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Evening star., 1927-05-20
ROD AND STREAM
By Perry Miller

bys, the catfish, are also biting freely
and a great many are being caught.
Fishing at saltwater places is also
picking up and two or three days of
continued warm weather will cause
the hardheads to furnish plenty OF
sport for anglers.
Weakfish, or sea trout, are being
landed in large numbers at Wachap-
reague, Va. This is the time OF the
year when the big trout weighing
seven and eight pounds put up game
fights at this Virginia fishing grounds
and the channel bass are also fur
nishing excellent sport Wachap-
reague is reached by going to An
napolis, ferrying to Clairborne, and
then 90-mile drive over level con-
crete roads. Hotel accommodations
for fishermen are good and plenty OF
boats are on hand to take out visit
ing anglers.
Evening star., 1927-05-20

" YITH Shamrocks and Knick-
n erbockers, the latter now
" W the Georgetown A. e. nine,
out of the way, a free-for-
all scramble for berths in
the Capital City League unlimited
class is expected tonight when teams
will reorganize for the season.
For the past two years the Knicl1s
have carried off the title and the year
before the Shamrocks copped the flag.
Directors OF the league are expect
ing at least 25 teams to compete this
year and ulge all wishing TO enter to
send representatives to the Post to-
night at o'clock.
June has been tentatively set as
the opening date of the series.
just how Refine Mercedes and
Georgetown A. G. are going TO line
up in the Intercity League will be
revealed on Sunday when these two
clubs meet in Georgetown Hollow at 3
o'clock.
Bottle Cox has added a lot OF punch
to his Mohawk lineup with the addi-
ton of Charley May, Business High
exponent of the Ruthian art. May
will join the Hawks at the end of the
high school series.
For the eighth consecutive season
Corinthian Junior, Midget and Insect
players will banquet at Immaculate
Conception Hall tonight at s o'clock
Edward Dove, Arthur Bolti Herbert
Garfinkle and William Scheer will be
guests of honor. Walter Newman
sponsors the three teams.
'. Nj. Lawrence, former Shamrock
Junior player, was elected manager
Of Marion A. c. nine last night. Joe
Parlor was named captain. Twenty.
nine candidates are now III line for
berths.
Shamrock players will meet tomor.
row morning at $50 o'clock to leave
for Salisbury, Md. where the Eastern
Shore League team of that place will
be encountered. A bus will leave Thir-
seenth and l. streets southeast. Man
nger Glascoe wants a game for Sun
day, Call Lincoln 493-W.
II. r. Keane Seniors will try for a
fifteenth win when Park View is met
tomorrow at 8 o'clock on No Z Monu
ment diamond. keanes now have II
wins in Is starts.
Newly organized Epiphany Chape
team will meet tonight at Z o'clock al
1240 Ninth street.
Naval Receiving Station nine wa.
handed another setback yesterday BY
Boiling Field. Rain halted the game
in the fifth
A dozen hits behind good pitching
by Lewis enabled Army Medical Cen
ter to win over Carlisle Barracks yes
terday, to 4.
Burns Insects have scheduled ;
double bill with Hammonds tomorrow
on Georgeto. Prep field. starting a
1890 o'clock.
DOnoh0e Motor Insects have carde,
Lionel Insects for a game tomorrow
at 1890 o'clock on Milan field
Colony and Liberty Insects will pla,
tomorrow morning at 1890 o'clock Of
Reservoir field.
Bluebird and Cottage City peewee az
gregations are matched for a gam
tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
Senior teams seeking games shoul
cali manager Bill Knorr, at Atlanti
PA. lie is booking games for Robi
4. G.
Atlantic Juniors, who have been VIII
ming consistently, want a game fc
sunday. Call Manager Bauer at Adam
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|HE tide table printed below
will be published every Fri
day for the benefit of anglers
l. for their week end fishing
parties. These tables will be
specially prepared by the Coast and
Geodetic Survey for this column. 1t
is impossible to give all the fishing
grounds in Chesapeake Bay and the
Lower Potomac River but the prin-
cipal points are given. The tides at
intermediate points can be approx
mated by the anglers.
The Potomac River is clearing and
anglers are catching plenty of pan
size rock fish. These rock are being
landed off Georgetown from the bend
in the river opposite the brewery to
the Aqueduct Bridge. Above the
bridge good catches of perch are
being made and to change the mo-
notony of things, herring are jump
ing all over the river The old stand
Evening star., 1927-05-20

n YEW YORK, May 20.-Signs of
similarity may be noted at
VI this date in the pennant races
4 ' of both major leagues. Both
Of them are likely to be much
closer than they are today, unless the
dog days Of Summer make nothing
hut lacgards of those teams in both
circuits that really have chance, de-
spite the showing Of the New York
rivals.
SET the New York Giants and Gin
cinnati out Of the National League
fight and it becomes a battle encour-
aging to each club of the six that re-
main. In the American League put
New York and Boston on the shelf
and there are six clubs that might
run almost a neck -and-neck race be-
fore the month of October rolls
around.
The Boston Americans have played
somewhat better ball in the West
than I'm the East and that despite
The fact that the West was pre-
sumcd to have the sledge hammer of
the circuit concealed in its pocket.
However. the West may strike harder
than il has The Western teams have
not had as good conditions for base
ball as the East although in the
East the weather has not been that
of paradise The New York Yankees
10 date have won nine out of 10 games
in their present Western tour. The
West viii have to take a brace IL the
Nanks are to be overcome in the near
future
Chicago Clubs Both Second.
Both of the Chicago teams today
find themselves in second place in
their respective leagues. That is bet
ter than the Cubs and White Soy were
last year at this time.
First place in April and the early
part of May usually is an ornamental
affair from which some team takes
an awful header by August. Now and
then one sticks through the grind.
The New York teams have done that
sort of thing in recent years. but it
was not SO common in the old days
With both the Chicago teams in Sec
Evening star., 1927-05-20

lt@tS lticIdSSh w teAith va AAlG
chin in 20 years Of fight promotion.
With guard hiStl md jaw tucked
behind his shoulder, Tex scanned a To-
cal weather report of "Clear, fair and
warm for conditions at the Yankee
Stadium where yesterday a deluge
washed out his heavyweight elimina-
tion "semi-fnal' between the Boston
sluggers, Jimmy Maloney and Jack
Sharkey. If the rain-mal<er manages
to evade that guard again. the match
may be postponed a week.
Only once before in his long career
has the weather man tolled q similar
count on one of Richards feature out
door attractions. That was in May
1925. when Pa, Il Berlenbach was de-
layed a day in winning the light
heavyweight championship from
Michael McTigue because of rain on
the original date of the battle.
Richards proverbial weather tuck"
has had two other narrow escapes,
however. lie just evaded Il post
ponement in May. 1923, when rain fell
until noon on the day Jess Willard
fought FLOYD Johnson Last Fall
threatening weather lowered over
Jack Dampsey's title fray with Gene
Tunney in Philadelphia until 1870, 900
persons had aathered in the Scsqui.
centennial Stadium. Then the skies
opened in the second round ard the
doWnpour thoroughly soaked the mann
moth assembly.
Yesterdays storm, steady down
pour that lasted all day, brought an
nOuncement Of postponement too late
to catch all of the fans flocking in
from Boston to see their hometown
prides battle on a foreign field for the
RIGHT tn face Hack I0pO1nSpv i'm the
former heavyweight kings comeback
effort in August.
Several thousand enthusiasts ar
rived on overnight boats and each
train disgorged a load until word of
Evening star., 1927-05-20
BY ALAN j. GOULD.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK, May 20. - Speed
may win lot of ball games,
NJ but it won't win any pennants
unless there is good pitching,
as we'll as the batting punch.
to support it. in the opinion of the
pilot of the fastest collection Of talent
anywhere in the major leagues.
1t is DOME Bush speaking - the
scrappy little manager of the Pitts
burgh Pirates, tacklfng his first Ma
tional League job and finding that he
has his hands full just now. DOME
isn't sorry he has the speed, but he
would prefer to have his hurting corps
in better shape than it is at the cur
rent stage of one of the toughest
National League races in years.
The temporary loss of Ray Kremer
- considered by Bush the greatest
pitcher in the majors today-has fur
ther hit the already shaky Pirate
pitching staff.
''Kremer has an injured knee, Just
how badly hurt we don't know said
Bush. Il hope he will be in shape in
week or so, but | can't tell. It's
tough to lose him right now. | had
figured on working Ray twice against
the Giants.
Just to show you how much Kre-
mer is missed" Bush went on. do
YOU realize that Ray was the only
pitcher on the club to go the full
route from April 26 to May II. AL
bridge went the full distance against
the Giants, so l hope the slump Is at
an end. If Hill, Morrison and Mead
ows can fill the gaps until Kremer re
turns we will be all right"
Like Bob O'Farrell. his st. Louis
rival Bush thinks the National
League will develop into a three
cornered race involving the Cardinals
Pirates and Giants.
| But don't overlook the Cubs,
| Bush added They have some great
pitching. good hitting and Joe Nc
Carthy has 'em hustling all the time
was in the American Association
when Joe was also there, so l know
what he can do. The Cubs may stel
| in there and upset anybody"
This is my first turn around tht
circuit, you know, so I've had to fee
nv way" DOME continued. "but thu
games just about the same as /
used to be in the American League
when / scooped 'em for Detroit an(
later managed Washington for
while.
THE National is a 'curve-ball league
while the American is a fast-ball cir
cult That's the only real point 0
difference. Why? l don't know.
suppose this difference in pitchinl
styles has just developed and huns
on"
Speaking Of speed-and the Pirate
have plenty of it, with such men a
Evening star., 1927-05-20
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GLENS FALLS, Y. Y.--Billy Drake,
welterweight champion of Germany,
drew with young Coogan Utica u0},
Bernard Varde and Teddy O'Brien,
New York, fought a draw.
COLUMBUS. Cav L. Young"
Stribling defeated Tiny Herman,
Portland Ore. U0l.
GREAT FALLS. Mont. - Pinkey
May. Savannah. and Eddie O'Dowd.
Columbus, Ohio. no decision I'D. AL
Roseberg. Great Calls, beat Artie
Shers, st. Paul ~.
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LEAGUE TEAMS PLAY TIE.

Post Office and Veterans Bureau
teams battled for seven innings to
DO tie in Colored Departmental
League yesterday. A three-run rally
by postmen in the seventh saved them
from defeat. Thomas and Dry each
hanged out four-base blows.
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qty Noted Major Races Deayay Increase Cate for Bout
LIBERTYS TO PRACTICE.

Liberty A. c. will hold practice
game on Iowa avenue playground dla
mond this afternoon at } O'Clock. All
players are urged to be on hand by
Pop kremb.
Evening star., 1927-05-20
SCHOOL MAKES PUPILS
PASS SWIMMING TESTS
az tho Aseociatad pros,

BY the Associated Press.
The boy and girl students Of Prin-
cipia Academy of st. Louis must make
a success of at least one branch OF
athletics before they can be grad
uated
No student is given diploma until
he or she has passed satisfactorily all
swimming tests.
The tank curriculum consists Of Red
Cross lifesaving tests, speed swim
ming, back strokes, crawl strokes and
diving.
Evening star., 1927-05-20

Alexandria High will send Leon
Riley to the mound at Manassas, Va.
today, when the locals face SwaveIy
School in the second game of home
and-home series. Alexandria won the
first game 10 to O.
Evening star., 1927-05-20

YEW YORK, May 20.-Tex Rick.
ard was up at the count of
VI nine today from the second
' right-hand slam Jupe Pluvius
Evening star., 1927-05-20
SCRAP
TO DRAW ABOUT S35O,OOO
BattIers Themselves and Thousands of Fight Fans
From Boston Most Disappointed by Postpone
ment of Heavyweight Elimination Tilt.

BY the Associated Press.
Evening star., 1927-05-20
ANGLERS GUIDE.

SUNDAY, y AND 22
Evening star., 1927-05-20
BY JOHN II. FOSTER.

n TEW YORK, May 20.-Signs of
N similarity may be noted at
VI this date in the pennant races
/ of both major leagues. Both
Evening star., 1927-05-20

Naval Receiving Station nine was
handed another setback yesterday by
Boiling Field. Rain halted the game
in the fifth.
Evening star., 1927-05-20

A dozen hits behind good pitching
by Lewis enabled Army Medical Cen.
ter TO win over Carlisle Barracks yes.
terdav, Z TO 4.
Evening star., 1927-05-20

DOnoh0e Motor Insects have carded
Lionel Insects for game tomorrow
at 1890 o'clock on Milan field,
Evening star., 1927-05-20

BY the Associated PfeSS.
n YEW YORK, May 20. - Speed
N may win a lot of ball games,
| but it won't win any pennants
' unless there is good pitching,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-15
ADvrsTisEnEMY
CLEAN kidneys
BY DRINKING
LOTS Of WATER

Eating too much rich food may
produce kidney trouble IN some
form, says a welI-known authority
because the acids created excite the
kidneys. Then. they become over
worked, get sluggish, clog up and
cause all sorts OF distress, particu.
larly backaclle and misery In the
kidney region. rheumatic tWinges.
severe headaches, acid stomach,
constipation. torpid liver. sleepless-
ness. and bladder Irritation
The moment your back hurts or
kidneys aren't acting right, or If
bladder bothers you. begin drinking
lots of good water and also get
about four ounces OF Jad Salts from
any good pharmacy: take a table
spoonful in a glass Of water before
breakfast for & few days and your
kidneys may then act fine. This
famous salts is made from the acid
Of grapes and lemon juice, combined
with lithia, and. has been used for
years to flush clogged kidneys and
stimulate them to activity; also to
neutralize the acids in the system
so that they no longer irritate, thus
often relieving bladder disorders.
Jad Salts cannot inture anyone:
makes delightful effervescent
Whitewater drink which millions
of men and women take now and
then to help keep the kidneys and
urinary organs clean. thus often
avoiding serious kidney disorders.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-15

For a Dime!
A Body Sweetness that Even
Precipitation Can't Spoil

All the trick isxstives IN the W.,
cant tempt people who understand Ii
properties Of easeara.
A hundred different drugs will purs
the bowels. but little natural cascsr
purifies the system clear through
cleanses even the pores Of your ski
Renders psrspiration as inotfensiye &
so much dew.
Your grandparents took salts a,
ewly washed away the mucous men,
ne with the wastel Mineral oils ar
ter, but they leave the coating tina
{ blood must then carry off :hroug
pores. But when you cascariz
system. you get rid Of all the pols
by normal muscular action Of tb
els.
ont get in the habit of takin,
icine for constipatlon--or even 70
,-intoxication, II you have tn
4, stop 1t. A candy cascaret is
clightful form in which to take cas-
i: children love Them and the taste
pts most grown-npB TO take ''m0re.'
d what a comfort to know you are
that clean. wholesome condition thai
oes away with any need Of ieodorsnts.
: ven in warmest weather. Try = cas-
faret tonighti All druggists. 10e q Csc.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-15

effectiveness and the democratic
system under which they are ad.
ministered. they declared.
Coming TO washington with a
veiw to learning the best that
America has to offer in making and
enforcing laws regulating the fish.
ing industry, the group Of Russians
visited the u. s. Bureau Of Fish,
cries. which sent the party to Beau.
fort, N. c., to make study of the
Y. S. Fisheries Laboratory there.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-15
Soviet Fishing Law
To Follow M. G. Plan

! RALEIGH, N. c., Nov. 15.--soviet
Russia may model her fishing laws
after North carolina's
This seemed likely following an
inspection visit Of q group Of Rus.
sian officials with North Carolina
fisheries officials. The Russians be.
came interested in the North Caro-.
lima fishing laws because of their
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-15
"Oil Potter" Taps Wife
On Head With Lamp

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 15.-En-
tering the home OF his estranged
wife, James Lucas. of Queen Street
near Second. broke an oil lamp over
her head. fracturinE her skull.
The wife. Mary Lucas. was taken
to Pennsylvania Hospital, where her
condition is reported az critical.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-15

No. 81. was ordered denoted to the
rank Of hoseman by Director Elliott.
The move Of demotion rather
than referring the case to the civil
service commission and causing Fix's
discharge, was from consideration of
his 20 years of service In the depart.
ment.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-15
Fireman Reduced

For Misuse of lIaS
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 15.-Be.
seause he used city gasoline for his
lrivate automobile. Fire Captain
Harry =. Fix. OF engine company
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-30

his right foot well forward in order
to hit across the ball from the out
side in. Then he followed through
with all he had. causing the club
face to strike the tie just after
lofting the ball. Naturally the
handle splintered. 1t was a won.
derful shot.
fO01
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-30
TILDEN AND COCHET
IN NET CLASH TODAY

WIMBLEDON. England, June 80
LP.-The Tilden.Cochet match was
the big attraction in the semi-finals
of the Wimbledon tennis champion
ships today. Lacbste and Borotra, in
the other half of the mems draw, and
the matches between Miss Helen Wills
and Miss Joan Fry of England, and
the other California girl, Miss Eliza
beth Ryan. and Senorita de Alvarez,
the Spanish champion, appeared to be
entirely forgotten hy most spectators.
Tilden and Cochet stood one victory
al, the Frenchman having defeated
the then American champion at For
est Hills in 1926, and Tilden taking
revenge in three sets against Cochet
at st. Cloud this year.
Cochet made a small bet with an
American newspaper man that he
would defeat Tilden. Turning to Til
den about odds. the American ace said;
"What do you mean, odds? Even
money. and then some"
Miss Wills was a 3 to l favorite to
defeat Miss Fry, while Miss Ryan was
favored to eliminate her Spanish op'
ponent. Victories for the favorites
would mean an all.Californian finals
for the women's singles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-30
WOMEN In SPORT
by CORINNE FRAZIER

With a gross score of IS and a s.
stroke handicap, giving her a low
net score of SO, Dorothy White of
Washington Golf and Country Club
won the invitation golf tournament
staged at the Congressional Country
Club yesterday by Tommy Armour,
national open champion and club
professional. Miss White nosed out
Mrs. L. r. TiIley of Indian Spring
for top honors by single stroke.
Mrs. Tilley tied her gross score, but
had 4-stroke handicap, her rating
in medal play calling for one stroke
less than the champions on the
handicap list.
In addition to having the second
low net score, Mrs. Tilley won first
place in match play against par, fin
ishing l up on par with her So gross
and 4-stroke handicap. AS no player
was allowed to win more than one
prize, Mrs. Tilley was awarded the
first-place trophy in match play and
waived her second place honors in
the medal play.
Mrs. r. Lester Rose. Congressional,
going the rounds in So with a handi-
cap of 10, was awarded second low
net honors, her net being Sc. Mrs.
~ TilOA dlSO VI SOIiS5
was third, with a gross of Cd handi-
cap and net So.
Second place in match play went
to Mrs. w. S. Corby of Columbia Club,
who was all even with par. Mrs.
l.. L. Steele, Columbia. and WinIfred
Faunce, unattached. tied for third
place, each finishing down to par.
Thirty-eight golfers, including all of
the sanking club stars in this vicinity,
competed in Tommy Armour's event,
the first invitation tournament ex-
tended to women of the District in
the history of local competition. They
were rewarded for their toiling hours
in the intense heat by the generous
praise of their excellent performance,
which came from the lips of their
champion host as he made the awards
Of an unusually handsome group of
prizes.
Armour presented the first-place
winners with beautifully appointed
travelling cases. Second prizes were
hapd-wrought leather handbags, while
each winner of third place received
a dozen golf balls.
The scores;
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Golfers in Quartet Starting Last Day of MidAanhc Title Play
SHORE IS A FAvORITE
IN BOYS net EVENT

Quarter finals and semi. finals of
the junior tennis championship Of the
District were to be played today with
the final match scheduled for 2:30
tomorrow afternoon on the Chevy
Chase Club courts. The boys title
play Is expected to reach the final
round by tonight. the title match to
be played at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning, according to Otto Glockler.
pro in charge of the tournaments.
Shore. left-handed racketer, Is one
of the favorites in the boys event.
He came through three rounds Of
play yesterday without being seri-
ously extended in either encounter.
Bowen and French were the win
ners in the two feature matches Of
the junior event yesterday. The for
mer defeated Poe, 6-S, Ga, 60.
while the latter nosed out Hall, 81.
rs, 81.
The winner and runner-up in each
tournament will be sent to Richmond
citation to compete in events for Sec
.ional crowns on July 8 and 8.
Yesterdays results:
n, Preminary round ~. Consdine defeated
"a Ell oH Hsn aS Dictated H Smith s-S
Go.
First. round-crain defeated Ogus. e..
6--8, g.: Braloe defeated .McClung. 81,
6--1 Legum defeated Ruth. 6-4. 6-3.
81: Considine defeated Swats. 6--1,. Go:
Shore defeated Fox 60, 60: Butler de.
ffeated Bower by default; Miles defeated
Pim,per; Oh 6-3: oHanlon defeated Mar
Second round-shore defeated Butler.
Go, GO.
JUNIORS.
First round---Bastian defeated Keene. s.
6--2. Hitz defeated Gable. 81, Go
f es sff Reer 'p s sefaSS Baker DSs as
Rice. O.. as. 60; C, Yeomans de-
feated Howard. Is, Ga; H. De Wear de.
feated Thomas Go, 6---l: Train defeated
Backshian. 6--3. 81: r. Yeomans defeated
Ed Smith, Go. Go: Pratt defeated d. De
d 4-6, 6-2: Poe defeated Fitzgerald.
Sc. 81: Bowen defeated Stein. 2-6.
Second .round---Hitz defeated Bastian.
6--1. 6-l Baker defeated Duke. e.
6-S: G; Yeomans defeated i; De Wear. 50.
6-2: Train defeated Arnold. 80. 7-5:
=. Yeoma1s defeated Pratt. 60. 81;
French defeated Poe. 6-S. ST.. g.:
Bowen defeated Hall. 81. Us. 6-1,
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BY SOL METZGER.

Would you break your club on a
railroad tie to win a 800 first prize
in golf? That's exactly what the
late Arthur Fem did a few years
ago when playing all the local pros
at Palm Beach for a purse SUBJ
scrlbed by the visitors. 1t happen
ed on the eleventh hole, across the
fairway of which ran a railroad
siding to the old Breakers Hotel.
Fenn's drive-a beauty--wound up
just an inch or so short of the end
of tie, with the green some 40
yards on the other side of 1t. He
figured long time over the shot.
then took out a niblick and layed
his ball to the green for a par a.
splintering his club handle.
We asked him how he played the
shot. STOOD for a slice as knew
the ball would not clear the end OF
the tie II / played it straight for
the green. Had to play it up at a
sharp angle to the left of the
green, so 1t would clear. So slice
was my salvation. OF course I had
to hit with everything 1 had to
make the bell carry the distance,
so ! knew ~ break the club. /
did, but e ! the shot and that's
what coun
To play T. n slice Fem placed