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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-29

Days best bet is a pitch that is just
too fast to see.
kiki Cuyler, Pirate batting star, de-
clares Dazzy has the fastest ball of any
pitcher in the league and believes most
of the men who face the Brooklyn vet
eran will agree.
Vance earned the title of "strike-
out king" in 1924 with Brooklyn. He
famed 262 batters, a record not quite
equal to the best marks of Walter
Johnson, but one that the Washing
ton veteran has bettered only twice in
20 years.
Vance has played with Red Cloud in
the Nebraska State League, the
Yankees. Pittsburgh, st. Joseph, To-
ledo, Memphis, Rochester, Sacramento,
New Orleans and Brooklyn. After fail
ing to make good with the Yanks and
the Pirates he drifted through the
minors until he perfected his curve
ball and mastered control. He has
been with Brooklyn since 1922.
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MATS BLANKED BY CHISOX,
40. 18TH STRAICHTLOSS
Harris Again May Shake Up Team for Final Game
of Tour in West Today-Latest Defeat Due
to Weak Hitting and Poor Pitching.

to let the White Sox cop. johnson
opened fire against the Schalkmen
and went through three innings. al
lowing but one safety. But Walter
had hurt his left thigh while running
out an infield tap in the early part
of the third frame and had to retire.
Zach Suffers Defeat.
Then Tom Zachary assumed the
mound burden and was bumped SIX
times in the last three of four innings
he toiled. In addition. Zach made
balk, a wild chuck after fielding a
punt and passed batter. He got away
with the frame in which the balk and
pass followed two safetles, but Wheh
the White Sox clustered three hits
with his error in the next session the
Nationals were beaten. Then BOD
Burke went to the hill for his usual
one round against the home cluo ana
did not yield anything.
The Nationals faced the pitching OF
Ted Rlankenship. and six hits, spread
over as many innings. and pass were
all they could get. Three OF the
hits were made by Bob Reeves
Reevs got the first safety off blanken-
shin, a single in the third inning.
only to he caught in a sideretirlnS
double play with Johnson. Rice open
ed the Nationals fourth With triple.
but Harris famed and neither Speak
err nor Goslin could knock the ball
beyond the infield.
An error by Shortstop Fla skamper
gave Ossie Bluege a life after two
we're out in the fifth inning. Then
Reeves cracked a two bagger to left
and Bluege was caught at the plate
IN a foolish attempt to score. Falk
had the ball winging toward third
base before Bluege reached that sta
ton and Kamm did not have to hurry
his relay that got Ossie a couple of
yards short of home.
More Safeties Wasted.
Harris drew Blankenship's only
pass after two were out in the sixth
and was tagged when he tried to
steal. Judges double came with two
gone in the seventh. and Reeves, who
singled with one out in the eighth.
was forced at second by Pinch Bat.
ter Benny Tate. Goslin poled
double to center in the ninth. but two
were out and Onslow fouled to Clancy.
Aaroa Ward opened the White Sox's
scoring session. their seventh, with
single. When Clancy hunted. Zachary
all but showed Bluege out of the way
to field the ball, although the third
sacker was in a much better position
to handle it. Then the pitcher heaved
over Onslow's head and there were
two ChiSoX on the runway. Grouse
sacrificed and Ward was caught at
the plate when Blankenship grounded
to Bluege. But Hunnefield's double
tailed Clancy, and Kamm's single
counted Blankenship and Hunnefield.
Kamm, who took second on Goslin's
return. scored when Reeves let Metz
ler's roller so through.
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KNOCKS, WITH SEVEN WINS
in A ROW. CLAIMING TITLE

"0UR Addison A. C. pitchers tried
l. in vain to halt the steady march
Of Knickerbocker A. G. nine,
Il which captured it's seventh sue
cessive decision yesterday, Is
to G. knicks now are laying claim to
the independent unlimited title, having
defeated most Of the leading teams in
the District and nearby without drop
ping a single game.
With Ike Dreifus tanning IA and
yielding but six hits, the Alexandria
Dreadnaughts disposed of the hard
hitting Shamrocks. to 8 The win
ners punched their eight hits very
timely.
Eighteen hits. combined with
bases on balls and several miscues by
their opponents, gave Georgetown A.
c. 15-to-1 win over Arlington Bear
cats yesterday. Robbins hit homer
for the winners.
Silver Spring tOssers were not eX-
tended to hang UP 1916 win over
BaHston on Wheaton diamond yester-
day. Alderman had a perfect day at
bat
Dick Hughes and the Ku klux Khan
defeat yesterday, when they won over
Hiser's Hyattsville All-Stars, 6 to o.
Hughes gave but hits.
Frank Maple of National Circles
Joined the no-hit, no-run group of local
sandlot pitchers Yesterday when he
held White Ravens hitless, tanning
6. while but two reached first base.
Circles won, 3 to 0.
Rialtos had to show their best to de-
feat Mclean, Va, clubbers yesterday,
s to 6. Both teams hit hard. with the
winners holding the advantage. Wolf
hit for the circuit
Ted Cites Kennedy a. G. won two
hard fought games from SCaggsville,
Md. diamonders. 8 to and 3 10 0.
Lyons and Francis were the winning
pitchers.
Cherrydale Outslugged Junior Order
batsmen yesterday and won, II to 10.
Twenty hits We're gathered by the
winners. with Ball setting the pace.
with a double, triple and home run.
Willard Clark allowed but six hits
as George Harrison's Nevalate A. G.
defeated Bradbury Heights yesterday,
Z to a. w. Averill, first baseman, led
the winners, with four hits.
Silver Hill scored a 4-to-2 win over
sherwood A. c. yesterday behind the
four-hit pitching Of MCGEE. who also
led the attack. with three hits.
After defeating Chevy Chase. 8 to A.,
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DEMPSEY DOWN TO HARD
WORK FOR TUNNEY FIGHT

Mrs. Dempsey's visit, stormed the
lawn around the ring. but Flynn drove
them back with the warning there
would be no exhibition until they
withdrew.
Jack varied his training routine yes
terday with the best available Substi-
tute for a rowboat, having a rowing
machine installed on the third floor
of the clubhouse. 1t forms part of his
evening exercises after dinner.
One Of Gene Tunney's former spar
ring partners. Osk Till. 160-pounder of
Rochester. n. Y, was on hand today
to help with Dempsey's training.
Flynn believes that Till will prove one
of Dempsey's most valuable assistants.
Jack Johnson, the former heavy
weight champion, called on Dempsey
yesterday, the first time this pair of
Jacks had ever met. Johnson could
not stay to watch Dempsey's four
rounds of ring work, but said he
would return Wednesday to see
Dempsey in action.
Mysterious Five Is Busy.
The mysterious ticket committee
which has charge of the first few rows
around the ringside planned to start
sitting the heaps of applications from
noLdDieS ali over tne country toudy.
Tex Richard and George GetZ. his Hi
nois sponsor, have announced that
five representative business men COM
pose this jury. but that their names
will not be given out.
Some spectators on the committee
personnel today picked Getz himself
as one Of three already chosen. The
other two were guessed to be Charles
Fftzmorris, former chief of police and
now city controller, and Elmer Il.
Stevens, State street merchant.
The only definite word concerning
the distribution Of the choice seats is
that there will be 108 well known per-
sons in the front row. All other ticket
purchasers continue to buy their seats
blind
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By the Associated Press
~ HICAGO. August 20. - Jack
Dempsey has entered the in
tensive phase of his training
~ program for his fight with
Gene Tunney in Soldier Field
next month. From now until he nears
top form he will go through daily
schedule of boxing, his manager, Leo
r FLYNN, has outlined. and his camp
at Lincoln Fields is well stocked with
partners for the sparring festivities.
Two thousand cash customers saw
tho former champion tear into four
mates yesterday and for the first time
in her life his wife. Estelle Taylor,
looked on as her husband fought.
However, she had remote seat on
the third floor of the Lincoln Fields
clubhouse and she turned her head
each time her husband tore into one
of his mates.
She hid her eyes when Jack clashed
a cut over Bonnie Krueger's eye.
binding the big German so that he
was excused from the ring. Twice
later she turned away when Jack sent
Policeman Billy Marshall Of the Chi
cago force tumbling to the canvas.
Doesn't Appeal to Her.
Mrs. Dempsey returned to her hotel
soon after the workouts, admitting
to friends that she didn't like the box
ing part of the visit.
Manager Leo p. Flynn, who logged
Jacks footsteps around the ring,
showering him with advice and coun-
sci, was highly pleased with the
former champions showing before the
1000 customers. The heavy boxing
work will be continued daily. Flynn
said, until Jack appears near his top
form, and then he will he permitted
to box only internationally until ring
time.
Before Jack appeared for his daily
session in the ring, the spectators,
barred from the clubhouse because of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-29
WHITAKER IS VICTOR
IN CHESS TOURNEY

KALAMAZOO, Mich. August 20
R.-Leaders in the national chess
tournament, Lewis J. Isaacs. Chi
cago, and Stasch Mlotowski. Tren-
ton, N. j., were defeated for the first
time yesterday.
Isaacs fell before Abraham Kup-
chick of New York.
After Ruy Lopez opening. on the
forty-seventh move Kupchick sacri-
feed a bishop for a pawn, paving the
way for an attack.
Declining a queens gambit, r. s.
Whitaker. Washington, D. c., insti-
tuted a king side attack against
Mlotkowsk1. Sacrifice of a knight
on the twenty ninth move by Whit
aker opened lines for all his attack
ing pieces, forcing the resignation
of Mlotkowski.
Samuel Resheveski, Detroit, To-
year-old prodigy, laid claims to the
prize offered in the tournament for
brilliancy by his play against Eugene
J. Roesch, st. Louis, by clever move
ment of pawns in the sixteenth and
following moves. The boy forced
Roesch to trade a bishop and knight
for rock and pawn.
The game between Samuel Factor,
Illinois champion, and Marin Pal
mer. Detroit, was adjourned after 40
moves. Factor had a slight adj
vantage.
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on Saturday. Lafayettes repeated by
the same score over Hume Springs
yesterday. Parker and Zahn starred
yesterday.
Douglas A. G. surprised Mount
Rainier tossers Yesterday. with Z.
to-3 victory. although the victims out.
hit their conquerors. L. Bauman led
the winners at bat.
Hess A. c. outhit Oxon Hill better
than three to one yesterday, but were
forced 10 show their best to win. 9 to
5. DeaIarco helped win his own game.
with a home run.
LaPlata diamOnders entertained the
Red Sox yesterday and added AS
win to their string. The losers outhit
the winners. 1875. but could not bunch
them.
Southern Expressmen easily defeat.
ed Eagle Boat. No. 35 nine yesterday,
9 to .. Ski frightened after the fourth.
but the damage was done.
Bowie Motor nine proved an easy
victim for Northeast Motors YESTERDAY
at Bowie, 81 to .. Long had perfect
day at bat with six hits.
Ne0ar UrOFe TOOK a. we'll pIayet
game from Galesville yesterday, Il
3. Marshall and Mauk staged a hurl
ing duel.
Maryland 4. c. defeated Triangle A
c. yesterday, 4 to .. 1t was the sec
ond win for that team in the Prince
Georges County title race.
A four-run rally in the ninth gave
a
John yesterday. Klein held the losers
to five hits.
Holy Rosary batsmen put over d
single tally in the ninth to defeat
Robins yesterday. 5 to 4. Caponnetto
had five hits.
Although outhit, Moose nine defeat
ed Franklin a. c. yesterday. 10 to 4.
Kennedy A. c. players will meet al
the home of Manager Otte tonight at
8 o'clock.
AnacOstia Eagle Juniors added an.
other win to their long string yester
day at the expense of Western Unior
Juniors, 8 to /.
Jim COrsOn famed IS and allowed
but three hits as Washington Grays
defeated Waverlys yesterday, to 2.
Douglas 4. e.. tOssers scored :
4-to-2 victory over Bervvyn Saturday
afternoon on the Maryland teams
diamond
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~ EFEATINCi Fort Myer, to /.
while BallStons were idle so
far as league competition
IL went, st. Joseph's yesterday
took the lead in the West sec
ton of the Capital City League un-
limited series. The winners outhit
their rivals, Is bingles to 10. st. Jo-
seph's now has won four games and
lost one, against three wins and one
defeat for Ballstons.
However, the losers protested the
game on the ground that the Saints
used a player not in uniform. League
officials will consider the protest later
this week.
In the East section of the unlimited
group Hartfords drew to a game and
half behind the leading Northeast
Motors as the result of 12-to-5 win
over Stephen A. c. Van Landingham
and Trip, who pitched for Hartfords,
were both effective.
Ringing up their seventh win in as
many starts. .Auths yesterday got an
unsuitable hold on first place in sec
ton A of the senior series when they
routed ST. Martins, 10 to 2.
National Circles downed Atlantics,
to 3, to hold onto the lead in section
B. Moose, which is close behind the
pace-setters, played a 4-tc-4 tie with
Freers. However, Freers used Cor
son, an alleged ineligible player, and
Moose probably will be awarded the
game.
Two junior class teams are in as
regards the flag in their sections as
result of victories yesterday. They
are Auths. who defeated the Senators
and Corinthians, in section C, who
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FEATHERWEIGHTS FIGHT
FOR CHANCE AT TITLE

CHICAGO. August 90 tP.-Jim Null.
len, Chicago promoter. will make his
second attempt tonight, weather per-
hitting, to place new king on a bbx-
ing throne.
Having promoted a series of contests
which gave Bud Taylor the bantam
weight crown, insofar as most of box
ing world was concerned. Mullen has
matched for tonight Johnny Hill, Fiji
Pine, and Eddie Shea, Chicago, whom
he regards as outstanding aspirants
for the vacant featherweight title. A
jeweled belt has been posted for the
winner.
Both Hill and Shea can make the
feather limit of 1875 pounds without
great effort, and the winner is ex-
pected to be matched with some of the
leading Eastern contenders to settle
the dispute over the title, vacant since
abdication of Johnny Dundee.
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BY JOHN e. KELLER.

~ HICAGO. August 29-This
morning the Nationals are
thinking of little else than get
ting home. With their consec-
utive losses increased to IL by
the 4.to-0 licking handed them yester-
day by the White SoX, the Washing
ton base hallers were doing nothing
more than waiting for the time when
they are to board the Capital-hound
train to roll around Even the chance
to end their losing streak should the
weather be favorable for a game this
afternoon held no interest for them,
They want to get home, that's all.
Although Manager Harris declared
not SO long ago that he would stick
to the original lineup Of the club to
which he returned in Cleveland late
last week, there was possibility that
he might bench most OF his regulars
and employ all available reserves
should the Nationals swing into ac-
ton this afternoon. Just a possibility
though. for Bucky would not com.
init himself on this point this morn
ing.
More than likely he would be COM
PEELED to use Eddie Onslow at first
base, for Joe Judge, regular guard
ian of that station, is all but on the
shelf again. After driving the ball to
safety in right field in the seventh
round yesterday, Joe hurt his char.
ley.horsed leg while turning first base
and barely managed to limp to the
middle sack. That brought Onslow
into the game and Eddie was expected
to be in again for the series final here.
How They May Appear.
Should Boss Bucky Harris use his
reserves. he would have Stewart at
second base, Topper Risney at short
stop and Minister Hayes at third base
in the inner Gordon with Onslow.
Earl McNeely would get the call over
Goose Goslin for the left field job.
while Hollis Thurston, who is a pretty
nifty gardener as we'll as a pitcher.
could replace Sam Rice in right. Only
iris Speaker. who has kept his head
up better than any other of the reg
ulars lately. would return to his berth.
One of the mysteries of the Nation
ais slump is why Manager Harris has
not henched himself third time dur
ing this trip. He remained out of two
games and since coming back to the
lineup has shown no improvement in
his play at bat or afield. Bucky evil
IDENTIFY is feeling the strain of this los
ing streak more than any other mem
Der of the Nationals and it is telling
heavily in his performance. He needs
a rest. He certainly is not helping
his club at present and a substitute
in his position surely could not make
matters worse.
In taking their late twelfth straight
defeat yesterday. the Nationals were
as helpless at bat as they have been
for some time and their pitching broke
down toward the flag end of the fray
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ST. JOE'S WIN, TAKE LEAD,
BUT GAME is PROTESTED

needing but one victory. downed Win
sails, 10 to Z, but lost to Manhattans
g to Il.
However. Senators have protested
the Auths game and the kick will be
considered within a few days
Moose Juniors trimmed Peerless.
9 to 1, in section C to displace the
former as loop leaders.
In another Junior game in section c.
Jewish Community Center drubbed
Montellos, IS to 8.
Running away with Eddie Collins
tossers. 10 to 2. Sam Rices assured
themselves of the title in section A
of the Midget class. In section r
Eskimos got a better hold on first
place by trouncing Calhouns, to .
Aces squeezed out an ST win over
Americans in another title in this sec
ton. However. this game was pro
tested by the losers and they will be
given a hearing possibly this week.
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WAIVER NOW is LEADING
"BIG EIGHT" OF MAJORS

NEW YORK, August 90 R.-Paul
Waner of the Corsair craft clipped
off a pace of 1889 to hold sway in
the big eight" fleet of the majors
over a week of battling. while Ty
Cobb Of the Athletics gave promise
of being close to the top at the finish
of the season.
The Georgia peach. with batting
mark of 1856, was but two points
behind Babe Ruth, while Lou Gehrig
was next to Waner with 1881.
.tn
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MINISTER'S SON COMING
EAST FOR RING BATTLE

NEW YORK. August 90 @.-Wil-
liam Lamance of Beulah. Mich. whose
amateur boxing has so won the ad-
miration of his father. Rev. w. n.
Lamance, that he is willing for Will
liam to forego the pulpit in favor of
career in the ring, will fight in New
York September Is
Young Lamance will appear in the
American Legion amateur bouts at
the Queensbury Athletic Club.
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TREMONTS GAIN TIE
FOR LEAGUE HONORS

Tremonts socked II hits behind the
steady pitching of doc" Baker and
triumphed over keanes yesterday, II
to 4, to gain a tie with that team
for the lead in the PetWorth Senior
League.
Scoring three runs in the first in
ming, Tremonts held the lead all the
way. clinching victory with nine tai
lies in the eighth. AS yesterdays
games were the last on the league
schedule, play-off will be staged next
week for the title.
Kanawhas took a double header
from Yorkes. 5 to and to /, to
win third place.
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PITCHING
BOHNE TIES A. A. MARK
FOR ERRORLESS BALL

MINNEAPOLIS, August 20 R).-
Sammy Bohne. Minneapolis third
baseman, by playing errorless ball in
both games with Indianapolis yes
terday ran his string to 81 consecu-
tive perfect games.
This equals the all-time American
Association record made by Julian
Vera, now with the Yankees, while
with st. Paul last year.
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CLASH OF RACE MEETS
IN ILLINOIS is LIKELY
By the Associated Press.

by UTE AEsUtldttu FTtsS,
CHICAGO. August 29.-Horse racing
interests in the Chicago district are
viewing signs of an impending clash
between rival tracks whose present
schedules for Fall meetings indicate
they will operate on the same days.
The new Arlington Park track of
the American National Jockey Club
Is to open it's first meeting of 81 or
more days beginning September 81,
four days before the meeting at
Washington Park closes and five days
before the Fall meeting of IS days
opens at Hawthorne, September 26.
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SCHOLZ DOUBLE WINNER
IN MEET IN GERMANY

COLONGE, Germany. August % up.
j. Scholz, American Splinter. beat
the German champion, Helmuth Koer
mig in the 100.metres by one-tenth of
a second in an international field
sports meet here yesterday.
Scholz also won the 200-metres race.
Five nations competed. .s..
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YANKS WIN OVER BROWNS
is IL in ROW FOR SEASON

make up the contests in double head.
ers at st. Louis.
A summary of yesterdays games:
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
RHE.
New York .... 2o112oO 2-1OI3 2
st. Louis. ...... 90 IL 0000- Ill
Ruether. Shocker and Bengough: Wingard.
Van Glider and Dixon. O'Neill
Boston. 0003OOO 1-615 .
Cleveland. .... O 0 0 OIL 000-5 IL 4
MacFayden. Ruling and Holman: Miller.
Grant. Uhle and l.. Sewell.
Philadelphia. 301011 3-a11 /
Detroit. ........ 1000012 1-5 z
Grove Walberg and Cochrane: Carroll,
Gibson and Shea. Basser.
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Two-base hits-FaIk, Reeves, Judge, Hum
nefeld. Goslin. Three-base hit-Rice. Sacri-
fces-ClancX. Grouse; Double playEFlas-
washington. s: Chicago. 5. First base on
baIis-Of Zachary. L; off BlankenshiD. !:
Struck out--By Blankenship. /. Hits-Oh
johnson. / In ; innings: Of Zachary. q in 4
innings: off Burke. in 1 inning. Balk--
Zachary. Losing pitcher--Zachary. UmpiTes
--Messrs. Van rattan. Owens and Connolly.
Time Of game hour and 43 minutes.
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Badly Bed Gmen Are Eagerly Looking Forud to Getting Back Home
FIREMEN WILL PLAY
FOR DIAMOND TITLE

ALEXANDRIA, August 29.-The
third and deciding game of the series
for the base ball championship of
the Alexandria Fire Department will
be played here Sunday. Number Five
Motor Co., and Columbia Engine Co.
tied at one win each, will be the OPP
posing teams.
Swimming races IN the municipal
pool, scheduled every Saturday after
noon, have been called off Temporal
lily because of the unfavorable weather.
Virginia A. G. is expecting to de-
velop the strongest seniod conbin-
alton which has ever represented the
Orange and Blue. The squad, which
started with IS now numbers 80 clever
gridders. A long drill was held on
the Virginia Shipbuilding Corporation
field yesterday.
Douglas A. c. of Washington. called
off Yesterdays game with Columbia
Engine Co. of this city.
Dreadnaught A. A. showed a snappy
reversal Of form yesterday. whipping
the Shamrock A. c. of Washington,
s to 4 in Dreadnaught Park. Dreifus
held the losers to six singles, several
Of the scratch variety. and struck
out IL. Hiser starred afleld fol- the
Big d" team.
Charlie Collum pitched st. Mary's
Juniors to their fourth victory in the
Alexandria Junior Base Ball League
yesterday holding the Pirates to five
hits and tanning IS. while his mates
built up a 7-to-2 margin. The victory
placed the Saints firmly in first place
and with two games to go they seem
to be in.
Team Standing.
Won Lost Pet.
St Mary's Jrs. ........... 1000
flowers 'yCr