Evening Star Newspaper, March 14, 1921, Page 22

‘Adds to BY DENMAN AMPA, Fla, March 14—With first time today, Manager M T through their paces first, after wh For the latter only light work was p ing via the tossin; % practice, for which several of the saved. Owing to the shortage of hurlers in camp this spring considerable jug- gling will have to be done to get a maximum of service from them. Bat- ting practice, above all things. is needed by diamond performers, fol- lowing the winter lay-off. It takes constant and prolonged wand drills to sharpen the optics of the players to the point where they can gauge the course of balls delivered with vary- ing degrees of speed. not to mention the increased difficulties afforded by hooks and benders, and the Griffm this year are inadequately suppited ‘with material to furnish the practice meeded. feap Practice. The trip the Yannigans are to take to Gainesville to play the Phillies will deprive McBride for three of the men available to prov . the sticksmiths. It being inadvisable this early in the training season for a pitcher to work longer han three fnnings at a time in a game, it W be necessal to take hurlers to Gainesville. Three of them will divide the work in the first con- test, the other three will toil the sec- ond day, and the initial trio will ap- pear again for labor on the third afternoon. The flingers who are to be taken on the jaunt are Erickson. Schacht. Acosta, = Mogridge, Zachary ~ and Brower, the latter to play first base when not drafted for mound duty. and Nick Altrock to fill in at the initial station when Frank is on the hill. President Griffith is to be in chaigeé of the party. which will include. in addition to the hurlers and Pitcher- First Baseman Brower, Catchers Pici- hich and Torres. Second: Basemen Marhafka and Eschmann, Shortstop La Motte, Third Baseman Foss and Outfielders ~ Tucker, McHugh and George Bell. Manager McBride, who will remain here to_ supervise the work of the stay-at-homes, will have in addition to himself and Shaw only Courtney. whose arm still is weak, and Johnson to pitch in the batting practice. . Wal- ter. although in good physical eon- dition from a preliminary course of sprouts at Hot Springs, has done no box work and cannot be expected to do more than merely lob the ball up to the plate. With this dearth of flingers in sight for - Wednesday. Thursday and Friday, ‘McBride had boxmen work longer than usual to- day and wil give the regulars as much batting practice as they can stand tomorrow. for they will not get much of it again until Saturday, when the excursionists return from Gaines- ville. Pat Gharrity will do the receiv- fng during their absence and will ‘be assisted by Doc Nance, catcher of the Tampa team, who has been work- ing out with the Nationals. Picinich Shows Improvement. Indications are that Tony Brottem. if he reports, will have a task on his hands to win the berth of second- string backstop from Picinich. Val, unlike a year ago when he reported way overweight and depressed in spirits, for some reason or other. this pring is in fine shape and taking a keen interest in his work. His arm in splendid condition. his throw- ing in the practice being of a high order. He is a different “Pick” from the one who earned the razz of the crowd on several occasions last sea- son by his careless and disinterested ‘work. - Eddie Goebel is too good a hitter for own best interests. This apparently paradoxical statement is explained by the fact that his good eve and easy swing enables him to meet practically every ball he offers at, but not with sufficient force to make his blows effective. He holds back enough to make sure that he will connect and this lessens the power he gets into his _drives. Batsmen of really high ealiber whale away with all the gust of which they are capable and when they meet the ball their drives have suf- ficient power and snap fo count for something. They frequently are fool ed and connect with nothing but the alr, but sock a large enough percent age to give therh good average. Babe Ruth is an example. The bambino often is made to look foolish by com- etely missing, but he alwavs takes ‘his_cut. Goebel's value as a stick- wielder will increaze when he begins to miss a few. With the exception of Johnson all of the regulars arrived in camp in time for the evening meal yesterday. Clyde Milan came from Columbia, Tenn., Wwhere he has been visiting his parents for a few days; Frank . from his home at Latta, Joe Judge. Hank Shanks and Stanley Harr's, on the Washington train. chaperoned .by “Loose” Dougher. and Sam Rice, Jim Shaw, Pat Gha Duffy Lewis and Frank O'Rourke, from Hot Springs. Lewis told Manager McBride he had otten the Arkansas delegation into ghape for him by setting the pace in long hikes over the mountains. All Not Enough on Hand to Give Players Needed Batting Practice—Trip of Yanigans sion, extending from 10 until nearly 1 o'cloc! tionals who have been on the job here for the past fortnight being put ing route being followed by an extended session of batting half a dozen | SPORTS W . Nationals Get Down To Real Grind at Tampa With Arrival of Velerans of the Team . SCARCITY OF PITCHERS IS PROVING DRAWBACK Troubles. THOMPSON. the regulars out in uniform for the cBride ordered a long practice ses- those of the Na- ch the late arrivals got into action. rescribed, the customary arm loosen- conditioned pitchers were expressly the players appear to bé in fine con- who is dition, _particulariy Lewi some fifteen pounds lighter than when the Nationals first saw him last | spring at Jackson Jim Shaw is well advanced toward pitching condition < a result of Idaily warm-ups with Gha at the Spa. and O'Rourke ren e has felt 0 trace of the old kink in his throw- ing arm thus far, although he has not vet attempted to put any force into his heaves. Rice still is carrying a little excess weight, but no more than can be meited by a_couple of weeks' work. erbe has been out with the Wofford College base ball squad for the past two weeks and asserts hel already is pretty thoroughly loosencd | s reported to have gone | on to Washington with his family, but not ha sent any word to i(he cantrary, is expreted to get here some time tods Augusta Honors Cobb. 'AUGUSTA, Ga.. March 14.—The home of Ty Cobb, manager of the Detroit Americars, has honored the ball ver by officially naming the local | team of ‘the South Atlantic Associa- ) tion the “Tigers.' RUTH IN CLOUTING MOOD Hits Three Homers and Trio of | Singles as Yankees Defeat Shreveport, 21 to 3. SHREVEPORT. La., March 14— | During the game at Shreveport ves- terday. in which the New York Amer- | icans defeated the local Texas League ‘eam. 21 to 3, Babe Ruth got three home runs and three singles in six trips to the plate. He stole two bases and performed brMliantly at first. A recruit. Al Winzo. who patrolled left field. followed Ruth in the batting order and gathered two singles and a double in five times at bat. New York Yankees Slireveport (Texas I, RBatteries—Doyle. voram, Hoffman: Greené. : Clifford De. Rizd, Shirles aud Wallace] At Leke Charlee— St. Louis Nationals.. Philedelphia America Ratteries—Sherdel, Pertica and .A\ll'(' Tt Dilboefer, Perrs, ' Rommel and Perkins, 31 At Hot Springs, Ark.— l?ln’fln Americans. . Ri n‘ E“‘ Doxton ““Yanigans 140 Ratteries—Thormahlen, K Ruel; Fullerton, West. arr and Talcott, ayton and Chaplin. At Beaumont. Tex.— 8t. Louix Americans (second team). Eeaumont (Texas League). Ratteries—Kirxcher, Sells, North - tach Meins, Humphries and’ Kepp "0 G At Houston. Tex.— Philadelphia Am v (necond team) Honston (Texas League). R H. i 6 0 Eatteries—Ecker, Barrett and Styl sch; Whitworth, Nichows and Gria, 1 B Plays That Puzzle “S=====BY BILLY EVANS Here is a play that involves jug- gling a fly ball. There is a runner on third and one man out. The bats- man hits to left center. The left and center fielders start after the ball. The left fielder makes a play on the ball. but as the ball strikes his hands he stumbles, and the ball is knocked into the air. The center fielder, who is nearby, completes the catch by getting the ball before it touches the ground. The runner on third held his base until the ball struck the hands of the left fielder. He then started for the plate. The center flelder, after completing the catch, threw the ball to the third baseman, who touched that base and claimed a third out. The contention was raised that the base runner had no right to leave his base until com- pletion of the catch. that the left rielder had merely inercepted the bail. | What about this play? The Score Counts. The run counts. The runner on| third held his base until the fly ball | touched the hands of a ficlder. The fact that the left fielder did not re- | tain the ball, and that the play was | completed by the center fielder has no bearing on the play. If a distinc- tion was made as to completion of the catch fielders would be constantly tossing the ball around to keep base runners up in the air. The rule states a base runner who holds his base on a fly ball. shall have the right to advance the moment such fly ball touches the hands of a fielder. We Are MEN'S TAILORS and Know How i to Make Clothes Practical | Ducote. one of the famous foot ball NG WHIE SOK CASE 1 UP Trial Expected to Be Put Off Thirty Days, But Defendants Oppose Longer Delay. CHICAGO, March 14.—Judge Wil- liam E. Dever today refused to comply with a motion by the state that the trinl of Chicago White Sox ayers and others indicted for the alleged throwing of the 1919 world meries be taken off the court call. He ordercd another hearing for Thursday, when it is believed a date for trial will be net. Attorneys for the defense moved that an immediate trinl be held Thursday and Judge Dever said that he would announce his de- cixion later. Claude Willinms, Buck Weaver, Oxear Felsch and Swede Risberg were in court. Eddie Cicotte, Bill Burns, Joxeph J. Sullivan. Rachel Brown, Chic Gandil and Abe Attell were represented by counsel Hal Chawe was the only defendant not present or represented. CHICAGO, March 14.—Postponement of at least thirty davs was expected in the onening of the trial of the Chi- cago White Sox base ball and others indicted for the throwing of the 1919 world serie when the case comes up before Judge | iam E. Dever of the county court of the indicted players were on hand, and Eddie Cicotte was reported | en route here early today. while Chick | Gandil the other indicted player, and the four charged with arranging the | alleged conspiracy have not been heard from. All the indicted plavers have been placed on the ineligible list of both Judze Landis and Owner Charles A. Com of the Sox &l “is absolutelv no chance for any of them to play on my team again unless th an clear themseives to | my satisfaction of the charges mage against thes Comiskey said Plans to have the case tak off the | court call, which would delay its re- appearance at least six months, were announced by counsel for the state, but defense attornevs said this would be contested. A postponement of thirty dayvs is sought by the defense to allow former Judge Barrett. Ameri- can League attorney, to Study the| grand jury evidence and charges. | McBRIDE LOSING SLEEP, ELKS’ PLAYERS DECLARE Manager McBride's worry as to who is going to play -third base for the Nationals this scason is rot his main trouble, according to members of Washington Lodge, No. 15, Benevo- lent and Protective Order of Elks. They say he is losing sleep fearing charges will get licked by the * team at American League Park, April 11. Every Ells in Washington is expacted to turn out for the contest. says E. H. Neumyer, jr., chairman of the commit- tee. who declares it will be a notable frolic as well as a real ball game. COLLEGE SLABMAN GETS TRIAL WITH THE INDIANS DALLAS, March 14.—Wayne Middle. | ton, a left-handed pitcher. has joined the’ Cleveland Indians for a tryout. He is attending Simmons College at Abilene, Tex.. and probably will re- port to the club for the season June 1. Two More Braves Report. GALVESTON. March 14.—Fred Nich- olson and Billy Southworth, players acquired by the Boston Natfonals from Pittsburgh, have reporteds The squad now is virtually complete. Ducote Quits Base Ball. MOBIL! Ala., March 14 foon" stars of this country, who was with the Mobile club for the past two vears, has quit professional base ball. He will devote his time to training college nines. Catholic U. Regulars Win. Regular and second teams of the Catholic University base ball squad went into action yesterday and the former triumphed, ‘13 to 6. Jackson, Donovan and May pitched for the winners. Dollard and Johnson, as- sistant coach. did the hurling for the seconds. Dunn, regular first base- man, hit well. —_— Racquet Title Decided. BOSTON, March 14.—Clarence C. Pell and Stanley G. Mortimer, Tuxedo, N. Y., title holders in 1915, yesterday won the national racquets doubles championship from Jay Gould and Joseph W. Wear, Philadelphia, 15—12, 11—15, 9—15, 15—10, 15—13, 4—15, Established 1893 Fe At the Sign of the Moen SPRING Opening. i S Bohne, Reds’ Third Sacker, Leads S°°'20°" P T Opea Daily Until 6 P. M. Saturday 9 P. M. CELEBRATING OUR 28, pring 0 pening Woolens and Remarkable Value Grving After months of preparation we extend a most cordial invi- tation to all men to attend our Twenty-eighth Annual Spring STAR, WASHINGTON Training Rookies. TAKES A PRETTY ¢uT AT W' BALL [ I'LL MAKE YUl | FORGIT BABE RuTH! I i 1 TRAINING D. C, MONDAY, MARCH 14, cMoN oot ! PUTTER OveRr! 1921, SPORTS —By Risley WESTERN AND BUSINESS KRe'—e SIX MEN GET LETTERS GETS FOUR HOME RUNS '\ 'eaSker eavt ar c. u. | | Georgetown University Athletic As- as awarded varsity letters {to Capt. Zazzali, Dudack, Flavin, in Clouting Victory Over | O'Connell, Florence and Manager | Larkin of the basket ball team. Columbus, 18 to 7. | 0'Connell, center, was elected captain of next season's five. It will be his RANGER, Tex., March 14.—Four fourth year with the floor squad. home runs by Sam Bohne, Cincinnati| Manazber l.arkm‘;i r]epurl 051 Ri\'l; i ine | Dasket ball season disclosed a defici third baseman, featured a slUgEINg| orgq15 " Large guarantees paid visit- match between the Reds and Colum- | ing teams were responsible for the bus of the American Association |l0ss. yesterday. The Reds won, 18 to 7. ]ni face of the heavy slugging, the field- fng was fast. Score: |BASKE R.H.E.| Cincinnati 1817 1] Columbus 718 1 Batteries—Hrenton, Coumbe and Hargrave Ambros, Farley and Hartley. —_— T BALL OFFICIALS A meeting of the District of Colum- ia board of approved basket ball of- | ficials has been called for tomorrow R W E. | evening at § oclock in the Central 9| Y. M. C. A Disputed rule interpretations will ;| be discussed and suggestions and | recommendations . prepared for the considdration of the central rules committee. At San Antonio. Te: Xew York Nation: San Antonio (Text Ratteries—Sallee, R: Deason, Baldridge and LOCAL W. U. DUCKPIN MEN | DEFEAT BALTIMORE FIVE |HOWARD QUINT DOWNS Western Union bowlers of this city | LINCOLN IN BIG CLASH repeated their success of last year| .. o s 3 & | ard University students are when they vanquished the Baltimore | cqjeprating the victory of their basket Western Union team Saturday in the | bail team over Lincoln University's isive matches of their annual|five in their annual clash. The local duckpin championship series. The | collegians won, 36 to 22, after a des- concluding games were rolled in Bal- | perate contest. Sims, at center for the timore and the locals scored 470, 492 | yinners, easily was the star of the and 498, against 438, 479 and 458 10T | rrpy “sooring seven scrimmage goals heir opDome . e ames bowied |and adding two points {rom the fif- e 5 teen-foot line. Wheatland, Lincoln Y 1 team included Capt. Ber- | center, also played well.’ Lo e der: Crockett, Sweeney and | Howard started play with Kean and Harville. The quint was banqueted | H. Johnson, forwards; Sims, center by the Baltimoreans after Saturday's |and Clarkson and Davis, guards. G. Johnson Hauser, Carter and Halstork games. were substituted during the game. Big Race to Atta Boy II i HAVANA, March 14.—The Grand Prize of Cuba handicap, in an event | for two-year-olds and up, was won yesterday by Atta Boy IL 2 to 1. rid- den by Jockey Penman. The time for the mile and one-eight was 1.51, Breadman was second and Walnu Hall third. Epiphany Quints Busy. Epiphany quints will play two basket ball games tomorrow night in Epiphany gymnasium. the Comets meeting the Riggs Athletic Club five and the Tigers facing the Emanons. The Tiger-Emanon contest will be started at 7 o'clock. atured by a Magnificent Display of SUITS TO ORDER Special ARE TO “TALK IT OVER™" SCORE UPSET AT SOCCER City All-Stars End Winning Streak of Baltimore Latrobes in 4-to-2 Contest. Washington's all-star soccer eleven surprised its most ardent admirers yesterday when it overcame the La- trobes of Baltimore in a 4 to 2 game played on Potomac Park field. The Marylanders went into the match with a team that had been playi together for sbme while and had won its last eight engagements. The visitors put up an excellent game, too, but the city players had everything in the way of speed and aggressive- ness and in the second half launched an attack that swamped the Latrobes. The Baltimoreans were first to score, Martell, center forward, get- ting a goal before the opening half was twenty minutes old. Washington soon tied the count. Banning booting for the point. Early in the second session the city players swept through the fleld and when $ix min- utes of play had ended three more goals were credited to Washington. These were made in order by Wil- liams, McGinty and Callily. Just be- fore game time, Martell registered another Baltimore point. Williams, McKinty and Capt. Graves did much good playing for the city team and they were ably assisted by Banning and Gardner. Of the visitors, Burmeister and Nixon were strong defensively and Martell and Weiner were apt at leading attacks. it e i CHICAGO, March 14 —Cedar Rapids, Towa, has’ the champion high school basket ball team of the country. The Jowans won the honors by defeating West Lafayette, Ind., 43 to 19, in the final of the national tourney here. 605-607 7th St. N\ Z post-s ason pla ball championship. The squads at ¢ quality of the matersal striving for sets the scarcit Among the twen drilling under the d five candidates -ction of George Greep at Western are six o last year's title team. The Red and White again will have Reece Hair as its HER TICKETS ARE 00D Miss Xanten to See Opening Game Here Despite Little Niece Scissors Pasteboards. Miss Josephine M. Xanten's little niece will not “cut her out” of the privilege of using the seats she season between the ) Red Sox_here April 1 Miss Xanten has written to ask whether the pair of box tickets which I her young nicce “used the scissors on and which have heen pasted together and are readable” will be, accepted ionals and the at the gate the day the season is blasted open. When told of Miss predica- ment Edward B. tary of the Washi would have no difficulty the mutilated pasieboards. . secre- zton club, kaid she m passing With Sandlot Nines Rex Athletic Club yesterday elected €. R. McClure president. Fred Egel- cer vice president, and W. B. Carter secretary and treasurer. Jame: Wright again will manage the base ball team. Treasury base ball team will elect officers at a meeting 10 be heid this afternoon at 5 o'clock in room 179, main Treasury building. Candidates for the nine are expected to attend the meeting. Rockford Athletic Club’s nine went through its first practice of the sea- son yesterday. Teams desiring games with the Rockfords should communi- cate with Manager Albert M. Jones, 52012 M street northeast. Mount Rainier Yankees, 1920 midget i champions of the District and vicinity. want engagements. For games write Business Manager Earl Bauman, Mount Rainier, Md. Dreadnaught Athletic Clab is ar- ranging its schedule. Teams inter- ested should address E. R. Allen, box 173, Alexandria, Va., or telephone Alexandria 564. Argyle Midgets nosed out the Tiger Midgets yesterday in a 7-to-6 game. Both teams hit well. Randle Athletic Club of Twining City is booking games with independ- ent nines. Send challenges to Man- ager Harry Beach, 2319 Pennsylvania avenue southeas| 1 bought for the opening game of the! TO HAVE STRONG NINES ESTERN, 1920 champion. and Business, involved in last vear's -off for the title, are likely to send formidable teams into this spring’s race for the annual high school base ach of the schools are small, but the places on the nines more than off- lcading pitcher, and if his work meas- ures up to last year's the boys west of Rock Creek will make matters in- teresting for the other championship contenders For the infield Western has three veterans, Everett Burke, first base; Capt. Har! Dawson, second base, and Berkeley Jeffress, third base. Jeffress, however. may not be available, for he now is ill, and it will be some time Lefore he will be in condition to play. His loss will be felt by the Westerners, for Jeff was a sturdy batter and speedy fielder last year. Burke m. be shifted to third and Ed Donaldson, regular outfielder, placed on first. Reggie Conard and Ray Stevens, outfielders, are at hand and prob- a‘hl)' will resume their positions. Green will have to develop catchers. jJust now McPherson and Moore ap- Dear best of the candidates. Archie Adkins gives promise of becoming an efficient hurler, and Nichols, track team member, and Mike Stevens may be able to plug the infield. ! Coach Mike Kelley has thirty-five boys trying for places with the Busi- ness nine, and five of them were regu- lars last year. They are Peterson, first base:” Somerville, second base: Craven, shortstop, and Barrett and Meaney, outfielders. Ferber and Cha- conas are being tried out as catchers and Main as a pitcher. Dennis is after fan infield berth, and Walker, Me- Intyre, Watt, Hawkins, Simpson and Beck are looking for positions. Peter- son may be transferred from first base to the mound, for he shows possibili- ties as a twirler. ENGLISH OVALS NGARETTM Seeing is believing —but smoking is knowing. 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