Evening Star Newspaper, March 11, 1925, Page 30

SPORTS. Bluege Display Fine Form. BY JOH EST PALM BEACH, Fla, tween the world champion A dicted shortly after the public w: during their training seasons That 8-to-7 victory scored by a plutocratic assemblage at count prolific in hitting and uncertain pitching, and probab B. March 11.—This set of 13 games be- KELLER. Nationals and their late world series rivals, the Giants, promises to be just as hectic as was pre- s made aware that the clubs which had battled last October for base ball's most » ized laurels would meet again : Skl the Giants over the Nationals before Palm Beach yesterday r of the series was a fiercely contested affair, even though rather in the opening en- indicated just what may be expected in the dozen more matches scheduled between these two big league outfits. Undaunted by their Paim Beach, the National bent upop turning the the Giants in a clash ington crossed the Delaware to crush 2 vaunted foe and the ball club o his city has crossed the Venice—the body of water separating Florida's flamboyant playground from the mainland—to crush another club al- ready boasting of its ability to un- make a world champion. From beginning to end of day’s game there never was any doubt but that both clubs intend fo t their Spring set-tos seriously. Buck Harrls, who bosses the world cham plon Nationals, had his men on theh toes all the time and made changes in his line-up only because he real- {zed the necessity of conditloning his entire squad for the bigger business 10 be started next month And so with Hughey Jenning, man- ager pro tem, of the Giants in the absence of John McGraw, who re- mained at Sarasota with some of his fledgling New Yorkers. The red-head- ed grass snatcher shifted his forces with well studied care and used about 211 means avallable to get the jump on his American League opponent in the initial argument of the 13-game campaign. Rival Forces Play Hard. The players of both sides respond- ed nobly to the calls of their chief- tains, considering how early In the reason they were being asked to put forth so much effort. The Giants have not been conditioning themselves any great length of time at their base on the shores of Tampa Bay, while a number of the Nationals have really had no more than a week of Good base ball work. What the rivals did was surprising, under the circum- stances. The game assured Manager Harrls that the Natlonals have not lost that fine spirit that carried them to suc- #ess in the American League and the world classic last year. Just as In the days when they bring to Washington its first big league pennant and as they fought with odds against them in the big October serles, did the Nationals bat- tle yesterday. The club revealed the grit and determination that carried it to such great heights before and that it was turned back in its first start against the Giants is nothing to make its followers fret. The game also assured Harris that several of his players, notably a pitch- er, are about ready now for the tedi- ous grind of a championship cam- paign. Oswald Bluege, at third base, appears to need little more grooming before the season gets under head- way. In fact, Ossle at present could step Into @ big league championship struggle and do his work as well as the best of those performing around the hot corner last year in the John- sonian circult. Bluege Is fn Fime Form. Bluege seems to be at top form in speed, flelding ability and club wield- ing. He had five chances at third base Yesterday, two of them of a most diffi- cult nature, and he handled all with- out the semblance of a slip. His play on Frankie Frisch, the Fordham flash, in the sixth inning of the fray, was the banner piece of flelding of the day. Frisch topped a pitch, send- ing the ball slowly toward third base. Osste was up the line in a trice, speared the bounder with his bare hand, and_with a lightning heave to first had Frisch out by a step. Bluege went to the plate five times and was credited with two singles in four legal times at bat. One of the blows drove in a run. The two times Ossle feiled to hit safely he was checked by brilliant Glant fielding. The last time he came to the plate he was hit In the shoulder by the op- posing pitcher, but the wallop did no damage Joo Judge and Sam Rice also ap- peared to be in fine fettle. The for- nrer stepped around the first sack in sprightly fashion and garnered a pair of hits off the Giant flingers. Joe #ot his hits at opportune moments, too, his drives accounting for three of the Nationals' tallies. Rice also grabbed a palr of bingles and took right good care of his outfield assign- ment. Most pleasing of all, the splendid exhibition staged by Jezebel Tecumseh Zachary on the pitching slab. Zach, perhaps, is twe monthe ahead of the condition in which he was at this time last year. Ho has plenty of strength, works with confidence and “has much on the ball,” as the diamond pros say of a moundsman Wwith considerable ability. Jezebel Finishes Fresh. Zach toiled the first three innings of the game and allowed the Glants but one hit, a single by Recruit Walker. True, Zach gave four passes and hit a batter, but the passes were well scattered and were more the result of the pitcher's desire to “work.” on the batter than wildness. When withdrawn from the game, Zachary was almost as fresh as when he began duty and probably could have gone several more innings at as good a pace as he had followed fPom the start. The other hurlers used by Harris were Allen Russell and Fred Mar- berry. Russell is not yet ready to use his spit ball, his most valuable asset, and his natural pitches were not baffling to the Giants. They raked him for a homer, three triples and a single for five runs in the fourth inning and a double in the fitth. Marberry, although still far from condition, breezed along In great manner through two frames, then was knocked for a pair of singles and as many doubles that netted the Giants three markers in the elghth. Against the 11 hits made by the Giants, the Nationals counted 12 off four hurlers. They got to Art Nehf for three wallops in the first frame, singles by Rice and Harris being fol- lowed by a pass to Goslin that loaded the sacks with one out. Judge then singled two runs across, but was a double-play victim with Bluege when Jackson made a scintillating stop of Ossie’'s grounder. A pair of hits off Nehf in the second and two more off him in the third wers wasted. Jack Wisner, a Rochester right- hand product, toed the slate when the Griffs stepped to the plate in the fourth and he blanked them handily. But after the Giants had enjoyed a Roman holiday at Russell's expense in their part of the fourth, Wisner lost all his control. As a result the Nationals- got enough runs in the at were upon Wa h- ay though, was yester- | were struggling to | EARLY SEASON STUFF Walker, of Southworth, Frseh, 2b Young, f Scott, rf.. Jdackson, s Tentle; ;0w o200-F Devine Tartie; Nebf, PO, 1 1 0 0 8 o 0 [ 0 Wisner, 0 0 n i i i o ! H 1 ] o i o ! h o SR HeHMS NS 0 .3 8 11 ;0 Greenfield in the eighth. AB. L. H. PO, ~ 230 1 0 1 =l 2220005223 20552 sossmcoa Russeli, Matthesws® Marberry, e o : 3 to Terry; Devine to Groh. Left s—Off Nehf, 2. ry, 4; off off Russell, 1: off Marberry, 1; cenfield, 2. Hits—Off Nehf, 7 in 3 in Winning pitcher- -Greenfield e, & o0o00000~ -~y %l ooocoounnonny F &l oonmnosunnsuncoh ils °a w8 ! Nationaly I field bours and 35 fifth to tie the score. Singles by Rice and PBlueze mixed with four walks did the work. Rice’s pass, succeeded by Goslin's and Judge's singles off Wisner, sent the Nationals a run ahead in the sixth, and in the eighth—the last of two innings pitched by Kent Green- fleld, another young right-hander— they got a tally with a trio of passes and a hit batter. All of that lead was swept aside, though, when the Giants fell upon Marberry in the eighth, and the Na- tionals could do 1 )thing against Jack Maun, who hurleu in the ninth for the enemy. Immediately after today's game the Nationals are to be hustled aboard their special train and move to Or- lando, where they will engage the Cincinnati team tomorrow afternoon, the trip to the Reds' camp means a 12-hour train ride. McNamara, Kelley and Dudley may be used against the Giants this after- noon. Scott, Bentley and Lance may fire at the National: That homer of Southworth's yes- terday was a hardy waliop that clear- ed Rice’s head and rolled through a hedgs back of deep right field. It would have been good for a homer, though, had it not gone through the green wall. McNeely was withdrawn from the game in the seventh after he took one of Greenfield's pitches on the left wris. The blow was not seri- ous, but Harris did not care to take any chances with the young out- fielder. ‘Walker, Giant rokie, got into the game twice. He was replaced in center field by Southworth in the fourth frame, then with Harris' per- mission took Wilson's place in left in the sixth. Adams was in shortstop for the Nationals the greater part of the game. He made a splendid stop and throw from deep short to retire Southworth in the sixth. Ao WICHITA GETS PHENOM. CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 11.— Billy Sweeney, Semi-pro first base- man, has signed with Wichita of the Western League. He was a sensa- tion on the local sand lots last sea- son. PRINCETON WINS ANOTHER. PRINCETON, N. J., March 11— Princeton, with the championship of the Eastern Intercolleglate Basket Ball League already assured, con- quered Dartmouth for the second time last night, 30 to 19, its ninth league contest without defeat, e Other Sports on Pag'e 29. Whynot Smoke the Finest? HE EVENING STAR, WASHI D. C, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1925. Griffs-Giants Series to Be Fiercely Contested : Landis Brings Luck to Red Sox OPENING CLASH INDICATES BOTH CLUBS ARE SERIOUS Undaunted by 8 to 7 Reverse, Nats Are Seeking Re- venge at West Palm Beach Today—Zach and Photos By CARLT.TuoNER_ With Muddy Ruel, chief receiver of the Nationals, left in charge of training for the squad at Tampa, these youmgsters are doing the catching for in' ol ent barnstorming tri HOW TO PLAY BASE BALL By Stanley (Bucky) Harri CATCHER V—TAGGING AND OTHER DUTIES. B first. for the opposition. chance to prevent him from counti plate. You are well protected from spikes. cut around the legs. the ball on the runner where you forearms. If you have him blocked tag him. Under the rules of base ball block- ing is perfectly legitimate If the catcher has the ball in his hand. And right here I want to emphasize the importance of the young catcher get- ting the ball and taking a firm grip on it. Never hold the ball so loosely that the nan sliding in has a chance to knock it out of your hand. If he does there is a run scored. If you are big physically don’t worry about hard knocks. You'll get plenty of them, to be sure, when men come sliding in. But always re- member that the other fellow is jolt- ed quite as much as you. Your job is to keep him away from the plate by any legitimate means Try always to figure what is the logical play to come up at every stage of a game. You should be quick at outguessing your opponents. Learn to call the play, as professionals say. By 20 doing you can give your team- mates much helpful coaching in the course of a game. You must watch the bases carefully because it is your duty to teM the pitcher, when he fields the ball, where he is to make the play. Always stay close to your pitcher when he is fielding, unless there is a play likely to come up at the home plate. By that I mean near enough so that he can hear you when you tell him where the play lies. Be careful how you coach your pitcher or any infielder. It is a good plan always to make sure to get one out. Never put an extra man on the bases. He is a constant threat at almost any stage of the game. For this reason it is better to make cer- tain of retiring one man than gamble on getting two and by so doing miss them both. It a play strikes you as probably being close and there is another one that can be made easier, coach your pitcher to make the latter one. Be sure you have him throw to the right &LrrTa pAY AS YOU RIDE Balance Monthly T. 0.PROBEY CO. Store No. 1, 2104 Pa. Ave. Store No. 3,'1200 H St. N.E. Shin guards protect you there. E sure you have plenty of nerve before deciding to become a catcher. You will have to block men off the plate when they come in spikes Remember that if the runner gets past you there is a score He can get by every other station and there is still a ng a run. But not so at the home There is no chance of getting But learn to put won't get cut around the hands or properly you have plenty of time to base. Very often catchers lose their heads in a tight place and shout to the pitcher to make the play at the wrong place. Few things are apt to be more costly in a close contest. Don't work your pitcher too fast. Make him take his time and save his energy wherever possible. You will oftentimes have to act as a balance wheel for a twirler inclined to be nervous. You need to be calm to get the best work out of your pitchers. An excitable, fighty catch- er has a bad effect on most pitchers. Keep the fingers of your bare hand together when you are working be- hind the bat. There is less chance of injuring vour hand and you can handle the ball better. Another thing the good catcher learns is to shift so fast that he gets in front of a ball whenever possible. Don't take balls with arms extended to the side. Always bear in mind that you should be in a position to throw as soon as you get the ball. Never do your catching squatted back on your heels. If you do, you will be in an awkward position for throwing. Learn to keep on your toes. Back up first base on slow rollers going to the second baseman when there is no play at the plate. Do. likewise on a double play. Here again the throw to first has to be hurried and if it should be wild the catcher can save an extra base by his backing-up tactics. (Tomorrow—First Basemen—the Best Type.) (CepyTiEht,: 1035, by Carrent News Featuret, ne. DEMPSEY GAINS K. 0. OVER BOXING RULERS NEW YORK, March 11.—Jack Dempsey, heavyweight champion. would seem to have scored a knock- down in the first round of his diffi- cultles with the New York State Athletic Commission, which has for- warded ta him challenges filed by Harry Wills and Tommy Gibbons. The reorganized commission yester- day decided to allow the legal 15 days to elapse before making another move in the matter. So far, according to Charman Farley, neither Dempsey nor his manager, Jack Kearns, has communicated with the boxing body. The new chairman expressed him- self as disappointed that the cham- pion should act in such a manner, but said there was nothing the commis- sion can do to further matters until Dempsey either replies or falls to reply when the grace period has ex- pired. He also stated that Dempsey will have his choice as to his first opponent, although it had been ex- pected that Wills would be the man, as his challenge was the first to come to the commission. TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats EISEMAN’S, 7th & F Jhe FLORSHEIM SHOE i 1318 G St. ] %6 L1 Y S GRATIFYING as the Shoes themselves — is the fact that the rest of the world cannot help but admire your judgment in decid- ing on Florsheims. Most Styles, $10 Cor. 7th & K Sts. 414 9th St. 1914-16 Pa. Ave. “City Club Shop” 233 Pa. Ave. S.E. SCHAEFER AND HOPPE TO SHOW SKILL HERE Jake Schaefer, who earned the 18.2 balkline crown recently in the Chi- cago tournament, and Wiliie Hoppe, who held the titfe for many will give exhibitions at the Central March 23 and 24. They will play two games each day one in the afternoon and another at night Three hundred points played in each game Seats will be erected around the table to accommodate the spectators years, Grand will be B SPORTS: BY FLAGSTE Player Fomake;Ranks of Autograph to D OSTON, March 11.—Base ball Landis, brought luck to the from Secretary Jim Price that Ira F Landis left for Florida later in t pia, Wash. A Stiff six-inning practice game be- tween the regulars and the yanni- gans of the Boston National League team on their St. Petersburg, Fla., fleld resulted in a 3-to-0 victory for the regulars yesterday. Van Brunt, the Braves' promising youngster, did some effective work in the box for the yannigans. DETROIT, Mich, March iI—Man- ager Ty Cobb’s holdout troukles would have ended vesterday if he had been present at the Tyger camp to receive the signature of Heinie Manush, dlspatches from the Bengal training camp at Augusta, Ga., disclose. Manush was ready to sign, but Cobb | absented himself from headquarters for a day and the big outfielder had to wait his return. T=. manager is the only representative of President Navin at present in the South Being out of uniform saved Manush a workout in the hottest sun Georgia has displayed this Spring, and ail the other ball players envied the outfield- er his place on the bench. NEW YORK, March 11. — Dazzy Vance of the Brooklyn Dodgers and President Charles H. Ebbets reached an agreement at Clearwater, by which the league’s most valuable player re- ceives an increase in salary and 2 larger bundle of advice on invest- ments in Florida real estate to come from Ebbets, according to advices re- ceived here. While this complicated bargain was being made, the regulars won from the yannigans, 9 to . Home runs by Lou Gehrig and Benny Paschal featured the exercise of the Yankees at St. Petersburg. The recruits won the contest, 15 to 6. Herbert Pennock, left-handed pitch- er, has received the last offer, accord- ing to Col, Ruppert, and may take it or leave it. He remains at his New Jersey fox farm CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 11.—The Cleveland Indians went through their most strenuous batting drill of the season at Lakeland training camp yesterday. Manager ris Speaker squad hatting against Joe | Sherry Smith, Ben Karr, Jim Ed- | wards and “Gob” Buckeye for two hours in preparation for the first ex- hibition game with Indianapolis Fri- day Speaker plans on saving his regu- lars’and working the recruit pitchers in the exhibition games. had the Shaute CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 11.—El- mer Smith, leading hitter of the American Association last year, mak- ing his first appearance at the Or- Jando_training camp of the Cincin- nati Reds yesterday, collected three safeties off veteran pitchers in a practice game. Playlng with the vannigans, Smith got two clean hits off Donohue and one off Brady, and in a fourth at- tempt, against Rixey, hit a sharp line drive, which Walker just man- the | | only player not now under a contract, VISIT OF CZAR IS MARKED AD LINING UP Holdouts—Manush, Last of Tygers, Reports at Augusta—Vance Puts odger Contract. 's high commissioner, Kenecsaw M Boston Americans at New Orleans yesterday, for coincident with his visit came the announcement lagstead had forsaken the ranks o holdouts and would attach his signature to the club’s contract he day. Flagstead was reported about to start here from his home in Olym aged to reach for a good catch. The regulars won, 5 to 2. The Cincinnati team will eplit urday, the second team going Winter Park to play Atlanta, whila the regulars are playing Columbus, a Winter Haven. Sat to ST. LOUIS, March 11.—Leland Stan ford University provided unexpected | stiff opposition against the St. Louis Cardinals yesterday in an exhibitior game at Stockton, Calif., the National |League club winning, 5 to 0 Manager Branch Rickey sent his |boys to bat in the last half of the | ninth in order to see in action Ernie | N , famed foot ball player of who pitched creditably, teammate's error giving the Car nals an extra run. The Cardinals had an engagement today with Sacra mento. Walter F) the Brow: ch, vice and Bu: president ness Manage | Bill Friel were expected at Tarpo: | Springs, Fla., today, for the dedica | tion_of 'Sisler Field. named in hono of Playing Manager George Sisler the Brownies playing the Brooklyn Dodgers. CHICAGO, March 11.—The first of | the box scores that bloom in the Spring will greet Chicago fans to- morrow when Manager Bill Killefe | of the Chicago Cubs leads a picked squad of 26 from the Catalina Island training camp for a three-day i | vasion of Los Angeles. Listed for the trip are Cooper, Milstead, Morgan, Brett Kaufmann, Blake, Steuland, Root and Bush; catchers, Hartnett. Jonnard and Churry; infielders, Grimm, Kearns Adams, Pittenger. Maranviils, | aels, Barrett and Friberg; outfielders | Kerr, Weiss, Miller, Heathcote and | Grigsby. | " Bill Barrett's decision to be an out Pitchers | fielder was the feature of yesterday's [ activitles at the White Sox camp | Shreveport, La. The New England | loomed as a likely shortstop cand |date, but changed his mind after M | ager Collins_indicated Harvey | Clellan, Tke Davis and Johnny Butler | were leading contenders for the shori- stop berth. PITTSBURGH, March 11 Pirate squads vesterday duplicated their Sunday performance by staging another 8-3 game at thelr training camp at Paso Robles, Calif Mike Martineck, the Buffalo cand date for first base, continued to show {up well at bat, annexing a three bagger, a double, a single and ba on balls. Observers thought, thoug that Mike was a little slow around the bag. Experlence is his chief necd they sald Joe Brown and Louis Koupal we on the mound for the first time since their arrival. Brown, who started f | the regulars, was taken out | ifth inning, but Koupal conti until the finish White Owl smokers don’t switch; they’re sold on White Owl VALUE. Tremen- dous sale gives us a small percentage of profit; gives you the most remarkable value offered today.