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- NTRIES for the annual Presi-
l. dents Cup 3-mile swimming
championship on the Potomac.
IL between Chain and Key
Bridges. which will be held
August %, under the auspices OF
Washington Canoe Club, will close
Monday. Indications are that seven
clubs will send natators to the big
event.
Everett 3. Ansley, who has man.
aged the event since 1923, and who
recently resigned the position, as we'll
as his membership in Washington
Canoe Club, because of difference
with officials of the club in reference
to permitting members of Capital A.
G. to swim under the Canoelsts' colors,
has again assumed charge of arrange
mentS.
Henry NJ. Fowler. $40 Bond Build
ing, is receiving entries. -Four clubs
have announced their intentions of
entering teams and at least three
others have indicated they will be rep
resented.
Two of the outstanding stars Of the
last two annual races, each winner.
will be out of competition this year.
Walter SpencegdBrooilyn Y. NJ. G.. A.,
winner in 1926, is on his way to Ha.
I.Waii.N where he is to perform in the
A. A. Il. championship meet. Norman
Ross, New York A. G. natator and
1925 winner, IS now ineligible.
Brooklyn Y. NJ. c. A., whose swim
mers won the team trophy last Sum-
mer, will be greatly handicapped by
the loss of Spence.
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BY JOHN Il. KELLER.

OT LOUIS. August 17-While
- only n trace Of rain fell here
Yesterday shortly after noon. the
~ business management of the
Browns deemed it sufficient to
(, use a postponement of the bail
nc The remainder of the after.
n3on was dry, although the sky was
,tercast. and game could easily have
inen played. As a result of yester-
G"y's lay-off. Nationals and Browns
'~~re slated to stage dual sketch this
rt~crnOOn.
Evidently. the Browns are not going
- overlook any opportunity to re
Irain out of competitive action legit-
find all the time possible to mend their
fences For the first time in II years
they will find themselves in eighth
place unless they come out OF their
losing slump during this present home
stand.
Lose 16 of Last 10.
When the Browns left here for the
East. on July "a, they were in sixth
place, half game ahead of the IN
dams. and 14la games ahead of the
last-place Red SoX. In three short
weeks the Browns not only have fallen
below the Indians, but have dropped
TO within 5ta games of the cellar. This
lowering of the Browns was caused
hv their loss of 16 of the last 10 games
they have played.
So there's plenty of trouble ahead
for the Browns unless they can shake
off the losing habit. The last year in
which the Browns finished eighth was
in 1918. which was 3 years before the
present owner. Phil Ball, bought the
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The standing, third round.
GIRL SKATERS OWN
MARK AT SWIM MING

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, August II
P).--Agnes GeTaghty. representing
the New York WOmen's Swimming
Association, special entry in the
100-meter breast stroke, broke the
worlds record at Indiana Kentucky A.
A. u. swimming championships. Her
time was 1.2f.4. She broke her own
record Of 1.27.2 made in 1925. She
finished the 100 meters, winning han
Oily.
Raymond Ruddy, swimming under
the colors OF the New York A. c.,
won the national junior championship
in the S80-yard free style event. His
time was 12.1l.4. Frank Kennedy.
indianapolis A. c.. was close second.
Robert Kaiser, indianapolis A. c., was
third and Walter Thayer, Cincinnati
Y. M. c. A, fourth.
Martha Norelius. star swimmer of
the New York Women's Swimming
Association, broke the American long
course records for the 900 and 500
yards when, as special entry in the
open 400 meters free style. she was
timed at the shorter distance and then
after winning the 400-meter event,
continued to the 50Gmeter mark
Miss NOrelius' time for 300 wards
was minutes 3-5 seconds, lower
ing the record of minutes IS 80
seconds made by Ethelda Bleibtrey
here in 1921. Finishing the 500 yards
in minutes 35 seconds. the New
York girl smashed the record of {
minutes 2-5 seconds made here in
1922 by Helen Wainwright.
Three other members of the New
York team followed Miss Norelius in
the 400-meter event. Lisa Lindstrom
was second. Ethel McGary third and
Eleanor Holm fourth.
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DEMPSEY DUE TO REACH
FIGHT SCENE TOMORROW

provide almost rs many s. benches as
$40 ringside seats has pleased the
Illinois State Athletic Commission so
that their approval of his official plat
is more or less of a formality.
There will be places for nearly
40 900 customers able to pay the top
scale of $40 while $4,000 or more can
squeeze their way into the topmost
rows of the gigantic incline Richard
plans to construct betwoen the north
ern wings of the horseshoe.
In between these two limits will he
space for about IS 900 spectators at
prices ranging from SO to $50, almost
equally divided between the five price
classes.
Dempsey's outdoor ring at the Lin
coin Fields race course will be ready
when he arrives, but he is not ex-
pected to settle down at the track I'M
til Monday. The bungalow of Col.
Matt j. VIM. track manager, and all
the other ample facilities of the plant,
have been given the former champion
gratis with full authority to exclude
the public as Dempsey wishes.
The ring is being built on the lawn
in front of the clubhouse where the
scores of newspapermen covering
I1eillpSeS u dlhih6 tan nave cofIi'
Portable view. The track itself will be
at hand for his roadwork. but there
are very few trees available for the
eX-champion's ak.
Leo r. Flynn, DempseY's new man
ager, said that the sparring partners
he has lined up for catching the ex-
champions hooks are all light, fast
men, except Martin Burke, the New
Orleans heavyweight. Dave Shade
and Allentown Joe Cans, who helped
Jack prepare for Sharkey, will also
help him train for Tunney.
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CUBS-PHILLY TRADE
IS @. KID BY Lands

CHICAGO, August II CP). - Com
missioner Landis today refused to re-
scind the deal whereby Hal Carlson
a pitcher came to the Chicago Cubs
from the Philadelphia National
League club in exchange for Jimmy
Cooney. shortstop, and Tony kaut -
mann, pitcher.
There was no indication that Kauf
mann's arm was sore when the trade
was made. the commissioners find =
ing stated. The Philadelphia club
contended that kaufmann's arm was
sore when the trade was made and
that the president and manager of
The cubs knew that.
In addition to the two players the
Chicago club gave the Phillies 100000
for Carlson. who has won nine and
lost two games since joining the
league leaders on June s.
Although Kaufman testified his
arm had been sore from the early
part of 1926 and because of that he
could not throw n curve ball, the
commissioner said lin such u contro-
verSy" he knew of mo more enliGht-
eninS evidence than the physical per
Torrance of the individual In 1926
Kaufman won nine and lost seven
games for an average of ,563-hieher
than the clubs average, So, Lands
cited
There are suggestions that Kauf-
mann's trouble was temperament or
temper" the commissioner opinion
said.
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ALL OF GRID STYLES
WILL BE DISCUSSED

CHICAGO. August II P).-An all.
American set of foot ball coaches has
accepted invitations to lecture to
their junior associates in the Today
school inaugurated today at North
western University.
On the coaching faculty are rep
resented advocates of Eastern, Middle
Western, Pacific Coast and Rockne
styles of play.
The three we'll known Eastern
coaches who make their homes in
Chicago, Jess Hawley of Dartmouth.
Judge Walter Steffen of Carnegie
Tech, and Arnold Horween of Har-
ward. will lecture on their favorite
plays.
Kenneth l.. "Tug" Wilson, coach
at Drake University before he came to
Northwestern as athletic director.
will uphold the Middle Western de-
Velopment.
Richard Hanley. Northwestern new
grid coach, will explain the Warner
system which he learned in his own
playing days at Washington.
knute Rockne has promised TO de.
bate with Hanley the merits of the
Shift play, which Rockne still holds
to be one of the most valuable ever
developed. Hanley's methods and
training ignore the shift.
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RECORD IS CLAIMED
BY CAPITAL BIKEMAN

Completing a nonstop bicycle ride
of "a house p minutes, which carried
him 254.9 miles, Milton Albert Smith.
16-year-old son of Sergt. NJ. ID. Smith
Of the Metropolitan police force,
claimed a world record. The best pre-
Vious mark is said to have been "a
hours and 1886 miles.
Young Smith, student OF Eastern
High School, completed the grind at
9:21 o'clock after starting at 9 o'clock
Monday night.
Smith did most of his riding around
the polo field in West Potomac Park
and just before dawn yesterday took
a turn around the speedway. lie was
assisted by Owen Evans, marathon
golf champion. who fed the rider choc-
olate, ice cream and coffee. Smith
changed his shoes and sweater while
riding and his arms and legs were
rubbed with alcohol by Evans.
Smith increased his pace to Is miles
an hour near the end of the ride after
maintaining an average Of y.
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ROWNIES NOW STRIVING
TO AVOID CELLAR BERTH
;. owley's Brigade Still Without Services of Rice
Schultz and Nevers, While Schang Also Is
Injured List-Nals Get Young Pitcher.

club in the 1916 consolidation with the
! Federal League.
| The Howley horde may change Its
ways in the immediate future, for 1t Is
| due to be strenthened within the next
week by the return of Harry Rice and
| Fred Schultz. outfielders. Schultz has
| been out of commission with frac
tured left wrist for many weeks. Rlce
pulled up at New York during the last
trip with a severely spralned ankle,
ana had to come back to st. Louis. So
the Browns were without these stars
all through their disastrous tour.
They also had 10 do without tho serV-
ices of Ernie Nevers. pitcher, during
the trip. NeverS was stricken with
appendicitis Just before the clubs de
parture for the East. The appendix
was yanked out and Nevors now is get
ting along well. lie may get back on
the job by Labor day.
Schang Also Is Out.
Wally Schang. veteran catcher, also
is on the Browns injured list. He was
spiked in the foot at Detroit. and will
be out several days. Schang's absence
will put the catching task up to Leo
Dixon. according to Manager Dan
Howley.
When the Nationals find an opportun!-
ty to take the field. young right-hand
pitcher, named Fred Burnett. will show
his wares to Manager Harris. Little
is known of Burnett, who used to pitch
for the University of Missouri nine.
but he was recommended to President
Griffith, and the proxy wired the
hurler to report to Boss Rucky here.
If Burnett shows any promise IN MS
workout he probably will be offered
National contract.
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D. C. TYPOS MUST WIN
TO STAY IN TOURNEY

CINCINNATI, Ohio, August IT.
Either Washington or Cleveland
Union Printers We're to be eliminated
in the International Typographical
base ball tournament here today.
Iieine WeBbs Capital City entry
dropped its first game yesterday ~
five years of tournament play after
taking 81 consecutive victories. Cleve-
land fell before the Neutrality-suspicious.
on Tuesday by an overwhelming
score. Neither can afford to lose
today.
Webb attempted to staVe off the
fighting Chicagoians yesterday, yield
ing nine safeties in three innings for
II runs. Chicago won, 12 to T. Webb's
sluSgers continued their heavy clout-
ing, gathering II hits, but these were
scattered for only half that number
runs. Lemerise, Lowery and Desper
each hit safely three times.
Washington score.
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VIRGINIA LEAGUE.

Asheyllle 3 Snartanburg ..
Augusta 8 Columbia. ..
Knoxville = GreenVilie. >.
Macon. 10 Charlotte. 10.
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soyTUEgN ASSOCIATION.
gI.TE RIDGE LEAGUE
EASTERN SHORE LEAGIE.

Hanover. II. Chamhersburg ~
Eager-tovn. 6 MartnshurR. u.
Wavnesb0to. :. Frederick. ..
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CUBS BOOST THEIR LEAD:
GIANTS ROUT BUCCANEERS

seventh home run into the upper deck
of the grandstand in right field, one
of the longest hits of the Bambino' :
career. Lou GehriE. who now leads
Ruth by only one home run. struck
out Immediately after Ruth had de-
livered his mighty smash. Ray Flas-
hamper, rookie from the Texas
League, played shortstop for the
White Sox.
AS Twice Beat Indians.
The Philadelphia Athletics opened
their Western trip with doubleheader
victory over the Cleveland Indians,
winning the first, 6-3 and the second
so. The nightcap was fairly close
until the ninth. when the Mackmen
put over five runs
Detroit won it's sixth consecutive
victory by beating the Boston Red
SoX. 1917. Fred Holman, Boston
catcher, was carried off the field I'M
conscious after a collision with Johnny
Neun of Detroit in the sixth. Hof-
mann suffered Il broken nose.
A summary of yesterdays games:
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago 49,. o 0 0 0 o OIL . /
Peunock and Collins: Thomas, Cole and
Berg.
Boston go. l / O q O O o l. = 10 J
Detroit 49,. o l > - 1 o l x-10 IL 4
Weller. MacFayden and H0fmann. Hartley
Gibson. Smith. Collins. Stoner and Bassler.
Philadelphia. o Al o Oil .
Cleveland. > o q / o 0--3 O
Ehmke and Cochrane: Miller Grant. Lev
sen, Brown and l.. Seweli
Philadelphia. 3 o o o O q 5-a l
Cleveland. -. 0 o o o o 90 10 3
Quinn and Cochrane: Buckeye and Antrcy.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
r nn;1 ,1,nilb,, Q Z o @ Q / o-312 z
Rixey. Kop Donohue and Picnich: Sweet
land and Wilson
Brooklyn 0 0 0 o o o % 5 /
Root and Gonzales McWeeny. Ehrhardt
and Heu|ine.
st. Louis . o o o o-5I6 3
Boston. o o l ! o o o o 0-3 10 :,
Alexander and O'Farrell; Wertz. r. Smith
and Hogan. Urban.
Pittsburgh =. Q 3 1 o o o. II .
New York. % q . 0 l o 3 . Ks ii .
Aldridge. Cvengros and Gooch; Barnes.
Henry and Devormcr
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a0nnk Open Final Western With Double Louis
TEAMS TO CONTEST
FOR COUNTY H0N0RS

District Heights and Maryland A.
G. mines will battle for the cham
njonship of Prince Georges County
I.aacl1e beginning this Sunday.
4 three.game series has been ar
ranged.
Each Is making preparations for
the series and will present Its
strongest lineup.
Triangle \. c. will play host to
White IIavens on the latter team :
diamond at Largo, Nd, Sunday after
noon at 3 o'clock.
Headquarters Company nine, new
conner to local ranks, wants local and
out town games with senior and
unlimited teams. Call Franklin 1861
or Franklin $3.50 after o'clock.
Washington Grcys would meet
Holy Rosary nine in a 5 o'clock game
next Wednesday or Thursday. Call
North 1909.
Hebrew All-Stars are without a Sat
urday game. Call Columbia 7343.
Senator Juniors are in search of n
foe for Saturday. Call Columbia 1916.
Moose tossers had no trouble dis.
posing of Monarchs yesterday, Is to 4.
Licarione starred for the winners.
Counting 10 runs in the last three
innings yesterday, st. Peter Midgets
defeated Corinthians. 10 to ,.
Carter pitched well yesterday as
Emery Midsets defeated randalls,
S to ).
Joe Warner was invincible on the
mound for Hess Insects Yesterday
and his team defeated Severoids,
10 to 0.
Both teams played errorless ball
Yesterday as Joe Judge Insects scored
a 2-to-1 victory over Muddy Ruels.
Games for Saturday and Sunday
are sought by iris Speaker Insects.
Call North G646
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By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Although the Giants routed the Pitts
burgh Pirates in the first game of
their series at the Polo Grounds the
Chicago cubs profited by the result
and today had lead of six fun games
in first place III the National League
race.
Charlie Roots wrinkle ball bafiled
the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cubs
left Ebbetts Field with a to 0 deci
sion. Joe McCarthy's club played
hcads-up base ball and took advantage
of every opportunity. 1t was Root S
twenty second victory of the season
and put him still further ahead of
all other pitchers in both mai or
circuits. The Cubs now have won IA
out of 16 games played with Brooklyn.
1t was Chicago's fourth straight vic
tory, the fifth defeat in a row for the
Robins and the eleventh time they
have been Whitewashed this year.
Rogers IIornsbys twentieth home
run of the season. inserted with two
men on bases in the seventh, enabled
the Giants to come from behind and
drub the Pirates, 8 to 1. McGra W s
minions outsluCged the smuggling Buc-
cancers and thereby offset the brillia Mt
work afield and at bat of the Waner
bfOtnefS.
Cards Defeat Braves.
The Giants did gain full game on
the Pirates. but the st. Louis Cardi-
nails were trimming the Boston Braves
and thus moved to within one game of
second place. 1t was the Giants fif-
teonth victory out Of their last 10
games, and the team now is only two
games out Of second place.
The ST. Louis victory over the
Braves came in the eleventh inning.
frankie FrisCh's all-around play stood
out in the play of the world cham
pions. Grover Alexander was ncked
for 10 safe hits but frightened up in
the pinches for So decision.
Philadelphia opened it's series with
the cincinnati Reds with So victory,
Lester SWeetland outpitChing three
Cincinnati hurlcrs. Fresco Thompson.
phillies' second baseman. stole three
bases.
The last invasion of the West by
the Yankees got under way at
Chicago and the American League
leaders ambled in winners by an 81
count. Babe Ruth hit his thirty
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HADLEY, LISENBEE AMONG
BEST OF PLEBE PITCHERS

have been such pitchers Cy Young
was one of them. He stepped from a
minor league to face the Chicago Na-
tionals and held them powerless, and
also enlisted their admiration Anv
man who could lick Chicago in the first
major league game that he ever saw
was held TO he Il pitcher of parts
The National League is unable 70
produce Il single first-year winner. II
| has some pitchers whom il chooses 70
call young. and so they are in a war,
but they are not first-year men.
The recent success of Benton snca
he was transferred TO the New York
Giants has attracted attention to him.
Yet he is pitching very little better
! than he pitched for Boston. He was
the best pitcher on the Boston team.
and the mana cement weakened its
pitching staff when it permitted him
to go to New York. Benton was Of thu,
type who wanted more batting than
he was receiving to help him win
Moved 10 New York he fell into his
| heritage. With Boston he might not
have done better than he did in 1926
although he was not n non-SuCccSS for
Boston last year. as he won II games
and lost IA. which was by no means
bad for team of the Braves strength.
The effect of the withdrawal of bat
ting support from a pitcher il we'll
| exemplified in the record of Al Thomas
| OF the Chicago White SoX. When he
was getting runs from his teammates
| he was almost invincible. When the
| White Sox fell off in batting. Thomas
| fell off as a winner, and now his do.
! feats are verging closely upon his vic.
| tories.
The pitchers who have not come
| through this year are the lpft-handers
| of the American League. Ruether and
| PennOck, veterans of the Yanks. arc
| the best in the circuit. Other south.
| paws of the league arc being raped
for keeps when there are runners on
| bases, and il is anything hut south.
| paw year in that league. The National
| League is enCountering similar condi
| tons. SOuthpaWs are at a discount
| compared to 10 years ago.
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local group are beginning
to stir. as are the candidates for the
different combinations. While many
Of the mentors are out of the city,
they are thinking a lot about their
grid prospects, and there are a num-
Der of youngsters who are putting in
considerable time these days, despite
the humid weather, handling the pig
skin in an effort to improve them
selves in different departments of the
game.
While. of course. their value so far
az predicting results of the coming
season are concerned is decidedly
questionable, records of the elevens
in the Autumn series for the past four
years are interesting.
Tech, the figures show, has lost
during this stretch just one game,
bowling to Central in 1925. 0 to 13.
The Manuel Trainers in the mean
while have registered IL triumphs
and participated in four ties. Their
percentage is 917.
Western, with eight victories against
three defeats for mark of 1927,
stands second to Tech. The Red and
White has been in five deadlocks.
Central his split even. having bag
ged seven engagements and lost as
many to get its 500 rating. The Blue
and White has played but one tie
game.
Five wins, two ties and nine defeats
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KEA B0UMAN, ILL, HOPES
TO PLAY IN NATIONAL S

RYE, n. Y, August II P).-kea
Bouman, Dutch tennis champion. has
been forced out of the Eastern cham.
pionship at the Westchester Biltmore
club by illness, but hopes to he in
condition for the Women's national
championships starting next Monday
at Forest Hills.
Miss Bouman strained the muscles
of her back during a practice match
last week. This was aggravated by a
cold, and the Dutch girl was advised
by a physician to take electrical treat
ment.
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By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. August 17.-Jack Demp-
sey today neared the scene OF ms
Forthcoming effort to climb the rough
end rocky road back to the heavy
weight championship heights.
Accompanied by his wife, Estelle
Taylor the former champion will ar
rive at 1865 am. tomorrow, nve
weeks from the day he climbs into the
ring to battle for the crown he lost to
Gene Tunnay one year ago.
The steady stream of ticket orders
FOR the Soldier Field fight has provid-
ed the only activity around fight head
quarters for some days, and the Of
fetal approval of the seating arrange
ments is the only technical prelim-
anary left undone. Tex Richard eX-
pected to get this today If his
draughtsmen finished their blueprints
of the temporary construction on the
floor of the stadium.
The New York promoters plans to
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DUNDEE ENTERS SUIT
TO GET FIGHT PURSE

DE
MILWAUKEE, Wis, August IT
Joe Dundee of Baltimore, welterWeight
champion of the world has filed suit
in Federal Court to collect $4,000
which he says was guaranteed him
for his scheduled 10round bout with
Pinkey Mitchell last Thursday.
The Eagles club, which sponsored
the fight; the Wisconsin Boxing Club.
and the Wisconsin Boxing Commits
sion are named in the complaint.
The Dundee Mitchell fight was
stopped by the referee in the sixth
round. Both fighters refused to heed
repeated warnings resulting from con
tinued stalling, the. official explained.
Purses of both fighters were ordered
withheld, and both were suspended
from fighting in Wisconsin until after
January ], 1928.
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SIGNS SWIMMING COACH.

DETROIT, August II Up. - The
Detroit Athletic Club today an
nounced that it has signed Clarence
j. Pinkston. Leland Stanford Uni
versity graduate and former Olympic
and national diving champion. as
swimming coach. He will take the
place of William Merriam, who re-
signed recently to accept position
withathe University Of Pennsylvania.
Pinkston will take up his duties Oc-
tQber l,
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YANKEE GOLFERS TRAIL
IN IRISH TITLE EVENT

PORT MARNOCK. Ireland. August
II P).-W. Nolan. local professional,
scored - 10 lead a big field in the
opening round OF the first Irish open
golf championship.
wild Bill" Mchlhorn, American
professional. tied for fifth place, with
score of -.
Larry Nabholtz. Sharon. Pa, profess
sional, required II, although he shot
the short seventh hole in one.