Evening Star Newspaper, March 21, 1925, Page 15

SPORTS. PRIMED FOR MOUND DUTY Johnson’s Leg Injury Proves Trivial and Manager Harris Plans to Use Him in Box for First Time Against McGrawmen Next Saturday. BY JOHN B. KELLER. ARASOTA, Fla, Amer] against the Gi 5 March 21.—Walter Johnson, premier pitcher of the an League, made his 1924 Spring exhibition debut in a game nts, and very likely he will face that club when he hurls for the first time this year in a pre-championship season contest. Although Manager Stanley Harris of the world champions has not definitely announced that Johnson will toe the slab for a time next Satur- day when the New Yorkers will be the opponents of the Nationals in the last exhibition game for the latter at theéir Tampa training base, he inti- mated this morning that his prize pitcher then would be called upon. Johnson did not accompany the Nationals who came here today for e third engagement of their long Spring set of arguments with their rmer world series rivals, but was slated to go through a brisk workout on Plant Field at Tampa. The fnjury to his lower leg that lie suffered during practice Thursday apparently to handicap alter in training. N he nor Trainer Mike Martin was partie- ularly worried it, the latter considering it a very minor hurt. On * Thursday night Johnson experienced ome annoyance in walking as a re- sult of the hurt, but he indulged in a good drill yesterday seemingly without suffering any ill effects. The big pitcher warmed up in sparkling fashion, putting a deal of effort into his throws, then teok his turn on the slab in the batting drill. He also did his bit at the plate with- out his injured leg bothering him while heq was piveting when follow- ing through with his swing. After his workout Johnson declared the slight soréness he has felt in his pitching arm seemed to be somewhat relieved rather than aggravated by s toil < To Toil & Week From Today. Harris had considered not letting Johnsén go to the hill at all in the exhibition games until after the first week in April had passed. He want- ed the big fellow, who had reported somewhat late for Spring training, to satlsfy himself that he was ready for work before sending him into action. Now Johnson is certain that within a week he will be quite fit to shoot *em in, so Harris Is planning to use him against the Giants a week from today. YOnly one drill was Held yesterday in- stead of two as planned, rain prevent- ing a merning session at Plant Field. The afternoon exercise occupied nearly two hours, however, and every one was given plenty to do. The longest batting drill of the training season was held. It called to the mound six pitchers, and every member of the equad had several turns at the plate Thers was much work for both in- flelders and outflelders, too, for Man- ager Harris is bent upon having his men at top of flelding form before camp 1s broken here for the long road trip. Both Jim McNamara, southpaw pitch- ing recruit, and Curly Ogden, right- hander, who did much good twirling for the Nationals last year, appear to have rounded their salary wings into good shape. After yesterday's drill neither complained of the soreness they had been experiencing at the conclusion of brisk practice. Kelley Is Given Attention. Much time was given to Harry Kelley, youthful right-hand pitcher, who is ex- Dected to bid seriously for a permanent berth with the club. Muddy Ruel and Nick Altrock were Kelley's main tutors for nearly a half hour, when the young- ster was “bearing down” on the ball considerably. At times the former Mem- phis star tried to @xperiment with some freak delfveries, but his mentors quick- Iy _suppressed him. Harris is partic larly interested in Kelley, for the bay promises to be a steriing performer within a year or two. Although with only about half as much work behind him as the young- er men of the pitching corps have ex- perienced this Spring, Vean Gregs »robably has not much more to do to get into proper condition, The 40- vear-old moundsman ‘went through his practice sessions yesterday in a surprisingly smooth ~manner. His pitching motion was absolutely free and he uncorked more speed than in any previous drill. He also-showed to greater adventage than before in flelding bunts and later finished his turn around the half-mile track with- out any undue puffing. The three twirlers who were slated for duty against Jez Zachary, Dutch Ruether and George Mogridge—were sent through atrenuous work-outs, Ruether getting an extra lot of exercise. Hls rapid ad- vancement has been one of the sur- prises of the training camp. Zachary is not tolling as much as the others the Tarheel being so near the peak of condition that too heavy a train- ing routine might reduce his effec- tiveness. Regular Catchers to Be Rendy. Now that Matt Hinkle, former Den- ver catcher, signed by the Nationals yesterday and immediately released on option to Chattanooga of the Southern Association, and the other receivers temporarily employed by the Nationals, are not available, Mud- y Ruel, Red Hargrave and Benny ate, regular backstopping staff, will have plenty to do. Ruel and Hargrave are fit for an abundance of work and any extra exercise will benefit Tate, who still has some surplus flesh to lose, is not going his about ANDERSON HAS RESIGNED AS W. B. B. A. A. OFFICIAL Morton A. Anderson, who was elect- ed secretary of the Washington Base Ball and Athletic Aseoclation on Wed- nesday night to succeed Louis P Cook, vesterday submitted his yesignation to James F. O'Malley, acting president of the organization. In the letter to O'Malley offering nis withdrawal Anderson explained that the pressure of other duties Was too great to permit him to continue his work as an official of the sandlot base ball governing body. Tast season Anderson served as president of the Potomac League and held the office of vice president of the Washington Base Ball and Ath- Tetlc Association. When the 10+ clation was organized this vear he was elected president, but resigned on Wednesday night to accept the osition of secretary vacated by {:ouil P. Cook. CLARENDON A. C. CONFAB 1S CALLED FOR TONIGHT A. ¥rank Snyder has issued a call for a meeting of the Clarendon Athletic As- sociation at Citizens' Hall tonight The prize of $25 offered for the best code of ethics by Frank Lyons, eponsor of the base ball team, will be awarded, and short talks by prominent citizens are scheduled, Members of the team will hold their fwst practice on the new fleld at Lyon Village tomorrow afternoon at 2:30. It is probable that Clarendon will join the Arlington County League and de- fend its claims to the champlonship of northern, ¥irginiay - the Glants today—{ MARTIN DROPS RING TITLE T0 ROSENBERG BY FAIR PLAY. NEW YORK, March 21.—Eddie Can- nonball Martin has lost his title bantamwelght champlon, but in the manner of losing it he proved himself to be a champion of champions. The idea of his risking his crown $0 soon after ascending tha throne has thrown a scare {nto thé rest of the champlons, who are afraid that Martin's bravery will set a popular fashion which they cannot ignore. The usual course of a champlon to preserve his title i3 no-decision bouts against set-ups until an order from the boxing commission forces him to put it in jeopardy. Martin picked the hardest opponent he could find in Rosenberg. He knew him well. The two have engaged in four hectic bouts and both have always held the highest respect for each other. As a matter of fact, both the former champion and the present champion for some time have been coming in around 120 in all thelr seraps, and it certainly looked as though Rosenberg especially had drawn himself pretty fine in making the welght of his class. Martin was down to wire edge, too. But the way the two boys stepped through the 15 rounds gave no Indi- cation that the hard training they had done had sapped their vitality or affected their strength. Rosenberg's victory was so clean cut that toward the end of the bout it was apparent that in order to retaln his title Mar- tin would have to knock his op- ponent out. This he tried to do, and the influ- ence of Tommy Murphy’s instruction in how to improve his hitting showed very plainly. Perhaps with a few moré pounds on him the snap which he 18 now getting into his wallops will be a real sleep producer, The fight was sensational all the way through, and the big crowd roared and cheered as they followed the course of what may be the last title bout held in the old garden. RO TR T In Norway, where akating is a na- tional sport, the big tournaments at- tract crowds of 30,000 to 40,000 spee- tators, THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. 0, SATURDAY, MARCH 2f, ‘1925. Griffs Today Meet Giants in Third Game : McGraw’s Players Are in Fine Shape ZACH, RUETHER, MOGRIDGE INDOOR HIGH-JUMP MARK IS SMASHED BY OSBORME CHICAGO, March 21.—A wirld record for the running high jumnp, indoors, was wet by Harold Os- borne, Hiinois A. /., at 6 feet 8% inches, In the annual Central A. U. indoot track and fleld cham- plonships here last nigh Jole Ray, ilinots A. C. staf, falled to breuk any although he easily won the yards and 2-mile run. distance rds, 600 PAIR OF D. C. QUINTS PLAY IN BALTIMORE E. and Epiphany Senlor teams are scheduled to semi-finals of the senior division of the South Atlantic tour- ney at Baltimore tonight.. Calvary clashes with the Locust Point Club of Baltimore, and Epiphany tossers are matched with the Playground Athletic League champlons of the Maryland metropolis. Epiphany will go Into tonight's game without the services of several of its best players, Dean, Macdonald and Dezendorf being in Philadelphia with the Central High quint. Elliot, Qurand, Scruggs, Kesslor and Young will carry the hurden. The deciding game champlonship probably place on Tuesday night. Calvary M basket ball play in the for the senior will take orge Marshall's Palace Laundry quint won another game last night, the Brooklyn Ascensions suffering their first home defeat of the season, 24 to 22. At the half the Palace five led, 14 to 8. The championship of the 125-pound class of the District now lies between tha Warwick Preps and FEpiphany Juniors, the latter quint having de- feated the Mount Vernon Athletic As- soclation five, 26 to 21, in the semi- finals. Managers of the two teams will meet today to decide a date for the title game. Washington Red Shieldn meet the Phlladelphlia Salvation Army quint at 606 B street tonight in the second game of a series for the champion- ship of the Eastern District Salvation Army posts. Anacestia Eagles and the R. E. Knight five are matched for a game at the Alexandria armory tonight at 7:30. Comforter Juniors defeated the Argyles, 28 to 25. Ford of the win- ners took scoring honors with five fleld goals. LIBERTY BOOKS HESS NINE FOR A FIELD DAY Pop Kremb, manager of the Liberty Athletic Club, has scheduled the Hess Athletic Club senior base ball team as one of the opponents of the Lib- erty athletes on their annual field day at American League Park, Sat- urday, July 25. Any senior team wishing to go against the Liberties in the second game of a double- header may make arrangements by calling Manager Kremb at Columbia 4165-J The Liberties will hold their week- 1y workout at the Rosedale diamond tomorrow afterncon at 2 o'clock, The regular team will be picked and sent In against the yannigans in a practice tilt. Manager Kremb wishes to book a game for next Saturday with & team having the use of field. A return meeting on the Lib- erty grounds will. be arranged tor the following Sunda. HEIMACH OF MACKS HURT; MAY BE LOST FOR SEASON P that he may be lost for the season. HILADELPHIA, March 21.—The Philadelphia Americans received a severe jolt yesterday when Fred Heimach, one of its leading left- hand pitchers, was so badly injured in practice at Fort Myers, F| In chasing a grounder Heimach fell, dislocating his left shoulder and tearing several ligaments. Advices from Fort Myers eay that Manager Mack has signed a contract for the Athléetics to train there .for five years. The Mackmen play the lumbus team of the American Assoclation today. Joe Oeschger of the Philadelphia Nattonals held the Indianapolis Amer- fcan Association team hitless at Bradentown. Fla., vesterday In the three innings he was in the box. The Phillies won, 3 to 0. Ned Sox About Ready. BOSTON, March 21.—The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Braves 4esterday -at St. Petersburg, Fla., 6 to 5, and won the Spring series. For 21 days the Red Sox have been darilling In the hot sup in New Orleanx and the boys are almost ready to start the season. Manager Fohl will soon say who is to be in the regular line-up. An exhibition game will be played today with the New Orleans club. Yanks Win Ia Nin NEW YORK, March 21.—The first rehearsal of what mag be a frequent performance in the American League throughout the meason was held ves- terday at St. Petersbufg in & game between the Yankees and the Braves. With the score 5 to 4, favoring the Braves in the last of the ninth, the Yankees came to bat. O'Neill was safe, but died when forced by Witt; John Levi, the Arapahoe, dropped a double in right. Then Ruth entered and, in accordance with the lines of the act, was passed. The climax of the drama was thus left to fate, Mcusel, Pipp and the opposing pitcher. This time Bob fanned, but Pipp knocked the poor ball on the head and his fellow players won the game, 6 to 5. At Clearwater it rained on the Robins and Buffalo was washed out of their proposed contest. The Glants' regulars met the rookies at Sarasota and tied. Keen of Cubs in Form. CHICAGO, March 21.—The Chicago White Sox today took their first jaunt | away from their Shreveport, La., training camp when Manager Eddie Collins led 22 players to Monroe, La., for a two-game series with the St. Joseph Western League club. Hollie Thurston, who sprained his ankle Thursday, was back in uniform yesterday long enough to limber up his pitching arm, and indications are that he will be completely recoverd goon. He took no part in the dally clash with Harry Hooper's team, which won, 3 to 2, over Manager Col- ling’ squad yesterday. Vie Keen gave an exhibition of mid- season_pitehing form in the Chicago Cubs’ game with Vernon at Los An- geles, twirling his mates to a 6-to-1 viotory. The Vernon club made their lone tally in the ninth off the deliv- ery of Percy Jones, who was erratic. The teams met again today. Tygers Best Toronto. DETROIT, March 21.—With Man- ager Ty Cobb, Jones and Haney out of the initial éxhibition game of the Tygers' training season at Augusta, Ga., yesterday, the Bengals were able to take the Toronto club of the In- umnlonnoflquu‘-' into ou:p -only by a score to 5, despite the seven orrors.ontho Dact-of the Canadians, 8 The outstanding work of the Tygers was the pitching of Holloway and Moore, the former allowing only five hits for two rund and Moore three hits for three runs. Indi Stop Reds. INNATI, Ohio, March 21.— Their winning streak over American teams broken by the 6-t0-3 victory of the Clevelahd Indians at Lake- land yesterday, the Cincinnat! Reds moved over to Sanford to play the Milwaukee team of the American As- sociation this afternoon, After the game the Cincinnatians will go back to Orlando to spend Sunday-in idle- ness. Charley Dréssen, who has been tak- ing treatment for a sore arm, re- ported his arm was getting stronger, but the doctor in charge ordered him not to throw a ball until another week has passed. 5 Pirates Invade Frisco. PITTSBURGH, March 21.—Bag and \baggage, Barney Dreyfuss' Pirates entrained last night at Paso Robles, Calif, for San Francisco, where they will further their training in a series of 10 battles with Bert Rilison’s Frisco Seals. The first game is sched- uled to be played today. One lone casualty developed on the last day at Paso Robles. Mike Mar- tineck, the hard-hitting first baseman from Buffalo, developed a mild case of tousilitis. ' He entrained with his teammates, however. Before entraining Manager Bill Mo- Kenzie put his Corsair crew through the longest practice workout of their stay at the camp. A sizeable crowd was at the station to bid them Lare- well. Burns Smacks Ball. CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 21.— George Burns, veteran first baseman of the Cleveland Indians, recovered his batting eye against Cincinnati at Lakeland yesterday, getting three hits, one a double, in as many time at_bat. The Indians won, 6 to 3, their third victory in four starts. Jim Edwards llved up to advance notices, holding the Reds to three hits in five Innings, while four was all they could garner off Carl Yowell, recruit southpaw, in the remaining four. paw, sprung a “charley horse” shag- ging files yesterday and will be out Joo Shaute, last year's star south- for a week or more. —_— Dixon Pleases Sisler. ST. LOUIS, March 21.—Wild pitch- ing, poor flelding and weak hitting generally will beat any base ball team. This combination proved the downfall of the St. Louls Cardinals vesterduy at Stockton, Calif., and akland won the game, 7 to 2 Guilford Paulson, big right-hander, and Billy Hallahan, diminutive south- paw, were the twirlers used by Man- ager Branch Rickey, and neither proved in good form. While the Cardinals today recov- ered from their defeat, the Browns at Tarpon Springs, Fla., appeared more content. Manager George Sisler ex- pressed himself especially well sat- fsfled with the work of leo Dixon, catoher. wha was hought from & St Rapl olubs ... U. OF M. ATHLETES SCORE IN ALL-BALTIMORE MEET U NIVERSITY OF MARYLAND athletes did well in the all-Baltimore games in the Fifth Regiment Armory, in the Monumental City, last night, in which some stars of international rank competed. Maryland set the pace in the open events with 10 points and tied for the second greatest number in the South Atlantic competition, in which it carried off one of the titles. Washington Canoe Club got 1 point when Laux ran third in the 440 open and Alberry finished in the same position in a 4,000-meter special racé that was won easily by Ritola, the great Finnish athlete. Maryland got first places in the 440-yard open, which went to Paul Smith in 53 1-5 seconds; the 0-yard dash, which was captured by Gump” Matthews, in 62-5 seconds, and the South Atlantic shotput, in which J. Dittman scored with a heave of 40 feet 3% inch. Matthews ran first in the 440, but was disquali- fied by bumping a runner on a cufve. Maryland's relay team figured in a great race that was won by about 8 yards by the Gth Reégiment team of pickéd runners, composed of Clarks and Rdwards, former Johns Hopking stars; Hebb of Baltimore Poly and Pfeting. Ed Pugh, Roger Whiteford, 1. W. Sheriff and Joe Endslow ran for the Old Liners. Pugh and Whiteford outran Hebb ana Clarke in the first two relays, but Sheriff was bumped on oné of the turns by Pfeting, causing the Old Linar to lose many yafds, end, al- though Endslow gained considerably on Edwards, he could not quite make up the distance needed for victory. Wdwards won the 1,000-yard Bouth Atlantio honors, in 2.271-5, and M. A. Anderson of the Baltimore A. C. cap- tured the sectional title in the high jump, with a leap of b feet 0 inches. A record never befors recognized was established whéen Ugo Frigerio, Olymplc walking champion, covered 8,500 meters in 29 minutes 29 1-5 sec- onds. Frigerio was paced by four local walkers, éach of whom furnish- ed competition for 1 mils after an apparently successful effort to match Frigerto and Willle Plant, American heel-and-toe staf, fell through just before the event was called. Frigerio failed by 8 8- seconds to equal Gould- ng’s world record for 4 miles. Ritola, rival of the great Paavo Nurml scored a hollow victory in the 4,000-meter in the slow time of 11:40 2-5. The Finn led the entire distance, breaking the tape a lap and & quarter ahead of Verne Booth, Millrose Athletio Association runner. Alberry was far back. Ritola took the lead at the gun. Booth clung doggedly a stride be- hind for halt a mile, but the pace, slow as It was, was too withering for the former Johns Hopkins star. Ri- tola lapped Alberry, gradually pulled away frem Booth and then lapped the latter. Plait_was a victor also. He de- feated Mack Welss, New York, in a mile walk, although the Baltimorean had been given a generous handicap. One of the surprises was Clarke's victory over Jackson Soholz, Olympic 200-meter champlon, in the 100-yard invitation race Clarke won by 2 feet in a dazaling finish. Lloyd Hahn bested Jimmy Connolly of Washington and others in the mils run, which was negotiated in 4:22 1-5, while Vincent Lally outran Bid Leslle and Abel Kiviat in the 60C-yard event, in which the time was 1:17. HOW TO PLAY BASE BALL By Stanley (Bucky) Harri SHORTSTOP: IL—~WHAT FIELDING MEANS. T HE shortstop must be an excellent’ fielder. He has to know how to judge easy and fast infield hits, line drives and short flies. He needs to have large, active hands that are capable of getting a ball and hanging on to it. And, as I have said already, he needs a strong arm and a deadly throw. Likewise he has to cover a wide range of territory. Now, if you are able to measure up to these demands, you don’t necessarily have to be a powerful hitter. If you are strong with the bat so much the better. But if you are what is known as a weak hitter you will have no cause to worry about making a_place on your team, provided you can hold down the fielding duties of a shortstop. This is the one position on a team where defensive strength is of such vital importance that any coach of man- ager demands first of all an excellent fielder. 1f you can fill the bill in this respect no one will worry about your batting average. Here is where your defensive ability comes before your of- fensive powers I would advise all youngsters, who show flelding ability but are weak at bat, to try to develop themselves into shortstops. Many boys get discouraged because they are not able to hit as well asg their mates. Because of this they quit playing ball and lose a great op- portunity for healthful, outdoor exercise in the greatest game there ls. Don’t throw up the sponge just be- cause you are a weak hitter. Try your- self out as a flelder. If you have the necessary physical and mental qualifica- tions of a shortstop, you ewe it to your- self to try to develop them. Buckle down to work. Many boys have fought their way to places on teams because they wouldn't say quit. The youngster. who decides he s really golng to try to make good as a shortstop will do well to start in his tralning by handling ground balls hit in his direction. The speed of these can be varied until he acquites the ability to handle the ball cleanly whether it be slow or fast. Then practice getting under Infield files on your side of the diamond and going out for high ones hit just over the base line In your tertitory. When you become falrly sure of making good plays on such balls, start your practice throws to first base. From this preliminary drill you can £0 to the more difficult practice on balls hit sharply to your right and left. Then you can gradually go ahead until you pick up the art of pegging from in and out of position. Meanwhile, get in as much throwing practice as you can. Learn to throw to all the bases. Pegn you may be called upon to make to sec- ond and third may very often snuff out a threatening enemy rally. All the while you will need to be working fo keep in good physical condi- tion. Preiiminary practice, such as has been outlined, will be sufficient in most cases. If you are much overweight you will neel some special exercise off the ball fleld. Any physical director will fur nish you with proper instructions. 1 have sald that a good flelding short- stop doesn't have to be a heavy hitter. In this connection it is wise to caution youngsters not to negleot their batting Just because they are able to take care properly of the fielding duties demanded of them. It often happens that a young shortstop, because hs is flashy and bril- liant, doesn't think anything is required of him as a hitter. He may be able to gat away with the position under such conditions, but he isn't doing justice to himself or his téam. If he can't learn to be a good hitter, in the sense of having a high average, he can at least try hard to make himself what is known as a smart batter. Such hitters can bs very dangerous In a game. The player who knows how to lay down a bunt, is able to figure in the hit-and-run play and knows how to walt out an erratic pitcher can be valu- ablé in his team's attack, even if he hits under .250. The things I have just men- tioned can be learned by any one play- ing base ball fairly regularly. (Tomorrow—Fielding Duties of Short- #top.) (Coptient, 1925, by, Ourreat News Featares, no. FATE OF CARDS DEPENDS ON BOXMEN, By the Associated Press. S the pitchers, on the clib’s rospects. “I think the Cardinals will score a lot of runs in the SAYS RICKEY TOCKTON, Calif., March 21.<The St. Louis Cardinals of 1925 will be a hard-hitting team, but their success in the pennant fight is “up to said Manager Branch Rickey today in commenting National League race,” he asserted, “but just how we finish in the standing of the clubs depends on the pitching. If we can hold down the opposition I am sure our batters, will cause considerable worry to the other pitchers. “Allan Sothoron, Jess Halnes and Bill Sherdel of our veterans are in fine physical condition after three weeks of training here. Sothoron pitched some mighty fine ball last season, but was unfortunate in ting into several games in which the club failed to score many runs for him. Unquestionably he was the hard luck pitcher of the staff. “Haines, one of the fast ball pitch- ers of the league, did not win many games last season, but it wouldn't surprise me if he shows a decided re- versal of form this vear, He has been in some of our early season ex- hibition games and his arm looks Sherdel, too, has rounded into form early. It we uncover any added pitohing assistance this season it will probably be from Flint Rhem, a_righthander; William Hallahan, a lefthander; Vin- cent Shields, a righthander, and Rullford Paulson, from Cdrnell, Towa, College. Rhem comes from the Fort Smith club.and had ‘mors strikeouts last season than any pitéher In any league. He was the strikeout king of organized ball. He has a lot of stuff, but with just a season's ex- perience in the professional game it remains to be seen if he has the necessary poise. 3 lahan is another strikeout ar- tist, serving with” Byracuse, Fort Bmith and Kalamazoo last year. Like Rhem, he has had only limited ex- perience, but has a great fast ball and a good curve. 3 Paulson {s a big athlete who had a great record at college and looks as If he will be & winner in time. Shields comes from Plaster Rock, New Brunswick, and has s deceptive un- derhanded delivery that will prove bafing. He makes Carl Mays look itke.an overhanded pitcher. ‘Leo Dickerman, formerly of the Brookiyn club, will likely be one of the regular pitchers. He pitched good ball for us last season after we had obtained mrr;I from the Dodgers &nd is-in_good shape now. “Third base and shortstop are be- ing contested t:l by 3::-’ ‘o‘::nm' among them being ey, Hown:d Frolgau, Lester Bell, the champion hitter of the American As- sociation last season; Tompmy Thev- DR Tornoscen JItsson early yet to say what players wiil win these jobs. “Otf oourse, Rogers Hornsby, the greatest hitter in base ball, will be the second baseman, and Jim Bottom- ley will 100k after first. I have wev- eral outflelders, including Max Flack, Jaok Bmith, Helne Musller, Ray Blades, Ralph Shinners, Chick Haffey and Walter Roettger, the last named a former University of Iilinois athlete. The competition for the places is keen.” codtecitia s BOWLING IN A. B. C. EVENTS IS MEDIOCRE BUFFALO, N. Y., March 21.—Hav- ing decided on Toledo for the 1926 tournament of the American Bowling Congress and re-electing the staff of present officers, at a business session Friday, bowlers today return their at- tention to the tenpin toppling. Some of the leading Western teams are scheduled to bowl five-man games tonight, among them the Birk Broth- er five 0f Chicago, 1917 A, B. C. cham- plons. There are 20 Chicago teams on the eys thi ening, Louisville bowlers carried off the honors yesterday in the doubles and singles. George Bouz and Charles Davis were the high two-man pair with a total of 1,228, which lands tenth place, while in the singles Xd- ward Kissell took eighth position with a total of 865 pin ‘Thres teams bowling in the five- man event last night were placed among the leaders—the Page Dairy of Toledo taking third position with 2,900, the Plichta Regulars of Milwau- kee counting 2,876 for fifth place and t gmeuco B. and B. team tenth with 2,84 & The leaders are: Five-man—North Center Alleys, Chi- cago, 2,937, Two-man — Mills-8cribner, Detroit, 1,288. Individual—H. Mahlenbrock, Jersey City, 708. All events—O. Devito, Chicago, 1,892. iilog e American golfers use up ke 30,000000 &TIE DALS & yoam S CENTRAL IN FINAL OF PENN TOURNEY Capt. Thurston Dean and his team- mates from Central High School are doing another good job on the basket ball eourt in the annual scholastic tournament staged in Philadelphia by the University of Pennsylvanla. Outclasisng the three teams that have been sent in against them, in- cluding Camden Cathollc that was defeated, 27 to 12, last night, the Washington schoolboys have ads vanced to the final round of the elimination serles and get the final test tonight when St. Joseph's .Prep of Philadelphia is encountered in the ehamplonship gamae, ‘The victory over the Camden five was an easy one for the Washington champlons. Running wild in the opening periods, the Central forwards plled up a 12-to-3 lead at the inter- mission, and from theh on boosted thelr score almost at will. The en- tire team took a hand in the scoring, Hale leading with five goals from scrimmage and three foul shots in five tries. The four Central reserves, Chatlin, Dezendorf, Harris and Clay- ton, ‘were sent nto the fray near the end. St. Jossph's Prep, Central's oppo- nent tonight, took its place in the finals by defeatlng Scott high of Toledn, the tourney favorite, 23 to 22, Eastern High tossers ended their season with a 2i-to-19 win over the York, Pa., High quint on the York court. Radice and Bennio starred for the Light Blue and White five, regis- taring a total of 14 points batween them. Heeke, Kessler and Scruggs completed the Eastern line-up. Central High swimmers were scheduled to meet the Navy Plebes in a dual mest at the Naval Academy at 4 o'clock this afternoon. TEMPLE GIRL TOSSERS DEFEAT G. W. U. SEXTET Combined speed and clever pass- ing of ths Templs University girls’ basket ball téam proved a stumbling block for the Geéorge Washington University co-eds last night, the Penn- sylvanians gettink a 24-to-11 decision on the locals’ court. Miss Kohler, with nine fleld goals, was the mainstay of the invading sextat, while the brilliant work of Miss Cate and Miss Omwake kept the District collegians In the running. In the opening period the Hatchet- ités held their opponents to a two- point lead, the score standing. 4 to 2. The Temple forwards hit their stride in the second and brought the count to 12 to 4 at the intermission. FARRELL TO FIGURE IN BIG MATCH HERE Johnny Farrell outstanding pro- fessional medal play golf star of last year, will appear in another exhibi- tion match at the Washington Golf and Country Club eithér on April 4 or 5. Farrell's partner has not yet been named, but it is hoped to obtain one from among Jim Barnes, Jock Hutch- ison and Tommy Armour. Paired against Farrell and his part- ner will be Roland R. MacKenzie of Columbia, the District amateur cham- plon, and Dave Thomson, the Wash- ington Golf and Country Club profes- sional. MacKenzie and Thomson plaved against Farrell and Gene Sarazen last ¥all, ending tbe first 18 holes of the 38-hole match 3 up on the New York professional duo. Scintillating putt- ing by Sarazen and a couple of ap- proaches holed by Farrell won for the visiting pros in the afternoon. The “exhibition probably will be played on Sunday, April 5, at 36 holes, but the date has not vet been defi- nitely settled, as Farrell may only able 1o be here on April 4. TILDEN AND RICHARDS BATTLE IN NET FINAL JACKSONVILLE, Fla, March 21.— The twe foremost tennis playvers in America, William Tilden, 2d, and Vin- cent Richards, met In their first offi- cial match of the yvear here today in the finals of the Southeastern tennis tournament. In the semi-finals of tha doubles, Beals Wright of Boston and S. How ard Voshell, North d South cham- plon, played Jaok Caldwell of Atlanta and S. Robertson of Greenville, S. C., for the privilegs of meeting Tilden and A. H. Chapin, jr., of Springfield, Mass, in the final. Richards yestorday defeated S. How- ard Voshell, North and South cham- pion, 60, 6«0, 7—85, In the only doublés match, Tilden and Chapin weré forced to go four sets to defeat Douglas Watters of New Or- leans and Fred Baggs of New York, 6=2, T—5, 4—8, 6—0. KNICKS ISSUE CALL. Former members and ocandidates for the Knickerbocker independent base ball nine have been called out for the first practice tomorrow morn- ing at 11 o'clock on the Knicker- bocker fleld in Georgetown. W. A. Hilleary at Franklin 6160 is in charge of the Knicks schedule. — COLLEGE BASE BALL. A% Fort Benning—Infantry School, 9 Auburn, 4. At Atlanta—Georgia Tech, 4; Clem- som, O, SPORTS. 15 WELL PREPPED TO SEEK Strongly Fortified Infield, | FIFTH STRAIGHT PENNANT: Splendid Outfield Reserve and Adequate Catching Puts Issue Squarely Up to Mound Performers. BY JOHN B. FOSTER. ance have never lgoked better S in Flo#ida, judging by their form. ARASOTA, March 21.—The players under John J. McGraw's guid- - than they do this Spring. It might ¢ Decoration day in New York instead of the third week of March Just as was the case in 1924, the principal factor in estimating the New York Giants’ chances of capturing their fifth successive pennant is the condition of their pitchers. This is not a new idea. The veriest base ball novice could discover it upon looking the team over. When one notes how well it is fortified on the infield, and what a fine reserve it has for the outfield, and when one consid, easy enough to see that the pennan pitchers. PLENTY OF SANDLOT BATTLES TOMORROW Sandlot base ball teams are ex- pecting to get into full swing on the diamonds of the District tomor- row morning. Whils few practice games are carded, managers of teams In all classes have iseued orders for strenuous workouts. Nauce Steels, pilot of the Shamrock ssmi-pros, who claim the city champlonship, has requested his players to report at the Fifth and L streets fleld at 11 o'clogk. Mohawk Club players also are to practicd on the same diamond, the hour being 9 o'clock. A number of teams will gat into action on the Monument Grounds. Included in these are ghe Rialtos, who will use diamond No.’3 at 11 o'clock; The Aurora Social Club that performs on No. 10, at 10:30, and the Park Athletio Club. The latter nine is eduled to play on No. 9 at 11 lock. The Bucky Junlors are challenging other lightweight teams of the eity. Games for Sunday afternoons may be arranged through Frederick N. Stehle, 705 Q gtreet. Kanawha Jumiors are meating at Seventh and O streets at 9:30 tomor- row morning for a practice session. Coach Marty O'Donoghue of the Bloomingdale Athletic Club is after games with midget téams of the Dis- trict, Maryland and Virginia. Man- ager Jack Cheek, 34 V street, is book- ing contests. Eljjot Junfors, champions of see- tion B of the Washington Base Ball and Athletic Association, will com- pete in the senior class this season. Shamrock semfor and junfor base ball teams will practice at the Ana- costia fleld tomorrow at 1 o'clock Players recently signed by the team: are Alvin Johnson, J. Spapia, John Croyhan, Bllly Ball, J. L. Pannel, P. Mimin, Fielder Hays, ¥red Advaman and F. Aude. Thompson Midgets defeated Seaton Midgets, & to 4. the Eastern Athletic Association Grays are to hold their initial workout at Fifteenth and C streets at 11 o'clpck tomorrow morning. Eastern Midgets will use the same diamond at 1 o'clock. PRI EAGLES PLAY KNIGHTS ON ALEXANDRIA COURT ALEXANDRIA, Va. March 21— Anacostia Eagles, senlor champions of Washington, will make an appear- ance here tonight, facing R. E. Knight & Sons’ store five, In the Alexandria Armory at 8:30 o'clock. ‘The Columbia “Buddies’”” will face the Princess A. C. of Washington at 7:30. TRIO OF SWIMMING RECORDS SHATTERED CHICAGO, March 21.—A world swimming record for the 160-yard relay was established by the Atlantic City, N. J., High School team here when they splashed the distance in 1 minuta 17 1-5 seconds, gurpassing their old record of 1 minute 19 3-5 seconds. A second mark was set when the Northwestern University team in the 600-yard swim hung up a record of 5 minutes 44 seconds for the distance, or 1 3-5 seconds better than the mark held by Yale. Atlantic City High Sghool also established a new mark in the med- ley events with 2 minutes 73-10 seconds. The former record made by them was 2 minutes 1215 seconds. L DELANEY KIND-HEARTED. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 21.— Jack Delaney, Bridgeport, Conn., was too kind-hearted to take a knockout against Soldier King, local lght- heavyweight, last night, and after he pulled King oft the ropes to a stand- ing position in the fourth round the refereo stopped the fight. & - Jacksonville, Fla., is said to be the largest city in the United States with- out representation in a professional base ball league. THE CALL OF THE OUTDOORS BY WILL H. DILG, Presidens Izaak Walton League of America. He is simply a member of a wild-animal species. These tamed WHEN a wild animal becomes tame he is no longer a wild animal. or partly-tamed specimens of wild animals are not nearly so interesting to me as the real wild animal, and I think many others feel the same way. I do not get nearly so much kick out of seeing 2 moose, which, while not by any means tame, is in a game refuge as I do in seeing one that is subject to being shot during open My interest in wild animals wanes in just the proportion that they are tame. I read last night of a group of tourists in & national park com- ing onto.an antelope. “The stage stopped, the tourists got out and all took a picture of the antelope,” the story said, “it was indeed an inspir- ing sight, and the antelope dldn't mind it a bit.” 1 also read that the deer in a Cali- fornia national forest are advertised as being so tame that “they will readily eat out of your hand.” Deer in another national park are so tame that they gather on the lawn of the superintendent. , 1 come on this “The marmots or Western wood- chucks are generally far from timid . dm sho nark, “Thoso ahout the Canyen! wild animals wilds season. camp are exceptionally tame. It is a dally occurrence for tourists to feed from their hands crackerjack, choe- olates and other daintles to the camp woodchucks. Recently I varied the program by feeding them cracker- Jack from my lips.” I think this approaches a stage avheréin we might as well go to a 200 to see the animals. The national park people are making a mistake in taming the animals to this stage. 1t takes away all the wild flavor of seeing them and photographing them. One deer observed as he stands, alert, om the bank of a creek, is worth a dozen on somebody’'s lawn. Cows, “sheep, chickens, horses and pigs are simply wild animals that have been tamed. We've got enough of them to look at, Let's keep our If they go well, the Giants will storm they go poorly, the Giants will be forced to terial with which to fight—material which stands superior to that of most of the teams with which they will come in contact. s the caliber of its catching, it is question is squarely up to the- into their fifth pennant. a fight. 1 But they have ma It 1s {dle to figure upon the pos- sibility that the Glants will break because some of their players are close to the bass ball meridian, or have passed it. Any ball team funs the risk of breaking down the moment it takes the fleid. But just now the Glants show no signs of a break. The strongest National Leagus team the writer has seen so far, as against the Giants, is Plttsburgh. The Chica— 80 Cubs appeared to bo better train- €4 when the writer was in California But calculations in regard to the Cubs have been overthrown by the ac cident to Maranvilile, and Pittsburgh comes next. Pirates Are the Speedfest. Oft-hand it looks as if Pittsburgh had mors collectlve speed than the Glants. But it does not have greater experlence, nor does it possess tha underlying power of attack that the Glants possess. That factor will go a long way toward deciding the Na- tional League race. If Pittsburgh overcomes its diffidence, or backward- ness, or whatever it has been in ths past that always manifests itself when the fight becomes too close and single games mean as much as pay dirt in @ gold mine, they may steer the sharp bow of their craft into the Giant gunboat and wreck it. But they have got to do that. They can't beat this veteran team, despite all their speed, unless they can utilize that speed to the last ounce all the time. If anything, the Giants have been trained down here ta the place where they are very finely dgawn. Rarely does a team of ex inced players &et to that stage in e Spring. But the superb weather in Florida this Spring has put the club into such physical condition that not one of its members can get one inch with an excuse of a lame arm. Staleness 1s more of a possibility than soreness Alm to Get Good Start. But their form upon their srrival in New York means much in the McGraw method of attack, which | to get the jump on the other fellow They should sweep through their, }Sprln‘ games with Boston and Phil- adelphia like a cyclone. Hack Wilson and Walker of ths Giant outfield, still are pulling pine needles out of their feet, if fellow members of the team are to be belleved. The Giants journeved to . Fort Myers the other day to play the Athletics a return engagsment, and were soundly spanked. The Athletice had a rush of home runs to the bat, and as a home rum at , Fort Myers means hitting the ball into & noble forest of Florida pines it is easy to figure out whe Glant outflelders got the souvenirs (Copyright, 1925.) WOMAN RACKETERS IN TOURNEY FINALS BROOKLINE, Mass, March 21 Only one title defender will competa in the concluding stages of the na- tional indoor tennis champlonships at the Longwood covered courts. Mrs. Marion Zinderstein Jessup of ‘Wilmington, Del winner of the women's singles titls here a year ago, qualified for the final' by defeating Miss Martha Bavard of Short Hills, N. J., 6—3, 6—2, and will oppose Anna, H. Fuller of Cambridge today in the title round. Mra. J. Dallas Corblers and Mrs Willlam Endicott, Boston, wiil op- pose Katherine Gardner, Cambridge and Miss Bayard in the women's dou- bles finals. Mrs. Jessup and Karl Pfaftman of Quincy were forced to three sots to., defeat Mrs. William V. Hester of New York and J. W. Whitbeck of Bronx- ville, N. Y., 9—7, 4—8, 7—5, in a tor- rid third-round match in the mized, doubles championship competition. They later defeated Mrs. William En-. dicott and Dr. E. B. Benedict of Bos- ton in the semi-final round, 3—8, 6—2, 7—5 Isabella Mumford of Boston and- James Davies, Los Angeles, worked their way into the final round by de- feating Elizabeth Bright and W. Warland, Boston, 6—4, 6—3, and lates defeating Martha Bayard and Irving s C. Wright, 6—4, 6—4. KANSAS A, C. WINS ONE. Hill, center of the Kansas Athletic Club_basket ball five, starred when the Kansans trounced the Lincoln” Temple five, 32 to 23. Hill rang uis ven goals from scrimmage. Wether-" less performed well for the losers. HOWARD U. GIRLS VICTORS. * Unable to score, except from ths foyl line, the girls’ basket ball team of the Phyllis Wheatley Y, W. C. 4 were defeated by the Howard Uni. versity co-eds, 32 to 4, at the Howard “Y.” Miss Minor contributed five two- counters to the winners” total. EXHIBITION BASE BALL = At Lakeland, Fla.— » Cloveland (A [ Ciaelanati (N 3 J. Edwards, Yowell and Myatt, L. Sewell; Sbeehan, Benton, Brady aud Hargrave, Wingn, Marquard, Barnes, Gemewich and Gibsony Jolisson, Béaml, Bradiey snd ONell Cod At Los Aodbles— Chicago (N.) B . Vernon (C.) e X Keen, Jones and O'Faryell; Barfoot, Bill man andgMurphs. At Stockton— Oakiand (C.) St. Louis (¥.