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= 28 SPORTS. THE "EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1921 SPORTS. Foss to Get Thorough Test at Third : Johnson Says Some Major League Owners Must Go FRANK BANCROFT DEAD|DECLARES 30 PER CENT UNTRUE TO THEIR TRUST RECRUIT HAS A CHANCE TO LAND REGULAR JOB Shows He Can Hit and Better on Bases Than Ellerbe, But Has Same Weakness as “Governor” on Slow Rollers. ! BY DENMAN THOMPSON. ACKSONVILLE, Fla., March 31.—It should occasion little surprise if the Nationals take the field on opening day with Deeby Foss on third base instead of Frank Ellerbe. McBride has made ‘no an- nouncement to this effect. In fact, the manager has not yet reached a decision, and probably won’t until jyst before the campaign gets under way. Mac is rather chary with statements. So far as is known, he took no one into_his confidence regarding the fact that he intended to use Foss in the first of the two battles with the Phillies here yesterday, which the Nationals won under wraps, 9-2. . It was given out before the club quit Tampa, however, that Foss was to be carried throughout the remainder of the training schedule for the purpose of getting a better line on him. Stationing him at the far corner yesterday was in pursuance of this policy, and it bore fruit, serv- ing at least to confirm an already well defined impression—that Foss is a Handy Andy with his bat. Although tied with Lewis and Har- ris at three blows each in a slugging onalaught that netted the Griffman eighteen safeties off a pair of Quaker hurlers, Foss' mace wielding really HOPPING ON CRIPPLES Reinforced Shamrocks Will Face Independent A. C. in Game Sunday Afternoon. Shamrock Athletic Club's nine, run- net-up for the District independent sandlot title last year, is ready for another strenuous diamond campaign. The Big Green aggregation has been | practicng for several weeks and be- lieves it will be as formidable as it was last season. Manager Steel has garnered some new. material to strengthen the 1920 squad and will test his athletes against the Indepen- dent Athletic Club Sunday afternoon on the field at 14th street and Poto- mac avenue southeast. Play will be | started at 2:30 o'clock. { The Big Green will use the following players: McBride and Connors, catch: ers; Serrins, Hamil, Anderson and Ball singer, pitchers; C. Steele, first bas Miller' and_E. Steele, second, base; ! Smithson, shortstop; Long, third base. |and Davis, G Hiller, W, Hiller, Sul- livan and Snow, outfielders. Grant Cirele League will meet to- night at 8§ o'clock at 4205 Illinois ave- nue. Representatives of enfranchised teams are to report to President Charles R. Grier. Linworth Athletie Club filne candi- dates are to gather at 8 o'clock to- night at 1300 C street southwest. H. A. Schweinhaut, secretary, will con- i EREEN NINE 0 6T TEST] was the most impressive of the lot. | WASHINGTON. AB. R. H. P.0. A. E. |sider any challenges for games sent “SAfter being set down on a third strike § 91 § 8 to the above address. plainly wide of the mark, Deeby pro- © 2 5 0 0] Three extra innings were necessary cmd led whhmerlthe ball to u:gufld- 2310 0 to give Perry Athletic Club a 5-to-4 to“:-u'rl‘ptptlr-y!’hxll\c:&l but one of his next 2 g : '{ } El‘!ory over h()nlflr'u:i Athletic Club. 3 2 arrow’s pitching and Connor’s fiel Hits Two Runs Across. 1 32 ¢ # 1jing featured the play of the winners. Two of his safeties scored runs and 1 1 1 1 1| Reckford Athletic Club will hold a the other put a mate in position to © 1 0 2 0|base ball meeting tomorrow night at 8 tally subsequently. His first crack | Totals T e e _n‘_'filnck at! 1205 6th street mortheast. keystone sack and his final a line s, " 2b; S4=0 2733 ¢llat diamond No-1 Jolt to right. Only once did he fail to | Williams, cf. 4 0 0 % 0 0| Manager Wolfe has called a special come through when a hit would have 4 1 1 8 0 O|meeting of th: Aloysius Club nine for counted, and that was in the fifth, 4 9 1 2 4 Oltomorrow night at 8 o'clock at 47 I :lhenL , with the bases jammed and two 30012 59 street Games with Aloysius may be red on a roller to 2 0 0 8 1 o|obtained by sending cHallenges to the lings. Foss is believed to have the ability | Meadows, P80 S gt it k th to oconsistently hit major league 101100 e pitching, although of course, that has 31 2 6 27 12 o|sagement. Kremb of the winners nat yet been definitely established. v Ellerbe also is adequate In this re- ‘Washington. 000120 01 5p|Mmade a homer, two triples and two ’ Philadelphis.... 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 o2 doubles in five times at bat. spect. The latters two weaknesses are base running and handling slow- hit balls. On the paths Foss has it on the governor, the recruit using good judgment in moving about on the lines and taking signals readily. He also stacks up on a par with Frank in smothering the vicious drives and Seems never at a loss for what to do Wwith the ball when he gets it, but, alro'.};n: rrlva‘ll.flll;{:l ability to charge for ers is mot all ©quid be wished for. o Fails to Hurry Throw. In the fleld yesterday Foss did mot have a great deal to do, but the one error charged against him in the four chances afforded was on the same type of offering that Ellerbe usually falls down on. The player errored in the third inning when Meadows led off. The pitcher made a Stout swing, but topped the ball, which bounced down the line in leis- urely fashion. Foss grabbed it, han. dled it Der(ectl{, and made a good throw to first, but lost the decision because he was too deliberate in his actions. Foss will have to learn what Griff | spent all last season trying to teach | Ellerbe. to charge in on the ball at full speed and get it away in a hurry. If Deeby improves at this angle of play, one which Ellerbe never has been able to master, the governor may continue to watch ball games fiffllfll b:n e;.‘flfl“dueo:ifomue seat on e ch, despite his prowess as a sticksmith. Nearly 1.000 at Game. Nearly 1,000 fans turned out for the m yesterday. notwithstanding the tening aspect of the weather. ‘which, by the wav, improved as the contest progressed, and at the close the sun was shining brightly and the mercury was considerably higher than during the forenoon. The spectators also witn a real.battle as long as Lee Mead: remained on the hill for the Quakers. the score at the end of tke third, When he retired, being 1-0. r of the enemy, which chalked s tally in the second inning when ‘Wrightstone singled, took third on Mogridge's error and tallied on a sae- rifice fiy which resulted in a double play. The bespectacled moundsman ‘was in splendid form, permitting only two bingles, Mogridge, ‘Who started for the Griff- men, also lived up to expectation: Eits off him averaging one an inning for the six rounds he worked, the only pair bunched being in the fourth, when Meusel's double and Ralph Mil- ler's single gave the Phillies their other tally. Acosta toiled during the Jast three frames and was located for ouly one safty. Bombardment Starts. ‘With the advent of Wilbur Hubbell en the mound for the Phillies was in- ted the bombardment of six- teen hits, only one of them wasted, which produced nine runs for the Griffmen. Foss' crash to left follow- ing infleld safeties by Lewis and Har- ris accounted for the first run in _the Gharrity opened the fifth ‘with a short double to left, took third on Mogridge’s perfect bunt and count- ed on Milan's safety through Ralph Miller. A single by Rice filled 3 bases, and Mogridge was forced in with & run when Hubbell walked Lewis. Harris then popped foul and Foss rolled to Rawlings to leave three mates stranded. O’Rourke’s single in the sixth was umsupported and the Griffs went out in order in the seventh, but Foss’ double following a safety by Harris netted a tally in the eighth, while the final frame proved a regular pa- rade. Judge had been set down when Milan walked and, after Rice had lofted, Lewis tripled to right center and scored on Harris' safety. Stan was singled to center by Foss and Laft on bases—Washingt: 7. “Twobase hite Meussr G} Threebase Lit—Lewls. 8; Philadeiphia, ty, Rawlins, | Home run— HKenyon Athletic Club scored its sec- ond victory within a week over the o American Eagles jn a 10 to 7 game. Daum played well at second base for % the victors. Hi Powhatan Athletic Club triumphed t—B) Ble playectitian” (' ClanioEridse, 1L Dou-|over the Newton Athletic Club in & farels e Suage. “hali—Hubbell i = 9-t0-8 match. ' Powhatan has’ won four Meadows: 212 thres ; off Mogridge, 5 | Of its last five games. ings: costa, 1'n three inain: Sherwood Athletie Club of Balti- off Hubbell, 16 in six innings. —1 bour and 56 minutes. Un,hr:;zr Feir. more wants to schedule a double- header with some first-class District team for July 4 or Labor day. Teams interested should communicate with Leroy A. Hilton, 109 East Clement street, Baltimore, Md. mizsation of the amateur Base Ball Association, which was to have been attempted last night, will be delayed for some while. Maj. Robert Young and George Winslow, former officers of the association, were unable to attend the called meeting. Randle Athleti¢ Club wants a prac- tice game next Sunday. Any first- class team desiring an engagement should write Manager Harry Beach, 2319 Pennsylvania avenue southeast, or telephone Lincoln 6249 between 5 and 6 p.m. stole third, Deeby bein rmitte to ld'l-ney a notch wh‘enmflub‘b:fl balked. O'Rourke then found one to his liking and whaled it to deep right, making the circuit when the ball rolled under the fence. Gharrity :::e:c?:u b;‘l'.h ‘:lngltd. but Judge e slaught Rawlings. e -huet Judge alone of the Griffmen failed to garner a safety. He grounded to Wrightstone on his first appear- ance, afid then lofted five times in Succession. He appeared plate-shy, having one hand free most of the time. Judge played his usual nifty game at first, however. He saved several of the inflelders errors by leaping and stretching for throws. Mogridge demonstrated on two casions that he is no slouch at flaoldo: ing his position—covered first in agile fashion to take a toss from Harris and retire Jack Miller in the fourth. and did a lot of hustling to nip Ralph Miller in the sixth. The latter whacked one through the box that George knocked down by leap- ing high and recovered in time for a put-out by fast scrambling. ‘Wrightstone robbed O’Rourk safety in the eighth, when h:l;e:;: Fran hot smash with his gloved hand and ferried it over to first. An even dozen Griffmen on the bases twice as mnn‘;":. 'tehl: number of Phils who were stranded. With fair and warmer as th weather outlook and Walter Johnson scheduled to pitch for a few innings, the fktendance today should be con- siderably increased.” Zachary is the other prospective Washington pitcher. There is one angle of the hitts game in which Foss needs instruc. tion—bunting. His stiff-armed at- tempts to advance Harris via the tap route in the eighth resulted only in fouls. pS F tomorrow. or¢ Hilltoppers are entertaining Penn Si the Marylanders. = t Georgetown yesterday, the Blue aid Gray Fetaliated for the thirteen- inning defeat handed it by the Uni- versity of Vermont last year, nosing out the Green mountain clan 9 to 8. The Vermonters are scheduled to play at Catholic University this afternoorm. Gallaudet put up a much better game against Holy Cross than was show: against the Brooklanders, but lost, 2 to 13. Heavy Hitting at Hilltop. teams punished the ball in the ‘:gteh“ the hilltop, Georgetown get- ting thirteen hits off Red Kibbe, while Del Bissonette was reached for twelve by Vermont. The Blue and Gray fiinger had Sam Rice is favoring an amkl oS T D meat R Augustine nd Tony Brottem e joegites AEERE L the better control, granting no passes and fanning eleven hluerz Neither pitcher Was accorded gO0O support. own got away to a five-run h‘l;;?rd‘“ee‘ mninl‘, to Kibbe's wildness in the first inning, and added a tally in each ‘of the next two framee. ?In error helped Vermont to count in the second, and it luul tthta :'e:.rep‘::n ;I’:; ssonette fourth, W amd_ six runs. In this The Phillles are a much more for- midable outfit, with Neale, Meusel :nrd ‘Williams in the outfleld, but it is prob- able that Wild Bill Donovan will be- come even wilder trying to land the :nu;l;lll b:‘qmlh!? to him anywhere n the Natio: ague race. It' weak-looking outfit. Teals Ollle Tucker =alad farewell yester ur hits d:h 3 nlald ;:rt t:‘ c‘nhzflu:}nln, 8 C., iZ:..':n Kibbe vy:d_lor the circuit with ‘where he ins for e So Atlan- s CTOW! tic o season. 55 O filltoppers came right back in and shoved a run over, only 't-‘t:‘lbr.bt‘l‘:d again when Vermont tal- Bob La Motte, whose leg fs still " 1lied through Kibbe's single and Shee- bothering him, went to his home in Savannah, Ga., last night, but will | dy’s error. Georgetown won in the leave there this evening and proceed to Washington to await the arrival of the barnstormers. T l'. Bill Shipke, once a Washington f u-_ LH resident, dropped around last even- oo {:g u:;i thmm:ahwusx;I ‘u;a older mem- Parfoct Fit Guaranteed rs of the club. pke ran a club ears Experience in one of the Dakotas last summer S » nd mow is on his way north from HELLER’S 2 avana, where he sojourned for sev- 00 TTa & eral weeks. HOOPER BROS. 911 Penna. Ave. N.W. Brown Calf Oxfords Wingtip Goodyear Rubber TWIRLERS S Announcement of the batteries will to start. % - Baker Hits in Winning Run. SHREVEPORT, La., March 31— Frank Baker, the former home run king, returned to regular work with the Yankees in the game with Shreve. port yesterday and gathered a two- Dbase blow in the eighth that sent Bob Meusel across with the winning run. S . Rapp Rejoins the Giants. MOBILE, Ala., March .31.—Goldie Rapp, the New York Nationale’ star infielder, who was ill in a New Or- leans hospital for several days, has joined the team. Rapp, who suffered NORTHERN NINES HERE IN WEEK-END CLASHES ORDHAM, Penn Stzte‘ and Maryland will invade the District during the next two days to conclude a week of much activity on local college base ball fields. The New Yorkers, scheduled to open their day against Virginia at Charlottesville, are to face Georgetown season today 2 day. Fordham will be at,Catholic University. while the tate and Gallaudet is encountering ninth, when Bissonette opened with a triple and counted on Kenyon's fourth clout. Two of Kenyon's safeties were good for three bases each. Murphy and Sheridan each made three hits for the winners. Hartin Clouts Ball Gallaudet bunched two of its six hits off McLoughlin in the fourth inning for its pair of runs, while Holy Cross, after tallying ‘ten times off Boat- wright in the first four innings, failed to continue its heavy sticking against Lahn, relief pitcher. Hartin, third sacker, made three of Gallaudet's ‘l,n(!tle!, one of his blows netting two ages. Bribery Bill Is Signed. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., March 31— The base ball bribery bill was signed by Gov. Hyde yesterday. The measure prescribes penalties ranging from two to five years in the penitentiary THIS ROOKIE CAN GO HIGH AND SPEAR 'EM BOBBY LA MOTT! SPEAKER NOT TO NAME AN ANTONIO, March 31.—In an effort-to discourage gambling, Man- ; ager Tris Speaker of the Cleveland Indians will not announce his pitchers overnight during the regular season, as had been his policy. IN ADVANCE not be made until time for the game from a severe cold, is entirely recov- | ered. ! Cobb Works Squeeze Play. RANGER, Tex., March 31.—Ty Cobb claims the distinction of working the first squeeze play of the season. It was made in the seventh inning of yesterday's game between the Tigers and the Columbus American Associa- tion club, when Ty placed the ball to the left of the pitcher's box and Flagstead scored. Much of the Tigers' training in at- tack, under their new manager, has been devoted to the sacrifice, squeeze i | Etlis. Roberts and Business Manager of Cincinnati Club Since 1890 Had Been y I Several Months. CINCINNATI, March 31—Frank C. manager of the Cincinnati base ball club, died at a hospital here at mid- night. He had been ill for several months of neuritis. He had been business manager of the Cincinnati team since 1890. Baneroft- was born in Lancaster, Mass., May 11, 1846. He enlisted in the Union armiy at the beginning of the civil war as a drummer boy and served until peace was declared. Bancroft's first big success in base ball came in 1883 and 1884, when he was manager of the Providence team of the National League. In his sec- ond year there his team won the National League pennant and then played the famous Metropolitans of New York, winners of the champlon- | ship of the old American Association, in the first world series on record. Providence won - three straight games and became the first world champions in base ball history. TRAINING TRIP GAMES At Memphis, Tenn. Memphis (Southern Boston Americans. Batteries—Plane, ling; At Lake Charles, La.— Philadelphia Americ: Houston, (Texas).. Batteries—Rommell, Hasty, Styles, Perkins; Gudger, Boldea and Gilham. Harris, = and At Corsicana, Tex. R.H.B. Fort Worth (Texas) . 461 Chicago Americans. 160 Ratteries—Appleton, Pate and Moore; Daven- port and Schalk. At Shreveport, Ia.— R H E New York Americans. . 813 0 Shreveport (Texas] 714 1 Hoyt and Schang; Batteries-~Quinn, Byrd, Gleason and Henry, Greenna. A At San Antonfo, Tex.— R HE. Clevelund Americans... 918 0 San Antonio (Texas). 313 5 Batteries—Bagby, Pott and 0’Neill, Thoma: Deason, Cocrehain and W. White. At Little Rock, Ark— REE Pittsburgh National ... 1117 8 Little Kock (Southera). 39 4 Batteries—Adams, Zinn and 8chmidt; In- gram and Kohlbecker. New York Natiopals... Mobile (Southern).. Batteries—Ryan, R.H. .61 25 Barnes and Bmith, Gas Pond. At San Francisco— ational San Francisco ( Batteries—Cheeves, Hanlon Couch and Yelle. At New Orleans, La.— let Mamaux, Mohart and Kroeger, At New Orleans, La. New Orleans (Southern). Trooklyn Natic Taylor. and other tactics designed to produce a run in a pinch. Box Fail in First Test. FORT WORTH, Tex., March 31— The first real opposition faced by the White Sox on their training trip tour resulted in a 4-to-1 defeat at the hands | of the local Texas League team. Davenport, one of the best recruit prospects of the revamped Sox, walked seven men, three in the first inning, and was thereby beatem, although his | speed puzzled the Lone Star batters, who gathered but six hits. Red Sox Shy in Hitting. JACKSON, Tenn., March 31—After losing two games to the Memphis team of the Southern Association, the Boston Americans are here today. The slump that has been clinging to the Red Sox's bats continued yesterday, | and the Boston players were able to get only five hits off the minor league pitchers. Oscar Vitt, who injured his right foot recently, will be able to practice again in about a week. Cheeves of Cubs Hurls Well. OAKLAND, Calif,, March 31.—After two victories over the San Francisco, improves your health without | overtaxing. _ Our Golf Stocks Are at your service. Complete assortment at moderate prices. Free Rule Books SPORT MART 1410 N. Y. Ave. Paclfic Coast, League, the Chicago Na- tionals today will tackle the locals. A round of heavy hitting in the eighth yesterday gave the Cubs the game, 7 to 3, with Virgil Cheeves, a recruit, hold- ing the westerners well in hand for the first six innings. Franchise Is Transferred. AUBURN, N. Y., March 31.—Trans- fer of the franchise and players of the Akron Internationals to Newark for any professional playe: Gopts & bribo to “tnroar a pamo and for the person giving the bribe. At Sizn SUITS To Measure SPECIAL $ 2 7..50 Can’t Duplicate. Under $35 Open Daily Untfl 6 P.M. Saturday, 9 P.M. | Wender What Merts Will Say Today. Three Winning Features 1 Mertz Tasloring IS'HI'y’l Class— Not High Priced Mertz and Mertz Co. has been announced officially by the board of arbitration of the National Association of Professional Leagues. of the " Mertz Tailoring is for particular men who want the best and at the right price. An inspection of our stock will prove a reve- lation. It is an exhi- bition that leaves noth- ing to be desired. Everything shown is standard quality and decidedly smart in ap- pearance. Every garment made by our own experts and fully guaranteed. Quick Delivery is a feature. When you want the suit you get it. Inc. F St 616 17th St., South of Pa. Ave. W W assortment of stripes. C leagues must go,” Johnson said. “Base ball suffered a temporary | Series scandal and the recent dis- imissal of the indictments returned against the Chicago players and { son continued. ““But new indictments have been returned and I pledge myself that the cases will be prose- j cuted tothie limit." Declares Gamblers Must Go. “Base ball must be cleansed of all the poison that was injected into its system by a few petty gamblers and several easily tempted players, and I will not rest content until the general public says-of the national { game that the wound has been thor- ioughly healed and the guilty have been sufficiently punished.” Johnson delivered an address on | setback as a result of the 1919 world | jothers involved in the ¢ade™ "Jéhh-') LEVELAND, Ohio, March 31.—Certain owners of big league clubs have not been true to their trust and will be driven from base | ball, Ban Johnson, president of the American League, declared Bancroft, for many years businessi; ... |t night. These facts, Johnson said, developed from the recent investigations into the base ball scandal. ) “Thirty per cent of the owners of teams in the American and National “Changes in ownership are necessary for the good of the game, and I expect to see the other owners combine with me in helping bring about the much-needed change.” Mr. Johnson refused to state who the accused owners are. public_investig: licity.” He #aid the only viewpoint to take toward the clubowners he had in mind was one of “contempt and pity —those 'Whé for “twenty years and more have obtained a rich livelihood in base ball, and failed to disclose to the proper authorities what informa- tion they had of the world series scandal “Wagers and speculations in any form are strictly forbidden at our ball parks, but unfortunately the rule has not been honestly enforced at some of the grounds of the major league clubs. A day of reckoning is at hand for those who are derelict in this grave duty.” Johnson said he “did not take se- riously” the agitation for removal of Judge Landis from the bench, start- ed recently by members of Congress. tion and wide pub- Cavet and Dixon; Smith, D.J. KAUFMAN’S| > MAN’S STORES We Give the Values and Get the Business HUNDREDS ASKED US TO DO IT so we bought again 1,000 PAIRS of those immensely Popular Worsted Flannel and Cassimere TROUSERS 6 —Blues, Grays, Bma and a wide Sizes 29 to 48 MONEY’S WORTH OR MONEY BACK “Keep Base Ball Clean” before the Cleveland Recreation Council. Tn_ his address he referred to the gambling topic by quoting the pre- amble of the national base ball agree- ment, which says, in part: “By sur- rounding the national game with such safeguards as will warrant ab- solute public confidence in its in- tegrity and methods and by main- taining a high standard of skill and sportsmanship in the players.” “It is on that very point.” he ex- claimed, “that a number of the major league club owners have failed in their duty to the public, and to the game. As self-appointed custodiai of a great sport, they have no co ception of their obligations or are coldly indifferent to a strict fulfili- ment of a second trust—the preser- vation of the game's interity.” Honest Endeavor by Some. “There has ‘been honest endeavor and commendable effort on the part of some to keep the sport freb from rowdyism and kindred evils,” he'add- ed, “but in instances, moral courage has been lacking and others have concelved the false notion of ‘covering up’ when there should have been _—————— CENTRAL NINE SUFFERS FOURTH STRAIGHT LOSS STAUNTON, Va., March 31.—Central High School of Washington, here to- day for a game with Staunton Mili- tary Academy nine, yesterday suffer- ed the fourth consecutive loss and its third in the series with Virginia teams, when it took the short end of a 13-to-9 count in the clash with Au- gusta Military Academy at Fort De- fiance. The Augustans made nineteen hits off Edlin's pitching. Central scored five runs off Nugent in the fourth in- ning, giving it a 7-to-4 lead. but could not solve Phillips, relieZ pitcher. Buckley, Central catcher, was injured and may be out of the game several days. Jelliffe Swims to Victory. ROCHESTER, N. Y., March 3L--Roy Jelliffe of Yale, swimming for the New York Athletic Club, won the national Junior 50-yard title last night in 0.25 1-5. I J Y, Piy MEASURING UP A MAN TAKES HIS TAILOR'S MEAS- URE CRITICALLY BEFORE HIS TAILOR MEASURES HIM PROFESSIONALLY. WE MEASURE UP TO A GENTLE- MAN’S REQUIREMENTS FOR TAILOR- ING SKILL, INVESTIGATE THE 'BERNSTEIN SPRING SERGES at $43.75 THESE SERGES ARE COLOR GUAR- ANTEED FOR THE LIFE OF THE SUIT —WHICH IS QUALITY LONG. Jack Bernstein 814 ¥ STREET NW. A 7 /AN (V4 Pa 2 i 7\ Avenue 05