Evening Star Newspaper, April 11, 1923, Page 30

SPORTS. Bushmen Emerge HOPE TO WIN MAJORITY |CENTRALNINEANKOUS [Jack Dempsey May Quit Ring HOOVERLOSTELLD RACE |PFTTSBURGH CLUB ISRAT To Become Coal-Mining Baron OF INTERLEAGUE SERIES Zachary and Warmoth Star in Box as Mates Wallop Braves’ Pitchers for 16-3 Verdict—Tourists Clash at Portsmouth Today. BY JOHN B. KELLER. ORFOLK. Va. April 11.—With the Nationals apparently out of the batting and fielding slumps that marred their work in recent games with the Braves, Manager Donie Bush believes his charges have an excellent chance of going ahead of their National League opponents in the exhibition series before the teams leave this part of the country. Two games are scheduled hereabouts, one today at Portsmouth and another tomorrow on this side of the Elizabeth river. That 16-to-3 rout of the Braves at Charleston yesterday reduced their lead to one game in the set of five so far played. For the first time since the clubs have been meecting this spring. the clan of Griffith yesterday had better pitch- ing than the National Leaguers. ) R0 : Jez Zachary breezed through the first six innings in excellent form. He yielded a single in the first session and another in the second then had the Boston batters at his mercy. He never was in danger of being scored against. Lefty Warmoth his pitching in the nings and h he been ported probably would have but one run. While these prosing of the ington batsmen hurlers. Joe Oeschger, ve failed to last an inning. hits and five runs Tox raxton, a 1 was nicke quartet of another showed much in final theee in- better Sup- vielded PICKLING THE PILL BOSTON. Powell, of Conlon! ss. Padgett, Bouthworth, Bagwell, xf left-handers were dis Bostonians the Wash- maltreated three > i £ ] L1 S > 2] an right-hander, ielding three | he retired finished | for three | allies portsider. | Nationals’ All told twenty- bases. 5 noooomoorrocoral b3 ST safeti u Kopf. 2b... . Jimmy Cooney. £ot his in bunches in the last three turn at bat Bush's men walloped safely one times for a total of thir The fourth was the only innning that ! no uts were 1 to the club. Stanley Har the big noise | Rloe, o of the batting melee, getting two | JuFs: singles and as many doubles in five ' godfin legal times at bat and once drawing ' Fisher. a pass. Joe Judge contributed to the : Wad gayety of the occasion by slamming | the bail ver the right-field fence In the eighth inning. scoring two yunners ahead. Bagwell duplicated g for the Braves in the ninth Oeschiger Braxton, Cooney. p. ' cocosscccoromon »! coosocoorrmrsoos! B nocownnmammempn, ! cocoonossnosons Totals. 5 ‘WASHINGTON. L comormrnlnNd (] ~| coc0ococonmal s s Buel. © achary. p. ‘Warmoth, p. a [OVORN - [ F— ormpemnoonwn’ onumorortmwe® L . Totals Score by innings: Washington.... 9 1 Boston......... 0 0 Two-bese hits—Rice. Judge, Three-base hit—Harris. _Homie runs—Judgs Bagwell. Stolen bases—Harris, Judge, Peck. Sacrifice—Goslin. Double play—Peck to Harris to Judge. Bases on balls—Off Zachary, 2: off armotli, 1: off Braxton. 1: off Cooney. Hits—Of Zachary. 2 in 6 innings: off Wa moth, 2 in 3 innings: off Oeschiger. 3 in 23 inning: off Braxton. 3 in 1.3 inning: off Cooney. 14 in 7 innings. Hit by pitcher—By Zachary, 2; by Cooney. 2. Struck out—By ;' by_ Warmoth, 3: by Cooney, 1: by ‘Balk—Braxton (1), Umpires— Messrs Ormsby and Finneran. Time of game— 1 hour and 43 minutes. - H H » 8 H Wit by Pltched Bail. Goslin_ had to leave the in the {ifth inning after taking | € Cooney's fust pitches on the a The hall struck directly v bone” causing intense pain. the National outficlder. when | he went to the bench following a force-out at second, fainted. but w: rovived quickly George her. who went into left after Goose was hurt. ans will be used until injury heals. From now on, the Nationals' pitch- ers will be sent through full games. # Coach George Gibson is to have | his way wbout it. Gibby contends | that every member of the mound staff | is fit to travel nine innings and |1y is over the plate or near enough should go the route in the exhibi-|to make it appear good. on the slab, tion engagements, even if getting a |the task of “_'mchlns the pitches be- trouncing. Dad Hankins did quite comes great indeed. It is particular- well when he went over the whole |lv trying on hot dayvs, such as we distance last week, his eighth-inning | had in_the American Assoclation, difficulties in the contest with the;Where 1 handled a number of en- Tampans being more a result of some | ¥agements in which Hollingsworth indifferent fielding by recruit players | Was in the box. than of any weakness on his part The Braves' ‘pitchers yesterda In the tilt at Savannah Monday.Not bother the umpire to_ any ex- Jonkheer Baskerville Hollingsworth | tent in such a manner for it seemed BDTCRELAl €0 Fhther BUTEREh the | that whenever they located the plate game progressed and during the last ; Some National “"3‘1‘-‘ give the ball a three innings gave as excellent a|MiBhty wallop. Scores were demonstration of hurling as could be | tered by the clan of Griffith in all desired. Holllngsworth has _been | ©XCept the third, fourth and fifth in- working carefully undet. the direc- | NINES- . tion of coaches (iibson and: Altrock Big Doin's in First Round. and seems likely to .hcn‘nme one of The big doin's- of the day came The mainstays of the Natlonals’ fling- | the first session. After Rice had fa ing staff. ned, Harris singled and Judg: was True Overhand Pitcher. hit. Then the runncrs made a dousle . 5 3 steal. Goslin sacrificel arcis home Jack probably the only true|;ng wade's single tallied Judge. An overhand pitcher in the big leagues | error gave Conroy a life before Pock today. His throwing arm is raised |chased in a pair of mark:rs with a straight above his head just before | WallOR to center, when Ruel singicd the ball is released and he delivers| gk home. out went Oeschyer. the sphere with a swift down SWIng | pioar that scored Peck. and Rice up that brings the arm directly in fronty for the second time in the inning, of the piteher. He has speed a plenty | doubled. Hurris walked, filling the and, in addition. 4 most deceptive | hnses. Judge's two-sack smash then curve. sent three runs home. The session Holiingsy ended when Goslin had a third strike radually called against him Peck’s single, Ruel's double and wildness is not of the ordinary vari- ety that causes a pitcher to toss well Zach's second one-baser of the fra bunched in the second inning result- wide lof his mark. Hollingsworth | €d in the first run scored against seems to be just a trifle off target when losing control, the ball being Cooney. Ruel was safe on a fielder's choice oo high, too low or too wide appar- ently by just an inch or two. before | Rice singled in the sixth. Harrls' _triple to center scored the All of the umpires who have worl ed behind the bat while Hollings- pair. Wade got a life in the sev- enth, when Goslin was retired, and worth has been pitching this season ive commented on this feature of advanced a notch as Conroy was hit. 1lis work. They assert that he is one Ruel singled in the run. of the most difficult moundsmen to Singles by Rice and Harris pre ceded Judge's homer in the eighth. call balls and strikes agalnst. Eyven those who have had experience in ihine e have pud Sxperience n | GOGLIN'EN ROUTE HOME iremely careful when they are work- TO HAVE ARM X-RAYED ing behind him again. Bill Finner- an. who formerly officiated in the i, Nutional League and now is with the | NORFOLK, Va., April 11—Leon \merican Association. ene of the um- Goalin, hard-hitting outficlder of pires with Nationals-Braves party.| gne Nationals, 'left the club at Inows much of Hollingsworth's ten- = ¥ & b \ of w| Charleston, S. last night for Washington, where an X-ray ex- amination of his right elbow will 000 000 213 x—18 000 3-3 Ruel. Harris. Goose =ame right on the 0 Leen trol at time: overcoming this. H s troubled | but is dey 1o be just a trifle shy of a strike in many of his pitches for he frequently was chief umpire in con- tests in which th hurler worked in the Hickory circuit last season. Hard to Gauge Jack's Shoots. difficult enough for an um- to properly rule on all pitches cross the plate at the required | - Tieight.” said Finneran today in dis- cussing some of the many troubles encountered by a base ball arbitrator, =0 when you get behind a pitcher who | rarely is more than an inch out of the, way with his throws, you are in for a hard game. One has to watch close «nough when pltchers who get them fuirly across none too ofgen, are| working, but with a pitcher of the| type of Hollingsworth, who general- of the Infury he received in yew- terday's game with the Braves Goslin was struck by a ball pitched by Jimmy Cooney, Boston lefthander. At fiest the hurt was mot considercd werious, but the pain became more intemse last night, and Manager Bush decmed it advisable to have Goslin pro- ceed directly to the home of the Nationals for a thoroush examina~ tion of the injured limb. MAJOR LEAGUE ROSTERS PHILADELPHIA NATIONALS Bats. Throws. Played with in 1022, L Toronto (International) Phi les Salt Lake City (P. C. L.) Sem! Semli-pro. Hartford (Eastern) Phillies Portamouth (Virginia) .. Phillies Robins Phillies Phillies Phillies Phillies ‘it pire hat Pitchers. 6. 21 W. L. 8 10 7 4 2z 22 7 10 No record Norecord 16 12 7 15 18 11 18 3 1 18 Pet. 444 867 412 Grant, James Ralph . 11, Wilbur W. liam A.. 571 318 S21 Mitchell, Clarence E... Pinto, Lerton ... Wing, James Weinert, Philip Winters, Jesse .... Catchers, Connolly, Charles Henline, Walter J. ©O'Brien, Frauk A Wilson, James . 400 11 Az 6 500 Bat. Fldg. HeErEnER r P Portsmouth (Virginia) New Haven (Eastera) 083 881 Charleston (Sally) Phillies 110 Braves 106 ‘Wayuesbore (Blue Ridge) 53 Phiilies 141 Phillies Salt Lake City (P, C.L.) Ludington (Central) ¥letcher, Arthu Holke, Walter L Kaunas, Bernard J.. Parkinson, Frank J. Wrights Outfielders. Donnehy, Thomas F... 1 loyd (Eastern) Phillies Phillies Phillies <o lifford ...... Mokam, Johm L...... Walker, Curtis . Williams, Fred C 3 ‘William F. Baker, President. * Arthur Fleteher, Manager. ‘William J. Shettsline, Business Mgr. Pat Ragan, Conch. Leesburs;, Fla, training cam, layed at Philadelphia N. L. Park. C (Coperight, 19234 CEEETE] r=u§‘==l=! Rz CERERER xIgRREECER REREE 151 Games aia! regis- | be made to determine the extent ‘ THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1923.' T0 ATONE FOR DEFEAT Central High's nine, the only one of three scholastic title contenders in action yesterday to meet defeat, hopes to do much_ better this after- noon against the Gallaudet Reserves at Kendall Green. Yesterday Central foll before the Georgetown fresh- jmen, 13 to 2, while Western was {trimming Episcopal at Alexandria. 13 to 3, and Tech was walloping Gonzaga on the latter's diamond, 11 to 8. Central is the only title series team figuring in a game today, but the others are undergoing strenuous { practice sessions. Doo White's charges gave a weird exhibition. Harmony wus lacking, the ball thrown evervwhere except the right place, and Edelin, mounds- man for Central, was knocked all over the lot, thé freshmen making ixteen hits.” Gordon, second-sacker ifur‘ the Biue and White, smashed a {home run, this being the only bright spot for the Centralites. Western uncorked a surprise defeating Episcopal. Unverzagt, boxmen for the Red and White.” pitched invincible ball. Un- verzagt also crashed out a home run and David connected with one for a triple. Tech edged out Gonzaga by @ spurt in the eighth that netted five runs. Speer and Dulin, pitchers for the Maroon and Gr: demonstrated that they may be counted upon in the coming interscholastic series. in Hannegan and Swavely obtained n 10-to-9 verdict over the ‘Devitt prep vesterday. 'T'hie game was ragged In Spots. GALLAUDET HAS HOPES . OF BEATING MARYLAND, Gallaudet. with the fine showing it made against Maryland in the -7 los- ing contest of a couple weeks ago in i mind. went out to College Park this aft. ernoon with the ldea of getting even. Both teams have shown hitting strength, with Maryland apparently the stronger {on the mound. |~ When Capt. | versity nine Denault of got @ wild throw out of stem in the game with Penn- at Philadelphia. yesterday his cam went down to defeat, § to 6. The «lip came in the cighth inning and gave | {the home team it€ two-tally margin |Clark of Catholic University allowed but six hits, but his wildness was costly. Georgetow out yesi tice for its holic T squad held a long work and with two more prac- aliead should be primed game with Washington College Friday at the Hilltop. Jenkins, star boxman, is being especially prepared for the coming struggies, especially those of the northern trip. [SPRING GRID PRACTICE | BEGUN AT GEORGETOWN Thirty husky men reported at the Hilltop yesterday for Georgetown's first spring foot ball practice. Almost ;all players of last year's freshmen {team were among’ those to answer |the call of Coach Jackle Maloney. | Drills will be held four times a week lon until the first of May. Jack Flavin,‘who will be graduated in June, will coach the freshmen squad and aid in tutoring the varsity backfield. G. W. AND BROOKLANDER PLANNING A DUAL MEET A dual meet between track teams of George Washington U. and_Catholic | University will be staged Saturday, | provided ~arrangements now under | way are completed. Tom Probey, former Western High | and Georgetown U. runner, is coach- | ing the Hatchetites, and Jack F. Don- oliue is directing the Brooklanders. | W than last, the Commercial swing into action Monday, | | SALT LAKE CITY, fight again. LY Ap Jack Kearns, the champlon’s manager, made that announcement ey hnd been elected president of the Great last night after Dem Wentern Coal Mines trolling interest. “This proposition is xo bix.’ for the development of the Demp: mpany, of retiring and devoting hix entire energles to making this enterprise hix life work in the future. If Dempsey does fight agnin,” Kearns said, he will Dempney City, Utah, a town being built at the site of the Dempsey Kearns is secretary and treasurer of the co minen. The company owns 2,000 acre: agricultural land in Castle valley, including the town site. 1f-mile railrond and is building three additional “Prexident” Dempsey a love In returning to the coal minin, worked DOPING RACES IN MAJORS Foster Picks Red Sox for Cellar, With Bushmen and Browns Also in Second ollowing is the first of two artic inence as a base ball authority is ungque bilities of the eight American League clu spections at the southern training camps and di agers whose confidence he holds to a ren BY JOHN EW YORK. April 11.—The easiest way to sum things up in the American League is to begin t y into the leadership and the mo But so closely are the teams fitte even Boston may not be the tail-end seems at present. Suppose this circ royal when all get slapped som Boston will not take advantag some fellow member near the finish, managers the hoot of derision. Ned Sox Seem At the moment it 1 basement because it seems to lack w force. Nor are the team's That s not an insuperable obstac past, with players as indistinguishabl D have finished above those organizations with dimmed as the struggie continued. 17, in estimating the streng: League, Hoston is placed at the bottom, mominated to keep the Boston team com Some task to predict that. So equipped as compared one with ai % almost nx good as any other to Kearns said. in detalling the plans ounced he wax going back to nn old a miner in Colorado and West Virginiu. ms train and gathering a f unquestionably Boston secms to the writer the least like lw bottom of the heap at the end of the season. of the time. of this inte oks as if Boston we fielders of superskill e ril 11.—Jack Dempsey may never which he is sald to own the con. wey mines, that he ix thinking of train at company. nds and 6,000 acres of It alxo % of coal % business. In his earlier years he Division. des in which Mr. Foster, 1whose pre-em- stioned, sums wp the chances and possi- wbs in 1923, in the light of exhaustive in- cussions with players and man- warkable degree.) . FOSTER. at the bottom. After seeing all the ir estimate as to what they can do, to force its »st probable to repose quietly at the d in the American League circuit that der, no matter how likely that result uit of eight clubs gets into a battle Who is going to tell whether change of wallops to beat out while Frank Chance gives his fellow vomed for Cellar. to be relegated to the sub- inning pitchers and collective batting No player stands out ause there have been teams in the e as members of & pony ballet, whick fixed stars, whose brilliance th of the teams in the American what clubs are to be ny in the xecond division? well are the clubs jolned and other that the ouijn hoard method select the different ratings. Washington seems to have improved, yet the club may not forge into the front, because of the inexperience principal present inability of Washington—it is not to be called a we until it is demonstrated further—is | of at least some of its recruits. The kness n pitching. The Washington pitching staff may not be effective enoush to carry the team through against rivals with pitchers who look better at the t wi no Browns M 1f Sisler is not able to play must suffer in its closer games, héld up their end of the burden. seem to lack the general strength to may relax. It will start bra Any sane man knows that the loss of a play two or three sections of buackbone and substituting cellulo Had Cleveland more pitching strength in the first division at the start. It n and never be removed from it delphin ix a team of the same type. . To get back to fizat principles 5o are at least six of the And Washington and Bosxton could into any old breach that might be made if upon weven, outnide of Boxton. As this attempt to figure started with the seemingly easiest p that of locating the tail end of the closed that Boston may be last. that Washington looks more like a second division team than one of the first flight, that St. Louis, although it may never be more than ten hoe with Sisler out of i games away go close to the actual winners that stepping on the heels of the champions. (Copyrig TIGHT RACE IS OUTLOOK FOR COMMERCIAL LEAGUE ITH the outlook that its teams will be much stronger this season '38ain has been elected head of the | League has announced that it will April 30, when the Western Unions clash,with Judd & Detweiler on diamond No. 3, Monument grounds. One of the contenders for this year's honors will be the American ! Security nine, which will present an array of veteran players. 1 First practice will be held by the Bankers Saturday at 2:45 on the Res- ervoir diamond, at 16th and Kennedy | streets, \with the following players | due to report: Riddle, Coe. Varela, | Ourand, MacCarthy, Reese. Bell, Cur- tis and_ Miller, infielders; Farrell, | Bowie. Hall. Turner, outflelders; Bar- | rett, Wormsley and Clark, pitchers, | ana Haywick, catcher. Epiphany A. C. will make its first appearance to; when it meets the | Argyle Prep®”on’ diamond No. 6 on the Monument Jot. These players are expected to report in the Epiphany uniform: Ourand, Hale, McDonald, Elliott, G. Kessler, Collins, McGann, Hufty, Lynch, Hogge, Dezendorf, Heeke, Boerner and Dean. Telephone { challenges for the Epihpanys to | Franklin 1855-W Peerless A. C. will practice tomor- row afternoon at 5th and L. streets northeast at 5:30. Teams in the four- teen-to-fifteen-year-old class wanting games should call Lincoln 2193-W be- tween 5 and 5:30 o'clock. Rambler A. C. wantx all its players to report for practice tomorrow after- noon at 5 o'clock at 5th and L streets southeast. Much interest ix being manifested in the ocontest between the Cherry- dale A. C., 1922 champions ‘of northern Virginia, and the Arlington nine, which is tc Be staged on the latter’s diamond at 3 o'clock Sunday afte: noon. In a well played game the Stag A. C. defeated the Trojan A. C. yester- day,,3 to 1. Tracey of the winners fanned fourteen. Tollle smashed a triple with two on the bases. The Henderson nine proved too much for the National A. C. yesterday, winning, 9 to 8. Robert Etris’ Savoy team trounced Nat Glasser's York lads yesterday, 30 to 4, in a Crandall League game on the diamond at 17th street and Pennsylvania avenue southeast. Shamrock Juniors. are seeking games with teams in the sixteen-to- seventeen-year-old class. Call Man- ager Lawrence, Main 3670, or Business Manager Taylor, - Lincoln 2785, be- Radiators and Fenders ANT KIND OR REPAIRED. 10 DIFFE! in ‘make. WITTSTATT'S R. and F. WORKS 319 13th ' F. 6410. 1485 P. M. TH3. INDIAN Frank. 6764 MOTOCYCLE - DISTRIBUTOR Ifl.‘ wfi Motecyoles Seld HOWARD A. FRENCH & CO. 424 9th Street N.W. tween 5 and 7 o'clock. Juniper A. C., with a heavy batting aggregation, swamped Mades Midgets vesterday. 13 to 9. W. Enfantes, moundsman for the winners, pitched fine ball. Division of Publieatlons won from the Bureau of Plant Industry yester- day, 6 to 4. Newman of the winners fanned ten and allowed eight hits Games can be arranged with Publi- cation through Manager Dorsey, United States Department of Agri- | culture. REDS AND ROUSH FAIL TO REACH AGREEMENT GINCINNATI, Ohio, April 11.—The conference between Eddie Roush, hold-out outfielder and the directors of the Cincinnati National League club vesterday was one of the shortest on record and the only result was a deadlock. Before the meeting Roush told President Herrmann he would sign a three-year contract at $16,000 a year. When he met the directors and was informed that only the offer made him last fall would be accept- able to, the owners of the club, Roush plcked ‘up his hat and left the room. This offer was $15,000 for the sea- son with the proviso for a reduction of $50 for every day on which Roush absented himself from the training cam Bowie Races " April 2d to 14th jpocial Trains Leave on W. Eriote Tiner 19130, 1848, Government Tax Match Your Odd Coats With: Our Special ely, but it may exhaust itseif against its rivale and that any one of four other clubs, Detroit, Philadelphia, Chicago or Cleveland. may lead the second division, although moment. Flounder Badly. th St. Louis it looks as if S . Louis matter how hard the pitcher: try to Also, if the time comes when the Browns keep their place in the race the team r like Sisler is like removing it would be backed for a place may take a place in the first division So ix Chicago and o y of the others falte the strength displaved in training roblem in the American League race, circuit, the result seems to have dis- from first place. has a hard row to the end of the vear will find them i i, 1023.) Down the Alleys | Earl D. Stocking, who so success- | fully piloted the Masonic Duckpin | League for the past two seasons, | largest bowling organization in the | | country. His fellow officers are A. C. Boyd, vice president. and C. M. Marks, | sccretary-treasurer. Every one pres- | |ent at last night's meeting was en- | | thusiastic over the success of the past campaign. There was considerable {discussion as to handicaps and as a | result next season forty pins will be | maximum. Although full reports were mot in, | | it is believed that nearly thirty teams | will be represented in the coming City | Association tourney. Goodfellows won twe out of three | games from the Shermans in the Dis- | | trict League last night with the | scores, 509, 528 and 500. Dyer of the Goodfellows had high set of 337 and | best game of 131. Lorraine Gulll outbowled Mrs, Beattie, former champion, last nigh at the King Pin alleys, her scores being 97, 110 and 107. ~ Mrs. Beattie's counts were 86, 90-and 86. War Department closes its tourney tonight at the King Pin drives with rolling in singles and class A doubles. Two silver cups will be awarded to the service branch scoring the most points and to the winner of the wom. en's events. - Winners of the “Lady Luck” candy prizes at the King Pin last night were Florence Welch, George B. Clark and John F. Wiley. Tomorrow night the team represent- Ing the Knights of Pythias League of this city will go to Baltimore for a three-game match with the Monu- mental City fraternity. The local team comprises Kessier, Warner, Benedetti, Mayer and Oliverl. A re- {turn match will be played in this From Batting Slump : Giants Alone Have Anything On Pirates, IN DWF ROWEDI TO LW 0- PHILADELPHTA, April 11.—The race between Walter Hoover of Du- luth and Paul Costello of Phila- delphia for the gold chullenge cup, emblematic of the world single- sculls championship, if contested, will be rowed in Duluth on June 8. This was definitely decided at a meeting of the cup committee after the claims of the men had been considered. Hoover, who won the trophy last year over the Schuylkill river course here, insisted that this year's race be held at his home city. Costello, the only challenger, maintained that the Lake Superior course ‘was too rough and asked that it be rowed either in this city or on neutral waters. Georke Melloy, named as referee, was empowered to delay the race until wind, tide and water conditions were favorable. The race will be over a course of one and one-quarter miles. Costello recently declared that iie would refuse to row on Lake Su perior. After the decision he sald that he would have to consider the matter thoroughly before announc- ik a definite decision. FIVE EVENTS FOR GIRLS INLEGION TRACK MEET Washington's girl out in force at the American Legion games Saturday, April 21, at the Cen- tral stadium, as yesterday three clubs —Capital A. C.. Princess and Independ- ents—made requests for a quantity of entry blanks. Tt is expected that the Hurricanas, Wilson Normal or the other girls’ teams will compete. Five events will be staged for the fair sex, as follows: Fif rd dash. 50-yard hurdles broad jump, high jump and a half-mile rela Entries for the meet have been pour- ing into Spaldings for the past couple of days. The time limit has been set for 5 o'clock tomorrow. Medals and cups were placed on ex- hibition there this morning. Cy Macdonald, who is in charge of the ts, said that entries were com- ing in from all the local schools and collezes and many out-of-town institu- tions. SIXTEEN HILLTOP MEN JOIN POTOMAC CREWS Much rowing Sixteen athletes will be interest is being shown in Georgetown _ University, Hilltoppers reported yester- day for crews of the Potomac Boat | competition into a real | Georze Gibson, S satisfled entirely with his inheritance. | Club in preparation for their first practice this afternoon. ‘WRESTLERS TO INVADE. Stanislaus Zbyszko, former heav | weight wrestling champion, is sched- | uled to appear at the Coliseum next Wednesday against Costonos, the big| Spaniard. On the same night Kot- sonaros, Greek champion, will meet Hassan, the Terrible Turk. v How to Score W very unpopular. That was be more likely to do something that something very prim. Managers were much quicker to see what the bunt was likely to ac- complish in the way of scoring runs than were the spectators. The play appealed particularly to those man- agers who were beginnig to develop a newer game in which the speed had more prominence than it had in the old game. But the bunt did not meet with favor on the part of the base ball critics and they never were over- eager to give safe hits on it. To tell the truth the prejudice against the bunt in some cities was such they would score the play an error upon every opportunity that presented it- self,” and there is reason to believe | that more than once a batter was deprived of a base hit some thirty years or so ago, simply because the Scorer would not encourage that kind of batting. 1f the first baseman dropped the ball in a close play when |it was almost sure that the batter {would have been at the base in ad- vance of the ball, even If the pre- sumable error had not been made, | the chances were good that the bat- ter got nothing for his trouble. A Raule®Wise to Follow. After a time scorers began to take | charge of the games who were fully | as progressive as the more progres- sive managers and then the batters began to get their deserts and got more base hits than they had been receiving prior to that time. If the batter appeared to have been able to make the base, no matter whether the ball was played perfectly or not, he was given a base hit, and that is a rule which it is always wise to follow. : Be sure I scoring a bunt to watch the batter. That is, keep a close eve on the play when the batter is within the last step or so of first base. If it looks as if he had the ball beaten, whether._ it is caught or not, give the batter the benefit of the doubt. .On the other hand, if the throw is poor and it appears as if the batter would have been out had the throw been well made, give the fielder an error and do not score a base hit. ‘Watch Position of Fielder. If, when the ball is flelded, the pitcher stumbles or slips, providing he is trying to handle the ball, be sure-to take due notice of the posi city April 19, on the Arcade alleys. The Sty Corner 7th and G Sts. N.W. tion which he was in when he made le Shop R N Fashion’s Newest Suits 519.‘75 For Men and Young Men Don’t wait until spring has fled before buying your spring suit, when you can get one or twq at t! fow® price. Latest materials, models and col- orings,, |y LUl 7 “ SELLS FOR 'LESS « SPORTS. Present Aggregation One Ever Had, Being Well of Strongest Smoky C ty Fortified in Every De- partment—McKechnie Smart Pilot. BY CHARLES J. DOYLE Of the Staff of the Gazette-Times. HE Pittsburgh Pirates of 1923 T are a one-two-three team, on paper in the almost unanimous opinion of the close critics of base ball On the field at their training camp, however, the Pirates are a one-two club, in the unanimous opinion of those who watch them with studious cye. In other words, ther can compare with the Pittsburghers that physical perfection so important to diamond success. obviously, is the New York Giants, universe. 1f John J. McGraw is to make is just one club in the National League which as the various contenders strive fo That outfit, present champions of the base ball new history—if the game's greate strategist and disciplinarian is to reach unexplored heigths by winning three world series in a row—he mus t win a decision over what promise to be one of the mightiest teams that have carried the banner of Pitts burgh—and every fan of the old school knows what the Freebooters ac complished under Fred Clarke. There are many reasons why the IS reasonablo to call th Pirates should be the meanest rival of the Giants over the coming sum- 1f you were to ask the Pirate regulars for an expression on the quallfication of their new man- mer's chase. ager—William B. McKechnie—you would hear a vote of confidence that} would make you reel in amazement. ‘When McKechnie Took Hold. Skipper McKechnie took charge of the club last summer when the Bu were floundering in the second di vision. Before the year closed Kechnie had the base ball love Manhattan and environs in_an roar. On the first trip east McK nie invaded the metropolis a formed what would have peen a dull rice for su- premacy by dusting off the cham- pions four days in a rot. When the Pirates h»r" Grounds on the finish o slide, there was a scene of de gloom in the enemy’s clybhouse. Yes, McGraw had to dig dee) into his re- sourcefulness to find a remedy to cure the effect of McKechnie's first trip as a big league chieftain to the land of the ancient foe. McKechnie's short reign the Polo that land- deep has been marked with striking incidents. Fall-) ing heir to a rich heritage left by ipper Bill was not One of his first moves was to open negotiations for the return of Catcher Walter Schmidt, generally regarded as the premier catcher of the N tional League. The negotlations were successful. This was just one of the things “put over” by the youthful pilot. The feeling toward McKechnie in the squad of Pirates is remarkable Outside of his exceptional merit as a strategist, McKechnle pointed out as a young man of extreme con- sideration. BIill is tireless in his ef- forts to provide harmony, and the players have learned that they can speak to him on any subject with assurance that they have his atten- tive ear. All things considered, it a Bdll Game BY JOHN B. FOSTER Article 9—When Bunts Are Base Hits, HEN the bunt first began to be common in base ball it was particularly the case in the west al- though one of the best bunters played for many years on a western team—Arlic Latham for the St. Louis Browns. bunted the ball the crowd would express its dislike and groan in derision, but Latham was so full of deviltry that he c6uld carry anything off and he would turn the scowls into smiles and the groans into grins. Thus the bunt, when he made it, was accepted as sort of a comical play for which there was no reason except that Latham was such a wag he would When Latham looked foolish than he would to do a misstep. If he went after the ball awkwardly the chances are that he could not have gotten the batter. In that case give the fielder an error. If the ball and the batter arrive at first at the same time and the ball is drop- ped always give the batter a hit. There is no eye keen enough (o see what the play might have been. Of course, the batter is safe, but the temptation to give an error in an important stage of the game some- times is too great and the scorer will put down a misplay against the first baseman and take away from the batter a smart performance for which he should be given due credit. There is always an argument for the batter when a bunt is made, be- cause most of such attempts to hit are for the purpose of advancing run- ners, and that is to the credit of the batter and should be so recorded. o Plrates the happiest family in base ball. Getting down to facts as to the sk and_co-ordination of this flag tender, one finds a solid foundatio for the hopeful structure the vision sees, Well Fixed in the Box. Pitchers are supposed to be the bu jwark of a winning clu succes i Well, McKechnie is fortified in t department as well as any club in L league, perhaps. He has Coope whom ‘many fans believe is the best outhpaw the game. Johnny Mor rison is already quite famous though this youngster should be eve better this year. Morrison's tean mate at Birmingham—Whitey Glaz |ner—tied with Babe Adams for tl |leudership of the league in his fir summer in the majors. Adams still possesses much of his great abilit as does Earl Hamilton. Jim Bagby late of the Cleveland Indians, iz an other of whom much is expected Among the new chuckers, George Bochler of Tulsa stands out. The big right-hander had what is consideres to be the greatest pitching record ir organized base ball over the past sea- son Boehler pitched the equivalent of forty-nine full nine-inning ball games in 1922, On ton of this he was a prine actor in Tulsa's victory over Moblle in a post-season series whicli decided the diamond supremacy for clubs the Class A division. The recruit not a recruit in one sense of the word in fact. if he kent it ix altogethe likely that he will be listed with the egular flineers. George is just about the worst fellow in camp the regul and Yannigans have to face in the ba ting sessions. He has a mean sidearn cross-tire delivery, and he is as “loose’ as Alexander. McKechnie would n ceiving set for the bes! ers on cotemporary Schmidt and Gooch the Pirate pilot possesses two big stars. Jonnare Mattox and Warwick are three young- sters, each of whom is ready for the majors. particularly Jonnard and Mat- tox. The former is a ftwin brothe of McGraw's tall pitcher, while Mattc is a dexterous athlete from Washin ton and Lee University. The younz- ster starred behind the bat for George Stallings at Rochester. Warwick is # powerful boy from the University of Pennsylvania. A Corking Good Infield. The infleld of the Pirates is a co er. Grimm at first ranks with the bes: defensive first basemen of the gam. The left-hand youth from St. Lou is gifted with an exuberance of spirit that goes far in the morale of the club. Lefty batted close to .300 last summ and he is one of the best sluggers o the team Cotton Tierney, a la nitting sepsation in the. Natlonal {last year. Like Grim, Tierney po- sesses an unfathomed depth of spirit which spreads itself over the roster of the club. Walter Maranville at the dific shortfleld post has reached his gre est heights since joining the Pira The little star to rise to best ability the going rough. Over on the hot corner McKechn has F'ie Traynor, who ranks with the I best third-sackers in baseball, despite the fact that the ambitious New En lander is on the threshold of his career. Ple showed Polo Grounds patrons some sensational action while the Bucs were trimming the Giants last summer. Traynor should be bet- ter this season in many ways on & count of his experience of last sum mer. Right now he is one of the nio talked about plavers in the league. The outfield patrol finds the Pirates just as strong as the inner defense What trio of outfielders surpasses Carey, Bigbee and Russel in all- round efficiency? Here we have hit- ting ability, fielding skill, and bas running of exceptional grade. t trade his re- stuff of catcl: ball _clubs, Tulsa grad, was [t his eems when New, low Semi-Sorr Collars Fernlawn 50. Creslawn 35. Better quality; and the lock front prevents gapping above the tie