Evening Star Newspaper, March 23, 1921, Page 20

f‘l-)o‘ SPORTS- . THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 191 SPORTS." National Regulars an CLASHES WILL DECIDE [HEAR BAN IN SOX CASES WHICH OF ROOKIES GO, McBride Practically Has Determined to Keep La; Motte and Foss and It Appears That Goebel Will Stick. BY DENMAN THOMPSON. AMPA, of four games between the I bring to a close the training this season. Fla, March 23.—Today will be played the frst of a series Regulars and Yanigans, which will camp activities ¢i the Nationals for In addition to helping to round out the condition of the players, these contests will give Manager McBride his opportunity to decide which oi the rookies, in addi Miller, shall be retained and which seasoning. fielder Tucker wili be cast adri is about the only thing undecided, w' McBride yesterday practically de- cided put through the deal with Tampa for La Motte and Foss. Out- fielder McHugh and Inflelder Esch- nann probably will be left here in ad- dition to a bundle of cash, and other. of the rookies may land with Leach's local Florida League team. Ax to Fall Saturday. Although the official verdict is ex- pected Saturday evening, those of the plavers who draw blanks will not immediately sever connections with the club. Their departure will be de- laye@ until Jacksonville is reached next Wednesday, the Yannigans be- ing scheduled to play in Orlando, against Joe Tinker's state league club Monday and Tuesday, while the regu- lars visit Daytona and then St. Augus tine. For the interclub games here and those on the road the first two days; of next week. the teams will line up| in_this fashion: Yannigans—Goebel, left field: Shanks, second base: Brower, first base:-Mil- ler. center field: Foss, third base; La Motte, shortstop; McHugh, right field; Picinicn, catcher; Torres, catcher. Regulars—Judge. first base: Milan, right field; Rice, center field; Lewis, Eller- left field: Harris, second base: be. third base: O'Rourke, shor Gharrity, catcher; Brottem, Pitchers Are Assigned. For the opening tilt of the series this afternocn Manager McBride has designated Zachary and Acosta to do ower will be assigned to the Yannigans, ome of! re being shifted to first b ile Brower is on the rubber. the other games here the pitch-! be apportioned with the idea g equal as a distribution of strenzth as possible. The second team is nc a weak combination by any means, especially with hitters of the| ability of Shanks. Brower. Miller and | Foss. and Mac believes they will be! capable of making the veterans ex-| Ever tend themseives. Shanks is being Pplaced at second because, should any- thing happen to Harris, Hank is the| logical man to cover the keystone Back. Abe Linc. Bailey R R Virgll Cheeves... K R Jumes_Cobl E R Alex Freeman. R Oscar_Fubr. L {Joe Jaeger. K Percy Jons I, tion to La Motte, Brottem and shall be placed elsewhere for further It practically is assured that Infielder Marhafka and Out-} so that the fate of Outliclder Goebel | ith the chances that he will hang on. -lub two days in 1917 before going o the Army. So far as throwing is concerned, Tony Brottem will do. it alread ing evident that he has a stroug He is a horse for work, too, as pected from the fact that he c nearly all of Little Rock's game: son, but how well versed he §s in he finer points of the game to be determined. His hitting abilit also is an unknown quantity, but he is not of the slugging type like Miller. Brottem adds another to the many repr nted b nationality the Griff- | men. his parents being Norwegians Olaf Erickson was born in Sweden, Al Schacht is a Jew. Altrock. mann and Goeb re of German ex- traction, Courtn and la Motte, French: Acosta and Torres are Cu- bans, Johnson's forbears were Eng- lish and Scoteh, Picinich is Austrian, | Marhafka. a Pole, while the Irish are well represented by Shaw, Gharrity, Judge, O'Rourke and others, includ- ing McHugh, who, however. is half German, and Zachary, half Scotch. ~1920 Record~ PITOHERS. Bats.Throws.Batting. Pitching. G. Alexander. R &9 | Jumes Bpeed Martin George Tler. Jim Vaughn. remains | shown | out Testifies Before Chicago Grand Jurors in Efforts to Reindict Players. | CHICAGO, March 28.— Testimony |miven the grand jury last year by President B. B. Johnson of the Amer- ican League in the investigation of the world series base ball scandal was repeated by him yesterday before another grand jury and a transcript of the statements of other witnesses | was read by Assistant State's Attor- u orman, in the effort to secure new" indictments against the eight former White Sox and otheys whose indictments were dropped. Additional testimony by Johnson will be given later in the week, and new indictments are expected to be voted next week, Gorman said. Reds to Cut Squad. | | CISCO, Tex, March -Manager Moran of the Cincinnati Nationals plans to send some of his recruits It home when the team leaves here ¥ri- ay for its barnstorming trip through s and Oklahoma. Among those to go are sald to be {First “Haseman Felix, Inflelders chiermer and Shafer, and Outfleld- er Dawson. All of these players have promise and will be farmed o minor league clubs. Dennis Williams will be retained as utility outfielder. Chance Sizes Up Cubs. PASADENA, Calif, March 23— Frank Chance, under whom the Chi- cago Cubs achieved world-wide fame. looked the team over yesterday, but refused to commit himself on its prospects. “I want to ee them in ball games before passing Jjudgment” Chance said The schedule of homeward-bound dractice games begins umes against Vernon and Los An- geles. Sunday the regular squad leaves for Sacramento and turns east. Indians in Fort Worth. DALLAS. Tex., March 23—The Cleveland Indians went to Fort Worth today, where they were scheduled to play an exhibition game. Manager peaker intended to start the game with George Uhle on the mound, and finish with Nelson Pott, the Cincin- nati sandlotter. Larry Gardner was expected to take his place at third base for the champions. Athletics Play Atlanta. today with Harry James York.. CATCHERS. 1290 | Fielding. oK Frank Meyers . Robert 0" INFIBLDERS. Turner Harber. The games, even though they are only practice affairs, are welcomed by “the players, who have grown Weary of the training grind where there is nothing at stake and ncentive for doing anything than going through the Nick Altrock has _beem manager of the Yannigans be expected to drive his charges the limit to take the the first string squad. tice session for the first time he reported. Walter has de a crick in his neck, due probably to a cold settling there; and was pot in uniform. pitching for him \bei: @ painful operation. xbocted y arm, worry is felt over his condition. La Motte has about worked the charleyhorse out of his leg and, aside from 2 swollen thumb incurred by MMilan in essaying the role of infielder at odd moments, the remainder of the squad are in good condition, with the exception of Courtney and Shaw. Harry’s shoulder is still bothering him to some extent, causing’ him to throw with a stiff-armed pushing| motion. but he showed improvement ‘when Griff got out on the field and personally supervised his wnm-np.' TUnder the direction of the boss the southpaw discovered he could throw with considerably more speed than he bas been using. Shaw's Leg Bothering Him. | w’'s ailment is in his right leg. | Jt seems Jim had an on his thigh several years ago. It _was lanced, but at intervals since, espe- cially in the springt it gives him trouble by “catching” just as he is about to deliver the bail. This prevents him from putting any stuff on the ball, and the result is that he is almost | worthless in pitching to the batters, lobbing the ball with hardly suff- ciemt force to get it up to the plate. ‘What may be regarded as a sig- mificant move was made by McBride ‘when he stationed Howard Shanks at third base to alternate with Ellerbe during the infield drill. Hank is full of pep and handled his chances there in good shape, but is considerably overweight and will be given a lot of extra toil, including some road work. in order to reduce about ten pounds. O'Rourke shows real class in his fielding around short. He is putting to use his recently acquired ability | 1o throw overhanded. and. although he is not putting much force into his pegs, may be expected to s them up as his arm gradually grows stronger. Frank is not having much success at the bat, however. He is not_meeting the ball well and is_to be given a lot of practice to get his orbs focused. Miller Is Husky Specimen. This Miller is a mighty husky spec- fmen and after seeing him hit it is not to be wondered that he pounded out twenty-two home runs for Little Rock last vear. He weighs 187 pounds, just a few more than his best playing poundage, and gets all his beef behind his bat, which he swings ! from the end of the handle. He is remarkably light on his feet, consid- ering his size, and can make the cir- cuit of the bases in creditable time. He is twenty-six vears old. of French and German stock, and is recelving his first trial in a fast company, al- though he worked with tHe Detroit |of the team, who was backing up, Martin Bardo Don Bumpter ( Deal. R R wERER REErrr R 4 13 WRFERRRRRERRRRTN ppwRe 05 (980 954 R 925 Leathera. R&L ‘933 L 596 B 975 L LR R 000 R R, L L . e L = Qoo Maol - B E o 4 965 Jolm 8¢. Angelo. Ciarenee Trombly. The Chicago Fu, finishing 8fth with a perce: tage . The team kit 264 Gube Joined the Bosten charter mem! ez bers of the or. in standing with & pefcentage of .561. Oficers are:" William ‘L. Veeek, president: John I Bvers, mansger, and Jotin 0. Seys, the lifetime (Copyright, 1921.) Plays That Puzzle BY BILLY EVAN: Here is a play involving blocking 2 runner at the plate. In this play the pitcher assisted. It is the last half of the ninth, the score is a tie, two men are out and there is arunner on socond. The batsman singles to left | fleld. The runmer aeciges to try to score. The left flelder made a per- fect peg to the plate, which would have retired the runner by five or six feet had the play been perfectly executed. As the runner started his slide for the plate the ball bounded over the catcher’s head. The pitcher handied the throw. The catcher, after the ball had bounded over his head, evidently decided the only thing to do was to keep the runner from touching the plate. Runner and catoher be- came tangled up, due to the rough actions of the backstop, and the run- | ner was tagged out by the pitcher, | who flelded the ball, before the run- ner was able to touch the plate. Was the runner out or should he have been allowed to score? Rummer Has Right to Score. The runner should have been al- lowed to score. The catcher had no | right to block him off without having | the ball. --——--: MOBILE. Ala., March 23. — Merito Acosta, Louisville ~outflelder, has| | | recruit has been making in batting. LAKE CHARLES, La., March 23— The Philadelphia Americans will take the field today against the Atlanta team of the “Southern Association. Frank Brasgill will cover first base in place of Ivy Grifin. The change, it is said, is due to the showing the Lawton Witt will take the place of Clarence Walker in left fleld because of the latter's lame back. Having tried the Virginian in the outfield and on third, Presidept Grifith is giving him a turn in the box. Drower can hit and in a pretty nifty first sacker, but he has no chnnce of playing _(he initinl bag unless Joe Judge getn hurt. He has shown well as a moundiman, displaying speed and control. YANKS LET ELEVEN OUT; STILL HAVE THIRTY-TWO S HREVEPORT, La, March 23—Eleven recruits, including an out- fielder, an infielder, two catchers and seven pitchers, have been re- leased by the New York Americans. This still leaves thirty-two in to carry when the player limit rule goes into effect. Jess Doyle, former South Atlantic| —— Lengue pitcher, goes to the Beaumont | oo e e Poxement || TRAINING TRIP GAMES | Norman -McMilan, purchased from | Greenville of the South Atlantic cir- | o At Mobild, Als cult, and Pitcher Earl Johnson, last | Mobile (Southern Assoc Saiiss year with Cedartown of the Georgia | Batteries—Bocsler, Cullop, Deberry and Col- state organization, to the Rochester |1ias; Roberts, Creel, Ching, Ponds, and Smith. Internationals, and Pitcher Ralph At Houston, Tex. " New York Nation Ledbetter to the Shreveport, Texas, | ¥ov, Tok Ririonsis The other seven, none of them with | any previous experience in profe sional base ball, wil depart for their | homes tomorrow, and will be placed | with minor leagtie clubs later. 'rm.vl are Outfielder Sid Agnew and Catcher | Batteries—Town Charles Gault of Philadelphia, Catch- i . Gowdy er John Thole of St. Louis, Pitcher | Cerniglia and O'Brie Tom Godfrey of Pelham, N. Y.; Pitch- 10 11 18 nd Smith, Soy- ritiths, Wright. der; At Galveston, Tex Boston Nationals . veston (Texas Carey’s Hair-Cut Costly. HOT SPRINGS, Ark., March 23.— Max Carey, star outfielder of the Pittsburgh Nationals, has been added to the sick list. Trouble was caused by a close hair-cut, which, accord- ing to physicians, caused an infection of the scalp. Carey left camp last night for St. Louis, where he will be under the care of a specialist. Red Sox Like Hot Springs. HOT SPR! S, Ark., March 23 The Boston Americans seem to have @ permanent camp here. Harry Fra- Zee, owner of the Red 80x, is reported to be negotiating a ten-year lease on McKee Field. Pitcher Goes Nine Innings. BEAUMONT, Tex, March Adolph Plerotte, ‘'a youthful recruit from the Mission League of Califor- nia, pitched the full nine fnnings for | the St. Louis Nationals against Beau ment of the Texas League yesterday, when the Cardinals won, 6 to 1. It was the first time this season a member of Manager Rickey's staff has gone the entire distance. ¢ Braves Are Getting Chesty. GALVESTON, Tex., March 23.—The Boston Nationals rapidly are round- ing into shape, and are indulging in all sorts of pennant chatter. Neale Comes to Time. MARIETPTA, Ohio, March 23—Earl (“Greasy”) Neale, 'Philadelphia Na- tional outflelder, who had been hold- ing out, has left for Gainesville, Fla., to join the team. Free Your Muscles From Aches and Pains by Using Mike Martin’s Liniment Famous Ball Players, Athletes Use and Recommend it. On Sale Everywhere Joined the Colonels in training. or “real enjoyment ILD—But with a dis- tinctive fragrance and taste that result from uncopyable blending of the choicest Havana. Distributor D. Loughran Co., 14th AND PENNA. AVE. Inc. U Beaumont, Tex | St. Louis Benumont | Batteries—Pierrot | Jacobus and Kelly. er Joe Aulbach of Leuisville, Ky., and Pitcher Eugene Gramley of Toledo. White Sox Divide Forces. WAXAHACHIE, Tex.. March ; The division of regulars and rookies| SWith of Browns on Shelf. on the Chicago White Sox has been| MOBILE., Ala. March 23— Farl made by Manager Gleason for the homeward-bound training trip. The | regulars play the Waxahachie, Tex., | eye, and the vetoran Jimmy Austin 1s High School team today and then |back on the b. Th B g0 to Wichita Falls, Tex., for threa | Mobile toduy. S ey games. The selection of Eddie Mulli- = COLLEGE BASE BALL. gan for third base on the squad of regulars is taken to indicate that | Camp Benning, R: Cincinnati U., 1. Florida, 4. Mercer, 1. Smith, St. Louis American third base- man, is out of the game with a sore the former Salt Lake inflelder is to | get the job. the Yankee squad, seven more than Manager Huggins will be permitted | AFTER SCALP OF-GROTTO| 3 Blue Lodges to Send Sturdy Nine | Into the Annual Masonic Benefit Contest. When the nine representing the Ma- sonic blus lodges takes the fleld against the Grotto aggregation in the annual game for the bemefit of the | Masonic and Eastern Star Home en- dowment fund at American League Park on June 25 it will be well pre- ipared for the struggle. Mike Mac- donald, who did some stellar pla: in amateur leagues when young and agile, is managing the DLlue lodge clan, and he has garnered an impos- ing array of talent for the yearly conflict. The Grotto contingent will be called upon to face one of the best sand lot pitchers of the District, for the wily | Macdonald has signed Lem Owen as | first-string moundsman of the blue lodge outfit. Lem has upset tha strongest teams in this vicinity, and | as he will get in much work with other nines early in the season he fllla‘uld be in rare form when the time arTives for the clash with the Kal- lipolis combination, Another hurler, Patterson, will be ready to assume the burden should Owen falter. Cruickshanks, former Washington and Jefferson player, and | Heitmuller have been enguged for Gatching duties. Pieroe Riddle, Buck | Sterzer, Lee McCarthy, Dutch Harns- berger. Jack Ballenger, Freddy Hiser, Fabiny ard Dixon, an ex-University of Virginia tosser, are on_the roster jof the blue lodge team. Doc White, | Berved with the wersa SramEm, wiich & worl Sox. it may b umed: 7" O © committee in charge has ai completed arrangements for zheb::E gagement. Billy Betts, veteran um- pire, ttle all disputes that may Catholic U. Nine at Norfolk. _ Catholic Universit; 1 is at Norfolk toda: | Bagement of jts | with the United i i ¥’8 base ball team y for the first en- 8 tWo-gBame series States Naval Train- | ing 8chool nine. Fift, ing . een laye charge of Coach Moran and Marigon | | Bohannon, left last night for the i Virginia dity, ‘Wagner Cmchu;g Collegians. Hans Wagner, former coaching the Carnegie Tech base ball team. The chances are that he will tumn out the best nine in the history jof the institution, as the material is | unusually good. [ Fordham Nine to Visit. NEW YORK. March 23.—Fordham's base ball team will play only three EBames on its southern trip this year Virginla will be met in Charlottes ville March 30, and Georgetown and Catholic University in Washington April 1 and 2, respectively. PRACTICE GAMES LISTED FOR COLORED PRO NINE ATLANTA, Ga. March 23—Man- ager William C. West of the Wash- !ington Braves, colored professional base ball team, in training at League Park here, has announced that the {squad would in ail probability make {only two stops on its jump north for the opening of the season in Wash- ington on_April 21. West plans to ihold the Braves here until April 13. The first games will be played at Norfolk, beginning April 15, against happie Johnson'’s All-Stars. From Norfolk. the club will jump to Rich- mond taking on the Giants in a three-game series, arriving in Wash- ington April 20. Pirate, is DUR to make it MORE becomingness. So ushering final touch. The 419 11th St Opposite Star Bldg. Another Outlet for Our Wonderful Showing of Stylish Spring Hats ING the course of unusual events, it has become n you to obtain Brodt’s, Inc., Hats of in of our third centrally located shop at 721 14th Street—just four doors below New York Avemue. You’ll want to be all dressed Easter Sunday, and your hat is the new shades and shapes for you to select from, and reasonably priced at {den defeated Pinehurst, 10 to 4, in d Yannigans Hook Up Today to Start Final Four Contests at Tampa HOW FRANK BROWER LOOKS AS PITCHER. TECH NINE WILL PLAY ONLY FOURTEEN GAMES IKE most of the other high schools, Tech has planned a brief cam- paign for its base ball team this spring, but the caliber of the nines to be encountered makes the schedule a thorough test. In L | the fourteen games listed, the Manual Trainers will be called upon to face several of the best scholastic and college ireshmen combinations in this section, besides cngaging in the series for the high school cham pionship. Four first year coliege nines are to be met by the Tachites. The (ieorge- town cubs will be enc—=ntered early next month, and in t atter part of April the Manual Trainers will go to Charlottesville for a clash with the | University of Virginia youngsters In base ball meeting tomorrow night st May Tech bas dates with the Univer- '8 o'clock at 1137 5th street mortheast sity of Maryland first year nine at|All members of the dixmond squad are College Park and the Johns Hopkins |expected to report. Teams desiring freshmen in Baltimore. gumes with the Peerless aggregation Wil Invade Two States. | should communicate with George A With Sandlot Nines Peeriess Athletic Club will hold a Stmpson, 21 K stree tel . Tech also will invade Maryland and Frankiin e ey T e Vireinia to_battle with competent)” Aoy N e i e e e schoo eams. Staunton Military | raport M g Academy is on the schedule Wilh|ino clubhonen imaerurice Wolfe at the clubhouse Sunday afiernoon at Episcopal High School and Leesburg High School. In May, the Maroon and Gray will make its second trip 1o Baltimore for a match with Mount St. Josephs, always a worthy foe on the o'clock. Engagements with the Aloysians may be made by corre sponding with the management at 47 1 street. Elkx' Club tossers will be guests at diamond. The season will be opened |2 smoker to be held tomorrow might with the St. Albans engagement onlat §:30 o'clock at 919 H street. The April 5. The remainder of the sched- | Fraternal League team, which has ule follows: been practicing for several days, soon April 6, St. John: Georgetown | will be ready for engagements. University freshmen Business: 16,| Comvention Hall Market Athletic Leesburg High £ 19, Eastern at Leesburg: Staunton Military Ciub, which vang hed the Sherwood All-Stars, 17 to 6, Wants more games Academy, at S University | Send challenges to Manager Joe Dis- of Virginia freshmen, at Charlottes- | tastio, care of Convention Hall mar- ville: 26, iscopal High School, at|ket. Alexand; 9 tern, Quiney Midgets, with Beliman piteh- ' {ing hitless ball, blanked the Philade! phia Midgets, 4 to 0. Bellman won hi« own game with a homer that cleared filled sacks in the eighth inning. . Central: 11, University of yland freshmen, at College Park; 13, Johns Hopkins University fresh- men. at Baltimore: 14, Mount St Josephs, at Baltimore. Central High School's nine may g0 to College Park this afternoon for a Kelley With Yale Squad. game with the Maryland cubs. The| T4 Kellev, former Business High Old Line freshmen iwill be prepared ! schoo! pi is'a member of the Yai for the Blue and White. for yesterday | base ball squad. which is on its way to they finished their first game with & |Macon, Ga., for spring practice §-to-5 win over Hyattsville High|games. Auburn. Alabama, Georgis. School. Centrul freshmen and West- | Florida, South Carolina and Mercer will ern freshmen will clash in Central | be played. stadium tomorrow. The Central man- agement is endeavoring to arrange a Saturday contest with Gallaudet axtern was outhit and outfielded yesterday in its game with Gonzaga High School, the latter winning, 12 to 8. Folliard held the Easterners to nine hits and, outside of the fourth inning, never ‘was in serious troub Gonzaga made twelve hits off Roud: bush. Handiboe and Hughes have been selected by the board of faculty ath- letic advisers as umpires for the an- nual high school championship series. Central High School has been asked to permit the use of its stadium for the titular contests. SKATERS BREAK EVEN IN TWO TITLE CLASHES PHILADELPHIA, March val Baptie of Bathgate, Everett McGowan, St and D.. Paul, Minn,, di- ed honors last night in the races for professional ice skaters. Baptie, in the final heat of the mile event, finished only inches behind Mc- Gowan. 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