Evening Star Newspaper, March 6, 1923, Page 22

SPORTS." FIGURES ON SPITBALLER - TO SAVE MANY CONTESTS 0 Probably Will Not Start a Game, But Is Likely to Complete a Lot of Them—1Is One of Best in Business as Relief Hurler. BY DENMAN THOMPSON. T AMPA, Fla., March 6—To what extent Allen Russell will figure in activities of the Nationals when the pennant race gets under way, some six weeks hence, remains to be seen, but Manager Bush is making no secret of the fact that he expects the former Boston spit ball twister to prove a real pitching factor. Not that Russel is being consid- ered as a candidate for first-string honors. He was obtained along with Catcher Ruel in the swap that sent Shanks, Goebel and Picinich to the Red Sox for rescue work exclusively, but in that role he is expected to prove one of the best in the business. When the recent Frazee-Griffith dicker was consummated there was a tendency on the part of Capital fans, who fully appreciated the back- stops’ sterling worth, to entirely discount the acquisition of Russell and regard the exchange as a three-for- therefore, may be agreeably surp: Tt is doubtful whether Russell will start a single contest next summer, but he is due to finish a lot of them, and his well established prowess In «his respect is expectad to turn the tide of battle in many a game. Much delving into the 1922 records has es- tablished the fact ' that George Mogridge along lost six battles in the ninth inning when he entered the final frame either with a lead or the count knotted. The lanky south- v annexed eighteen victories aa it was, while dropping thirteen decl- sions, and had there been available a fiinger qualified to take up the burden and travel at top speed for two or three rounds Mogridge and his fel- low flingers, too, would have com- piled much better records. No Opposition for Ral Johnson always has had notoriously Poor success as an emergency man, and when Zachary essays to help a iltering mate the opposition athletes just grin broadly. They figure that iame as “in," while Brillheart lacks the experience necessary for the as- signment. Besides, these fellows are :xpected to take regular turns in the and calling on them for plece- meal duty in between interferes with their training routine and throws them off their stride. Warmoth possesses characteristi indlcating he might succeed as game finisher, but he and Hollin worth are looked upon as the leading candidates among the newcomers for regular berths, so Russell is not ex- pected to have much competition in the application of his specialty. Being one of the few licensed spit- ball pitchers remaining, only Shocker of the Browns, Coveleskie of the In- dians, Faber of the White Sox and Quinn of the Red Sox being left In the American League, Russell will have a distinct edge on the batémen from the jump off, for stickwielders yearly aré getting less and less op. portunity to face damp deliveries and learn to gauge them which tends to make the purveyors of moist balls more and more effective. Russell does not depend entirely upon =aliva shoots for his effective- 1ess, however. It is invaluable as a threat when not used at all and for a short route he can travel at a terrific clip, mixing fast balls with hooks to act as foils for his spitter. Russell’'s method of pitching Is in itself disconcerting, too, for he uses & jerky motion that is calculated to throw a batter off his stride. Being injected into: the ‘proceedings late Russell usually finlshed his task be- fore allen bludgeoneers get the op- ortunity to solve it. PWorking for the tall end and dispirited Rex Sox Russel last season was credited with winning six and losing Seven games und with the hustling aggregation In prospect for Washington this year he will have the chance to make a record for pull- ing games out of the fire. Right now Russell's arm is In fine shape, supple and strong. He himself is not but it should be a matter of only a few Weeks of work here until his general physical condition. will be up to par. Muddy Ruel,” who ‘blew inte camp yesterday morning, three days ahead of schedule, lost no time getting busy, and foined his new teammates in the regular workout for a brief spell. The former Boston backstop is a boylsh looking chap, and so far as weight is_concerned, will not have to tofl laboriously to get into condition, for he is toting no surplus. He joined the golfing contingent in the after- noon, but his shots off the tee are not nearly so acurate as his pegging in base ball. Muddy gets plenty of dis- tance with a driver, but he slices ‘em all_on to the next fairway to the right. orge Adonix Fisher was another premature arrival yesterday, the Western Assoclation fly chaser who comes via the Minneapolis route checking in for supper. Fisher bats 1.000 in the good-looks league, but apparently is not so well aware of it as to be handicapped. He is just a vounsg fellow, having voted only twice and needs considerable polish- ing in the business of patrolling the outer stretches, but he i{s a natural born hitter and he swats them far, too. Dad Hankine showed up as per schedule for his individual workout yesterday afternoon. Only Manager Bush and Trainer Martin were on hand to see that he got It, but he got it plenty and will be as far advanced as the other twirlers when the order for pitching to batters is given a little later on. There in a posaibiitty, although re- mote, that a minlature major league for $pring games only will be or- ganized among eight teams in the American and National circuits next vear. The fdea originated with Al Lang. former mayor of St. Petersburg and “now president of the Florida State League. It has been tentatively proposed that Washington, Cleveland, Thiladelphia and St. Louis of the American League and Brooklyn, St Youls, Philadelphia and Cincinnati of the National League arrange a regu- lar schedule of exhibitions to be played at the various spring camp: in this section during the zeason. Permission of all the state league clubs whose territory would be aivVaded Wouae Be ucocositly, course. Clark Griffith looks with favor on the proposal and should it go through would send his rookies south as early s February 1 to get in shape for the opening of the circuit, about the mid- dle of that month, displacing the rookies with regulars as they arrived and got in shape. SCHMIDT GETS IN LINE. MODESTO, Calif., March 6.—Walter Schmidt, veteran catcher of the Pitts- burgh Nationals, will leave for the Pirates' spring training camp at Hot Springs, Ark., Sunday, he has an- nounced. His contract was agreeable, an‘fld has been signed and Teturned, he said. An Opportunity —to secure half interest in established prosperous Au- tomobile Agency. Distrib- utor for two well known cars. For full details write Box 84-Y, Star Office ed when the campaign gets under way. training ' one proposition. Many of the bugs, WARVET NINETOPLAY | FORNATIONAL HONORS Natfonal Capital Post. No. 127, of the Veterans of Forelgn Wars is to seek natlonal base ball laurels this year. Its nine will be entered In the organization's champlonship series to be held at Norfolk in August, and Manager Joseph B. Gardella belleves it will make the other contenders fight desperately to overcome it. Many of last years regulars and & | nost of newcomers are to report for practice within two weeks. Manager Gardella is casting about for engagements with local unlimited teams. Challenges may be sent him at 311 Massachusetts avenue north- east. Liberty Club, which cut such a swath in junior base ball ranks last season, is to hold & reorganization meeting tonight at 411 R street Prospective players are to report at 7 o'clock. Hobart Athletic Club is ready to hedule games for the coming sea- | son. All challenges may be tele- | phoned to Manager Coburn at Co- lumbla 8451 after 6 o'clock. well on the way to a District ship. It was the power of se. B cornered titular race. Each of the of the Yankees, in former years a re: trouble. The Legionnaires were givin lacking reserve power, the former c against a team frequently refreshed as the regulars. wins in as many starts ule. The Legionnaires have broken Yanks have been defeated twice. The match was a nip-and-tuck af- fair in the first half, with the Legion finishing the session on the good end of a 16-to-15 count Much clever work by Gardner and Armstrong ac- counted for the Legion's advantage. The second haif was keenly contest- ed until Lowe, key man of the Legion team, was banished for personal | foul. Then the War Vets began to wane, and Aloysius, with {ts subs| hitting on high until the regulars were restored to the line-up, ran out in front to stay. Duffy, McNaney and Farley contributed heavily to the Aloysius score total, but they were well assisted by all of the other members of the team. The Aloysians make their next ap- pearance in the title sories Saturday night against the Yankees. The lat- ter and the Legionnaires will clash a week from tomorrow night, and the night afterward the second Le- glon-Aloysius game wiil be staged. ‘Washington Orioles, who have been traveling at a speedy clip recently. are to play a double-header tonight in Peck gymnasium. The first game will bring together the Oriole Mid- ets and Cuthbert Midgets. while the 8Hole Juniors and Immacuiate Tigers will be opponents in the second tilt ‘Washington Collegians went to Cumberland and were beaten 39 to 20 by the Knights of Goodfellowship. The game was well contested until the final quarter when the Cumber- lands ran wild. Iroquols Athleti Club will be host to the Mount Pleasant Methodist Episcopals tonight in the Advent Church gymnasium, the game start ing at 8 o'clock. All Iroquois play- ers are to report on the floor at 7:30 o'clock. St. Mary's Juniors took the measure of the Washington Celtics in a 23-to-7 engagement in Alexandria. Darling and Kelly of the winners starred. Quincy Athletic Club vanquished ! the Yosemites 31 to 26, but had to: g0 through an extra five-minute | period to score the victory. A last-, minute goal by Simons af the Yosem- | ites had tied the regulation game at . Roy Scowt Troop 28 walloped the ‘Warwick Midgets, 53 to 9. Streeks’ good shooting accounted for most of the winners' points. Troop 28 has won twenty of twenty-one games. Hurricana girls for the second time this season vanquished the sextet at Indian Head, winning, 25 to 16. The Hurrican got most of their points early In the fray. mienn Lyeeums and Manhat- i*ans are to meet tonight in a Disatrict League battle at St. Dominic's Hall. " Radiators and Fenders WAL B o Match Your Odd Coats With Our Special DIATORS, F. WORKS p A N THE EVENING STAR Russell Will Be Big Asset, Bush Believes WASHINGTON, D. C. ONE OF FEW SPITBALL HEAVERS LEFT IN MAJORS CARL i Kl S SRRAANEE i s. Veteran, who faced camera at Tampa for these two like nesses, ALOYSIUS FIVE’S RESERVE | | STRENGTH DOWNS LEGION independent basket ball champion- cond-string players used last night LESSED with much reserve strength, Aloysius Club’s big five is | i i contenders last night had disposed | ally formidable outft, without much | ng the Aloysians an even battle, but, | ould not maintain their early pace | by substitutes practically as strong | So the Aloysians triumphed, 33 to 25, giving them a record of two | in their four-game championship tourney sched- cven in two cngagements and the Bth and ¥ streets 3 will start at 8:15 o’clock. The mateh may determine the winner of second place in the league southwest. tanton Juniors overca wicks, 22 to 19. Sweene ell did ‘much stellar pla victors, ) e the War- and Mitch- ing for the Epiphany Juniors defented the Ma kin Junlors, 32 to 29, in a game of the | series for the District junior cham- pionship. Dean and Ourand scored heavily for the winners. | JNavy Yard towsers disposcd of the Fort Myer team in a 46-t0o-35 battle, The Yarders played well within them- selves after running up a healthy lead early in the fr; Park View Junfors nosed out the Chevy Chase Bearcats in a 25-10-23 | match. Welling and Tebbs of the winners and Alexander of the Bear- cats played stellar games. National Athletic Club ran its con- secutive victory string to ten games in a 30-to-16 encounter with the Perry Preps. Garrett of the win- ners, with five field goals, topped all scorers. All of the eight teams in the 135- 140-pound_title quest will be in ac- tion at Central Coliseum Thursday night. Georgetown Athletic Club Juniors and Yosemites will clash at 6:30 o'clock, Western Athletic Club and Lexingtons at 7:30, Roamers and Congress Heights Athletic Club 8:30, and Anacostia Eagles and Mo- hawk Preps at 9:30. Friday night the winners of the first two games of Thursday will meet at 7:30 o'clock, and those of the second two games at 8:30. The tourney final will start at 9:45 o'clock. Behind! The Rear End Is Where Trouble Grinding, squeaking gears clamor loudly for EBONITE. EBONITE takes the weath- er as it comes. No congealing or breaking up like grease. If you're half particular about your gear lubricant you'll use EBONITE | tion for the (It's Shredded Oil) For Tranamissions and Diferentiale THONER. k.' ALLEN RUSSELL, GALLOWAY OF MACKS DEMANDS MORE MONEY GREENVIL C., March 6. —Clarence E. (“Chick”) Galloway of Abbeville, S. C. ome of the leading shortstops in the Ameri- exn League, han returned tract unsigned to the Philadel phin Athletie alloway s ank- ing for ad iricrenne In salary. against the American Legion quint in the game at €entral Coliseum that | — - brought victory to the Swampoodle aggregation, its second in the three- INTERNATIONAL POL PLAY BEGINS TONIGHT NEW YORK, March 6.—The United | States and Great Britain will renew | their struggle for supremacy in the sporting world tonight indoor po the two nations. In they have beaten each other. The match will inaugurate competi- John R. Townsend cup. the donation of which by Mr. Tow send brought about the international ntest. The first team to win three will hold the cup until it de- fends it against challenge, similar to the international cup in the out- door game. Three men compose an_indoor team. a No, 1. a No. 2 and a ck, instead of fuur as in the outdoer games, due to the smaller size of the protected playing fleld. DAUBERT SIGNS CONTRACT. CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 6.—Jake Daubert, veteran first baseman of the Cincinnat! Nationals, has signed h 1923 cantract. He will leave Phila- delphia this week for the Reds’ train- ing camp at Oriando, Fla. PHILLY RECRUIT WEDS. SAN FRANCISCO, March 6.—John Sands, Salt Lake baliplayer recently £old to the Philadelphia Nationals for $40,000, “struck out” to Dan Cupid vesterday. He married Miss Leona Cushing of Salt Lake City. The couple left for Leesburg, Fla. —_— Georgetown Junlors vanquished the Roamers, 45 to 14. King of the win ners led at scoring with ten fleld goals, in the first Managers of teams in the junior title championship are to meet to- night at 7:30 o'clock at Epiphany gymnasium, ATCH those Goodyear All- Weather Tread Solid ~ Truck Tires as they take a big load u; a ou slippery grade. will see for yourself why they have a repu- tation for hanging on, for power and for ‘wear. 3 It is one of the complete lines of Goodyear All- Weather Tread Truck Tires we sell. -u-w--u-cnn Service o, 1602 14th St. N.W. GOODSYEAR due to become official relief hurler for 1 IOWA QUINT 1S JOLTED BY INDANAFVE, 2321 BLOOMINGTON. Ind, March 6—| | Towa leader In tbe western confer- ence basket ball race, met itg first deteat of the season last night at the | hands of Indiana, 23 to 21. | Until_tonig! contest, the final game of Iowa's western conference | schedule, the latter team bad fo its credit eleven straight victories. kos. Indiana forward, scored of his team's points. As & result of the defeat of lowa, 21 match ever held between | outdoor polo | Wisconsin has a chance to tie the TUESDAY, MARCH i and Washinzton champions. | former team for the conference title. | Top Coats -- are loud! Tailored by Society Brand and The Hecht Co. 6, 1923. CONROY, LAST OF GRIFFS’ HOLDOUTS, GETS IN LINE TAMPA, Fla., March 6~The last of the Washington holdouts has graduated from the clase. Griff has recelved a letter from Bill Conroy, announcing that he would report here Thursday as direetod. In view of the fact that Cemroy was instructed to come om omly in the event that he would sign his contract, this means that he has mccepted the terms. EASTERN QUINT AGAINST HOME-AND-HOME SERIES Authorities at Eastern High School are more than willing that the bas- ket ball team of their institution meet other school teams during the next two weeks, but they will not permit the Washington and South At- lantic scholastic champlons to enter into home-and-home agreements with challengers. School fives near and far have en- deavored to draw Eastern into agree- ments calling for return matches next year and they have been in- formed that, while the Capitol Hill school would be pleased to grant con- tests this season, nothing can be ar- ranged for the next campalgn. Latest to seek such an arrangement with the Easterners is the John Mar- shall High School quint, champlon of Richmond and vicinity. ' It wants the local champions to visit Richmond in the near future on condition that a_return match will be given in Washington next winter. The Rich- mond titleholders have been told that Eastern is ready to invade the Vir- ginia capital this week, but can ar- range nothing further. Unless the John Marshall team ac- cepts these torms, there fs little like- 1thood of a tilt between the Richmond Eastern is practicing dally in preparation for its engagement here a week from day with the Hyde Park High School, Chicago champion, and would like to get in a battle with the Rich- monders, but it would have to be held this week. Wentern High School’s quint, run- ner-up in the city scholastic cam- paign, Is being heid in condition for a possible meeting Saturday night all-scholastic aggregation. ed, the game will be a prelim- ¢ to the Aloysius-Yankee match | at Central Coliseum. Busineas High Night School girls scored their third win in a 30-to-2 game with the Epworth girls. Miss Emge starred for the winners. So v were the Epworths guarded t they did not register a single field goal PIRATE ROOKIE HELD UP BY IMMIGRATION LAWS YARMOUTH, N. S, March 6.— Interpreting his proposed entry into the United States as in vie- Intion of the American contract labor laws Bob Forward, star pitcher of the local team, has been ordered detained here by United States Immigration authorities ix unable to report to the Pitt burgh Pirates, who offered him = try-out thix spring. Thia today came to light when it wan learned that the Plttsburxh club had appealed to Washington for a ruling on a question believed 1o be unprecedented. The fmmi- Kration inspectors assert that For- ward and the club management will be controverting the Iaw, which forbids the entramce of & person from n foreign country for the purpose of taking a job already contracted for. SPORTS." Rookie Objects to Becoming a Giant DILLARD, IN ELFIN’S ROLE, AT SAN ANTONIO CAMF Collegian, Whose Father Induced Him to Sign, Says He Doesn’t Want to Play—1Is Suspended by McGraw—Other Training News. the elfin. N McGraw. Only he is the a college student, a rookie, who, might EW YORK, March 6—“I don’t want to become a Giant,” sighed “I just want to be what I am.” giant, shaking his massive head, was angry. And then he laughed He had never heard of such an elfin before. And the great, big And that’s John Josepk iant. The elfin, so to speak, is Joseph Dillard d € erhaps, has the material in him tha elp him grow to gianthood—a New York Giant. Dillard, the, first man ever to do what he’s done, has turned down 2 chance to become a Giant, it was reported from San Antonio today Picked up from the sandlots by McGraw's scouts, Dillard was offered : contract. It was onl, $1,000 from the New Since reporting at the training camp, however, he has done nothing except answer the dinner bell. He has refused to attend practice, and, when finally cornered by McGraw, he is quoted as saying. “I didn’t want to play ball at all. My father told me to come here and become a Glant, but I didn’t want to.” Utterly puzzled, McGraw suspended him for ten days, and Dillard, from Southwestern University of Texas, has gone back to his dad in Bart- lett, Tex. The other Glants, most of them fighting for jobs, went through two genuine practice sessions yesterday. Jack Scott, world series hero. and Bill Ryan, both pitchers, capitulated yesterday and are today en route to the Giant camp, leaving only two holdouts, Capt. Dave Bancroft and Jack Bentley, the Baltimore star. fan Pitchers Far Advanced. CLEVELAND, Ohfo, March 6.— Manager Tris Speaker of the Cleve- jand Indlans is anxfously awaiting the arrival tomorrow evening of his fielders so that his pitchers will have a chance to pitoh to the batters. Ac- cording to advices from the spring training camp at Lakeland, the pitch- ers are so far advanced, as a re- sult of preparing at home and at Hot Springs. Ark.. that Speaker finds dif- ficulty in keeping them busy. nkees to Gather Today. NEW ORLEANS, La. March 6.— Most of dhe New York Yankees were due to arrive in New Orleans today from Hot Springs and other points Twenty-two men were due to reach camp today and by the end of the Week the full squad was expected to be_here. The Yanks and the home team will meet next Monday in the first exhibi- tion game of the season. Ruth Is Just Aching for Work. HOT SPRINGS, Ark., March 6— Rain, which kept Babe Ruth, pre- mier ‘slugger, indoors all of yesterday again early today threatened to keep the restless Bambino peering wist- fully from his window out upon a dreary world. Fully recovered from his illness, whioh sent the Babe to bed Friday, Ruth was yet obedient to the Instructions of his careful physician and avoided any exposure. The very first day he reaches New Orleans, Ruth declares, he will don & “uni” and get a regular workout. His shoulders ache, he savs, to “crash that agate” again with his celebrat- ed war club. He is record and attain the form in which he hung up a record for circuit drives in 1921. Phillies Now After Lobert. PHILADELPHIA, March 6—Failing to obtain “Gavvy" Cravath as assist- ant manager of the Philadelphia Na- tionals, Manager Arthur Fletcher was | reported today from the Phillies' Top confident he | will exceed his last year's home run at his father’s urging that he signed. He demande¢ ork club to sign—and got it. training camp at Leesburg, Fla to be negotiating with Honus Lobert former National League infield sta and present coach of the West Point squad. Cravath’s inability to obtain his re lease from the Minneapolis Americar Association club was given as the reason for his not joining the Phil lies. Lobert played with the Phillies in 1915, The first complete nine-inning game of the season was played vesterday by the Philadelphia Americans their camp in Montgomery, Ala., be tween members of the squad. The first of the spring games will be played Sunday with the Milwaukee American Association team at Mont gomery. Two Drills Daily for Reds CINCINNATI. Ohio, March 6-—Twe workouts daily for the remainder o the week was the program laid dowr for the Cincinnati Nationals by Mana ger Moran, according to word receivet from ‘the training camp at Orlando Fla. With every train bringing luts arrivals to join the Cincinnati cor tingent, enough players were expect ed to be on hand by Saturday ic stage practice games, which, in 1l opinion of Moran, are the best mean of conditioning a ball team Pirates on Way to Camp. PITTSBURGH, Pa. N advance forces of the I tionals, made up of 1 left here to begin the spr: grind at Hot & were led by Ma who was optimistic when asked about the prospects of the Pirates in 1 “Barring accidents and real bad luck xh]e situation looks good,” said th¢ pilot. GIBBONS K. 0.'S TRAGEY IN'THE SECOND ROUND CHICAGO, March 6.— St Paul, Minn, heavyweight, little trouble in knocking out Jim Tracey of Australia in the d round of a scheduled ten-round hox- ing contest in East Chiago, Ind., lust night. Tracey wel end of the firs a body and head punching. and St Paul hoxer scored e bady and head punches in th It was a right cross wh Tracey down for a ten-count after he had gone down once for a count of nine rom Gibbons hac secor to his corner at round Eroggy the from coats are loud--Harry Lauder!—especially those of the Darnock fabrics, woven in Scot- ( land. Whimsical colorings, as whim- sical as a good Scotch brogue. There are other fabrics with the genuine Scotch label--braw’ and lusty. The lines have the curve of a bell-ringing true to the mode. Box coats, also, as trim as a box hedge. Raglans of ¢ sual, unpremed- itated lines. Many men prefer them. Plain backs, belted backs, full belts, and the reserve and dig- nity called Chesterfield. The tale of the tailoring briefly told—Society Brand and The Hecht Co. The Hecht Co. 7th at F