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BLUE RIDGE LEAGUE.
EASTERN SHORE LEAGUE.

Salisbury. = ( : So. $50 Cambridge g i $50
rarks'ey. Y 5 $50 CASTOR. 2l5 3333
Salisbury. q. Cambridge. ..
Parasley. u EastOn. 10.
observation-disclosures tralnl.
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Three More fer Browns.

Three more runs were registered
by the home club in the sixth session
that Bing Miller started with a single
through the box. Melillo put down a
sacrificial bunt. ThVrston grabbed the
!. hall and threw it against Oscars back.
That wild chuck moved Bing Miller TO
third base and let the batter reach
second. Both Browns chung to their
bases as Stewart threw out Schang,
but Speaker fumbled Gerber's ground
er just long enough TO lose a chance
for a throw that might have headed
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Only Six Hits OFF Wingard.

Only six safeties and a pass were
cleaned off the left handed Vineyard.
Two of the hits and the walk went
10 Stuffy Stewart. filling in at sec
ond base for Manager Harris. and
three of the clouts did not come I'M
Ill the last two rounds. OsSie
Bluege's double and Wally Gerbers
error punched in the eighth inning
saved the Nationals from d shut out.
The game was played in record
time for an American League contest
this season. Only l hour and II
minutes were needed by the Browns
to hand the Nationals a licking.
A trick hit opened two-run attack
for the Browns in the second session.
Williams dribbled the ball toward
Speaker, but just as the ffrst-sacker
was about to grab it the sphere took
an odd hop over his hands. Stewart
tried desperately to head off the roller.
but the ball went on to short right
field and Williams did not pull up
until he had reached second base.
Bing Miller's infield erasure moved
Ken to the far corner, from where he
scored when Melillo rifled a real two
bagger down the left field line. Then
Schang's single put Melillo over the
counting block.
The Browns put over third run in
the fifth frame. With Gerber out of
the way, Wingard cracked a double
TO left-center. He went to third when
Rigney fumbled ORourle's grounder
and tailed as Harry Rice bumped d
single TO short right
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BALTIMORE RACKETERS
PLAY HERE TOMORROW

Baltimore Public Park tennis team
will be entertained by the local Inter
city League team tomorrow afternoon
at O'Clock on Henry Park courts,
Sixth and r streets northwest.
Pairings are:
SINGLES.
King (W.) VS. Eddie Jacobs fB1. Mitchell
lW.l vs.. jacobson fBj. Considine (Wl vs..
Rudy tBD ONelll lW.l vs.. Bob Elliott tB.)
Hedokin tW( vs.. Taylor OBJ. Trigg tW.1
vs. WelmOu (B.)
DOUBLES.
King and Mitchell fWl vs. Jacobs and
Jacobson OBJ. O'Neill and COnsidine wv
". Rudy and Elliott (B ,, Fowler and Hede-
kin tW.) VS. Taylor and Welmon OBJ.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

First game X. h. i:
Kansas Civ -. 10O0030 O-5 IA :
Koupal, Borne and Florence: Roy. War
mouth and Shluault.
Second game
Indianapolis -. 5000 000 90 .
Kansas City H.. 90 4 q 3 X--3 /
BurweIl and Snyder; Davis and Shinault
Toledo 100000 O0-5 /
ST. Paul ...... 900 002 81 q
Palmero and Oneil: Shealy. Maley. Kirsch
ana Castor.
Columbus go. 00I2 100000 3 4
Minneapolis ... ~ 022 0x--lO 10 =
Meeker BemiIlcr and Bird: Middleton and
kennd.
Louisville ...... 100000 2-5 II Q
Milwaukee ,..,. 00o . Q i 81 10 }
Honey. Wilkinson and McMullen: Orwell,
/ Sanders and Young
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BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
St, Louis. g: Washington. L.
Chicago. 2 New York. =.
Detroit. 5-Ii: Boston. 81.
Philadelphia. :; Cleveland. 3.
STAINING 0F THE CHfRS
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GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
ST. Louis at Phila. Cincinnati at New YORK
Chicago at Boston. Pittsburgh AT brOokISh'
Cincinnati at y. y.
Pittsburgh at Bklyn.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Pittsburgh. o.; New York. 80.
Cincinnati. 81: Philadelphia. 80.
Chicago. 81: Brooklyn. 0-6.
Boston. 6-I: ST. Louis. I-6.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
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~ ETROIT, August 20.-AlthoUgh
Clayton Van Alstync. pitch
err recently recalled from Bir-
H. miueham by the Nationals,
appears to he regainiOg rap
idly the strength he lost through over
work while with the BaroDs, he is not
likely to get a chance to start a game
during this last Western invasion of
the year.
Manager Stanley Harris said this
morning that he believes Van Alstync
is a pitching prospect of much prom
Use and that he does not intend rlsking
further INJURY TO the man who was
all but entirely put out of commission
for the season by excessive toll in the
Southern Association The right
handler. who set the Dixie circuit on
fire with his brilliant efforts before
he became so worn physically, may he
sent into action late in games during
this "trip. but will not be employed
to any great extent,
When the Nationals return to Wash
ington the last Of this month Harris
figures Van Alstyne should then be in
sound enough trim to chance a thor
ough test in the big show. If the hur
Ter is physically fiji. he will be afforded
plenty Of opportunities to show just
how much he has improved in pitch
ing way since he was last looked
over carefully by the Washington pilot
at the training camp in Florida in the
Spring.
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H SeToni2 ....... i20025 60S-7 s 0
Faulkner. satterfeld and Hargreaves;.
Daviese and Skitf.
Syracuse ... 0020 020o0-4 y 4
Baltimore ... 00000O02 o.
Barnes and Morrow; Earnshaw and Lake.
Jersey City ~ 000O02 x-4 13 3
stryker and Pond: Grody and DAILY.
Rochester, 1sS 'i'.9 10o20O000-3 8 0
Reading ~ 100000 To-
Thormahlen and Head; Parks; Slappey and
DAVIS.
Second game
Rochester ........ q -
Reading . 100000 0
| Horne and McAvoy; Harrison and Hill.
/ (Styen innings by agreement.)
The Washington times., 1927-10-27
81 A 7 { vOLLEY
PRACTICE

The Y. M. c. A. has issued a call
for volley bah recruits.
r. B. Morgan, assistant physical
director, in lorecasting a big year
for the ''Y" team, served notice on
all men interested to meet tonight
at s o'clock on the gym floor, at
1886 G st. The players will have
the floor until S:15 p. M, during
which period F. M. Nettleship,
supervising formation Of the team.
viii outline plans for the coming
season.
There will be an active practice
session for the purpose of trying
out prospective members. Persons
interested in becoming candidates
for the team, and representatives Of
teams wishing to arrange games
should get in touch with Mr.. Net.
tleshir at S1S Fourteenth ST.. nr
with Mr.. Morgan at the Y. M. c. A.
physical department.
The Washington times., 1927-10-27
NJ MAHON WILL
PROTEST

NEW YORK. Oct. 27.--Jess Nc.
Mahon, Madison Square Gardens
official matchmaker and protester.
today announced he would appear
before the New York State boxing
commission tomorrow in vigorous
protest against the commissions
recognition of George Courtney,
Oklahma cowboy" as the logical
contender for Mickie Walkers mid.
dleweight title.
The commissions action in so
labelling Courtney, automatically
gives Walker but 80 days to defend
his honors or lose his title in this
State.
Even the imperturbable Tex
Richard left the links at Hot
Springs, Va, long enough yester.
day to telephone instructions to Nc
Mahon, the latter said. adding he
would place contracts he holds he.
fore the commission which call for
. walker.Flowers return bout.
The Washington times., 1927-10-27
C. U. Alumni to Gather Next Month

The annual Catholic University George Washington Thanksgiving
Day football to form the nucleus big
Catholic University alumni homecoming program extending
the greater part Of Thanksgiving Week being
making Old grads and grads for that matter
Washington for the occasion which will be game
and preceded by social functions including smokers dances
and luncheons. -
The football itself promises to be thriller should
tax the capacity Of the ampheater Brooan
the melting Of G. W: and c. U. is attracting and more
attention and in prestige it equaed by few games hereabou
The HchetiteS are as yet indicated They number among
their victims Fodham and Rutgers Four victories and
team that has completely stopped them possible cup
be offered in the future for the c. UG game
this done the Home Coming Week University
Will indeed be annual event which should alumni
from the farthest "
The Washington times., 1927-10-27
Fight Flashes

At Detroit-Tom Heeney, New
York, outpointed Johnny Risko,
Cleveland, 10 rounds; Archie Bell,
New York, won decision over Johnny
Vacca, Boston, 10 rounds; Clarence
Rosen, Detroit, outpointed Steve
Nugent. Cleveland. 10 rounds; Carl
Mazda knocked out Dixie Davis,
second round.
At New York Sammy Dorfman,
New York, outpointed Dominicl1
Petrone, 10 rounds: Johnny Green
outpointed Joe Salfaro.
At Philadelphia--Joe Click, New
York, won decision over Johnny
Jadick, Philadelphia, 10 rounds; Tony
Marullo, New Orleans, outpointed
Joe Lehman, Toledo, 10 rounds;
Sammy Novia. Philadelphia, out
pointed frankie Anslem, South
America. six rounds.
The Washington times., 1927-10-27
Strike Weapon Again Fails in Football

The second football strike Of the Called this
time Norwak Comm high school, Forty boy pupils
wakou from classes when three members of the eleven
suspended for Irregularities The
town and to be joined by all the remaining boys school
when the line the school,
ing failed to materiaze all the strikers could do
to their classes only find they too had been suspended The
other instance of football strike
n-Marshal College when coach reduced in ranks
Neither educators will sympathize with these
schooboy strikes To thinking mind they flavor much
of overemphasis something which
ties well the coaches know is unhealthy situation
Unfanes Of in the cassrooms charged against
the trio of suspended players it
who isn't playing according inside isn't qualified
to adhere to playing rules outside.
The Washington times., 1927-10-27
Football Games Saturday

Temple vs.. Brown.
Boston College VS.. FOrdham.
West Virginia VS.. Carnegie Tech.
Rutgers VS.. Holy Cross.
Allegheny vs.. Pitt.
Bethany VS.. Geneva.
Lafayette VS.. Penn. State.
Mass. Aggies VS.. Amherst.
Bates VS.. BOwdOin.
Pa. Military vs.. Dickinson.
Western Maryland VS.. Gettysburg.
Delaware vs.. Johns Hopkins.
Tuskegee, vs.. Lincoln.
Lebanon Valley vs.. Mt. st. Mary's.
Springfield VI. New Hampshire.
Garrison vs. Rochester.
Haverford vs.. st. Johns tAnnap-
olisl.
st. BOuaventure w. Schuykill.
Boston University VS.. Tufts.
John Carroll VS.. VillanOva.
Thiel vs.. Washington and Jeffer-
son.
MIDWEST
Syracuse VS.. Nebraska.
Michigan VS.. Illinois.
Chicago vs.. Ohio State.
Wisconsin VS.. Minnesota.
Denver VS.. Iowa.
Missouri vs.. Northwestern.
Montana State VS.. Purdue.
Michigan State VS.. Detroit.
Lombard VS.. Butler.
Oberlin vs.. Case.
Hamline VS.. Carleton.
Cornell Iowa VS.. Coe.
Wilmington VS.. Dayton.
LOyOla (Chicagol vs.. DePaul.
Franklin VS.. DePauw.
@ Drake VS.. Kansas.
Kansas Aggies VS.. Iowa State.
Ohio Northern vs.. Kenyon.
Illinois College vs.. Knox.
Beloft vs.. Lawrence.
Capital vs.. Marietta.
GrinneIl W.. Marquette.
Augustana vs.. Monmouth.
Wooster vs.. Ohio Wesleyan.
Missouri Mines Us. st. Louis.
Providence vs.. st. XaVier's.
Terre Haute vs.. Wabash.
South Dakota State VS.. South Da-
kOta.
Westminster VS.. Washington U.
(St. Louis.
Creighton VS.. Oklahoma Aggies.
North Dakota Aggies VS.. North
Dakota.
FAR WEST
Southern California VS.. California.
Oregon VS.. Stanford.
Whitman VS.. Washington (Seattlel.
Santa Clara VS.. Nevada.
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LOCAL

LOCAL
Waynesburg VS.. Georgetown, Clark
Griffith Stadium, 2:3O o'clock.
Washington and Lee vs.. Mary
land, Byrd Stadium, College Park,
Md, 2:3O o'clock.
QuanticO Marines vs.. Catholic
University, Catholic University
Stadium, ?:3O o'clock.
Blue Ridge College vs.. American
University, st. Adams Field, $50
o'clock.
PerIdomen Seminary VS.. George
town Freshmen, Clark Griffith
Stadium, 10 o'clock.
George Washington w. UrsinuS,
at CoIIegeville, Pa.
GaIlaudet vs.. City College Of New
York, at New York.
Howard VS.. Fisk University, at
Nashville, Tenn.
Maryland Freshmen W. v. M. i
FrOsh, at Lexington, Va.
SOUTH
Notre Dame vs.. Georgia Tech.
v. p. i. VS.. Chattanooga.
v. Nj. /. VS.. Davidson.
Virginia VS.. Tennessee.
Mississippi Aggies VS.. Alabama.
Birmingham-SOuth VS.. Cen
tenaFy.
W0ffOrd VS.. Clemson.
Mercer VS.. Florida
Alabama Poly VS.. Howard.
Kentucky VS.. Vanderbilt.
Georgia VS.. Tulane.
Presbyterian VS.. Erskine.
Texas Christian VS.. Baylor.
EIon VS.. GuilfOrd.
Mississippi College vs.. La. Poly.
Arkansas vs.. Louisiana State.
North Carolina vs.. North Carolina
State.
Furman vs.. Oglethorpe.
Southwestern VS.. Rice.
Roanoke vs.. Richmond.
Mississippi VS.. Sewanee.
StetsOn VS.. Southern.
Texas VS.. Southern MethOdists.
Arkansas College vs.. Southwest
ern CTenn.).
Southwestern CTexaA) VS.. Rice.
La. College vs.. Southwestern Ua.).
Duke VS., Wake Forest.
EAST
Navy VS.. Penn.
Bucknell VS.. Army.
Dartmouth VS.. Yale.
Indiana VS.. Harvard.
william and Mary VS.. Princeton.
Cornell vs.. Columbia.
The Washington times., 1927-10-27
TODKYS SPOR7ORIAL
BY kirk Miller"
Sport for sports sake!


Such thought itself in the Central Business football
wherein knowing licked before
the field actually played tied and had only the after
Moons fun to show for it.
Not having sufficient eligible players to place full eleven
the field the Senographers admitted their plight to school Off
cias and begged be allowed the game with ineligible
rather than dsappOnt classmates who had been anticipating
heated battle and whose anticpations gratfed.
It splendid school spirit which prompted such attitude
the part of Coach Lynn Woodwohs charges it
liberal viewpoint the school officials took in permitting the
scheduled to be started despite the fact didn't
anything After ALL the idea scholastic any other type
athletics recreatvs The players got theirs and the followers
afternoon spent out of doors which made for relaxation all
around.
The Washington times., 1927-10-27

combat.
From now to the end Of the
week District varsity elevens will
taper off their preparations for &C.
ton. The last hard scrimmages
were held yesterday. leaving only
signal drills and passing and kick
ing practice.
Maryland greatly fears the pow
erful Washington and Lee eleven
and may stage a bit of rough stuff
today. but that has yet to be de.
termined. Gordon Kessler ha a
wrenched ankle that may prevent
his playing Saturday and Snyder's
shoulder, though now in good shape,
may fail him In the pinch. c :er.
wise the Terrapins seem in good
physical condition for this import
ant combat.
Crombie, of George Washington, is
limping around with q wrenched
ankle received in the Fordham con-
test and may not be able to start
against Ursinus. This will be un.
fortunate as the Colonials are mighty
shy Of reserve material. With this
exception the team is in good shape
and hopeful of winning. Only light
drills are being held.
Coach Lou Little's varsity squad
Is in good condition and every
effort is being made to prevent in
juries on the eve of the battle
against Lafayette. A weakened
Lafayette eleven may discover
Georgetown too large a bite to
chew.
The Hilltoppers win have the
first string team in the field when
Saturdays game opens, but it will
hardly continue long. Unless the
PennsylvanianS show unexpected
strength, the second string players
will be in there during most Of the
contest.
Those who eat and sleep football
should get enough Saturday at the
Griffith Stadium. At noon the
Georgetown freshmen, who scrim.
mage with the varsity every day or
so. will line up against the strong
Perkiomen Props from Perkiomen,
Pa. When that game ends the
Hilltop varsity and the Waynes-
burg eleven will start their con.
test. 1t looks like some five hours
of football for one admission, which
Is not so worse.
The Washington times., 1927-10-27
CT 7
JOHNSON
To LEAD

Walter johnson has accepted
terms offered by Paul Block,
owner Of the Newark 1nterna-
tional League club, to lead the
Bears as playing manager for 1898
and 1929 and will sign his con-
tract as soon as the Washington
club has obtained waivers from the
other major league organizations.
The salary he is to receive has
not been made known but 1t IL
said to be the highest ever paid
a player-manager outside Of the
major league"
President Griffith sent out g.
request for waivers on October
20. III no claims to his services
are made in ten days. johnson
will automatically became q free
agent. The ten-day period ex-
pires Sunday and the veteran
hurting ace il expected to sign
his contract at once.
Johnson is going to one Of the
best minor league cities in the
country. Indeed, winning teams
there have been more prosperous
than many in the majors. He
hopes to have his team in the
pennant race all the way and,
though not working in turn, will
climb the hill occasionally and show
what he can do to win games.
After ending his business with
Block, johnson talked over EBC
In behalf OF the Washington's Boys
Club. In speaking Of his decision
to become Newark's manager, he
said:
II expect to stay in baseball.
After spending the best years Of
my life playing the game. I feel
that know more about that than
anything elese. I don't believe.
could quit If I wanted to.
That's funny thing about
baseball. 1t gets into your
blood and most OF the old.
timers die In harness.. Il sup
pose j shall be like the rest Of
them"
AS soon as johnson has for
warded his signed contract to
Block, he will confer with the
clubs business manager and 20
over plans for the coming season.
While plenty of time remains be.
fore the 1928 season opens, John.
son must learn something Of the
players on Newark's roster, the
needs Of the team for next year
and he must also lay out plans
for the training season.
Ever since johnson asked for
his unconditional release from the
Washington club, his name has
popped up wherever managers are
needed. At various times he was
reported going to Baltimore to
manage the Orioles for Clark Grit.
fifth, to the Cleveland Indians, to
the Boston Braves, to Montreal
and to the Phillies, always as
manager. In addition, It was said
he would enter the real estate and
banking business in Tampa.
The Washington times., 1927-10-27
FOUR PREP| HEENEYW||V
T|LTS DUE At END

DETROIT, Oct. 27.-A blacksmith
from New Zealand and baker
from Cleveland dedicated Detroits
new sport arena. The Olympia, to
boxing last night and the black
smith forged as neat a victory as
the new heavyweight elimination
season Is likely to see.
The grand opening of the fistic
playground, the largest in the mid.
West and another Madison Square
Garden in size and equipment, was
a glittering success for Tom Heeney
and the promoters who represented
the New Zealander and Johnny
Risko, to a crowd Of 1900 that
packed the splendid arena to
capacity.
Heeney. a heavyweight who
has been consistently under
rated since his arrival here last
January, had to come from be.
hind to have his hand raised by
Referee Slim McClelland and
he richly deserved the verdict.
Risko gave him a whale Of a
fight for six rounds and was in
front going into the seventh when
he blew up as a result of Heeney's
steady body pummelinR in the early
rounds. Thereafter Johnny was
wild with his far-flunE lefts and a
mark for Heeney's precise short
punches.
The Washington times., 1927-10-27

Four football games are offered
on tomorrow's prep school card.
One game finds a prep eleven en-.
gaging a high school team. Two
games are listed for fields in this
neighborhood and one will be con-
tested in Baltimore.
st. Johns mixes with Eastern at
3I5 o'clock on the Eastern field In
a scrimmage game; Emerson goes
out to Garrett Park for meeting
with Georgetown Props; st. Adams
travels to Baltimore to engage Nc.
Donogh School and Dewitt Prep
tackles Calvert Hall in the Monu.
mental City.
Charlie GuyOn's Eastern az.
gregatiOn is likely to register
it's first victory Of the season
as lube Sullivan's st. Johns
outfit has been hampered By
injuries.
Jim McNamara's Dewitt Prep
gang should give Calvert Hall a
battle, but the Baltimoreans are
too fine club to drop the decision.
st. Adams and McDonogh, two
rivals, are expected to wage a
tight duel for the honors.
The Washington times., 1927-10-27
STAR
OF SPEEDY
BA(KF|ELD
By Louis A. Dougher

The Quantico Marines will send
their own -Four Horsemen" against
Jack McAuliffes Catholic Univer'
eity Cardinals Saturday on the grid.
iron at BrookIand and every Leath.
erneck In the service looks for ex-
cellent results.
The "Four Horsemen" from down
river are Alan Shapley, former
Navy backfield ace; John Bukowy.
Richard Duncan, a baseball as well
as football star, and James Levey'
one of the flashiest running half
backs in the country. 1t Is this
quartet which has caused the Ma
rines to, triumph over every foe this
season and run up total or liz
points against II for opponents.
Two years ago Shapley was
Slistening behind the Navy line, his
running and passing being OF a
high order. Now in the Marine
Corps he Is making new records
for brilliant work on the gridtron.
He is in good physical condition and
should shine against the Cardinals
Saturday. He is "a years old and a
native Of San Francisco.
James Levey, 81 years old and
q native Of Pittsburgh, is the
most dangerous halfback G. U.
will have to face. Fast on his
feet, an excellent follower of in.
reference, ne is a fighting fool
once he shakes off the primary
defense and crashes into the
secondary. Coach McAuliffe,
knowing Levy's worth, is drill.
ing his athletes especially to
stop the Marine before he can
get loose.
Bukowy. the big fullback, is rs
years old and a native of Detroit.
While a good line plunger, Bukowy's
principal value lies in his work on
interference and in the secondary
defense where he Is power.
Duncan, "a years old and a native
of Augusta, Me-, is reliable half
back for all purposes. At Quantico
he Is prominent in all branches OF
sports, excelling in football and
baseball.
The Marines have been scrim-
1naging with Curly Byrd's Maryland
eleven and showing gradually in
creasing strength and smoothness.
Coach Tom Ready. former Dart
mouth player AMI long coach at
Lehigh. Is working his squad hard
for Saturdays contest and Is salts.
fled that C. U. will have to get all
the breaks to win.
The Cardinals, yet to win their
first game from the Marines, are In
fairly good condition after the bat.
terinR received from Holy Cross.
Howell. end, is the only regular not
llikely to be In the lineup. The
Iothers are rapidly recovering from
their strains and bruises and will
be ready for the call.
The customary Marine accom-
The Washington times., 1927-10-27
RENROCS DRILL

The Renrocs will hold a light
session tonight at $50 o'clock on
the Plaza field. A game is desired
Sunday with any 135-pound eleven.
Phone Lincoln 1868 after o'clock.