Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22


title In the annual tournament of the
International typographical Union Base
Ball Association, held in August at In
dianapoliS, and won the sixth leg on
the Garry Hermann Trophy. The Capt.
tai team captured seven straight games.
Washington defeated Cleveland, 6 to S,
to win the tournament. Entering the
ninth inning trailing, 2 to S, the Dis
trict Typos came through with four
runs In that frame to win. Other teams
beaten by Washington in the tourney,
most of them after uphill fights, were
Pittsburgh, Detroit, Cleveland, st. Paul,
st. Louis and New York, twice.
This seasons win was the sixth for
Washington in the seven years the Sec
ond Hermann Trophy has been at stake.
In the annual Labor Day Firemen-
Police game the smoke-eaters were VIC
torious, IL to IL.
Basket BalIers Busy.
Basket ball had q highly successful
season. There were several leagues in
which fine battles for flrst honors were
waged, and q host Of quints Of worth
played outside of organizations.
Anacostia Eagles, who have ruled SUI
preme for several seasons in the unlim-
tied class field, did not thoroughly es-
| tablish their claim to superiority It
was disputed by the United Typewriter
| Grays, who defeated the Birds once but
then fell before the latter In q second
game. A rubber contest between the
teams was not played because the Grays
were warned that by so doing they
would be disqualified in the South At
lantic tournament, the latter organisa-
ton having characterized the Eagles as
q professional team. Late In the sea-
son Jewish Community Center's bas-
keterS conquered the Grays, ~ to -.
District teams again took part In a
tournament here to decide which should
represent this city in competition for
South Atlantic honorS with ranking
Baltimore fives. There was a record
breaking number Of entries. Girls here
competed for tournament honors again
after O lapse. st. Peters team tri-
umphed in the 145-pound series and
then went on to win the South Atlantic
title, but other winners here lost to Bal
timore rivals. These other istrict VIC
tors were: Jewish Community Center
Arrows in the 1OO-pound class, Boys
Club Optimists In the 115-pound class,
Curtin Wonders in the 130-pound class,
United Typewriter Grays in the unlim-
tied class, Hyattsville High in the girls
junior class, and Eagles In the girls
senior class.
Mount vernOns Score.
Mount Vernon. M. e. quint won the
Sunday School League pennant, which
had been captured the three previous
seasons by Calvary Methodists. Mount
Vernon clinched the nag by defeating
St. Paul's Lutheran tossers. Petworth
M. e. finished second.
Woltz Photographers were winners of
the Washington City League crown, de-
feating Hartman 81 Co.. 80 TO 10, In
United Typewriter orays won an
other pennant when they gained top
honors in the unlimited division of the
Community Center League. Tivoli
Whirlwinds we're victors in the senior
division of this league.
Grays won seven games and lost none
to win the unlimited title. Potomac
Boat Club and Mount Vernons were tied
for second place In this loop, each with
four wins against one defeat To win
the senior division title Tivoli Whirl-
winds won five games and lost one.
Stanley A. c. was second. with four VIC
tories against two defeats.
In the Boys Club League, De Luxe
toSsers won unlimited honors. Optimists
gained the 130-pound class title, Speak
erS were victorS in the 115-pound class,
Boys Club TerrorS took top honors in
the 1O0-pound class. and Times Boys
Club was pennant winner in the s5-
pound class.
Potomac Boat Club captured the boat
club series, defeating Old Dominion Boat
Club.
In the Baptist Young Peoples Union
League West Washington BAPTIST won
the league nag for the second straight
year.
Increased Track Activity.
There was markedly more track ac-
tivity In independent circles than usual.
For the FIRST time In recent years the
South Atlantic senior track and 1ield
meet was held here, being staged in
Central High stadium. It was held I'M
der the auspices Of the Welfare and
Recreation Association Of the once of
Public Buildings and Public Parks. The
high spot Of the meet was participation
press" from Rice Institute, Texas, who
won q special 100-yard dash in 9*s sec
ondS over q soggy track. Reginald
(Pete) Bowen, University Of Pittsburgh
flyer. was second; Flash Farmer Of the
University Of North Carolina was third,
and Dick Rockaway Of Ohio State,
world unofacial record holder In the
220-yard low hurdles. was fourth. Earl
Thomson. Naval Academy track coach,
who nine years ago set world record
at 1475 seconds for the 120-yard high
hurdles, gave an exhibition in this
event, covering the distance in is 3-5
seconds. George Simpson, Ohio State.
holder OF the unofflcial world record for
100 yards at 92s seconds, was q spec
tator. He did not compete because of
Baltimore Policemen easily success
fully defended their team title in the
meet. Holding the affair here was re-
garded as big boost for amateur track
in this city and vicinity.
Arthur l.. Gavrin, New York Univer-
sity junior won the second annual City
Club 15-mile run. Willie Kyronen OF
the Finnish American A. c. Of Brook
lyn, N. Y, was second, and William
Agee Of Emorywood Athletic Club OF
Baltimore, who had won the race In
1928, was third.
Haskell r. Clark, knights Of Column
bus runner of this city, finished nine
teenth In the annual Emorywood Ath-
day in Baltimore. Roland z. Parrish of
American University was thirty-fifth.
and James Montague. veteran Aloysius
Club performer, was thirty-ninth.
James H. Montague, another District
knights of Columbus runner, was the
only Washingtonian to finish in the
Laurel-Baltimore marathon, held late
IA Ine SEASON.. lie was seventeenth.
Edgar Lee won the FIRST annual cross
country run held by the Twelfth street
(colored) branch OF the Y. M. C. A.
Apaches Grid Champions.
'ApacheS regained their unlimited class
foot ball title, defeating Mohawks, 8 to
o. In 1928 the Hawks had defeated
Apaches, 81 to o. for the crown. The
1929 game was played December at
Grimth Stadium before more than 5000.
Then last Sunday the Apaches went on