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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-18
ATHLETICS CALLED J
LEADERSHIP ASSET
Officers Better for Having
Taken Part in Sports,
Gen. Smith Asserts.
BY BRIAN BELL.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

w JEST POINT. N. Y. July 10
NAI LP).-Maj. Gen. William r.
wv Smith. superintendent Of
the United States Military
Academy. thinks officers in
the United States Army will be better
leaders of men by reason of their par
ticipation In athletics in their student
days.
The gray-haired general, with keen,
youthful eyes, has grown up with col
lege sport at West Point. Foot ball
was started as an intercollegiate sport
here when he was second classn1an
and he was in financial charge Of the
first foot ball expeditionary movement
from the academy.
Toe modest to mention any personal
athletic ability, visitors would never
hear from the general himself that he
was base ball player in his student
days, but other officers will say 80,
adding that he was good one. That
might be taken for granted. No one
could chat even a few minutes with the
mead of the Military Academy and not
feel convinced that he would be good
at any work he felt worth undertaking.
All on Same Level.
DO star athletes get any special con-
sideration, general?" was a somewhat
tinid question.
If so. I have not heard of IT," was
the reply. Il happen to know that
the captains of three important teams
are spending their afternoons walking
the area paying penance for come
Misrepresentation they had about the
regulations.
Every cadet is on the same level
It is UP to him to write his own des-
tiny. He must stand or fall by his
own efforts along the straight and
somewhat narrow path by which we
live. There are numerous chances to
fall We do rot have conditions here.
failure means dropping out. foot
ball player must be a student. too.
so many people have a wrong idea
about our purpose here. 1t is not to
turn out second lieutenants. Such
plan would not fit in without system OF
defense. Our object in life is TO furnish
generals rather than lieulenants.
Doing Great Work.
Il think l can say in all nodesty
that We are doing a great work. This
academy is an important part OF the
life of the country And yet 1t almost
died. But for the War of 1912 it would
have.
The men who work conscientiously
at their athletics, and all have the
chance. will be the better men for IL
later. They will make better ofhcers."
Gen. Smith sits in big ONCE in
stately stone building His dignified
room is lined by portraits of all the
superintendents of the Academy who
have gone before him. All are there.
from Col Thayer. who served IS years
in the early 1905 to Gen. P. G. T.
Beauregard, who was superintendent
only five days, the Civil War interrupt
ing his service at its very start
Although the room is large. there Is
now left only the vacant panel. What
will be done. general. when your por-
trait fills the last space" he was asked.
Why should l worry about tnat?"
was the smiling reply.
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POTOMAC RIFLE CLUB
AGAIN ON FIRING LINE
LExANDRIA. va. July 1S.-Th

A LEXANDRIA. Va. July 18.-The
" Potomac Civilians Rife Club,
a first formed in 1914, has recog-
4 A nized and is creating consider
able interest among marksmen
in this section. The club now has
more than a score of members and the
membership is steadily increasing.
A rife range has been erected at
Beverly Hills and shoots are held there
each Saturday afternoon at o'clock.
Aubrey Wilkerson is president of the
club with John Kelly AS vice president,
John r. Johnson, secretary: e. D. File.
ST., treasurer, and John Keller, field
captain.
Ernie Hiser. former star shortstop of
the Dreadnaught A. A. and now a
member of the Alexandria, Bancroft e.
Washington Transit Co.'S nine. will play
shortstop for the Alexandria Police De-
partment Saturday when the locals face
the Richmond Police Department in
Baggett's Park.
Hiser Is member Of the Metro
politan Police Department in Wash
ington.
Hume Springs and Army Headouar-
afternoon at o'clock on the Hume
Springs diamond.
A new unlimited nine has made its
appearance in weekday base ball here
with the organization Of Ezrine's All
Stars. Padgett, Peyton. Hamilton.
Rogers, Struder, Beck, Hewitt, Garland.
Bradley. Quale. Crupper. Booth and
Roland are performing with the Stars
Yankees and Clovers will meet this
afternoon at 5 O'Clock on Hayden Field
in an Alexandria Municipal Playground
Base Ball League, junior section, game
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-18
HOSPITAL NINE AIMS
TO STAY IN RUNNING

Naval Hospitals nine today planned
an especially vigorous practice session
for its Departmental Base Ball League
match tomorrow with the Aggies
This was not because the Aggies have
proved unusually strong. but because the
Hospital club is DESTROYS of getting back
/ In its winning stride without DELAY
Yesterday the Sailors lost their first
game in SO starts this season when they
succumbed to Bureau of Engraving III
an 81 thriller
Rallying CALAMITY, Naval Hospital
scored five runs in the last inning TO fall
Just one run short Of deadlocking the
score. In several other games the Hos
pital outfit has rallied in the last inning
to win.
Union Printers easily defeated Inter
state, IL TO 6, in the Government
League. Gaining an early lead, the
Printers added to 1t as the game pro-
crossed. Edwards and Desper Socked
homers for the winners.
Pullman collected l6 hits behind the
sixhit pitching Of Winters to drub Ter
minal, l6 to 4, In the Terminal Evening
loop. .
Capital fractions big early lead en-
abled il TO take the measure Of Ter
minal, IL to 8, in the Terminal Morn
ing loop.
In a heavy-hitting game Washing
ton Gas Light defeated Thompson's
( Dairy. to in the Industrial League
Overcoming an early alien lead
Grace Episcopal vanquished Vermont
Avenue Christian tossers. to 5, in
Georgetown Church League.
Veterans Bureau hammered out a
1871 win over Agriculture in the COL
ored Departmental League.
Samosets swamped Joe Cronins, 80
to ?, in the French Midget League.
In Vacation League games in the
! insect division. Division A. Nye House
won twice, squeezing through to 1913
triumph over WarwickS and drubbing
Gray Eagles, Is to 6.
Lincoln and Victory Post mines were
| to face today in the opening game of
the second series in the American Le-
gion series of the Capital City League
on Monument diamond No. 4, starting
at O'Clock.
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leading batter, and was largely re-
Sponsible for the Browns finishing third
in the pennant race. H. B. A.
Business of passing the laurel sprig
along to Heinie. who. as H. B. A. re-
marks, Is quite ball player, any way
you figure him.
IF you want the name Of the best
all-around in base ball." writes L. p,
here 1t is-Waner, Waner and Comor-
skey of the Pirates. BY outfeIds mean
hitting. fielding, ground covering, base
running and the whole job of ball play
ing. l believe this bunch will be good
enough to bring the Pirates into another
pennant If Donnie Bush doesn't bump
into another run of tough luck"
Pace Setting.
THE point that Bobby Jones brings
l. out about the strain Of pace setting
in golf applies to almost any sport.
GamenesS in front running has been
badly overlooked. The entry that comes
from behind has been given most of the
credit when often he has the easier Job.
This goes for a pennant race. The
team back of the top can shoot the
works with a definite target ahead.
But when the front-running team
sees its margin cut away the mental
effect is depressing. The Yankees
had 10 games shot from under them
last Summer, when they looked to
be a certainty. It was not until the
Athletics had pulled up on even
terms that they whirled and struck.
When you pile up lead in any con-
test and that lead begins to dwindle and
slip away there is often a feeling Of
panic that the entry coming from be-
hind never knows. This can affect a
group as we'll as an individual.
A boxer may pile up big lead and
then start to playing 1t safe. When
an opponent begins to cut that lead
away in the closing rounds the party
OF the first part always has a tough
time getting started again.
One Of the toughest turns in sport Is
to ease up and then try to steam up
later on. Christy Mathewson and Bill
Tilden were two masters at this art,
but there have not been many in sport.
Matty could loaf with a lead and then
bear down when the pinch came. So
could Tilden in his prime. But they
were exceptions. The competitor who
piles up lead and then eases up usual
ly has a great desire to kick himself
when he finds this lead peeled away,
where he might have continued the
pressure to win easily. Not so many
can get new grip on themselves and
pick UP the earlier pace. There are
both mental and physical handicaps to
overcome and the nervous system to re-
adjust and direct.
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WERNER TO HANDLE
ILLINOIS TRACKING EN-
by the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press
CHAMPAIGN, ILL.,, July 18-Charles
Chick" Werner, three. years out of
college, will direct the University of
Illinois track team next year, against
the aggregations of such veteran coaches
as Steve Farrell of Michigan, Tom
Jones of Wisconsin and DR.. Castleman
of Ohio State.
Werner, captain of the Illinois track
men in 1925 and co-holder of world
hurdle records, has been appointed to
act as head coach during q years leave
Of absence granted Harry GILL who has
guided Illini track teams for 26 years.
Gill will spend the leave attending to
business affairs and resting. During
the almost three decades in charge of
track at Illinois, his teams won IL Big
Ten outdoor titles. as well as many
indoor championships and relay events.
Among the stars developed were Avery
Brundage, president Of the National
A. A. u; Harold Osborn, holder Of the
world high jump record, and Dan
Kinsey, Olympic hurdling champion.
Werner will have two youthful assist
ants, Dave Abbott. N. Q. A. A. two
mile champion, and Hal White, Big Ten
half -mile champion.
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CHERRYDALE LISTED
BY MOUNT RAlNIERS

Mount Rainiers nine has booked a
game for Sunday on the Mount Rainier
field with the formidable Cherrydale
A. c. nine. The Marylanders will be
after their eighth straight victory.
Mount Rainier has Cancelled q game
with Ku Klux Khan scheduled for Sun
day.
Eight and Forty American Legion
Post nine was TO drill this afternoon at
S o'clock on Plaza field. Manager Rob-
ertson has appointed Abe Millison cap
tain Of the team.
Chevy Chase Grays will meet National
Press Building Cardinals and Kensing-
ton Firemen on Saturday and Sunday,
respectively, at 3 o'clock on the Chevy
Chase playground. The game with THE
Firemen will be rubber match, each
team having defeated the other once
this year. The Grays will drill tenor
row evening at 8 o'clock on the Chevy
Chase playground.
Police tosSers downed Fort Washing
ton, IL to Z, at the fort yesterday.
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Schmeling-ShGrkey Fight
For Mexico Is Discussed

SAN DIEGO, Calf, July 10 Up.
Tentative plans for bringing Jack
Sharkey and Max Schmeling into
the ring at Aqua Caliente. Mexico,
for a 15-round bout, with Jack
Dempsey playing the role of pro-
moter, were discussed at the Mexican
town yesterday.
Writ c. Bowman and James N.
Crofton, Sportsmen and oflcials Of
the Aqua Caliente Co., together with
Dempsey and his former manager,
Gene Normille, were closeted IN the
Mexican resort town near here with
Abelardo Rodriguez, governor OF the
northern district of Lower California.
1t was reported that preliminary
plans for such bout were discussed
and that the conference would con-
tinue today. Dempsey left here for
Los Angeles last night to be with his
wife, Estelle Taylor, actress who
was to undergo . minor operation
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-18

WdlUET hagen began making money
as professional golfer around 1912. So
he has been collecting for II years. He
had strong showing at Brookline in
the open Is years ago and won his
FIRST title IS years ago: AS he is still
British champion, it is pretty evident
that he isn't through yet. Harry VAR
don, J. II. Taylor and James Braid are
all close to so and they are still enter
ing competitions.
AS the pro golfer can make a
good living out of teaching, he has
the big edge. Vardon, Braid and
Taylor have been active in golf for
about 40 years, and that tops the
earning span Of any other profess
sional sport
In amateur tennis Bill Tilden began
To attract notice about IL years ago.
reaching the top around 1920. Bill
Larned and Norman Brookes outlasted
practically all other tennis players, but
10 years around the top is a long turn
It tennis.
Frank Kramer and Bobby WaIthour
proved that you could ride bicycle for
about 20 years and collect en- route.
J A Laurel Sprig for Manush.
DEAR SIR: Peans of praise are writ
ten Of a great number of major
Eague performers, but little is said of
that tower of strength on the st. Louis
Browns, Heinie Manush.
! Manush right now is one Of the
few outstanding performers in the
game. He not only is a hard and
timely hitter. but splendid fielder
who holds many seemingly extra
base hits to singles. Remove Manush
from the Browns lineup and the
team would be lowering somewhere
in the second division. Heinie
doesn't get the recognition he de-
serves. and it is about time that
some sport writer gave him a break.
! Last year, notwithstanding the de-
eision of the committee of sports writ
ers who voted to award the American
League valuable player prize Manush
was far and away the leading ball
player In the circuit. He was done an
. rretrievable injustice when he did not
get the prize, since he played in prac-
tically every game, If not all, and made
the most hits in the league and was the
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Whinnies From the Barnydrd

dozen or so pitchers have it out there
every day at lunch time.
Ed Edmonston and Ed Pearce, expo
nents of the three-quarter turn. are
two of the Peoples strongest players
When Robert r. James, chairman OF
the Cherrydale tournament, issued q
challenge the other day In behalf OF
some of his experts, Edmonston and
Pearce promptly accepted. They won Is
out of 16 matches with several doubles
teams.
N. L. Pixton and George l.. Voith the
Brightwood doubles team that Graves
action, can get it by phoning Edmon-
ston or Pearce at the Peoples warehouse
Down in Rockingham County, Va
where Harrisonburg is the big town
they are looking ahead a year. This
years tournament will be a whopper
we learn from Chairman Ernest C. Will
ton, but he predicts that in 1880 there
will be more than 500 entries.
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RESULTS.
LEAGUE.

AESCLIbs
LEAGUE.
GOVERNMENT.
Union Printers, IL; Interstate, 6.
TERMINAL EVENING.
Pullman. 1e: Terminal Co, 4.
TERMINAL MORNING
Capital Traction, IL; Washington Term
inal, 8.
GEORGETOWN CHURCH.
Grace Episcopal. 8; Vermont Avenue, ..
DEPARTMENTAL.
Bureau, Q; Naval Hospital. Z.
INDUSTRIAL.
Gas Light Co.. Is. Thompson's Dairy. 9.
DEPARTMENTAL tCoIored).
Veterans Bureau. 10; Agriculture. T.
FRENCH MIDGET.
--samosets, 80; Cronins. 2.
VACATION.
Insect Section. Division A.
Ne Me- House. House. T. L. G W.iri Ei:ie Is
Games Scheduled.
LEAGUE.
To-day
GOVERNMENT.
Navy vs.. Navy Yard.
TERMINAL MORNING.
Potomac Yards IS. Union Carmen.
TERMINAL EVENING.
Terminal Post once vs. Southern Railway.
DEPARTMENTAL.
Treasury Us. O. p. o.
INDUSTRIAL.
Chestnut Farms VS.. Western Electric.
DEPARTMENTAL tcoIcreO.
Treasury W. Navy Yard.
CAPITAL CITY.
American Legion series.
Lincoln VS.. Victory, Monument Diamond
No. 4, S O'Clock.
VACATION.
Pewee Section.
ST. Joseph's VS.. BlueFes, Missouri avenue
and Third St. ii O'Clock.
Insect Section, Division ..
FrienwshiD House vs.. civitan, Hoover II
Neighborhood House VS.. Hoover, s:ls
TOMORROW.
GOVERNMENT.
Union Printers VS.. q. p. o.
TERMINAL MORNING.
Railway Mail Service vs. Capital Traction
TERMINAL EVENING.
Express VS.. Pullman
DEPARTMENTAL.
Naval Hospital VS.. Agriculture.
INDUSTRIAL.
Thompson's Dairy vs. Big Print Shop.
DEPARTMENTAL (coicred).
O. P. o. vs.. Veteran Bureau.
VACATION.
INSECT SECTION. DIVISION A.
Sam Fices vs.. Gray Eagles. Missouri ave-
nue. and Third street, s:1S.
PEEwEE SECTION.
BUDDY Myers vs.. Johnsons, Missouri ave-
nue. and Third street. s:1S.
SATURDAY.
CAPITAL CITY.
INSECT SECTION.
Clyde Milans VS.. Gallagher. A. c., Monu-
mi Eastern m 2iiast ars VS.. HPooSisnd Boys
Club Monument Diamond, No. ,. II
Corinthians Vs. Lionels. Monument Dia-
mond, No. 4, o'clock.
UNLIMITED.
Browns Corner vs.. Brentwood Hawks,
Miller Aztecs VS.. Dixie Pigs, BladensburE,
Press Cardinals vs.. Edmonds, Collese
Tremonts vs. st. Joseph A. c. diamond
- ASths vs.. iTremonts diamond to be
- W Si,.i Jo.Dh A. c. awarded forfeit over
THYME Aces VS.. Bostonians. No. ., I
KSufmans vs.. Montrose No. .. > o'clock.
Brookland Boys Club VS.. Roamers, No. 4.
1 o'clock.
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HOME-RUN STANDING

By the Associated Press.
Home runs yesterday-Ruth, Yankees.
/; Grimm Cubs, / Douthit, Cardinals.
J. Sukeforth Reds, /; Allen, Reds, /;
Bell, Braves. /.
American League leaders - Ruth.
Yankees, %; Gehrig, Yankees, %;
Simmons. Yankees, 81; Foxx, Athletics
IT; Alexander, Tigers, IA.
National League leaders - Klein
Phillies, 20; OFT, Giants, IS; Wilson
Cubs. %; Bottomley. Cardinals, %;
Hafey, Cardinals, %.
League totalS-National. 500; Ameri-
can, 346; grand total 846.
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Next Wednesday is the new deadline
for entries.
The Chamber of Commerce at Rock
vile Is taking hand in promoting
the tournament there Following a
talk by Chairman Roger Shaw, the
chamber appointed a committee to give
him a lift and also appropriated money
for equipment. F. Barnard Welsh Is
chairman of the committee and the
other members are A. Guy Watkins,
Leonard L. Nicholson. jr,; Bernard r.
Brosius and Philip w Gates.
Poolesville. in Montgomery County,
Nd. had no tournament listed at the
start, but so many have entered from
there that it has been decided to give
the town an event of its own. The
chairman will be announced shortly.
Peoples Drug Stores will have a strong
representation. A court has been made
on vacant lot near the warehouse and
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THE SPORTLICHT
BY GRANTLAND RICE

ITO help arguments clutter
the sporting ensemble, the question asked
the that it's players the longest Of
service.
ball player pretty we'll Cobb lasted % the
around "a Babe Ruth
with still earning pretty
fair living
The fighter has the shortest much good after
49, Jack Dempsey to make fair living 1918
pretty we'll through 1927 He maker
for less than 10 which connection with promoting
he another the till
extended to
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on into further elimination play.
Bannockburn already is claiming top
honors. Middleton Beaman, president
Of the club, put it up to w. Fred Byrne
to run the Bannockburn affair, and
Fred accepted the eclat.
1T is Mr.. Beaman's opinion" writes
Chairman Byrne, that opening this
event to country clubs is capital
idea. 1t seems that many years ago
Mr. Beaman was devotee of the horse
shoe pitching game. and he will be one
Of our strong entrants in our unit event.
II want you to know that Bannock
burn members have been talking of this
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MANUSH RETAINS LEAD
OVER FOXX IN HITTING
BY the Associated Press.

by Cht AbSUCIaJbu FIcSB,
Heinie Manush and Jimmy Foxx,
fighting a hand-to-hand battle for the
batting leadership of the Big Six and
the American League, had identical rec
ords Of one out of three yesterday and
each slipped back one point. with the
st. Louis slugger retaining an edge of
a point over his Philadelphia rival, .39l
to 800. Rogers Hornsby picked up three
points by hammering Philadelphia
pitching for three out of five, but Babe
Ruth had only his twenty second home
run to show for his pains, and lost one
noirf
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Jefferson District Firemen have ar
ranged a game for Sunday with Phoe-
nix A. C. for the Virginia Highlands
diamond. starting at O'Clock. Jeffer-
son toSsers Will drill tomorrow at VIZ
ginia Highlands at $50 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-18
BATTLE HELPS KOLP.

RAY Kolp. Cincinnati pitcher. had
won only two ball games all season un-
til he had his fight with Hack Wilson.
Then Ray went out and won two games
in four days.
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oe pitching tournament for the
politan district.
now in line for the big carnival
9, Indian Spring and Town and
been invited to take part. each
ners to get together In a Anal for
The ultimate winner will carry
tournament for several weeks. At our
club we have many members who can
pitch mean horseshoe, and this Is
not an idle statement.
Many Of them are now practicing
on their own grounds, and If Bannock-
burn does not win the finals in the
country club unit, the writer will be
much surprised and disappointed.
Judging from the manner in which
many OF our members. including the
writer, are playing the ancient game of
golf, 1t would be well for them to take
up horseshoe pitching"
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OF sport and fun TO start July
Country having previously entered
All of the country clubs have
staging it's own event with the wiz
the alI-country club championship
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w VEST POINT. N. Y. July 10
AI (PJ.-Maj. Gen. William r.
wv Smith. superintendent Of
the United States Military
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CHAIRMAN BYRNE CLAIMS
Q CABIN JOHN HAS WINNER
President Beaman Is Touted Strong Contender
for Country Club Honors-Four Golf
Organizations Now in Line

oLUMBA and Bannockburn today entered the lists Of The
Stars horseshoe pitching tournament for the
METROPOLITAN district
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Next Wednesday is the new deadline
for entries,
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Lincoln and Victory Post mines were
to face today in the opening game of
the second series in the American Le-
gion series of the Capital City League
on Monument diamond No. 4, starting
at 5 o'clock.
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In Vacation League games in the
insect division. Division A, Nye House
won twice, squeezing through to a 1913
triumph over Warwicks and drubbing
Gray Eagles, 10 to 6.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-22

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