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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-23
L0FFLER NINE FACES
ELIMINATION TODAY

Loef1er and Navy mines were to open
the second round of play in the week
day leagues series on Terminal Y dia-
nond this afternoon. the former facing
possible elimination.
The Sausage Vendors dropped their
first game TO q. P. O. and loss today
will mean removal for the Industrial
League champions. Navy, Federal
League champs, won its first game with
st. Adams and will survive today's con-
test regardless of the outcome. Navy
is favorite in the series and likewise
a favorite today. although the Indus
trial Leaguers have shown real power
in their own circuit.
American Railway Express nine, title
winner in Terminal Y League, dis
played championship ability yesterday
in handing Treasury, highly touted De-
partmental League champs for several
seasons, an ll-to-3 drubbing.
Dick Hughes held the losers to 8
scattered safeties. while Colliflower and
April fathomed the offerings of Max
Schwartz at timely moments Colli-
flower collected four bingles. including
a double, while the Express catcher
twice hit for two bases. Erratic field
ing played havoc for both hurlers. al
though Hughes suffered the least.
VoSterSoUfc xrOrp
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-23
LEAGUE MINES HOLD
A MEETING TONIGHT

To determine what teams will meet to
decide the pennant in Section B, I'm
limited Glass. Capital City Base Ball
League, meeting of the managers of
Auths. Douglas Athletic Club, Army War
College and Ross Council mines will be
held tonight. at 7:45 O'Clock, in the
Post sports department.
Both Ross Council and Auths, who
are now tied for the lead. have one
more game to play, the former with
Army War College and the latter with
Douglass, the games being set for Sun
day However. Army War College has
to play in a Sd Corps Area contest to-
morrow at Fort Monroe and will be I'M
able to meet Ross Council Sunday.
Georgetown A. c.. which won the flag
in Section A, Unlimited Glass. will meet
the victor In Section e for the league
crown.
Three games are carded Sunday in
the senior class of Capital City League
Brown &; Wood and Aztec mines are 10
meet on Monument diamond No. / at
II o'clock, and the former will engage
Hartfords on the west Eilipse at
o'clock Auths end Hartfords will hook
up at II o CLOCK Oh nOTtn ElnpSe In TINS
other tilt carded, Palace has forfeited
its scheduled game with d. j. Kaufman
team.
Pushing across two runs in the twelfth
inning. Brookland Boys Club tossers
squeezed out 81 triumph over Speak
ers yesterday, In the insect division OF
the Capital City League, and achieved
tie for first place with Speakers.
Royals, which meet Jewish Community
Center Friday In the final game of the
section. also can tie for the lead by
winning. A play-off series will be
staged to determine the pennant VIM
ner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-23
GOLF PROS CAN'T AGREE,
so MATCH is CANCELLED

Failure 10 arrive at an agreement over
the terms Of the match today caused
definite cancellation Of the scheduled
professional golf exhibition match Sep
ternber 9 and 9 between the two Armour
brothers Of Congressional and J. Monro
Hunter and George Diffenbaugh III In
dian Spring no reason for cancella-
ton Of the match other than inability
u agree on terms was given
The match mas been IN process of
arrangement Of some weeks. bot hitch
arose several days ego over payment
o. gate fee b. members u the Con-
gresgionsi ano Indian Spring Clubs
Tommy Armour said today that the
u7a'cn Is definitely Of and will not
be PLAYED
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-FOUR COLLEGE MEN
WIN IN DOPE UPSET
Left With Quartet of Ex-
perienCed Linksmen in
Title Tourney.

Fhfo'Naf'tVN
~HICAGO, August 23.-With the
British menace removed by the
process of ruthless elimination,
~ which also effaced the Defend
ing champion and the qualify
ing medalist, quartet of experienced
golfers and a like number of college
youths settled down today to determine
who is to wear the Western amateur
golfing crown.
Apparently with no regard whatsoever
for experience and forecast, a. group Of
college club wielders and former cham
pions descended on the championship
course at Bob O'Link yesterday and
turned the play into series of upsets.
Remaining, however, was Chick Evans
of Chicago, eight times winner of the
Western championship and former hold
er of the national amateur and open
titles; Dr. o. F. Willing of Portland,
Greg, former member of the Ameri-
can Walker Cup team; Frank Dolp, the
Lanky Portland youth, who was Western
title holder in 1927. and Ira Couch Of
Chicago, former junior champion.
Quartet of Collegers.
Arrayed against this experienced con-
tingent was quartet of college golfers.
including two former Western Confer
ence champions and a runner-up-Rial
Rolfe of Chicago, winner of the Big
Ten title in 1923. while student at the
University of Illinois, and Kenneth Hi
sert, formerly of the University of Chi
Cago, who captured the championship
two years later. Gus Novotny of Chi
cago, who eliminated Bon Stein of Sc
attic, the defending champion. in the
first round of match play YESTERDAY.
was runner-up to Rolfe for the confer
ence championship in 1928. Lawrence
Dame, completes the collegiate army.
Novotny was paired against Willing
in the opening match of today's round.
with the all-college twosome of Mollar
and Rolfe in the second match In the
upper bracket. Hisert met Evans and
Dolp matched strokes with Couch. To-
days matches were over So holes and
were to cut the field to four con-
testants.
Play in the opening round yesterday
developed into seemingly endless
storm for the British members Of the
British members of the Walker Cup
Team who qualified, Stein. the defend
ing champion: Johnny Dawson, thu.
AA~NnAAoU, oiu many VI IIlS 4dFOFItSS.
Stein First to Lose.
Stein was the first to go down. quiet;
slipping in for his match with Novotr
and two hours later just as quietly
slipping out for Seattle. Dawson cam2
next, with Hisert the victor. Then
the contingent of collegiate clubbers lei
loose and in rapid order William lived
dell, e. F. Storey. T. A. Torrance and
T. Phillips Perkins. current British
amateur champion. passed out of the
| tournament
| The storm Of upsets swept before it
| Phillips Finlay, the long driving Call
forntan: Don Moe. the 1s-year-old
| Portland youth. who scored a SO the
| first dav: Don Armstrong of Chicaro
and j. c. Ward of Kansas City.
Evans, with two brilliant victories
over r. E, Bockenkamp of st. Louis.
and Russell Martin of Grand RAPIDS
was a favorite to meet Frank Dolp IN
the seni-finals of the lower bracket.
while Willing was picked to meet the
winner Of the Moller-Rolfe match in
the upper half.
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Benton Is Big Ace of Giants
I'm Bid for Another Pennant

indifferent pitcher one bad acting
pitcher--now out Of the major leagues
and an inf1eldcr who, Rogers Hornsby
said, would not do And Hornsby has
him now.
Before leaving Boston, Benton had
made record as follows: In 1923 he
won games and lost o; In 1924 he
won and lost T. in 1925 he won IA
and lost 7. and in 1925 he won II and
lost ii. The record that he made in
1925 and 1925 should have endeared
him to Boston. Any pitcher who could
win Ia games in a season for a team
like the Boston Braves was worth more
than a mere promise elsewhere: yet
Boston let him go.
In 1927 Benton pitched for both
Boston and New York and his record
was II victories and defeats He toiled
zcalously for the Giants, for he worked
in a total Of 20 games
Incidentally it was another former
Boston pitcher, Joe Genewich. who
pitched winning game for the Giants
on Monday at Cincinnati
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Giants and Cards Lose Again;
AS Gain by Nipping Tribe in | 9TH

By the Associa ted Press.
T HE Giants have escaped from
Cincinnati and the Cardinals
have cleared their premises of
i Brooklyn marauders-but neither
of these events transpired one
minute too soon. If things had gone
on much longer as they were going, the
National League pennant necessarily
would have been awarded to the team
capable of the most expert back
pedaling. which would have brought the
Philies in for serious consideration.
Shaded at Redland Field yesterday by
a score OF S to 4, the cohorts OF NC
Graw left for Pittsburgh shorn Of dig
nifty. but able to walk. The New York
expeditionary force still owned margin
over the Cardinals in the pennant race
only because the deceitful Dodgers nip
ped the Red Birds at Sportsman Park
by to 2.
The suspicion grows that John Nc
Graw jumped from the frying pan into
the proVerbial fire in moving away from
the comparatively peaceful reaches of
the American Rhineland The situation
appears even more complex for the
Giants, when 1t is realized that the
Cardinals will be frolicking three times
with the Phillies while the Giants are
staving off four rushes by the Buc-
cancers.
Idle Cards May Climb.
II the Cardinals cannot regain first
place under these circumstances, there
would seem to be small use for them
to continue their efforts after Sunday.
An even break for the clan McGraw
today would restore the leadership to
Sam Breadons boys, who lie idle watt
ing the arrival of the Phillies tomorrow.
The defeat of the Giants yesterday,
the second in three games at Cincin-
natl, was due largely to Jim Welsh's
uncertainty of foot as he dashed after
fly ball from the bat of Bill Zitzmann
with the bases filled in the fifth The
ball fell safe for triple. and the
Giants lost. never to regain, lead they
had taken in the first half of the same
round when Mel OFT drove in three
mates with an honest triple. Doubles
by Lindstrom and Terry produced an
other New York run in the eighth, but
Dolph Luq,le bore down on the next
three batters and his danger had passed.
The veteran Highlander. Victor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-23
BY FRED TURBYVILLE.

LOT of folk think that AL
~ Smith has a good chance of
II election because he Is opposed
\ to prohibition.
And four years from now
some other AL Smith may be running
for the presidency opposed to the un-
popular bigger and lighter" golf ball
they are about to wish of on us
A lot Of John Smiths thought the
drys slipped ono over on us. But this
time they're giving warning in advance
and II We have any squawks to make
now Is the time to make them.
And unless the squaWks are loud and
louder this bigger and lighter" golf
ball is likely to be soon among us.
And the Jack rabbit ball will be as
scarce and as high priced as xxx
bourbon and rye.
No one pays much attention to re-
formers until they're about ready to
make touchdown. And that's true
with this golf ball reform.
Too many hole -in-one" players, too
many contenders for every champion
ship because they could drive far, too
many Babe Ruths" OF the golf links
And SO we have golf reform descend
Ing on us.
Some days ago an item In Boston
sports page caught my eye~~The Rev
Joseph j. keenan, of st. Francis de
Sales Church of Roxbury, Mass. drove
the sixteenth hole of the Franklin Park
course. and that hole Is 3i2 yards. and
further than the Rev Joseph ]. keenan,
drove each of his ID tee shots. $50
yards or better.
A few days later another news item
in all papers appeared-to the effect
the Royal and Ancient Club of st, An
drews, the power Of British golf had
recommended TO the general commit
tee that a larger and lighter golf ball
be adopted January |, 1880,
Following which a stray item to the
effect that our golf hero. Bobby Jones,
was In favor of 1t,
Jones certainly risked his golf popu-
| larity.
The first item gave us thrill; the
fact that Catholic priest whose first
interest IN the church. can ttnd II pos
sihe TO drive $50 yards or better ON
every tee shot stimulates hope In every
buffers heart,
Hundreds oE thousands Of golfers
never succeed IN playing course In
par They're hopeless as far as high
class golf Is concerned, but they enjoy
the game and hope springs eternal
with them, for every aow and then
thanks to the lack rabbit ball, a dub
gets 2bO yards. or better, drive. And
he thereby resolves that he won't give
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Golf Dubs All Het Up Over Losing Thrill
Of Sock With Bigger and Lighter" Ball

his clubs away but try the game again,
And so on and on he goes ever hopeful
But when they take his Jack rabbit
ball away he will lose his occasional
thrill and therell be nothing worth
while LETT
When the bigger and lighter" golf
ball comes in half of the Joy in golf
dom goes out the back door. Take the
sock" out of the game of golf and the
thrill Is gone as Ii would be gone by
the same operation to base ball or the
heavyweights.
The thrill is In the driver. Only
about q fourth or fifth Of the soldiers
OF the golf links can successful mani
pulate the mashie. niblick or any other
intricate instrument of the game,
The bigger and lighter" ball may be
a little easier to- hit but 1t will be Just
about as easy to top 1t, slice 1t or hook
IL. And the dub will find that 1t will
cut and hruise the same as the little
hall--maybe more So for there is more
OF It.
And because 1t is bigger Is no reason
to expect perfect accuracy. No matter
how big II IN 1t must be hit Just right
and on just the right spot.
And after you hit 1t this bigger and
lighter" ball isn't going TO cover more
than three fourths the distance the
Jack rabbit ball covers
There will be certain stars who will
get good distance the same as there
we're home run hitters In base ball
when the pitching was better and tho
balls weren't so good.
But the dub can't hope to be one OF
them. He'll be more OF dub than
he now Is and that may have harm
full effect on golf
Cities that are having a very hard
time building public links fast enough
to make room for the rapidly increas-
ing army of golfers may sit back and
rest when this bigger and lighter" bali
arrives. And 1t may take less area,
too. where good golf land Is expensive
and grass Is worth dollar an inch
The dubs and buffers are greatly In
the majority. of course but they're
timid In the presence of the greats
Just as q peasant Is timid around such
fellows as Mussolini Napoleon. I.enin
and Jesse James They're afraid to
speak up and insist on retaining their
joys.
offlcials OF the United States Golf
Association for some time have been
sold on the idea of golf ball reform.
These miehtieS have lust been waiting
for some action In England, How do
they get that way9
Seeing difficulties ahead IL has heen
suggested that those bigger and lighter
balls be nsed only In tournament play.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-23
BERG AND PETROLLE
BOX FOR TITLE SHOT

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, August 23-Jack Berg
one Of EngIands best lightweights since
the days of Freddie Welsh. and Billy
Petroile, the Fargo Express" viii meet
at Mills Stadium tonight in an effort to
determine which will tackle Sammy
Mandeil for his lightweight title.
They fought a l0-round draw here
recently. Odds were even on tonight's
match. Both are hard punchers and
possess plenty stamina for gruelling
night
In their last bout Petrolle piled up a
vide margin in the early rounds by his
body attack, only 10 lose 1t BY a ces-
perste rally by the EngIishman in the
final round.
Promoter Jim Mullins said he would
announce the date Of the championship
bout with Mandell following tonight S
fight unless IL results in another draw.
He said ne had Mandell's signature 70
the contract and that the title match
would be held here some time in Sep
tenber.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-23

w YHEN Al Simmons wrested the
n American League batting
NV lead from Goose Goslm in
Philadelphia not so long ago
some few fans who had little
faith in the Goose's courage on the field
eliminated the National slugger from
the race for the ball-banging cham
pionShip But the Goose has fooled
I'm Not only has he Siugged his way
10 the top again. but IN doing so mas
we'll outdiStanced the Mackman, who
took the glory from him i'll the Quaker
eCity
The Goose showed yesterday how he
can hit a ball and why he deserves the
h.gh rating he has. His two wallopS
made in four times at the plate in the
second game Of the series were sound
ones, particularly that single made in
the fifth inning Of the fray But 1t was
ms two-bagger that went TO left field
snd found Bib F'alk. ChiSox patrolman
Of that territory. far out of position to
handle such q hit that did more for
he Nationals cause.
II came with two out in the first in
ming and so unbalanced Ed Walsh, il.
who was pitching at the time, that he
Welded two more safeties in succession,
md the Nationals had the game in hand
with 4 2-to-0 score.
Following GoSlin's SIAM Joe Judge
got single with slow roller down
The third-baSe line. Willie Kamm. who
retrieved the ball had no chance to
make retiring throw and his stab at
Coslin was futile Judge pilfered Sec
ono and counted with GoSlin when Os-
sic Bluege raped one-baSer TO left.
Bluege. back III the game yesterday for
the first time in a week. thought bruis-
ing a base ball much better than bruis-
ing an angle, the latter having put him
out of commission for time.
After those three hits the Nationals
got but three more III the next six seS-
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ranged for independent sandlot
4 teams for Sunday All three
contests will be staged on sub
urban diamonds.
Cherfydaie and A.. b. 81 w. BuSmen
are 70 battle on Arlington, Va, diamond
at 3 O'Clock In the second Of three
game series with the Arlington County
unlimited title al stake Busmen we're
easy winners in the opener last Sunday
and by winning today will win the right
~ meet Alexandria Dreadnsughts Tor
the county flag Albert Hull. Busmen
hurting ace, and Pete Ball, Cherrydale
nalnEtay. are 10 oppose each other on
the mound
PETE Haley will take his sterling
Georgetown A &. nine 10 Alexandria To
meet Dreadaau2ht A. C. Haley's crew
has awaited the opportunity 10 meet
Brownie Lermica 'NanRhts, who for
feiled a crucial Capital City League
game To the Wcsternefs several weeks
ago because Of dispute The Aiexan-
drians carry grudge and have been
printing for the big chance 10 defeat
the District championship nine. Play
viii start on Baggett Field at O'Clock,
Mount Rainier and Phoenix A. c, will
clash IN the other important Tray 81
| Mount Rainier at O'Clock Managers
! 81 DOM nlneE cOIlblueT- InelT ClhI kca
as prospective independent unlimited
| champions, Each team has an impress
siye record for the season. Beilman and
! Mcmahon. are prepared 10 take the
mound for the Mounts.
/ District Heights and Capitol Heights
/ mines. rivals In eastern suburban sand
| lot circles are tn meet in the second
game Of their series on Sunday al
! Franklin Manor field District Heights
Won the first game, 10 10 4, and hopes
. to clinch the series This week END
Members ~ both teams will meet al
District Heights al IL 30 o'clock.
Yankee A. &. players ere 70 NEE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-23
TWO CHICAGO GIRLS
PLAYING GOLF FINAL

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. August 23.-The ninth
annual women's Western Junior golf
championship crown today rested be-
tween two iS-year-old Chicago girls.
June Beebe and Rena Nelson.
Upsetting the two fa&orites, the Chi
cago girls won their way into the finals
OF the championship to meet in an IS-
hole match for the title.
Miss Beebe eliminated Patricia Ste
phenson of Minneapolis. 4 and 3, and
Miss Nelson ousted Mildred Hackl. one
OF Chicago's best Junior feminine golf
ers, and ..
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SEEK SUNDAY BALL GAME.

General Baking Co Bond Bread nine
u.s. because of cancellation. without a
game for Sunday. and would like to book
local or out-of-town unlimited class
team. Call Business Manager Gubisch
at Franklin $3.50 during the day or at
Atlantic 4127 after 8 DIN.
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HADLEY BUMPS EN-
CHICAGO.

*Batted for walsh in the eighth
IRAN for McCurdy in the eighth
Rated for swanson in the ninth,
CHICAGO ...... a q a n n n A
Washington - u a "
Runs batted in--Bluege tsl. Twe-haSe hits
-Goslir, JUDGE, Metsler. Stolen baSe-Judg~
Sacrifice--kamm, Double nlay-FSiuere tn
Reeves TO Judge. Left on baSeS-Chicago, =
MashfuStCn. \. First base on halis-ON
walsh, y; on Hadiey, =. struck out--Ry COY,
u by Hadley. ;. HitS--OH Walsh. q In
innings; Oft Cox, in I inning. LosinS pitch
er-Waish. umpires-MessrS. Hildebrand,
Guthrie and 0rmshy. Time of Eame--I hour
and H minutes.
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HERE'S HOW IT STARTED.

Jesse Burkett Lena Blackburne's
first manager, called him Lean" along
with Stats" Slim" etc So the fans
enlarged 1t to Lena" Lena STYLES
with Toronto. got his name in a differ
ent way. He played in college and
could hit. The Alabama fans would
yell Lean on It," And that started II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-23

sBatted for Chamherlin IN ninth
Treasury ...-...,.. o o o 1 o. 2
Amer. Railway Express S 0 0 0 0 A XII
Runs--Heffelhnger Brakeman, w Hughes
49, April (3), Collinower, Hail. Morris t2l,
W Sn,IIsaasy' Htssry EgrorswheehnssT
Hall. Whalley, Newton, Chamberln. Morris.
Two-base hits--April t2l. Collifower. Stolen
baEes-Fowler. Wolfe t21. Sacrifices~-New-
ton. Hall First base on balls--On Schwartz,
3; of Giddings, 3: of Hughes. 2. Hits--On
Schwartz. in ~. innings; of Giddings. 4
In 5s innings. Struck out--By Schwartz.
g. by Giddings. 3; By Hughes. g. wild
pitches--SchwartZ (2), Giddings Passed
ball-Hewton Losing pitcher-Schwartz.
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PITTSBURGH KEEPS HOCKEY.
BASE BALL DID NOT PAY.

Ocean City NJ. j., had municipal base
bah for a few weeks The club cost
SO 200 and the returns were S606 RE
sort visitors paid little attention IN the
afternoon program At the ball park.
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BROWN FEELING FIT
FOR BOUT WITH HILL
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
WINDSOR. England. August 23.--
Beneath the shadow of Windsor Castle,
with Elton schoolboys in top hats and
frock coats among the spectators,
Newsboy Brown, American flywei2ht
whc claims the world championship. has
entered the last stages of his training
for combat with Johnny Hill British
champion. at Clapton, August 30.
Brown is quartered at the Star and
Garter. where John l.. Sullivan stayed
40 years ago. British boxing experts
are considerably impressed by his train
ing They style him The Pocket
Hercules"
Although only a hyweight, sports
writer's credit Brown with arm and
leg muscles worthy Of a featherweight.
Comparing the styles of Brown and
Hill, the experts say Brown is more
Of boxer" and Hill more OF a
stylist"
Brown declares he is feeling fit
They tolo me / would put on weight
in this country. but am keeping down
nicely" he said today He brought a
horseshoe all the way from Los Angeles
TO assure himself Of good luck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-23
UNLIMITED MINES PLAN
FEATURE GAMES SUNDAY

Sunday at 81 Thirteen and one-half
street ct 30 O'Clock to Journey 10
Brentwood, Md. where they will battle
The Brentwood Hawks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-23

Warren Hiiieary. business manager
OF Georgetown A. c., has announced a
meeting for all players Friday night at
1927 Wisconsin avenue at . O'Clock.
All players are asked to report on time,