Evening Star Newspaper, February 10, 1925, Page 24

24 j Love of the Game Brings Walter Johnson Back : No Bar to “Little BIG PITCHER SPORTS. SAYS CLUB’S » TERMS ARE SATISFACTORY Spurning Big-Salaried “ Outside” Offers and Pre- pares to Leave Home in Reno Within Few Days for Training at Hot Springs. ENO, Nev., February 10—Re the stage and in the movies, R ington to “follow the only business Offers of all kinds of positions, fusing to accept lucrative offers on Walter Johnson, pitching ace of the world champions, has announced that he is going back to Wash- I know—base ball.” with big salaries attached, have come to Johnson here during the Summer, but the big hurler asserts that he mercly looked at them and tossed them away. “Base ball's my game and I like it,” Johnson said. “I couldn’t get,a base ball club in the West that 1 wanted and I'm going back to Wash- ington. 1 would never have gone did want to get a club out here so and be sure of a living.” Johnsort said that he had not yet migned a contract with Clark Griffith, but that he and Griff had been in constant communication. “Maybe I'll sign while I'm here and maybe it will be when 1 get back East. It doesn't make much difference one way or the other” Johnson said, adding that Griffith’s terms were entirely satisfactory, al- though he did not divulge what they were Johnson said that he would leave during the next few days for Hot Springs, Ark., for the preliminary workouts before going into Spring training at Tampa, Fla. TAMPA, Fla, Fevruary 10.—Clark Griffith, president of the Nationals, and Stanley Harris, who manages the world champions, were elated by the report from Reno that Walter Johnson has decided to cast his lot with the Washington base ball club again. “I have received no word as vet from Johnson,” Griffith said this morning, “and 1 may not hear from him soon, even if he is to be with us Again. What I am interested in now is that he report at Hot Springs Sun- day, as he has been instructed. Even though no contract is signed at the time, his reporting would be con- sidered tacit acceptance of the con- tract offered him by the club. “Had Walter been able to get into the ranks of club owners in_the Pacific Coast League, I would have done all I could to help him become established. But I am more than £lad he is coming back to us.” Harris believes that Johnson's decision to return to the Nationals will give them without question the best pitching staff in either league. “Walter demonstrated conclusively last season, when he led the Ameri- can League, that he had more good pitching days ahead, and I look for him to be in splendid form this year. With the old boy speeding ‘em through as only he can, he is going to be’difficult to beat in the 1925 race.” with any ogher team, anyhow, but I the Johnson Yamily could settle down OGDEN IS READY, ONLY PECK AND GREGG DUE Walter Johnson's decision te apurn ull stage, screen and real estate offers and add at least ome more season to the 18 he hax apent In n local uniform is a gind- mome bit of tidings Washing- ton fans, but there is another morsel of satisfaction for them in that Warren Ogden also will on the job. The Sheik of Swar! more ian’t “lost,” as feared, and will be here Friday to board a train for Hot Springs with Stan Coveleskie and Mike McNally. Now let's hear from Vean Gregx Roger Peck gh, the only f the thirteem athletes due y at the Arkamsas re- ve mot yet signed con- tracts or accepted terms. REGGIE RAWLINGS SOLD TO COAST LEAGUE CLUB MARTINSBURG, W. Va., February 10.—George (Reggie) Rawlings, lead- for four seasons, leading home-run hitter for the past two years, and last year coming within three, homers of the league record established by Hack Wilson of the New York Glants, when he was a member of the locals in 192 has been sold to the Portland club o the Pacific Coast League for $2,500. He will report March 1. In case he does not make good, the contract pro- vides for his return here. Rawlings has been with the Blue Sox since 1915, when the Tri-City League of Hagerstown, Winchester and this city played through a sea son. A native of Washington, Raw- lings recelved his early base ball training on the sandlots of the Na- tional Capital. MINE BOY TO MANAGER Depicting His Meteoric Rise the World in Base Ball to Leadership of Champions. BY STANLEY (Bucky) HARRIS Chapter 37—My O one can ever question the N Johnson lost the heart-breaking opener by 4 to 3, we came back to win It had to show these qualit the second by the same score. stopped the New York rally in the n ing for one run. Two Best Plays. gameness and courage of the Wash- ington club which won that last throbbing battle of the 1924 series. ies in practically every game. After This was the game in which Marberry ninth after the score was tied. Play- 1 ordered Bluege to sacrifice after Judge walked. I counted on Peckinpaugh hitting—and he did. His drive to left scored Judge and ended the game. We lost the third struggle, 6 to 4. largely because of the wonderful work of Frank_ Frisch and _errors charged against me and Ralph Mil- ler. a recruit infielder. Frisch turned in not one, but two, of" the greatest flelding plays I have ever seen. He raced far back igto mid- fleld in the fourth inning .to take what appeared to be a sure hit from Goslin. We got two runs out of the inning. There would have been five or six but for Frisch's wonderful play. The New York second base- man practically duplicated his bril- liant feat on Goslin in the next-In- ning. Wo suffered more than defeat in this game. Peckinpaugh had to re- tire early in the contest. His legs gave out on him. He had hurt hiim- self after hitting his two-bagger that scored the winning run in the second struggle. But for all our patched up infleld we won the fourth game b a score of 7 to 4. 1 made two play in this contest that I consider the best of my base ball career. Both came in the seventh inning Harris Used His Head. The first was made on Hank Gowdy. As the catcher swung I could see from his position that the ball prob- ably would be hit over second, if he met it. It hopped over the bag going fast. But, having figured the play, 1 was just able to get to the ball. I whirled as I put my hands on it and threw to Judge, barely in time to beat Gowdy to the bag. Later Frisch cracked a hard hopper ciose to the first base foul line. Judge couldn’t get near it. Again I able to call the play. T started at top speed toward first when' baTl and bat met. I just got one hand on the ball. That was enough, however. 1 hung on Mogridge and Goslin were the heroes of the game. The left-hander went stale In the latter stage of the American League race. He didn't fin- ish a game he started in ths last four weeks. But he did wonderful work in the world series. 1 had to take him out in the eighth inning of the fourth game. Up to that time he al- lowed only three scattered. hits. He held the Giants down again when we needed him most in the final game. Goslin was responsible for five runs. He gathered four straight hits. They included a home run Rith'two men on in the third inning. All told he made three home runs against the Giants, tying Babe Ruth's world series record. He made 11 hits for. a total of 21 bases in the seven. games. He flelded flawlessly. He gave us the batting punch that helped us win a pennant. He is oné of the greatest natural bhitters {n the American l.eague and has developed into a great fielder as well. Peck Insists on Returning. Peckinpaugh insisted upon getting back in the line-up after Johnson lost the fifth game. “Mike will get me out there,” he sald, referring to Trainer Martin. “Maybe I can help some. Anyhow, I'll be doing my best. 1 don't care if they carry me off on a stretcher.” As it turned out, that was practically what we had to do. The shortstop's attitude was char- acteristio of the Washington club. It was loyalty of the highest type. He never considered that he might in- jure himself permanently. His first thought was for the club. He didn’t stop to count the possible cost. Mar- tin refused at first to.take,a chance on letting him get in the game, but the veteran took him aside and ar- £ued 50 ¢atnestly that he finally won the trainer-over, was | <Ha-played a wonderful game. He started us toward our winning runs in thé fifth with a hit. He was on third, with two out, when McNeely walked and I came to bat. The first ball Nehf pitched was @ strike. I figured here was our chance to break thepugh ‘Breat pitching and a stout defense. 1 took a chance and gave McNeely the signal to steal. He went down as 1 took a second futile swing, and slid safely under Gowdy's hur- ried and high throw. Turning Point of Series. This was the turning point of the series to my mind. We might have never have won the game, but for McNeely's speed. Had we lost,. the Giants would have captured the cham- pionship ‘with the sixth game. We simply had to win. That.was Why I darea order McNeely to steal. The Success of this strategy worrled Neht a bit. He was the New York pitch- er the Washington.club found hardest to hit in the series. He didn’t bother me, however, as much as Virgil | Barnes. With two runs on the bases and the Glants' one run lead in danger, I fouled one off, Nehf then tossed up wide ones. The next ball would he tale. It was just to my lik- ing. I hit to right and Peck and McNeely scored the only runs of our 2 to 1 victory. We had to fight all the way, how- ever, to stay in the race. Twice Sam Rice made plays which saved the game. He turned jn his first bril- lient feat in the opening inning, in which the Gfants got their lone tally. Frisch doubled with one out. He was trapped between second end third on Wilson's roller to Zachary, Wilson taking second. George Kelly scored Wilson with & hit. Then:Meusel hit | one that seemed ticketed for the temporary bleachers. Back and back, Rice ran. He reached out his gloved hand" while going at top speed along the low rail and picked the ball out of the stands. This cut off' @ home run and two tallies. Rice Saves Amother Run. , Rice saved another run in the third inning. He took Lindstrom's drive to right while on the dead run. ! Frisch doubled after this and but for the catch would have scored the young Giant third baseman. He made another wonderful running catch of Nehf's short flyjin the fifth. 1 doubt If there ever will be a great- er series of plays by an outflelder in a single game. Peckinpaugh, who, by his example of courage and loyalty, inspired us to our great deeds when our backs were to the wall, prevented a Giant run in the ninth. With Southworth, running for Kelly, on first and one out, Meusel slashed a wicked hopper over second base. Peck, straining to the utmost, raced toward the bag and ' made an almost unbelievable stop. He pulled up sharp to toss the ball to me, forcing Southworth. His tortured muscles gave way and he collapsed. As I left the clubhouse after the game 1 heard two boys discussing the victory. “These guys just)don’t know when they're licked,” said one. “You bet your life they don't!” i companion enthused. “They're fight- ing fools. They'll win the series to- morrow, sur: And, thanks to Walter Johnson, we aid. i Temor of Averages”™ (Copyright, 1925.) ow: to>Win in ‘Splte ing batsman in the Blue Ridge League THE EVENING BELIEVE IT OR NOT. Fifty Years LX—CHANGES IN THE RUL! 1889 the sacrifice hit came into makers conceded that a player w for his team by trying to advanc contest was being whittled lower and played more and more. e solitary run loomed up con- stantly as the difference between de- feat and victory, and the batter, who helped. to play for the solitary run by pushing a runner one base far- ther along, had to be given some- thing for his good work, which was as likely as not to be the very play that would win the contest for his side. In 1891 a rule was adopted which permitted the substitution of a player at any time, and, by the way, there might arise some very odd conditions today if this fule were to be accepted literally. Its intent, however, was fairly good because it seemed out of proportion to insist that after a player was injured no one could take his place until the end of an inning. Coaching had come to be a part of the game, as much as some objected to it at first, and in 1892 the number of coaches .was restricted to two. Before then, as likely as not, the whole team at bat, except the men at the plate, would be out on lines shoWting ' something to the side in the fie)ld and precious little in the way of adyice to their own batter. In 71894 bunted fouls were classi- fied as ‘strikes. In 1895 the infield fiy fule was adopted and the foul tip was classified as a strike if it was caught. In 1900 the present home plate.with its five sides was sdopted. The most important change that the National League made in the rules, following the many changes that were the result of curve pitch- ing, took place in 1893. The pitching distance for that year was increased to 60 feet 6 inches. It remains at that figure today. For a long time before 1893 there had been an effort to change the pltching distance in base ball. It was well Intended. The advocates for the change were satisfled that base ball needed it because the batting was not as good as they thought it might be. Sometimes there was almost no bat- ting. Games would be played in which the batters would not get the ball out to the fleld, except in looping fly hits that were hardly worth while for the great national game of which they were a part. At this time “Cy” Young, the pitcher who was to make himself famous, bad just appeared on the base ball horizon as a member of the Cleveland team, His early work indicated that he was to become one of the great pitchers of base ball and the Eastern teams, which were not overstrong in pitching, seeing this menace to their success, were not a bit averse to a change in the rules for the pitcher because they hoped they would make it hard for Young to win for Cleve- land. The foregoing shows how base ball politics, as well as other considera- tions, influence the changes of rules in ase ball sometimes. The Eastern clubs threw their weight in favor of the pitching change and it went | through, although Cleveland and other Western teams were against it. " LEON VALENS — the ttursty Belgian DRANK 9%2. QUARTS OF WATER WITHOUT . STOPPING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. P o—— —— of Base Ball One of a Series of Articles by John B. Foste# Commemorating the Fiftieth Anniversary of the National League This Year. ES—ENTER THE SACRIFICE. existence. Long fought for, the rule- as entitled to something who worked e a runner instead of working for his batting average by trying to make a base hit. The sacrifice had come to be an essential part of the game, because the number of runs scored in a lower, and 1-to-0 contests were being Then the batters, with this new pitching distance in which to gauge the ball, began to foul it off deliber- ately. Some of the members of the Baltimore club were clever at it. Kelly, Keeler, McGraw and Brodie could make a pitcher nearly drop from exhaustion. James A. Hart of the Chicago club became more and more wrought up as this continued and finally succeeded in having the National League adopt the foul strike rule. That stopped the fouling of the ball. The American League did not like the rule and it was a year or so before it could be induced to take it up. (Copyright, 1925.) Next—Wry the rules have to be re- vised mow and then N tained for the write ciates. from out here in California. “A’lot has been published con- cerning what Jack will do now that he is married, but most of it is pure bunk. Jack will not retire from the champlonship, that is certain. “Neither the champion nor myself have decided to separate our business affairs. We own an apartment hotel here in Los Angeles which is worth a million and a half dollars and we have other business Interests togeth- er. We are partners In every way and Dempsey wants to stay that way. “And there is nothing in the report that I may take over Mickey Walker. There never was any truth in that story—just a lot of smoke. “If anybody believes a recent state- ment attributed to Dempsey that he and 1 had been business associates, but ‘mever , friends, they want to tell that to tHe champion himself. ““The first time 1 ever saw Dempsey really mad In his life was when that alleged Interview came out. He never made such a crack and if it had not been a woman reporter -who wrote it the champion would have put on a fight without any purse. ys is O. K.,” DOESN'T. IT SHINE? You will be‘glad you left your car with us_to be laundered when you ses how eclean and. bright' it looks ‘when we are through with it. - Nothing s overlooked and everything is thoroughly done. Let us have your car today and we will: malke 1t look as good as new. A.A. A. Service Btation 2516 Q Street N.W. X (Q Btrest Bridge) ~ Teleplione West 3443 @ by A3 HANSEN = Miss Curis LETensy \ BALL LODGED IN Tue ¢ RING OF WE FLAG STCK She wen the hele - Sillath Links LEONARD SIDESTEPS PICKING SUCCESSOR CHICAGO, February 10.—Benny Leonard, retired lightweight cham- pion, rates the 16 boxers the New York Athletic Commission has desig- nated to battle it out for the light- welght title as a “lot of fine boys,” but he says he can not “get excited” over'any of them. Leonard has said he would not attempt to pick the best of the 16 because, he sald, that was an impossibility. “One fellow lcks another today, and gets licked himself the next time,” Leonard said. “Smith beats Jones, and Jones beats Brown, whereupon some one turns around and beats Smith. How are you going to figure them? The former titleholder sald he was particularly | pleased with Sammy Mandell's vic- tory over Sid Terris. In response to a question whether Mandell might develop a finish punch, Leonard said: “He's young. Maybe he will aocquire the hitting power. You know what he needs—what all of those fel- lows need more than anything else It's experience.” ZIVIC SCORES K. 0. SCRANTON, Pa., February 10— Jack Zivic of Pittsburgh scored a technical knockott over Bobby Tracy of Buffalo in the sixth round of a 10-rourd hout here last night. REPORT OF SPLIT DENIED BY DEMPSEY AND KEARNS BY FAIR PLAY. EW YORK, February 10.—Here is what Jack Kearns has to say about his meal ticket, Dempsey, in an exclupive interview ob- “Jack and I have not split up as fighting partners or business asso- Neither has he retired from the ring. = “When I give the word he is ready to fight Gibbons, Wills or any- body else that promises a worth-while match. Just now we have several offers for a Gibbons bout. One is frém Rickard. I also have a couple Jack Dempsey when thig interview was shown to him. He also added very strong words to Kearns' state- ment that the Interview in which he was reported to ‘have said that he and. Kearns had never been friends never occurred. Concerning California’s bids for a Dempsey-Gibbons battle, one of them is satd to be from Jack Doyle of' Vernon, while, according to reports, Jim Coffroth wants to hold a 25- round bout between the two at Tia Juana. (Copyright, 1925.) e . B . MAXTED'S JAW BROKEN. PROVIDENCE, R: I, February 10.— Jim Maloney of Boston knocked out Bailor Tom Maxted of Newark in the first round . of a 10-round bout, sched- uled here vesterday. Maloney broke Maxted’s jaw after 30 seconds of fight- ing. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1925. MOGULS IN ST. LOUIS FACE CALM SESSION ST. LOUIS, February 10.—Little difficulty in the ratification of the 1925 American League schedule was expected by the base ball magnates assembled hére today. The schedule was drawn up by President Ban Johnson a month ago and probably will be made public tomorrow. Although this was the first meet- ing proposed since the adoption in December of resolutions shearing the power of Johnson, it was regard- ed as unlikely that anything but a routine business meeting would de- velop. ¢ Other items on the table were tho suggested increase In fees for um- pires who work in world and city serles, a provision for the club finish- ing fourth to receive a split of the world series receipts, the Eberts plan for world series dates and an op- tional increase on purchased players. It was believed that the American Leagug would act favorably an each, as the National League did at its meeting in New York last week Another matter for consideration was the official appointment of um- pires for the coming season, and, while it was generally conceded that several new men would be named, it was not indicated that any of last vear's play callers would be cut adrirt When St. Louis was named for to- convention it was not known this city harbored the only American League owner who would refuse to have a hand in limiting President Johnson's voice in the in- ternal affairs of the league. BOB GARCIA WINS A HOT BOUT FROM LEW MAYRS BALTIMORE, Md., February 10.— Bob Garcia of Camp Holabird was awarded the decision over Lew Mayrs of Baltimore at the end of 12 hotly contested rounds here last night that kept the crowd in a state of excite- ment from beginning to end. Mayrs, a beginner, used his left to some ad- vantage, but was outgeneraled by the more experienced Garcia. The men are featherweights. PIRATES SIGN SEMI-PRO. PITTSBURGH, February 10.—Michael Martinek, a Buffalo semi-professional first baseman, has been signed for a try-out with the Pirates. SPORTS. SPRING TOUR World Series™ OF GRIFFS AND GIANTS IS ASSURED Reported Move to Block Exhibition Series Between the American and Nati onal League Title Win- ners Is Doomed to Failure. BY JOHN N body is wandering around wi ington Americ; is that the world scries contenders any time-between the season in whic! expiration of the following season There may be some doubt as t the best intercsts of the game as a rules to prevent such a series, and t B. FOSTER. EW YORK, February 10.—Reports have been circulated that some- ith scalp knife in hand sccking ways and means of blocking the proposed cxhibition tour of the Wash- ns and the New Yorlk D ionals. - The point being raised should not compete on the field at h the championship was won and the o whether such an exhibition serves whole, but there is nothing in the here is little probability that this one will be called off. now that all preparations have been made for the games. whether they contra It is possible that if such an attempt were made, the clubs in- volved would find themselves up against damage suits. ted to show, rain or shine, or whether they had a This depends on qualifying clause which would let them out if they made other arrange- ments. ‘he rules in base ball say that no s which compete in a world series shall meet in exhibition games prior to January 1 of the vear succeeding the championship series. But there has never been any base ball man so mean that he would try to prevent the winning clubs from making a little ready cash on their reputations in the Spring time. And that is exactly what the Glants and the Griffmen are trying to do. They know that on the way North they have the cream of everything in sight for exhibition purposes. When they agreed to hook up on their way home from Florida they put it all over the other teams which are 1o train in that section, for the majority of the fans down in the cotton and fruit States will save all their base ball hunger for the “big” teams of 1924. That does not make it very pleasant for the second division teams, which have a hard time to draw crowds as it is, and therein may be found the oppo- sition to the Giants-Nationals tour. It simmers down to a question of who shall get the easy pickings in the southland. There is no mint of money in the Spring exhibition business, and there MY GREATEST THRILL IN SPORT By FRED J. WAGNER Famous starter of automobile races T was back in New Orleans 15 years ago that I got the greatest thrill which spart ever has afforded me. At that time 1 ' was starting t h e Mardi Gras auto races and on the final Sunday th e feature event of the meet was scheduled in the form of three match races between Barney Oldfield and Ralph de Palma, the two greatest driv- ers the world ever known. Barney was at that time driving the famous big Benz with which he set so many records, while Ralph had borrowed for the occasion a fine, new ninety- horse-power Fiat from Caleb Bragg, the amateur, now aviator. Between Oldficld and De Palma bad blood of the most virulem type existed. They really hated each other worse tham poison, and this hatred was agsravated by Bill Pickens, om one side, and George Robertson, himself a great pllot, on the other. It was mot press-agent hatred, ax I knew very well—knew probably better than any man lfving. Ax a matter of fact, the rivalry between Barney and Ralph was greater than ever has existed, in xo far as I know, hetween two mem In sports. Frankly, I was afraid anything might happen, and any half-seri- ous happening meant death. FRED WAGNER. The track had been carefully scraped and oiled for the races, but on the outer edges of the course this soft dirt was piled high. Incidentally, it was a mighty good thing this was 80, for it saved De Palma’s life. But I am a bit ahead of my story. This track was a mile dirt course, with the boys getting away to a fly- ing start. Kach car was far too fast for the track, and it meant a call for all possible skill in handling the powerful juggernaugs. No drivers ever have shown more skill than Oldfield and De Palma on mile tracks, and to this they both, owe their lives. ‘The matches were in three heats. As I gave them the flag for the start of the first they went away at world record time, and for 3 miles they whot around the course faster than any two men had ever driven on such a track. And as they went Into the curves almosat wheels apart my heart jumped into my throat for fear that one would caune the other to shoot through the fence. On this track there are four turns, so my heart was in my mouth and I — L — most. economical ha s, was trembling all over most of the time during each event. It was a thrill a second as the two dare-devils shook dice with death on these turns and then thundered down the stretch- es with wheels almost locking In the first race Oldfield had & slight mishap and pulled up after the third mile to leave De Palma win an empty honor. 1In the second De Palma blew a tire and Oldfleld was home with the ompty honor. Then came the third and deciding heat, with public and drivers alike keyed to the highest pitch. And I was fairly pale with apprehension, for I knew better than any one what its running meant. They got away flylng for the 10- mile go, and they went about the task with the same world-record speed shown in each other heat. Neither seemed to gain and hold any advantage for 7 miles, though they seesawed over a lead of feet as each came out of each of the four turns. But in the seventh, at the far turn, mear the five-eighth pole, with the cars running almost locked, I saw a great cloud of dust fiy wp, and trom it only ome car came—Oldfield. It looked like a sure-death scene from my place in the judges’ stand, but when we reached the spot we found that the soft dirt scraped off the course had saved De Palma's life, and once again I breathed naturally. We found that a tire had blown wp and thix caused Raiph to Awerve off the course and against the outside femce. Barmey was in mo way to biame for the accident. 1 hove seen lots of racing, fight- ing and all kinds of sports, but this particalar event gave me the thrill of my Iife. (Copyright, 1025.) Prof is even less when a high-class attrac- { tion covers the territory just in ad- vance of, or just behind, the smaller show. The fans either have fed their appetite or are saving it for the choicer dish If, as seems most likely, Walter Johnson is with the champions on their tour, that will add so much the more to the North-bound show and will make the going all the harder for the teams with less showy attrac- tions Some of the owners, instead of talking about how the Giants and the Nationals are o to put it over the other exhibition tours financially, criticize the proposed tour on the ground that it tends to cheapen base ball and bring the world series down to the basis of an “ad” for the Syring to come. That may sound far-fetched to some, yet it does have an in- fluence upon the mind, because any loafing by either team in the Spring will make it look bad, and if the re- sult of such a series is all one way conclusions are likely to be formed which are not beneficial to the game. Still, the chances of any person or gTroup of persons blocking the Giants- Griffs tour look very, very slim. {TURNER’S WIN OPENS WAY TO BASHARA GO Jack Turner, following his decisive defeat of Mike Owens in the Wash- ington barracks ring last night probably wiil lose little time In seek ing another engagement with Bashara, from whom he absorbed a sound slapping at Fort Myer New Year day. Turner has claimed | was in poor condition when he faced | Bashara and entered last night's en- ;&axemen( anxious to regain his pres- | tige by beating Owens, conqueror of | Bashara. And Turner made good in every way The Washington barracks middle- weight went at the Southern scrap- per with vigor at the opening bell. 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