Evening Star Newspaper, March 25, 1925, Page 27

Mackmen Harboring Pennant Hopes : Killefer Undismayed by Loss of Maranville, “NO UPSET THIS SEASON” IS CONVICTICON OF CONNIE Tall Tactician Believes A’s Can Go Through Cam- pdign at Top Speed, in Which Case There Is No Team in the League They Can’t Beat. fans. The more reports drift the P South In both leagues ICK the pennant winners of 1925. Here's a cross-word puzzle for in from the training camps in the and Far West, the more apparent it becomes that every team as been strengthened in some important department. An “upset” like the victory of Washington, in the American League fast vear, and the great rush of the Brooklyn Robins from nowhere to within a sin le game of the flag, may be looked for this season. This is the fourth of a series of articles on the chances of the various teams Philadelphia Athletics WON 71, LOST 81, IN 1924, FINISHED FIFTH. We will have no upset this year.' sayvs Connie Mack, veteran of all the base ball managers. “For the last sons we have looked like pe nders in the early part of only to fall in Midsummer. k we have just enough seaso ing and have strengthened our weak apots =o that we can go through a vear at top speed. If we can, there isn't a t ague, old or young, that we o il Connfe Mack rn and when - foregoing it The A's have outs put it, ars, only to crack under the strain each time. Looking the array of vouns men at the camp, one is forced to the conclusion that if they can stand up in 164 games there isn't much they cannot accomplish Mack will have good ®ood outfielding, good catch he is basing most of hope: pitching staff. Judging fro tention paid to the hurlers, he in- tends to “left-hand” his way to an American League pennant much as John McGraw did with the 1917 Giants, when he had Ferdie Schupp, Slim Sallee and Rube Benton at the top of their form, Thres southpaws all usually carries, good or teams have only Mack has fo A rating of gartner, who a gre last yes o discarded by the P i ves purchased from the Baltimore club for $100,000; Fred Heim and Roy Meeke addition, he has George W, and Charles Willis, a pair of giants The former was with the A's two years ago and pitched for Milwaukee last season, bu ady for an- other trial. Willis may not be ready vet Added to the four left-handers, Mack has a trio of righthanders few teams can match—Ed Rommel, regarded as one of the best men in the league; Sam Gray, who won his spurs last year with a remarkable record for a Youngster, and Bryan Harris, the tall Texan, who, with Rommel, the backbone of the Athletics the four vears. -In Thomas, G Andrews and Arthur Stoke four young pitchers who may aid him in the right-hand pitching line. There won't be any chan foner defense of the A's first, Bishop or Dvkes at loway at short and Hale up an infleld of class Bill Lamar, Al Simmons, d Frank Welch are the r flelders, with Bill Bagwell, fo the Braves, knocking at the Bill French One of the best catchers in the Amer- fcan League and one of the best pros pects ever brought into it complete the Mackian defen Cy Perkins js the first string catcher and Gordon Coch- rane of the Fortland Club of the P cific Coast League is the recruit. They ought to make the A's secure behind the plate, for both are good receivers and Cochrane is a terrific hitter. A little more consistency in hitting and the Athletics can go anywhere. They are liable to make 10 hom in a game day and all stril in the next battle eans som ooked good. for the last thre infielding, 5. but on his the at- is any club ad.” Most notcher. » Class Ia in the Hauser at second, Gal- at third make Bing Miller ar out- erly of doc WARNER, ‘GRAND OLD MAN OF ROWING GAME,’ DIES DETROIT. Mich, liam A. War g “grand old ma died here ¥y vears of row! ited with having sculled 000 miles. For several years known as the olde ctive ocarsman in the United Stat In 1898, when Mr. Wamer was 50 yoars old, he, with Charics Harris, de- feated Edward Hanlon Ten Esck, dia- mond sculls champion, and the latter's partner, Lewis. He began to row in 1568 at the University of Michigan, years he acted as rowing coa Detroit Boat Club. COLLEGE BASE BALL. Ohio March he was amateur a student For 10 hoat the At State, Athens, Ga—Georgia, Si Henning, Auburn, 5. ort Ga.—Infantry has been with | The Chicago Cubs WON 81, LOST 7 FINISHED F) The Chicago Cubs of last season were, for' the most part, a collection of willing young gentlemen who lack- ed the judgment and balance of ma- tured teams at times and at other periods in the National League pen- nant race made matters somewhat in- teresting be se young men are in- clined to find a certain satisfaction in fighting their way alon During the Winter Bill Killefer took steps to mellow and age his team a bit He had a fine bunch of hard-working voung plavers under his management last season, and they gave him and the team all they had, but the club was weak in a couple of spots. Be- tween seasons he looked about for some players who might add stabil- ity, and succeeded in getting Wilbur Cooper, Rabbit Maranville and Char- ley Grimm from the Pittsburgh Pi- rates Maranville, of course, is now lost to the Cubs for two or three months through breaking a bone in his ankle while sliding into third base in a practice game a few da and this was a tough “break Killefer was counting on Maran- Vi to hold the infield together, and it is no wonder he felt the accident so keenly. Still, the Cubs look stronger than a ago, with several good pitching prospects looming up, and there is reason for Killefer to feel optimistic if he can find somebody to take Maranville's place at short. Charley Grimm will be a steadying tnfluence at first base, while “Spark Plug” Adams is a good second base- man and Barney Freiberg can be counted on at third. Freiberg showed no great aptitude as an outfielder and is almost sure to be back in his old place, as Pittenger has not as yet played up to expecta- tio: Killefer has not vet solved his out- field problem. He has Cliff Heath- cote, Denver Grigsby, Hack Miller, Arnold Statz and a trio of athletes who have not yvet ripened. Miller can hit,a ball as far as any one desires, but he never will cause Paavo Nurmi to guard his laurels. atz is as swift of foot as any, but weak in the vicinity of the plate. Heathcote is a fair hitter, but Grigs- by is not a master batsman. The out- field is not what is termed a sensa- tional one, by any means. Killefer has reason to believe that his pitching staff will produce grati- fying results. Grover Cleveland Alex- ander, years in the service, but who won twelve games last season and lost five, is fast reaching condition. Cooper, as left-handed as they are cre. ated, seems ready for the season's opening Tony Kaufmann, Abe Bush and GeorEie Stueland are three more who, unless something unforeseen hap- pens, will give good accounts of themselvi Master Bush, late of Wichita Falls, has every earmark of developing into an Al moundsman. Altogether Killefer has 15 pitchers, some of whom, of course, wil pitch in other cities than those embraced by the National League. abby Hartnett and Bob O'Farrell k in catching harness, and are clubbing the ball with malevolent In- tent. Those two souls, by the way are the longest hitters on the club, with the exception of Miller. The Cubs look safe behind the plate, The Bruins could stand a few more players who make long hits Charley Hollocher's presence would bolster up the infield vastly, but there is slight possibility of his playing. All in all, Killefer has a good ex- cuse for expecting something worth while from his club. THIRTY TRACKMEN OUT AT HYATTSVILLE HIGH HYATTSVILLE. Md, March 25.—A squad of about 30 aspirants for track and fleld honors is working out dafly at Hyattsville High School, under direction of “Tubby” Branner, a mem- ber of the faculty of the school and a former foot ball and lacrosse star at the University of Maryland Upon invitation of Eastern High School, Washington, the Hyattsville athletes will compete in a meet to be held May 1, in the Eastern stadium against representatives of Alexandria High, Gonzaga, Devitt Preps and the host sehool Among Our Many Customers The following 5 concerns operate over 100 of our trucks and look to us for service and advice: American Express Company Southeastern Express Company Union Transfer Company Potomac Electric Power Co. Chapin-Sacks Corporation 77 7 Buyers who know trucking costs appreciate our service and equipment. We will gladly give you the facts without obligation. Consult us before buying. 2 ENGINEERS 7 2 S, THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25 1925. PAIR OF D. C. FIVES PLAY IN BALTIMORE Washington and Baltimore basket ball teams meet tonight in the Maryland metropolis to decide cham- plonships in two divisions of the annual South Atlantic tournament. From a fleld of six District teams, including two girls' sextets, only the Mount Vernon M. E. unlimited ‘quint and the Epiphany Juniors are left in the running, and both get their final tests tonight with South. Atlantlc crowns as prizes. On_their fourth trip to Baltimore the Mount Vernons will' encounter the Baltimore Y. M. C. A. team, con- queror of the Y. M. H. A, in the semi-final round. The Washingto- nians won their way to the top by defeating the St. Joseph's Community Club, 28 to 26; the Lithuanian-Amer- ican Athletic Club, 22 to 19, and the Baltimore Athletic Club, 30 to 22. Preceding,the Mount Vernon-Y. M. C. A. tilt, which is scheduled to begin at 9:15 on the Franklin street court, the Epiphany Juniors tackle the Huron Athletic Club quint for the champlonship of the 130-pound class. The church quint advanced to the finals by trouncing the Vagabond Club, 30 to 24, and the Atlas Club, 26 to 19. Both are Baltimore teams. Anncostia Enagles, senior basket ball champions of the District, ran roughshod over the Warrenton, Va., five on the later's court, winning by a 42-to-22 count. The game closed the season for the southeast tossers. Members of the Argyle Athletic Club are planning to banquet the Argyle basket ball team tomorrow night at the home of Francis Cook, 3333 Eighteenth street. Bangs, Borrks, Robinson, Sincell, F. Cook, M. Cook, Ahern, Brady, Buchannan, Dennis and Gardner make up the court squad. Alco Athletic Club tossers won the first of a three-game series from Conway's Carlisles, 29 to 28, at Mur- ray Casino. NURMI NOT SO FAST IN INDOOR FAREWELL 25.—Paavo Nurml, saying farewell to the board tracks of New York, on which he has established more than a score of records, falled by a half minute last night to equal his time for one and one-half miles. His time was 7:01 3- Nurmi's race featured the 244th Coast Artillery meet. Jimmy Con- nolly, was left a half lap behind and Paavo proved, despite his poor time, that he has recovered fully from the attack which made him quit last week in _a test at 5,000 meters against Willie Ritola. Ugo Frigerio, Italian walker, who holds the Olympic 10,000-meter cham- pionship, prepared himself for his challenge race against Willle Plant, American king, Saturday night, by walking to victory over Joe Pearman of New York, at 2,500 meters. Frigerio established figures of 10:47 4-5, the first time the event had been staged indoors. BOSTON, March 25.—Paavo Nur- mi, the Finnish star, has selected one and a half miles as the distance he will run at the Elks' indoor games here next Tuesday night. This di tance was preferred by Nurmi, it was explained because the track is a 13-lap one. The race will be from scratch, with Joie Ray, Jimmy Con- nolly and Lloyd Hahn running against the Finn. LOYOLA OF BALTIMORE GETS COFALL AS COACH PHILADELPHIA, March 25.—Stan- ley B. Cofall, former Notre Dame foot ball star, has announced his resigna- tion as athletic director of the Cath lice High School of this city and his acceptance of a similar position at Loyola College, Baltimore. Cofall has been foot ball coach and direator of athletics at Catholic High for three years. SPORTS. SOUTHPAWS WITH INDIANS |LEADERS IN TENPIN |CUBS WILL PLACE HIGHER ARE SHOWING GOOD FORM Cleveland Indians in Florida right-handers. C LEVELAND, Ohio, March 25—The left-handed pitchers with the apparently have a big edge on the Of five reported in condition to travel the full route, Jim Edwards, Sherry Smith, Garland Buckeye and Watson Clark are southpaws, and Byron Speece, right-hander. Edwards has recovered from In- Juries suffered to his knee which kept him out most of last season and bar- ring accidents s expected to prove one of the sensations of 1925. Indications are that Recruits Buck- eye, Speece, Clark, Carl Yowell and Norman Lehr will be retained. Tygers Start Trip. DETROIT, Mich,, March 25.—Detrolt left its veteran pitchers at Augusta when the base ball team left its train- ing quarters yesterday for a six-game jaunt into Carolina and Virginia. ‘While Manager Cobb took enough of his veterans to ke certain of good defense and offense, the pitching staff is largely made up of the men who may or may not continue with the squad throughout the season. All the men suffering slight injuries also re- mained behind. The first game is slated for Char- lotte, N. C. Red Sox Are Peppery. BOSTON, March 25.—Refreshed by their Monday vacation, the Red Sox resumed thelr practice with a vim at their New Orleans camp yesterday in spite of a high east wind driving a drizzle of rain. The seventh game of the series with the Pelicans was scheduled for today, with Fred Wing- field and Jack Quinn in the box for the major leaguers. The Braves, at St. Petersburg, pre- pared for a tussle with the New York fants today, with the former's out- field filled with newcomers—Jimmy Welsh in left field, Dave Harris in center and Bernie Neis in right. Rain fell occasionally yesterday while the Braves put in a fast two-hour Work- out. Ruth Finally Hits One. NEW YORK, March 25.—Scientists laboring today to discover the loca- tion of a disturbance which shook the needles of base ball seismographs throughout the country yesterday, have located the epi-center in the vicinity of the home plate of the Yankee training grounds at St Petersbug. For Babe Ruth hit his first home run of the year in the sixth inning of a contest which Brooklyn won from the Yankees by a score of 10 to &. Experts now prophesy a process of such disturbances throughout the Summer along the line of the Ameri- can League known as the Ruthian Fault. The shock came after a series of previous shudders caused by home runs of Zach Wheat, Earl Combs and Jake Fournier in the first of the 18- game series of exhibition contests in which. the Robins will meet the Yankees. The Giants and Browns purred in midseason form through a 4-2 game, which the National League champions won at Sarasota. The work of Milton Gaston, newest of the crew of Yankee cast-offs, who have lived to star on other team: tured the game. The Browns made two runs from Scott in the third, but Nehf and Mec- Quillan held them nicely for the rest of the game. St. Louis Clubs Busy. ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 25.—This week winds up the stay of the St. Louls Cardinals’ first team at Stockton, Calif., and Manager Branch Rickey promises to give the men plenty of work in their three-day series with Kansas City American Assoclation Club beginning today. Three games are also scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Sacramento furnishing the opposition. Each Car- dinal is reported in excellent condi- tion with the exception of Eddle Dyer, pitcher, who h; lame left arm. The Browns played the Buffalo In- ternationals at Palmetto, near the Brownle training camp at Tarpon Springs, Fla., today, in an attempt to salve & 4-to-2 defeat yesterday at the hands of the New York Giant: Athletics Borrow Babe. PHILADELPHIA, March 25 —Base ball fans at Fort Myers, Fla., are en- thusiastic over the prospect of seeing Babe Ruth in. action today. The home-run king is to play with the Philadelphia Athletics against the Milwaukee team of the American Assoclation at the Fort Myers fair grounds. Most of the shops there will close at noon today to enable employes to attend the game. The Mackmen played & nine-inning interclub contest yesterday, which marked the return to the game of Cochrane, injured in practice about two wegks ago. The batting of Hale, who had a double and two singles, featured the contest. The Phillles, idle vesterday be- cause of rain, are scheduled to meet Columbus today at Bradentown, Fla. Grigaby's Hita Decide. CHICAGO, March 25, Denver Grigsby, ChicaBo Cub outfielder, led his mates in the timely batting which enabled them to win, 9 to 7. from Los Angeles yesterday. He registered three hits in four times up, while Sparky Adams, second baseman: Pinkie Pittinger, shortstop, and Catcher O'Farrell contributed two each. The teams meet again today, and tomorrow the Cubs start a two-game series with the Vernon Tigers. The teams of Manager Eddie Col- lins and Harry Hooper went nine innings to a 6-and-6 draw at Shreve- port. Joubert Davenport and Milton Steengraafe did mound duty for the Hoopers, while Ted Lyons, Baylor University flash, and Dixie Leverett served for the regulars. Reds’ Pilot Satisfied. CINCINNATI, Ohlo, March 25.— With the championship season open- ing three weeks away, Manager Jack Hendricks of the Cincinnatl Club is “more than satisfied” with the progress made by the Reds dur- ing their stay in Florida. “The whole club is in vastly better shape than it was last Spring at this time,” Hendricks said in a statement yesterday. “I belleve that the out- field is going to be much sronger than last vear, that our pitching will be better, that our infield will show a slight shade of improvement and that our catching will be just as good, which is good enough.” * Pirates Win Another. PITTSBURGH, Pa, March The Pirates yesterday took another game in their series of 10 with the San Francisco Seals, finishing on the long end of a 4-to-3 score. The vic- tory is the fifth for the Buccaneers out of five games already played. Capt. Carey garnered the game for his teammates when he hammered the ball into the leftfield bleachers in_the fourth inning. Louis Koupal, & recruit, was on the mound for the Corsairs for four in- nings, but gave way to Ray Kremer when his arm began to weaken, He had the Friscoans well In hand in the four innings he pitched, however. Lefty Williams, coast pitcher, was compelled to face Manager McKech- nie's array of nine righthanded bat- ters. HARNESS BODIES MERGE. NEW YORK, March 25.—Eastern and Western governing bodies of harness racing agreed to merge at a meeting here of the board of directors of the Union Trotting Association, which adopted the report of a com- mittee recommending uniting with the Harness Horse Association. TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats EISEMAN’S, 7th & F WHAT! 4 GOOD CIGARS FOR 10c! HOW COME? an hour carrying simply their One of these Virginia Che- S dayoanid makeano. ¢ aday—andi no mistakes. The quality is au- tomatic, unvarying, scientifi- EVERY INCH Makes 5o brands eavi- ous—and 10 andl5centers respectful. 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Som- mermater of Rochester rolled into a tle for ninth position, with a score of 1,241 pins In the five-man event the ploneers of Salamanca were high, with 2,786 pins. William J. Knox of Philadelphia, 1923 all-events champion and the only bowler with a 300 score in the A. B. C. tournament, totaled 1,842 pins for nine games to tie for ninth place in all events. A 670 set in the doubles featured his rolling. The leaders are: FIVE-MAN EVENT. North Center Alley, Chicago . Bunitary Milks, Canton . Herb's Indians, Cleveland irands, Detroit Page Dairys, Toledo ...... TWO-MAN EVI Mills-Scribaer, Detroit . Brown-Binsley, Toledo Allen-Houser, Detroit Peterson-Devries, Chicago ...... Flaner-Fischer, Milwaukee ... INDIVIDUAL EVENT. Mahlenbrock, Jersey City .... De Vito, Chilcago -........ Herman, Detroit . Gazzolo, Toledo . ALL EVENTS. De Vite, Chicago . Kartheiser, Chlca Brown, Toledo Gazzolo, Toledo .. BORG FAILS IN ATTEMPT TQ LOWER WATER RECORD CHICAGO, March —Arne Borg, Swedish swimming star, who has de- cided to make the United States his home, failed in an attempt to lower the world mark of 2:14 in the 220-yard free style swim in the Central A. A. U. champlonships here last night. His time was 2:20 1-5. Ethel Lackie, Illinois A. C., won the 220 free style for women, finishing a lap ahead of Bernice Rice, Illinois . C. Bob Skelton, I. A. C., took the 220-yard breast stroke in 2:51 1-6. Miss Lackle's time was 2:59 4-5, a central A. A. U. record. Boost your Average! SPALDING BATS are made of choicest second growth spe- cially selected white ash. They are the strongest and greatest driving power base ball bats obtainable. Seasoned, too, by the open air pro- cess—the longest but best method to produce quality bats. Try one! Case-Hardened Bats. Each Others, 25¢ to $2.50 1338 G St N.W., Washington 2 THAN IN 1924, PILOT SAYS Asserts All Positions Have Been Strengthened With Exception of Shortstop and He Holds Great Hopes for Pittenger There. OS ANGELES, March 25.—Belief that the C go National League base ball club will place higher in 1925 than it did last year was ex- pressed here by William Killefer, Cub manager, in commenting on the outlook for the coming season. “It is yet too early in the year to predict the pennant chances of the club,” Killefer declares, adding, how- ever, that he is confident the Cubs would finish “near the top.” “A team that will be many per cent stronger than that of last sea- son, augmented by more hitting strength, will describe fully the 1925 squad,” he said. ) “All positions, with the exception of shortstop, which was weakened by the loss of ‘Rabbit’ Maranville, who broke his ankle recently in an exhibition contest, have been strengthened considerably. No greater blow can be inflicted on a club than the loss of its star shortstop. Chicago LEMON IS LEADER e s, IN BASKET SCORING but T hold great hopes for Clark Pit- By the Associated Press. tinger, acquired from the Salt Lake club of the Pacific Coast Base Ball League to fill the berth. His work has impressed me greatly NEW YORK. March 25 —Official he pitching staff has shown great figures for the Eastern Intercollegiate | improvement over W Basket Ball League just made public | . Al o disclose few important changes from |UTOVer Ale e the unofficial list published imme-|Vic Keen, Cooper, Charles Root, diately after the final game. later obtained recently from Lemon of Washington, D. C, Princeton forward, captured the in- dividual honors with 65 points, and Cleaves of the same team Is credited with a tle with Carmack of Pennsyl- vania for second place at 63. In the unofficial rankings Cleaves was placed third with 62. Laub of Columbia rises to elghth place in the official 1st. 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