Evening Star Newspaper, April 7, 1925, Page 30

SPORTS. GOOSE SHOULD BE PRIMED BY TIME CAMPAIGN OPENS| Much Farther Advanced Than Usual in Spring and | Is Hitting Above .300—Reuther and Johnson " Pitch Well in Beating Giants. BY JOHN B. KELLER. April 7—Leon Goslin has not been setting Dixie on fire with his batting this Spring, but the man who,was the most UGUSTA, Ga, A cffective swatsman in the Am be feady to make life miscrable for ¢ tain is rung up on that circuit champi Off to a poor start in batting, a the bl with a vengeance the past w training seaso Since shaking the dust of Florida from his feet, Goslin’s improvement has and he scemed destined to start the league he has been a National a been remarkable this year in better batting form than The Goose got only one bingle beating sent a run home. game Goslin considers himself far more ad- | wanced in general condition this Spring than in any other vear he has been | with the Washington club. _Believes He Has Improved. “i have had no trouble getting down | to playing weight this vear,” he de- | clared, “and a consequence 1 feel | much stronger than usual. 1 have not | bean trying to slam the ball out of the lot every time I step to the plate. In- stead, T have been attempting to_per- fect my timing, something at which 1 elways have been a bit weak. 1 be lieve now I am getting more into my swing at the proper moment and I am quite confident T will be able to get hold of the ball in good style when hits mean more than they do in these Spring training game The Goose certainly appears to be in Bplendid condition and with a week to g0 before the American League season bezins the mainspring of the Nationa offensive machine of last year ought be well primed to “bust that apple,” the profession aptly describes terrific battering of the leather-covered sphere. Never slow on his feet, Gosiin seems to be faster and apparently he has over- eome ono habit that caused him trouble n the past two seasons—that of swing- ing futilely at slow pitches. Time was when the Goose would ei- ther wave frantically, but to no avail, &t dragging heaves, or calmly watch the ball float by him to a strike. his judgment in this respect scems greatly improved. Pitchers | Bpring have endeavored to “slow ball” him into submission, but Goslin has outwitted them to a great extent. Un- less the pitch came up to him with every appearance of being within good striking range, he let it pass. But if good to him, he made his swing 1o micet the ball fairly. As a result, he made a number of hits off slow balls —not long wallops — but long encush to get him to the initial sack On the Paths Often. Goslin has been getting on the paths frequently this Spring. In his | 20 games beforo he played against the Glants yesterday he went to the plate 91 times and got to first base 35 times, & getting-on average of 1.75 per game. And hs was able to complete the cir- cuit of the bases in almost half the number of times he got on, for 17 Tuns were credited to him. Legally, the Goose was at bat 78 times and he socked 24 hits. Two of the blows were good for three bases and as many for two bases. That earned him a batting average of .308 for the score of contests. His clout- ing drove in nine runs. In additiom, Goslin walked to first nine times and got there twice after being hit by pitched balls. He also was credited with two sacrifices, one of which sent & man across the plate. Afield the Goose had 39 chances, and handled cleanly all but two of them. | Many of the chances were much more difficul: than the average, and several of his catches were of the spectacular variety. His two errors were on ground- ers sent to him on playing flelds un- usually rough. But the Goose also made some vemarkable stops of rollers on those town ball lots. Get Good Twirling. The Nationals got some good pitching from Dutch Ruether and Walter John- son yesterday to register their second victory in the little world series. Ruether went six innings, holding the New York- ers to three runs and eight hits, while Johnsor gave four bingles and one marker in a trio of frames. In the meanwhile, the world cham- pions pounded Hugh McQuillan, Virgil Barnes, Jack Wiener and Ernie Maun for a tctal of 14 safeties. Bucky Harris was the big noise of the attack with four hits in five times at the bat Each side put a tally across in the opening inning. The Nationals got theirs with sharp hitting. With Mec- Neely cut of the way, Harris singled to right-center, and canm home when Rice shot the ball by Jackson for a two- bagger. Ruether's wildness helped the Giants get their tally. After Groh hit down the first-base line for a single, Walker popped 1o Peck, but Kelly walked, and Young's infleld hit filled the bases. Terry fanned, but Wilson worked Ruether for a walk, forcing Groh home. Jackson ended the session by grounding to Judge. Another National splattered across the plate in the second frame. Bluege ‘began the round with a line single 10 left. Peck popped to the pitcher and Ruel grounded to short, Jackson failed 1o get Bluege at second, but XKelly's relay nipped Muddy at first base. Then Ruether slammed to right far enough to count Bluege, but | ook no chances on the pathe and was credited with a single only. Sixth Is Big Inning. The artillery of bbth teams went nto heavy action in the sixth inning. Barnes, in his lone round on the hill, was well battered by the Na- tionals. Judge, first to face him, Eingled to right and took second as Bluege was tossed out. Peck flied to Wiison in short left, but Ruel singled | 1o the same field and took second as Hack made a futile throw home to gt Judge. Ruether’s scratch single moved Muddy to the far corner and McNeely's walk filled the sacks. Harris then got his fourth hit of the friy, a single to center, that scored | Ruel, and Ruether and put McNeely at third. Rice ended the raMly with & zrounder to Kelly Peck’s fumble of Wilson's grounder ®o! Ructher into trouble at the start of the Giants' sixth batting *urn. Jackson singled Hack to second, but the latter was automati- cally out when struck by Snyders drive between short and third. That Jeft two New Yobkers on the run- ways, and Meusel, batting for Barnes, hit over McNeely's head for two bases, tallying Jackson while Snyder was held at third. The Giant catcher, however, got home, and Meusel took third after Rice caught Groh's fly to-deep right. Walkers best was a roller to Harris, The Glants got a run off Johnson in the eighth inning, his second turn on the mound. Wilson starfed the mession with a ground-rule triple to right, ‘he ball bounding into the stand. Jaekson sent Hack home with 2 single to Jeft center. Johnson then fanned Snyder and Southworth, the latter pinch batter for Wisner, while Groh srounded to the pitcher. The world champions got to Maun for a brace of markers in the ninth. ‘With Harris out of the way, Rice tripled to.left-center and came home Goslin s | | to the Giants, 7 to 4, at Birmingham, ’ cored a minute later with the last tally of the | pion Nationa | latter’s with an error for dropping. the ball, | r ‘TROUSERS erican League last year probably will spposing pitchers when the 1925 cur- jonship race. s usual, the Goose has been banging eck to reach for the first time since average above the .300 mark campaign ever before at a circuit inaugural. vesterday while the Nationals were but it was a timely one that ALL RIGHT. JASHINGTON. MoNeely, cf. | Harris, 2b. Rice. .. Goslin, 1f. Judge, 1b.. Bluege, 3b... Peck, ss..... Ruel. e Ruether, Johnson, > ] b1 Bomond . ». Totals ..... NEW_YORK. McQuillan, 7. Barnes. p........ Wisner, p.....0. Maun, p.. .. Meusere [0 Southworthi . Totals 36 “Batted for Barnes in sixth inning tBatted for Wisner in eighth inning. Washington..... 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 27 New York. 10000201 04 Three-base hits—Wilson, Rice, Bluege. Two- baso hits—Rice, Meusel. ' Sacrifice hit—Groh. Stolen bases—Eice, Jackan, Goslin. “Double play—Harrls to Judgo to Peckinpuugh, Buses on balls—Off Ruether, uilla, 1. Struck outBy NeQuilan, 5 by Rasthar, 3; by Johnson, 3. Base hits—Off McQuillan. 6 in 5 innings; off Ruether. 8 in 6 innings; off Byrues. 8 in 1 inning; off Wisner, 1 in ¢ in- off Maun, 3 in 1 in mpire— Walker and Rowland. . when Goslin singled to center. After Judge popped to Kelly, the Goose pil- fered second and scored as Bluege tripled to right. Peck ended the round with a roller to Maun. RIVALS IN AUGUSTA FOR PAIR OF GAMES AUGUSTA, Ga., April 7.—With pla ing roster of 26 men, the world cham- are in a town famillar to only two of them, although this Georgia community, where games with the Giants are scheduled today and tomorrow, was the home of the Wash- ington club’s training camp for the seasons of '17-'18-'19. Of all the Nationals now here Judge and Rice are the only players who used to do pre-season stunts on the local grounds. Of the three absent from the squad, Johnson, Zachary and Bill Hargrave, Walter was the lone one to train at Augusta. It does not take the average big league club long to change its entire personnel. | Johnson will not gain very much relief from the ordeal of traveling after leaving the club in Birming- ham to go direct to Washington. He is not due to arrive in the National | Capital until noon tomorrow, just 04’ hours ahead of the remainder of the| Nationals. | rrooonmmuossont 2| rurconnnons .-I oo0osorrrosoon |l orrommmmnon | oroosonnmmernont &l cnrownmwaal %l coonooumnErruod Bl acave | coooomonomonon® al nommonoowok ~| 0cooooco~csocos!” x| coorooscas!! Clyde Milan, former Nat, now man- aging the Memphis team of the| Southern Association, visited his old club at Birmingham yesterday. He ame seeking outfield and pitching material and buzzed quite a time with President Griffith, but both de- clared nothing came of the confer- ence. Wilson's game effort 1o spear Bluege's drive in the second inning of the game at Birmingham held the hit to a single. Hack made a dive for the ball and barely managed to ne- gotiate & pick-up. Jackson had a rough time of it in | the third round. He failed to keep his foot on the bag when McQuillan, who took Rice's roller, threw for a force play on Harris. After Harris was trapped off the middle station later, Rice set sail for the sack and got there safely when Jackson, who received the ball well ahead of the runner, failed to tag him. wax kept from a hit by sensational fielding in the Ossie drove the ball smartly between third and short, but Heine threw himself in the path of the sphere, made a great stop and re- covered in time for a force play on Judge. Blue, Groh’s third. An unusual double play was exe- cuted by the Nationals in the second session. With Snyder on first base, Groh rolled to Harris. Snyder eluded Bucky on the path, but the throw to Judge got Groh. Then Judge forced Snyder back toward first with a heave to Peck, and finally got the ball to tag out the runner. In the seventh imning Ruel made a great peg to Peck to kill off Young’s steal as Terry fanned. He also made a good throw to Harris to get Jackson as Snyder whiffed in the eighth, but Bucky was charged GIRL BOWLERS T0 VISIT TO COMPLETE MATCHES The stars from the Washington Ladies' Bowling League selected by Manager James Baker, have return matches scheduled for April 18 and 25, first with Baltimore and then with Philadelphia. The Washingtonn girls have a 76- | pin lead over Baltimore, but Phila- delphia comes here with 188 maples ahead of the local quint. Both matches will be rolled at the Coliseum. To Match Your Odd Coats EISEMAN’S, 7th & E Base Ball April 9th and 10th Goslin Reaching Battmg Stride : New York Clubs Most F eared in Both Leagues’ C. U. AND GALLAUDET YANKS AND GIANTS SURE TO BE IN THICK OF RACES McGraw’s Pitchers Appear to Be More Dependable This Year and Huggins’ Gang Is Not Likely Again to Suffer From Overconfidence. |AHEARN HAS SHADE IN GO WITH MAYRS Goldie Ahearn, featherweight cham- pion of the South, upheld his honors in his 10-round bout with Lew Mayrs of Baltimore last night be- fore the Natlonal Capital Sporting Club, Mayrs is the fighter, who likes and in the firs rushing type of to get in close, part of the fight made Ahearn lock rather bad. Goldie finally got his right jab working and played a tattoo on the Balti- morean’s face. The boys frequently stood toe to toe and slugged with both hands, and the Washington lad held his own at this style of milling. Neither boy was off his feet dur- ing the entire bout. The first round was even, Ahearn took the second, Mayrs the third, fourth and fifth. The sixth was even. while Ahearn pointed the way again in the seventh and cighth. Mayrs shaded in the ninth, while Ahearn was out in front in the final session. Mayrs lost consid- erable prestige—and incidentally points—by his ring methods. On several occasions the referee, Heine Miller, warned the Baltimore lad. It was a good fight and pleased the fans Louis Guglimini of gave Tony Cortez, the lightweight, a boXing lesson in 10 rounds. The more experienced— though punchless—Guglimini was all over his man and hit his opponent with everything and from every di- rection. In the last three rounds the boys stood toe to toe and mixed it much to hte delight of the ring dev- otees Slim Pavese of Newark, N. J. fight- ing his first fight as a_welterweight, pointed the way to Nick Bass of Baltimore in their eight-round go. Pavese had height and reach on the Baltimorean and used these assets to good advantage in the early rounds. Toward the end, Bass, who was boring in throughout the fight, £ot to his man and dished out soma good healthy socks. Slim's ecarly ad- vantage, however, earned him the edge. The curtain raiser. was between Sammy Hogan of the Mohawk Ath- letic Club and Bllly West of Clinton, lowa. West was pounds the heavier and possessed a real kick. Hogan tasted it in the first round and there- after was careful about mixing it. The bout was rather slow and un- interesting with the lowan out in front at the conclusion. = F. O'Connor, Frank Dane and Heine Miller alternated at the ref- eree job. It was the largest crowd yet turn out for the National shows. Washington City Club's to Capital KAPLAN- MASCART FIGHT PLANS MEET OBSTACLES NEW YORK, April 7.—Plans for a world title bout between Louis (Kid) Kaplan of Meriden, Conn., recognized as featherweight champion by the New York State Athletic Commission, and Edouard Mascart of France, Europen title holder, met obstacles when Lew Burston, manager of the French boxer, is said to have demand- ed from Promoter Tex Rickard a 25 per cent guarantee, which exceeds Kaplan's percentage by about 5 points. Burston also is declared to have Leld out for an outdoor contest, which, he said, would have attracted great- er receipts. Rickard had planned to stage the bout in Madison Square Garden on May 5. THREE TITLE BOUTS APPEAR IN MAKING NEW YORK; Apr —Arrange ments for three championship boxing. bouts within the next three months in New York may be completed by promoters today. Contracts for one of the matches have already been signed, and ap- preval of the State Athletic Commis- sion {s expected today. This bout, barring unforeseen difficulties, will bring together’ Gene ‘Tunney, Amer- ican light heavyweight champion, and Tom Gibbons at the Polo Grounds, June 12. A second title tangle which will re- quire official unraveling before its promotion will become possible in- volves the eligibility of Mickey Walker, world welterweight cham- pion. Matchmaker Humbert J. Fu- gasey sceks a match between Walker and Harry Greb, middleweight title- holder, at the Polo Grounds June 19, but Walker's suspension for his fail- ure te box Dave Shade at the behest | of the commission and the board's arder prohibiting promoters from ne- gotiating with fighters under ban are obstacles. A third title tilt which has been in negotiation for several days has for principals Louis (Kid) Kaplan and Edouard Mascart, American and French featherweight champions, re- spectively. Matchmaker Flournoy of Madison Square Garden has been coh- ferring with managers of the ‘two men daily and hopes to sufficiently iron out details for presentation of the match to the commission for ap- proval. PITCHER ALDRIDGE MAY CONFER WITH DREYFUSS PITTSBURGH, April 7.—A report current in sport circles here was to the effect that Vic Aldridge, former Cub pitcher and now the lone Pirate holdout, is on his way to this city to seek a conference with Barney Dreyfuss, owner of the Pittsburgh club. 5 It is rumored that the Hoosier schoolmaster had left his home at Indian Springs, Ind., yesterday and was in Terre Haute last night. Aldridge’s refusal to sign with the Pirates soon will mean his suspen- sian, after. which he will be com- pelled to seek reinstatement from Commissioner Landis. B University of Chicago's base ball team will go to Japan if officials ac- cept an invitation from Waseda. The trip would be made in the early fall. Bats. Throws. Pltchers. arnes, Willlam ..... lough, Edgar, C. .. Day, Clyde .. E Dickerman, Leo L. . Dyer, Edwin ¥ Haines, Jewse L. Hallahan, William A. Mails, Walter .. Paulson, Gilford ... Rhem, Charles F. . LR Sherdel, William L. .. Shields, Vincent A. . Sothoron, Allan S. . Stuart, John D. .. Catchers. Bool, Albert ....... Clemons, Vernon J. ... onzales, Miguel .. Schmidt, Walter Vick, Henry A. Inflelders. Bell, Lester E. ... R Bottomley, James L. Cooney, James E. ..... Freigou, Howard E. .. ornsby, Rogers Toporcer, George Outfielders. Blades, Raymond ¥. Douthit, Taylor L. . Hafey, Charles J. . Holm, Roxcoe A. Mueller, Clarence F. . Shinners, Ralph J. ... Smith, John . Sam Breedon, pre FeERER R BEREER Played with in 1924, Evanaville, Three-I.. Fort Smith, W. A... Kalamazoo, Mint. Oakland, P. C. L Cornell College Cardinals ...... Smith, W. A Cardinals . Cardinaly Cardinals . Cardinals Fort Smith, W. A Cardinal Pirates Cardinaly Cardinals Cardinals Syracuse, Int. Cardin: 3 Syracuse, Int. . Cardinals . Cardinaly Cardivals . Toleda, A. A. Cardinals . ent; Branch Rickey, vice-president iram W. Mason, secretary; Joe Sudgen and Burton L. Shotton, coa Stockton, Call 1924 record: and loosing training cam) Finished fifth in the National League race, 2 games for u percentage of .530. winning 81 FIFTEENTH WIN IN ROW RECORDED BY WHITE SOX HICAGO, April 7—TFhe Chi victories wi C Little Roc opening. ago White Sox string of training trip s extended to 15 straight yesterday when they downed , Ark, 7 to 3, on their way North for the season’s At Manager Collins' request Little Rock used leit-handed pitchers, w Rabbit Maranville, out with a brok- en ankle, joined the homeward-jour- neying Cubs in Los Angeles and will come to Chicago with them. The team left Denver Grigsby in the hos- pital. recovering from a broken col- larbone. President William Veeck of the Cubs after a visit to St. Louls to see Charley Hollocher, Cub shortstop, said Hollocher has decided not to play ball until later in the season when he believes his physical condition will be better. Red Sox Get 20 Hits. BOSTON, April 7.—The Boston Red Sox yesterday picked up the shreds of their batting reputation and made it into whole cloth when they collected 20 hits to defeat the Louisville Club, 12 to 4. Gross headed the list with two doubles and as many singles, but Har- ris, Prothro and Rogell fought for second honors with three hits apiece. The last game of the series will be played with Louisville today and then the Sox will head for Fenway Park. Savannah lost its chance to see the Boston Braves and the Rochester Club in conflict yesterday through a per- sistent rain. Today both teams move on to Cheraw. S. C., and thence will journey to Kinston, N. C., to earn their passage home. Indian Rookies Do Well. CLEVELAND, Ohio, April Nor- |man Lehr, Rochester rookie, and Lu- ther Roy, Chattanooga, added further to the good impression they have made on Manager Tris Speaker of the |Cleveland Indlans in a seven-inning Regular-Yannigan game at New Or- leans yesterday. Roy pitched for the Regulars and won, 3 to 2, because of better sup- port. Lehr was touched for only six hits, three going to Jamieson, and added to his performance by fanning Speaker. Browns in Hitt: T. LOUIS, April 7.—Another bat- ting festival for the St. Louis Browns ended their three-game series with Nashville Tenn., yesterday. The Brownies corralled 15 hits, while the Volunteers got only 4 off Dave Dan- forth and Ed Stauffer. ¥ Danforth's shoulders carried the pitching honors. He apparently is cured of soreness. His speed and curves were under such good control that in seven innings he allowed only two hits. Starting with the last man to face him in the second, Danforth retired 10 batters straight. It was Danforth’s second appear- ance in the exhibition schedule and was enough to indicate the veteran southpaw is ready and able to step on_the mound. The Cardinals were due in El Paso today, the first stop on their home- ward trip from 'California. Ruth’'s Homer Wins Game, NEW YORK, April 7.—Babe Ruth hit another home run yesterday and the Yankees won another ball game. Tt was a fast one from the cele- brated arm of Dazzy Vance which got in the way of a mighty Ruthian swing. In two previous base oall visits between Babe and Dazzy dur- ing the afternoon from their distance meeting points of slab and plate Babe had been disappointed. Once he grounded out and a second time his _thrusts sampled the Knoxville, Tenn., atmosphere. On’ the third meeting, with the score tied at 1 to 1 and Combs on base, Ruth propelled one of Vance's sizzling pitches back yard. The final score read 5 to 2. The Giants put in a day of double shock absorption. In the morning they were shaken up in a minor rallway collision Jjust outside of Memphis and in the afternoon in Birmingham they were jolted again by the Washington Senators. Tygers Pound the Bal DETROIT, April 7.—A 7-to-3 victory ‘Washington. Washington vs.New York Giants Tickets on Sale at Spalding’s 1338 G Street. 'McReynolds Remembers— that satisfied patrons are the backbone of a man’s business, which is probably the reason for the enviable reputation built up through 60 prosperous years of satisfactory service in Allow us to demonstrate McReyM service coupled with a.1925 Advanced Six Nash Two- i il | i R. McReynolds & Son 1423:27 L St. ‘mase 14th & Park Rd. &% inte a neighboring | by the Tygers over h the result that the Sox were held down for six innings. the Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta, Ga., yesterday ended the three-game series between those teams. The Tygers are scheduled to meet the Atlanta team Detroit yesterday picked up a com- fortable lead over the Cincinnati team early in the game, throughout. which it kept The Red pitchers were pounded for 16 hits, while their teammates had to be content with half that number. Two errors were made on each side. Pirates PITTSBURGH, April abounded aboard the special whirling the which is Are Gleeful. 7.—High spirits train Pittsburgh Pirates toward Oklahoma City as the cars arrived night. All cellent spirits as a splendid encountering and all for action. They are expected homa City tonight. at Bowie, of the Buccaneers were training weather they Ariz, last in ex- of the are were anxious result to reach Okla- Their schedule calls for two games there with Jack Holland's Oklahoma Indians, and fans have planned to present a watch to Emil Yde, Pirate southpaw, who be- gan his base ball career under Hol- land’s tutelage. Eddie Moore who is seriously Jury. he expects will month. is Mayn to H CINCINNATI, Cincinnati Reds, the only troubled by an He has a lame shoulder that bother him for a Corsair in- © Arm Treated. Ohio, after April 7.—The losing their last exhibition game with the Detroit Tygers, 7 to 3, moved from Atlanta to Birmingham to play the Southern League team of that noon. Benton or Luque will pitch city this after- The latter was slated to pitch yesterday, but developed a lame him on the bench. Carl Mays, who has leg, which kept been unable to pitch during the homeward trip, left the team at Atlanta last night 0 come to Cincinnati for treatment of a lame arm. Capt. Eddie Roush also went North to attend to some personal business and will meet the team at Louisville on Thursday. PLENTY OF ARENAS; REAL BOUTS LACKING Buds and bursting forth and about New York Tn the matter of prizefight in rich arenas areans are profusion in these fine days. ihe year 1925 will live long in the annals of the prize ring. Fabulous purses hung up for top-line fighters have convinced Investors that there is big money in the boxing game, and pro- moters seem to have no trouble in being financed. No less than 11 stadiums, seating in all 479,000 spectators, will be do- ing business—or trying to—when the outdoor season rolls they are: Henderson's Crater. Yankee Stadium... Boyle’s Thirty Acre: Polo Grounds. Velodrome . around. 110,000 90,000 Here Coney Ixland Stadium. ... Queensboro Stadim Henderson's Bowl Dexter Park... Jamaiea Sporting Club. ... Patchogue Sporting Club. . ‘Where, oh where, . 15,000 15,000 12,000 10,000 do the match- makers figure to unearth the cards to fill the mammoth arenas? ? It takes a mighty good fight to bring out the fans in sufficlent numbers to make it profitable to operate these plants, and with champlions being suspended and banned right and left it is diffi- cult to see Where the ing from. cards are com- IN GAMES TOMORROW Catholic University and Gallaudet base ball teams are the local col- legiate combinations that get action tomorrow af ~noon. The Brookianders encounter Buck- nell and Gallaudet will entertain the Fort Humphreys nine in the Soldiers’ first appearance here this season. Georgetown, winner over Carnegic Tech yesterday by a score of 5 to 4, is taking things easy today and to- morrow in preparation for a meeting with Yale on_ Thursday. Maryland and Cathollc University also enter- tain out-of-town teams Thursday, the former meeting Lehigh and the latter tackling the Vermont nine that was shut out yesterday by the Quan- tico Marines, 9 to 0. The Hilltoppers rallied in the ninth frame to defeat the Carnegie Tech combination by a one-run margin | Although Mudd and Goddard had con- nected for circuit clouts in the sec- ond and seventh, respectively, Con- rad’s hurling bafled the home team until the last half of the ninth, when he weakened and allowed the George- towners to shove across the tying and winning counters before a man had been retired. Brennan, McCarthy and Goddard twirled for Georgetown. COLLEGE BASE BALL. At Georgetown — Georgetown, 6; Carnegie Tech, 4. At Quantico—Marines, 9; Vermont, 0. At Charlottesville—Virginia, 1; Cor- nell, 0. At Richmond—Holy Cross, 14; Med- feal College of Hampden-Sidney, 4. At Nashville—Vanderbilt, 14; Indi- ana, 9. At New York—Dartmouth, 13; New York University, At Philadelphia—Temple, §; Penn- aylvania, 6. At A. and M-—Mississippi Aggies, 11; Hlimpis, 2. At Lexington—Washington and Lee, 7: Roanoke, 3. At Blacksburg — Virginia Poly, 3; King College, 3 (called at end of ‘ninth by ngreement). TENPIN EVENT ENDS WITHOUT NEW MARK BUFFALO, N. Y. April 7.—The twenty-fifth international champion- ship tournament of the American Bowling Congress, with a record entry of 2,200 five-man teams, failed to produce any record score: Clarence Long’s count of 1,877 pins, which won the all-events champion- ship, was the only one to beat the winning mark of last year, and this by a margin of only 2 pins. Buffalo carried off two champion- ships this year, Clarence Long, all- events winner, being a member of the Weisser Blue Ribbons, who took down first prize in the five-man event with a total of 2,023 pins. The other championship doubles and singles were won by Chicago bowlers, Edward Schupp and Edward Karich, with a total of 1,318 in the two-man event, and Alfred Green, with a score of 706 pins, in the in- dividual event. Elks of Schenectady team single of shot high the tournament in scoring 1,069 pins. The best two-man mark was 525 by Mills and Scribner of Detroit, and Pominic de Vito of Chicago set up high single score of 278 in the individual event Final doubles and singles yesterday brought about a few changes among the 10 leaders, Thomas Sharkey of South Bend tying for third place with a total of 702 pins and taking fourth position in the all-events standing with a total score of 1,884, Another to class among the high individual event winners was T. Carey of Madison, Wis., with 683 pins, seventh high, while C. Klegg of Al- liance, Ohlo, placed eighth in all- events with a nine-game score of 1,877 In the doubles T. Schwoegler and H. Lange of Madison, Wis, scored 1,268 to take fifth place. EXHIBITION GAMES. At Atianta— Detroit (A)......... Clneinnati (N.).0 Batteries— Whitehill, Rixey, Bielmiller and I squads Dauss Wingo. and Bassler At Louisy Toston (A.). .12 18 2 Louisville (A, Al). €20 Batteries—Ferguson, Kallio and Stokes; Es telle, Deberry and Meyer. At Nashrille— St. Loufs (A. Nashville ( Batteries—Danforth. Lindstrom, Toney, Nor: 10 15 1 St 6 4 4 Stauffer and Dizon; d Greenburg. At Little Rock— Clifeago (A.)... Little Rock (8. A1) . 10 Batteries_Faber. Mangum and Grabowski, Schalk; McBee, Robinson and Mayer, Murphy. At Knoxville, Tenn.— New York (A.) Brookiyn ; Batteries—Shocker. Jones Vance, Rush and Deberr. and At Raleigh, N. C.— . (Reserves) . Lance, Mageveney and Mutter Ross, Morris and Powell, Ray. At Norfolk, Va Durham (Pledmont)............... Norfolk (V: 3 6 3 Batteries—Caviness, Triom and Sessions: Fosberg, Garrison and Pientki, Funk. = Greensboro mm'ma'nn'. (Twelve innings). Batteries—Campbell, Sterling, Hoots and Westmoreland; Lowder, Sherrill and Schorling. At Charlotte, N. C. Reading (L)... Charlotte (Saliy).. 00 Batteries—Zubris, Roberts, Hayman, Daly and Smith; Willson, Phillips, Shoat and Noon, Harrison. At Spartanburg, S. Toronto (I.)... Spartanburg (Saliy) BatteriesSatterfield and Man Cooper and Ritchie. Elliott, 4041 10 14 3 5 T 4 Purcell, Translates correctly Style in Collars T~ Cluett,Reabody &~Co.Inc o Mehers SPORTS. This is the seventh of a series of articles on the prospects of the various teams in the two major leagues which will open a new seasom. With the wo of wreparation about completed, it is fairly sofe to cstimate whether or 1o clubs have been strengthened emough proaching races. The m to fear xhe two New York teams. } League. history shows that teams which win In this series, cons dering the G round-up. New York Yankees Won £, Lost 63, Pet. 386, Finished Second in 1924. Ask any member of the New York Yankees and he will tell you that the world champions of 1923 lost the American League pennant last year for one reason—overconfidence. These men still have supreme faith in themselves. They firmly believe that they make up the best ball club in the world. They have not been shaken by the reverse of last year They refuse to gcknowledge that Washington is a better team, even though they were beaten, 13 games to 9, in the interclub contest of 1924, The Yankees, while they were sec- ond in games won and lost last sea- son, were only fourth in team bat- ting. Their offensive is built around Babe Ruth, Bob Meusel and Walter Pipp. Of the 798 runs the team made in the 1924 season Ruth drove in 121; Meusel, 120, and Pipp, 112, These men must keep up this remarkable pace for, apparently, the rest of the team has not been strengthened on the offensive. If it can be sald to hav. been strengthened in any one spot it is in the substitution of Earl Combs for Witt in center fleld. Otherwise the team is the same as last year at the at Standing first in team flelding be- made up for the deficiencies on the of- fense. This scason there should be the same good defense, except in one spot—shortstop. Everett Scott, a star who has played more than 1,100 con- secutive games, can hardly be as good a ground coverer this year as last. Pipp at first, Ward at second and Dugan at third should give the pitch- ers the best of infleld support, but time is slowly taking its toll in the important place at shortfleld. If Scott | fails this vear the effect will be felt |in the box work. Huggins has three able substitutes in Howard Shanks, Ernie Johnson and Paul Wanninger, a fast flelding youngster, but none of the trio is quite up to the demands of a star team. Ruth, Meusel and Combs in the out- field are better than the average on the defense. Witt and Paschal are handy men as substitutes. Schang. O'Neill and either Hof- mann or Bengough will give the team good catching and some batting punch. The pitching staff is the same as last year with the substitution of Ur- ban ‘Shocker for Joe Bush and the addition of Walter Beall. I believe that Shocker will fully make up for the loss of Bush. There is a question whether Shawkey, Jones and Pen- nock can keep on going as they have for the last three seasons. Hoyt ought to be as good as ever. The new men seen at the St. Petersburg camp, Francls. Duggan and Johnson, prob- ably will be used only as substitutes in the box. No “phenom’” has been un- covered this year. T expect my pitchers to games for me this year,” gins. hat will ~be enough.’ win 100 more MUNN TO MEET ZBYSZKO. PHILADELPHIA, April 7.—Wayne “Big” Munn, heavyweight wrestling champion, will defend his title here on April 15 against Stanislaus Zbys- ko, a former holder of the heavy- weight crown. Zbyszko lost the title to Ed “Strangler” Lewis, who was defented by Munn last January. STARTS NEW YORK RACING. Racing in New York State will be inaugurated for the 1925 season on Saturday, April 25, at Belmont Park, by the United Hunts Association. which will offer a program featured by steeplechasing. BABE UP TO OLD TRICKS. Babe Ruth now has lapped his fleld twice in the hom run clouting race of the training season. He has hit seven in 12 games with the Dodgers —two more than have been made by Bob Meusel and Jacques Fournier. “TRY AND SKID IT” TIRES MOUNTED FREE ITH all the optimism expressed by managers of other tean with all the feeling against New York by base ball writ other cities, the fact has been brought home day after d the Giants are most feared of all clubs in the National League a: Yankees of all clubs in the American League nagers of other teams and the fans of other ¢ The ¥ firsts and one second over a stretch of fou The Giants have a clean slate of four pes finally fall to pieces like the “one-hoss shay,” siants and the Yankees are taken up today. hind anarray of five good pitchers | says Hug- | than { to improve their positions in the ay and of es have reaso nkees have a record of three vears in the American League nants in a row in the National Little wonder, then, that by general consent they are rated the most dangerous contenders in their respective leagues, even fl.rmgh base ball consistently over a stretch of years and for no explainable reason prospects of the various teams, th Later will come a general New York Giants Won 93. Loat 60, Pet. .608. Finished First In 1024, John J. McGraw the leading standpatter in base ball. He be lieves in leaving well enough alone He is going into the campaign for his fifth straight pennant with ex actly the same team which won the National League championship las vear, and practically the same team which won two vears ago. Barring the addition of a young player or two, the Giants will open against the Boston Braves on April 14 with every man in his place as his team lined up in the big drive for the league championship last Septembe: There are those managers, astute base ball men, who believe that Mc {Graw is trifing with his luck. The great Chicago machine of Frank Chance seemingly at its best afte winning ~ in 1906, 1907 and 1908 crashed almost overnight. The Ath letics of 1910, 1911,.1913 and 1914 blew up and the fragments neve: have been collected. The Giants of 911, 1812 and 1913 fell to pieces and t took even such a master as Mc Graw four years to reassemble. The law of averages, the pendulum of | percentage, will weigh heavily on the Glants this vear. Looking along ever, there doesn't seem any why the Giants should crack look good. They have old playvers in spots, but it is also e that they have new ones coming on. Witl Art Nehf, Jack Bentley, John Scott Hugh McQuillan, Virgil Barnes and Bill Ryan they have a forrgdalls collection of tried pitchers, and ir Wayland Dean, Ernie Maun, Howard Baldwin, Walter Huntzinger and Kent Greenfield they have a quinte of two-year-olds ready to step iIn when the veterans falter. Erratic work in the pitching box has caused McGraw many a bad night the las two seasons, but this staff should be more dependable. Kelly or Terry on first, Frisch at second, Jackson at short and Groh at third, with Fred Lindstrom In re serve, and we have the infiald of 1924 Meusel or Wilson in left, Southworth in center and Young in right and there is the 1924 outfield. If South | worth fails again Kelly may be placed in center and Terry kep steadily on first Hank Gowdy, Frank Snyder, Mickey Devine and Grover Hartley are the Giant catchers. They have experi ence and hard hitting ability, but lack speed. Gowdy and Snyder good as they once were, are nearing the end of their fine careers. The Giants could stand more strength be hind the bat Standing first in team batting last vear in the National League with a Percentage of .300, the only team the league to reach this high mark the Giants were fourth in team field ing. They had only two pitcher who won more than 15 games in the league race. Their punch and t generalship of McGraw in jockes his pitchers saved the day. There seems to He no reason the hitting should not be as good this vear, but the fielding must im prove or else the pitching will suffe It is a base ball axiom that a sta pitcher can win without good infield ing behind him, but a good pitche can't win without adequate suppor {McGraw has one pitcher who can be classed as a star, Arthur Nehf The rest need all the aid they can get from the other eight men on the field. the line-up, how reason The SHARKEY WHIPS RENAULT. BOSTON, April 7.—Jack Boston heavyweight boxer, awarded the judges’ decision at end of his ten-round bout with Renault of New York last There were no knockdowns Sharkey wa the Jack nigh LANCASTER, Pa., April 7.—Le Brenner, Lancaster, won the judge. decision over Joe Lynch, New York former bantamweight champion of the world, in an eight-round fight last night BALLOON TIRES SPECIAL PRICES To fit your present rim. No wheel or rim change. slight change in our tread design enables us to offer these unheard-of low prices. 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