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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-03
IN CHESS CIRCLES
BY FRANK B. WALKER

There undoubtedly are players in
this country who could make better
showing than did the last two boards.
The fact the players have to draw on
their own resources for expenses Is a
deterrent In many cases Then. again,
this country Is at a disadvantage in
case one Of the players should become
Ill or get out of form, In not being able
quickly to provide substitute because
of its remoteness from the scene OF
action.
These contests are growing in inter
est, and it may be some devotees of the
game will make donations to cover the
expenses of players who give their time
to represent the country next year.
There alse should be provision for an
ample supply of substitutes to relieve
players from the burden Of playing in
every match.
A TOURNAMENT for the world
"A woman championship also was
held at Hamburg at the time the
team tournament was in progress.
Miss Vera Menchik Of Hastings, Eng
land, representing Czechoslovakia, re-
tanned her title of woman champion,
her score being 81 to ~. Mrs. Paula
Wolf Kalmar of Austria was second
with the score of 5la to 2la, and Mrs.
Henschei of Germany, who won from
the champion, was third.
Announcement comes from Ham,
burg, where DR.. Alexander Alekhine,
world champion, played for France In
the team tournament, that he will pay
q visit to the United States this year,
arriving In New York late in october,
and will give exhibitions. He also plans
to visit Mexico.
The correct solution to Shiffman's
two-move problem was received from
p. l.. Reed.
Following Is two-move problem by
George e. Carpenter: White-K at O.,
@ at KB3. r at QB2-three pieces.
Black at Q5-one piece, Solution
next week. Send solutions to Chess,
1896 Meridian place northwest.
Following is the score Of game
played in the Tepletz Schaeman Tour
nament In 1922 between DR.. S. Tarta-
kower, the leader of the victorious
Polish team in the Hamburg Team
Tournament, and Gene Maroczy, the
leader of the Hungarian team:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-03
LOTS OF SANDLOT
CONTESTS CARDED
District Mines Go to Nearby
Maryland and Virginia
for Competition.

~ LENTY of snappy entertainment
awaits independent sandlot base
bali fans Of the Washington
i area today.
Games promising stout bat
Ting are carded in various sections OF
the city and in nearby Maryland and
Virginia. though. as usual, the cream Of
the contests will be staged in the SUBJ
urbs.
Washington Railway g. Electric Co.
diamonders will travels to Galesville,
Md, to engage the nine of that place.
Play will start at 3 O'Clock.
Victorious over several Virginia teams
this season, sherwood A. c. will in
wade Arlington tomorrow to face the
Bauserman nine, winner in the Vir-
ginia unlimited series of the Capital
City League. Isherwoods are to gather
at 1885 Morse street northeast at 1880
o'clock. -.
Brooke Grubb's Silver Spring Giants
are to have it out with the Kensington
Howitzers at Garrett Park, Md. Brooke
wants his tossers to assemble on the
Silver Spring Field at 1880 O'Clock.
District Grocery Stores tossers are
to meet at their warehouse at 1890
o'clock to make the journey to Cabin
John, Md, to face the nine representing
that town.
De Molay and Southeast Cubs will
battle on Monument Diamond No. at
l O'Clock.
George Harrison's Virginia White Sox
will play host to Penrose A. C. nine on
the Baileys Cross Roads Field at
o'clock
A game has been arranged between
Pontiac A. G.. and Clinton Midgets for
Fairlawn Field No. / at 8 O'Clock.
Lindbergh Junior nine which will
seek its sixteenth straight this after
non at the expense of the Lyon Park
Juniors on the Indy Field, will practice
this morning at 10 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-03
THOMPSON TAKES
HORSESHOE TITLE
Sensational Pitching Marks
Falls Church Tourney-R.
barnes Runner-up.

MALLS CHURCH, Va, August a
~ George C. Thompson gave the
most brilliant exhibition Of
horseshoe pitching in the two
wear history Of the metropolitan dis
trict tournament tonight to win the
championship of Falls Church.
Ringer followed ringer in quick sue
cession as Thompson fought his way
through select field of 10 players. In
the final he defeated r. E. barnes, a
brother of last years runner-up, 5O-49,
$50 and 51-33.
Ed Henry, the defending champion,
fell in the semi-finals. a victim of r. E.
barnes. who threw ~ ringers In two
games. The scores were 500 and
SGT H. E. barnes, who finished
second to Henry last year. was beaten
in the semi-finals by Thompson. sos
and 500, the issue being ever In
doubt until the final point was scored.
Makes Ringer Record:
The loss of the first game to Thomp-
son in the final was a heartbreaker for
r. E. barnes. who threw 81 ringers,
which is believed to be a metropolitan
district record, against % for Thomp-
son. However, when the latter's shoes
were not on the peg they were hugging
it and the single pointers earned him
his margin of i.
barnes continued his streak of
ringers In the second game, in which
he made 26 against II for Thompson,
and with a 50-26 decision in this he
appeared to have the match well In
hand. But Thompson got up his
dander as well as his control in the
deciding skirmish and swept on to a
51-33 verdict, scoring % ringers against
barnes 19.
Their Stock Goes Up.
Both of the finalists proved last night
that they must be reckoned with In
the higher stages of metropolitan COM
petition. Such pitching would have
won either of them a major title last
year.
Ed Henry, who has had eye trouble
for several weeks. was not In his usual
trim.
In the first round be defeated Otto
Won Herbulis, 1922; r. e. barnes de-
feated o. B. Livingston, 51-8; A. S.
Major defeated Enzer L. Brandon
51-47; II. E. barnes won by default
from A. e. Schofield and George
Thompson defeated j. r. Royston, sos.
In the second round. Henry defeated
Major, sofa: Thompson defeated H. E.
barnes, 50-34, and r. T.. barnes drew
a bye.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-03
TITLES At STAKE
IN TODAY'S GAMES
Capital City League Tits
May Decide at Least Two !,
Pennant Races.
- ENNANTs- may be decided in the

~ ENNANTS- may be decided In the
- Montgomery County unlimited
section and in the second series
Ct the American Legion race,
and other matches having important
barring on titles are carded today in
the Capital City Base Ball League.
Twenty three contests are scheduled In
all
Takoma Tigers, who are setting the
pace In the Montgomery County loop,
can clinch the championship by beat
ing Chevy Chase on the Silver Spring
field at 8 O'Clock Spengler, by taking
Nash to camp in the Legion competi-
ton, will maintain It's clean slate and
enter the play-off for the league title
with Sergt. Jasper Post, nrst-nai1 WIN
ner, However. should Spsngler lose, the
victor in the Sergt. Jasper-Vic game
would tie for the lead. The Legion
games will be played on the West
Ellipse.
The complete league card;
UNLIMITED CLASS.
DISTRICT SECTION
ST Joseph vs. Burroushs. Plaza. O'Clock
Columbia Heights vs.. Foxaii' Fo%ei oiA-
ANA Anaco ) i Eagles vs. Aztecs. Congress-
Heish'sip PRINCE GEORGES SECTION.
Mount Rainier VS.. Bowie, Mount Rainier
Brentwood Hawks VS.. Dixie Pigs Seat
rieS MSsoosETscSom merry COUNTY SECTION.
Takoma Tigers VS.. Chevy Chase at silver
coionisls vs.. NK.nsinston. at Wheaton, 3
Bethesda vs. Rockville, at Rockville
SENIOR CLASS.
Holy Comforters vs. Noisns. South Ellipse,
l O'Clock.
Acme VS.. Arlington. No 5, l2;A5 clocR.
Mardelles VS.. Clifton BARRIERS NO u l2;4o
O'Clock
Y Flashes VS. Lionels. No. !. l2:45 o'clock
Takoma VS.. ST. Stephens, No. 3. l2:4a
O'Clock
Arlington VS. Bethesda. No. 3. 3:l5 o'clock
Y. Flashes VS.. Clifton BARRIERS, NO g. SID
O'Clock.
Acme VS. St Stephens, No. ], 3:lS o'clock.
Takoma VS. MardelIes. No. g. 3:l5 O'Clock.
AMERICAN LEGION.
SpenEler vs.. Nash. West EHipse. II o CLOCK
Lincoln VS.. George Washington, West Ell
lipSe. ! o'clock -.
o'clock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-03

Il AM SIill Illuminating OIl 1IIE 1C-
| markable case of Philip
/ Scott. He Is one of the mys-
teries of the ring.
His physical and mental attri-
butes are no mystery. Here is a
man with the frame of a giant
and the courage of a mouse. He
is a good defensive boxer, on the
same theory that a much-c chased
rabbit is good defensively, having
learned every trick of escape. I
say rabbit, rather than fox, be-
cause an escaping fox is smart,
where rabbit is only panicky.
Scott had height, weight and reach
on most of the men he fought; yet the
mystery concerning him is how he ever
got as far in the boxing game as he
did. I wrote some of the things I
thought of Scott at Miami and got q
letter from an indignant Anglo-Saxon
asking why didn't like Scott, but pre-
ferred Lithuanians.
Must Have Courage.
When I look at boxer it makes no
difference to me whether he is a
Lithuanian, Greek. Italian, Dutchman,
Spaniard, Briton or Senegalese. All
am interested in Is whether he can
fight; whether he has speed, courage,
skill You may see pugilists without
speed, or without skill, and flnd much
in them to admire. But I defy any
body to admire boxer without cour-
age If he happens to be an anglo
Saxon, 1 admit that I resent 1t the
more because some of us believe that
there are traditions to be maintained.
But again 1 say that what interests NE
in a fighter is not his ancestry, but ms
ability.
And considering Phil SCOTS nature
and ability. it certainly is a mystery TO
me how James j. Johnston ever man.
aged him into three big heavyweight
matches. Jimmy always has done
wonders with boxers others would have
considered hopeless. But usually the
fighter has to help little.
Johnston has been the Vlctlm Oh
hard luck. He has. as he says, always
had 9 and IL seconds fighters. Iney
never kept an opponent down over
seconds and never got up themselves
under IL seconds.
It's That or Wallop.
Few men ever lodged themselves
;nto championships. Attack mas peeh
rs uer cent of the assets OF the greaG.;,
IF you wish your opponent 70 WIZ
draw" said Gen. Foch, 'oeaI I1m;
TIE winning principle of foot ball Is:
PLAY the game in the other teams ter
Dempsey's only idea of ring strategy
yas tn tear in and keep on punching
until his opponent dropped.
Maurice Mclaughlin had no greaC
defensive ground strokes, but ms yer.
rife attack overhead revoiuSlonlAea
tennis. too,,. of
Cobb and Ruth. most famous Vi
base ball players, gained their toloM .
ing because of the power ana Ieroci'S
of their attack.
Copyright, 1880, by North American News
paper Alliance
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CELT|CS-PR|NTERS'
TILT CRUCIAL ONE
Battling Today to Decide
Runner-up Position in
Independent Series.
LExANDRIA, Va, Augu

LEXANDRIA, Va, August a.
~ The fight for second place in
n the District independent cham
pionship series will be conferred
here tomorrow, with the st. Mary's Gel
tics battling the washington Union
Printers in Baggett's Park at 3 o'clock
The Celtics are half game ahead
of the third-place Printers. Northern
A. c. is leading, half a game ahead of
the Celtics.
The Printers probably will elect Nor
man Hutchinson to pitch.
Pete Ball or Lefty Hamilton will do
the twirling for the Celtics.
District Grocery Stores and the Co
lonial A. C. will meet here tomorrow
at 8 o'clock at Colonial Field. The
Grocerymen won game earlier in the
season from the Colonials.
Lawrence Jacobs, 1S-year-old boxer,
of this city, won the welterweight
championship in Citizens Military
Training Camp tournament held re-
Gently at Fort Hoyle, Md.
Jacobs won from field of contenders
from New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl-
vania, Maryland and Virginia.
Gloomy Gus Dodd has returned to
the Cardinal A. G. after a lay-off of
several seasons and is to pitch for the
Breenmen the remainder Of the season.
Alexandria fans will pay silent tribute
here tomorrow at Baggett's Park, to
the wife of Walter johnson, who died
in a washington hospital Friday morn
ing, during the course of the game be-
tween the st. Mary's Celtics and Union
Printers. Members of the two teams
and spectators will stand with barred
heads for one minute.
Del Ray M1dgets took a 4-to-1 de-
cision from the Ajax A. G. Redman,
the winners pitcher, granted only one
hit
Moving to strengthen teams in the
Potomac Yard Base Ball League for
the second-half pennant fight, Athletic
Director Robert Mcdonald has granted
each club permission to add three new
men.
The second of a series Of swimming
meets to be held by the Public Recrea-
ton Department is to take place We'd
nesday with Sidney Hancock, captain
of the life guards, in charge. The
program will include 1o0-yard free
style, 50-yard free style and low board
diving for boys over Is years of age.
5O-yard free style for boys is years old
and under, 5o-yard free style and low
board diving for girls Is years old and
under.
The women's golf team of Belle
Haven Country Club defeated the Win
chester Golf Clubs fair representatives
in q match.
City Health Oficer William Schaffer,
with the Cardinal A. C. nearly decade
ago, has returned to the diamond and
is catching for the unlimited team of
Alexandria Post, No. "a, American Le-
gion. "Taddy," as he is known to the
fans, still can do a good job of back
stopping.
slim" Giles, who passed out of
semi-pro ranks with the dissolution of
the Dreadnaught A. A. two seasons ago,
Is back with Southern Railway Shop
men in weekday ranks.
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TRACTION PLAYERS
ARE GOOD CARMEN
Wreeos Finally Get Capital
Tossers to End OF Line
With 8-to-3 Score.

~ EFoRE an audience of some 5000
K fans, the largest crowd to at
tended a sandlot game at the
Grifith Stadium for several
years, Capital Traction and Washing
ton Railway g. Electric yesterday
merged in a three-and-a-half-ho hour ses-
sion, and when the. traction world
series" finally was adjourned, most OF
the fans were of the opinion that they
make much better motormen and con-
ductors than ball players, even If one
has to pay 10 cents ride.
The score, 8 to 8 in favor of w. r.
g. E., bellies the whole affair, for the
general opinion was that If the "mer-
GER really was for the traction world
championship, 1t was pretty small
old world, after all.
Ham Fish Good.
However. one bright spot was found
in the afternoon and that was the
work of a young man who modestly
admitted he was Ham Fish, one-time
New York-Pennsylvania League play
err. Ham, or Fish (take your choice
and it was through his mighty efforts
with the nail that Capital Traction was
."wrecoed"
Ham started off the game with a
blow that resounded of the left field
wall and pulled up at secondhand Is,
Ham pulled UP at second. He later
scored. In the third frame, Mr.. Ham
Fish sunk fractions hopes with an
other rousing two-bagger that barely
missed going over the fence. This
WALTON scored two runners and Fish
ultimately was dragged across himself.
Still another double was hung up by
Ham,
Fish was hooked on his fourth trip,
however, when he popped up, but just
to prove that he is no sucker, he
slashed single as a parting salute.
He was star Fish," no doubt about
that.
New Style base Running.
AS for the game itself, there was
nothing to it outside of Ham worth
mentioning. The pitching was only
fair, yet the conductors of both teams
punched quite a bit, and 1t wasn't
transfers they punched either Nine
teen strike-outs we're registered. Some
of the boys devised new style OF
base running. They gave the impress
sion that they thought they were still
on a street car and the car was going
along a straight stretch of track. How
ever, the motormen and conductors
can't be blamed too much. 1t is rather
an innovation to play in big league
park with 5000 fans on hand. Earl
White, Traction pitcher, really out
pitched Schneider and Varnen Tor
Wreco. but his brother Earl at short
stop had a stormy afternoon, kicking
in with five errors that spelled f1nis to
fractions chances.
Despite the looseness OF play, etc,
the boys had a great time. and even
one of the fans stood up and cheered
as the meeting was convened.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-03
ROCKVILLE PREPARES
FOR ITS BOXING SHOW

Finishing touches are being put on
plans for the open-air amateur boxing
show. to be staged Friday night on the
Rockville. Md, fair grounds.
Proceeds of the show will go to the
Rockville American Legion Post and the
Howitzer Company, National Guard, OF
Kensington.
Competition will be in all classes
between washington. and Baltimore
boxers.
Harry Harris of the Victory Post
American Legion team will engage
Patsy Lewis; Danny Payne, who has
won fame as an athlate at Gonzaga,
will meet Fred Rock of Baltimore;
Henry Irving WIN face Jack Friedman
and Russell Wol----m will take on
Fred Fundenberg.
Capt. Heinie Miller will referee,
Johnny Sirica and Denny Hughes win
be the judges and Jimmy Lake will do
the announcing.
Reserved tickets may be had at
Spalding's. The admission charge will
be 81 and So.
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EVANSVILLE METHODIST
NINE WINS 9Th STRAIGHT

EVANSVILLE, Md. August q
Hyattsville Southern Methodist base
bali team won its ninth straight this
afternoon, defeating Potomac Savings
Bank nine of Washington, to S, in
Magruder Park here.
Carl Frey. winning pitcher, gave up
only five hits and was given fine sup
port. Frey also got a double and two
singles in four times at bat.
With the score tied, 3-3, in the fifth
Curley Smith for the Methodists socked
a homer to give his team the lead which
1t never relinquished.
Becker, for the losers, also hit for the
circuit
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"Kid" Chocolate Likes
To Glue Public Eyeful

ORANGEBURG, N. Y, August 2
tC.P.A0.-"Kid" Chocolate. who IL
training here for his bout with
Jackie kid Berge next Thursday
night, is first a Snowman and then
a good fighter. He likes nothing
better than to put on his gayest
raiment and stroll down Broadway
handing the populace an eyeful.
He has ia suits, almost as many
pairs of shoes. and it is utterly i'm
possible to calculate the number OF
neckties.
Chocolate has been working in
the indoor ring instead of the
squared circle swung in Gus Will
sons backyard The kid would
rather work in the open air, but as
the inside ring contains a bit more
spring in its flooring he figures that
he can put on better performance.
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C0lOred Pitchers
Start Title Quest Tomorrow
F. III. SAUNDERS,

horseshoe twirlers of the first order.
Chairman Eugene James is serving
notice on the horseshoe world that
Baylor, Marshall, Hayes or any other
tosser of note will have a tough time
defeating either of his luminaries.
James feels sure that Fort Berry will
again be the home Of the Virginia
champion.
Recent results: Russell Harris de-
feated william Miner, 81 to "a; Stanley
Robinson defeated Ray Taylor, 50 to
IA; Eugene James defeated George
Layer, so to 20; Benny Brice defeated
william Walker. 81 to %: Alfred Mar
shall defeated John Robinson. 81 TO IS.
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shoe Sensation Makes Hit Phil Scott Compared to Scared Rabbit
COPS, WHO DEFEAT TILE
Settlers. TO KEEP BUSY

These police ball tossers certainly are
overlooking no opportunities to get in
shape for their annual battle with the
firemen September in Grifhth
Stadium.
Victorious over Tile Settlers, IS to 10.
yesterday, the Cops have scheduled
five more games this week.
The list follows:
Tuesday-Diamond Cab Co., Fair
lawn field, pm.
wednesday-Naval Academy Second
Classmen at Annapolis. $3.50 pm.
T11ursday-Fort Washington at Fort
Washington, pm.
Friday-Diamond Cab Co., Fairlawn,
2 pm.
Saturday-Skinker Eagles, Eagles
field, 8 pm.
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EVANSVILLE is HOST
TO RED S0x BALL TEAM

HYATTSVILLE. Md August a.
Hyattsvilles base ball team. not sched-
uled for Capital City League action,
will entertain washington Red Sox to-
morrow afternoon at Riverdale Park at
8 o'clock.
Early in the season the crimson hosed
team defeated Hyattsville, and the
home club Is bent on evening scores.
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noLAND emerged victorious in
- the third team tournament Of
the International Chess Fedora
ton at r, Hamburg Germany.
which ended July 81, after Is days OF
continuous playing, during which each
team played II matches. OF the ID
countries which had entries nearly
every one was represented by its best
PLAYERS. the champion of the countries,
in most instances, heading the team.
The contest was close from start to
finish, first one team and then another
being at the top.
After Is rounds Hungary led Poland
by one-half point, but 1t had to play
Holland, the eighth team in the mai
round. while Poland played Finland,
next to last in the list. In the last
round Hungary lost to Holland, while
Poland decisively defeated Finland,
thereby winning by point and one
half. Germany finished third, four
points below Poland. A recheck OF the
daily press reports shows that Austria
and Czechoslovakia are tied for fourth
place.
The United States team finished IN
sixth place. 1t was in the lead at the
end OF the twelfth round, Then came
the tragic match with Austria, when
the United States lost all four games.
the only match in which this country
did not score. AS result OF this de-
feat, the United States dropped to sixth
place, from which it never recovered.
The United States defeated the strong
German team, 31z to u; 1t tied with
the Polish and Czechoslovakia teams;
defeated Holland. ~ to III; it tied
England, and finished the tournament
one point ahead of that country.
Counting matches only, and drawn
matches counting u point, Poland Is
ahead with 1917 matches won to its
credit. Germany Is second with l3
matches won; Czechoslovakia has 1914;
Hungary. United States and England,
IL: Sweden, Y: Holland and Aus
tria, IL.
THERE were many Of the leading
i masters OF the day participating
in this contest. On the victorious
Polish team were Akiba Rubenstein,
who had the highest individual record,
1877 out of II; DR.. 8. Tartakower
David Przepiorka and Samuel Fryd-
man. On the Hungarian team were
Gene Maroczy and four strong play
ers. Germany had Saemisch and
Ahues, champion. Czechoslovakia had
Spielmann. Treyball and Flohr. The
United States had It's champion, Frank
]. Marshall; Great Britain its cham
pion. Mir Sultan Khan; Spain its cham
pion, Golmayo, and Alekhine, world
champion, played on, the French team
in seven matches. winning his game
every time. He did not play in any
Of the matches France played against
the eight leading teams. France nm
ished in thirteenth place.
THE following table shows the num-
i Der of matches won, lost and
drawn ard the points or games
won and lost by each team. The place
of each team was determined by the
games won and lost. draws counting
one-half won and one-half lost.
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ARMY MEDIOCS DEFEAT
FORT WASHINGTON NINE

Army Medicos routed Fort Washing
ton, is to 4, yesterday on the Walter
Reed diamond to chalk up their second
win in as many starts in the recently
organ zed Army League.
Medicos socked IL hits behind the
q. 81 Z
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Here are the individual scores OF the
TJrited States PLAYERS:

NEARLY two-thirds of the points
IN were scored by the two upper
boards, who had to meet the
strongest opponents. Anderson lost
mis- last Ave games, and Steiner lost
nearly as many games as he won. II
appears the lower half Of the team was
much below the upper half in playing
strength. The strain Of the tourna-
ment may account for the results.
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Totals IS

Runs Pearson t0. Dinsler. Luney I'd,
Burdette. Poore, Farrell T. herman: A. ker.
hits-Xanten, Pearson. DinEler, Lynch. Will
SON Three-base hits-Lynch. Luney. Stolen
Left on bases-Skinker Eagles. 9: Premier A
G., T. Bases on balls-On Farrell, Z; on I;
Cornell, O. Hit by pitcher-By Farrell
IXanten) Wild pitch--I. Cornell. Passed
balls-H. Herman CD