Evening Star Newspaper, March 15, 1921, Page 26

26 SPORTS THE EVENING ‘_'_STAR 'WA'SHINGTOF'_ D. C., TUESDAY. S MARCH 15. '1921. SPORTS. Games With Phillies : White Sox Cases Bungled, Ban Johnson Say: ationals Start For GRIFFS TO PLAY THREE GAMES AT GAINESVILLE Sixteen Players Go on Trip—Ellerbe Being Groomed to Play Third Base From Out- set of A. L. Campaign. BY DENMAN AMPA, Fia, March 15—Presid T from the north is expected to attract nually migrate in their flivve home, and, according to Business M the prospects are bright for good-sized crowds at all of the gamss to be staged on the grounds of the Univer: is training his periormers. Gainesville is not quite 200 miles from Tampa, but there is no direct communi- cation by rail, so the Washington play- ers will have to take a_circuitous route | necessitating an overnight trip. They leave Tampa late this afternoon and go | by boat across the bay to St. Peters- | burg, where they will have their even- | ing meal and cntrain about § o'clock tonight for Gainesville. They are due | 1o arrive there in the wee small )murs‘ of the morning and will remain in their bunks on the Pullman until the break- fast hour, when they will proc the White House, the hotel at they will be quartered for three day: On the return trip, following the route, they will leave Gainesville Fri night and land back in Tampa about noon Saturday in time to get ready for | the game with the Phillies here that| afternoor Pleased With Workeut. \ th & and Managzer tified at the Both President Gri McBride were highly appearance the regu! s in their first | practice session. T Hot Springs dele- gation clearly showed the beneficial ef- fects of their sojourn at the watering resort, and those who came direct from their homes indicated by their appear- | ance and actions that all have been do-| ing some sort of preliminary work to| get_into condition. Thero are at least two athletes on the list who can be counted upon to put forth their best efforts to make a| good showing with the Nationals this | year, Ellerbe and Lewis. _Ellerbe is am- | bitious to earn the berth as regular| third baseman, and there are reasons for | i, believing he will be successful. Chief | among them is the fact that Frank's cal- iber asa batsman already has been estab- lished. On the strength of the showing | he made last year he may be expected | to turn in an average around .300, and | considering the fact that 1920 was his | first full season in the majors and that Be is but a youngster in years he may | Jand even higher up in the charmed | circle. Hitting_covers a multitude of sins. and the Governor really has only two deficiences, being weak at fielding bunts®and slow rollers and having < penchant for gumming the run-mak- | ing activities of the club by doing the wrong thing on the base lines. It is Grif’s belief that Frank can be im- proved greatly in his short game, and that when he learns to keep his head up and watch the ball constantly the stupid work he has been guilty of on the paths will be eliminated. The Governor is a demon at gobbling hard-hit balls, and has a strong and accurate throwing arm and is a deadly catch of flies, no matter where they are hit, either back of him, in short center ‘or left, or on foul territory. Griff is taking a keen interest in El- lerbe. He has believed from the first that he eventually would make good at the far corner, and asserted today he intended to onally direct the traiving of the young _ex-collegian with a view to having him qualified to start the season at the hot corner and remain there throughout the cam- paign. Lewis Peeved at Yankees. The case of Lewis differs from that of Ellerbe in that the former is a veteran whose major league class has been established a matter of a dozen years. Duffy is peeved at the lcllonl of the New York club in letting him go. He iz fired with a determination | 10 show the Yankee owners they made & big mistake if they fizured his use- fulness was about ended. His first step was to train down to the point where there isn't an ounce of super- fluous flesh on him. He is clos: to twenty pounds under ‘the weight he carried for the past two seasons, so trim in appearance, in fact. that the casual fan would not recognize him uniform. He is as sprightly as the Youngest of the colts in the squa snares fi ful fashion and demonstrated in_the session today that there is nothing wrong with his throwing arm. one of the best that ever doubled up a run- ner at the plate. Lewis brought a consignment of new bats here with him and is confident of winning with the Nationals the clean- up job in the fourth place he almost a ways has’ occupied. Miller Brottem Wire. The Little Rock recalcitrants finally have decided to join the Nationals. Griff yesterday received a telegram signed by Brottem, in which he also spoke for Miller, which read: “We leave | tonight: talk business on arrival. if 0. K The president was equally his reply, which was to the there was no “bu: o that they could n had accepted the s: 'ms written in the contracts sent to them and that they would have to advise him immedi what they intended to do.” In reply, Griff rec the effect that they were leaving Little Rock immediately for Tampa, which is taken to mean that they have accepted terms. It being a train run of forty- eight hours or more, they are not ex- pected to reach camp before Thursday night or Friday morni Judge and Milan Sign Griff held two important confabs last night that resulted as many con- | | I pointed in i until they in IDEWYN tossers, accompanied by a squad of news noon for Gainesville, Fla., where exhib club of the National League are listed for tomorrow, Thursday and Fri- day, as a feature of the “Tin Can Jubilee.” This convention of tourists s to escape the cold weather prevailing at | Year term Josephus had contended for. | use of Brottem if he were here now, as | [ Wire ¢ ved a telegram to ! THOMPSON. ent Griffith and sixteen of his ball :permen, start this after- ions with the Philadelphia many hundreds of visitors who an- famager Shettsline of the Quaker: sity of Florida, where Bill Donovan — Griffs to Eat Dehydrated | | Food, Starting Tomorrow | TAMIP’A Fla., March 15.—De- | ‘hydrated vegetablex, which are to be included in the training table menu of the Nationals have arrived from Washington. it and McBride consented to have their athletes partake of thexe products at the sollcit tion of the burenu of chemistry, Department of Agricultur, with the idea of helpinz te the public thei h the perminxion of (lie ho- W 1 | tel manngement, Grift has | em the dircctions for prapar | the products to the hostelry and. startin: row, one or more dishes of the | dried foods will be served at eac meal. —The Thrill That Comes Once in a Lifetime. tracts being signed, the pen wielders being Zeb Milan and Jo» Judzo. has made it a practice never to sign until after reaching c agreed upon terms his a formality. Judge fixed to a document for year's service only, instead of the tire: Griff showed Judge where it would be A mistake to enter a three-vear agree- ment because if he has a big season he will be in a position to ask for a boost alary next vear. Manager McBride could make &ood Dick Torres had the third finger of tie, throwing hand split by a foul ball in the practice yesterday and probably will not be able to do any catching for several days. The accident to Torres nece: sitated a change in the personnel of the Gainesville party. The Cuban *Will be left here and Ed Gharrity taken in his Pat will not be called on to v work behind the bat against thd Phillies. Picinich wifl bear the entire burden unlcss he is incapacitated. Courtney's Shoulder Improves. Harry Courtney is rapidly working the lameness out of his shoulder. He| pitched to the batters after a long ses- sion of fielding bunts and shagging flies | and reported his arm felt better than at any time since it was hurt. Jim Shaw is having toil apportion- ed to him in generous quantities right | from the outset, his period on the hill | being as long as those who came to | Tampa with the first squad. Shaw says | he took off “a lotta weight” at Hot Springs, but the scales registered 195 when he jumped on them this morn- :’ng. S0 he still has some reducing to 0. It is apparent from the changed | manner in which Frank O'Rourke uses his arm in ferrying the ball across the infield in practice that his | visit to the bonesetter has benefited him. all the pegging with a short, snap metion, being unable to fully extend; his arm. While watching the infield | drill of the regulars Al Schacht, who played with O'Rourie in the Interna- tional League, commented on the dif- ference in his pegging. “That's the| first time I've seen Frank throw over- handed in five yvears,” Schacht ob- served. Arrival yesterday evening of Wal- | ter Johnson completes the roster of | ationals. with the exception of | Miller and Brottem. Barney says he is in splendid health and looks it. He ' is confident he will have no trouble | with his arm this year, but it will be & in his well known grace- | 50me time yet before anything can be | Jeskie, pitching hero of the definitely fold about hix flipper. He | was in uniform today and took a light workout, but merely lobbed the ball. | It was only when he attempted speed | that his arm pained him last season, | and he is not expected to start trying out his fast ball for at least a couple | of weeks. | Three-I Delays Schedule. | CHICAGO, March 15.—Club owners | of the Three-1 League failed to adopt a schedule at their meeting because | of unsatisfactory mileage conditions. | President Tearney. however, was au- | rized to draw up a schedule em- bodying all of the new ideas and sug- gestions which were advanced. The | season will open on May 3, for a 120- | game schedule. | New League il Formed.’ MERIDIAN. Miss, March 15.—The reorzanized Cotton States has been abandoned and the ippi State Circuit organized with four cities, Meridian, Jackson, sreenwood and Clarksdale. The sea- son will begin April mildness, and the price is The Havana tobacco used is the choicest grown. / Rou-fronl JSmart-as-can-be an L] Zephur-weight 'YOUNG MENS STYLB Try an 1DE _collar and note the number . R will stand o the !%:3; Sold by live dealers everywhere. t Buy two JOHN and save the coupon waluable premiums. | tins HANGING UP THE MAIL BAG FOR NO.4 To Pl UP B Dykes of Athletics Injured. ORANGE, Tex., March 1 the point of the elbow by a pitched ball Nationals, probably will be out of the game for a week. The Cardinals won the game, 2 to 1. Score: . RH.E Philadelphia . i St. Louis Ratteries— Moore. Perkins, Walke and Hayues, Walker, Reviere and McCarthy, DIl Indians Please Dunn. DALLAS, Tex., March 15.—President James C. Dunn of the Cleveland club arrived yesterday and was enthused over the condition in which he found the players. The pitchers cut loose with curves for the first time, and Co orld serie pit by with” Brooklyn, working. All the plavers, with the exception of had his Outfielder Jack Graney, went to Hub- bard, Tex., home of Tris Speaker, fol- lowing today's practice, where they will be guests of their manager at a big bar- becue. Tomorrow the Regulars and Yanigans will play at Hubbard. Graney left Ontario, bec: sister Elizabeth. Red Sox sel:ct Outfield. HOT SPRINGS, Ark. March Harry Leibold, John Collins and Tim Hendryx will probably serve the Boston Red Sox as right, center and left fielder respectively, during the coming season. Manager Duffy's decision to use Col- as _an outfletder depends upon whether “Stuffy” McInnis, first baseman, If MecInnis, who is a hold-out, not appear, Coliins will repluce him and other arrangements will be made for the outfield. Herb Pennock, veteran pitcher, has reported, but Duffy has received no word from Mclnnis, Vick. Myers and Men- osky. President Frazee has declared e of- the death of his good 15 cent cigar you can buy. You’ll agree JOHN RUSKIN is equal in workmanship, fragrance, taste and ¢ 8 cents each RUSKINS today bands for L LEWIS CIGAR MFG. CO. BERNARD HARDING, Distributor ‘Washington, D. G —Jimmy | st night for St. Thomas, ! OGALUSA, La, March 15—The start the season with Bill Gleason, the recruit from the Chatta- noodga club of the Southern League, at second base. work is said to have made a strong impression. The Browns get their first major league opposition today, being scheduled to open a two-game series. "u_vk.:s, second baseman of the Phila- | | delphia Americans, who was struck on | Heretofore O'Rourke has done | in yesterday's contest with the St. Louis | | Conpright, 1921, H. T Webstar. t lw St. Louis Americans will likely | | s Brooklyn | ¢ | d: | | is about | that he intends to stand pat on the sal- ' make a play on the runner the bats- man the aries offered. Tigers in Contest Today. : SAN ANTONIO, Tex., March 15.—A five-inning game between teams picked from a squad of thirty-one players was on Ty Cobb's program today for the De- troit Americans. It will be the first game in which the Tiger piayers have | participated. e 1 To give both teams a stiff work-out Cobb 2 nged to place hiz first string outfie’d on one team and the regular in- field on the other. The Tiger manager. with Veach and Heilmann, made up the tentative outfie'd for what he termed | Ul 3 Yo i whil: Manion, Hin tl \h it S t o deld selections for the “regulars.’ It was planned to give all the pitching candidates a work-out during the five innings. g Fourtern of the Tiger players will £o | 2 to Houston Saturday for a game on Sun- day. e Yankees B:elease Munson. SHREVEPORT, La. March Joe Munson, who was acquired by th New York Americans from Raleigh, in the Pledmont League, has been re- leased tp Atlanta. Twenty-two of the Yankee squad vere bundling up their equipment to- to start on a five-day trip through the state, during which they will meet the Brooklyn and St. Louis Nationals and the Indianapolis American Asso- ciation teams. Manager Huggins will lead the band, which will be made up of regulars, including “Babe” Ruth. Bob Heusel, the infielder, who re- ported at the camp yesterday and was relieved of the zuspension imposed by Manager Huggins as a result of his trim. make a selection. All Ma 7 "E'uerylhink for | intentional to be penalized? is a runner | the, R interference. | Young. Bush and Jones made up the in-|y. civen to the fact that he had his back to the play and had no idea his bat would prevent a play by the If serious consideration was ference play. T variably contend there was no batsman should have been declared out, and the runner who went from first to ! third sent back to first, as no run- ners can advance on such an inte! ference. tent into condition. We want to call your attention to the fact that we are showing the most complete line of Accessories for Sport that has ever been gathered together in Washington. No matter how choicey about your equipment you may be, we have something that will just suit you. We always carry a complete line of Golf Balls and our assortment of Bags is almost unlimited. It will be a pleasure to help you Re-Washed and Re-Painted Balls W. F. Roberts Company 818 Fourteenth Street, Roberts Building —By Webster. lBROWNS PICK GLEASON " Plays That Puzzle FOR SECOND BASE JOB BY BILLY EVANS=——= What constitutes interference he batsman when his bat is eapon of interference? Must it b on first. econd. he third base line. The catch ashes out to make & play. As b w pick up the ball 80 throws his bat that it hi making it to complete ball, catcher the he batsman reached first. batsman threw his bat he is back to the play and probab ad no intention of hould that receive any ¢ ion? What is ‘the proper ruling? Batsmen Out; Runner Sent Back. The batsman should be ut for interference. When he his b: came into contact with the ball, pre venting the catcher from picking it d making a play, he created an can | p an No consideration atcher. iven to the intent the umpire wou Iways be in trouble on an inte to interfere. The Reds Trim Columbus, 20 to 4. CISCO, Tex., March 15.—Ivy Wingo and the five veteran pitchers remained here and worked out for three hours yesterday, while Manager Pat Moran and the rest of the Cincinnati Nation- als went over to the Ranger camp of the Columbus team, and won a game, 29 to 4. A Hod Eller is having trouble getting He not only is being | failure to report earlier, is in excellent | treated for an affection of the eyes, but has developed a lame back. kes Every Sportf’ A by the and ! impossible for | play. | | The runner on first went to third and | When | had interfering. considera declared The players would :n- n- | Prepare Elaborate Program for Annual Blue Lodge-Grotto Base Ball Match. A stunt program surpassing any | ever ‘before held in connection with the annual Masonic base ball game will be offered this year when the nines representing the Blue Lodges and Grotto clash at American League Park on June 25. So elaborate is the rtainment being prepared for the sion that the committee - charge decided to start tuc i_air as early as 2:30 in the afternoon. There will-be many surprises and thrills for the benefit of the Masonic and Eastern Star Home. The game also promises to real attraction. Andy Walker, vet- eran amateur tosser who ha harge of the Grotto interests, is roundinz up a host of former sandlot luminaries, and soon will have his nine working in practice games. The Grotto can- didates are to meet tonight at § o'clock, at Schmid's store, 712 12th street. Mike Macdonald is in charee of the team that will represent the Blue dzers. He claims his azerezat will he able to make any sandlot nine sten to win. for his protercs will be helped by their work with the Ma- conie team in the newly organized Fraternal League. The game committan. which i< mret- trne weekly. includes Chairman Conroe M. Fran er. Tre and Arc Reuther Signs With Robins. NTW ORLIANS. March 15 -—Mana- ~er Wilhert Ttohinson of the Brooklvn Na‘ianols has announced that Walter Teuther, niteher. who had been a hold- out, has signed his 1921 contract. essenden urer Arthur G. hie D. Engel, Only Two B;av:a Missing. GALVESTON. Tex, March All the Boston National nlavers have now sreived. with the excention of Out- felders John T. Sulivan and Albert Nixon. The former is detained at home hacnuse of illness in the family and the near here. ter is visiting relatives Piil Outfielder Injured GAIN 11T, Fla, Mareh 15.—Tn- Jury to D~ Witt Lebourveau's ankle. received in the practics vesterday will keen him off the field about a weel. Manager Donovan expects Cy Williams to arrive in time to take Lebonrveau's place in the series with the Washington Americans, which starts tomorrow. Clemons of C;:;;JO. K. Again. ORANGE, Tex., March 15.—Vernon Clemons, catcher for the St. Louls Na- tionals, who has been out of the game with a dislocated finger, is ex- pected to get back in uniform today. The Cardinals go to Lake Charles, American: JRERRER RS = | i | | i | be There | £ 5 The batsman | Gleason’s | attempts to sacrifige the runner to His effort is a bunt down| er | he | ts Opening Special 1y at |8 anywhere this season. ) r- - Merchant i@ Tailors for the patrons of the match, played | be a! eoretars Charles W, Honv- | | i i High-Class Tailoring—Back to Normal Prices All-Wool Spring Suits Our Great Easter 4toMeasure.............$35 B Elegant styllsh, perfect fitting, all-wool spring suits, to measure, at the new lowered prices, $35 and up. This is tailoring that appeals to the most discriminating dressers, and the woolens are the finest shown I. Haas & Co IVASONS PLAY 0Y GME| SCANDAL JURY EXCUSED IMPORTANT WITNESSES Changes in State’s Attorney’s Office Also Handi- cap—Calamity Seen if Cases Result in Fiasco. HICAGO, March 15.—Responsibility for delay in the trial of the ‘ indicted players and others in the base ball scandal was thrown upon the state by President Johnson of the American League in a statement made public today. He declared there would have been nc controversy such as caused the postponement of the opening hearing vesterday until Thursday if the cases had not been bungled when they first came up before the grand jury. “It would be a calumity to organized | :I'[l"rl&ol\ \;(h{l) ]05: $ :l"h il: a wager oty T el 1 | on the “crooked series” had come tc s i s resulted in a0 Sy ind offered to “sell out.” co for lack of evidencs Johnson aid, it would embolden | other players to tak nees. | “We have been handicapped by the aus Jersey City Gets Lucey. W YORK, March 15.—Scotch Lu change in administration of the has Dbeen released by the New state's attornes’s office and by the York American League base ball clul oY 1s Al court |10 the Jersey City team of the Inter ) e criminal court| pational League. Lucey was an in docket. Durinz the grand jury ex-{fielder with the Catholic University nine for two seasons, and Is the thiré witnesses & Brooklander to enter the Internationa ¥ _important summoned were excused without testifying circuit. Fail to Go Far Enough. = “This was explained by the fact Faculty Nine at G. W. U. that it was deemed wise to uncover only sufficient evidence needed for the indictments without disclosing all the evidence to the defe the election the state’s attorney's of- fice has been swamped with criminal cases. with the jails full of people awaiting trial. Naturally the state is not as ardently interested in pro- tecting base ball from gambling as it is in protecting its citizens from criminals. “For that reason, Former Judge Charles F. Barrett was retained by the American League as special as- sistant to the prosecution. All that he has asked is time to collaborate. to the end that sufficient new evidence shall be produced to insure successful prosecution of the indicted men. Deans of the four colleges of th arts and sciences department anc other members of the faculty o George Washington University wil organize a base ball team? The nine will be managed by Prof. De Witt ¢ Croissant and coached by Bryan Morse, director of athletics at the in stitution. “It is entirely within the limits of probability that the names of sev- | QOARBTTM eral players who have not been men- | tioned in connection with the cases will be uncovered A!k yo“f de‘ler ‘or before we get through with them. English Ovals, and B lence Lost to State. . k' { The ‘testimony of Eddie Cicotte, youre asking tor Claude Williams and Joe Jackson, “The World's Fin- who confessed before the grand jury | their share in throwing the 1919 world series, is lost to the state, it was said in court yesterday, as they would refuse to testify on the ground they could not be forced to incrim- | ‘Tnate themselves. est Blended Cigar- ette’’—you'll get 1it, too! 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