Evening Star Newspaper, April 5, 1925, Page 67

Part 4—-4 Pages WASHINGTON, D. C, SUNDAY MORNING,. APRIL 5, 1925. Nationals Held to a Draw by Mobile : Griff Has Plan to End Era of Slugging - DARKNESS ENDS 1—3-INNING’ NAVAL ACADEMY CONTINGENT CHIEF BOOSTERS OF BOXING AS COLLEGIATE SPORT ||MORE EFFECTIVE PITCHING FRAY WITH SCORE 7 TO 7 SOUGHT BY RULE CHANGE either Zachary, Kelley Nor Marberry Shows Any Boss of World Champs Urges That Hurlers Be Per- Class on Hill and Latter Nearly Comes to mitted to Stand With One Foot Back of Mound Blows With Manager Kid Elberfeld. Plate in Delivering the Ball. BY QEORGE CHADWICK. L\‘Y YORK, April 4—Another season of fence-bust g and big i ning games—that is what the 16 major league managers are look . ing forward to as they bring their teams hom training AprilBH. ut this may be the last season of fence busting if mana 2 magnates fall in with the idea which Clark Griffilhgrhe “old ‘fzox'!' ;ar;n put in circulation down South for putting an end to the reign of big BY JOHN B. KELLER. OBILE, Ala., April 4.—Darkness ended a 13-inning base ball bat- tle here today between the world champion Nationals and the Mobile Bears of the Southern Association, with the score at 7 all. The big leaguers were almost knocked off their feet at the outset of hostilities by the sharp attack of the minors and the latter kept their heavy artillery in action throughout the fra. So aggressive were the Bears that the Nationals were on the defensive almost all the time. The world champions were outhit, 16 safeties to 14, each of the three pitchers they used feeling the sting of the Mobile maulers. ward from the grounds to be in readiness for the opening gun on Tuesday “ To add to the intensity of the g timers, engaged in a dispute t struggle, Kid Eiberfeld, who bosses the Bears. and Freddy Marberry, one of the slabmen employed. by the hat was held to words only by the yrompt action of the other athletes and the Mobile constabulary All told, Tt was a ve afternocon for the club umphed in the world o last October. The populace of this seaport is “all het up” tonight and promises to throng the ball yard tomorrow when the same aggrega- tions remew hostile relations. The trio’ of moundsmen used by Manager Stanley Harris were Jez Zachary, Fred Marberry and Harry Kelley. They toed the slab in the RS Sataticmen i diil favae have a praver with his glove in his six rounds, and was lambasted for eleven hits. It was a typical Zach- ry off day. Marberry gave an in- d-out exhibition for three frames, and voung Kelley was as unsteady s a’ sail boat in a gulf hurricane “ate was more than kind to Harry in the” last two innings. Alien Pitchers Only Mediocre. The Mobile pitchers were nothing to rave about. Bud Shaney, right hander, was vanked by Kid Elber- feld after two innings, and Pinkie Wiltse, a southpaw, gave morc bases on balls than hits in the next t sessions. Joly Joliff hurled pressive three frames, but was with- drawn when his boss essayed some strategy in attack. Charles Blethen got along, and that was all, in the last four innings. A Natlonal. tally My in"the first doubled to left apd, after Harris sacrificed, Rice singled Earl home. When they came to bat the Bears went the Nationals one better. Mul- vey slashed a single past Zachary and there were two on when Harris failed to hold an intended force-out throw from Peck, who had fielded Donohue's easy grounder. Cueto sacrificed and Riley chased in two runs with a double to left fleld. The Mobile lead was overcome in the Nationals' second batting turn. Peck walked 'to start the frame and was relleved on the bases by McNally. Ruel's two-bagger drove Mike to the plate and Zaochary's single sent Muddy to the counting block. Bears Come Back fn Fourth. But the Bears came back in the fourth fer another pair of markers. Jones began the attack with a triple to center and scored as Wilkie sin- gled. Wilkie was held to second when Xelly singled. Wiltse bunted and Zach elected to try for a retirement at third base, but the heave was late and the sacks weré crammed. Mulve- popped to MeNally; then Donohue lifted to McNeely and Wilkie tallied after the catch. Rice had to make a fine running catch of Cueto's liner to prevent further damage. Three runs were registered by the Nationals in the fifth, thanks mainly to Wiltsie's wiidness. Judge opened the round with = homer over the right-field barrier, knotting the count. Bluege walked and McNally sacrificed. Ruel, strolled and Zach- ry's short single to left crowded the ases. A pass to McNeely forced pome Bluege, and after Harris fouled to the catcher Rice drew a free ticket to first, pushing Ruel to the final base. Zach was reached for another marker in the sixth, his last inning. With Joliff out of the way, Muivey doubled and held second while Dono- v interesting that tri- ball clas- as made in a inning. McNeely GOOD PRACTICE, ANYHOW £ cocecowmorrooon? £ ° avesanrssuSument coconmmoconknLwl wocorronmuoonmol ccocosenscocarel eccose!’ w Hargrave§ Sisthen, Total: 52 22 . v Zachary in seventh ianing. ifi::ifi for Harborsy ln"tonth tnning Ran for Jonos in £{th inning. Joliff in eighth inning. Batted for-Jol ek iaaing Ran for Devormer in 1200300001000-7 it 2002010101000-7 {ally, Bléthea. Doubls plays— T, Bk, Beles o pes pary Riley; MoNully, Harris and Judge; Wilkie and . “Left on_bases—Washi 13; Mo. g, Bases on balle—Oft Shasiey, 1ot : off Zachary, 1; off Marberry, 1; - 1. lmn{"fib——'] by Marberry, 1; by inzacnary. 11 I Joliff, 1 in '8 innings; off Mar- verry, 3 innings; of Kelley, § in 4 in- By D it (Bhege. - MeNeals): by ey Tronea) Wid prioh—Jolir: “Balker Miethen. Ump! ouars. Rowland _ and Belsnoourt. Time of game—3 hours and § minutes. 25,000 FANS SEE PHILS DEFEAT MACKS, 2 TO 1 PHILADELPHIA, April 4.— The Philadelphia Nationals today defeat- ed the Athletics, 2 to 1, in the third _game of the series for the city cham- pionship. - { Twenty-five thousand persens saw the opening game at home, the first 48> contests having been played in ¥.orida, each $9am winning one. . 2 hue rglled out, but Cueto's long single ‘o_cehter tallled Mulvey. The Bears got to Marberry cighth for a run to deadlock the struggle. Fred started -the trouble by walking the first man, Kelly. Har- ®rove, who batted for Joliff, grounded out, advancing Kelly a notch, and Mulvey's retirement got the Bear to third. Then Donohue slammed a single to right, tallying Kelly, but tried to make the blow a double and was thrown out by Rice. Neither side got anything in in the the mer’s loft that would have meant a third out. With one gone in the tenth successive doubles along the third base line by MeNeely and Harris pro- duced a tally, but the Bears offset it. Kelly opened their tenth batting turn with a single. Blethen sacrificed and after Mulvey took a third strike Donohue doubled Kelly home. Then the Clubs settied to a battle that the waning light terminated after 13 Innings. ninth, although the Bears threatened ' trouble after McNally muffed Devor- | HARRY H.HCNDERSON 160 Las. OBILE, Ala., April 4. M the major class. and but three have been won by the At Birmingham Monday the club will resume activities in the select base ball circle with the Glants as opponents. Six more contests with the New Yorkers are to follow, and if the Nationals would finish on the better side of the ledger in their ex- hibition dealings with the majors they must sweep everything before them Their chances of doing that are quite remote and almost as remote are their chances of bagging six of the seven tilts remaining in the lit- tle world series to gain the edge over their rivals In the late blue ribbon event of the diamond sport. It is the Glants, of colirse, who hive caused the Nationals' record thim Spring to be such a sorry one. The Dodgers and Reds were played to a draw, and the Braves, although they swept the two-game series with the world's champlons, did not administer sovere beatings. But the Glants, after being fought hard in early engage- ments, have turned upon the Na- tionals and trounced them unmerci- tully. Giants Pointed for Series. And hefe’s the whole affair in a nutshell: The New Yorkers, hungry for revenge upon the team that nosed hem out 8o unexpectedly to the ma- Jority of the base ball world last Oc- tober in the world serles, tralned at Saratoga ostensibly to fit themselves for the National League champion- ship, but really made of prime im- portance the impending 13-game se. ries with the Washington €lub. The Nationals, while they were keen to reassert their supremacy over the New Yorkers, were groomed more to be ready for the start of the Ameri- can League pennant campalgn than for Spring battles with the Giants, Both clubs followed carefully plan- ned tralning programs, with the re- | sult that the Giants wers almost at | mid-April form when the series be- gan, while the Nationals still had | several weeks to go before their gen- eral condition would be up to such a standard. This s not meant as any alibl for | the Natlonals, They displayed plenty of vim in the early games of the se- ries and fought the Giants tooth and nail, only to be barely beaten. But superior gondition, especially in the pitching department, began to tell in favor of the Glants, and everything began to go bad for the Nationals.- In the late games the Washington moundsmen faltered grievously and on-occaslons the flelders did not di play much fire. Recently, it has been a case of a team full of fight and form running roughshod over a team apparently lacking stamina and sta- bility. v Harrie’ Course & Wise One. However, it probably is just as well that the Nationals held to their pro- gram calling for gradual develop- ment instead of casting all caution aside and priming mainly for the lit- tle world series. This week, ardent istpporters of the Giants in close touch with the club have expressed fears that perhaps the New York pitchers have been forced too much in training this Spring and that there is grave danger that Some of them may find themselves “burnt out"” when the terrible grind of June and | July arrives. No one ‘need fear that such will be the fate of the National hurlers. Most of them are at least a week away from seagoneble form and some are not likely to be ready for su tained action until the American League campaign Is a week or two old. But when they finally round into condition, they should be able to maintain it throughout the season, s0 careful has been thelr preparation. « Now that Walter Johnson is not ex- pected to regain before another two ‘weeks the form that made him lead- ing pitcher of the American League last year, Manager Stanley Harris is devoting mosy of attention to the training. of Welter Ruether, port- sider purchased. from kiys, Stanislays’ Coveleskle, right-han \Griffmen May Prove Wisdom Of Gradual Spring Training When Regular Seasqn Starts BY JOHN B. KELLER. A whale in a small, pond, but not much more than a minnow in a larger body of water. That’s what the Nationals are this Spring in exhibition games. not likely to do much growing.in the big pond between now and the opening of the American League season. They have swamped minor league aggre@ations encountered; but have looked no better than a soiled deuce in a short deck of pasteboards in A dozen games have been played with And they are 1 ig-time clubs world champions. baller, acquired from Cleveland dur- ing the past Winter. Johnson’s slowness to rid himself of extra welght has forced Harris to plan & four-man regular turn pitch- ing staff instead of the five-man corps originally contemplated. Harris Disappointed tn Marberry. The quartet to be used at the out- set of the season will include these two veterans as well as Jez Zachary and George Mogridge, both left-hand- ers, who apparently ere at peak of form. So, ltks most of the other clubs in the American League this year, the Nats will enter the cam- paign with practically a southpaw hurling department. To make it more complete in point of left-handedness, Vean Gregg, ven- erable slabman bought from Seattle, instead of Fred Marberry is being prepared for use as main relief pitcher. Harris {s greatly disap- pointed in Marberry this Spring. The big Texan, who last year made such a name for himself as a rescue hurler, has mada little headway in the train- ing season. He reported at Hot Springs considerably above the wetght he should have been carrying. and since has not lost anything like the poundage he needs to lose before fit tq glve his best. ‘To make matters worse, Marberry during the past few days has not been training in a manner safisfac- tory to the manager. _Harris has attempted to impress upon Fred the absolute necessity of a grinding training routine in the youngster's particular case, but seemingly with little success. The pilot is' of the opinion that Marberry's career as an offective pitcher will be short, Indeed, unless the-Texan comes to a realiza- tion that he must take care of hi selt physjcally between seasons as well as in _the playing campaign. Fred must not permit himself to ac- cumulate much welght during off sea- sons if he hopes to remain in base ball long, Harris declares. —_— a— 6. U. PICKED TO WIN PENN RELAY EVENTS PHILADELPHIA, April 4—With the greatest entry list in 31 years, the University of Pennsylvania relay carnival on April 24 and 25 promises to eclipse in point of interest any track and fleld meet ever held/in this country. Teame and individuale have been entered from the United States, Eng- land, Cuba and Canada, giving the games an international flavor. ) @ entry 1ist includes 509 colleges, l high schools, preparatory schools, grammar and parochial schools, di- vided as follows: One hundred anfl ten colleges, 214 high schools, 71 pre- paratory sohools, 86 grammar school and 28 parochial schools. An English nobleman, the first in the history of the games, is entered for (competition against the cream of America’s college hurdlers. He is Lord Burghley, son of the Marquls of Exeter. A. E. Porritt, who recently broke the Oxford-Cambridge meet record in the 100-yard dash, will also display bis ability against the, sprinters of this country and the Cuban star, Crango. Georgetown ~ University, which shattered the indoor two-mile relay record a number of times, ja the fa- vorite in that event, and also in the mile, half-mile and quarter-mile. re- lays. 2 “Yale, Syracuse, Cornell, Chicago and Pennsylvania in the one mile re- lay, Boston College, in The two miles, and ™~ Yale, - Pennavlvania, Chicago, Tilinois and Harvard in the sprints, will give the Washington. collegians plenty of competition. f ‘The competitien in the fleld events also should be unusually keen. 175 LBS. HARRIS’ VETS 135 LBe WILL PITCH IN REMAINING EXHIBITION M Association club here. OBILE, Ala., April 4—Starting tomorrow, the Nationals are sched- uled to play eight games on as many successive days to finish their Spring exhibitions. Sunday, they will oppose the Southern The Giants are to be endountered in Brimingham |Navy, 7; Massachusetts Tech, 0; Navy, -on Monday in Augusta on Tuesday and Wednesday, in Clark Griffith Stadium in Washington on Thursday and Friday and at the Polo Grounds in New York next Saturday and the day following. Manager Harris has announced that he will use his veteran pitchers in the remaining exhibition engage- ments, letting the youngsters do their conditioning in pre-game drills, Presi- dent Griffith told the Mobild new: papers today that Walter Johnson, his best advertising bet, would start tomorrow’s game here, despite his 5- inning performance in New Or- leans yesterday. However, it is not so certaln Walter will toe the slab. George Mogrdge is to serve his southpaw slants some time during the fray. An old timerw’ reunion was held around home plate during the Mobile club's flelding practice, when Nick Altrock and Vean Gregg ted Kid Elberfeld, former Washington and New York player now managing the Bears, in the drill In sddition to the pair of umpir on the field, there were about 600 of them in the stands and they made the afternoon ‘warm for the official arbiters. They are ardent home- towners here. [ After Peek worked Shaney for a base on balls in the second inning, McNally was- gent in to run for Roger. The 'National veteran had found the going about the shortfield a bit too rough in the first frame. Judge’s Homer In the fifth that tied the score was a hearty ‘aallop that cleared the right field fence. Joe socked the first pitch for the four baser. Goslin made a startling catch at Pat Kelly's expense in the second in- ning. The Goose had to go far back and to his left for & low drive. & In_the Sfth imming, Jones of the Bears, was hurt sliding into second base and Mike Gordom, Washington boy who starred in athletics at Cen- tral High School in the National Capi- tal, was put in the game as an emer- gency runner. Jones returned to left fleld at the end of the inning. — ), Donahue of the Bears was retifed in an odd play In the sixth. With Mulyey on second, Donahue rolled to McNally, who tossed to Bluege to head off the runner. - Mulvey was’ crowded back to. the middle on, bt Rerrfsig ‘attempt| CYRIL TOLLEY, NOW PRO, IS SEEKING BERTH HERE Cyril J. H. Tolley, Britiah ama- tour golf champion of 1020, one ot /the famous hitters of the game and present holder of the French open champlonship, has turned profenat olfer. Tolley now ia this aide of the water seeking profesaional berth efther in the United States or In Capada. A hero of the war, one of the few who escaped by means of the overland route through Holland from a German witk the British tank corps, Tol- Tey hax been an outstanding figure in British amateur golf for five years. He won his British ch plonship. at Mulrfield, Robert A. Gardmer, an American from Chicago, on the thirty-sev- enth hole. Since that time Tolley has won nearly every major cham- plonship of mote in KE; and on tl continent. three American . amdteur cham- plonahips, failing to qualify at the Engineers’ Club in 1920 and at Mer- fon inmt Full, and going to the third round at Brooklime in 1923, when he loat to Rudolph E. Knep- per. Tolley and Roger Wethered are regarded as the two outatand- ing figures among the younger Britiah golfers. PSSR S IS runner, dropped the ball. He recov- ered it in time, however, to-touch out Donahue rushing hlh—oII second base. . Maguire' used by the Bears as g pinch hitter in the second Inning, ¢ame back to the battle in the elev- enth atter Jones was ejected for dls- puting too 'earnéstly & peint- with Umplre Rowland. s Marberry o ball against Jones’. ribs An 2: ninth .and Elber- field accused thé hwmdc‘tun 4 to cripple the Bears. Some warm tall and dirty look I el ‘exchanged, but nothing else. e % i B e B R 2 ED‘M ND M RAGSDALL 145 I'ps. mningzgames which so often have upset what is called the balance in base ball. If the idea is ado pted it might bring back to base ball the onc run_games_which have been so rare since batting has predominated so greatly over pitching. UNIVERSITIES NEED MORE SPORTS---YOST MILWAUKEE, April 4—There is need for more games and physical ex- ercises in the universities of America, 80 that students will have all-around development, Fielding H. Yost, di- rector of athleties at the University of Michigan, said in an address be- fore the Mfiwaukee University Club today. “If one is to give useful service, is it not necessary that he have a keen intellect, a sound and enduring body, be fundamentally sound in charact —dependable, reliable, trustworthy and honest—with the right attitud. toward life and his place in society?" Yost said. “Certainly the develop- ment of the intellect alone would not be of much benefit to the individual or soclety if character, health and en- durance were neglected. “We do not need fewer games and less physical exercise in our schools and universities, but for the majority we need more. We need a sense of proportion in the development of the boys and girls in our educational in- stitutions, so that the indivduals that leave our schools and universities will be products of an all-around develop- ment and not a one-sided one.” MIDDIES HAVE A SPLENDID SIX-YEAR BOXING RECORD A who have represented the Navy in NNAPOLIS, April 4—Throughout the service there is a just and glowing pride in the achievements of the Naval Academy boxing team. This is based not only on the fine achievements of the lads the manly art, but upon their un- broken record of good ethics and high sportsmanship. During, six seasons, the whole period in which midshipmen have engaged in this sport in competition with the representatives of other colleges, they never have been defeated in a dual match, and they have consistently sought the strongest opponents. The midshipmen boxers now have capped- this splendid record of vic- tories in dual contests by an over- whelming triumph in the finals of the Intercollegiate Boxing Association, just held in Philadelphia. In this con- test, the Naval Academy obtained four of the seven firsts, and seored 25 points. The nearest’ the Naval Academy ever came to a defeat in a dual event was when Yale, in & most unsatisfac- torlly handled match at New Haven in 1924, counted a draw, with three decislons on each side. Yale, however. was defeated, 4 to 2, by the midship- moen this year, and only scored three points, one second place, in the Inter- collegiates. < The only other setbacks received by “|the Naval Academy team was when it was narrowly elipsed by Pennsyl- vania State in the Intercollegiates of last year. State, though It had been defeated by the Navy in a dual match, scored 18 points to the Navy's 16 in the big event. Every other contest in which the Navy mitmen have been entered resulted in a decisive victory for the midshipmen. Navy Teams Complete Record. This is the complete record of the Naval Academy boxing team: 1920—Navy, 4: University of Penn- sylvania, 2; Navy, 6; Penn State, 1. 1921—Navy, 6; Carnegie Tech, 0; 4; Penn State, 3; Navy, 6; University of Pennsylvaala, 1. 1922—Navy, 5; Massachusetts Tech, 1; Navy, 4; Penn State, 3; Navy, 5; All-Canadian, 2. 1823—Navy, 5; Penn State, 2; Navy, 6; Massachusetts Tech, 0; Navy, 5; All-Canadian, 2; Navy, 4 University of Pennsylvania, 3. 1924—Navy, 7; Massachusetts Tech, 0; ‘Navy, 4; Penn State, 3; Navy, 5; All-Canadians, 2; Navy, 3; Yale, 3; Navy, 4; Colgate; 3, Ir@ercollegiates: Penn State (first), 18 points; Navy, 16 poinis. 1925—Navy 6; Notre Dame, 1; Navy, 6; Penn State, 1; Navy, 7; Catholic U. 0; Navy, §; All-Canadians, 1; Navy, Yale, 2; Navy, 4; University of Penn- sylvania, 3. Intercollegiates: Navy (first), 23 points; Syracuse (second), 13 ‘points. In the intercollegiates, just com- pleted, the following took firsts: Lyon (captain), 175 pounds; Hender- son, 160 pounds; Ragsdale, 145 pounds; Charlson, 135 pounds. Allen, 125 pounds, took second place, and Col- lins, 115 pounds, and Edwards, limited weight, each won their first encounter, d Credit Due Coaéh Wehb, During this whole perjod) of unap- proached Buccess, the mentor of the Naval Academy ' boxers has been Sptke Webb, a coach of unusual alifications and of unequaled suc- cess as a handler of college and ama- teur boxers. - ‘Webb did his first blg work as coach of the A. E. F. boxers, and he since has handled two teams repre- senting _the United States in the Olympics, both ‘International cham- plons, His record with the Naval Acsdemy boxers entitles him to rank at the top of coachies of college mitt- men. » College box!ng, according to Webb, 1s becoming more and morg a contest of physical and mental skill, rather thah a game of mere bruté strength. 1t is, he says, a game of strength, but strength properly controll by mind, and boxing, es he tea it, has a tremendous {nfluenge on the character of the pupil: = Intercollegiate boxing appears to have passed the ¥xperimental point. More and more the colleges are en- gaging in it, and the dangers which have been feared have not affected it methods of conducting matches and to frame regulations which would obviate them. Boxing, thought by many to be the reughest sport, has been 50 conducted’ as to be model ex- hibitions of sportsmanship, with none of the real features of interest lost. Banner Year Is Expected. The recent intercollegiate contest under the auspices of the University of Pennsylvania did much to put intercollegiate boxing in the proper light before the public and the best year in the history cf the sport is anticipated next season. It is a matter of gratification to naval people that not only have those connected with the service developed the best college boxing teams, but that they have done much to promote the sport and “make It popular at other institutions. This was recognized when Lieut. Comdr. William N. Richardson, one of the first to promote the sport on an intercollegiate basis, was made the first president of the Intercol- legia Boxing Assoclation, and further recognition was accorded by the recent selectlon of Comdr. Rob- ert C. Giffen as Richardson’s suc- cessor. The next contest of the associa- tion will take place at Annapolis, with the Naval Academy as host, next March and it is felt that it will be the greatest ever held and serve to make the sport still more popular among the colleges and general public. EXHIBITION BASE BALL At Philadelphia— Philadelphla (A.) . Philadeiphia (N) .0 ) Batteries—Fray. Groves and Cochrane; Ring, Enight and Healine. At New Orleans— Clevelard (A. New Orleans” (8 o 8 Batteries—Uhle, Miller and Myatt; Teuny, Schilling and Lapan. At N E 8t Louis (A} Nashville (8. atterien— Young and Greenbers. At Atlants, Ga.— New York (A.).. Brooklyn (N.) ...l Five jnnings: rain. atteries—Hoyt, Cantrell, Ebrhardt At Shreveport, La. Chicago (A. Shreveport (T. 1 Batteries—Robertson, Counally snd Peters and Wingleld. At Angusta, E. Cincinnatl . Detroit (A.) . s < T 1010 Batteries—Donooe, May, Bremiller and I. Wingo; Holloway, Stener and Woodall, Basser. At Louisville, Ky.— Boston (A.) .. Loulsville (A. A.) Batteries—Fuilerton, = Fuhr Bradshow Cullop and Redmon. At Baltimore, M¢ Shawkey and Deberry. Crouse; R EH E i 3 3 TNl fy and Picinich; 3 10 2 1 19 1 . ‘Musante and Davis. Ellott, Alberts; Egbert and At Charlotge, N. €.— Aflanta (8.” A) SLg a1 Crariotte (Seily) 2 8 o n innings. tteries—Thorburn, Kinnere and Jénkins. Cashion: Swecland, Beasiey, Brown . and At Richrond. Va.— Jersey City (Inl.) Richmond “(Ve.) BeteeriesSpaviaing. Pankerats: J ‘Abbott, King. H. 13 11 Gates. ' Tillman and) in, Shields and Casey, E. 3 1 At ‘Rocky Mount, N. C.— H Grifith would change the pitéhing rule so that pitchers would have to stand with only one foot—the pivot foot—on the pitching rubber. He would allow pitchers to put thes other foot behind the plate, in front of the plate or to one side of the plate. The idea of permitting thes other foot to roam free is to Bive the pitcher plenty of latitude to curve the ball, side arm it or cross fire it, It would also give him a chance to vary his speed better, Under the present r=la pitchers must stand with one foot on the plats or both feet on the plate. If one foot is off it must be In front of the plate. The rule does not say that the foot may not be at the side of the plate, where the pitchers frequently do stand, but it does-say that neither foot must be back of the plate. Some umpires will pot allow the side. Would be Aid in Control If only the pivot foot is on the plate GriMith believes the pitchers will get better control of the ball in a short time. It is his theory that the rule, as it now reads, makes poor pitchers out of promising material because some pitchers find themselves compelled to work from a very awk- ward position. Pitching would be a farce if the rule were literally enforced that a pitcher must stand squarely with both feet on the plate and favs the batter, in the act of delivering the ball. The rule was poorly written as are many other rules, which were written by men who have not played base ball themselves. The young pitchers of the Wesi, for some unexplained reason, seem to have found it easy to make a curye break better if they have one foo: back of the plate. Some of them who have tried to get higher up in base ball have found themselves In all kinds of .trouble the moment. th have tried to pitch to sult big leag: umpires, who compelled them to put both feet on the plate. They havae been unable to make their curves break right at the shortened dic. tance, Other Pliots Favor Change. Miller Huggins, manager of New York Yankees, told the writ he wouldn't mind seelng the rulc changed to permit the pitcher to one foot ramble. Arthur Flet, and Davy Bancroft league pilots who tho g00d one. Of course, it would not put an end to all free batting if the pltcher wera &lven more latitude in his worlk There is no doubt that the fans like to see some heavy hitting occasion- :uy.mbuz ::ey wlso like to see better ching than has bee the Iast three years. . o FUle in One big inning by one side in tha early part of a game makes it dull even when the home team has the benefit of it. A big inning at the very finish of a game, if it is against the home club, leaves the spectators with a flat taste. 17 there were close innings and not these big innings Which, after all, are usnally the result of pondrous drives and consecutive hitting, Griffith believes that ths spectators would be better satisfled. He also belie c low-score rore popular wit! the amateurs because they would. o store the old nip-and-tuck fights which were 80 much a part of base ball fn former days. Best Suggestion Yet Made. No suggestion that has been offered for improving the pitching is worth as much consideration as this new idea set forth by Clark Grifith, who was @ great pitcher himself in the days of great pitchers. Until some change of the pitching rule is put into eYect the batter wiil continue to have the advantage over the plicher and the games which have been played in the South and on the coast this Spring have demonstrated that the latter has not even started to Tegain his mastery over the former. e er were other big wght the idea a BOUT FOR DEMPSEY NOT IN SIGHT NOW CHICAGO, April 4—A fight Jack Dempsey, the world heavy- Welght champion, is just as far away as ever, Jack Kearns, his manager, sald here today after a trip to New York. Kearns saw Tex Rickard and Jack Curley in New York, but said the ra- sult was that there was nothing tli;;lsnlte,ln sight for Dempsey during Kearns said he would like to have a fight for Dempsey next September, but there was nobody willing to take a chance on promoting a contest with Harry Wills, nesro heavyweight. Dempsey will be finished with the pleture he is making at Hollywood in tow or three weeks, sald Kearns, and could beé prepared for a meeting this year if an opponent and a pro- moter could be found. “But there is nothing In sight,” sald Kearns. Kearns talked today with Floyd Fitasimmons, owner of the arena at Michigan City, Ind, who wants to match Joe Benjamin, Pacific coast lightweight, with Sammy Mandell, Rockford, 111, for a Fourth of July match. FRIGERIO AND NURMI VICTORS AT MONTREAL MONTREAL, Quebec, Apri}l 4—Uga Frigerio of Italy, Olympic walking champion, tonight defeated Thil Granville of Canada in ths five-mila event, at the Quebec provincial championships, His time was 38§ minutes, 52 4-5 seconds. Paavo Nurmi of Finland won mile-and-three-quarters run lapping Jimmy Connoily, Georgetown University middie-dis- tance atar. Nurmi's time was $ minutes, 9 1-5_seeonds. for the