Evening Star Newspaper, March 4, 1923, Page 71

[ sports | Part 4—4 Pages ] Lever Sets Sprint M LOWERS -WORLD FIGURES FOR SEVENTY-YARD DASH| Penn Flyer Runs Distance in 7 1-10 Seconds—Mile | Event to Connolly in New Collegiate Time—Penn Captures Games. EW YORK. March 3.—Harol vania flver. tonight set a scconds for the 70-vard dash the Twenty-sccond Teconey of Lafayette, infercollegiat record of 71-3 seconds, held joint] James 1. Connolly, crack Geor N meet at sensational victory in collegiate rec -ace developed into a threc-co-ner of C way from ad of Dougl His time of 1 minutes nds was three full se han the vecord sci farion L. Shields of New intercollegi marks vere set in the two-mile run, ump. 16-pound shoiput and ound weight throw Pennsylvania's team v ame as a surprise to tra as gaine hr rivals in the last ¢ 17 onds Year nn S also broad . which k exper d as.a result of a sp showing in the pole nal event. Two Quaker vaulters fied for first piace. netting 3 oints—enough to overvome the le: fch Cornell had piled up pr fously Cornell's well bala v event, but alt, the ed squad scored ptured only one pl while Pennsylvania cored heavily in the field events and roduced four first-place winners The team point s Pennsylvania houth Harva follege. Amhers I Bowdoin, 3: A Rutgers, 1: wn, Massachu- et Institute of Technology. 1 70-YARD DASH—Won by H. B. Lever, nsyloania; second. J. A, Leconey, La- : third, E. J. Rusnek. Yale: fourth. F. joy. Cornell. Time. 71-10 seconds. .YARD HURDLES—Won by -A. Tre- an.Cornell: second, H. H. M hird. C. H. Kauffmann. Penn H. 'Tiomson. Princeton. feconds. ONE-MILE RUN—Won Iy, Georgetown third, E. B. Kih T.me. mes C. K. Dougl, Co-nell: fourth. W. Boettcher. Lafagette. Time, 4 minutes conds. door intercol scord: former mark. 4.204-5. made in 1922 M. K. Shields. Penn State. TWO.MILE RUN—Won Elmer 0. Mc g second. Walter Higgins. ®. F, Moore, Columbis Young. Dartmouth. Time, 9 by _Jar Gon d G. Regiment rncll and Mal Douglas of Ya ginte | d B. Lever, University oi Pennsyl- new world indoor record of 71-10 in the intercollegiate track aud field Armory. Lever vanquished J. A ¢ champion. in lowering the former v by ‘a hali-dozen sprinters. getown distauce runner. raced to a ord time in the one-mile run. cd battle among Connolly, Ed Kirby de. but the Georgetown flyer drew ightli of a mile. finishing ten yards conds. indoor_inter- . _minutes o in 1822 by R. M. Brown minutes 39 3.10 collegiate recor 3.5 seconds, of Corneil. : FRESHMAN MEDLEY RELAY. 1 Wou by Harvard -(Allen. Cha: ne): second. Penn State: third, Princets fourth, Cornell. - Time, 8 minutes 2-5_seconds ONE-MILE VARSITY RELAY—Won by Syracuse (Stone, 0. Bowman. A, Monie and A. Woodring): second. Yale: third, Boston GCollegs: fourth, Princeton. Time, 3 minutes 23_seconds. TWO-MILE VARSITY RELAY_ Won by Boston Gollegs (T. F. Cazansugh 1. A. Fi nigan, A. T. Kirley and P. J. Mahoney): ond. Penn State: third. Georpetow Corniell, " Time. 7 minutes 55 510 seconds. _POUND SHOTPUT—Won by R. G. Hills, Princeton, 45 fest 814 inches: second, C. | Eastman, Harvard, 42' feet 8% inches; third: 3. C. Thurman, Pennsylvanis:' fourth.' R. H Mote:Smith, Cornell. New intercollegiate re ord: former mark. 1923. by 8. H. Thoms« RUNNING BROAD JUMP. n Rose, Pennsylvania, 22 feet 81, inches: sec ‘New York University, 21 feet 8 inche field, Dartmouth, 21 foot 31, inches: fourth. 21 feet i inch. New intercoll former mark. 21 foet 105 inche in 1922, by 8. T. Chow, Penn:ylvania. | _ POLE VAULT—Tie for first place between B. A. Owen and N. B. Sherrill. both of Penn- sylvania. 12 feet 6 inches: triple tie for third place among E. V. Gouinlock, Cornell: K. P. | Libbey, Dartmouth. and H. R. Davis. Harvard, 12 feet, New intercollegiate indoor record: former mark, 12 feet. made by Libbey in 1922. 35.POUND WEIGHT THROW—Woa by F. D. Tootel Bowdolz, 52 feet 81y inches: sec- ond. M. W. Sweuson. Dartmouti, 46 feet 3 inches: third. E. W. Bowe: % inches: fourth, L. F. Turnbull, Dartmouth cw intercoliegiate record: fegr 11 inches. made in 1922. ard. New MILES mati of 47 | J._F. Brown. RUNNING HIGH JUMP—Wo | Brown, Dartmoutb. 6 feet 2 ]l:u"lfl place detwesn R. H, Cla inches: tie. for and V. B. Darling. Amberst, 6 feet: fourth, 8. J. Needs. Ponnsyivaria, 6 feet 11 inches loce betwoen C. Bradley and E. J. Novothy, oth of Cornell. 5 feet 9 inches. IGHT CARNIVAL RECORDS FALL IN IL RBANA. I, March 3 Zight were tied and one was creat, U Tllinois relay carnival which f nearly 600 athletes representing here_today. The American record for the Emerson Norton, the Univer honors in the all-around &hampions The first mark to go was in the two-mile college relay which was captured by Carleton College in beating the fermer record of ished by Cornell Colle Lowers His Own Record. Wilson of Towz .ok the At the record smashing by his own record in the 300 & the distance in 0 ting the record, 0.31 1 t vear "an Orden of Michizan. rated as t besi shot putter in the Western Con- ference, bettered the carnival recor in this event by 2 feet and 1 inch With a heave of 43 feet 1 1-4 inches! The former record was made by Cross next shot loweri a dash -3 a bung Central College of Fayette cracked the college medléy 903 3-5 by winning the 544 3 Reinke of Michiga 1.000-yard run in the re time of 2.19 4-5, beating the best pre. vious record made by Winter of Min- nesota, last year. ‘The University of lowa owered its own record of the one-mile university relay by step- ping the dista Wabash cut into the g by tak- ing the one-mile Tay in 34 1 beating its d of 36 4-5, established five years agc Dehart Hubbard, negro star from the University of Michigan, wound up the record breaking with a I t 23 feet 3-4 inch in the running jump. The carnival record of 2 8 1-4 inches was made by E: fillan of Notre Dame in 1915 Mo. ark of event el Ties American Mark. Robert Ayres, the University of lili- nois flier, tied the American Thli- nols carnival record for the ard dash, when he broke the tape ahead of seven other starters in 0.07 3-5. John- of Tllinois, equaled the mark for -yard high hurdles, taking the nt in_0.09 3-5. ‘apt. Krooh of the University of ‘hicago team created a record of 413 for the 1.500-meter run, the first time this event has been on the Illi- nois program. The biggest surprise was the v tory of Illinois in the four-mile uni- versity relay, as Michigan was re- garded as the favori Norton walked away with the all- around championship. He amassed a 1otal of 5,263 points, as compared with 4.855 1-5 for Hammann of Wisconsi who finished sécond. Norton, how- «ver, failed to equal the all-around vecord of 5,454 points made by Harold Osborne of Illinois a year ago. Tow- ler of Minnesota finished third with 4.389, while Mathias of Illinois was fourth with 3,843. PENTATHLON EVENTS, POLE VADLT—Won by Hemmann, Wisoonsin, s ; | Towler, v ‘Hammann, Wisoensin, sacond; Towier, aots, third; Mathiss, Illinois, fourth. Dj ‘ance. 40 feet, 75.YARD HIGH HURDLES — Won by ‘Towler, Minnesota; Norton, Kansas, second: Fammana, Wisconsiny third; Mathiss, Tlinsis, Tourth, Time. 1.10 3-5. by Norton, Kansas; HIGH _JUMP—W ler, Minnesots, second; Mathiss, Illinols, ‘Hammans, Wisconsin, fourth, Height, inche: consin; Nerton Kansas, secen nesste, Whird; Mathias, 'Tilineis BROAD JUMP—Won by Hammann, Wiscon- Norton. Kansss, second: Towler, Mizne ta, third: Mathiss, ~Iilin 31 foet 23 inches. . , 31 foe 5 06 TARDEWon by, Towlor, Minnesets; Hemmann, Wisoonsin, Mathias, Tilino ond; Nerten, Kansas, fourth. Time, 8. COLLEGIATE EVENTS, .YARD HIGH HURDLES—Won by John- son,” Tineis; - Hubbard, Michigan, seoond: Orawford. Towa, third; Reahm, Tilinois, fourth. Time. 0.00 3.5. 75-TARD DASH—Won by Axres. Tiiimais; Brookins, lows, secend; Bam, Notre Dame, sec 13-5. ’ in| | | Eansas Aggi p of | 1 Gil- | LINOIS GAMES carnival records were shattered. two ed in the sixth annual University of i attracted a record-breaking entry forty-seven universities and colleges vard dash also was tied. y of Kansas star. captured hip competition. the {GIRL MAKES NEW RECORD IN 60-YARD LOW HURDLES NEWARK, N. J., March 3.—MWiss Camella Sabie. star in the women Olympics in Paris in 1922, wet n 1d's record for the 60-yard dles in grammar school clann today by prancing over the course in 9 seconds fiat in the Aewark grammar school Zames. The former record. which she net February 18, was 9 1-5 veconds. { third; - Spettz, . Wisconsin. _fourth. | 0,07 3.5, (Ties Amerioex indoor record.) 300-YARD DASH—Won by Wilson, Iowa; | Lloyd, Nebraska, secon [agen, Northwest. | ern, ‘third: Ayers, Illinois, fourth.” Time, | 0.31 4.5, (New_carnival record.) i | "1,000.YARD RUN—Won by Reinke, Mich- igan; Pittinger, Missouri, second; Telford, | Northwestern, fourth, Time, 2.19 4-5. TER RUN. (New carival record. 1,500-ME! von by Krogh. Ohi | eago: Dalton, Earlyham. second; Crippen, | Northwestern,” <hird: Webber, Marquette. fourth. Time. 41315, (New carnimal re ord.) YARD DOW_HURDLES—Won by Rile; Hubbard, Miohigan, ~ secon | Brickman, Chicago, third; Blancherd, Wash- ington Uuiversity. fourth. ' Time, 0,0325. RUNNING BEOAD JUMP—Won by Hub. bard. Michigan; _Grahn Kansas, secon Swoeny, Illinols, third; Johnson, i | Northa tler, tied for fourih. incl | 23 foet RUNNING HIGH JUMP—Won by Poor, | Kensas; - Campbell, ~ Minnesota: McElven, Michigan: Smith, Michigan; Donohue, Wiscon: and Pence, Purdue, tied for second, third places. Height, 6 feet 1 inch. COLLEGE RELAY—Won b . Bweeny, Vanardel Robing Cornell and Knox tied for Time, 3.34 1.5. TWO.MILE COLLEGE RELAY—Won by Carleton (Kloderine, Dunca, Thomson, Nau- Monmouth, second; Cornell, third.’ Tim 8.25. (New carnival record.) TWO-MILE COLLEGE MEDLEY RELAY— | Won by Gentral College of Fayetts, Mo. | 1ev. Riegel. Wise, Kline secon Cornell, third; Bradley, Poly, fourth. Time, 8.442.8. (New carnival record.) ONE-MILE UNIVERSIYY RELAY—Won b Towa (Morrow, Noll. Brooking, Wilson): Chi- oago. second: Ulineis, third; Notre Dame, fourth. Time, 3.2 camival record.) TWO.MILE UNIVERSITY RELAY—Won by Iowa State (Holoomb, Hammerly, Molntyre, | Wolters); Wisconsin. second: Kansas, third; Michigan. fourth. Tims. 8.06 1.5, TWO.MILE UNIVERSITY MEDLEY RE- LAY—Won by Nebraska (Gardner, Allen, L to. Smith): Notre Dame. third: Tow nois, an Distance, sin, and fourth Norton, Kansas, fourth.. Dis. fedt 134 inches (mew oarnival ELMER MILLER QUITS 0. B. ST. PAUL, March 3.—Elmer Miller, | Boston Red Sox outflelder and for- merly with St. Paul and the New York Yankees, has deserted the ran of organized base ball to bécome a member of the Beloit, Wis., team. PAIR OF DODGERS. SIGN. NEW YORK, March 3.—Two Brook lyn regulars, Pitcher Leon Cadore and First Baseman Ray Schmandt, have signed 1923 contracts.. Both will re- port next week at the Dodger train- ing camp in Clearwater, Fla. YALE JOLTS HARVARD. BOSTON, March 3.—Yale won first hockey game from Harvard since the war tonight. The score was 3 to 0. Yale's victory evened the two-game serfes and prevented Harvard ' frem - clinching This | YcGlone, ! i 3 fest 514 inches, made in | Time, | its ) WASHINGTON; D.' C.; -SUNDAY MORNING, MARGH 4, 1923. | Corneli, 45 feet | former | by Leroy T. tie for Afth | | | | { 1 | third; Hattendorf, 'Michigan, | d | i | ALTIMORE, Md.. March B ting gallantly the Balt!- Eastern had outplaved of the .more champlon team most way, and did outscore fleld throughout. but Joe usually dependable free tosser, was far oft form, while Hyman Stern kept the local crew in the running with his charity line heaves. Losers Lead Only Once. City College went into the van only once.in the struggle, although it Had tled Eastern at 9 all in the third “period. The Baltimoreans minutes before the play ended, when Hyland _dribbled through the entire court and 'scored- over little Bruce Kessler, Stern increased. the Balti imore advantage with a free toss, onl to have O'Dea knot the count for Eastern by the same method. $t was the first and only time during play that ‘Joe made good with a double shot. ‘When Smith, who had just returned to the battle after giving way to George Madigan for awhile, slammed in the toBs~that kept the Baltimore champions on the short end of the score, game time was called, with the teams scrimmaging in midcourt. During the first two periods, East- jern was the same ‘aggressive team | ) that showed in the Washington scho- lastic title campaign. With O'Dea and Hook leading: the attack and Cardwell and Kessler guarding splen- aitimoreans could do little pPlay a back-court game.|Land distinguished him; hingtonians got away to a “when O'Dea pockel D. C. SCHOOL CHAMPION WIN GREAT GAME, 21-19 ! BY JOHN B. KELLER. 3.—Washington scholastic basket ball champion in the Eastern High School team. The aggregation that won the high school title in its town and the south Atlantic tournament firmly established its right to.the latter | honor tonight when it nosed out the Baltimore City College guint, win- ner of local school laurels. 21 to 19. With Baltimore City College rally- 1 the late stages. the game became:a th¥illing battle that was decided in the Jast minute of play by z0al tossed from near the center of the court. it from _the | quarter 0'Dea, | opportunities to-count in the second | managed to gain the lead Just three!ing from the field they would have | « | darifed HARGRAVE (G\NR certainly ' has a real ack Smhith’s flashy scrimmage | couple of. shots from scrimmage and ; iook slarted another before the first ended. Eastern had many session, 100, but was off in shooting. | Heat Tells on Easterm. The high temperature in the. Rich- mond. Market Armory céurt began to tell against the Eastern boys more than against the Baltimoreans in the third period and had the City College tossers been more accurate at shoot- gone into a healthy lead. They had scoring opportunities a plenty. When_ City College at last over- hauled the Eagterners in the fourth period, the thrbng that jammed the big hall fust about went wild. Their joy was short-lived, however, and it's 2 safc bet that Jack SBmith did not make himself very popular over here when he looped in the decisive coun- ter. \ Capt. Cardwell of Eastern ended his_scholastic basket . ball' career in a blaze of glory. His floor play was all that could be d d proved-a thorn in the side of the Baltimore - quint on more than one occasion. Hock also starred for the Washingtonians. He was in the thick of the struggle all the w For Baltimore, Capt. Dan Holker at for- ward and Albert Rifman at guard were sturdy defensive pll{!rl, while self in attack. nd a well The 1t, was .8 great battle victory .for Eastern. PHOTOS BY CARLTHONER. Washington boyvs clearly are Atlantic champion: Line-Up and Summary. Eastern (21). _ Positions. City C B et T [Right forward Genter.rr Toft guird. Hight guard ods: " | RUTH MUCH IMPROVED; SPRINGS. ‘Ark., March 3. Ruth. Yankee outfielder. ill since Thursday night with an attack of influenza. had recovered sufficient- 1y today to make the us midday visit of his physician urnecessary. He was able to sit up during the day. 8 1 6 eum it o S| vor tern _Medigan for Smith. 1 for Wells. Court onte: | Babe Smith, Kolker (2), Land @ Froo' gori 11: Stern, 9'in 16, oforee—Nr. Monton. Umpire—Mr. McDevitt. Time of periods—10 minute Biey Guiles, Clg‘lb&‘o‘fi““‘"‘t‘ St Odea (.)«' Hook (3) ls—O 18 GAMES SCHEDULED CLEVIELAND, Ohio, March 4.—Tris | Speaker. manager of the Cleveland training camp at Lakeland. Fla Ahysicians said he would be out in a Catholic University has scheduled | €OUPle of dave. eighteen base ball games for lhe: Sunshine for Athleties. coming season. It will open March | MONTGOMERY. ?la.. March 3. % tevens Institute and wind |Tdeal weather conditions are greet- e Seton Hall at C. U, |Ing the Philadelphia Athletics here up May 34 with, at C. U, | practically all of the Athletic squad, provided present arrangements g0 |including the veterans, are in camp through. working hard. Two games are listed, as usual, 375,000 Player Joins Glants. with Maryland. one to take place at! gax ANTONIO, Tex, March 3.— Catholic University April 23 and the [Jimmie O'Connell, the §75,000 center other at College Park May 12. fielder and Pacific Coast slugger, pur e 4 Jchased by McGraw for his New York Holy Cross. Harvard, North Caro-{Gianes, nrrived on the local spring lina State, West Virginia, Virginia!craining lot today Military Institute are among the most | Giant uniform. O'Connell’s batting prominent teams due to appear at|rccord for last season with the Seals, Brookland. . 1im which he participated in 170 games, Visits will be made to West Point |was .337. and Annapolis. The schedule: March 28 and 20—Stevens. April 6—Vermont. April 10—Penn at Ph April 14—~Washington College. April 19—Harvard. April 2ZI—Army at West April 233—Maryl April Z7—Nerth Carolinn, April 30—West Virginia. May 2—Navy at Annapolis. May 4—Virginia Military May 9—Galln May 13—Mi d at College Park. May 16—Mount St. Mary's, 19—Qpantjco Fing 24—Beton lfll:' e Americans, was confined to his bed| ~ {today. the victim of a cold, accord- . U. ling ®o advices from the Indians' | he scored 113 runs and batted in 101 He secured 17 homers, 9 three-bag: ,@ars, 32 doubles and 202 singles. %SEATS FOR FIRST GAME GO ON SALE TOMORROW | Tiekets tor the opening game of the American League season lere prii 26 will go on sale tomor- morning, starting at 16 ock, at the ball park, Tth street a avenue. Al reservi tions must be called for during the week, as they will mot be held Point. May and donned a! Out of 600 times at bat; - SPORTS ark : Eastern Beats Baltimoreans : Pains Prevalent at Tampa MOST OF SQUAD FEELING EFFECT OF DAILY GRIND Fielding Bunts Is Mainly Responsible—Gibson Is Important Cog in Proceedings—Warmoth and Beach Display Form. BY DENMAN THOMPSON. AMPA. Fla., Aching muscles and heritage of ball players when they resume work on the diamond aiter a Season of inactivity. are much evidence camp ! Nationals thi< evening following the initial three days of the ! practice period designed to fit them for the grind of the (ship season Although the work donc to date has been of a light nature it has taken due toll of tendons and ligaments unaccustomed for many weeks to the demand now being made upon them. and the re- | sult is apparent in the gait of the athletes, who ascend steps with un { wonted deliberation and seat themselves in the comiortable chairs of the spacious hotel Tobby with due regard for the twinges involved in the pro cedure Xone of the escapes March 3. stiff joints. annual in in the of the champion players ever annoying reminders entirely of the ant feature of the trair in every spring base¢ fact that the t ning season is on,!followed by the prop-wearying stunt 1o matter how e he may have of jogging ound the field. t in been during the winter, nor how good | variably terminates the sessions, are his general state of health may be. | the things most conducive to tweaks for base all calls into play muscles |and tw B, not used in any off-season sport. nor There are ‘-n_}‘]mrex around the farm. among the Tiamping through the woods. gun later—and on choulder, is fine exercis nd so mical machinery is painting the barn or bedding the but even in their p cattle, but fielding bunts is in a class | crippled state there itself in establishing the Import- | lagging when dinver - of the spine in the structural' The boys hobble to the scheme of man. . jas much alacrity Tough on Brillheart. !eats and aifalfa mapime of the performers suffer nuch | paek Gibson continues 10 play an .ore than others, of course, and it |; SHE Part (o ihe daily proest i not ‘aiways the old stagers, eitner, | IMPOTtat part in the dails procect as the present plight of Johosepha o e conucis labors s | Besselievre Brillheart proves. Brill- | In& from his strenuous labovs &6 & ! heart is the voungest of the ten men | SIStant Girector of Wore ur i jcomprising the:squad here. but he is|er Bush (b B {having a tougher time of ‘it than|Nelped Lapan, Largrave Suc to | such veterans as Altrock, Gibson and | WaTm up the hurlers. offering sug | Bush. who have learned the lessons|&¢stions as to methods of aeliver [ man abiing trint 0 Avoid mhugh | m n The matter of acauiring o of the discomfort encountered by i SnENTOnIne L 4 the bunting then grabbed | juveniles lacking their experience. | Tt ix not the most valuable asset |funze andful of ih {they possess, their throwing wings. Ithat are giving Brillheart and the others chief concern now. Tt's their \legs and backr. . The quick: starts ! and steps and the bending over neces- I<itated in the “pepper games” that On theSideLines With the Sporting Editor BY DENMAN THOMPSON are an impo ing routin no bunch sore vet—the eventually all the will be well csent half no sign of bell rings. ory with scenting arms wi as colts much his AMPA, Fla. March 3—Jesse Clyde Milan, ior sixteen seasons an T outfielder for the Washington ball club and iis manager during the last campaign. who this summer is to periorm as gardener !for the Mimmeapolis team. will be missed by fans and players alike throughout the American League circuit, but by none so much as Walter Johnson. Way back in midseason of 1907. when they joined the Natiomals within a few weeks of each other. they were drawn together by a similarity in their interests and tastes and formed iriendship which has endured with never a rift right through to the present time. a friend ship of the closest intimate nature which probably has no parallel in the history of base bali Woth were country hoys when they embarked upon the diamond earéers that were destined to make them known throughout the breadth of the country, Milan having learned_the rudiments of the game on the town Jot of Lin n.. while Johnson hailed from the then unkmown village of Humbeldt. Knan. Each being ncenstomed ta life. in the open and equally familinr with the fieldx and sireamx that ity - reared hoyx know of omly in an impersonal way. it was only natural they should drift together In the cloaing weehs of the scason in which Milan was purchased from the Witchita club of the Western Asxoclation and Johnson shook the dust of Weiser. Idaho. from hix brogans for the munificent salary of $150 a month that awnalted him in the National Capital. league immediately for the oi rookies such major and Johnson -became pals Starting alike.- the veriest s every | club enlists eaeh vear;:Milan They encouraged .and advised one another. planned together {future, and now, aitér a period twice the length of the average player’s career, in the big leagués they still are pals, although Milan has passed along to a more humble station. while Johnson is getting ready to carry on with the only team either ever has served with in the majo Off the field, as well as on, Milan and Johnson from the first have been inseperable always. They bunked together en on the road during the season, ate their meals together, and when cold weather called a ha't | on base ball, visited at each others homes to hunt and fish togethe: | No matter in what.city the team played, they would travel to and | from the grounds in each other’s company, had their lockers in the { clubhouse side by side and in the early days. before either was married. shared 7 flat in Washington, their home for six months of the year 1t is her n coincldence that the transfer which necessitates the acparation of Johnson and Milam should find the Intter returning to the manager who first bromght them out and to whose poxition Clvde imately attained. for Joe Cantillon ix running the Minneapolix club and as Cantillon who, as lot in Washington in 1907, arranged for the purchnse of Milan, after vimg previously sent ClIff Blankenship far Tato the western xticks to pass judiment om the raw-homed youth whe wan destined to become the monarch of all moundsmen. have been many cases oi close ties betwgen athletes in the national pastime. but none to compare with that {Barney and Zeb, who rightly may be termed the Damon and Pythias of i base ball. Their enforced separation has something of a parallel. in fact, on the Washington club, this vear, for the recent deal with Boston that sent Howard Shanks to the Red Sox has deprived Gharrity oi a roommate of five years' standing. It is rather fitting in_the circum stances that Johnson and Gharrity should be tentatively billed to room ! together on the road with the Griffmen this season rk GriMith has two sare enough hold-outs to deal with now. Bill .amd Dad Hanki The meapolis third baseman has heen s from the t were opencd with him at the Ithough penalty 1 There undoubtedly of eclined to sign little was thought of t vicinity/and it was umed wo difficul woul Griff had a chance to talk to him. This chance came thix cvening. instead of getting the youngater in I Grifft _announced when emerged from the confab that it was doubtful whether Hankinx will get a trial with the Nationals because of his unreasonable demand: Although the Washington club boss makes it a practice not to dis cuss financial arrangements between himself and his players, he unbent far enough this evening to assert that he had offered Hankins more {than twice as much as he got from the Tampa club last year, with the ! assurance he would raise the ante ii the player made good. Hankins | held out for an even higher figure, whereupon Griff promptly terminated the interview with the ultimatum that Hankins either sign at the sum Inamed and report for work Monday morning or the offer would be with- {drawn and all bets declared off. 1t is evident that Hankins has Been poorly advised. Here is a case of a class C ball player who has yet to demonstrate that he can hold his own in even fast minor league company, who is demanding the salary of an established major leaguer for the privilege of an opportunity to demonstrate his worth in the best company prevailing in base ball. Hankins undoubtedly is a promising prospect, possessing a corking good, fast ball and a fair line of curves that can be developed, but he is pulling a boner in maintaining his present attitude and will be made to realize it if he doesn’t discharge that country lawyer of his and use a little horse sense. Hankine faces suspension. which automatically bars him from organized base ball. Tt will be slapped on him, too, if he doesn’t adopt a morc reasonable course nmext week. If the Brookiym club is played by the Bushmen in rida this apring it be on VMonday, March 19, and right here in Tampn. Thix wnn determined today when examination of the cxhibition schedules of hoth clubs disclosed 1t as the only available date. Griff ix disinclincd 10 &0 to Clear Water, where the Dodgers have their xpring baxe, heeauxe the amallness of the town precludes a profitahle zate. With ganw~ arranged with the Braves, Reds, Phillies and Cardinnals, there will 3!.!' of action. for. the Nation however, whether or not they me: