Evening Star Newspaper, March 21, 1921, Page 18

18 : i of Week and Many BY DENMA final week of training at th I the Amesrican Lea 13, will find them fit and ready for Red Sox at the Georgi - with the Philadelphia and seven wi teams. the drill will pr L W Today and tomorrow schedule heretofore effé wail, but, beginning Wednes the first of the Yannigan-f ar gares is to be p athletes will not be require \v morn- | ing work, their activitics beins con-| fined to the game itself, with the customary hour of pre ary exer- cize. Third Base Only Uncertain. With the exception the line-up for the N: already has been identical with that which the Phillies here Saturday. for the far-corner developed into a two- Frank Ellerbe tentatively Howard Shanks offerins tion and standing abo the ¢hance of getting the cail. ) Right now Hank is a far better all- round player than the zovernor. He 48 a better flelder, taking into con- sideration his ability to handle bu an important part of a third ba man's work: is one of the craftic Dase runners in the game. Wwhich the department of p in which Ellerbe is most deficient, and Knov more base ball than his less experi- enced rival. In hitting alone does Ellerbe outshine the Monocan. but it | is a fact, gencrally overlooked. that Shanks last season showed great im- provement with the flail. his average ©of around .270, the best he ever com- | piled. being recorded. despite the} handicap of being shifted around! from one position to the other. ‘Another aspect of Shanks' ba which must be taken into con tion is that the runs-batted-in rec ord shows a large percentage of his Blows to be of the timely variety. In 2ddition, Howard's reputation as! s spring hitter is well established 8o, taking everything into considera- tion, it may be said that Hank has a | fifty-fifty chance . With the South} Carolinian of starting the campaign | at third. Foss Likely to Be Kept. The fact that it now seems assured ‘that either Ellerbe or Shanks will land the berth does not necessarily mean that Deeby Foss will get the gate. McBride has until the first of the month to make up his mind whether this youngster indicates enough promise to:warrant being car- ried, and probably will reserve his de- cision until the iast moment in order to see as much of &im as possible. To date the Tampan's showing has been encouraging. but instances are fre- Quent where recruits looked great in tice contests, where there was lltlle at stake,®and then blew up in ehampionship games. Remember Ike Davis? This youngster from the coast appeared to be a real find at the training camp in Augusta two ago, only toprove a complete Toat 1" real ggme, where his re sponsibilities so preyed on his mind fhat he could npt cover a yard of ground or hit & basket ball with a tennis racket. . Foss seems to be a fair enough Selder and undoubtedly possesses much _natural hittjng ability, but what he will be able to accomplish wader fire is problematical. He is not wery fleet of foot, nor is he liberally endowed with the dash and spirit. without which few ball players rise ve the mediocre. Grif to Let Up on GolL Starting today President Griffith ns to cut down the generous al- ance of hours he has been devot- fng to golf and take up in earnest the task of assisting McBride in the di- rection of the players’ training. in ad- dition to giving Goebel and Lamotte suggestions designed to improve them | in batting and-coaching Lamotte and Foss in the fine points of infielding. Griff aims to drill the pitchers in the art of bunting: and further develop them in acquirement of a change of goe=. this being particularly true of ogridge and Erickson. Both of these flingers have about everything needed jn_ the way ofl speed and curves to make them really great moundsmen except an ability to | mix ‘em up. This applies especially to Erick, who boasts of a barrel of speed and one of the widest-breaking Books ever developed, but has failed to acquire the knack of catching Batsmen off balance by using varying degrees of speed. Griff's attention also will be devoted to instructing the moundsmen in the wery necessary business of holding Funners on the bases, and is using Joe Acosta as an example. the Cuban hav- ing & “motion to first™ which does not permit of a big lead being obtained off him. Johnson. for al his wonder- ful accomplishments in the box, never i has become skilled at disconraging | base running by the opposition a the same is true of nk Brower is to receive ing in this angle of t ing art. | He needs it more t of the | othere. Great Game on Links. | Church, the movies, fishing and golf eccupied the attention of the athletes Detween meals on the Sabbath the nearby alligator farm at mumber of the idle plavers potable golfing cvent was n The style is in the shape. The com- Jort isin the Thin- 1 Gollars & Shirts EARL & WILSON monxrx i the heart | Horemans, SPORTS- TEAM WILL BE PRIMED TO START THE SEASON Games Will Be Played at Tampa Last Four Days Contests Are Listed for Jaunt Homeward. THOMPSON. AMPA, Fla. March 21.—Today the Nationals entered upon their spring camp for the pennant race in se with cvery prospect that Wednesday, April the curtain raiser with the Boston unds. With the batterymen in uni- * formly good condition. it if expected that the intraclub games between the first and second teams the last four days of this week will put the veterans in tip-top shape for the jaunt northward, starting a week from today at Daytona. Fla. and comprising fourteen contests, including two ith the New York National League pitted MecBride and Altrock t Johnson and Martin. The for- r pair won. Mac getting around in 1 und Johnson 113, while Nick shot 5 and Mike 141. - 1in, one-time Washington dropped into the hotel and with some of the older play- Swain's principal to fame is that he discovered Blankenship. the catcher sent to orral Johnson at Weiser, Idaho, fif- teen years ago. Plays That Puzzle BY BILLY EVAN! Does it make any difference if the batsman swings at an illegally deli ered ball? We will assume there are runners on first and Second. The pitcher, while standing about a foot in front of the rubber, delivers the ball to the batsman. It goes over of the plate about waist h, but the batsman does not offer it. The team at bat calls attention to the fact that the pitcher was not on the rubber. The umpire, in the meantime, had declared the pitch a balk and sent the runners to second and third. The pitcher delivers the next ball from the same position. The « i pitcher, d fanned crs yesterday. team at bat rushes from the bench| At Houston, Tex. The victors slammed the offerings to protest again. This time the bats- R.H.E. | of Pitcher Clarke for nineteen safe- man swings and hits the ball to the | Detroit Americana (2d team) -4 4 1ltjies, while Von Herbulis was holding shortstop. who makes a bad throw e il il 0 8 8|the’ Federals to five measly blows o the plate, the runners on second tterten—Daass, Cole, and Bassler; | Furr, Hornsberger and Druckenmil- B o e e T e bataman | Woodall, Baretoot, Nichols and Grilith, Wrght. | loy were the batting demons of the Zoing to second. What about the tWo | o m iy 7, = winners, getting three wallops each. plays? Dogalsne: La- R ;. g | The imposing array of umpires in- It Is Up to Batter. 8t Lowis Americans. .. % ™ %i| cluded Sheriff Clements, Count Von It a batsman fails to offer at a ball | New Orleans (Scuthern). 2 9 5|Herbulis, Police Court Judge Gloth itched W i f Batteries—Shocker and Severeld; Coulbert, | and Artie Waters. . pitched while the pitcher is not on i {he rubber it is a balk if men are | Higsios, Doldsmith and Smith, Deberry. Aloysius Club has appointed Maurice on the bases. If he elects to hit at| ¢ gan Antonio, Tex. Wolfe, former Toronto International such a pitch whatever happens is 2 ®. 1. g | l.eague pitcher, manager of its base legal. The runners were entitled to | Detroit Americans 2020 0| ball tecam. Candidates for the nine score and the batsman was entitled | San Antonio (Texas League) 0 3 4|are to report at a meeting to be held to advance to second. Batterim—Leonard, Ehmke, Stewart and|in the clubhouse tonight at 8 o'clock. CARDINALS BUY RODKIE Obtain Toporcer From Syracuse International, Giving Several Players and Cash. ORANGE, Tex., March 21.—George Toporcer, an inficlder, who wears spectacles while playing. and who hag been at camp since the outset, has been obtained from the Syracuse club of the International League by the Louis Nationals in exchange for several players and a cash considera- tion. Syracuse gets two right-handed pitchers, Frank Dodson. from Fort Smith, and Walter Schuitz, St. Louis. and Earl Adams, an inflelder. The locals also are to release other play- ers to Syracuse. The amount of cash involved was not made public. The Cards will make no further overtures to Milton Stock, third base- man, and Jack Smith, outfielder, who are hoid-outs. Browns Release Pitcher. BOGALUSA, La., March 21.—Steve Farrell, a pitcher, has been released to Terre Haute of the Three-I League by the St. Louis Americans. G. U. WILL BE MET TWICE BY GEORGIA TECH NINE ATLANTA, March 21.—Georgia Tech's base ball team will visit Wash- ington April 25 and 26 for games with Georgetown University. Navy will be played at Annapolis on April 27 and the following day the Yellow Jackets will _encounter the University of Maryland in Baltimore. Twenty-threce games have been ar- ranged for the Tech tossers. Six of them will be played on foreign fields. PFEFFER IS TWIRLING ON THE LEHIGH NINE BETHLEHEM, Pa., March 21.— ‘With the arrival of W. T. “Bill® O'Neill, the Canadian lacrosse men- tor, active work in three branches of sport is now in full swing at Le- high. These are base ball, lacrosse and track, to which tennis soon will be _added Dave Pfeffer, former Tech High <chool player of Washington, is one the leading candidates for slab work. He was one of the. regular | hurlers last season. - e NEW YORK, March 21 — Edouard the Belgian billiard cham- pion, arrived here today from the west to begin his 4,500 18.2 balk line match with Jake Schaefer, who defeated him in their last meeting here. Established 1593 grade Custom Tailored cost. teed. ness. get it. Open Dafly Untfl 6 P. M. 28th Spring Opening —It would give us great pleasure to wel- come you to our opening and to show you the wonderful new fabrics for Spring. —This display will emphasize more than ever the ability of this house to offer High- —Every garment is designed and tailored in our own workroom and —~Quick delivery~is a:feature of our busi- If you want 2 Suit in-a hurry you Mertz Tailoring Is High Class—Not High Priced Orders placed Mondsy will be delivered for Easter. iMertz & Mertz Co., Inc, THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON D O, MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1921 SPORTS. Nationals Enter Stretch in Camp Work : Northern College Nines Start South This Week . 1 SPEARER SAVE TE DAY Hits Home Run in Ninth to Tie Giants, and Indians Then Get Winning Tally. DALLAS, Tex., March 21.—Tris Speaker inserted a home run into the | proceedings between the "Glants and the Clevelands yesterday afternoon, and he hammered it at a very ap- propriate and highly dramatic mo- ment. With New York leading by 2 to 1, and apparently victorious, Speaker came to bat to open the ninth. After some few preliminaries he lifted the ball over the right field fence and tied the game into a knot. Not many moments later the world | champlons got another counter and won by 3 to 2. Nearly 12,000 persons witnessed the | contest. | Cleveland Ameriean: New York National: Ratterles—Coveleaki I. Nunsmaker; E. Smith, Snyder. RUTH’S BEST IS TRIPL! AND 12,000 ARE UNHAPPY] NEW ORLEANS, March 21.—Before about 12,000 fans, eatest crowd that ever witnessed a ball game in this city, the New York Yankees defeated the Brooklyn Robins for the third con: secutive time here vesterday after noon, 8 to 5. Four runs off Tom Phil- | lips, a pitcher borrowed from the| | New Orleans club by Robblie, in the sixth kept the string of Yankee vic- tories intact. But while the Yankees won, and there were a_number of extra base hits, the crowd left the grounds with- out seeing Babe Ruth drive the ball over the right field wall or the cen- ter fleld fence. In the second inning Ruth bumped a triple into the right field crowd, but it was not a real hit, as the ball would have been easily caught by Griffith if the fleldvhad been cleared. R.H.E. 810 3 New York Americans Brooklyn National 1 o1 Batteries—Mays, Plercy and Sehang, Hoff- man; Pfeffer, Phillips and: Krueger. At Orange, Tex- B tice hour, but found Manager possession of the grounds. Batteries—Walker, Reveero and Clemson; Moore. Perry and Derkine. first game of the season, 13 to 2, and Manion; Baldridge, Zimmatore, Cochrahan and | Quincy Athletic Club blanked the ‘White. Rockfords, 4 to 0, yemerdu);. in_the first game of the season for both At Poct Woethe Tex— teams. A third-inning rally that net- ted three runs clinched the game for tho Quacs. Between them Beall and Zimmerli held the losers to two hits. Cirele Athletic Clab opened its sea- son with a 7-to-6 victory over the Cineinnat! Nationals. Chicago Americans. Batteries—Fisher, Brenton and Wingo; Kerr, Hodge and Schalk, Lees. A Et; Sorings, Atk R 7. g |Commerce Athletic Club nine. The Pittaburgh Natiosals 915 2 |Eame was decided in the last inning. Boston Americans 9 2| Petworth and Park View. nines Batteries—Glasner, _ Yellowhorse, rrison [ would like to hear from four other teams willing to form a league with its fleld at Grant Circle. A good dia- mond is under construction at the l.::d'llul. Higgins ; Joves, Bush, At Beaumont, Tex.— R.H.E. circle and a league would be well 310 1 = BT ‘Batteries—Oeschger, Seott and O'Neill, Gib- son; Bailey, Meine and Kelly. At Los Calif.— Asgies, > uE ENGLISH Chicago Natidbals. 4 30 Los Angeles (Pucific Ooast League) 3 71 Batteries—Alexander, Cheeres and O'Farrell; Lyons, Thomas and Btanage. -OVALS 45 Tabe ety e CIGARETTES R H.E. Stryker asd Dixen; Hadl- ext time you buy cigar- Batteries—Jones, mach, Slappey and Styles. At Pomons, Catif.— Chicago Nationals (24 team).. Beattle (Pacific Coast League). ettes, go in and ask for English Ovals. It's a Battwi Yok, Freman, mighty good habit, be- Tobia. cause English Ovals are a mighty good cigarette. Made by Philip Morris & Co.. Ltd. 20:for 25¢ At Galveston, Tex.— Galveston (Texas League) . Boston Natiopals (2d team! Batteries—Glenn, Jolly, Knight Lapan, Wiley; Fillingim, McQuillan and Gowdy. At Wichita Falls, Tex.—Wichita Falls (Texas League), 5; Kansas City (American As- soclation), 2. At Moblle, Als.—Louistille (American Aseo- clation), 2; Mobile (Southern Assoeiation), 0. —————— TEN-MILE BIKE EVENT WILL BE HELD APRIL 3 Local bicycle riders will have a chance to show their speed April 3, when the second annual tem-mile handicap and sprint-cycle races will be held on the polo grounds epeed- way in Potomac Park. Entries ai- ready flled promise interesting com- petition. Vincent Massineo, 1920 District sprint champion; Harry High and a squad of Western Union Com- pany cyclists will be among the racers. Entry blanks for the events may be had of Joseph N. Romm, at 1013 9th street. Bike Star Ts Reinstated. Alfred Goulett, six-day bicycle rider ‘who conducted ‘‘outlaw’’ races here and in Chicago, has been placed in good aundln‘ by the Cycle Racing Associa- ion. OLLAR, coLLars ¥ ’ il |} soFr ! Saturday P. M. Wonder What Merts Will Say Today Celebrating Our Suits at moderate TO MEASURE Special is fully guaran- LEFT TO RIGHT—DUFFY LEWIS, SAM RICE AND CLYDE MILAN. Doings of Sandlot Players 1LL MALONE, bess of the Clarendon Athletic Association base ball team, took his charges to Lyon eld yesterday for a quiet prac- Johnson and his chesty Federals in The trespassers refused to vacate unless licked, so Malone’s crowd was forced to accommodate them. When the smoke of battle cleared it was discovered that Clarendon had won its the Federals were not in sight. supported. Clubs interested should communicate with Charles R. Grier, 4205 Illinois avenue, telephone Colum- bia 7108-J, or at H. A. French & Co.’s, 121 9th street, telephone Franklin 764. PITCHE “‘Babe’ Adams, Harld Carlson Wilbur_Cooper. . Karl Eberhar Charles Glazner. . Earl Hamilton, Frank _Herlnt Joha Hollingswo Bill Lengquist Leo Mangum John Morrison. Bimer Ponder. . Drew Rade Moses Yellowhorse. James Bats.Throws. Batt'g Pitc 1 AT yde Barnhart . Grorge Cutshaw Charles Grimm.. .. Walter Maranville. . Carson_ Biglee. . [ PiRaTES' 1921 ROSTER | ~1920 Record— GAME AT C. U. SATURDAY and before another Monday has succeeded today the diamond not having been even near as far advanced in practice as C. U. and having Yale York University, Holy Cross and Delaware College meet BY H. C. BYRD. season will be in full swing. Saturday's merry-go-round at Catho- nothing like as good material, and the advent of the northern teams | southern nines within the next few days HOLY CROSS WILL PLAY ORTHERN college base ball nines begin coming south this week, lic University could hadly be dignified by calling it a real game, Gallaudet practically marks the real opening of the spring schedules. Princeton, book New York University will be the with the Cardinals in Alex- first northern nine to play in !h--!nnd south this year. The Gothamites are _— sted for games with Trinity Col-|{ Am early Easter and a remarkably #e at Durham today and tomor- | warm February and March are bring- | row. with North Carolina 1'ni\-nrm_\-[ ing about ¢ or college base ball Wednesday at Chapel Hill. with Da- | than u t has been a long time son Thursday at Davidson, mmlsm.«. the weather was so favorabls orth Carolina ‘State Friday at | for diamond practice at this time of Raleigh and with William and Mary | year. Mux Cares.. .. [ at Williamsburg Saturd Tl Hinchman. i y Cross begins Wednesday to| Notwithstandinz the loas of Li neh * s ssday 3 . neey. Joln Mokan. . R %1 play games down this way, having | star shortstop of last vear, it is said 1020 won 70 and | conLeSts that day and Thursday with | that Catholic University has a young- T e in W antlWilliam and Mary and Randoiph-Ma- | ster who ix 1k play just as good ot T 257 ind g | OR: the Worcester team lays off Fri- | hail. - Do X o starred in foot centaze of lay; but comes here Saturday to play | ball, §s making a brilliant showing. T [ileaies joined the National League in| Catholic University. Hn seems to be by far the best of the 1887, being, next to the Brookisns, fhe last Tigers and Yale Coming. new methbors of the Brookland nine. admitted into the organization League the Pirates hmve t Dreyfuss, president Officers are: Barney Watters, busi George Gibson, manager; S ess manager. S O (Copyright. 1921.) areer of thirty-four years in won 5 games, ranking third in | standing, with a percentage of Princeton and Y. this week. ale are in the south Opening of the Naval Aend - The Tigers go to Char- cating & v will ba Interesting to mon Saturd {lottesville Priday for a st with base ball. not v and come this way is the first contest, 5 1o open up the season with of merit, -| Navy at Annapolis Saturd ale is | is considerabls down at Macon for a week' train- lity of man i to take Mil- fng and Friday and Satur Ay 3 i ) of the strongest collegiate ag- | shortstop. Milner last BALTIMORE POLY WILL ations in the south in Alabama | YeAr Dossibly was the best collegs Polyiechnic Institute and University |Man in the position PLAY CENTRAL TWICE of Alabama. Delaware Collee plays | ooy = = Firginia at Charlottesville Thursd yk. who was captain of Vir- BALTIMORE, = March 21, — TWo|and Johns Hopkins meets the Oranze | EIRing nine this enring and the best sames with Central High Sehool o Thue on Lambeth Field Saturday, | catcher in the university. has heen Washi the b ball team Polytechnic Institute. be played here April 9. and the sec ond in Washington, April 19. Mar: ngto: land freshmen also will be encount- s sixteen-game ered by Poly during i season. Holy Comforter Boy Scouts van- quished the Christ Child nine, 7 to 5. Both teams hit well Pipetown Juniors want games with class. B. { Cheseldine, 1002 13th street south- in the sixteen-year-old to Manager H. teams Send challenges west. Renroc Athletic Club will in Ingram gymnasium. are expected to report. n have been scheduled for of Baltimore The first will hold ajand Ohio div base ball meeting tonight at 8 o'clock | Meade will be plaved. 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