Evening Star Newspaper, April 2, 1925, Page 30

SP ORTS FHE EVENING STAR; WASHINGTON; - D. ¢, THURSDAY APRII Griffs Working Hard at New Orleans : Bressler to Decide Cincinnati Club’s Fate UTILIZING FINE WEATHER FOR STRENUOUS DRILLING Martina and Coveleskie to Oppo: Pelicans This Afternoon, With Johnson and Gregg Appearing on Slab in Contest Tomorrow. BY JOHN B. KELLER. N squad, who are expected to discover ditions in every town they visit du kick against this venerable municipal The pitchers, especia EW ORLEANS, La., April 2—After two days of indifferent weather at Jacksonville and Fort Benning, the balmy New Orleans climate is most pleasing to the Nationals. iven the old-timers in the something wrong with climatic con- ring Spring training trips, have no ity so far. are joyful, for until yesterday they had not had their salary arms benefited by good workouts since last Friday. The last_three days in Florida were cool enough to be uncomfortable, even to the active athletes, while a high vented any worth-while practice for run into conditions that usually prevail in midseason in Washington, Manager Stanley wind at Fort Benning Tuesday pre- the pitchers. But here the club has 50 Harris has decided to make much use of the veterans of his mound crew in the two engagements with the Pelicans. Pitching battle with team were who has ssignments for today's the Southern Association likely to be Joe Martina, quite a behind him, and Stanley >skie, no youngster in the hurling ring. To- morrow, Manager Harris intends to employ ~ Walter Johnson, dean of American League pitchers where length of service is erned, and Vean Gregg, who probably does not vield, even to John Picus Quinn in the order of ages of moundsmen at- tached to teams of the Johnsonian efrcuit Of this quartet Martina and Cove- leskie have reached better pitching form than either Johnson or Gregg, but the Nationals’ pilot is of the opin- ion that the latter pair can get through a game handily as the first two mentioned. Johnson, though, still insists that he is far from the condition he should be in at this stage of the training season, and that he does not expect to round into good form until before the American League campaign is at least two weeks old. On the other hand, Gregg declares that the soreness is gone from his pitching arm and that a continuation of moderat warm weather for a week will enable him to fit himself thoroughly for the start of the champlonship race Martina in Good Shape. Martina was in fine fettle when he left Tampa last week to come here for a few days' visit with his family, and in a workout yesterday in Peli- can Park, Oyster Joe did not seem to have:lost any of his hurling effective- ness as a result of his lay-off from the rigors of training. Coveleskie appears to be gaining strength and confidence in his right wing dail In recent practices there has been plenty of zip to his spit ball, his most valuable pitching asset, and his control has been of high order. That Fred Marberry, who made such a splendid name for himself as a rellef pitcher last year, needs much more work before he may be account- ed dependable, becomes more appar- ent each time he steps to the mound this Spring. Against the Giants at Fort Benning Tuesday, Marberry showed next to nothing in his pitch- ing and came out of the game com- plaining of a very sore arm. The husky Texan is far from right and lays his lack of effectiveness to the hand injury he sustained while Hot Springs 3 | The hurt prevented him from han- dling a ball until fter the other moundsmen the squad started actual hurling. The delay probably set Fred back to some ex- tent, but more than likely his slow- ness in acquiring good pitching form may be attributed to his lack of physical condition more than any- thing else. He put on considerable welght during the Winter, and whiie he has been working faithfully to get rid of the superfluous poundage much of it still sticks. Marberry is around the 200-pound mark now, but Trainer Mike Martin thinks the slabman should not tip, the balance at more than 190. Most of those 10 pounds are so placed as to interfere seriously with the freedom of Fred's pitching motlon, and getting rid of them probably is not going to be anvthing easy Martin has arranged a strenuous conditioning program for Marberr. and faithful adherence to it, which may be expected of a toiler like Fred, ought to accomplish wonders within the next two wecks, provided the big boy. does not offset his physical work with worry over his failure to get into shape earlier, Fred is worrving now, despite the efforts of those f terested in his case to keep him well poised A long drill was held by the world <hampions at Pelican Park yesterday, and so pleased was Manager Harris with training conditions here that he has ordered extensive practice to- day and tomorrow. But one mishap marred the Wednesday drill. Johnson wrenched his right leg slightly while toiling during batting practice and came in after the workout with a decided limp. Martin immediately began treating the hurt and both he and the pitcher were sure it would not prevent the latter from appearing on the hill tomorrow Chisox Look In the afternoon the Nationals, headed ger, attended the game Pelicans and the ‘White who were fellow guests With the world champions at the hotel here 3 e quite confident of at- taining great success in the impend- ing American League campaign. The Nationals after viewing the Chicago outfit in action are of the belief it will have to be watched carefully dur- ing the pennant race some time of Impressive. vesterday a lot of by the mana- between the . The Sox. IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE MEETING DRAWS 1,000 -Approximately every State in CHICAGO, 1,000 sportsmen, from the -Union, gathered here today for the annual convention of the lzaak Walton League of America, which will continue to Saturday evening. Legislation for the protection of game and outdoor life, was the prin- cipal topic before the convention, which also planned memorial services for the late Senator Medill McCor- mick of Illinois, Gene Stratton-Por- ter,and Emerson Hough, authors and members of the league. HOWARD OPENS SEASON ON DIAMOND SATURDAY Storer College of Harpers Ferry will be the opponent of the Howard University base ball team in its opening game on the local diamond ! Saturday. Lincoln University will be met twice this season. Baylor, outfielder and catcher, will captain the team this year, while Downing, the leading pitcher, has been named manager. April PILOTS PARK A. C. NINE. Ray Galleher has been elected man- ager of the Park Athletic Club base ball team, which plays its opening game on Sunday at Diamond No. 9, meeting the Yankee A. C. Manager COLLEGE BASé BALL. At Annapolix, Md.—University Richmond, 8; Navy, 5. At Quantico, Va.—Marines, 14; ple, 5 At Athens, Georgin, 4. At iiford, N. North Carolina State, 1. At Emmittsburg, Md.—Mount Mary's, 17; Dickinxon, 6. At Lexington, Va—V. Roanoke College, 2. Ga.—Dartmouth, C.—Guilford, M.ox RUTH IS BAT1:ING .480, DESPITE EXCESS WEIGHT In spite of the fact that he has not vet parted company with a great deal of the excess poundage willed to him during his Winter vacation, In Sud- bury, Mass, Babe Ruth is claimed by base ball experts to be having his best year in the training camp. The Yankee slugger thus far has hit four homers and compiled a gen- eral average of .480. BRITISH RACQUETS TITLE CAPTURED BY AMERICAN By the Associated Press LONDON, April 2—C. C. Pell United States, won the challenge round of the amateur singles racquets championship at the Queens Club, beating the hoider, H. W. Leatham. 15—10, 15—12, 17—14 BELIEVE IT OR NOTI. Luis BISGUY -age 30 APPLIED FoR. UNZENSHIP He has 16 Bre CAPTAWN JOSHUA SlocuMm SAILED ALONE AROUND THE WORLD IN " The Spray™_ A BOAT ONLY 3 FEET LONG April 24, 1895 —— Jume 27,1835 CRMSED 46,000 MILES YANKS POUND SOUTHPAWS AND HUGGINS IS PLEASED N EW YORK, April 2—A base ball triumph over.a base ball team is merely an incident in the season’s diamond toil, but a base ball victory over a base ball jinx is a feat for celebration. It was in this light that Manager Miller Huggins chose to consider vesterday's fourth and decisive defeat administered by the Yankees to the Brooklyn Dodgers at Nashville, Tenn., 10 to 7. Huggins was enthused chiefly be- caused the fusillade of 18 hits was complished rgely off left-handed pitching—t"» accepte mesis for the Yanke st ) erful hitters. Major 1 went to Howard Shanks and arl Combs, each of whom chalkec p four hits. A char. yhorse compelled Ruth to retire v, but not til he had collected a double and a triple while Bob Meusel inser i a two-base blow and \ home run The New York Giants, idle yester- Gay, today will open a four-day series with the Memphis team of the South- ern League at Memphis, Tenn jox Pitching Weak. BOSTON, April 2—The Red Sox de- feated the Mobile Bears, 13 to 11, at Mobile, Ala., yesterday, with Lee Fohl forced to use five pitche before he could get out into the open Fuhr was heavily hit for three in- nings, Fullerton saw five runs scored in his one Inning of hurling, and John Woods was hit for three, tallies in the fifth. Ross followed him for an inning, and Kallio was banged for three runs in the finale. The Sox had 14 hits and made all but one count. In St. Petersburg the National League Braves wiped out the St. Pete Saints, 16 to 2, profiting by a multi- tude of errors. Joe Ogrowski pitched for five innings and held the Saints runless, and then Muich pitched the last four. Red Tygers Have Close Call. DETROIT, Mich., April 2—The De- troit Tygers, who beat the Augusta team of the Southern Atlantic League, 4 to 3, at Augusta, G yvesterday, came nearer to defeat at the hands of the Georgians than they had in any previous game this season. Carelessness in base running on the part of the Southerners saved the Bengals. The Tygers were scheduled kt‘» rest today and will meet the Cincinnati Reds, their first major' league oppo- nents this season, tomorrow. Indians’ Late Rally Wins. CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 2. — A ninth-inning batting rally, resulting in five runs, gave the Cleveland In- dians an 8-to-6. victory over the Rochester Internationals at Savannah, Ga., yesterday. Bobby Knode, playing first base in- stead of Burns, who is suffering from a sore arm, tripled With two on for the winning runs. Speaker also was out of the game, suffering a sore throat. Browns Take a Bealing. LOUIS, April 2.—April Fools day prank of the weather provided foor ball atmosphere for St. Louis major league base ball teams. The Cardinals accepted the joke and with it a game from the Seals, 10 to §, at San Francisco. The Browns, apparently disgruntled, lost to the Cincinnati Reds, 7 to 4. after leading in six of nine innings at Jacksonville, Fla. Hornsby, Bottomley and Sherdel re- ceived the individual honors in the Cards’ contest, and a snappy double play by Haines, Gonzales and Mueller halted a prospective rally of the Seals. Hornsby's contribution was three solld singles in three trips to bat. Bottomley drove a homer over the rightfield wall in the first inning. Sherdel's part in the victory was pitching composed of fast and slow balls. A cold wind blew the Browns no good, although it was the heaviest hitting contest of their exhibition tour to date. Ernie Wingard had the Reds beaten, 2 to 1, until the seventh, when, spurred by an_error of Gene Robertson, infielder, the Reds leaped ahead. 8T Both Chicago Clubs Score. CHICAGO, April 2.—A 5-to-5 tie in the tenth inning of the Chicago Cubs- Galleher is booking games at Frank- lin 7669 after 6 o'clock. » Oakland game, at Oakland, vesterday, with the bages full, was broken when Grover Alexander singled and scored Weis and McAuley and gave the Cubs the game, 7 to 5 The series with Oakland, to be end- ed with a double-header Sunday, will be the last in California for the Cubs. They will then invade Kansas City for four games. Red Faber and Hollis Thurston did a thorough job on the mound for the White Sox at New Orleans yesterday. The Pelicans were beaten, 19 to 4. Thurston appeared to have com- pletely recovered from a recently sprained ankle. Pirates Are “Clawed Up.” PITTSBURGH, Pa., April 2—The Pirates were considerably “clawed up” by the Vernon Tigers vesterday in the first game of their series at Los Angeles Ray Kremer, the Buc- canneers’ pitcher, walked a batter in the ninth inning, when the bases were jammed, and gave the Coast team the one run they needed. The score was 6 to b Emil Yde started on the mound for the Bucs, but weakened in the sev- enth inning, after holding the Tigers to two hits for six sessions. Kremer was sent in to relieve him, and the Pirates went into the last inning with a one-run advantage. Four passes and a hit, however, gave the West- erners enough runs to win The chief topic of conversation among the Pirates today was the proposed meeting between Vic Al- dridge, the .one Pirate holdout, and Barney Dreyfuss, the Pittsburgh owner, at Chicago next Saturday. It is understood that Dreyfuss, who is on his way Iast, has written to the pitcher to meet him with a view to ironing out their. differences. BUFFALO FIVE ROLLS 3,023 T0 LEAD A. B. C. BUFFALO, 'N. Y, April 2—With only 200 more teams of the 2,200 entered to bowl in the five-man event of the American Bowling Congress Silver Jubilee Tournament, the score of 3,023 pins set up as high mark last night by Weisser's Blue Ribbons of Buffalo likely will carry off the championship in the major competi- tion of the international ten-pin meet being staged here. The Welssers were the first to set up a 3,000 score. They reached the peak with team singles of 959, 1,006 and 1,058. Frank Caruana’s Whissel Lumber Five, also of Buffalo, went into second place with a total of 2,987 pins. The Caruana team bowling as the Pollack Pester Prints last year won third place in the American Bowling Congress competition with a score of 2,999 pins and in the local tourna- ment established an American Bowl- ing = Congress single game record score of 1,240, for which the congress awarded gold medals. Two-man and individual event bowling yesterday failed to produce any scores good enough to class among the 10 leaders. MITCHELL STILL HOLDS 140-POUN® RING HONORS MILWAUKEE, Wis., April 2.— Judge A. J. Hedding, chairman of the 140-pound boxing commission, has announced that Pinkey Mitchell is junior welterweight champion of the world. Judge Hedding said that the title deed and rules of the commission set forth certain conditions under which championships can change hands. Both constants, articles must call for a championship match at the stipulated weight of 140 pounds. “Mitchell's_articles for the Detroit bout with Red Herring called for catch weights, while we understand that Herring’s® were mad 145 pounds,” Judge He e CHESTER (Pa.) FooTaarL Team PLAYED AND WON 3 GAMES N_ONE DAy. Scores — 6-0, 22-0, and 23-0 EXHIBITION BASE BALL At Nashilie— Brooklyn (N.)... New York (A.)... Ehrhardt. Greene, R. Williams and Har. srave; Beall, Johnscn and O'Neal At New Orleans— R B Chicago (A)......cocnui 15 16 New Orleans (8). ey Faber, Thurston and Shaw, Grabowski; Schilling, Shea, Borders and Lapan. At Avgusta, B " )2 or S SN e SN . a0 Dauss, Holloway and Bassler; Smythe. fohnson’ and Agnew. At Mobile, Ala.— R H Toston (A.). et 1314 Mobile (8.). i ot e abr, Fullerton, Wood, Ross. Kallio and Heving, Picinich; Welzer, Eilis, Shaney, Chase and Dicote. At Savannab, Ga.— noE Rochester (L)...... 1 B Cleveland (A)...... SR Armond, FHoran and Libe, Head; Lehr, Clark, Roy and Sewell, Myatt At Los Angeles, Calif.— R. H E Pittsburgh (N.)...... paaseaiB EE ol Vernon (Coast).. R Yde. Kremer and Smith, Gooch; Barfoot, Oldham and Murphy. At Oakland, Calif.— Alexander, Cooper Delaney and Baker, Res St. Petersburg, Fla.— Roston st Petersburg ( ST Ogrodowski, Muich Fdwards, Jones, Abell nd Siemer, Cousineau: Collins, Dickey and FEarp, At San Francisco— R H E Bt Louls" Q). cooseeoo. de: i San Francisco (Coast)... RS St Sothoron, Sherdel. Haines and Schmidt, Gonzales; Williams, Geary and Agnerw, Ritchie At Jacksonville— Louisville (A.) innati (N Wingard, ¢ Wingo. St. Cii At Petersburg. Va.— Richmond Jersey City Rernolds, Caser; Zellers, Sullivan, Pankratz. Main. Barksdale Bernhart and Abbott nd Freitag, At Atlanta, Ga.— Toronto (I.) : Atlanta (8]) 5 3¢ 8 9 .1 ewarts Satterfield and Manion; izhlin and Brock ML At Greenwood, 8. O.— R. H. E racuse (I.).... e 18 28 i Itimore (1.} e L Boyd, Grabowski and McKee: Poppen and Henderson, Jackson, Ogden and Cobb. JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE TO BALLERINO PHILADELPHIA, April 2—The Junior lightweight crown today rests on the head of Mike Ballerino of Bayonne, N. J., by virtue of a de- cisive victory over Steve (Kid) Sulli- van of Brooklyn, the title holder, in a 10-round bout last night. The de- cision was unanimous on the part of officials. From the opening round until the final gong the fight bristled with ac- tion. Ballerino carried the battle to the champion in every round, con- centrating his attack on Sullivan's stomach, but occasionally landing a stinging blow to the head. In the first round Sullivan lifted the chal- lenger off his feet with several right crosses to the chin, but he was up in an instant. Again In the seventh the champion smashed through Balle- rino’s defense to land a dozen well aimed blows to the chin, but they did little damage. Ballerino fairly smothered Sullivan in the last three rounds, maintaining a relentless body attack which the champion was unable to check. TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats EISEMAN'’S, 7th & F Bedient, ) —By RIPLEY Re order, should make every effor: I out the pitcher if you are not you are a slugger take your swing Youngsters, batting first in an inning, should never worry If the pitcher gets a strike or two on them. This s particularly applicable if the twirler is inclined to be a bit wild The best of pitchers will issue passes, and one without excellent control is more than likely to do so at any stage of a game. Give the pitcher a chance to work himself into a hole. If he doesn't walk you he may have to put one directly over the plate and give you a fine chance to hit. In any event try to get on first. You can’t score without first reaching there. The lead-off man in an inning will often find it possible to get on the bases by being hit by the pitcher. You can't be too deliberate in using this method. You will have to make it look as if you are trying to get away from the ball to satisfy the umpire. Don't intentionally let a pitcher hit you in a spot where the injury might prove serious. And don't make the play look intentional. If you do the umpire won't let you take your base. Conditions of the game will gener- ally govern the batting attack when men are on the bases. If the win- ning or tying runs are on the paths and you have the pitcher in a hole, where it is necessary for him to put the ball over, step into it. You can set yourself for a healthy swing. If ‘the tying runs are on the bases, always try to get a hit. Say the score is 3 to 1 against your team and there are men on second and third. Your best play is to hit. If the tying run is on first try to get on without swinging unless you are a long-dis- tance hitter. Don't be satisfled to play only to tie the score. Always strive to take the lead, where thers is a chance to do so. Such tactlcs are discouraging to the opposition. Another important phase of the hit- ting attack is the hit-and-run. Dom’t use the free-swinging type of batter on this play. The slap hitter s much more effective. The play Is most likely to prove successful if put on when the pitcher is in a hole. There are two reasons for this.} First, the catcher can’'t call for a | pitchout, because his battery mate can't afford to waste a ball. This gives the man on first a fine chance to reach second safely, even if the batter does fail to go through with his part of the play and hit the ball. In the second place, the pitcher will be forced to put the ball over the plate where the batter will have u much better chance of hitting it. All the advantage is with the team at bat when the play is tried with the pitch- er having, say, two balls and no strikes, or three balls and one strike on the batter. Batter and runner must both do their parts correctly. Neither can miss the sign for the play, because it takes two to complete it success- fully. Youngsters should use some simple, natural signal for the hit-and- run. The batter will do well to be fairly certain that the pitcher has good con- trol, so that he can get hold of the ball with his bat. Don't try to kill the ball on the hit-and-run. Keep it on the ground. Never knock it in the air. The ball that bounds along the diamond always has a chance to get through. You will have to hit- through the opening made by the second baseman or shotstop covering the bag. You can’t always guess which will cover, but if you smash the ball along the ground you always have a chance to BOWIE RACES 11 Days April 1 to April 13 trains leave White House , 12:45, 1:00, 1:15, and -$1.50 . A5 !!m.‘lt 12: 1:30 p.m. . Admission . Government Tax. $1.65 First Race 2:30 p.m. HOW TO PLAY BASE BALL s e i, {3 By Stanley (Bucky) Harri THE ATTACK: IIL—GETTING ON BASES. HE first man up in every inning, unless he is a slugger on the Ruth unless ordered to do otherwise by the coach. SUCCESS OF REDS HINGES ON VET AT INITIAL SACK ST. ALBAN’S NETMEN AND NINE TO BE BUSY Base ball and tennis teams at St Alban's School have a busy season ahead according to the Spring sched- ules given out today. FEach has a total of 15 contests listed, Washing- ton and Baltimore high and prep schools claiming a majority of the dates. The opening game of the diamond schedule was played on Monday, when Business High handed the St. Alban's nine an 11-to-1 setback. Bastern is to be encountered tomorrow on the Wisconsin avenue field. Three base ball games will be played away from home, one with the Boys' Latin School of Baltimore on May 8 and the others on a two-day trip to St Christopher’s at Richmond and Christ Church at West Point, Va., on May 1 and 2. St. Alban's will figure in the Inter- prep Tennis League with St. John's, Georgetown Preps, and Devitt, and will meet Western, Central, Business, Episcopal, Friends, the Gilman School of Baltimore and Fredericksburg Hight. Matches are pending with Donaldson Prep of Baltimore and Shenandoah Military Academy of Winchester. The schedules: BASE BALL. If Successor to Late Jake Daubert Manager Hendricks’ Outfit tender in National League Race. —N BY JOHN B. FOSTER. (With his dispatch today John B. Foster completes his of the 16 major league base ball clubs after seeing them all in action in the process of Spring training. His towr of the training camps has ertended over a period of nearly six weeks It carried him from coast to coast and back again, then extended through the South and practically all over Florida. By the time he returns to his starting point at New York he will have trav. eled a total distance of more than 10,000 mil:.:.) Makes Good, hould Prove Con - nalytical cycle UGUSTA, Ga. (en route North from Orlando, Fla.), April 2—The Cincinnati club is divided into two f One is made up of Bressler, who is playing first base, and the other of all the other players—who are pulling for Bressler to succeed First base has been a vexing problem to Jack Hendricks, Cincinnati's manager, from the time that Jake Daubert passed “Everybody in the world, who had, or knew of, a first baseman, tried * to sell me one,” said Hendricks. “I went to California on th strength of recommendations from that part of the United States, but I didn’t buy the man they tried to sell me, because I would hit no better ., Bastern High: 7. than Bressler in the National [ ihen: 18, Mackstone SIitary 5 Weeern: 24, Donaldson Prep; 29, ctions on last October. figured he first 11 the coming minor leagu basemen were laid before my 2 like diamonds in a gem shop, but T ¢ Latin didn’t take them. The more I pon natitute: *s; | dered over the situation the more ob- stinate I became with myself. ‘This 8 man, 1 said, meaning Bressler, ‘ca it g0 through and I'm going to put m Gllman; faith in him! " So there it is—Eressler at first, | Critz at second, Caveney at shortstop and Pinelli at third base—an infield with a smash and a wide sweep that will push the Reds to the front this vear If they keep going in all other ways of clean-ups his ability to smash the like those ball for ade in the the Reds should be . St. Christopher’s, ha s st Church, at West Po American League, the Reds nd they should go in they get to better that than in Give per cent o the first divi started there and are likely to de- Club Hax the Material. is a team which always has beer of ups and downs, but it has Any that can enter the National Leag with a staff There have been reports of other h Sheehan inflelds to start for Cincinnati Mays this is the infleld that e regular. ~the royal seven so Hendricks told the writer | ay keep th ague on edge fine reserve for the Dressen sore arm now 20, Prep ness High: Eplscopal; t 8t Johu's. May 1, Georgetown Prep, at Garrett Park: 5. Deviti Prep, at Devitt; 9, Fredericksburg Titgh; 12, 8t. John's; 16, Frederickaburg High. at Fredericksburg: 19, Georgetown Prep; 22, Western: 26, Friends, at Friends. June 8, Central High, at Columbia Country Club. sion. If keep the team TWO PITTSBURGH TEAMS FACE FOR HOCKEY TITLE PITTSBURGH, April 2.—The Bast and the West—both represented by Pittsburgh teams—will cross clubs on the ice at Duquesne Garden here tomorrow night, in the first of a series of games to decide the 1925 hockey champlonship of the United States League. The teams are the Fort Pitt Hor- nets, which won he Eastern cham- plonship in a recent series with the Boston A. A, and the Pittsburgh Yel- low Jackets, who annexed the West- ern title by defeating Eveleth In a play-off series The Yellow Jackets were the National champions last year. made f Be but | [ F nton Na Caveney in Great Shape. e with a “How about Caveney, wasn't he to 80?” Hendricks w asked ‘We asked waivers, but you know |M€ans throug we had a right to recall them,” was | the ball even the enigmatical answer, “and Ca- | fi€ld perfect! veney never reported to a ball clul in his life as he has this Spring. He is another ball player than the Caveney who was down here in 1924 “And the outfield " “Zitzman in left. I am satisf can go there. Roush, of cour center. Right fleld is divided between | Walker and Elmer Smith. I haven't decided which it will be and maybe e siensint & ey 2 1118.000,0001RAIDATO)SEE ! BOUTS IN FOUR YEARS and we want another. A major 1 | club should have three catchers. The | pitchers are the same as last year NEW YORK, A 3 I'll back them against any other |in New York State crowd in the National Lea Lo ars, have c fonal wler, ters upon base—a ood start the him (Copyright, 1925.) n effect for fou more than $18,- & to figures compiled Sports Alliance It is estimated that the boxers have received $10,000,000, while State has collected $921,670.9 | 600,000, The Reds have a lot of confidence Often they have been accused of win- ning their championships long in ad- vance of the start of the season. It isn't that kind of confidence this y It's the confidence that comes from feeling that as the National League | is constituted for 1925 they have a | chance. Since the accidents that have be- fallen Chicago they figure their team will be the contending team in the | (aille 5Speed Twin Row Boat Motors go West with_ Pittsburgh. They think | forward. backward or idle, Just like an aute they have the pitchers to pull them |Guaranteed without reservation through and the infield to back the JOHN J. ODENWALD pitchers. Zitzman certainly has improved, and Diie Distie s o Caille Perfection Motor Co. he can be depended upon to pla of Detroit good defensive game, which the ¢ 1209 H N.W. Ph. Fr. 6903 by the 2 the t to wheedle his way to first. Wait likely to get an extra base hit. If at any ball that looks good to you, America’s Finest Rowboat Motors $37 “Pay While You Play Puts One on Your Boat go through with the play. The hit- and-run can be used with a man on second, but not so successfully. 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