SPORTS.' SPORTS." THE EVENING STAB. •WASHINGTON. D. ft. THURSDAY. TUTTST 18. 1D27. 33 Pirates Convinced They Are Victims of a Jinx at the Polo Grounds This Season I • ! longer hall and is apt to take more D. ! chances. At 27. Hitchcock is playing PRO GRID WAR ENDS; RUSSELLS ARE SURE YORK C. PRINTERS' TEAM YANKS HAVE GOOD START | in iiis third international cup cam- THIRD IN NEW Roark, BASE paign. 35, will make his -de- LEAS'! STILL IN TITLE RACE i but in this contest, but he has been ONE LOOP THIS YEAR OF A TIE AT IN RETAINING TROPHIES | seasoned in many polo battles here UNLUCKY SPOT FOR BUCS | and abroad, so that he should he at * ' no handicap on the score of experi- By the Associated Press. Rnssells are assured of at least a .. Ohio, 18.— CINCINNATI. August ! ence, NEW YORK", August 18.—The war | 1 tie fManager Donie Bush Asserts His Players Are Too Leagues jof the annual Typographical tourna-| fossil)rial golf and the W ight army in India challengers are EB.OTHERS AID SAME TEAM. : Professional Foot Ball a slugging match ye>> was .British Club Kiks in inept nine - 'figured on to money j here and Cleveland's j man Cup in women's tennis close an even ! Bill and Tweed Houser, brothers, of , : which reached its height last Win- | j terrlay. It was Russel!s’ final sched nipires. Vi ho Are Be- out of the running as the result of! TWOalready safely game. | Fast for National League I have been basis. this city, have proved valuable nn’-m- ; ter, has been definitely ended. Joe I uled league | the Capital City team's 7 to 4 victory | away i j stowed for America this year. In the prospective individual duels I hers of the Uhamhersburg team of the | Carr, president of the National loop, Today Wolfords, the lone team that i yesterday. may easy keep on Demp- i |can Russells, to meet Incompetence. meet, It not he so to of sport, such as those between Blue Ridge League this season. Rill has announced. tie was Corin ing Panned Generally for lleinie Webb's charges were to- j shelf the remaining i j the home two sey and Tunney, Tilden and Lueoste j is a pitcher and Tweed plays third As a result of the peace plan de- | I thians. If the former wins and thesi Chicago for the second time of the pieces of family plate at stake in' next remaining ! j j or Cochet, the polo tussle between | base. vised by William <’. Veeck of the, also takes its two games of ! series this afternoon. month’s campaigns. Hitchcock, young American if can deadlock the leaders. If a BY JOHN R. FOSTKK. .compared with the open expression Today's decide the | Tomniv Chicago National League ball chib. . managers oM days. games are to Cup. felt, ace, Cnpt. C. T. I. Roark. Irish tie results it. vs ill be decided by ;» j opine ri ny in She Boston, Chicago, St. Louis The Davis it seems to he |j there will be only one professional; - finalists. ind YORK. August IS In on;' Tin ud then hot ween managers and is in particular jeopardy of going star of the British teem, should not ! SPARTANS WANT CONTEST. foot ball circuit this Winter, the I series. Pittsburgh and Washington remain in the race. j Community way or the j ampin was outspoken and public. for the first lime since Til-j: be overlooked. National, which will consist of 12 i Jewish Center and St. another are encaged I St. Louis surprised with a 7 to-1 win overseas Spartan A. colored senior nine nines, Pirates, who now !j at any time could eight mini- den and Johnson brought it hack from ! j replete with drama, the in- teams. j Martin's both far down in the ’he : Never over the strong Chicagoans yester- ‘Always Jut has won 15 of 19 starts this sea- in a furious struggle with j in would settle upon in 1920. These two vet- furnish Under the arrangement the follow race, also were to face today. fountLwho day. while Boston trounced Pitts Australia j I tenmtional polo series should to list game for Sunday I l NEWGiants, becoming settled in being approx something a son. wants a ing represented: are one as even- have made it of feature clubs will be |j any umpire burgh. 15 to 2. erans ; I a dashing and spectacular with any senior club in the District. j their conviction that they are jinxed |; imiitely perfect. If live voted for an personal matter ever since. They j the hard hitting American rides New York Giants. Red Grange’s! general Washington's victory yesferday can | when Challenges are being received at Lin- FIREMEN SEEKING GAMES. •y the city of New York in ;j umpire it was a riotous expression of of form the main line of defense against ¦ : to take his place at No. 2. oppo- ! Yankees. Benny Friedman's f’leve- Grounds in portion be attributed to effective pitching out coln 7450-J. Department by the Polo ! managerial opinion and so unusual Hoany, who gave the losers only France’s youth this year. the former cavalryman, Roark, j land Panthers, Philadelphia Yellow | District Fire tossei s habitat of the jinx is • Tom site ! Chicago seeking games £ndir. The precise i! as to cause tear that the managers seven scattered hits, and the timely The classic international polo cup. who holds the No. 3 position on the Jackets. Bears. Chicago ; ary for Saturday and the around third base at ¦ and Maine will meet on the • Sunday any day 15 feet or so 1j were not right mentally. and extra base clouting of his mates, in competition since 1886, has been challenging team. Yale j Cardinals. Pottsville, Providence. and next week. Cali the Grounds. gridiron m-xt season for tHe first time Dayton and ; I.ieut. Moxley, Main 4!7f*, Polo In these days there is plenty of Lemerise, Homan and Gartland j kept at home since 1926, when it was j Both arc daring riders and hard hit- 1 Green Bav. Duluth. I between it * Incidentally, the jinx complaint also j although drives in 12 years. Buffalo. and 4 Ja pm. i open debate oh the field between man- aided the cause with two-base hits at i brought hack from England. In spite ters, Hitchcock a causes the Pirates to let loose .another agers and umpires and occasionally general incom- helpful times. roar anent the alleged there is reason for it. Instances are St. Louis’ entry holds the advan- petence of National League umpires. cited when all three umpires in a tage at present, having won all three j "We are too fast for the umpires of League game have missed a played. r National games The other three semi- | the National League." said IVniie play. That can happen because the have lost one game. Pittsburgh manager. finalists each | Bush, the "We attention of all three arbiters may Yesterday’s Washington score: have lost three games in New York at spot and that have been settled one Wash. AB.H. O. A Clev'nd. A8.H.0. A j this year because the umpires cannot spot the wrong spot. Homan,3l). 3 1 4 1 Eckert.3b. 4 3 3 0 get as our ball Lem ise.lt) 4 14 WVsto’r.Sb 5 o 1 2 to third base as fast 1 ‘~ pMtyers, and that goes both ways. Out- Where (he I mps Err. Lowery If. 3 1 2 0 Hinzsei'.ss 5 2 1 Sehn'iler.lf 1 0 <> 0 J.awi-'cc.rf 4 1 3 0 runners are too fast for them when • They are- all watching the game Ford.ilb.. 3 O 3 1 ProHck.lf . 4 10 1 we are at bat and our fielders are too and the play,” said one manager Dasrltsh'-'b 10 11 Dorsey.)-. 3 o S 0 I not Holbr’k.rf. 4. 1 3 0 Jason. 11). 3 0 s 0 fast for them when we are in the i| bitterly. They are so all-fired inter- Despcr.c.. 4 17 o Jackson.rf 3 1 4 i field.” seeing what is going on that (rarti'nd.fis 3 t 3 O Merbes.p.. 3 0 0 2 | ested in o to he a close play at Hollis.i f . 3 11 Pie TraJnor’s Complaint. if there happens 4 ! 2 point the attention of every HfiUiy.p... 0 "All the mistakes that 1 make are ¦ any one ;j one ot them centers at that point. The Totals .33 527 ft Totals. .33 727 H made at third base in New York." said 0 —~ j umpire who should he watching third Washington. .. 2 3 0 0 0 2 o o Pie saeker, , o Traynor, the Pirate third j base isn't watching third base, or the Cleveland 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 o—4 ,disconsolately. "That is, almost all of isn’t watching second or Huns—Homan Lowery. Holbrook. Ford. I other fellow Deeper. Gartland. Hollis Eekert. Laurence. thfm." ! the first man isn't watching anything Prose)?. Jackson. Errors—Ford. Dospei. "Maybe it is not as bad as you particular made Eckert. Two-base hits —Lemerise. Homan I in if the batter has a bases—Lowery E loit think.” base hit. It isn't half the game It Gartland, Stolen <3>. "But it makes me think, so it must Double play—Jackson to Eekert sacri- used to be with one umpire who was fice hits—Lemerise, Ford. Hollis. First be as bad as 1 think." smart, clever, dominating, on the job base on balls—Off Heanv !>: off Merbes. 4. The Pirates are sore because on game Hit by pitched ball—By Hean.v ijacksoto. and following the points of the ». their segond visit to New York all ¦Struf'k out—By Hoany. 0: by Merbes like a bloodhound on the trail. I'd Left on bases —Washington, 4: Cleveland, 8. three umpires at the Polo Grounds rather have one fearless and busy man did miss ft play at third base and j like old Tom Lynch than the whole Standing of Survivors. finally the decision had to revert to together.” Won. Lost. Pet outfit nowadays put 3 0 1.000 Umpire Klem, who was behind the League St. Louis The National hasn't shown Washington 3 1 ; ¦_’** bat. Then Donie Bush got himself slightest to change Chicago 3 1 the inclination its -i->°’' ejected from the opening game of the umpiring system, professing to be well Boston 3 4 - 1 l third and current visit because he ob- satisfied with it, but there are two or jected to a decision made at third base. three club owners who will bounce! He also drew a $lOO fine for his little off the roof if they think they can YANKS HAVE PUNCH, dispute with the umpire. AH of which trace loss of the pennant to failure on made the Pirates mad enough to turn the part of an umpire to decide a on the Giants in Wednesday’s game play correctly. That always happens CUBS HAVE PITCHING and exterminate New York’s six- in a close race, such as now is going game winning streak. on in the National League. As a re- meeting At the mld-Summer of the sult, there has been some very torrid By the Associated Press. National League, the present system correspondence to date regarding the August 18.—It may be a NEW YORK. of umpiring, with three umpires to umpiring abilities of some of our citi- a trifle early to enter into any heated game, was approved. The members zens who offer themselves as human discussion over world's series pros- thought their games were being well sacrifices between players, managers pects, but the boys already are spec- taken care of. The managers don't and public. ulating on what will develop if the think so. They say little about it ' (Copyright. 11127.1 Yankees and Cubs, as now appears likely, meet in the championship battle. DREADNAUGHT TEAM The intriguing angle of debate here MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS is how the far-famed slugging team of Babe Rath and Lou Gehrig will IS IN FIELD get along with Charlie Root’s wrinkle INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. AGAIN ball or Hal Carlson's marvelously con- W.L. Pet. W.L. Pvt. trolled slants. Buffalo . . 83 45.(548 Toronto... (58 (51 .527 hitting pair Syracuse.. 77 55 .602 Rochester. 50(50.4(51 ALEXANDRIA. Va.. August 18.— Base ball has no heftier 5(5.55(5 City.. 74.422 it any Baltimore. 70 Jer. 54 Dreadnaught Asspciation than Ruth and Gehrig nor has Newark.. 70 58.547 Reading.. 30 97.236 Athletic base been ball team, which ceased to function pitching combinations who have game— clip this „ bowling along at a faster _ First If.- when President Si Devers turned the Aaronto 0001 02 0 0 o—-50—-5 8 1 than the .twin aces of the Jersey City nUMIOOO 0 (*—l lo 3 nine over to the Alexandria, Barcroft season Chicago staff. Son per. Satterfield and Styles; Washington Rapid Transit Co. Jackson and Root, games for and Wendell. this year, will resume play Sunday, who has won 22 Cubs and aims at making it 30 — meeting Herndon Fairlou nine at the _ Second frame . _ „ „ over, •Toronto 000000 o —O 8 0 Dreadnaught at o’clock. The before the season is probably Jersey 0 6 2 Park 3 City 2100 0 x—3 transit company decided to disband the would draw the opening world’s series (Seven innings by agreement.l assignment, with Carlson the choice Prudhomme and Rensa: Brame and Daly. team for the season for financial rea- sons. for the second game. With a day’s First game ¦— Tony Giovannetti will manage the lapse for travel between Chicago and Rochester 000 0 0 1 0 0 o—l 0 *1 possible for Baltimore 0000 17 0 O x—S l.’t, 0 team from the bench, while the sched- New York*. It would be Manager Root Mills. Ktrseher. Himes and McAvoy: ule making will again be turned over Joe McCarthy to shoot Chambers and Freitaz. to Eddie Allen, marfager of the Big D and Carlson back at the Yankees for for the past nine.seasons. the third and fourth games, all de- came— „ „ Second „„„ „ Rochester. 1 000ft.0 0 — 1 6 0 Gillie Lee, leading hitter of the pending on what happened in the Baltimore 1134 0 3.x—12 15 1 Dreadnaughts, also will be back in the first two. i Severn innings by agreement. ( fold. Root's fast ball might not be as Cousene, Kirscher and Head Vincent and Rake. effective against the Yankee sluggers Virginia Athletic Club foot ball team as Carlson’s craftier slants. The earns— „. First „. , „ , to- Speed Virginia, poolroom The Master will meet at the pitching, but - ... 0 8 5 speed Wagon Syracuse.. O 001 0 0 I—t Yanks thrive on Readinz...... 00500 00 0 x-—5 7 .5 night at 8 o'clock to plan reorganiza- Root has a big assortment of' stuff Haid and Morrow; Watson and Senzstoek. tion. besides pace.

* «econd game— „ figuring this far ahead on _,, n ano If he is o .* .. Engine Co. of Alexandria •Syracuse 3 11 0 0 3—B Columbia world’s series pitching assignments, Reading 0 0 010 0 1—- 4 1 Fire Department will play St. Mary’s McCarthy undoubtedly expects to work i Seven inmnzs by agreement, i Celtics August 25 at Dreadnaught and Hill. games. probably Stout and Mancuso: Hansen Park as one of the features of the Root in three He T7VEN huskier than the Standard Speed —5 7 0 would like to work him in four. ... 0 0 Virginia 11 Bn ffalo 0201101 convention State Fire- 0 o—3 5 of the Newark.. I 0003 0 0 0 « men’s Association. Falk and Pond: Parnham and Manion. No. 5 Motor Co. tossers and Sarepta 1928 TYPO TOURNAMENT JC/ Wagon—for hauling loads up to two AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Lodge. No. 46, Odd Fellows, will tie up W.L Pet. W.L. Pet. Sunday on the West and Oronoco IS AWARDED TO BOSTON •Toledo 74 47.612 Min'apolis 05 61.516 Jndapnli* 51 69.425 street diamond 3 o’clock. Manager Kan. City. 72 52.581 at’ By Associated Press. 70 53.569 Louisville. 49 _.(5 30. Charles Fletcher has booked a game the Milw'ukee 46 <8 .3.(1 CINCINNATI, Ohio, August 18.— of this Master St. Paul... 66 57 .537 Columbus. with the Washington Fire Depart- speed wagon tons. The announcement gatnee s-heduled. No ment to he played here at the Dread- Boston has been selected as the scene JUNIOR of the eighteenth annual printers’ in- SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. naught Park August 23. the opening l E day of the firemen's convention in this ternational base ball and golf tourna- the Old Speed O 1 5 o—6 7 1 ment, which be held in August, of new . 0000 0 city. will Chip Speed Wagon, the third of the 0 0 1 0-4 4 .*.' . Quanta '.'.' .. . 0120 0 11 1928. 4 Cousineau; Markle, u Griffin and McKee. Bates. Spencer and Kahlbecker. CLARK GETS ONE HIT. \ . END DANDRUFF Second same— , , ¦ls F marks the widening of the Speed Earl Clark, former District sandlot Wagons, Memphis » ion Ox—" 5 0 HAIR Atlanta o?0 1 100 Ox luminary, showed well in his major 111 L STOP rAUING Bonnplly. Morton and McKee; Bates and league debut yesterday with the Bos- VV r SAVE YOUR HAIR Rohlbecker. ton Braves. He had no ehances in * ( TV !¦ CROW HAIR usefulness, the opportu- Chattanooga .! single, of a of the Wagon’s field 3 left field, but got one {* 10(1041 ( .!-«!»i$ - Mobile 0 £J! J*9 ’~h Jess Haines of the and six hits allowed by Scalp Examination—- Horan. Mooney. Mitchell Turner: Cards. Free Jdorris and Wingfield. St. Louis -40 Offices In United State* and Canada OTBia J Others not scheduled. nity to put Speed Wagon utilityand Speed blue ridge league. BLACK SOX KEEP BUSY. W L. Pet. W.L Pet. Washington Black Sox. stellar local 20 11 .645 Hanover 16 .484 *Tlt©isiasCD'-! Adams 15 i Bids. Cham'hurt Hae’stown 11 1! 6. colored team, that was to meet Balti- STANDARD SPEED WAGON Mart’burz 20 11.645 ' to work on a greater Frederick. 17 1(5 .51 r> W nesboro 10-0.333 more Black Sox this afternoon at 1333 F ST. N. W. I Wagon economy 4 Hanover 1. Clark Griffith Stadium, starting at 4:45 OFFICE HOCUS: Martinsburz. 8 T.M.—Sat. 4 Frederick 14 Chambersburz ¦>. o’clock, will engage Silver Spring in a* 10 AM.to Till VM. j Waynesboro. 1. " --- —— Load, Hagerstown. 8; - - 'Worlds Average double-header Sunday. | hauling jobs. EASTERN SHORE LEAGUE. num ber of Pet. W L Pet W. L. Salisbury. 15 8.652 Cambridge 13 .430 Farkslev 8 652 Easton 9 j¦} j'.’-j .15 ptoii 814 .364 fnVfilsl. . 11 12 .478 Nurt Northampton. 4: Salisbury. .5. Parkslev. 6: Cami>ridge. a. 3: Easton. 2 , Crisfleld. SPEED WAGON TEX At LE AGIK. 6 Cyl.Speed Wagon Engine Dallas 4- Houston. 3. Shreveport 5: San Antonio. 0 Kort Worth 6 Waco 5 Wichita Falls. 1. 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