Evening Star Newspaper, March 1, 1923, Page 30

SPORTS. DS SIZABLE SQUAD ON FIELD, BUT GOING IS VERY EASY Some Likely Looking Material Among Rookies Whe Report—Zachary, in Fine Trim, Says He Will Win 20 Games This Season. BY DENMAN THOMPSON. AMPA, Fa., March 1.—They're off! Actual pepping for the 1923 pen- nant race got under way today when a squad of battery candidates were put through preliminary paces on the field that is to be the | stamping ground for the Nationals for the next five weeks. Reireshed by a good night's sleep following their arrival yesterday evening, upward of a dozen of the Grifis and near-Griffs donned their working clothes for the rst time this year in the spacious quarters provided under the new steel and concrete grandstand and started the training that is designed to have them rea bell rings on April 18. dy for the grind of the championship season when the Every one of the rookies on hand was punctual to the minute in re porting for toil at the hour of 10:30, and from then on till noon the swish and thud of base balls thrown and caught was heard as the athletes un- dertook the limbering-up process that is to fit them for more strenuous work later on. "ypical Tampa an “ulmost cloudl balmy bre with caused the mercury_in the thermom- cter to elimb from 72 degrees to the 79 mark in the period of an hour and 2 half that the boys frolicked around, @ opened pores that had been losed since unmiforms were laid away ast fall ake it easy y and a faint, bright sun that was the order of the day, and with Manager Bush on the » enforee it, assisted by Coaches | “iibson and Altrock, the enthusiastic | en were persuaded to forego | the natural tendency to cut loose, a| dure frowned upon in big league les the first day out. Bucky Harris, brown as the pro- 1 berry from many weeks on < here, and Sam Rice, already fit from his golfing ufll\'l-l capital this winter, wert" those present, not being show up for the diamond I later on. y ahsentee was Pat Gharrity is aforementioned mates | n hasing gutta percha n un adjacent course. Ghar- arm failed him completely last and great care is fo be taken ir to make sure that the come- ix essaying is not hampered has in his conditioning. Patcy Dbelieves that the excess of ‘hrowing he induiged in here last n working out with the young Mers was @ contributing cause to < wing going dead, and this mis take will nut be repeate The burly sackston has been excused from doing Ty work with the rookies this ng. and for a couple of weeks probally will not be required even to vboa ball He will get his legs a||1|| wind in shape first and then test out his arm by degrees None of the men Bush 1 looked bette Jezebel has spent of doors d_in Noath K of health. H jiat the off season rest he kink in his clbow tha last summer, and is wi ?":u_q that he will win games of ball this year. other Kept a sy is to boss on first in- Tecumseh the winter | round the! na and is is hopeful as removed t bother: ing to be twent. < season apection an vary. Zaeh doing chores out 1 farmste ~ pictur Warmoth, from ing u sprouts outlined for ‘h(ln winter by President Grif- \siderably narrower of beam lam when with the Nationals last fail and looks hard as nails. The unge goes for Pete Lapan, hrl‘ .\in“!ll- ern Association playmate, who is e 'y'.‘m ub rap for a rth mitt wielder. Both ll\e_‘? D iave been knocking around in A hikh-class minor circuits long ough to have absorbed a lot of base bal. knowledge, and they are rec !ia as sure to figure prominently in Bush’ “ulations when the pruning scissors are unshe thed. the spitball Russell, the veteran spitbal’ i Rrows the eftects of a_winter N Gdleness in Baltimore with little Chpartunity for exercise, appearing drawn and pale Westinghouse who hail ring th fith, is Besselievre Brillheart pparently in need of sun- fresh air. The vouthfull \der been rusticating in e e is colorless and by A couple of weeks of boiling out in this south Florida atmosphere i1 work wonders with him. but for W old stager like Russell s Jehosaphat is another and i process L he mueh slower and considerably more painful. Thix fellow Beach, given names be- Kronkheit, is a braw- but the prize for both “ht and displacement goes to Bar- fholomew Vandegrift Potter. The quire,” as he is known down in the achian League, where Charley (iuyon discovered him working for he Knoxville club, is looking forward » graduating from his teens this tonth. He towers above six feet in leight and is uncertain just how much over 200 pounds he welghs. A layman would guess about a ton. ! lad, William Waddington Hargrave,back- stop, corralled from the champlon New Haven club of the Eastern League, is a ringer for Lapan in tature. ing short and broad. but, in addi n, is red-headed, with snap- py brown e and a generous com- plement of freckles. He blew in from his hom town, Fort W e, Ind., shortly before midnight. On the train with him came Jonk- heer Baskervilile Hollingsworth. Hol- lingsworth was a team-mate of Con- roy, Wade and Fisher, at Minneapolis, and hails from Knoxville, Tenn. He is a well -up voungster, dark in complexion, and according to Griffith. | packs as much natural ability as any voung hurler ever picked up by the Nutional Ithough he will not hé given a chance to demonstrate it for Ty deve yot “Practice” for the firat day hardly san be dignified by the term. The OVE 8 st of their time playing 1 up their muscles, and called into nlay were purpose of propelling bunts, caleulating to get ac- cumulations of _ rust out of their respective spines. Afll of the work toda was conflned to the race track in front of the stand, and | the grass plots_adjoining the dia- | mond, for Mike Martin would permit | nary a spike to mar the surface of the only bats L Ler the 1 will defend his title to | than the grounds he has been coddling for several weeks now. ! Arriving early in January, the Aoughty trainer of the: Nationals | found the fleld in bad condition from ; foot ball games staged thers in the fall. and when the concessions here in connection with the south Florida fair pulled up stakes in midwinter the' infield was a wreck, Miguel has had | to practically repuild the entire dia- | mond. He has done a good job of | it. but is anxious to give the newly, jwn grass a few more days to sprout, | and until he gives the word any one Who disregards the “keep off” sign | will be a venturesome soul. The new grandstand is an even more comimodio structure than first re- ports It has_a capacity of 1500, ahout one-third of it box seats. and judge by the interest manifested n the initial workout of the Griffmen today, may be filled on more than one oecsion some three weeks hence when the schedule of exhibitions with the Na- tional League clubx gets under way. The new dressing quarters for the play- are ample and modern. Only the heating attachment remained to fixed this morning, anfl® when this < done in time to make the customary vers available. the old-timers in party voted the facilities provided the Nationals this vear the best they had seen ip a training camp. wat b [ I ~ver GOLF IS GOOD TRAINING, DODGER TWIRLERS SAY HOT SPRINGS, Ark., March Golf 1x plny—not work. That's the reason the ancient gume has be- come %o uneful n part of the car| training of b hictes, cording_té Burleigh League pltchers, linkw dally here. ‘The golfing hurlers shook their heads over the report that Frank hance had directed tie Boston Red Sox to leave their golf clubs at home. “We take morning trips over th mountain paths, the hot waters, in done by Gri Then after and a little rest the golf c % ux for the afternoo naturally contributes o the hardening process.” VILLA BATTLES GENARD INTITLE BOUT TONIGAT SW YORK, March 1.—Pancho Vil little Filipino who won the Ameri- flyweight title Ju B ht at are on the th can from nny Ma Square Garden agains New York ltalian, whom has several times previously in non-cham- pionship bouts. They are evenly matched. -two vears old and havi measurements differing m ‘tions of in bout is scheduled ANNAPOLIS, Md.. March on the new $300,000 natatorium swimming pool at the Naval Acac emy has been started. When completed, probably Decem- ber 1 of this ar, the tank wi 150 feet long, 60 feet wide a have a uniform depth of 10 feet Sea to accommodate 1,500 spec- tators will be erected. Navy Wrestlers those from [iniversit esterday, 22 to 3. e asily defeated of Indi The Middies tool SIX out of seven bouts—two by falls, | three by decisions and one by forfeit TURNER AND GARDNER WIN SHRINE MAT LTS Almas Temple's band treasuries were enricl 2,000 wrestling fans well enter tained by two warmly contested grappling exhibitions held last night in Convention Hall. The Shrine bhen- efit program had Joe Turner of this city matched against Waino Ketonen of " Rutland, Mass, middlewcight champion, and Pinky Gardner of Schenectady against Hughie MeDon- ald of Piftsburgh, and Turncr and Gardner came through with colors flving. The Turne nd floor teamn d and more -Ketonen aff. was stirring three-fall battle. Joe took the first fall with a double bar after 27 minutes of hardwork, but Keton came back strong in the second setto and won in 43 minutes with a m- mer lock and scissors. Then er grabbed the third bout in 16 minutes with a hammer lock and_crotch hold. rdner disposed of MecDonald in straight falls, but he had to toil to garner the laurels. The Pittsburgh man was not downed in the first bout before the wrestlers had been at work for 35 minutes. Gardner then won with a leg bar and hammer lock. In the second mixup the Pittsburgher surrendered 29 minutes after he had started, when Gardner gained a re- verse-arm jiu jitsu. Tur NAMES SALLY UMPIRES. CHARLESTON, $. €., March 1. President W. H. Walsh of the South Atlantic Association announced that he_has signed the following um- pires: Moran and Sabrie, with the Sally League last season; O'Ke and” Daugherty, with the Piedmont League in 1922; Owens and Doak, with the Appalachian last scason. and Alexander, who has been umpirini at Savannah for a number of SEMI-SOFT COLLARS ‘Will not wilt, crease, curl of fray. Appear stiff, are soft. Launder easily. 35¢ each, 3 for $1 Madeby themakersof ArrowCollars met | ANOTHER McGRAW STORY TO APPEAR TOMORROW The forty-eighth article in the John J. McGraw series, “My Thirty Years in Base Ball,” will appear in The Star tomorrow evening. He tells why players’ | unions f M JEFFRIES BANKRUPT, HESTATES N PETTON iELES, March 1—James J. formerly heavywelght box ing champicn of the world, who filed | voluntary petition' in bankruptey the United States district court sterday. apparently is uncertain as | the number of his creditors and he owes euch. In his petition he asked permission L hix bill by inserting the ditors and amounts due soon as he learned who and what they were He gave 183 and k Among Hel les; t what ties as §292, s § named Bunk, Los| vo_County Bank, at the Los Angeles Trust! ik, 1. D Klepne National H of urb of Angeles, owns ets listed [000 sh the Nevada tPowder Company, 10.000 sk {Jeffries Development C lunits of the Bishop Col Produc nd 102 units ommunity Oil that of his assets, {sented real estate and {eured claims against him totaled $85,- 1 {566 | | | o | | | his total liabi! total the er ha ssets ditors mercial it I Iirs Los res of the mpany. 5,000 wunity Gold thee Kill- pany. e 1,000 repre- At the se- {ONLY FIVE OF YANKEES | HAVE NOT BEEN SIGNED: NEW YORK. March 1.—All but fiv £ w York Yankees. America champions for the past two SN 1923 contracts, nock, Neteran - southpaw, m the Boston Red Sox in trade, wos understood to be holdout for more n or rsunsigned rank Raker, inficlder announced his of ret rom the major whils Basema Wally er Ffed Hoffy and ob Meu were expected | terms at camp. — PHILS SIGN A ROOKIE. PHILADELPHIA, P Marc P Philadeiphia onals have a forn e plays fir dwith al tea nt oth ntention | B, ¢ Fouttielder 1 sign- A Mulford OWENS TO COACH MILLERS. MINNEAPOLI March 1.- - ) Cran cateh- club. has Miller bat- this year will report first “squad Clarksdale. spring training in about Minn.. Owens, v inneapolis the He 1. — The booked two with th t Leeshu water, and the other Fia., the Dodgers’ train- GREATTEAM, INCLUDING ' PADDOCK, COMING EAST LOS ANGELES, Calif., —The athletic council of the of Southern Californ ! ated funds for sending a track | jand field team to eastern meets this| i vear. of harle A i Tuning Covey Alr { one best cast ok, Otto Anders Jumper the [ i teams It in will weticing at it an | 1. He practices for the oniy fifteen minutes every | is said he is jumping about | He is five fect seven inches high jump. hour i Qs pr it feet. BY ROBERT L. RIPLEY. A, December .23.—Raining at Could anything in the world be more foolish, I ask you? The ocean Is an awful waste of water anyway, yet a nice, beautiful day like this is completely spoiled by constant rain. The storm confined the passengers Within the salons and saloons, where a4 good time was had by all. You AT sea. ]rulks at home probably know what a salon is, but most of you have doubt- less forgotten the saloon. Let e tell “you. On this boat the saloon is affee- tionately known as “A Aft.” The place is particulatly easy to find. Start out in any direction you ma: choose and you will just naturall end up there. Tt is usually filled by American law-breakers and one of the best known prohibition enforcement officers New York ever had. On the wall is a sign which reads: NOTICE. Will passengers kindly give their orders for wines in ad- vance so that they may insure them being served at the proper temperature. Between crimes the American crim- inal element is fond of comparing penalties here and home. I submit a short list. Cheerio! Moet et Chandon, white seal, 1906, §6 per quart. Heldsleck, dry monopole, 1911, $5 per quart. Pol Roger, 1911, §5 per quart. Sparkling Moselle, $4 per quart. All kinds of cocktails, 20 cents a glass. | 'All Kkinds of liquers, 25 cents a glass. | Any kind of whisky, 20 cents a glass. ! Ale, stout, and beer, 15 cents a bottle. WILL PASSENGERS KINDLY F‘ycmm ORDERS for WINES 1l ADVANCE SO THAT THey ’f ¢ NSURE THEM BEING lk ERYED AT THE PRoPER M i Hemeerature UERES HOW ! h1 N Chicago, Willie Ritola, the fiying I of Fame last night by defcating mighty Joie Ray of in a sensation race. RITOLA SETS TWO MARKS IN GREAT WIN OVER RAY| 1, climbed higher Coming back irom his record-breaking performance oi last Satur ght, when he established a new mark for 5000 meters indoors. Ritola won ti; bus, New in doing it three-mile race from York Chapter, indoor ga McALLISTER AND RITOLA GET A. A. U. SUMMONS NEW YORK, March 1.—Willie Ritola, Finnish-American distance runner. who laxt might shattered the world’s indoor and outdoor records for three miles, in defeat- ing Joie Ray at the Knights of Co- Tumbux nd Robert Me- k's “fiving cop.” outdoor 100. title, have been summoned to ttee of th Effortx € @ were unsuccessful, but it was MeAllister vould be asked fo explain art in recent mwet for which his entry. HARMON GETS RELEASE. PITTSBURGH, Pa, March 1.—Rob- ert Harmon, veteran big league pitcher, has been released_uncondi- tion! Pittsburgh National Harmon retired rrom the sev- Al years ago to enga il ness. He had reserve Tist BRITT'S FATHER DEAD. SAN FRANCISCO, Mareh l—James Britf, sisty-eight years old. plumbing inspector for the San neisco board of health, and father of Jimmy former lightweight pugilist, dropped 1 here vest He is survived by his w two sons, James id Britt, | Ray at the annua! Knights of Colum- mes. and shattered the world record Tke Finn. national ten | eross-count: mplon, was lite g pulled into his performance by Ray. to whom the result w great dis- appointment. The Chlcagoan said. however, that he was not in his best form, and some experts agreed with him. Though the record books will not show it, Ray also broke the record. finishing a flash behind Ritola—a space, judged by experts, at from three to five vards. Both Ray and Ritola started from scratch against a handicapped fleld, which was left far in the rear. . Up until the last eighth of a mile Ray forced the pace. keeping a few vards ahead of Ritola. When the next to the last stretch was reached Ritola rushed into a sprint that was too fust for the Chicago speed boy Ritola’s new mark is 14: 4-3, which shattered the previous time of Hannes Kohelmanien of 14:18 1-3, and_was_under the outdoor time of 14:17 3-5, made by Al Shrubb, in England. TROPHY FOR POWER BOATS. W YORK, March 1.—A new rac- ing trophy. named in honor of the {1ate Albert L. Judson, who was presi- dent of the American Power Boat As- ation from 1916 to 1922 will be offered in speedboat competition this vear, I. R. Still of Detroit was coted president to succeed Mr. Jud- son. — . ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 1.—Ira McKee of Butler, Pa. a third- year student at the Naval Academy, | has been clected captain of the bas- | ket ball squad for next season. Mc- Kee also plays on bhoth the foot ball land base ball teams. c. The more you compare the Durant with other cars of its price, the more reasons you will find for its popularity— reasons why your selection should be a Durant. HARPER MOTOR COMPANY 1128-1130 Connecticut Ave. Frank. 4307 GREENLEAF HAS 265 RUN POCKET-BILLIARD MARK STGCKTON, Calif, March 1-— Ralph Greenleaf, champion pocket billiard player, in an_exhibition ame here yesterday, ran off 265 s, said to be a world record. Greenleaf’s best run previously ‘was 226, made in Pennsylva MARK BROKEN, ANOTHER, TIED IN BILLIARD PLAY NEW YORK, March 1.—A new high run average record of 105 for the tournament and the equal of the high average mark ~¢ 27 3-11 were| made by Francis S. Appleby of New York, in defeating Emil A. Renner of Youngstown, Ohio, 200 to 120, in the national amateur class A 18.2 balk- line billiard contests, Appleby, with two victories and no defeats, now heads section B of the tournament, and Renner is tied for! second place, with one victory and| one defeat, with Edward W. Gardner of Mount Clair, N. J., who lost to Robert M. Lord of the Tllinois Ath- letic Club, Chicago, 300 to 237. Lord stands third in the aivision with opie victory and three defeats. | Dr. R. M. Roscow of Baltimore tied | for second place in section A, def ing Jacoh Klinger of New York to 243, toscow has won a game and lost one, and Klinger has won one and lost two. | Down the Alleys Capt. Loraine Gerardi and the Post j Office girls' team will bowl the Wal« ter Reed Hospital men's quint tomor- row night on the alleys of the latter. | There will be no handicap. the young ladies feeling confident they can make it interesting for their opponents. g { Kingpins won over the Goodfellows | in their encou r at the formers al-! leys last night. 1,637 to 1.500. Me- Philomie of the 'Kingpins had the high game of 149 and also the top | set of 4% f Baltimore howlers selected team of A picked team will encounter a i Washingtonians on the Kingpin al- leys Saturday night. Tn the Wash- Ington line-up will be Max Rosenberg Glenn Wolstenholme, Joe Too: Harry McCarty and A1 Works. Western Unlon quint of the Wash- | ington Ladiex' League won the odd | igame from Post Office Department | I with the scores 445 414 and 438, Catherine Watts of the winners had | the high game of 108 Mee laxt ot uns mirly nizht were going when thet hed with the War Department | fquint and captured all three games | with the scores 438, 436 and 438, | retta Sommerkamp had the game of 10 BANCROFT MAKES DENIAL | THAT HE IS A HOLD-OUT OUX CITY, Towa, March 1 Dave Bancroft, captain and short- Atop of the New York Giants, here on a visit with hix parents, in an nterview yesterday _vigorously denfed that he wax a “hold-up” in the senwe that term is usually used. him some time ago same terms he played under last year. Stnce recelving the contract, he xayw, he hax written several let- ters in regard to are unxati ory to hin received a reply. e hax not signed the contract and has not indicated he will un- less he hears from the club man- agemen | T i i | ) I SPORTS. ST HAVE MORE MONEY, WHITE SOX HURLER SAYS Gleason, However, Is Not Worried—Cobh Confident His Tygers Will Be in Ruce—Mack Admits He Has “Fair”” Chance 1o Get McInnis. HERMAN, Tex.» March 1.—Cl Chicago American pitcher, who hurled a no-hit game last vear, his first season in big+ time company, announced himself still a holdout today. It is busi- ness and not sentiment that makes the young hurler demand more money, he said. He did not indicate his business, but said that until the White Sox assured him more ‘money than he could carn outside organized base ball he would continue to remain unsigned. INSIDE GOLF By George O CHICAGO, practica for the O Leagua base bail club was called for at lin Springs, Tex., today The advance guard has gathered at the Springs prior to the full squad reporting at Seguin, Tex William Charles Robertson port for duty despite Sherman, Tex, that LA con t until WHAT HAPPENS HERE? Moxt golfers who play fust for the fun of it know the enthusiastic vlayer, the overenthusiustic fellow, who tees up and shoots | % an he reaches the tee. regardiexs of where the honor may | be. In friendly matches thix i per- right If no one objects or if mone of the other players are frritated by it. Sinee golf ix our most polite sport the player whould alwayw be careful about the <aid he expected pitelier, to_re reports from he would nogt his salary had Gleason a ETROIT, Mich., fellows who ha | restlessly about Augusta the March 1. Fou# heen wandering a e ball lot at g Dast fow days hava been identificd heir names ara Woodall, Manion, Holloway and Blue, and the that h ttructed them be the scene of the Detroit ' spring workout. The first not to have reached tomorrow. and Blue, 1s not due in the south Xt week, but. they exs ¥ were anxious for the of another scason’s activities. spects to greet 7 tomorrow. Tha enthusiastic over this r's prospects. He makes no pres ions, but is confident the Tygers show them a lot of fight. ST. LOUIS, March Americans worked throuzh ta half practice session at their tr. mp at Mobile, Ala., yesterday heing forced to be idle for two nt of rvain. Hubert “Brick” and R des, recruits. are ability nandiing the thiri- on, according 1o advices from N training quar- batterym. any difference or not. It might jar the player who habitually does thix to learn what his_opponent may do In the matter if he wishes. Do you know the penalty involved? REFEREE'S DECISION. The plaver or the side which wins the laxt hole played hax the honor at the next tee. If another player tees u, he does not h: opposing 1 and axk the player to play in his proper turn. No penalty is involved other- wine. (Copyright by Joha F. Dille Co.) e BARNES-FARRELL DEFEAT | SARAZEN-HUTCH ON 38TH MJAMIL F March former natic open and Johnny Golf Club, ed Gene Sarazen, champion and British W h hole in the Holywood links yesters At the d of the first 18 Rarnes and Farrell had Sarazen and Hutchison two down. Gene and Jock by consistent playing, evened things the second round. and the mat was @t the 36th. The 37th was halved. The match was for a purse of $1,100. SCHAEFER IS PREPARING FOR MATCH WITH HOPPE NEW YORK. March 1.—Jake Schaefer of Francisco bex actice today for his Hlenge match with lie Hoppe the 18.2 balkline billiard championship | of the world. to be played here March | 12, 13 and 11 Schaefer appeared to be in better physical condition than when he lost the title back to Hoppe in the inter- national tournament. last November. | will 1.—The St. Louis hour and ing after ays o B Showing | base posit | the § 1ters radentown, PHILADELPHIA. March 1.—Rej from the Philadeiphia Americans’ tra g camp at Montgom today d that Ma ed the sizning of Irw’n Brame, one of th iead pitchers of the Kitty League. aved last yeor with Hopkinsville, he had heard cently uneon- Cleveland, and ining his sig= “fair. of the Philadel- of Trainer ing training The party i Pitchers Bet Catchers Wilson battersmen will o stated Melin 1.—Jim Barnes e golf champion 11 of Quuker Ridege ek, N. Y., defeat- pr nt national Toek Hutchison ttteholder on mateh on the o from ditionally that the tract were guard in charge batterymen, and cluded ad 1 Miller them en route President Buk ' 1 i leave March 6 anager shurg —— e SKATING TITLE TO McLEAN. SYDNEY. N. March 1.—Bobby {MeLean of Chic t night won the indoor professional skating pionship, defeating Art Staff of Chicazo. the titieholder, by ten point n’s wictory in the one-mile-and ve him the title, nd Jjoin etary Shetts- with infielders Fletcher n Radiators and Fenders £LNY EIND MADE OR REPAIRED. 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