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- 32 SPORTS.' THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, -D. C., SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1925, SPORTS. Griffs Busy on Get-Away Day at Camp : Ruth Unlikely to Set New Homer Mark QUIT TAMPA AFTER GAME ITH GIANTS THIS EVENING Nationals Prepare for Eleven-Day Barnstorming Trip Back to Washington—Martina Earns Serious Consideration for Retention. BY JOHN B. KELLER. TA.\{ PA, Fla., March 28—Get-away day was to have the Nationals on their toes almost continually. Prior 'to the game with the Giants here this afternoon the world champions were scheduled to hold a morning drill filled with activity on the part of the club swingers. It ought to be a tired lot of athletes that quit Tampa tonight for St Augus- tine, first stop on the 11-day journey to Washington. In an effort to start North on even terms with the Giants in the little world series, the Nationals were going after a second -ictory over their foes of last October with the same line-up that repres:.ted the National The Giants, though, will be formed differently, for Frank Walker and Heinie Groh, who did not appear in the game in Washington on last October 4, were to swing into action Capital in that historic struggle. this afternoon. The Nationals expected to face Art Nehf, southpaw, who hurled against and defeated Johnson in the memora- ble 12-inning opening battle of the champlonship series, at the outset of hostilities today But th~ portsider was not clever enough to check the Nationals at Sarasota last Saturday, ien they repulsed the Giants for the first time in three engagements this year, and they were not particu- Jarly worried by the prospect of fac- ing him again. 2 All other games of the Natlonals Spring exhibition serles pale into in- slgnificance in comparison with the contests in which the Glants are en- countered. Of course, the players hiave the desire to win in all of the practice tilts, but they entered the first three matches of the schedule with the Glants not only with a de- sire to win, but also with a spirit characteristic of a club in a cham- pionship campaign rather than in a Spring barnstorming series. Oritlcism Still Is Heard. While the fire of criticism condemn- 1g the management of the world w s with the Giants that flared up when the schedule was announced has subsided to a great extent, it still sputters into a sizable flame at times. Within the past few days a noted base ball writer has put himself on record as believing that Manager Har- ris’ action in negotiating for the games was that of a rash and short- sighted young man. According to the latest critic, the Washington club could by no possi- billty reap anything except a slight financial advantage, and he is at a loss to understand why “President Clark Grifith, who is So canny in base ball matters that he has been named the ‘Old Fox,’ shouid have assented to the Harris proposition.” Just why this series should be so harmful to the Nationals is difficult to understand. No one comes out with any statement that the Giants will have their morale wrecked or their mechanical effectiveness impaired if they are beaten in the majority of the games. Yet that is what some of the eritics seem to think will happen to the Nationals If they are drubbed more often than they triumph. Not Playing on Past Glory. They say much about a 10ss of pres- tige and the development of an in- feriority complex by the world cham- plons if they fail to carry on from where they left off last October. That may be good in theory, but it Is not likely to hold up in a practical test. The Nationals had no prestige to sustain them or overawe their op- ponents last year, and so far it does not appear that they intend to play their games upon past glory this year. Manager Harris is fast forming a real base ball club, with real playing strength and ability, and whether it scores over the Glants or is runner- up to them in the barnstorming trip, it still will be a real base ball club that will fight gamely to repeat its American League triumphs of 1924. ldeal training weather has been working wonders with many of the veteran pitchers in the Nationals’ camp. Stanley Coveleskie and Georgs Mogride have conditioned themselves splendidly, and now it seems that Joe Martina, who has more summers behind him than most of the hurle in major ranks, is about to blossom forth as a really dependable box artist Oyster Joe came to the Nationals Jast Spring from the New Orleans club of the Southern Association with the reputation of being a steady, if not flashy, performer, possessing a strong arm, despite his years of service in the minors. But a training season made poor by unusual weather here did not properly fit Joe for the American League campaign, and he was no howling success last year. rny Serious Consideration. Now Joe promises to force much consideration of his merits by Man- ager Harris when the latter begins to reduce his pitching squad. In prac- tice yesterday Martina revealed enough to warrant a thorough trial before he may be regarded as unable to hold to the pace demanded of mador league pitchers. His workout was far better than any previous one fhis season. either on the practice fleld or in competition. He has speed, excellent control and a change of pace of high order. Martina’s performance was the brightest spot of the strenuous grind the Nationals were called upon to undergo on their last gameless day fn camp. Almost all of the pitchers had long turns on the hill in batting practice, and overy member of the squad participated in flelding drills. Beveral of the athletes, espectally Johnson and Ruether, were given more to do than on any previous day fn camp, but they bore up well under the extra strain. Most of the players rre 50 well conditioned now that they can withstand a deal of toil. YOUNG SHARKEY GIVEN PLACE ON FIGHT CARD Young Sharkey has been substi- tuted as the opponent of Eddie Bowen mt the Washington Barracks next Wednesday night to take the place of Eddie Leonard of Baltimore, who has declined to meet the Washington ban- tam because of adifference in weights. Sharkey has fought Lew Mayers, Benny Schwartz, Peter Mack and In- dian Russell, and is reputed to be able to take all Bowen may give him. The other bouts of the cards will feature Jack Turner and Young Renzo, Al Forum and Andy Bowen. TAt 7 o'clock tonight Renzo will be meen at the International Athletic Club, 908 Penusylvania avenue, dem- onstrating to the public that he is in the best of condition for his match. AMERICAN TEAMS SAIL. Two American athletic teams sail today for international competition abroad. Pennsylvania's relay team departs to match strides with the Ox- ford and Cambridge runners, while the American Army polo squad starts across the Atlantic to oppose Brit- ish officers in June for the interna- tional military champlionship. EXHIBITION BASE BALL At Savanoah, New York B Rocbester (L1... Batteries— Schang: Kary R H. RS e i 9 Renll, Bradler Llen ‘and Head. R. H. 81y T and At Sacramento, St Louis (N.) Sacramento ( Ten innings. Batteries Thompson, Vanhoutte Reinbart and Viek; a Koebler, At Stockton, Calif. R H E Kansas City (A. A.) Theriie St. Louls (N.). 4+ 6 3 Batteries—Schupp, Wayenburg and Snyder; Rbem and Schmidt, Gonsales, At Leesburg, Fla.— Reading (L.). Ofncinatl (N.).. 3 Batteries—Balley, Cottey, Mattison and J. Smith, Lynn, Seeshalts; May, Benton and Wingo. At Deland, FI: New York (N.), T; Toledo (A. A), 0. Game called end se th inning, rain. HARGRAVE CALLED HOME BY ILLNESS OF MOTHER TAMPA, Fia, March 28.—Bill Hargrave, one of the Nationais’ catchers, upon receipt of men- sage that his mother was dying, left Tampa this morming for his om Fort Wayme, Ind., and may not rejoin the squad uaril it arrives {n Washington April 9. Hargrave = betore leaving that hix brother Euxene, who is first-string eatcher for ¢ Cin- cinnati Reds, already was on his way to Fort Wayne. EMERSON NINE PLAYS GONZAGA WEDNESDAY Pre-April showers caused the can- cellation of Emerson Institute's first game of the base ball season that was scheduled for yesterday afternoon with Business High. Emerson’s nine, however, will put in a few practice licks the fist of next week and will get its first competition on Wednes- day, when Gonzaga is encountered on the Hilltop fleld in Georgetown. Eddie Semler, former University of Maryland foot ball and base ball star, is in charge of the Emerson sluggers and has rounded up from the day and night classes a fast outfit that is cal- culated to offer some stiff opposition to scholastic combinations hereabouts. Bossi, a catcher, and Hanger, first baseman, have performed with teams of Swarthmore Preparatory School, while Waite, an outfielder, is from New York Military Academy. The mainder of the line-up includes Gro- ton and Morgan, outfielders; McBride, second base; Bris, third base; Sisson, pitcher, and Kempt, shortstop. In addition to 13 games already scheduled, Semler hopes to add the Maryland University freshmen to his list. April 1, Gonzaga at Gonzaga; 4, Briarly Hall at Poolesville, Md.; 6, Eastern at Eastern; 7, Leonard Hall at Leonardtown; 14, Western at West- ern; 21, St. John's at St. John's; 30, Gonzaga. May 6, St. John's; 11, Devitt Prep. 13, St. Alban’s at St Alban's; 14 Al- exandria High at Alexandria; 20, Leonard Hall; 25, Eastern. GRIGSBY, CUB OUTFIELDER, BREAKS HIS COLLARBONE weeks ago when “Rabbit” Maranville broke his ankle, has scored CHICAGO. March 28.—Calamity, which struck the Chicago Cubs two again. Denver Grigshy, intended as a regular center fielder, broke his collarbone yesterday. of May. He will not be able to play until the middle The casualty occurred when the outfielder tried to spear a double in the second inning of the Cubs’ 5-to-4 victory over the Vernon club. Nemesis also overtook the White Sox in their Shreveport camp. Jou- bert Davenport, prominent in prac- tice-game pitching, strained a liga- ment in his left shoulder during the camp civil war between squads of Manager Eddie Collins and Harry Hooper. He may be out until the middle of next week. Indian Hurlers in Form. CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 28.— Figures complled today on the last five games of the Cleveland Indians in Florida show that only 6 runs, 25 hits and 13 bases on balls were distributed by 10 Cleveland pitchers in 45 innings against Cincinnati, Columbus and Milwaukee. Watson Clark held Columbus hit- less In three innings. *Working nine Innings against Milwaukee and Co- lumbus, “Gob” Buckeve has permitted only three hits, the number allowed the same teams by Byron Speece in s Roy and Miiler each held Co- lumbus to three hits in as many round Lehr held Milwaukee to two hits in three innings. Smith made the best showing of the veterans, holding Cincinnati to one hit in four innings. Edwards and Shaute each worked five innings against the Reds and divided six hits, while four were acquired by Cincin- nati off Yowell in four. Tygers Play Toronto, DETROIT, March 28.—The Detroit Tygers and the Toronto club of the International League were Scheduled to meet at Winston-Salem today for the last game of their barnstorming serles. Rain yesterday caused the cancellation of the game at Danville, Va. The Leafs were to return to Au- gusta, Ga. after the game today, while the Tygers have Richmond, Va., and Norfolk, Va. on their list be- fore returning to the training camp. They will play at Richmond Monday and Norfolk Tuesday. St. Louis Fans Worried. ST. LOUIS, March 25.—With the American League season scheduled to open two weeks from Tuesday, St. Louis ball fans are beginning to worry about the protracted hold- out of Marty McManus, second base- man, and Bill Jacobson, centerfielder of the Browns. If the pair are not in the fold 10 days after the opening of the season they automatically will be ineligible. Manager Bill Friel, business boss, says the club has made its best of- fer and is waiting for the signed contracts. After today's workout at Tarpon Springs, Fla, the Browns plan to break camp, starting northward Sun- day. They dropped an exhibition game vesterday to Buffalo, 8 to 2. The Cardinals are winners of three consecutive games with Kansas City, taking the last of the series yester- day, 4-to 2, at Stockton, Calif. Macks Start Homeward. PHILADELPHIA, March 25.—Con- nie Mack’s Athletics leave their train- ing camp, at Fort Myers, Fla., today, on their homeward journey. The team will be divided into two squads, one proceeding directly to Philadel- phia and the other stopping at sev- eral points en route for exhibition games. The latter squad meets Co- lumbus of the American Association today at Winter Haven. In their last game at Fort’ Myers, yesterday, the Athletics defeated a local com- bination, 14 to 1. The Phillies are scheduled to meet the Buffalo Internationals at Bradentown, Fla., today. Yesterday Manager Fletch- ers men engaged in an intraclub con- test, the regulars defeating the yan- nigans, 16 to 1. Lee at Short for Red Sox. BOSTON, March 28.—Dudley Lee was reinstated at shortstop for the Red Sox at New Orleans yesterday. Back at his regular position after being out of favor for reporting late.at the training camp, Lee gave a fine exhibition of fielding. The final practice of the Spring will be held next Monday, and late that night the American players will begin their homeward journey by way of Mobile. At St. Petersburg, Fla., the Braves made ready to play the Cleveland In- dians this afternoon, with the pitching to be divided between Jesse Barnes and Johnny Cooney. Combs Rescues Yankees. NEW YORK, March 28.—Long- range artillery in the Yankees' line-up that has been conspicuously effective on major league diamonds was silenced Y vesterday at Savannah, Ga., by minor league pitching in a game with the Rochester Internationals, and it fell to the lot of the newly installed regular, Earl Combs, to save the former Ameri- can League champions from defeat. His home run in the ninth with one on tying the score at 4—4, the game was called in the eleventh with the score unchanged. The Brooklyn Dodgers, who left their training camp in Clearwater, Fla., will resume a series with the Huggins' co- horts today at Jacksonville, Manager Robinson took a squad of 11 pitchers, 4 catchers, 8 infielders and 5 outflelders. This outfit will be augmented at Bir- mingham Monday, it is expected, by Pitchers Burlelgh Grimes and Art De- catur. The Giants bagged their second straight game from the Toledo Ameri- can Assoclation nine, 7 to 0, in the mud and rain. The National League champiens today will resume major league play in a game with the world champion Wash- ington Senators. Roush Hits Freak Homer. CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 28.—A freak home run by Capt. Eddle Roush featured the 10-to-4 victory of the Cincinnati Nationals over Reading of the International League at Lees- burg yesterday. It was a terrific drive to right field, where the ball hit an unlatched gate and forced it wide open. As the ball dropped out- side the playing field, it became a homer. The Reds play at Sanford this aft- ernoon against the Milwaukee Brew- ers, their last game away from the Orlando training camp until they de- part for the North. Sheehan and Lugque are slated to pitch. Pirates Keep Up Streak. PITTSBURGH, Pa. March 28— While the Pirates were winning the eighth game of their 10-game series from the Seals at San Francisco yes- terday, 8 to 4, the Buccaneer rookies were bowing to the Seals’ second squad, 5 to 1. Babe Adams was the first Corsair moundsman to go into action and held the Friscoans runless for the larger half of the game. Marty Grif- fin succeeded him on the rubber and kept the Coast Leaguers well under control. Ple Traynor, the Bucs' third base- man, attracted all eyes to the infield by his spectacular spearing of a hot liner that would have meant runs for the Coast team. The Hooligans were not in a hit- ting mood, though Clarence Hutchin- #on, a youngster, who pitched half the game for them, made a good impres- sion, RANSDELL DIAMONDERS WILL WORK TOMORROW Baso ballers of the Ransdell In- corporated nine, champions of sec- tion C of the Washington Base Ball and Athletic Association, will hold their initial work-out tomorrow after- noon, at 2 o'clock, at Eighteenth and Newton streets northeast. Besides having all of last year's team members back on the diamond, Manager Bickerton has signed Harke, Sager, Pete Peterson and Jimmie Dunn. Games may be arranged through the manager at the Postal Telegraph Co., Evans Building. SHAMROCKS TO GATHER ON DIAMOND TOMORROW Nance Steele, manager of the cham- pion Shamrocks, will put his base ball squad through another stiff workout at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning on the diamond at Fifth and L streets. The Shamrocks will open their sea- son on Easter, probably against the Alexandria Dreadnaughts, champions of Virginia. The two clubs are old rivals, and for the past four years have opened their schedules together. Any unlimited team wanting a prac- #ice game for tomorrow should com- municate with Willle Glascoe, at Lin- coln 493-W, after § o'clock. Glascoe also is arranging the season schedule. TO STAGE DUAL MEET. ANN ARBOR, March 28 —Michigan and Cornell will top their indoor track seasons with their annual dual met here tonight, in which the Yost fleld house will be used for the first time for an Intercollegiate track event. The meet will be the fifteenth in which the two schools have par- ticipated. BROOKLYN DODGERS’ ROSTER FOR 1925 Pitchers. Throws. Cantrell, Guy D, Doak, William L Ehrhardt, Willla; Greéne, Nelwon G...... Grimes, Burleigh A.... Henry, Frank J. Hinkle, William D. Hollingsworth, Jol McPhee, U. Dan. Onborne, Ernest P. Roberts, James W. EEENE RN mErarEze FrEENR REN BANRESERE n R R R Hartline, Leonard B. R n Taylor, James W. R~ R Infielders. Fournler, Jacques F. L R High, Andrew A... R Johnston, Jamen H. » Mitehell, John F. n Standaert, Jerry. ... R Stock, Milton J. R Tierney, James A.. R Outfielders, Brown, Edward W. n Cox, Elmer J.... . GriMth, Thomax H. n Loftux, Richard J.... R» Wheat, Zack D.,..... L R Charles H. manager; Arthur B. Egan and Iva; training camp. 1024 record: and losing 62 games for .507. Played with fn 1924, G. W. L PO Okmulgee, W. A. 40 21 7 750 Dodger ... 33 13 6 .684 Dodgers .. .. 15 5 3 .63 Dodgers ..... 4 0 1 .000 Dodgers ..... 38 22 13 .629 Dodgers ........ 16 1 2 .333 Utlea, N. Y,-Pa..... 20 8§ 14 .364 Dodgers .. 3 1 01.000 New Orleans.... 39 22 11 .667 Dodgers ........ No record. Dodgers . 23 6 5 545 Dodgers 11’ e 3 .000 Little Rock, 28 7 9 .438 Waterbury, Eastern 42 22 10 087 ent No record. 35 28 6 .824 som, Cot. States 25 10 9 .526 Dodgers ... 2 0 _0 .000 Des Moines, Wes: 46 17 16 518 Dodgers .. Dodgers ... Augusta, S. A, A. Dodgers . Dodgers . 154 334 985 Dodgers . 144 328 .964 Dodgers . 86 298 039 Dodgers . 64 .263 951 ‘Wiston-Salem, 112 332 .931 Dedgers 142.. .242 931 Braves . 136 .259 964 Dodgers Portland, P. C. . Dodgers 140 B Dodgers ... ... 16 1.000 Dodgers . 141 375 965 bbets, prexident; Ned Hanlon, secretary; Wilbert Robinson, M. Olson, coaches. Clearwater, Fla., Finished second in the National League race, winning 92 TUNNEY BATTERS GREB IN TEN-ROUND CONTEST By the Assoclated Press. S Harry Greb, former holder of result of Tunney’s decisive victory Tunney gave Greb as thorough a beating as he has ever received. So completely was Greb outclassed and outfought in 6 of the 10 rounds that he resorted to a defensive fight after the third, and thereafter was guilty of persistent holding, varied only by a rare flash of offensive fighting, which Tunney quickly terminated by a devastating body attack. Tunney concentrated his fire almost entirely on Greb's heart and body, landing with deadly accuracy and telling effect. To Greb's credit he showed remarkable assimilative pow- ers in standing up under Tunney's viclous attacks. After a flashy start, Greb went on the defensive, and let entire rounds go by without making more than a weak show of attack, without landing & decisive punch, even on those rarc where a fly ball will land and heavy hitter and a good baserunner. This may secem a large bill markedly shy in the qualifications I ze won't count for so much in if you are able to do well the things LAFAYETTE A. C. NINE HAS BRIGHT OUTLOOK Lafayettes will play the Congress Heights base ball nine in a practice game tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock on the Congress field, at Nichols ave- nue and Portland street. Lafayette players are requested to report to the diamond not later than 1 o'clock. The Lafayette team that made a great showing last season has been greatly strengthened by the acquisi- tion of W. Edinger and E. Edinger, former Hilltop players; F. Wesley, Shamrock second baseman; Welde, star pitcher of the Naval Air Service team of last vear, and Bangs of the Lehigh Athlgtic Club. Senior and unlimited teams want- ing games should communicate with Melvin Henderson at 1342 K street southeast, Lincoln 393. National Midgets of Alexandria wish to book games with District nines in their class. The Linworths, Southends und Hornet Midgets espe- cially are challenged. Write to Man- ager Robert Lynch at 111 North Payne street, Alexandria. Alexandria Dreadnaughts are plan- ning for the most successful season in their history and will hold prac- tice tomorrow. Manager E. R. Allen, at 726 North Washington street, is booking games. Bucky Juniors are meeting tonight at the home of Raymond Britton, 731 Q street, at 8 o'clock. F. Britton, John Gegowitz, Ralph Beall, Edward Bernard, Victor Stahle, Walter Sol- omon and Joe Amity are requested to report. Northern Juniors were scheduled to open their season today in a clash with the Crescents at the Monument Grounds at 3 o'clock. Liberty Athletic Club and Texas Athletio Club teams will meet in a practice game tomorrow afternoon at the Rosedale field at 2 o'clock. The Libertys are scheduling games for Saturdays and Sundays. Call Man- ager Kremb at Columbla 4165-J. GIBBONS IS WILLING. ST. PAUL, Minn, March 28.—A match between Tommy Gibbons, St. Paul, heavyweight, and Gene Tunney, American light-heavywelght title hold- er,.fof the Polo Grounds, in New York, June 12, is a step nearer as a result of a conference between Matchmaker Jimmy De Forest and Gibbons. The challenger for Jack Dempsey’s crown promised to favorably consider De For- est's offer. — PLANS BIG CUE EVENT. NEW YORK, March 28.—The N tional Association of Amateur Billlard Players . at_its annual meeting here took steps for conducting an interna- tional tournament next year, proba- 1bly in Philadelphia in February or March. YANK BEATS BRITON. LONDON, March 28.—C. C. Pell, America, defeated Col. A. J. H. Slog- HOW TO PLAY BASE BALL By Stanley (Bucky) Harri OUTFIELDER: L—NEEDED QUALIFICATIONS. THE youngster hoping to be a successful outfielder will need to be balls almost as fast and accurately as an infielder. 1 to fill. your mind to try for some other position than that of ar your success. gett, England, 15—8, 18—13, 15—17, in the third round of the amateur acrets tournament at the Queen's ul T. PAUL, Minn., March 28—Whatever doubt existed as to the superi- ority of Gene Tunney, American light-heavywefght champion, over the title, was dispelled today as a over the world middleweight title holder here last night. The fight was a no-decision bout. occasions when he the leading. Greb, with a reputation of a thou- sand punches, used all of them last night in attempting to smother Tun- ney's body attack, and wasted at least a thousand of them. Apparently discouraged by his fall- ure to land and alarmed over Tun- ney’s power and persistence, Greb thought only of protecting himself, and resorted to holding that brought warnings from the referee and boos from the crowd. Tunney fought a ciever and an in- undertook to do tense fight. His left hooks to the body seldom missed and his occa- sional use of short rights to the body and jaw scored whenever he cut these blows loose. It is doubtful if the bounding Greb, rated as one of the elusive boxers of the ring, ever received as many solid blows in any given 10 rounds. fast on his feet, own a fine throwing arm, have an instinct as to possess the knack of taking ground He also has to be a And it is. If you find you are have listed you had better make up outfrelder. Your You can be big or little that are nccessary. One of the hardest plays in which an outflelder must perfect himself is where a ball is hit directly over his head. You need instinct to get etarted almost as soon as the bat meets the ball. Like- wise you have to have speed to reach the desired spot in timo to make the catch A good sense of direction will be of much help to the youngster breaking in as an outfielder. 1f he has it he will break to one side for the ball and then 80 straight to the spot where he can make the play. The danger for young- sters to avoid is turning from side to side while running. You can't follow circles and make many catches. Outfielders have to make many catches while on the dead run. But, Wherever possible, be set to get the ball and thus eliminate the danger of over- running or underrunning the play. Also use two hands, if you can get them up, to make the catch. The so-called shoestring catches are difficult for a youngster to perfect. If you have plenty of nerve you can make this play as well as any other. It is generally to be saved for an emergency. When you have to dive forward for a ball be sure you keep your head and hands up. Otherwise you may miss the play altogether and the runner is cer- tain to take an extra base. Young outflelders should take all the throwing practice they can. They need to learn to line the ball to the plate and to all the ba: Drill until you get the ball to the receiver on the bound. It will arrive just as fast as on the fly, and thero is less danger of it getting away from the catcher or inflelder making the play. The ball should get to the re- ceiver on the first bounce. Youngsters need to learn the differ- ence in the bounce in a thrown ball that hits the turf and one which rebounds from the dirt of the base paths or the pitcher’s box. A ball coming up from the turf does so at a much faster rate than one rebounding from the dirt of a diamond. Outfielders should make al- lowance for this difference when they throw. The boy who perfects himself in han- dling ground balls will have a big ad- vantage over many young outflelders. Very often an outfielder foolishly thinks that if he is good on fiy balls he is a first-class player. Unless you can play balls on the hop or when they are rolling fast almost as good as an inflelder. you will never reach the very top as an out- flelder. The outflelder isn't supposed merely to block the ball when it comes on a fast bound. He must get his hands on it. Otherwise the play is almost certain to be messed up. If your ball fleld is rough and spotty you probably will miss many plays by not trying simply to knock the ball down. But do your best to get your hands on the ball. Don't ac- quire bad habits. They are often hard to cure. Learn to do a thing in the proper way. It pays. Remember that you need a powerful batting punch to go ahead as an out- fielder. Sometimes a club will have two heavy hitters in the outer garden and be able to carry a great defensive out- flelder who may not come quite to the desired standard as a hitter. But be sure you can hit the ball if you take up outflelding. . (Tomorrow—The Three Positions of the Outfielder.) EHNSraht, ThiK, By, Cucsedt Seins Festares ne.. LOS ANGELES, Calif., March 28. Mary K. Browne, Santa Monica, Calif., won the southern Californla woman's golf championship, defeating Miss Rosamund Sherwood of Long Island, N. Y, 6 and 4. ~ FOUR MARINE ATHLETES MAY ENTER GEORGETOWN Neal, Brunelle and Ryckman, scint/llaiing backfield stars of the Quantico Marine foot ball team, and Duncan, a clouting ball player with the Devil Dogs for several Years, are declared to be slated to enter Georgetown University mext Fall. Under the Hilltop rules they will not be eligible to play im varsity games until a year after: thelr entrance. All four are athletes of excep- tional bility, and wshould l“ greatly to the power of the Blue and Gray aggregations. There probably are no three men in thi section whe, as a trie, coul match the strength of the three Marine gridmen, while Duncan has been hitting the horsehide at a 400 clip. OXFORD CREW LOSES; SHELL IS SWAMPED By the Assoclated Press. PUTNEY, March 28—The annual Oxford-Cambridge boat race ended sensationally this afternoon when the Oxonlans, after rowing about 2 miles in very rough water, were forced to abandon the contest owing to the waterlogged condition of their boat. Cambridge finished the race, winning in 21 minutes 51 seconds. The course was a little more than 4 miles long. Cambridge, which started the gen- eral favorite, was lucky in winning the toss, which enabled the Light Blues to select the north shore for their station, thereby gaining pro- tection from the strong north wind, which not only was bitingly cold, but badly roughened the water of the river. REED PLAYS THOMPSON IN GOLF TOURNEY FINAL ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, March 28— Kenneth M. Reed of New York faced Stanley Thompson, Canadian amateur, in the battle for the title in the Ponce do Leon golf tournament here today. Reed figured vesterday in the sec- ond big upset of the tournament, when he defeated George Morse, Rut- land, Vt., after the latter on the pre- ceding day had ousted Frank Thomp- son. Canadian amateur title holder, from the event. Stanley Thompson came into the finals by triumphing over Eddie Van Vleck of Garden City., Long Island, former Yale pitcher. D. C. WELL REPRESENTED IN ANNUAL MARATHON Seven Washington harriers and two University of Maryland runners were scheduled to start in the annual Laurel-to-Baltimore marathon at noon today Carroll Brooks, Grattan Montague, James Montague, Leon Hammond and Mike Lynch were to represent the Aloysius Athletic Club. Leon Heinrich was to carry the colors of Gallaudet College and Louis Stemple is a Marine Corps entry. Maryland distance runners in the event are Wilfred Froehlich and Al- bert Patruska. Forty-eight marathoners were ex- pected to start. PASSAIC AGAIN PATERSON, N. 7T, B}S_ATEN. March 28.— Hackensack High School's basket ball team repeated its victory over Pas- saic High in the local armory last night, before a crowd of 12,500, stag- ing a fast finish in the final quarter to win by 37 to 26. It was Hacken- sack. in a league game earlier in the season, that broke Passaic’s streak of 169 straight with a 33-to-26 triumph. S. A. TENNIS FINALS ARE BEING PLAYED AUGUSTA, Ga., March 28.—Sam Hardy and George Lott, Canadian doubles champions, were paired against S. Howard Voshell, York, and S.°H. Chapin, jr., Spring- field, Mass., in the men’'s doubles of the South Atlantic tennis tournament here today. In the singles Voshell met T. Harada of Japan for the privilege of going into the final against Lott, and Miss Clair Cassell, New York, matched racquets with Mrs. T. Sohst, Naw York, for the title. Miss Cassel and Harada awaited the outcome of a match between Mrs. A. New H. Chapin, sr., paired with A. H. Chapin, jr, and Mrs. Sohst with Voshell, for opponents in the finals for the mixed doubl Vincent Richards, Olympic cham- pion and second ranking United States player, defeated Harada, 6—2, 6—3, in a brilliant exhibition match, and later, paired with Francis Hunter, Olympic doubles champion, won an exhibition set from George Lott and Harada, §—8. title. DUMBARTON COURTS TO OPEN TOMORROW District tennls gets under way to- morrow with the opening of the courts at the Dumbarton Country Club. A busy season is ahead of the Dumbarton racketers, a match with Yale on April 11 opening the schedule and another with Columbia University coming two days later. The annual District of Columbia championships in men's singles and doubles, mixed doubles and ladies’ singles and doubles will be staged at the Dumbarton courts again this year. Tournament play will take place dur- ing the week of June 29-July 4. A. O. White has been elected presi- dent of the club. Other officers re- cently named are: Elmer Dyer, vice | president; J. R. Ballinger, secretary; Louls Bates, treasurer; Thomas Man- gan, chairman of tennis committee; R. S. Burwell and Louis I. Doyle, ten- nis committeemen. FRIGERIO AND PLANT T0 WALK FOR TITLES NEW YORK, March 28:—An Olym- pic champion and his greatest rival, who was unable to compete in the in- ternational games of 1920 and 1924, will settle the question of world titles tonight. Ugo Frigerio of Italy, Europe's best, and willie Plant, America’s champion, will face each other in a 10,000-meter walking contest, the distance at which Friegerio earned his laurels. For six ears the little Jtalian was unbeaten. hen Plant came into his track life and he lost three successive races. Phil Granville of Canada captured two others from him. Frigerio has made his reputation in the outdoors, but has announced that he will not remain for cinder path competition in the United States this Summer. He has planned to sail for Italy om April 11 EXCESS OF WEIGHT IS DUE TO BALK BABE’S AMBITION Slugger Now Faces Constant Fight Against Handicap of Fat—Combs Should Prove More Valuable in Yankee Qutfield Than Witt. BY JOHN J come. The 59 mark that he set stand as his high-water mark. . FOSTER. ACKSONVILLE, Fla,, March 28—Babe Ruth is not likely to break his home-run record of 1921 this season—nor in any other season to four years ago almost certainly will The Babe is getting fat. Unquestionably fat. Despite all his boiling out at the Hot Springs and all his training and dieting down here, he still could do with a 10ss of 10 pounds without hurting him any. But that Ruth fat is the fat of high living is a bit questionable. Rather it scems to be the kind that years always bring to a certain type of athlete. For Ruth” from now on, home-run record as it is one limits. SWIMMERS CONTEST FOR TITLES TONIGHT Eight members of the Capitol Ath- letic Club of Washington will com- pete against a large field of stars in the South Atlantic swimming cham- pionships at the Congressional Coun- try Club pool tonight. | Baltimore swimming clubs will have 20 representatives in the seven South Atlantic and the two national events, and New York, Atlantic City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Boston and Homestead, Pa.. have entered teams. the pro Florence Skadding, Winifred Faunce, Esther Taylor, Ena Pet- tinglll, Tone Whaler, Alma Whaler, Elizabeth Whaler and Martha Feland will carry the Capitol colors. Thoss competing in the 100-yard event for the national junior cham- plonship are Ruth Thomas, Catherine Nichols and Olive Filer of the Am- bassador Swimming Club of Atlan- tic City; Helen Briscos, Women's Swimming Association of New York; Mildred Laird and Eleanor Gogo, Car- negie Library Club of Homestead, Pa., and Loretta Cannon of the Bay Shore Athletic Club of Baltimore. In the other national event, the fancy dive, the following are entered: Catherine Nichols, Olive Filer, Helen Briscoe 3nd Marie Hillegrass. Baltimore organizations that will be representéd tonight are the Y. M. C. A., the Maryland Swimming Club, the Bay Shore Athletic Club and the Playground Athletic League. COLLEGE SWIMMERS LOWER THREE MARKS 28 —Yale | CW HAVEN, qualified eight men in the intercol- legiate swimming semi-finals last night. Finals will be held tonight | Navy qualified 7, Princeton, 4, and Brown, Rutgers, Penn, City College | March of New York and Columbia, 1 each.|American League Three intercollegiate records were broken. Hawkins of Princeton broke ‘he 220-yard swim, free-style mark, when he went the distance in 2:23 as against the old mark of 51 | made by Sinclair of the Navy some time ago. Hayes of Princeton, who finished second to Hawkins in the same heat, also broke the record, his time being 2:24 4-5. Allen of the Navy established a new intercollegiate mark in the 200-yard | breast stroke when he was timed at 2:42 2.5, a second faster than the old mark made by Olmstead of William: Rule of the Navy smashed the 150- vard backstroke record, covering the distance in 1:50 1-5. Hall of Yale, who formerly held the record with 1:52 2-5, equaled the former mark and came in second to Rule in the same heat. Bronson of Yale equaled the record of o4 4-5 seconds for the 100-vard free style swim, held by Davy Jones of Brown. STARS TAKE DRIVES IN A. B. C. TOURNEY BUFFALO, March 25. — Thoma brothers of Chicago, two-man cham- pions, and Jimmy Smith of Milwau- kee, winner of two all-events cham- pionships, bowl tonight in the five-man event of the A. B. C. tournament. There are many national, sectional and State champions on the drives this afternoon, among them the Zei- gler Chocolates of Milwaukee, who, bowling under the name of the Nel- son Mitchells, won the championship £woii¥ests jago. . Meyers Racreation five of Milwaukee, 1925 Wisconsin State titleholders; W. Reppenhagen and E. Hartman, winner of the Cen- tral State two-man, and W. Roloff, who won the recent Midwest tourna- ment. There is nothing extraordinari high for these champions to overtake. A score of 2,937 leads in the five-man event. The Intercitys of New York, h a total of 2,923, and the Lincoln Life Insurance Co. team of - Fort Wayne, Ind., 1922 A. B. C. champions, who tallied 2,877, placed among the leaders last night in the five-man event. The leaders: FIVE-MAN EVENT. North Center Alles, Chicago..... Miles R. Miller _Florists, Erie...... Intercity, New York.... TWO-MAN EVENT. blem is not so much making a new of keeping his weight down within playing He probably can do this for several more years if he wishes. But the question is whether his temperament will stick it out under the strain of dleting and constant training. Wil he not some day throw fame over- board, relapse into plain, fattis George Herman Ruth and let the dead past bury its dead? It is t ture for some fat men to keep withix limits, Ruth’s weight is not seriously af fecting his playing for the moment He came In the other day on a short fly and made a beautiful catch. He goes around the bases on his toes, and when he hits he slams the ball tc regions that it never visited before He will bang many a home run this season, no doubt. But—the pitchers will pitch to Ruth now, where once they were loath to do it. Combs to Replace Witt. None the less, Ruth stands out as one of the prominent cogs in the ma chine with which Manager Miller Hug- gins professes his hope and confidence of winning another pennant. Wit Meusel, Ruth and Combs (who re places Witt) in the outfleld, the some of the other classy outfields of the American Leaguc—a Set of ou fields, by the way, that outclasses t National League's outer gardeners. The substitution of Combs for Wit was one of several important chan made by Manager Huggins this year In the long run, Combs should prove a more valuable man than Witt, ow ing to the fact that he is taller rangier and perhaps a little faste than Witt. Witt's position as.lead off batter has been taken by Dugar and Combs, who hits behind him, thus far has shown skill and adaptabilit to that position in the batting order Another of the changes was the trade which brought Urban Shocker to the Yanks and sent Joe Bush to the St. Louis Browns. Both Browns and Yankees profess to beiieve they prof ited by the trade. In any event, i hocker comes through with a good season he may put the Yanks in th pennant fight by a fine margin. Shocker Not a Batsman. Many persons are inclined to think Shocker is the best pitcher in the Maybe he is. How ever, he does not combine pitching with batting ability, as Bush did. He is not likely to win any of his games with his bat. Shocker may win for the Yanks as many as 25 games. If he does, the Yanks should figure in the pennant chase. And Miller Huggins savs he expects not only to figure in it—he expects to win it. “It will be a tough race,” he con- cedes, “but we are a better team tha: some managers seem to think, and we'll show them so when the seasor starts.” OWN JUMPING MARK BROKEN BY OSBORNE By tha Ascociated Press. AUSTIN, Tex., March 25.—One of the greatest collections of track and field stars ever gathered in the South- west performed here yesterday at the University of Texas Stadium in the first Southwestern relay games. Harold Osborne of the Tllinois Ath- letic Club, world champion all-around athlete, set a new world record in the running high jump, clearing tho bar at 6 feet 815-16 inches. The old mark made by himself was 6 feat sy inches. Osborne performed in an exhibition against Sheppard of the Texas Uni- versity freshman team. 4 Side by side with Osborne's feat was the flashing speed of the Butler College relay team, which captured three events. This team is composed of Kilgore, Carraway, Phillips and Gray. One of the exhibition events, the mile race between the Texas star, Jim Reese and Joie Ray of the T11i- nois A. C, Chicago, America’s cham pion middle-distance runner, proved a misfortune for Ray. The race was ®oing pretty, with Reese slightly in the lead on the last lap, when Ray pulled a tendon and limped in prac tically withdrawing. Reese won in NURMI AND RITOLA BOTH EASY VICTORS PITTSBURGH. Pa, March 25.— Mills-Scribner, Detroit L k. 708 D. De Vito, Chicago....... 702 T. Herman, Detroit.: 111100 : 601 ALL-EVENTS. D. De Vito, Chicago. 1.802 F. Kartheiser. C 1,888 C. Brown, Toledo. 1872 e FRENCHMEN PICKED TO TAKE U. S. TITLE NEW YORK, March 28.—The pros- pect of the national indoor tennis crown passing into possession of an invading European player for the first time in the history of the 25-year-old net com- petition appeared as the annual tourna- ment opened here today. Fallure of Vincent Richards, present holder of the title, to enter, and the ab- sence of “first 10" players among the 62 starters, left Jean Borotra, sensa- tional French racketer and 1924 Olym- pic champion, as an outstanding tavorite. ‘Watson M. Washburn, Percy Kynas- ton, Herbert Bowman, Fred Anderson and Jerome Lang are among the best of the American entrants. DUCKPIN MATCH LISTED. An interesting’ duckpin match has been arranged between the quints of the Arcade-Sunshine Co. and the Dis- trict National Bank for the King Pin No. 1 alleys Monday night at 8 o'clock. Jevent, his time being 16:29 Paavo Nurmi, Finnish racing marvel, ‘Won an easy victory last night in the two-mile race, one of the featurs events at tle indoor track tourna- ment of the 107th Field Artillery. His time was 10:54 2-5. Nurmi finished half a lap ahead of Verne H. Boothe, Melrose A. C. Jim- my Connolly, Georgetown, finished third, Willie Ritola also was an easy vic- tor in the three-and-a-quarter-mile Gunnar Nillson, Finnish-American A. C., was second and Clyde Lies of the Univer- sity of Pittsburgh was third. Ritola and Nillson gave Lies a handicap of three-quarters of a lap After finishing the threo and « quarter miles Ritola continued on for another quarter mile In an effort to establish a new record for threp and a half miles. He failed by several seconds, his time for that distance being 17:423-5. The two-mile run, featuring Nurmi, seemed to disap- point the crowd. Pittsburgh’s team won the one- mile relay for colleges, with Geneva second and Carnegle Tech third. The time was 3:56. GOWDY FIELD OPENED. FORT BENNING, Ga., March 28.— University of Georgia and the Infan- try School nines, with the aid of mule bedecked in blue and the red and black swathed bulldog, officially open- ed Gowdy Fleld, said to be the finest base ball diamond of the Army Georgia won, 7-6. KITCHENER IN LEAGUE. FLINT, Mich.,, March 28.—Kitchener Ontarfo, will take the place held by Port Huron in the Michigan-Ontario Base Ball League,