Car Owners.
In the expectation that the subject
viii be of especial interest to the aver
age motorist, as we'll as to the special
list in the automotiye and fuel trades,
arrangements have been made to take
care of one of the largest crowds in
the history of the local section of the
S. A. E. Mr.. Cummings naper, while
dealing with a highly technical sub.
ject, win treat it in a way that will
be easily comprehensive to the aver
age motor car owner.
with more motor fuels on the mar
ket than ever before, and with espe-
cial claims being made for the prod.
ucts of various concerns, the question
has become one of tremendous inn
portance to the average motor car
owner" says John o. Eisinger, secre-
tary of the Washington section.
Finding his way out of the maze OF
claims and counter-claims is a virtual
impossibility for the man who does
not have some concept of what con.
stitutes a good motor fuel.
1.-THE local S. A. E. section has ar.
ranged it's April meeting to give the
Washington motorist an opportunity
to become acquainted with the mod.
ern motor fuel. Mr.. Cummings will
deal with the subject from a practical
standpoint and will answer many of
the questions which have stumped the
man who is not up OH gasolines."
Many Questions asked.
That motor fuels provide the motor
car owner with one Of his keenest in
terests is indicated in the wide va
riety of questions on the subject
which are submitted to the Bureau of
Standards for reply. A few of these
are:
Do moth balls placed in the auto
mobile gasoline tank do any good?
What are benzol blends? Are they
an Improvement over other gasolines?
What is cracked gasoline?
Is q gasoline worth % per cent
premium in price?
What is good gasoline?
What are the differences in gaso.
lines?
Evening star., 1927-04-24
Sees Many Deaths
In Baltimore Due
To "Jay Walking g

Baltimore City has more jay.
walkers than any other city Of its
size in the country, according to
John H. Truett, director Of the
Baltimore safety council. MIR.
Truett made the statement while
discussing the increased number of
traffic fatalities in the city last
month.
According to a report of the
United States Department of Com
merce, such deaths increased 125
per cent over the corresponding
period of 1926.
-Four traffic policemen are un-
able to keep the women on the
sidewalks at one crossing in the
shopping district while the traffic
signal indicates stop" Mr.. Truett
asserted. Compare that with con-
ditions on the busiest streets of
New York, Cleveland, Boston or
other cities"
Evening star., 1927-04-24

in its identity with the "Ideal" car.
If you will ride in Flying Cloud,
if you will drive it over good roads
and bad, over level stretches and
high hills, you II learn why $50 lead
ing automotive engineers could find
no better specifications for their ideal
car than thoseofthe REQ Flying Cloud.
Be SIRE to try one out.
Evening star., 1927-04-24
Motorist Says City
Growing Too Fast;
So Escapes Fine

A suspended fine of IS was drawn
by one Los Angeles motorist re-
Gently when he appeared before
Police Judge Mcconnell of that
city with a rather new excuse for
his being arrested.
This town grows too fast,
Judge" the motorist explained.
1T was only last week ] drove
over the same street, and there
were nothing but vacant lots with
no sign of a speed limit. But when
/ drove out there the other day,
there were traffic buttons, speed
limit signs and a speed cop. l
guess / did cut the traffic button, l
was so astonished."
Plausible, and good propa-
ganda,' said the judge, as he sus-
pended the fine.
Evening star., 1927-04-24

These are the same as the speci-
fications of the new REQ Flying
Cloud. In fact, if you will check the
longlistof specifications of the Ideal
car, at the right, with those of the
REQ Flying Cloud, you'll find them
virtually identical throughout.
No other automobile in the world
even approaches the Flying Cloud
Evening star., 1927-04-24
S A.. E. EXPERT TO GIVE DATA
ON MOTOR FUELS AT MEETING
Motorists and Auto and Gasoline Trade
Workers to Get Full Information
on Vital Subject

Is the gasoline of today superior or
inferior to that Of a few years ago?
These and a great many other sub
jects probably will be dealt with in
Mr.. Cummings address or in the an
swers to questions after he has con-
cluded the paper.
Reservations for the dinner, which
starts at $40 pm. may be made by
communicating with Mr.. Eisinger. at
the Bureau of Standards. For those
who wish to attend the meeting
proper, officials announce that it will
begin at 3 o'clock. No admission
charge is made at the meeting.
Evening star., 1927-04-24
Major Features of the '1deal" Car

Six cylinders :. 121-inch wheelbase 3A-inch
bore, 5-inch stroke seven-bearng crankshaft
. aluminium pisons. spiral bevel gear final drive
. single dry plate clutch :. schrome valves ;.
shock absorbers balloon tires i. artillery wheels
Evening star., 1927-04-24
MOTORING
BY WILLIAM ULLMAN.

The who used to get ucneeded ram after
his hay achieves the same end by putting down he TOP ."
Evening star., 1927-04-24
Invaluable to Buyers

$50 automotive engineers, men,
bers of the metropolitan Section of
the Society of Automotive Engineers
(the well known S. A. Ed, have
sponsored a "yardStick" on which
automobile buyers can rely.
They held contest in January for
designs of an Ideal" automobile for
the American family. $50 competed.
Their specifications were synthetized
into a single car which embodied
the ideal specifications of the major
ity of these engineers.
Evening star., 1927-04-24
A Yardstick
Such as the automobile buyer
never had before
Proves the Value
of the REQ Flying Cloud

Many "yardsticks" for measuring
motor car value have been dis
played in advertisements and else
where.
Most of them gave all the advan-
ta&e to the car whose makers
prepared the advertisement.
That's natural easily possible.
But it has not been possible, until
now, to measure all cars against an
AUTHORITATIVE "yardstick" pre-
pared by independent engineers who
have nothing to sell.
Evening star., 1927-04-24

Absence of the conventional choke
button is one of the points most
quickly noted of an European-made
automobile by the American motor
car owner. Relatively few of the
European manufacturers use this de-
vice, which is so much used and
abused in this country. The mix
ture is taken care of in carburetor
design, although often not so eff
fectively as in the case of the care
fully choked American car.
- GCopxTiRht, 1o27.l -1KzESzE.
Evening star., 1927-04-24

Throughout the country prepara-
tions are being made by agencies of
one kind Or another for the recep-
tion of the largest total of motor
tourists ever 10 take to the American
highways. When the motorist and
his family finally complete the.r va
cation plans and have made pioyi-
sions for their trip, from having the
car checked over to slowing away
Evening star., 1927-04-24

The. fact that every manufactures
Is trying to put the utmost quality
for price into his product may make
il harder for the car buyer to de-
termine which has been most sue
cessful in this respect. In the past
this was not so difficult. Some max
ers had quite a margin in perform
ance on their competitors. If IT was
not in performance, then in beauty,
or economy of operation, or general
utility or freedom from trouble OF
one. kind or another.
More careful scrutiny is necessary
to determine these margins today.
They are perhaps closer than ever
before. But they do exist, OF course,
in fact or in ones prejudice.
But, regardless of whether one
finds his car shopping more simple
or more complex, he may know that
this year it will provide one OF the
most fascinating and profitable. ven
4ures ever made in this particular
field.