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Evening star., 1927-10-28
Ceorgetown's Track Outlook
Bright Despite Heavy Losses

~ ESPITE the loss Of crack uer
formers. 1t appears that
Georgetown University is in
~ for highly successful track
season. Though the Blue and
Gray's first meet is more than two
anonths Off, Coach John D. O'ReilIy
IS sending a squad of upward of so
through a daily drill on the Hilltop.
Much talent is available from last
years second-stringers and there is
at hand group of last years fresh
men who have proved their ability.
Karl Wildermuth, sensational so.
phomore sprinter last season. will be
counted upon heavily this campaign.
He appears even better than last sea.
son.
Though Jimmie Burgess and Eddie
Swinburne, members of the crack mile
relay, have been graduated, Capt. Raw
Whelan and Eddie O'Shea remain
from that combination, and with a
number OF clever sophomores and
1 freshmen from last season at hand II
~js hoped that capable four can be
developed. Whelan, however. has
been hurt and may not be availa hle
for the indoor season.
Georgetown also may organize q
2-mile team. Its four at that distance
Evening star., 1927-10-28

player is said to be six feet two and
weigh 1875 pounds.
Marshall and Saunders agreed on
terms yesterday following a flying trip
by the husky forward from his home
in Trenton, n. J. He accompanied
Marshall when the latter departed
last night for New York. where con-
ference with Riconda is scheduled for
today. Riconda demands that he re-
ceive alleged back pay from Philadel-
phia, to whom he belonged last year.
before he signs a Washington con-
tract
Evening star., 1927-10-28
WITH THE BOWLERS

~ A14TIMORE has been definitely
- selected as the scene Of the
first tournament of the Ma.
IL tional Duckpin Bowling Con.
greSs, George l.. Isemann, sec.
retary. has announced. Directors of
the newly organized body were unani.
nous in choosing the Maryland city
for the affair.
At the same time, it was announced
that Washington will not have a tour
nament until probably 1880. The
splendid organization and enthusiasm
here in bowling ranks promulgated by
Washington City Duckpin Association
led officials to hold the tournament in
a, city where it is thought more in
,t4est would be aroused. Washington
needs no tournament TO hold the bowl.
ers' enthusiasm.
Entries from Boston. New York,
Brooklyn, Chester, Pittsburgh, Phila-
( delphia, Havre de Grace, Baltimore,
Washington, Norfolk, Richmond, High
Point, Roanoke. Hyattsville, Martins.
burg and Bristol already have been
assured. Officials are expecting 1000
team entries, including the entire
Prince Georges County Leagues 20
UJeA&AA
Evening star., 1927-10-28
OLD FROsH IN GAME.

Maryland's Freshmen foot ball
eleven will journey to Lexington, Va,
tomorrow to face Virginia Military In.
stitute's first-year team, II Old Line
youngsters being listed for the trip.
Evening star., 1927-10-28
RY w. w. ROPER.

THE principal games in the East
this Saturday are Yale-Dart-
mouth. Mayhem, Cornell
Il Columbia, Penn State -Lafay-
Evening star., 1927-10-28

A compact set, easy to operate,
really a sensation at this low
price. Set has range of many
hundreds of miles; brings in
signals absolutely clear. Each
set guaranteed perfect. Get
yours AT ONCE.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-30
TODkYS SPORoRIAL
BY kfrf Miller

Walter johnson pitch his first
major league game. | not only
saw that, but 99.44 Of the other
games Walter has pitched here.
Il remember the first game.
distinctly. but memory, dimn1ed
by hard liquor and long hours,
fails me in describing all Of its
features. Except for q few
games in 1907, / have missed
only the last four games at the
end Of last season when / was
absent in Europe, mostly Rome.
MY old friend, Bill Kimball,
one Of the best if not THE
BEST baseball dispatcher in the
business, also saw the first
game Walter pitched and has
been working side by side with
Lou Dougher, who likewise saw
all Of these games since he
came to Washington around
1911. Kimball INV the first
game and has missed very few.
since 1912. / had the second
assignment next to my dad for
all these years and succeeded
him in charge Of the press box
telegraphers in 1918 when he
died.
Il was talking to Tommy
Rice in New York at the Demp-
sey-Sharkey fight, where I
burnmed my way in. Tommy
was sporting editor Of The
Washington Times when Wal
ter broke in. Rice told me he
remembers Walters first game
well because he, Rice, was
drunk that day.
II think Harry Fry was
sporting editor Of the Star
then, Rice and Tom Kirby were
on The Times and Ed GriIlo,
Pete Daily and Rip Milliken
with Bill Hotel were on the
Post. Don't think the Herald
was ever heard Of then and I
know damned well the News
was not in existence.
Kirk, i made UP the box
scores at the park when CLARK
Griffith played here with the
st. Louis Browns in 1891.
sIn 1888 and So I also made
box scores at North Capitol and
G streets and many times car
ried Connie Mack's bat bag
home when he lived At New
Jersey Ave. and X. He was
catcher on the Washington ball
team and had more passed balls
than any catcher in the game.
] have seen Connie thrown out
1T first on singles to center, he
was SO fast.
What changes time hath
wrought!
All we've got to say about
Frank and his history Is that
for such an old man, he usually
has very young line Of con-
versation. We think the least
he could have done was to have
left young fellers like Bill kim
ball, Lou Dougher, Tom Kirby
and Harry Fry out Of his re-
cital, for those kids certainly
don't wish to be in the same age
category with Frank.
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NETBODY NAMES
RENNESSEY

NEW YORK. July so.IIis bril-.
liant play recently in the National
clay court championship and the
Illinois State championship has
won John Hennessey, Of Indianapo-
lis place on the United states
Davis cup squad. IT was announced
today BY the United States Lawn
Tennis Association.
simultaneously It was made
known that the selection committee
has named Charles s. Garland nom
playing captain Of the 1927 Davis
Cup team al the suggestion Of sew
eral of the leading players Of the
squad.
As constituted az present. the
Davis Cup squad comprises Will
liam 4. Tllden "a, William nj.
Johnston, ri. Norris Williams I'd,
Lewis White, Al. H Chaplin. jr.,
nr George King. Francis r.,
Hunter, Cranston Holman, John
Doeg George Lott, Jerome Lang
and John Hennessey,
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Did you ever meet 4 woman
who would admit she was 20
years old? We have met one,
and for her frankness and nom
eyasiveness, she win occupy the
lead thought in today's tower
Of intellect, syntax, guessing
and whatnot.
Mary B. Thompson, 118 Four
teenth Street Northeast, has
given us q "pome0 on Walter
Johnson who is to be publicly
embarrassed Tuesday while the
gang yaps on, and in introduc-
ing herself to this writer, she
pens:
Enclosed please find q little
tribute to Walter Johnson, set
down in rhyme. It is very
crude, but the girls at the of
flee insisted that I send it In,
as it expresses q popular senti-
ment. Use it or not!
II am an old time fan, hav-
ing been = regular attendant
since / was very small girl.
As Walter has contributed so
much toward my enjoyment Of
baseball for the last TWENTY
years, naturally 1, with all the
rest Of fandom, hold him in the
highest esteem" And now for
the "pome. E:
He WGs young and strong, big
and fair,
With shock Of crisp, red,
brOUnish hair;
He had plenty speed and some
control
THAT first day tanning, Tigers
bold.
The day iOas hot and the fans
but fegU
AZ compared nth the thousands
WkO noaD do
Come to pay homage to the
pitcher king
Who's captured al feCOf0S Llte
pears could bring.
~ !Ost that game q ~ al
knOsU
But the crotUd got thrills, and
many aOks n
With { that's the stat r. Strike
'ens out hid
And strange to sag, that's What
he did.
Pitchers come, slolU class, stay
aaOGN and 20,
SO thought sVe, sOoMld this rookie
from Idaho;
But sue didn't kltOtV, king N
disgaiss.
E&cept q fs1O guys WhO we're
extra scise.
IT'S d marvellous thing that he.
has done,
Wonderful, the gdntes md hearts
he's iron.
Through passing years q king.
he's been,
Tyns to himself, lis club, and
men.
But hold, here's . letter from.
i man who admits he registered.
for the Civil War and who saw
Walter johnson make his first
wind-up. List, then, to Frank
Saffell, who viii tell his own
story in his own prepaid way;
Frank, you know, being the
chief telegraph operator at the
ball park, and 50 far IS we can
learn that job has been in the
SaffeII family since Eve stole
first and Adam second:
Friend Kirk: These guys at
the office worry hell out Of me
because haven't given my
name as one Of those who saw
"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-30
Red Sox TOssers Billed
For Pair Of Contests

Harry Groves Red Sox VIII APP
pear in games today and tomorrow.
Fort Humphreys viii be played this
afternoon at o'clock on the
Soldiers field. Red Sox players
are to gather at 2.3O o'clock at sl1
south Carolina Ave.
Tomorrow, the Red Soy come 20
grips with Seabrook at Seabrook,
Nd, at 3 o'clock.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-30
TakOma Tigers Hold
. Pep" Meeting TODAY

The Takoma Tigers will hold
pep. meeting this afternoon at 80
o'clock at the home OF Manager
Garrett Waters. Players requested
to attend are Miller, Powell. Fa1es,
Grimes, O'Neill, Fitzgerald. viii
Hams, Henley, Wilson, Mullican,
Rosser, Warner, EhIers, Buscher.
Griffith. Milburn, Phipps and Simp.
SON
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show OLD FIGHT
IN CT NB|NG FlEINEN
INENTRA FRAMES
By Louis a. DougIler

the Grifsf the old fight? Huh you EN- Harold you
tell ,em
Buy has driven his
Inning battles Two resulted in Washington trumphs takes
the old fight to that,
The first Of these three overtime battles decided
eleventh frame That the second Of Tuesdays double
header with Judge Gon Ruel combining
irving the Griffa victory, against White Sox
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-30
BERLEVBACH MATCHED
W|THLOUGHRAN
BY Sid Mercer

YORK, July aO-PrOmoter Hunbert Fugazy finally
Tommy Loughran, Of Philadelphia. E#f74F
recalled Be1lenbach,
light heavyweight title Delaney by Fugazy
with LOughran in Brooklyn September
suddenly decided that he needed and posted off California
FuRazy saved him suspension by agreeing
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-30
AMERIcANS RlLLED

The American Midgets oppose the
Washington Grays this afternoon at
/ o'clock on Diamond No. i, Monu.
ment grounds. All American play
ers are to report at $50 o'clock.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-30

Last WINTER Deity WdAtSN FL ~
fight again but Fugazy had no In
door arena. He agreed. however.
TO let Berlenbach do his stuff for
Richard. PanIIe manouyered around
and finally got himself bowled over
BY Michael McTigue.
Now BerlenbaeIl b making
another comeback. and after
his defeat n bob Lawson here
this week. Fugaxy decided II
was time for PanIie to fulfill
the LOugllran obligation. Lougil-
ran enrolled under Fugazy's
banner last spring and has
since paRed al the prominent
light heayyWeighta In vain.
Fugazy reminded the members
Of the New York Boxing Commits
sion Of previous favors extended
to Berlenbach and they agreed that
Paul must tie up with Loughran
before fighting anyone else.
Proceeding with this authority
Fugazy announced that he would
stage the bout at popular prices
on August 10 AZ Ebbets Field,
Brooklyn. This Is the day before
the DeIaney.P Pauline heavyweight
argument at the Yankee Stadium.
The commissioners approved the
date.
Loughran has been promised .
match with Mike McTigue, light
heavyweight champion emeritus,
within so days. He says he can
take both bouts as he is consider.
ably behind IN his schedule.
Joe Smith, TOmHny's manager,
was to have appeared before
the commission yesterday to
protest against LOnghran being
compelled TO accept the Gus
tOnnary Cllnllenger's end 0f l21z
per cent for boxing McTigue,
/ but he did not show up.
1t was explained to Fugazy
however. by Commissioners MuldooI
that the board did not actually de
clare McTigue champion last Tues
day but merely gave him the lead
ling contender" position by Delaney
default and will not proclaim him
the titleholder unless he defeats
lloughran. Under the circumstances
McTigue will be asked to accept !
more even break with Loughran u
the division OF spoils.
The commission denied the re
Iquest OF Promoter Tex Rickard, who
lis hi Chicago. u tax ii gside Gus
i toners so 10 witness the Delaney
i IJzcudun bout and declared that
'tops' must be. $3.50.
The eommissio registered more
high dudgeon over the prospect d
Messrs, Tunney and Dempsey leav
ing the sovereign State of New Yorh
flat on the broad 81 its back and
settling their differences elsewhere
i It was recalled. and partly
suhstantiated by the minutes of
d June meeting. that Richard
I had virtually agreed TO stage
i the title fight here IL permitted
to charge the customers S25.50
to see Dempsey and Sharkey.
4 At the time Richard denied he
inad made any promise.
His version OF the passage Al
arms IL that when he was granted
i the price scale he asked for the
tluly show Commissioners Muldocr
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think you viii be satisfied with the
same prices for the big fight?
Whsreupon Richard replied: II
guess I'll have to be-.
This. Tex claims. was sort OF
q forced acquiescence and he con-
siders that It did not by any means
bind him as 4 promise to hold the
September fight Ii New York.
If the commission Is unwilling
10 consider an upward revision in
prices New York win not get the
fight and it looks now as il it is
not coming here at any price.
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Hero III Isl
Totals al 7s32 lsl Totals 40 ia as 1s
sTwo out when winning run scored.
1Batted for Braxton In eleventh.
2Ran for Tate ii eleventh.

Detroit. 0zoaa0ao -
Washington. l00f0 0Oe0 I 2--6
Runs warner, HeIImann. Neun, Nc
Manua McNealy f2l. Harris, GuaIin.
stewart Errors Rluege. Reeves, Two
base hkts--Judge. McNeely. Three base
hit--Neun. Stolen bases-Speaker. Neun.
Stewart, Harris. Sacrifices Stoner.
Harriss t2l, McManus W0odan f21,
Speaker. Double plays-Zachary 70
Reeves to Harris: McManus to Geh.
ringer to Neun. Left on bases Detroit.
s; Washington q Bases on balls Off
Zachary, I in 10 innings tone batter
in eleventh. Off Braxton. 0 In l in-
ming Struck out-By StQner. q; by
IImpires-McGowan Hildebrand and
Evans. Time Of game-2:25.
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FLOCK
TQBARNEY


II the skies are bright Tuesday.
one of the largest crowds OF the
season is expected to flock to the
Griffith Stadium TO see honor done
Walter johnson, washington great
veteran pitcher. He viii be OBJ
serving his twentieth big league
birthday and all efforts are tending
to make 1t memorable in the history
of baseball.
The gates win be thrown open
at 1890 o'clock when the Army
baud, one Of the best In the
Capital, will start d popular
concert to continue right mp 10
game time.
Veteran fans VINO saw the youth
full johnson make his big league
start against the old Detroit Tigers.
including Ty Cobb. Sam Crawford
and Claude Rossman, will register
with the committee and be pre-
scented to the veteran pitcher. They
will then be accorded places of
vantage ais the Walter johnson me-
mortal is dedicated. This win take
place shortly after 3 o'clock. The
memorial Is OF polished granite,
somewhat similar TO the Archie Butt
memorial behind the White House,
and will show q bronze relief Of
Johnson in pitching pose.
At or about 3;15 johnson win be
called to the plate and, backed by
the veteran fans and the members
of both clubs, will be presented
with the American Leagues medal
of merit. a gold affair studded with
20 diamonds. one for each Of his
years OF distinguished service. Sec
rotary Of State Kellogg viii make
the official presentation address
which will be carried to the fans
by means Of amplifiers.
Following the presentation the as.
sembled fans win sing Aud Lang
Syne, led by the Columbia Quartet
and accompanied by the Army
Band.
Mrs. johnson, with her sturdy
little family, viii occupy box
seats close to the Warrington
bench and win undoubtedly Be
telicitated on all sides over the
honor being paid her husband.
Judging from the demand for
reservations. the financial reward
going to the veteran pitcher win
be no small thing. The Detroit and
Washington clubs win donate to
Johnson all the receipts above
those Of 8 normal game. John j.
McGraW received $4,000 at his
tWenty-fifth anniversary and some
think the Johnson celebration win
net at least that much.
the more thrilling and Goslin was
pardoned IN the general Joy.
BENJAMIN Blrn-np Tate came
up IN place Of Braxton and, not
knowing how or when to quit,
spanked 3 single to left. Veins
q glee came from the fans as
stewart replaced Tate and quick.
annexed second St0ner Nv
that time Was feeling the hest I
and the strain Of the long grind.
He passed the cOOl-eyed McNeeIy.
Now It was up to Bucky Harris.
He had walked once and sacrificed
4 couple Of times. but not yet had he
hit safely. SO he seized that very
moment to hammer q single to right.
Stewart rode over with the tying
run and McNeely scooted to third.
Just to make It more certain Harris
stole second.
II was now up to iris Speaker
Lend well did he measure up to the
demands Of the occasion. StoneT
tried to sneak one over the pan but
Spoke whipped 1t on q line out
between Fothergill aud the foul line
and McNeeiy was over with the
winning run az Speaker, n long.
jumping hops, hurried down 10 first
base to make it official.
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Detroit Club. Slipping on piece
of soap in the Detroit clubhouse.
he landed heavily on his shoulder.
fracturing IT. Lefty Leifield. vet.
eran southpaw pitcher, is handling
the doings OF the Jungaleers.
Member old Tom Brown? He
was one OF the greatest OF the old
time Washington club when the
Capital was in the National League
Old Tom Is seriously i'll at George
Washington University Hospital
and viii appreciate visits from
friends. Brown was an outfielder
who could field and throw and run
like an antelope. Today ne is 4
sick man lying on a bed OF wraclI-
ing pain with only dreams of other
days to cheer him along the rough
and rugged road.
Sam Rice Is about ready to
resume his toll In right field
but Manager Harris isn't likely
to break up d winning cOmbina.
Neely. The Californian is 70.
ing great guns out IN right
field and on the bases and will
probably remain In the lineup
until he shows signs Of slowing
down. Meanwhile. n rest won't
hurt Rice any. He was In uni
form ON the bench yesterday.
The Detroit Tigers close their
present visit to the Capital Tues.
day. On the following day those
pesky Browns win show up for
three days, Next Saturday Jack
McCallister, with his corps Of slow
thinking assistants. win bring the
Cleveland Indians to town for four
games. closing the Western In.
Yasion Of the Capital.
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Last winter Berry wanted to
fight again but Fugazy had no in
door arena. He agreed. however.
to let Berlenbach do his stuff for
Richard. PanIIe manouyered around
and finally got himself bowled over
BY Michael McTigue.
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CT IS
CHAV('E:
BY Louis A. Dougher

Bump Hadley. chubby youngster.
and Rip Collins, grim veteran. are
expected to hook up in a pitching
duel today in the second clash of
the Detroit series at the Griffith
Stadium. Washington fans are IN
clined to think Hadley has an ex.
ceIlent chance Of winning as he
has been looking better and bet.
ter every time he has gone to the
hill in recent weeks.
The opening game Of the
series yesterday provided plenty
Of thrills for the fans. It went
into the eleventh inning before
the Tigers would 70 down and
stay down under the socks they
were getting. The final count
Was 5 TO 4, two runs being
scored after two were gone In
the eleventh round. Wow, that
was . finish!
Uncle Tom Zachary and Lii
StOner fought q brilliant duel for
nine innings; the Washington south.
paw having an edge. He gave but
three hits over that route and
flossy fielding assisted the Tigers
In making their two runs in the
second.
Stoner was found for eight hits
and two runs In those nine innings
and foennan well worthy Of his
veteran opponent. Both pitchers
weakened as the contest went over.
time but Bucky Harris had the
calm, impertubable Garland Brax.
ton to shove III against the Tigers
while Stoner had to finish and 60
down in an honorable defeat.
With two down in the tenth
Zachary weakened noticeably, and
the bases were quickly loaded on
hits by Warner, Gehringer, and
Manush, two OF them mere infield
scratches. Then FothergiII walked,
forcing Warner over. Rubleis roller
to Reeves ended the frame and
found the fans signing.
McNeely brought the bugs to
life an he opened the tenth with
3 twO-bagger down the leff.iieId
line. Harris advanced him on
neat sacrifice and Iris Speak
II tOAA lAY 10 MaHuSn scored
him with the tying run. The
fans took long breatlls then and
there as the teams started the
eleventh.
Johnny Neun led off in the
eleventh with a screaming triple to-
the flag pole behind Speaker, and
finally Manager Harris called upon
Braxton to relieve the tired Zach
airy. McManus bounced to Bluege
and then came bone play that
gave the fans heart failure. Goslin
came in for Woodall's fly just back
Of Reeves and held the BAN when
Neun seemed anchored at third.
Suddenly Neun made delayed
start, caught Goslin completely Off
his guard and easily. scored on the
latter's hurried. wide peg toward
home
9iroans greeted that break against
the home bOys and few expected
the sudden shift in affairs destined
10 come after BIuege and Reeves
had gone out via Warner 10 Neun.
| Perhaps that made the victory all
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Mrs. johnson, with her sturdy
little family, win occupy box
seats close to the Washington
bench and viii undoubtedly Be
felicitated on all sides over the
honor being paid her husband.
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on the following day the tenth
Inning found the same teams hooked
IN tie at to 4. Then Hollis
Thurston weakened badly and the
enemy pounded him for three runs.
winning by count Of to a.
Yesterday came glorious tri.
unph IN II innings, 5 TO 4. the
third overtime battle in four after
moons. Who can tell what'll happen
today? Mebbe they'll produce q
19-inning game for the bugs.
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AT the time Rickard denied he
had made any promise.
His version OF the passage At
arms IL that when he was granted
the price scale he asked for the
July show Commissioner Muldocn
inquired: n We do this do YOU
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-30

It was recalled. and partly
suhstantiated by the minutes 4of
d June meeting. that RiClxard
had virtually agreed 60 stage
the title fight here IL permitted
to charge the customers $3.50
TO see Dempsey and SlIarkey.
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The Griffs tied the score yes.
terday m the fourth and from
then until the 10th fought an
even duel with the Tigers, Zach.
airy Outpitching Iii StOner right
along inning after inning. Each
y team showed 4 run across in the
10th but when the Tigers ADDED
one IN the 18th, the stOutest.
hearted fan worried.
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Joe Smith. TOmsny's manager,
was TO have appeared before
the commission yesterday to
protest against Lpnghran being
compelled to accept the Gus
tO1nary cIialIenger's END az 121k
per cent for boxing McTigue,
but he did not show up.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-30

'Friend Kirk: These guys at
the office worry hell out Of me
because | haven't given my
name as one Of those who saw