Evening Star Newspaper, March 9, 1922, Page 26

on ! e ! ———ee . SPORTS- DUE TO HURL FIRST GAME | OF SEASON FOR GRIFFMEN Contest Next Thursday Unlikely to Be Preceded by . Practice Affairs—Infielder Blugge Appears to Be Coming Star. BY DENMAN THOMPSON. . AMPA, Fla, March 9.—Courtney and Gleason probably will do all the pitching in-the first game of the season for the Nationals against the Phillics at Leesburg; Fla., wext Thursday, Gleason being figured-as farther advanced than any of the other recruits, excepting, pos- sibly, Phillips. Courtncy probably will be sent five innings and Gleason four, although a third pitcher will be taken along in casc it scems ad- visable to use him. 5 It is unlik gaties:between his Manager MiJan will order even abbreviated practice regulars and yannigans until after the Leesburg con- test. The pitchers will not begin tinkering' with curves for a couple of days yet: J.\]u of (Iu;':vvrlfirs except Zachary z | ohnson und Erickson saw service o H ‘l:..‘d Biound i ;;:n‘r:;x, EF.:-:L-'J‘?f‘J.':STANTON, GIANT PITCHER, | ay, even 3 tumn: e Rochester southmay tax! T0 FIGHT “A-WHITE SOX”] had one- d: 55 of ‘work than the | SAN ANTONIO. Tex.; March 9.— ot§tr regulars, having golten out fo the first time Tuesday isfar more advanced thin his veteran mates. Joknson In Very Careful. Weajher unusually cool for Tampa As the result of a visit to the camp of the Glants. by Johnny Evers, now assistant conch of the Sox, {here will be n heavy- but as usy in condition prevailed with @ high wind follow- el ing the licavy ramstorm of the cven- T 4nz before. the athletes were | QEINAE THE KRR o A corme. S tane tos, the big lef{handcr of tx, who hailx from San lafly was careful and coat,. he tossed : a i e WHI tackie o man of caual IOy oantaend for the wlub-y iveight and trc from the ranks of . higuse s s a e Ol T i ot | the White Sox in a six-round en- aid the contivl 1.; the pitchers ‘\\'hu :"'I:"": e ";-'de"m{o;:n‘cm. are still shy in this respect anyhaw,| F " c and ”'f. r-w‘n mun ehot the rrglulwl ;’mir °‘<.:,".'.....t",'f;f“.,:',:’i'z': cept busy ducking while @ .S .y Harrls got a good thump in the ;‘n" a '".'u'":m'r':.,w: Lrom ?'I from a wild ene heg’ Gtea-| Lamge, uned to ar~roun on the coast. e was a weight thrower for the Olymple Athletic Club and took part In amatrur boring touroaments. When a big hollcrmaker Gattened him in the final of a tournament Stanton for- a0k the ring and confined. him- self to xporta. Now be is try- ivg to make good as a flinger. cle and Rice received 2 nasiy o a1l Kot away MeGrew. Their were painful but not serious. . Brill d Miller were observed to be “malking faces” dur- ing their tenure on the mound and: when questioned_ b Manager Miani admitted the work involved more or less pain. tor them. Brillheart and Melirew have arms, while Miller | = is trodbled by a tendon in his shoul-icuit of higher classification. and re- Hor CFhes bave been instructed to|ceived permission (o work out with take things easy until the soreness|the Nutionals with the promise that oy ARl ] % an effort will be made to- pkice him Pl A L faster company”in’the event his ! v g ability warrants it. ot I an Tt is xzo-gmxvlzdm_?lrf"liflffi:".”rk,,“‘"':,’: inficlder. Ie cavorted arauid third sit speceeding drill ol e e fbase Ty a VWashinglon uniformi yes- :lc':‘lng‘ ::; (:'E“’"mr? }?Ifln ordinary terday and handled himself well. promise ss a bail plaver. Welll geqn Gonlin recovered from his in- Teoscned up by the first twe sessions !yl (FNTE FIROVERY Defore and Biyege vesterday “went into WEhY,.zain was in uniform. but his place Zl\’:degé:'e’;idll‘ \‘:Ti!l.'k.\(l‘:llu‘»‘l'ul_\;‘xlfi :pv:_t;’:}lix‘l,n l,hc l{'n:l;v;lal squad |l|'dh nu-;uuu aetio s s€ by Jezebel Zachary, w s g From botlh President Griftn and{“' e eie Manager Milan and provided some thrills for the coustantly growing | contingent of railbirds who turn out eadh day to sce the Nationals in ac- | tion at Plant Field. . Bluege, who had the~front names of ; Oswald Louis wishell on him when he first saw the light of day twen years ago last October. is ‘a athlete of five fect. ten and one-half inches. weighing 152 pounds. He is an excellent judge of a grounder.: never “fights” the dall. and possesses the spred to range over a. generou amount of territory. ‘The most sig-| nificant thing about him. howe is that be has the knack of alw. ing in position to gct the ball ¥ and haa a snap style of throwins similar to that emploved by : ch no inficlder ever 2 c e Maranville OFf for Camp. | Covers Acres of Ground. | _SPRINGFIELD, Mass. Mareh 9.—1| Stationed at short in the infield I“““" J. tRabbit) Maranville. shor -' : & e o | Stop of the Pittsburgh Nationals. has drill that, wound up yesterdaxis DTac- | oy’ jare 1o join the Pirales at West S0 on tiie icg when a fast the clongated or GHARRITY IN TOWN. Gharrity, first-string catcher of the "Nationals. and his family reach- cd Washington yesterday. The sturdy receiver will leave with they final squad of regulurs for the Tampu training camp Szlurday. New League Is Formed. KINSTON. N. €. ‘March 9.—The Eastern Carolina Base Ball Associa- tion, independent. has heen organized with Kinston. Newbern. Farmville and Greenville as members, tice, Bluege demonstrated that he| ¢! i copid go to his right or left with i Baden. Ind. equul facility and scldom was he guilty of a fuble, despite the fac § who was wiclding the SCHMIDT WANTS BIG PAY. that Altrock bat, purposely. made his chances as| MODELSTO, Calif. March 9.—Walter dificult possibl Y ! Schmidt. Pittsburgh catcher. says he | Blucge's work. with Feoria of the ljy 1ot anxious (o play ball again Three-Eye Loague last ccason. the|,ng that if the Pirates want his serv- | first he bad spent in professional | jeces the salary wowld ave- to be base ball, was of such a nature that | n,ore than $10.000. Te attracted the attention of several biz league ivory hunters. One of them. Tom Turner, who was acouting | for.the Athletics, was so impressed | > 2 brief inspection that he urged | Counie Mack to sign him. The tall} WILL PLAY IN JAPAN. BLOOMINGTON, Ind., March 9.—In- i base ball team ha pted the invitation of the Waseda' Univer- tagtician forthwith - sent Danny Murphy to Feors. but the coach of |Sity team of Tokio. Japan, to play the A’s reperted negdtively and the | Lwelve games in Japan this season. putchaze tentatively by 3 Turner was canceled. s Afrer the of the season, when JOE HARRIS IS 0. K. the MeCredies disposed of their hold-| Joe Harris, returning to major ines in_the Portland club of the Pacitic | league p! fter several vears on Coast League, Turner was made man- | the “outside.” is described aus fast on his fect and in good shape to pla ager at Portland by its new owners. and in dispatches from the Red Sox camp. his firtt act was to seek to buy Bluege trom Washingion, which had obtained hiln_when PhiHadelphia passed him up. G today said he was offered $6.000 for Bluege by President Klepper of Fort- 1znd. but turned it down. and is con gratulating himself now that he did. Not Impressive at Plate. As ha$ alreads been set forth in this column, Bluege does not make an im pressive appearance at the plate. being ap-hitter type. bul there are in of the many player: the this style effec el he was able to challk up a batting per- centage of .30 for 140 games in the Three-Eye League last seaton would in- dicate he is no weakiing with the stk Minor league averages cannot safely bs d as a guide in estimating what.a |+ majors who use and the fact that o player may accomplish in the majoss. where he s hurlers of far greater skill but Griffith is a firm believer in the ticory that an athiete can be taught to bai if he possesses the other attributes for cuccess A plaver can learn (o hit” is the way the boss of the Nalionais puts it. “but not to fleld, throw or rur.” He must be able to do these things nat- urally, although experience is negded to afiord polish. Blueze gets over.the ground well, has a fine pair of hands and that invalvable knack of seem- ingly starting his throws before he actually gets the ball.” We can't tell yet how he will shape.up as a hitter. ‘but if he shows half as much. prom- ise in that respect as he does'in other departments we'll have .a.rcal. ball player for the fans to look over. Biuege is an intelligent fellow and ouly a kid, last year being the first he put in as. 4 professional. having &one to Peoria from the sand lots on the west side in Chicago. Unless I am greatly mistaken, he has a bright future in base ball.” Infleld Has a Workoat. The veteran players all displayed interest in Bluegc's work. and onc of the regulars was so impressed he made a wager that Bluege would be with the Nationals all scason. In ad- #ition to Bluege, the inner.cordon dur- ng the fielding session included La- motte at third, Harris at second and Brower at first. It was the latter's $rot day in _uniform. but he went about his work as though he Had been practiciug for weeks. “Turkey is not carrying an ounce of guperfluous flesh and he fired the ball sround in'a way that.made some of the side-line critics raise their es Prows. He even pitched to the bat- ters for_a brief spell. Predictions were made chat as a result he mould Pave a zore arm today, but the Vir- Finian. who is as strohg as a bull, ®ys his wing uever felt better. Another acquisition for the squad gesterday was Bob Lightfoot. an in- elder, who last year managed a gemi-pro team at Fort Mrers,’a small town south of Tampa. Lightfoot has received offers from three Florida State League teams, but believes he 15 capable of making good in a cir- Radiators and Fenders ! ANY_KIND MADE OR REPATRED. Ceres installed in any make. {o prr=Ea: RADIA E LV Courtney and Gleason to Pitch Against Phillies ° _THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1922. ™ NATIONALS' PROSPECTIVE BABE RUTH. D ; W Jdee ISANDLOTTERS WANT FOUR - - CLASSES FOR TIFLE PLAY| ASHINGTON sandlot nines under the District Bas V'V four titles this vear. tendinz a meeting at the Muns: The age limits of each class must be decided mt-Lhe next meeting t be held Mondauy nizht. and this ma ter likely will be difficult to rettie. cspecially So far as the juniors are oncerned. last year, the junior di- vision inaximum was twenty-one vears. but there is considerable op- Position to such a limit this' season. Many seem to think an cighteen-year Jimit would be better.” Form: or- ganization will be perfected and ofli- cers elected Mo - - e Tiges A of Which Fen- il AJexan, tain and John Desmond manager, wants games with 15-16 year teams. Manager Desmond may be telephoned at the Rovdon apartmen morrow night. Morningside Club booking en- gagements with unlimited nines Communications hould be addres: to Norman M. Outeault. #5318 1 street. The club wlll. practice Sun- day morcing at 130 o'clock at Blagden's Ficfd. ball teams Md.. will cet Saturday night at the home of ward A. Fuller, in | ttsville, to organize 4 county league. - St. Stephen's Midgets are casting about for games in their cla end challenges Manager Nicholas Doncghue, 1205 30th street. Mariners of the United States Ship- ping Board want dates with uni- formed teams. Communications should be addressed to R. T. Lareckson, room, 3823, Navy building. Nominican Lyceums will hold a e ball mecting Sunday afternoon The same splendid quality so long maintained by Dunlap in styles for men and young men—and prices for spring have been lowered. The club will meet to-| not affliated with leagues operating I Association propably will play for Representatives of forty-three teams at- sey building last night practically agreed that two clisses should be provided for the so-called midget nines instead of grouping them in onc division, as was“onc last year. Championship serics also are désirced for jinior and unlimited class: {MILAN DINNER PLANNERS MEET TOMORROW NIGHT .4 moeting of: the Clyde Milan dinnét orgmaization committee will be held tomorrow night at 8 alclock at the Arlington Hotel. Wers are expected to tails of the propened tribute to the { mew manager of the mals will be dixcussed amd subcommittees appointed. | | v at 5 o'clock, at 3 1"or* gain write B MeDermott] | west. 508 Tth street south- 5 with the Domini- ness Manager John i0 D street south- { . Anburn Athletic Club is anxious to fill its schedule. T desiring en- gagements telephione Joe Belair, | Lincoln. 1565-J, between 6 and 7 p.m. . ‘Lagle Athletie Club, which scored its second straight win in a 24-to-9 game, with the Hobart Tigers. wants | more ‘action. -Telephone challenges to | Manager Geraci, Adams 231. | Government leaguers will start theit season April 24 with a game be- | twean Marine and Navy nines. Other teams fn the circuit are Gomme: Government. Printing Office_and Gen- jeral Accounting Office. One, more | tranchise is to be awarded, Al Government League games are to be played on the cast diamond of the Lllipse. Cerinthian .@ilctic Club stopped the Young Giuats in a 16-to-9 en- counter. “ ) : | 1 | 1 i TRIS SPEAKER TO DEPEND ON HALF DOZEN HURLERS DALLAS, March 8—Coveleskle, Baghy, Morton, Uhle, Sothorou and Malis will be the pltchers Man: ger Speaker of the tans wil depend on thix_ seanon. Morton, who did not pitch any in 1921 un- 1l July 4, will be given plenty of work prior to that time this year in the hope thnt his great curve and fast ball will win many gamen before the batters get accustomed 1o real pitching. INFELD O BROGKLYNS APPEARS FORMIDABLE BY JORN B. FOSTER. Brooklyn is pushing steadily ahead at Jacksonville today dojng a lot of plain, old-fashioned training under the supervision of a manager who be- lieves in plain methods. There is a reason for it. Brooklyn will be the first tean to tackle the New York champions in the rcgular season of the National League and Uncle Robbie « very anxious that his ball plavers shall be in some seasonable condition. He isn't worrying much about what |spring training t they may do oif the 4th'of July. But 1ike cvery other experienced manager, e knows what it mean« to get a good | day. ork. | pres start against a tcam like New In 1921 he had Brooklyn in Such trim that he turned the Giants back xt the start and made their way one of thorns for a long time. Robbie's intield is mo: er than he cxpected. bunch. even with the Brooklyns ar than expected. tix-cylinder first baseman. likely to be a swiper of second base 2s he has been at short- playing admirably in g smooth- a flelding having more suc- Schmandt is a Olson i rd with a display hich may qualify tion. Tigh. the stubby third baseman from Memphis, has done xo well in hi that it looks as if he will ith the team. : if Johnston isn't reconciled, Brooklyn necd not be overwhelmingly despendent. A Hoblitzell to Manage. ]}!‘. Righard 1. Hoblitzell. former first cman for the Boston Ited So: wiil manage the Charlotte South At- Jantic League club this scason. ! s at| him for the posi- | | l Johnston unsigned, | the 10- i SPORT i | | DURST IS SEASON’S FIND, OBILE, Ala.,, March 9.—Lee Fohl, manager of the St. Louis Amer- MANAGER FOHL DECLARES M icans, and veterans of his tcam regard Cedric Durst, recruit out- ficlder, as the season’s find. Roy Davis, new pitcher, slammed out a home run with a man og base and helped win a 4-to-0 victory for the yannigans over the regulars yes- | terday. Ruth and Schang on Way. | Manager rch Ruth | of base ast Yankee players | through a base-running drill. = here| Holling and Johngon of the piten- ing staff put considerable speed on the ball. obb, fer years the king stealers, put the squad and Schang, 1 to be Jined up. are on the* way from Hot Springs. Arrival of gram from Ruth and the swatting of the ball by Meusel reminded Manager Huggins that those players would be [ Ainsmith’s Combination Ahead. out of the game for some time at the Tex., March 9.—Ain- beginning “of the season, and he m took a 14-to-2 v turned his attention to his recruits. [over. Clemons’ men in yeste Among them are Haincs and Killin- | practice game at the Cardinals’ camp. gcr, Penn State youngsters, who are | Wimer, St. Louis sand-lotte d. showing unusually well, the former in center garden’and the latter at | short. ing the absence of Manager Rickey Strunk and Hooper Report, SEQUIN, Tex., March 9-—Strun and Hooy tfielder: got lere - Grabine club secreta terviewed Palk, outficlder Indian Hurlers Well Advanced. DALLAS, March 9.—Cleveland | pitchers are further advanced in their | in any of the other plavers. Cov ic and several of the other twirlers “cut loose” vester-|Star pitcher. en route, but was un- Manager Speal im- | comnunicative. Kerr'is coaching a L with e ok Barton, | high school team at his home, Paris, a semi-pro of Lynch, K | Tex., and says he hopes the Sox man | ageiment comes to his terms, and iatk R |is working with the niue of the Uni- Two Athletics Clout Ball | versity of Texas, at Austin. LAGLL PASS, Tex., ) o | ting of Witt and C featured victory yesterday of the Owl the Hawks at the Athlelics’ allowsy made three doubdles single and Witt three singl x. 9.— ant lcader, has or- od « rest after laving driven his s Y s EleS. | cquad at a fast pace for a week. 1le Tt wus the second victory of the OWIS | utill is giving unuswal attention to v 5 sty Yars | the youngste: Shinners, the for- sed three pitchers, Hasty, Yarrison | [\¢ YPURSSEs, . Shiphers, the Ior nd Loftus working for the Owls. and | fog o et lieEnr and i .I‘I::’X" Moore and Sullivan for the | iy frale, the Mis opi. Collexe s vouth, have been under the manager . while Walter Kopf, third sacker, in Strenuous Drill. formerly of Dartmouth, & Howard AU A, Ga, March 9.—Another | Berry, once a Pennsylvinia star, liave drill in batling 2nd infielding prac- |hept in the limeligit. tice und in base running was on the PRE program at the Detroit Americans’ camp for today. Improved wcather SBURG. Fla, March %.—Wintry conditions yesterday gave the Tigers | weather prevailed the Phillies® their first opportunily for a real|ecamp yesterday, hut the players went workout, irhrmlgh two workouts. However, must over camp. and » Phils Forced to Wear Sweaters. Harry [leilmann, leading American | of them wore sweaters. Leagus hitter, last year took a hand e in the batting practice. but failed | Dodger Stars Still Absent. to hit the ball off the playing field. | JACKSONVILLE, March ¥ 0— /i EDUCED The flegae%/vé%tor- Tnproves Witk Use S. _: Browns Discover Oultfield Phenom M’INNIS PAYS BIG PRICE TO SEE MOVIE IN DALLAS DALLAS, March 9.—Johs (Staf- fy) Mel premicr first baser, »i $200 to see n movic here. Stuffly weat down to see the “Iour Horsemen of the Apocalypse” ond bad a darsed good time except for the trivial fact that when he reached for his wallet, after the show was o he found his purse, contain fron men, was missing. “ could have bought the for thut amount,” laments Stuffy. Neither Grimes nor Johnston has put in an appearance at the Dodgers’ auarters. It was reported that they will be suspended if still absent at the cnd of the week. Too Windy for the Cahs CATALINA ISLAND, Calif., March . —Wind broke up the practice of the Cubs yesterday. Twenty-seven Cubs will cross the channel Lo the mainland this afternoon to meet Coast League clubs in a series of games. Trio 61 Reds Join Squad. MINERAL WELLS, Tex., March 9 Arrival of Cavenney, Pinclli and Fonseca at the training camp of the Cincinnati Nationals assured Manager Moran an inficld for the opening cx- hibition games at Fort Worth Sat- urday and Sunday. Bohne has met put in &an appearanve. The Reds’ line-up will be Fonseca, first; Kimmick, second: Cavenmey, short, and Pinelli, third, with Duncan, Burns and Neale in the outfield. P Pittaburgh Infield Tested. WEST BADEN, Ind., March 9.—In- ficlders, trying for positions in regular line-up of the Pittsburgh Na- tionals, went into action for their initial practice terda Grimm went to his station at first: Tiern second; short, and de Barnha! Traynor. at , at third. Smith, former ¢ s joined the Red Sox xquad cd for the right field position. Waliers, who has been regarded a holdout. is on his way from Frencisco. e Brave Recruits Tmpress. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., March 9. — Manager Mitchell of the’ Braves has commented bighly on the promise shown by Couney and Lansing, rookic pitchers. A A WOND ERFUL CAR AT A WONDERFUL PRICE ' Sedar redoced *300- Cb&pe 0, Jouring 3 2072095 - 20°1375 .{{IZ prices [ b. Foledo ~ R. McReynolds & Sons, Inc : 1423-5-7L Street N.W. Telephone Main 7228-7229 wced *320 Do 701875 redoced 750 Roaodster sedoced 125 %o 1350