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Evening star., 1927-10-26
GRIFFS, GETTING HURLERS,
STEAL MARCH ON RIVALS
Likely to Enter Next Campaign With Finest Mound
Corps in American League-Jones and Casion
Should Back Young Slabmen Well.

Hadley is also to be added to the
stock of winners for the Nationals in
| 1928, and he, too, comes from the
| Southern Association, having obtained
the best of his minor league schooling
with the Birmingham team. Burk
will be retained to pitch left handed
for Washington and Zachary may
have his good year in 1928. The latter
usually alternates his good and bad
years. The past season was some
what medium for him.
1t will not take much to make the
Nationals of 1927 a lively contending
team in 1928. and there is no better
way in which to fight for top
place in the season to come than to
get good pitchers.
Unofficial 1927 batting records for
the major league, just now available.
show that the American League as
an organization batted .2S10S, with
.2S11 last year, while the National
League turned in a record of .2S17
against its figure of .279 plus in 1926.
These comparisons will be amazing
to a lot of people who coupled the new
home-run record of Babe Ruth and
the heavy hitting of the Yankees gen.
orally with yarns about the 'lively
ball." as well as to experts who put
down the National League as a weak
batting outfit this year. Actually the
National League crowd improved on
its own performance of the previous
year and outhit its rivals.
Base Balls Alike.
During the world series Lloyd Waner
was made to say in print that the
American League ball was livelier
than the National League ball. A
foolish statement in the first place,
because the balls of both leagues are
made in the same machine and no
one knows whether they are National
League ball or American League balls
until they are labeled. Even If that
were not true, the batting figures
show conclusively enough that the So
called lively ball stuff is a myth. 1t
is the stock alibi of weak pitchers
and poor fielders.
AS a matter of fact the batting fig
ures of this year and last illustrate
the remarkable consistency of the ball
in use. In the old days the batting
averages might fluctuate because balls
of different quality were being hit. In
view of the great number of partici-
pants in major league ball games, it
really Is marvellous that the results
should be so uniform. Nothing like
it can be found in any other sport
where stick or bat and ball are
employed.
1t is interesting to recall that the
first person to see the necessity for
rigid standardization in the making
Of base balls was A. G. Spalding, who
when a pitcher-making a record that
never has been urpassed-found that
his arm reacted very differently when
he used loosely wound ball one day
and a tightly wound one the next.
(Copyright 1927
Evening star., 1927-10-26
G. .-WAYNESBURG GAME
TO HAVE PRELIMINARY

Georgetown University Fresh
men foot ball team will play Per-
mioken Prep Schools eleven in a
preliminary to the Georgetown
Waynesburg varsity clash at
American League Park Saturday.
The preliminary will start at 12
o'clock, with the big game sched.
uled to start at 2:30 o'clock.
Evening star., 1927-10-26
Central i'm Tie With Business,
But Gets Game by a Forfeit

in the opening period Charlie May
grabbed a tumble ana raced 40 yards
to register. Marks failed to place kick
for the extra point. Central, how
ever, lost little time tieing the count,
and as a result of Il steady drive Ault
got off a short pass to Cross and the
latter sprinted 90 yards to score. Cross
tried to place kick the goal but the
| boot was blocked.
Battling was nip and tuck during
the second period, though Business
. threatened in the late moments.
In the third period the Blue and
| White shot to the front when Ault
| got off another pass to Cross. The
heave carried 20 yards and Cross ran
another 25 to count. Central was
awarded the extra point when Busi-
ness was declared offsde. The Ste
nogs, however, came right back to tie
the score, when, after a persistent
drive, Ryan plunged over. Marks
place kicked the goal.
Eddie Boyd accounted for Centraps s
final touchdown in the fourth period
when he took the ball over on a short
thrust. Crosss drop-kick for the ex-
ira point failed. Revelle Jones short
ly afterward scored for Business when
he received 10-yard pass from May
and ran ID yards. Marks kick for
the goal was low.
Lineup and summary:
Business 19). Positions. Central 19).
r. Jones ..... Left END ......... Brandt
Silverman -. Left tackle ........ James
Brown ....... Left guard ........ .Mehlcr
Early ....... .Conter Smith
Lash ........ Right guard -. Mlcneet
Altemus Right tackle -. Hockhaum
Galotta ...... Right end Ross
3. Jones ..... .Quaiterhack Simmons Co
May CO. 80. Right halfback go. Stevens
Lewis ....... .Fullback ............ .Ault
Score by periods:
essInsf' eenipsi ....:::::: ',.::S 8 I S-1lSS
Touchdowns---Cross( (2). Boyd, May. Ryan,
r. Jones Points after touchdown---Ma arks
(placement kick. Central Ton offside). Busi
ness penalty. substitutions-C Central. john
Smith, White for Simmons. Boyd for Ault
Kline for Hockbaum; Business Marks for
Atemus Altemus for Brown Referee
Harmon lB,ethsenny}. Head Iinesmagg-MIro
minutes each.
Eastern High gridironers were to
entertain Gonzaga this afternoon in
the Eastern Stadium in what 1t was
expected to prove one of the most in
teresting games of the season aside
from the public high series.
Emerson and George Washington
Freshmen tossers were to scrimmage
this afternoon at o'clock at the Tidal
Basin.
Evening star., 1927-10-26
NOS. | AND 2 BANNED
FOR BASKET BALL PLAY

NEW YORK, October 26 LP.-Num-
bers l and 2 will not be worn by the
well-dressed basket ball player this
Winter, on the ground those numbers
are harder for a referee to distinguish
on a busy court than 4, 5, 6 ETC., a
note is inserted in the rules just an
nounced for the coming season urging
teams mot to use numbers i and 2
in numbering players"
Evening star., 1927-10-26
GRID TEAMS ARRESTED
FOR PLAYING ON SUNDAY

PITTSBURGH. October &c P).-
Warrants charging violation of the
blue laws" of 1894 were sworn out
last night against the managers and
members of six independent foot ball
teams which are alleged to have
staged games last Sunday. The in
formations were sworn to by county
datpctiyeS
Evening star., 1927-10-26
MUST BE 1e TO PLAY.

CHICAGO, October 26 P.-Children
should keep their place in golf as
well as in other things, it has been
decided by the Women's Western Golf
Association at it's annual meeting. An
amendment was adopted barring girls
under 16 years Of age from the major
tournaments of the organization.
Evening star., 1927-10-26
BICYCLISTS ARE TIED.

CHICAGO. October 26 CP.-Tony
Beckran, the Secaucaus farmer, and
Charlie Winter of New York are tied
with Reggie Mcnamara and Cecil
Walker. the champion team, at the
six-day bicycle race. as the peddlers
continued the grind
Evening star., 1927-10-26
FOOT BALL is CLEAN
NOW, YOST DECLARES

CHICAGO, october 26.--Thirty years
ago a foot ball player could feel lucky
to get out of game alive. but modern
contests are clean though hard fought,
Fielding H. Yost, director of athletics
at the University of Michigan, told
members of the Rotary Club.
when Michigan and Illinois play
this year we know the boys are going
to play a clean, hard-fought game"
he said. Thirty years ago anything
might happen when the player did
everything but slug, and on some occa-
sions my opponents did that"
Yost was introduced with motion
pictures Of games of 1904 and 1914.
Evening star., 1927-10-26

to good dress both in business and
on social occasions. Even stubborn,
unruly or shampooed hair stays
combed all day in any style you like.
"Hair-Groom" is greaseless; also
helps grow thick, heavy, iustrous
hair
Evening star., 1927-10-26
GIVES UP JOB WITH REDS
AFTER QUARTER CENTURY
iii Health Cause of Resignation of Former Chairman
of Old National Commssion-Succeeded
by c. ]. McDiarmid.

OF the local club and eight years ago
was made secretary.
James z. Orr. Cincinnati business
man. has been chosen to succeed Nc.
Diarmid as secretary.
Evening star., 1927-10-26

BUENOS AIRES, October 26 LP)-
After only three more moves in re-
sumption Of the game adjourned Mon
day night, Jose r. Capablanca and
Alexander Alekhine agreed to another
Iror,
Evening star., 1927-10-26
5 |"HAIR-cRooh"
}Keeps Hair Combed, Glossy
; Well-Groomed all Day

III a ir-Groom"
is a dignifed
combing cream
which costs only
a few cents a jar
at any drug store.
Millions use it
because it gives
that natural gloss
and we'll groomed
effect to the hair
49, CT
Evening star., 1927-10-26
Many College Stars to Play
Against Mohawk Eleven Sunday

challenged by Plansky Juniors. Call
Manager Stansbury at West 642.
Monroe A. C.. 95-pound gridmen want
games. Call Adams 1414 after 6
O'Clock.
Evening star., 1927-10-26
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
~INCINNATI, October eau:
gust Hermann, president of
the Cincinnati National League
~ base ball club for the last 25
years, has resigned from that
position, and G. j. McDiarmid, secre-
tary of the club, has been elected to
succeed him.
Herrmann's resignation, which was
instigated by poor health, was handed
to the directors of the club on October
10, the day on which he returned
from the recent world series, but was
not accepted until yesterday, when
the board with unanimous regret"
agreed to accede to his wishes and re-
lieve him of his duties.
McDiarmid will assume full charge
of the clubs affairs at once
Hermann has been actively identi-
fed with the Cincinnati club and with
base ball interests in general for
little more than a quarter of a CEN
.tury.
Entered Game I'm 1902.
Prominent for many years in local
and State politics, Hermann. always
a base ball fan, broke into the game
as magnate when he Joined with the
late George b. Cox, leader of the Re-
publican party in Cincinnati, and the
two Fleischmann brothers, Julius and
Max, in the purchase of the Cincin-
natl Reds from John T. Brush in Au-
gust, 1902.
The new company assumed control
Of the team on August 10 and Herr
mann was the first and only president.
Hermann was in the game just one
year when the big base ball men of
the country, recognizing his ability
and capacity for detail work, named
him the first chairman of the Nation
al Base Ball Commission, which was
founded on an agreement between the
National and American leagues, to
work on cooperative basis.
The other two members Of the COM
mission were the presidents or the
two big leagues. With Hermann as
chairman, holding the deciding vote
in case of split, the National League
had two men on the commission, but
Hermann gained the confidence OF
all the club owners and there never
was any jealousy over his decisions.
Planned the World Series.
Hermann held the craftsmanship of
the NdllUIidl AOIuillloSAOu Oll%AA NAN
election Of Kenesaw NJ. Lands as COM
missioner in the Winter of 1920. Per
haps the greatest achievement of the
Reds chief was the planning and pro-
noting of the world series, when in
1904 he drew up a plan which met
with universal approval and was
adopted by the two leagues.
The first world series under Herr
mann's plan was played between the
New York Giants and the Philadelphia
Athletics in 1905. Very few changes
in the rules as originally devised have
been made since.
McDiarmid, the new president, is an
attorney. He became interested in
base ball in 1907, when he purchased
a block Of stock in the st. Louis Amer.
leans.
McDiarmid was elected a director of
the Browns and gained much valuable
base ball experience in that capacity.
He held Office until 1918, when he sold
his stock and bought into the Cincin-
rati club. He was elected a director
Evening star., 1927-10-26
After Shaving

Skin tingling with life. Skin cool
as a cucumber after shaving in
stead of burning hot. Skin that
is smooth instead of raw.
That's the way your skin feels
when you use Listerine after
shaving. Just douse it on full
strength. If you don't think it
improves a shave 500 you're the
exception.
Listerine first stimulates the
skin, then soothes it. The anti.
Evening star., 1927-10-26

"a YEW YORK. October EFF
N other clubs of the American
VI League do not look TO their
/ laurels the Washington club
will enter the season of f92S
Evening star., 1927-10-26

RenrOcs are without a foe for Sun
day. Practice will be staged tonight
at $50 o'clock on Plaza field. Call
Lincoln 1868 after o'clock.
Evening star., 1927-10-26

Games in the 125-135 class are
sought by Palace Props. Call Manager
Farming at Franklin 8523-J. Notre
Dame Preps are especially challenged.
Evening star., 1927-10-26

Northeast Collegians, who are seek
ing games with Northerns, Eagles and
Carlyles, will drilf tomorrow night
at 7:30 o'cock at Seventh street and
Maryland avenue.
Evening star., 1927-10-26

COllegians are scheduled to practice
at O'Clock tonight at Sixth and A
streets in preparation for their game
on Fairlawn Field at 1870 o'clock Sun
day morning.
Evening star., 1927-10-26

Senators will face Kennedys in a
115-pound clash on Sunday minus
their star. Cassassa, who suffered a
leg injury. The game will be played
at 2 o'clock on Reservoir field.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-29
PLAY WA1ERVILLE CLUB
Falcons Have Hard Game Ahead of Them Sunday, Meeting Strong Team From Waterbury.

The Falcons baseball team will en- gage the Waterville baseball club at St. Mary's field Sunday afternoon at , o'clock. The local team will hold q final practice at the field tomor- row afternoon at 2 o'clock when Coach "Chucky" Woiack will work on q number of weaknesses which cropped up last Sunday.
 The visitors will give the Falcons the run Of their lives in the game and the local players will have to he on their toes every minute if they are 10 make it a second win. The Waterbury team is one that is com posed of good players and heavy stickcrs and tho Falcon twrlors and f1oiders will have to he in good shape to withstand the assault that will be made on them Sunday.
 The contest is scheduled to star promptly at 3 o'clock with Herbe Sautter umpirin-.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-29
DEMPSEY TO BOSS i.
 HIS OWN AFFAIRS
Former Champion to Hit Come back Trail Without Mauaeer

New York, April 2s R,-Jack Dempsey will hit the heavyweight comeback trail this summer with out the guidance of a manager.
 Tho former champion. accepting Tex Richards terms for a test bout with Pauline Czcudun here early in July. has informed the New York promoter he will boss his own cam paign to regain the title, and Rick ara thinks his Judgment is good.
 Jack doesn't need a manager, he 1. q good business man himself and l will help look after his financial affairs" says Tex.
 Gene Normile, business represen- tative Of the erstwhile titleholder last year. confirmed Dempsey's an- nouncement that he is now without managerial strings. Normile also affirmed Trainer Gus Wilson's re- port Of Dempsey's good condition, asserting that Jack never looked better in all his career"
 Although Rickard refused to di- vulge the purse he will pay Demp- sey. reports came from Madison Square Garden that the dethroned king will receive approximately s25o.ooo. In accepting Pauline as his first foe, Dempsey also agreed to meet the winner Of the Maloney- Sharkey battle, provided lie gets safely past the woodchopper.
 The survivor of the latter match is slated to be Gene Tunney's op- ponent in the championship battle next September.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-29
GIANTS NV UNDLSPU7ED
 HOLD ON FIRST PLACE
Extra Base Blows Subdue Boston Braves - Pirates Smothered By Chicago-Robins Drop Another to Philes-Rhem Pitches Brilliant Game for Cardi- nals - Changes in League Standing Because of Game Results-Athletics Trounce Senator's

Br Inc Associated Press.

Br the Associated Press.
 New York Giants bats again played the marching music for the National League parade today after q wild scramble for choice places in the line.
 With furry of extra base blowa that subdued ths Braves in a ding dong melee by A-3. the Gotham contenders pro.ited ycster- day by an overwhelming defeat Of the Pirates 10 clinch undisputed possession of first place. At the same time the Quakers and Cardinals moved up into second place, while there was a general shake-up in the American league which affected no .ess than five teams,
 The Giants plucked only seven safe blows from the pitching Of Bob Smith, but four ot them scared for extra bases. One, q home run by Eddie Roush. and another for two bases by Eddie Farrell, figured in rallies which turned the tide in favor Of the Gotham entry.
 Pitnburgh's tumble from seat on the peak was no light fall. The Pirates went down hard in a cloud O. dust before a blast Of seventeen Chicago hits. 4 nine-run rampage in the second inning blew up the con- test. which bristled all the way with shoW'r IS of clouting and ended finally ln q lop-sided count of lG-4.
 The rebelllous Phiiiies were scarcely less vigorous in their treat nent Of four Brooklyn pitchers, but 1t required 2 home run Tn the ninth by Russell to clinch the game. Wrightstone's round-trip blow arrlE- cd while the bases were damned 10 capacity and contributed the high powered slam of a fve-run rally.
 The only skirmish in the league unmarked by q parade Of pitchers from slab 10 showers produced 3-l victory for the Cardinals under bril- liant pitching by Flint I.ehm. Carl Mays, opposing Ehem on the mound, gave only five hits, but four of them went for extra bases.
 Second, third. fourth, sixth and seventh places in the American all held new tenants today as the re- suit Of a general spring fouseclean- ing. An eleven-inning defeat Of the Browns by the White Sox enabled the Athletics to swing itto second position on the crest Of another huge hitting wave. Tho Senator's, caught under the pillow, were drop ped from third to fourth, while De troit pushed the Indians off the sixth place shelf.
 Six Washington hurler. ran to cover under the Mack!an storm Of hits, the Athletics winning easily by 15-7. IL was the only pronounced slugging party Of the day in the cir cult. however, for pitching Huels dominated the Cleveland Eetroit and St. Louis Chicago battles. with the Sox clinching their fame in the elev- cnth by 2-1. and the Tigers staging fve-run seventh inning spurt to beat of the Indians at 6-5.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-29
HANDbALL TEAMS
 ID BATTLE HERE
Waterbury Plays Tonight Hartford and R0Iyoke Tomorrow

Tonight the Waterbury "Y" hand ball players will be in New Britain to show their stuff to tho local small ball artists. Eddie Mag, sammy Mag, Billy" Greensten Bert Loomis. Howard stearns, Henry Drcssel and J. Hergstrom will form teams to ropulse the in- vaders. Following the tournament matches Bert" Loomis will serve lunch to the teams participating.
 eSaturday afternoon the Hartford Holyoke and New Britain teams will have it out on the four-walled courts. Holyoke has never played in New Britain before so the local hanlball artists will have to be up and doing 10 win the triangular meet.
 Charlie" Hawkins dropped his form horizontally on the courts yes- tcrday for the first time in months. After fow hot games assisting his partner Eddie Mag against the Man gan-Roche combination, he felt so good that he is ready to clean them all up. Howard Stoarns peering down at Charlie" during the game didn't think much Of his perform ance and challenged him for next week. In this Way the Nag-Haw- kins and Stearns-HergStrom feud broke out alrcsh and the old courts will be massaged frequently in the next few weeks.
 It is said that the Mangan- Roche team hung it onto the I.oomis- Grove team for the second time q few days ago. They say Tom is looking for another partner and is thinking of tcamipG up with Jake Wrinkle. Jake recently defeated Jimmy Nc Grail and Jimmic's alihi Is that nothing can be done with a fellow who straps snowshoes on his hands"
 A corkinC match for the fans 10 witness would be one between the team composed Of Tom Feency and Tom Deyine and the gan-Roche
New Britain herald., 1927-04-29

ment.
 August o7. tombstone tournament, full handicap.
 September i. state tournament.
 September 5. best selected nine in eighteen. full handicap.
 September 5. q. nl., Brides vs. Eagles, match play. quarter difference in handicap. P. NJ. eighteen hole medal tournament. medal handicap. Driving, approach ing and putting contest.
 September 10. match play against par, full handicap.
 September 17 and IS. qualifying round for club championship.
 September P. first round match play for championship to ba com- pleted before this date
 September 2s. second round club championship to be completed be- fore this date
 September ce. semi-Anal round club championship to be completed before this date.
 October and :. finals. 3s holes. club championship.
 October 8, two ball foursome. se. lected drive. one-half added handl. cap.
 October 15. donation tournament full handicap.
 October 22. eighteen hole medal tournament. full handicap.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-29

The Newington Center school has- it's first season with q record of five victories and three defeats. In some respects this is a remarkable record since there is only one man on the team who had ever had experience before the start of the season. There were many handicaps which had to be overcome. such as an unheatcd gym, lack of funds 10 purchase equipment, and lonk walks home for the players after practice. The en- orgetic spirit and sportsmanship of the boys helped 10 surmount these difficulties. The team encountered some of the best boys agere gations in the state. The team played inc Waterbury Boys club team and lost, 39 to 3S. Captain Schwager was the high scorer and the mainstay of the team. Pisk and Johnson as guards with Waselek at Center and Rudney as the other forward. made q smooth running combination.
 Coach Charles A. Bowes deserves Q grea ideal Of credit for the sue cess of the team. Coach Bowes is principal of the Center school and in his spare time he did all he could to put a winning team on the floor. II was his steady hand and his un- 'iring endeavor which materially helped 10 make the first season success.
 Coach Rowes has in mind a base ball team for the Center school. Those wishing to be candidates for the team have given their names to him.