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THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. WEDNESDAY MARCH 18, 1925. SPORTS. " Fletcher Sure Phils Are Stronger : Gibbons-Wills Bout Is Practical Certainty HOPEFUL THAT HIS TEAM WILL “GET SOMEWHERE” Three Men to Appear in Infield, Sand Being Only Member of 1924 Quartet Left—OQutfield and Pitching Staff Also Bolstered. By the Ass B RADE voung pitct ing chance “to get somewhere this OWN, Fla, March 18.—Bolstered by three new infielders, by George Burns, the veteran outfielder, and by two promising g prospects, the Philadelphia Nationals have a fight- ason,” in the opinion of Arthur Fletcher, who is starting his third scason as manager of the perennially and proverbially lowly Phils Only Shortstop Heinie Sand of last year’s infield will start as a regu- A% will be lar vear, down at third. 1 Leliev T had last at second ve said much surer « putting alone of last faster than n defenslve in three new vear's infie ter Kimmick, with the Vernon Ciub of the Coast League last Nelson Hawks, formerly of Memphis, will hold last year's, pla s. m 1d, a better team than | Fletcher today. | “Ths {hfleld is much Improved It and 1 is At Lakeland, Fia Cleveland (A)...... (A4 s Levsen, ons, Burwell, am | sand, | will rt | F Shomanske an irst, while Huber, a Texas League product, will make his debut EXHIBITION BASE BALL ad Rob- SANDLOT MAGNATES TO GATHER TONIGHT Directors of the Washington Base Ball and Athletic Assoclation are meeting at the District bullding to- night at 8 o'clock. One important item of business to be taken up Is the election of a secretary to flll the vacancy left by |the recent resignation of Louls P. Cpok Candidates for the senior base ball team of the Winton Athletic Club are meoting tonight in the Eastern High School lum at 8 o'clock. Members of the Dominiean Lyceum 3ase Ball Club and prospective mem- bers of the team will meet at the club rooms at § o'clock tonight. he manager of the Plerce Insect nine th; vesterday defeated the | Wheatley team, 35 to 2, is booking games with fifth grade teams at Lincoln 7 the lookout for a game on Hess Juniors are on for an opponent Sunday afternoon. Communications should be addressed to 911 G street. Manager Charles Fuss of the Toner is booking contests at West COMBS IN CENTER, DUGAN TO LEAD OFF FOR YANKS EW YORK, March 18—Earl Combs will play center field for the Yankees this year and Joe Dugan will be the lead-off man unless plans of Manager Miller Huggins, formed during the past few days at St. Petersburg, prove faulty. With the new order of things, and claiming that they add 25 per cent to the Yankee strength, Huggins saw his regulars trounce the sec- for the first time this season, 12 to 4. N ond team yesterda Whitey Witt and Nick Cullop seem to be headed for bench service. The latter, a heavy hitter from Omah does ‘well whenever he receives a opportunity, but lacks major league experience. Combs' leg has mended and is said to be as good as ever. John McGraw's pitchers allowed the Athletics only two hits in a 5-0 victory at Sarasota, Artie Nehf permitting both of them. Buffalo of the International League conquered the Brooklyn Dodgers, 11 to 4, at Palmetto, Proffitt, Parks and Gowdy allowing only five hits. Cobb Rushing His Players. DETROIT, Mich., March 18.—With the first real exhibition game of the training seasen only two days away, Manager Ty Cobb of the Detroit T gers, in training at Augusta, Ga., is crowding his men every moment pos- | ball and who fs trying out a curve. He has speed and works under the eye of Joe Bush, ex-Yankee twirler. Manager George Sisler is also tak- ing pains with Bradford Springer, lanky kid southpaw from Detroit, who is concentrating on control. Manager Branch Rickey lmed up a | full force of Cardinals today at Stockton, Calif., for work against| Sacramento, with the exception of | Rogers Hornsby, who is nursing sore feet, and Jim Bottomley, who has an injured finger. Quinn Lectares Red Sox. BOSTON, March 18.—For the second time in the preseason series for the base ball championship of Florida, the Boston Nationgl base ball team defeated the Washington Americans the world champlons, at St. Peters. burg, Fl esterday, by a score of FIGHTS AT BARRACKS CALL FOR 36 ROUNDS Some clever boxing'is expected at the Wasnington Barracks tonight when the gong rings for the opening go of the 36-round card featuring | Terry O'Day and Eddie Bowen in the | main bout. Little Jimmie Gardner goes in| against Jimmy Sullivan of Baltimore | in the curtain-raiser at 8 The first 10-rounder brings to.:n(h».-r Jackie | Turner, barracks middleweight, and McLaughlin of Philadelphia. Next to the headliner, the semi-| final between Al Foreman, the Fort| Myer knockout king, and Kid Julian promises to be the most interesting. Julian claims he will send Foreman back to merry England to learn that it takes more than a punch to win Although O'Day has more experi- ence than his young opponent in the wind-up, Bowen is expected to giv a good account of himself. WALKER TO RISK TITLE IN BOUT WITH HARMON LOS ANGELES, Calif, March 18.— Mickey Walker, world welterweight boxing champion, has agreed to meet Willie Harmon, New York welter- weight, May 26, in a 12-round no-de- cision bout for the titie at Dreamland CONTEST - IN MIDSUMMER NOW CONSIDERED LIKELY Colored Fighter Under Contract With Rickard for Two More Bouts—Dempsey Probably Will Take on Some Lesser Light Shortl BY FAIR PLAY. LW YORK, March 18—One thing that should be borne in mind in all N this talk about Harry Wills is that the big colored boxer is under contract with Rickard for three fights. One of these battles has been held, and so there are two more to go before Paddy Mullins and his meal ticket are free of their commitment to Tex. It is assured now that as soon as Mullins is certain that Dempsey will not fight before Fall that he will sign up for Gibbons, so f count on a Gibbons-Wills bout as the Midsummer event. ght here that ankest bouts fighters, to hold and s revealed at fus in this | The writer predicts it will MARTIN DOWN TO 118 ;. POUNDS FOR FIGHT NEW be pulled bbons! YORK, March 18.—Eddie (Cannon Ball) 'Martin of Brooklsn, | bantamweight champion of the world, | except goo is down to 118 pounds in preparation | oo © for his battle Frid night with | L "L e, Charley (Phil) Rosenberg of New | '0rl York. greo It will be a 15-round clash at Madi- | son Square Garden. Rosenberg is at 1185, Mickey rcia of Utlca, better known as Bushy Graham, and Harold | | Smith of Chicago are expected to |3 furnish an interesting semi-final to | the Martin-Rosenberg match. |7 | ana Jack 4 to 1. The Boston team played champlonship ball all the way President Bob Quinn of the Boston Americans spoke for a solid half line-up he will use, he is not entirely {hour to his 35 warrfors yesterday In satisfied that his men are ready for|New Orleans on the need for harmony the Canadlan aggregation, especlally [in team work. valuable Dball his pitchers. Despite the wet weath- |player,” he said, “is the sincere play- er, which made & practice game Im-|er who is there working every possible yesterday, the men were|minute.” given a short workout sible. The Bengals will meet the Toronto club of the International League Friday. While Cobb has decided upon the | in regular In my infield on opening| day. This is a radical change, but I beliove I am jus “Hawks, my Geiger of the Peerless nts games with the Ren- rocs, Stanley Midgets and Hartfords He may be reached at Lincoln 1444 arter 5 o'clock MUNN’S CHALLENGERS | ALMOST START RIOT| MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 18.—Wla- dek Zbyszko, former world champion heavywelght wrestler, and George Katsonaros, Greek heavywelight mat- man, started a rumpus which almost | resulted in a free-for-all fight here last night, when they stepped into the | E x and offered to wrestle Wayne Fla.— % Park, Newark, N. J. At Sarasota Manager York (N.) Midgets w GRAVES STOPS CODY IN THE THIRD ROUND Appearing in the main attraction of the Congressional Country Club’s boxing exhibition after Billy Mis had failed to show up for with Terry O'Day, Kid Gra Mohawk Athletic Club scored a knockout over Jack Cody of Fort Myer in th- third round of a sched- uled six-round go. Johnnie Conroy of the Mohawk round semi-final, while Chick P.umn{“’,":"’“"",d‘:”"‘“;1 LA Gl of the navy yard earned a decision | L&coma last night. e bout was over Kid Carter over the four-round | ¢195¢ route. KAPLAN’S BOXING CROWN IS SOUGHT BY KRAMER Danny Kramer, Philadelphia feath- erweight, has challenged for the title held by Louls (Kid) Kaplan of Meri- ed in making it w first baseman, pleases me with his hitting and his | speed. Kimmick is an aggressive fel- low, and he is a keen and crafty bats- man. Huber, who will start at third I am not so about, but I believ he is improvement on anything I had this time last vear “George Burns, the veteran, who came to from Cincinnatl, will surely start as one of my regular outfielders Geor, rted 19 pounds lighter than last vear, and 1| ¢ oriando, Fla am delighted with his form in the [ Columbus (A, A.).. : practice games. HES Bianneosgh. | “I will switch old Cy Williams from oQuth St Tt center to right field and plac pEB a ball haw led t year as in I will have X and utility use. “Wrightstone I will have for infleld work. I need another mar “Jack Knight, the Houston, boy, is my best young pltching pr pect. His work has been impre so far, and { hope to have him a regular. O'Neal, from Beumont, has shown well. If these two youngsters make good I will carry nine pitchers this vear. “Hawks, Kimmick and Knight thelr showing to date should our team a lot this season. In fac I 1ook on Knight as a real find. W have a fight ance to get some- where this year.” Ne ommel, Groves and Perl likely to be i Rommel,” Groves and Perk If he is to defend real c nder at need the benefit of al action At Palmetto, Fla.— tha Macks Play Buffalo Club. PHILADELPHIA, March Philadelphia Americans, Reds on Exhibition Jaunt. though de- CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 18— 18 — The | Contests with three strong American who were |League teams faced the Cincinnati helpless vesterday before the slants|Reds when they left Orlando today of the New York Giants' pitchers at|for a tour of the Florida West Coast, | Sarasota, are scheduled to meet the|which will keep them away from| | Buffalo Internationals today at the |the home camp until Friday nifll\ll Athletic training camp, in Fort Myers, | At Tampa, this afternoon, they m Fla. The Mackmen shut out Buffalo | the champion Washingtons for the Monday at Palmetto, 4 to 0. s nd time this year, and then move Manager Fletcher's Phillies are to|on to St. Petersburg for a game with ) e | (“Big”) Munn, the present titleholder, | meet Brooklyn in a return engage- |the Yankees on Thursday. Friday .n‘l‘inl\';r:m;! ing :!;;Imi’rnd:-d lough, Reppy | wh he was preparing to give an|ment today at Clearwater, the Dodg- | th go to Lakeland to play the | exhibition. |e1s’ Spring quarters. In’ thelr first|Cleveland Indlans. Pete Donohue ,7 e ee— | Following the introduction of Munn |contest, at Bradentown Monday, |and Luque were the pitchers chosen GRIFFS’” WEAK HITTING, POOR PITCHING COSTLY {and Jack McCarthy, who was to as- | Brooklyn was the victor, 12 to 9. The |by Manager Hendricks to oppose the ibition, | Phillies’ régulars defeated the yan-|strong Harris outfit this afternoon. (Continued from Page Twenty ough e K BOUT TO MIKE DUNDEE. |, SEATTLE, Wash,, March 18.—Mike |1 Dundee of Rock Island, Ill., contender in a New York tournan for the Bird, Cady bas been sidet E 4] St Louis (N.) 2| skan 5 7 MADE BY THE MAKERS OF ARROW COLLARS fl Zbyszko and then Katsonagos a red in the arena and offered to | take the place of McCarthy. It was necessary for police to quell | the disturbance that started when | Billy Haack, promoter of the pro- | a_bantamweight compared | | | | sist the champion in the ex rst |nigans yesterday in a six-inning Carl Mays and Charley Dressen | | workout, 7 to 5. |were the only members of the team {who did not make the trip. Both Yotiail of Teihe Tn Fores. |sre suftering with gore arms. , s | Recelving word from Pledro Dibut CLEVELAND. Ohlo, March 18.—The | that the matter of his passports had pitching of Carl Yowell featured the | heen adjusted, President August | Cleveland Indians’ play In yesterday's | Herrmann cabled the Cuban pitcher oxhibition at Lakeland, which India *|to report at once. “Hia' adaition to faced Yowell In the threc innings he [ =i worked. Where Yowell sparkled | Dutch Levsen and Ben Karr were in- effective and recefved erratic support. Seventeen. Indians were held to four hits by Pitchers Fitzsimmons, Burwell and Shemanske of St two « others being Carr, Smith and Chisox Let Five Go. CHICAGO, March 18 —The roster of White hreveport, La., 1s lighter today names as a re- It of Manager Eddie Collins' axe for | prised Phillips and easily snared the | on bunter. help am, th the big Pole, struck Zbyszko in face after the latter seecmed re- ant to heed the request to leave | ring. er police had removed the ring, Katsonaros the arena and St. Petershurg likes ceremony with base ball. Prior to vesterday's me between Nationals and Braves |th Blossom uard, wife of the| Af 1 with an automo- | from er subscription | Into did the honors. | champion not fn uniform, | But before the champion last a Al Lang, [to reply, Haack was again booster, introduced | and had landed a blow on the Greek | gave the comedian|wrestler. The authorities were com- | 0% pelled to use force with Katsonaros\to remove him from the ring. HUFFMAN HAS EDGE IN GO WITH FUENTE Zbyszko Jumped challenged the QUATRAIN, THE FAVORITE, | TAKES LOUISIANA DERBY |; NEW OR; NS ning true a straw fek Joh with Jock presente - won In a newspap Griff had time ring and hat, size doubles by > 0ld folks' home | Sier All he | ter- execute a pair baflled many Make a pl fourth annual a fleld of 11 three lengths of plays that would h other big league shortf rs. Roger went far back on the grass in the first frame to get Lucas’ s r and throw for a whisker retirement. A the outset of the took over McNeely's field, going to t : startling grab of Burrus third, and Stirr; Stable ent The in the Brilliar Beach Tal DEMPSEY IS SLATED 70 GO INTO MOVIES By the Associated | sixth inning, whén, with NEW YORI - Jack | ners on first and third, Wil Dempsey wil tivities to | to Le Natlonals' motion 1 Buck: tossed home, tryin cording | Burrus. But latter e by exhi |and, with the aid Ruel a Mar dmitted that | the Nationals’ got Dave Harris the heav n could sign | on the pathway, while Burrus raced his ow ., and | haek to third and Wilson took ere | ond. Me éd spor ican lom notorlety | ed Fulton, tt seconds in the ring t November ts! ing ability to absorb hard punches as well as give them, the sailor was awarded a de- the end of the fast and hard ten-round fight, Fuente, after piling up a slight lead n the early rounds, virtually lost he flght in the last round when he an squarely into one of Huffman’s left hooks thet put him on a weak fensive for the remainder of the bout $50,000 KENTUCKY DERBY | MAY HAVE 25 STARTERS By the Associated Press. | Matt J. Winn, general manager of | the Kentucky Jockey Club, expects | that 25 thoroughbreds out of the| original entry of 139 will go to the | post in the $50,000 Kentucky derby at | Loulsville, May 16. | Interest in the turf classic is in- creasing each year and Col. Winn ex- pects that fully 100,000 spectators will witness the 1925 derby. W “mn" Peck turned his { though, in the fourth | Burrus on first, Dave Harrls socked | the ball by Bluege. Peck dashed to the rear of third base, speared the | grounder and made a whirling heave {to Bucky Harris for the first out of a two-ply killing. The crowd cer- | tainly gave R a great hand. | Bucky Harrs cnginecred the inning. With | Plasterer Showing an o T:XEY are ‘made of a soft smooth, flexible fabric that is thoroughly shrunk. The collars are made with bands that assure fronts that meet and points that are even—a collar that will not gape. 35¢ 3far31 Gaston Gets Attention. ST. LOUIS, March 18.—Practicing to make perfect, the St. Louis Browns' workout today at Tarpon Springs, Fla., centered around the pltchers, with special attention to Milton Gas- ton, right-hander, who throws a fork run- den, Conn., but his defl cannot be rec- ognized officially until Kaplan has months. The Connecticut midget won his Hesliguns | Are Defoateds the final bout of the’ recent tourna- PITTSBURGH, March 18—The Pi.|ment conducted by the New York i = 5 |2 successor to the title vacated by t Paso Robles, Calif, yesterday |7 \WICSF00 0 brated St. Patrick’s day by de-| the The W . |was 6 to 3. Tt was the veterans' re- | | venge for their beating at the hands ‘w{ t Yannigans on Monday. under a handicap. Sore arms had de- piccea tneir pitching depariment and| POCKET BILLIARDS Meeting All Comers { was sent to the mound. He weng well | for five innings, but had meager sup- All This Week At the to Quebec; Jess Cortazso, inflelder, | 16 Meadows took the twirling as- SHas " B01A¢ Toi Ciliok Y, Md., Ray |SIENMent for the first team and lasted given to Shreveport on option ;n;‘lj[ng him ’ tcher, was releas Prizes For Highest Scores 2o. Against Him. Meanwhile on Catalina and, L the Cubs were geared to report = H over the Salt Lake City Pacific Coast Don’t Overlook £ League club. The Cubs leave —YOUR CAR when engaged it into our shop so we can give it a new coat of paint, that don't “run on high.” R. McReynolds & Sons failed to defend his crown far six honors by knocking out Kramer in rate regulars in thelr training camp | State Athletic Commission to determine ing Hooligan score | The Hoo went into the game Championship Exhibition Tom Moran, late of Cen College, - At 3, 7 and 10 P. M. Nightly Frank Wojack, inflelder, returned | Pt | Dearing and Alex Hamiltos | eight innings, Louls Koupal succeed- fon ana 14th St. & Park Rd. »d out- | t back to Chic: T T T today their 4-to win of yesterday | island tomorrow. in Spring furbishing up. Run new slip covers, etc. Prices 1423-25-27 L St.—Main 7228-29 run- n rolled EACH ATy e T O ‘g TEST OLD VIRGINIAS l BY HIGH-PRICED CIGAR STANDARDS about took rig job away from in the eighth, when he ran across to right field and caught Rice's loft that the regular occupant of the right garden was set for. 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