SPORTS. THE EVENING STAB. WASHINGTON. D. C„ SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER. 28, 1926. SPORTS.* 13 Cards Now Are National League, Champions: WorryBeat Dempsey, Says Leonard BIG LEAGUE LEADERS. : HAGEN AND DIEGEL CHAMPION By DOWNFALL END LONG UPHILL FIGHT the Associated Press. j:Gridiron Leaders of 1926 OF AMERICAN LEAGUE. > •.. . . BATTLING FOR TITLE Batting—Manuslt, Tygers, .3*5. APPREHENSION WITH DEFEAT OF GIANTS Hits—Rice, Nationals, 214. Interesting Facts About Foot Ball Coaches and IS LAID TO Runs—Ruth, Yankees, 134. Captains of Big Season B.v the Associated Pres*. Indians, 63. College Elevens for This CITY, September Doubles—Bums, * GARDEN* N*. Y.. Victory of Hornsby's Team Comes While Reds Are Triples—Gehrig, Yankees, 20. j‘ « 25.—Walter Hagen today had a Battle, — na- Constant Pondering Over Shocked Nervous Homerfe—Ruth, Yankees, 44. ISo. 2& Harvard . < chance to win his third successive Stolen bases—Mostil, White Sox, 33. j, tional golf championship. He and Leo Dividing Twin-Bill Willi Phillies—Mound City Pitching—Uhle, Indians, won 26; Diegel survived for the final round ot System and Hit Him Almost Like Paralytic Stroke, professional Association's lost 11. CAPTAIN. the Golfers NATIONAL LEAGUE. tournament on the Salisbury course. Fans Stage Great Celebration. ball player same quest Is Benny’s Conclusion. .356. foot to whom Harvard University looks to pull it Many have fallen in the Batting—Hargrave, Reds. out slump during Hagen. No has succeeded. By Hits—Brown, Braves, 197. of the that the Crimson seemed to have been in as one the Associated Pits*. years Bobby .Tones failed a week ago in the Runs—Cuyler, Pirates, the last few is Clement D. Coady, who is captain of the Cam- 108. national amateur tourney. BY BENNY LEONARD. long uphill fight of the St. Louis Cardinals to lead a National Doubles—Bottomley, Cardinals, 38. THEbridge eleven this season. Hagen danger at Coady plays on the line. is a thought fight has never been in September 25.—Worry, cost Jack Dempsey bis title. League Pennant for the Mound City, is. crowned with victory Triples—Waner, Pirates, 22. He tackle. It is that his Salisbury, playing golf and aggressiveness during a game will play a big part in the spirit and which has This is my firm conclusion after careful consideration of Thursday today and base ball multitudes that have watched the neck-and- Homers—Wilson, Cubs, 21. probably never before been surpassed Stolen bases—Cuyler, Pirates, 34. morale of his teammates. What Harvard has needed in the last few sea- nights’ affair in the ring of the Sesquicentennial stadium. THEneck struggle of the Cardinals and Cincinnati for supremacy can sons in his brilliant career. Diegel who won has been a leader who can carry his mates along at I have been around much since, I have seen the wagging now turn their attention to world series possibilities. Pitching—Kreiner, Pirates, 20, conquered Johnny Golden of Paterson, PHILADELPHIA. town top lost 6. speed for the entire game, and in Coady there is that of heads, heard the insinuations and digested the whispers that everything The Cardinals clinched the flag beyond chance error yesterday by !•' ever y Indication they N. J., yesterday, gave indications J--C'j' y -that have found him. for the cham- was not on “Up-and-up.” to men-close to both whipping the New York Giants. 6 to 4. while the Reds’ were dropping the. He is a former Exeter Academy he would be no easy foe the And I have listened athlete and an all- champions I have arrived my own conclusion. first game of a header with Philadelphia, 9 2. The Reds’ braced around one. While at this excellent prep school he pion. and at double to Hagen played superbly to win his The reason for the wagging of that he had been practically idle for •gainst the tail enders in the second contest, winning 8 to 4, hut the dam- HORNSBY’S INVALID K was a versatile man, and he has carried this versatility ,through with him college. He semi-final contest against Johnny Far- heads is that the Jack Dempsey who three years, the bounding youth of age was done and for the first time in base ball history, the Cardinals to is a member of the every intercollegiate championship hockey and also plays rell of Mamoroneck, N. Y.. at 6 and 5. tried to defend his championship the man whom one admitted - fought- way— 1,,v sextet ever have o their J world Diegel had a big lead on Hagen in against Tunney tvas not the was the best man he had been - - 1 ir.to the 1 ( series. IS ELATED at a regular position in the varsity base ball team. Gene When word that the pennant was MOTHER a P. G. A. Tourney match last, year Dempsey of Atlantic City. Those called upon to meet, the knawing. clinched reached St. I/)ui3 the city COACH. at Olympia Fields, but Hagen won. who had seen Dempsey training ivere haunting anxiety, the fear of defeat broke forth greatest fight not cowardice, mind you. hut appre- tn the celebration BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS By the Associated Press. m TT7HEN the Harvard University foot ball candidates re- jflabbergasted when after the j way, he waded into hension—shocked his nervous system It hat? seen since the armistice was AUSTIN. Tex., September 25.—An W ported they met a ‘man who, although was under fans, §l this Fall inside he expected and left him weak. It him declared In 1918. St. Louis after elderly woman, who from an invalid’s not to itself, a Tunney, got as was overcame 38 AMERICAN I.F.At;I E. new the university is newcomer in the DEMPSEY UNDECIDED do and then did nothing. like a paralytic stroke. years of waiting, greeted the news bed here followed the National League mH role that he is taking here. He was appointed last to YESTERDAY’S REMITS. And they decided the thing tvas Then again, while they were bandag with impromptu parades, the roaring pennant race with as much interest Spring as head coach of the foot ball team. We refer so train). <¦ B bag. ing their hands in the ring just he of bombs, whistles and whatever most rabid St. Louis fan, re- in the Philadelphia. 3; Cleveland. I. (Second as the jS to Arnold Horween. AS TO FUTURE PLANS “I’ll admit it looked peculiar fore the battle, it was Tunney who noise makers were available. Mo- eamr. rain.) the ne4vs of the Cardinals’ vic- Coach Horween is alumnus of f that ceived B an me also, at time, the play away by taking his torists, with horns shrieking, tied up New- York-Sf. I.outs (rain). tory rejoicing. She is the mother inci- '• • • to the but as time took with ™S the school he coaches and is. Dempsey, traffic in all directions as crowds of Manager Rogers Hornsby. dentally, of the best fullbacks has passed since the fight I have time. He outwaited and standing op tiie ct.rßw. one BY JACK DEMPSEY. out. when man is unnerved, poured from downtown buildings, de- am death,” she turned by the 0 reasoned the thing a as was “T tickled to ex- Clem Coady that has ever been out |||flßß||||HttW: is certainly goat serting their labors for tiie time she learned that her In the seasons of 1919 and PHILADELPHIA, September 25. .Jerry Dempsey, this a claimed when Crimson. Whether I’ll retire fight again is Realizes It. getter. being. lead his team in the world Captain he played regularly on the great or son would 1920 something I’ve not decided finally When I entered Dempsey's dressing Heretofore, in his ring battles, all margin < d] 2 4 « so successful in The St. Louis over Cincin- series. Harvard teams that were upon as yet. I'll make up my mind in room he was sitting, leaning his head Jack had to do was train and tight. today games £ v attend major es- nati is three full with £*vß• i d Mrs. Hornsby had planned to trouncing their opponents, a few days—perhaps after I talk it all on his arms, resting them on a long Jack took of all the hut play. St. Louis, but her and Princeton. Kearns care two to The anticlimax of . ) 4 ! f the series games at pecially Vale fW- over with my wife. table. I looked at Jerry the Greek, routine. the nerve-breaking season will come i!« f J J physician is fearful for her to make After leaving here he became associated with foot * When the last blow was struck and he returned my look with a woe- This time it was different. Dempsey on Sunday when Cincinnati plays a the trip. She has been an invalid for hall on a professional scale. He was playing coach of CjMgfc V begone — Thursday night, and was the expression. He could sense carried practically N.~ Y~.~~ i 1I i 112 14! J7 ,B9l~rtT\:V>3 f Gene the entire burden. single game Cardinals j 11 years. Chicago Cardinals, one of the best aggregations in . Wll. "*.iL w.. winner, I to champion own with' the in iII 0 1 111 64 .57(5 the went him and said: “You that the had lost his nerve. He did his training, as I pointed the of the year. ._ I—II.TIT H~IR 87! i professional ranks. Although this is his first year here, fought a fight. happened to last match Ph ’u.. »:i r.—i_jiiftinuai i4Bi!Rrt.s.4i great Gene. I'd like What had Dempsey? ou*. getting little advice because he The standing today: r I it is expected that he will be able to make some head- to fight you again, will you fight me I'll tell you. The accumulation of was the boss of the camp. How well tVevh., IO 0 12— io to I4:>8 80 C7'.544 I wav on eleven so that it will function ac- Texm. W I TP. P * rebuilding the again? burdensome worries, apprehension as I remember what this did to Willard. 8" 'll 2 ! niT'eo 8 13! ft! 0! 1413' 1(71791 71.327 | WESTERN GRIDIRON cording to his system. Although there is no doubt that *t. lavui« .SHfl J ' Gene said “Oh, yes.” and when I to wl ether he was even half the Now, it s?ems to me, it lias done the ... 80 Os! .I*oo ; letrolt 10'llTn'iei 1.T771 75 .507 | Ciiviniiati 3 B—'l**' the teachings of Bob Fisher, former mentor, are very when, said, oj old, the thing ! 901.400 asked him he “Well, some Demp.iey sudden realization same to Jack. The St. Louis season trails otY with *-t. 1.. 1 till 7 1 81 9110!—l 11(10 good, still every new coach has ideas of his own which a ’ ' . time.” Boston «' 4f1H03!.3

. campaign for gridiron suprem- w tested October 23—Dartmouth at Cambridge. yesterday afternoon at St. Martin's Club. The new National L-acue cham- acy. WITH OF THE Cambridge. STANDING CI.t’BA. resignations October 30—Tufts at Officers or representatives of nine teams were present, including pions. only three of whom. Pitcher Death and have cut 6—Princeton Cambridge. TUNNEY ASKED TO HELP coaching personnel of the November at those from St. Cecelia’s Academy. St. Joseph's Grover Alexander. Outfielder Rilly into the November 13—Brown at Cambridge. and St. Peter’s Schools, Southworth and Coach KiUefer. have nine Pacific Coast Conference institu- November 20—Yale at New Haven. TO AID STORM VICTIMS Northeast Catholic High School, St. Vincent’s High. St. Paul's Academy. played mentors, while previously with title holders, tions to remove five (4 s).— Immaculate Conception Academy, Immaculata Seminary and Martin’s ±ii -i d I S influences have CHICAGO. September 25 St. made short work of the Giants yes- graduation and other Gene Tunney has an urgent invita- Club. terday. j ! J . . f. severe toll in the ranks of the When the scoreboard showed i\ taken a tion to pack up his newly acquired One other team is expected to join evening at the Metropolitan Athletic had taken meas -j : > i e «¦ players. j ~ £ .o that the Phillies the « ' 2 « bring the Club headquarters, on F 3F C e g - Price will carry heavyweight crown and it West league in the near future, bring- street. If of Cincinnati in the first game, J»< _ Clarence M. ’’Nibs’” NATIONALS MAY FIGURE j reorganized use 89l«3l.A8« University of California in for an exhibition to aid Florida storm ing the total membership up to 10. the Women’s Council the Cardinals unlimbered their heavy |j st. Louis Bll3llL12i1.5115!15 on at the victims. League will be managed the ertillery f'ineln’at’ 13 Andrew Latham “Andy” Mary G. Murphy, official organizer of under and battered Much McQuillan • I l3l o!_Titß:ioll6!(M'BA'.quarterback on the the this and in the OF DEATH •to the Boston practically Charles very PHILADELPHIA, September 25 play as one group, those it, “wonder The layoff yesterday was not _ ended the stubborn resistance the University of California (4 s). —Champion Gene Tunney expects southern section will compete in the Smith, replaces Robert satisfactory to the Nationals. There leaders for most of the season had teams” under to continue to be modest. other. St. Vincent's. Northeast Cath- Because ARE BECOMING THICK University was nothing pleasing In idling, while of the death of Mrs. Ar- made to the .St. Louis parade. Mathews at the of Idaho. BIKEMEN TO STAGE "What the chances of your olic High, St. Paul's Academy, Im- thur Murray, w resigned to accept a similar the Athletics triumphed at Cleveland are ife of Gen. Murray, Mathews head becoming enlarged as a result maculata Seminary and the Academy finals of the Hornsby Deserves Credit. position at St. Louis University. and boosted to a full game their third high-goal tournament By the Associated Press. of the change in your status?” he of the Immaculate Conception will being conducted by Rogers Hornsby, playing man- gridiron destinies of Oregon and place advantage over Bucky Harris' MEET TOMORROW the War Depart- To The was asked. participate in the northern loop. The ment Polo < ager clouting NEW YORK. September 25. —Chal in the hands of two for- band. Now the task of overhauling "lub in Potomac Park, and star who lost his Montana are “A very long shot, I should say,” St. Cecelia's, St. Joseph’s, St. Peter's, scheduled for league ledger? crown Pointers. Capt. John Me- the Mackmen is difficult. Even though this afternoon at 2 leadership of all major hatters , j for the heavyweight mer West he replied. “I have no high hat.” St. Martin’s and the other team not o’clock, have been In the wild drive to place ids team on j Ewan, last vear's coach at Army, has the Nationals keep pace with them Entries received for the first an- will southern postponed. No I nheady are clamoring for matches Webfoote*- camp, during the of the Western yet named comprise the date for their playing has been set. top, must go most of the credit for ; taken charge at the remainder nual bicycle meet of the Century section. Tomorrow' the ! wi h Gene Tunney. Maj. Henry Mllborn succeeds schedule, a sweep of the three tilts in afternoon plav in the low- the triumphant march of while Washington, Due to the unexpected proportions goal Cardinals. fighting pilot has pro | Aires. Luis Angel Firpo, Charles Clark at Montana. Philly next week would be necessary Road Club Association of tournament, called off yesterday The j In Buenos Stanford, JACK IS GOOD SPORT, to which the league grew with its first afternoon because St. Glenn Warner remains at to get the third money in the Ameri- to be held tomorrow morning at 9 of wet grounds, will vided the spark that made the jj who knocked Jack Dempsey from the meeting it was found impossible to start with 6th I-ouis a driving power; Enoch Bagshaw at Washington, Paul can League. o'clock on the one-mile macadam road Field Artillery of Fort combination ring, announces that he intends to complete arrangements for a schedule Hoyle facing Maryland with the punch to outgame and out- Schissler at Oregon Agricultural Col- The Nationals have changed their circling the polo field in West Po- GENE Polo Club of J training. FINDS ON VISIT at the session, as had been planned. Baltimore at last more experienced rivals. His i , start serious He wants to lege and Howard Johnes at the Uni- traveling plans since leaving home. tomac Park, include W» Bresnan. L. Potomac Park at 330 California. A committee was appointed to map o’clock. pitching staff of Rhem. Sherdel. Keen, |j leave Buenos Aires in March to fight versity of Southern Instead of jumping out of here tomor- Heil and L. Maltese, composing a fast arranged in two sec- missing of foot ball stars the out a program, Play in the low-goal tournament is Haines and Reinhardt have turned in before meeting heavy- The roll row for Philadelphia, where they are team that will compete in the Aus- B.v Associated Press. tions, in Canada Nevers, to which will be submitted at an to be continued Monday the most consistent hurling per- this year includes Ernest tackle the Athletics on Tuesday and tralian pursuit race, and E. Rhodes, PHILADELPHIA, September 25. mem- afternoon. weights here whose conquest would fullback, and George week, early date to Miss Murphy and formances in the league. Stanford’s great Wednesday of next they will C. Glouck and R. Gutenko. a Balti- Gene Tunney thinks Jack Dempsey is executive committee, gain him the position of logical con- halfback of the Washington, bers of the While the Cardinals were deciding Wilson, spectacular proceed directly to where more team, that will compete in the a “good sport.” That’s what the new Parker and tender for Tunney's title. Washington Huskies, both of whom o'clock same which includes Maude the issue in the National League the they will arrive around 4:30 contest. Make-up of the Cen- world heavyweight champion said to- Keefe, FREERS TO CELEBRATE a Tex Rickard is considering another places on mythical trip tury referring Grace leaders in the N. A. A. New York Yankees crep to within won most of the Monday afternoon. The to Phila- team will not be known until day in to his defeated adver- Washington. match between the warriors of the in 1925. Tuesday F. workshop in hairbreadth of the American flag when all-American elevens delphia will be made morn- just before the race. sary after making a courtesy call on is com- TITLE WINNING TONIGHT u close Sesqui. “Jack has asked for a match Graduation took 11 members of the ing. Daylight saving time will be in Cyclists from Philadelphia him. The schedule committee the Cleveland Indians lost may put Spring,” and other posed Agnes Whalen and Uriel Freer base ! and it be on next team, while Stanford bade next week of bailers. Capital City conflict to Philadelphia, "to Rain California effect in the ,Quaker City Eastern cities also are entered in the Tunney spent an hour as Dempsey’s of Martin's and Julia League junior scrimmage Rickard says. good-by three regulars and seven the Nationals leave Washing- meet, of which, Sheehy St. champions, who dis- halted the Yankee with candidates are Harry to and can events in addition to guest in the former champiOh's hotel Burke of Immaculate Conception. pute the claim of Louis, game to Two other varsity substitutes. at a reasonable hour to arrive in the pursuit race, include: Novice Moose to the Dis- Pt but the half added Pearsson. champion of Sweden, who ton suite. An eligibility rule was adopted by trict Junior w the New York lead through the In- Washington. 1925 champion, lost Philadelphia about noon. That would 1 mile, junior one-third mile (16 Greeting his foe of the ring with an championship, ill cele- 1 whipped Johnny Risko of Cleveland outstanding players the league yesterday, which states brate their victory in the league defeat, placed ? many of Us but give a half to pre- years of age under), open, hand, to- dian the Yankees 2 in his American dehut and knocked them an hour and and 1 mile outstretched which he said was each school will be requested to night with party in front with only four to play. enters the seasonal battle for honors pare for the dual sketch that will be junior 2-mile handicap, 3-mile open, ”a bit tender,” Tunney expressed the that a at the home of games out Jack Adams in of the prelim- the executive committee with Joe Madden, 816 one with the psychological advantage put on with the Macks that day. 10-mile open handicap and mile for furnish B street Southwest The standing of the leaders todav: inaries Thursday, and Monte Munn, 1 hope that Dempsey was “coming list of those players who are eligi- Manager John O’Brien 1,. which comes from a victorious sea- After working today Johnson and riders 30 years old and over. along a of the Tram \V. T.P. I’-t. Nebraska walloper, who pummeled all right.” to participate games, their rat- Freers, at. York 89 «t 4 .«t*3 son. Coveleskie to proceed East. Chester Atwood, who recently Dempsey thrust his hand and ble in Franklin 6863. wants to Ilughie Clements on the same card. were won out scholastic stand- arrange games any Cleveland 87 . Murphy, Sacramento who recently have added Coiner, AS HE PHILLY —Coach, Marguerite test. / draw Trainer Mike Martin and Goose Gos- QUITS St. Vincent’s 1709 L Street N.W. p. Bell. Pittsburgh feather- Tappans and Beard to their squad. • <6 Joe lin. Both of them did much collect- Holzbauer. <> Flagano, San Games with Carlyles may be ar- G. Mur- Just East of Conn. Ave. weight. defeated Henry ing. September 25 St. Martin’s—Coach, Mary Francisco Filipino (6). ranged through Lincoln 3112. PHILADELPHIA. SERVICE GAME TICKETS (4*).—Waving farewell to a large phy. Main 7612 crowd that wished him a long reign. Launching a new basket ball league, heavyweight MAY BE APPLIED FOR LEWIS INJURES ARM; Gene Tunney, world to be known as the District of Colum- title holder, left Philadelphia for New Basket Ball League, mem- —Ap- bia Girls’ CHICAGO. September 25 04b. STECHER BOUT IS OFF York, his home town, today. bers of four prominent club teams plications for tickets to the Armv- C*‘‘ Site £bemng #