Evening Star Newspaper, April 8, 1925, Page 28

SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON D. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1925. Nationals in First Home Game Tomorrow : Ruth’s Collapse Hard Blowto Yankees MAKE 1925 DEBUT HERE WITH NEW YORK GIANTS Local Fans Will See Stronger Aggregation Than Rep- resented Capital Last Season—Covey and Kelley Pitch Well in Augusta Victory. ' BY JOHN Q UGUSTA., Ga., B. KELLER. April 8—After weeks of preparation, the 1925 edi- tion of the Nationals will be offered the Washington public tomor- row, and fans of the National Capital are not likely to perceive any great difference between the personnel of the aggregation due to take the field against the Giants in Clark Grifith Stadium at 3:30 o'clock Thurs- day afternoon and the make-up of the club that went into the world serie ‘in the same plant last October. The mound corps of the world champions has been revamped and there have been some changes in the reserves, but the same infielders, out- fielders and catcher that faced the National League champions at the out- set of the classic last Fall are slated to be at hand again, and they are to come up to bat in the same old order, too. The Washington fans will see a team better probably in several ways. Its general condition is excellent, its pitching staff seems superior to that it possessed in 1924, and its spirit is remarkable. The fans will see a team really ready now to start the 1925 American League campaign that is not scheduled to open until next Tuesday. In the box the fans will not see Walter Johnson, who appeared in the fnaugural game of the memorable 1924 serie but they will see a fa- miliar ure. None other Gaorge Rochester Mogridge, veteran southpaw, who seems destined to ex perience a splendid yeer on the slab, has been named by Manager Stanley Harris as the Nationals’' starting moundsman for their 1925 home debut Having scored a second consecu- tive victory and their third in the series over the Giants here yesterday in a 5-to-4 10-inning encounter, the Nationals were eager to triumph again today that they might show before their home folk with a chanc: to get on even terms with the New Yorkers in the set of Spring training cngagements. McNamara to Work Today. Manager Harris was expecting_to use a recruit hurler against the Na- tional League champions this after- noon in the club's last game of the vear in Dixie, his overnight starting choice being Jim McNamara. This stalwart young portsider, pur- chased tentatively from Wichita of the Western League, has not toed the siab for the Nationals since March 25, when he held the Brooklyn Dodgers to two hits and no runs in three in- nings' work at Clearwater, Fla. Jim then was complaining of a sore throwing arm, and Trainer Martin decided it would be better to give the slabman a thorough rest before working him again. ? McNamara would have to pitch good ball today to equal the pitching done here yesterday by Stanley Cove- leskle, a veteran in big league service, and Harry Kelley, youngest member of | the ational squad. The former Indian spitballer toiled in the first five innings of the eighth game with the Giants and allowed but four singles and no runs. Only once was he seriously threatened by the Giants and then he baffled them completely. Kid Kelley Does Well. Kelley worked in the last three rounds of the overtime battle and vielded only one hit, but that blow served to test his mettie. Texas League double that Bill South- worth pushed back of third base to start the tenth inning for the Glants. Kelley fanned George Kelly, New Yorker with a slugging_reputation, then took good care of Ross Young and Bill Terry. The performance of the recruit from Memphis was most impressive. Joe Martina, old in base ball, but young in the major class, had a rocky two Innings between the terms of Coveleskie and Kelley on the hill Joe was reached for four wallops and as many runs, one of the hits being George Kelly's homer that cleared the Jeft fleld fence and another Heine Groh's triple that drove in a brace of tallies. Other Glant batsmen slammed Joe's offerings to far corners of the lot, but National flelders were for- tunate enough to intercept the ball. The Nationals batted against two Giant moundsmen, Jack Scott and Kent Greenfield, both righthanders. Scott went six innings, giving up ihree bingles and a marker. Green- fleld was roughly treated in the seventh, when he was quite wild. The Nationals then mixed two passes with a hit batter and a trio of clouts for three runs. He then went along fairly well until the tenth, when the big tally went across. Griffs First to Tally. As has been the case in most of the sames of this serles, the Nationals were the first to score. Judge's walk and theft, Bluege's sacrifice and Peck’s single produced a run in the second session. Kelley’s homer in the sixth made the game all even, though, and in the seventh the Glants hunched a single, double, triple and sacrifice fly for three tallies. The Nationals came right back at the New Yorkers in the last half of Sports on Page 27. TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats EISEMAN’S, 7th & F Base Ball April 9th and 10th Washington vs. New York Giants Tickets on Sale at Spalding’s 1338 G Street. Don’t Worry —trying to get the last few miles out of your old tires. They are al- ways the most expen- sive and troublesome. We will allow you credit for them on India Tires —Then you can really enjoy motoring. Easy Credit Terms Potomac Tire Co. 28th & M Sts. N.W. than ' It was a| slam the seventh count again. inning and knotted the After two were out Peck strolled and Tate scratched a single toward second base. Carlyle batted for Martina and scored Peck and sent Tate to third with a single to center. McNally was sent in to run for Carlyle. McNeely was hit, cramming the hassocks. Then Harris, with the count three and two, singled through short, tallying Tate and McNally. Judge also had a three-and-two count in the tenth when he hit to ight after Goslin had singled. Joe's was just long enough to give him two bases and get Goslin to third, but Goose broke for home and zot there safely when Kelly made a wild relay of Young's tarow in Players See Boxing Match. Most of the Nationals attended the Stribling-Walker scrap at the Augus- ta ball yard last night. Stribling saw the game yesterday, and was formally presented to the fans by Nick Altrock. Fred Marberry, who turned his right ankle when he stepped on a base ball during fielding practice yes- terday, is expected to return to ac- tive duty the latter part of this week. According to Trainer Martin, the hurt was more painful than serfous. Carlyle’s hit wax the first he has made against aregular league pitcher since becoming a National. It was a slashing drive to deep center field. Two double plays were negotiated by the Natlonals, raising to an even dozen the number they have executed in the Spring series with the Giants. Harris has been a most timely hit- ter the past two days. He drove in a pair of runs with a single at Bir- mingham Monday and sent two more home with a one-base blow yesterday. Tate wan charged with the Na- tionals’ only error when he failed to hold Hartley’s foul fly in the ninth. The Glant catcher lifted to Goslin a moment later. COOLIDGE GOOD FAN, HEYDLER FINDS OUT NEW YORK, April 8—President Calvin Coolidge is described by President John Heydler, head of the National Base Ball League, as * good fan, interested in base ball,” and able to talk about the game like a regular enthusiast Heydler on Monday tried to per- suade the President to attend the game between Chicago and Boston in the New England city May 8, a feature of the golden jubilee year, which will be celebrated throughout the league cities this season. “I found the President a good fan and enjoyed my talk with him very much,” sald Heydler. “He truly en- joys base ball and talks about it like a regular fan. He was thrilled by the world series last Fall and plans to attend many games this season “At his request we went over many matters pertaining to the game, from the executive as well as the playing side. We talked about sports in general and the President, I found, has a full appreciation of the general love of his countrymen for all kinds of sports and base ball in particular. P ey WOULD MATCH WILLS. NEW YORK, April 8.—Jack Doyle, fight promoter, has announced that he {s negotiating with Paddy Mullen, manager of Harry Wills, negro heavyweight, for a match between Wills and George Godfrey at Vernon, Calif. CHAMPIONSHIP STUFF AB. R. H. 20, B T i I LT comwmerooms eooucuamuLn, moMorooNoONHp H ‘WABHINGTON. McNeely, of. Harris, 2b Eice. . Goslin, Judge. Bluege, Peckinp R ¢ o, Cariiylet . MoNallyy .00 Kelley, p... Totals..... L *Batted for Coveleskie in the fifth. tBatted for Martina in the seventh. Ran for Carlyle in the seventh. . 000001300 04 010000300 18 Two-base hits—Harris, Rioce, Scott, - worth, Thres-bese hite-Groh. . Bteten’ beses Peckinpaugh, arris, Wilsen. . fices—Bluegs, Southworth. ' Double = play: on nts, ‘balls—0ff 8l morormmbussnnoe onesoonsnsmnasel \abiassiiatnng Fotvssentuistiong eeadtust seecnts B AR First base on 2: off Martina. 1; off o 1. Hits—Of Beott, 3 in 8 innings; off Coveleskie, 4 in 8 innings; off Greenfleld, 6 in 8 innings; off Martina, 4 n 2 inningx;'off Kalley, 1 In'8 tnnings. it by pitched _ball—By 'Greenfield, MoNi Struck out—By Beott, 5; by Coveleskie, y Martina, 1: by Kelley, 3; by Greenflel 2. Passed ball—Hartley. o iaalag, pitcher—Rel. ley. Losing pitcher—Greenfleld. Umpires— Messrs. Rowland and Walker. Time of —2 hours and 40 minutes. PARIS, April 8—Luocien Vinez, lightwelght champion of Europe, and Harry Mason of England fought 15 fast rounds last night to a draw. MEUSEL DOES same WHEN FLU ATTACKS BABE N drive two balls into the far spaces. Ruth, scheduled hero of the drama, was wrestling about on a hotel bed with another attack of the “flu,” which had knocked him for a “homer” |a few hours previously. He fainted in the station and had been borne into the hotel in the brawny arms of O’Neill. Just before the game a teammate stepped to the great one's bedside and delivered a promise, “I will do your act today, Babe,” he sald. “I'll hit one.” The promise was kept in the sec- ond inning of a battle which saw the Yankees conquer the Dodgers of Brooklyn, 16 to 8. It was a lift into the leftfield bleachers. Bob Meusel was the author of the hit as well as the promise made to Ruth. In the seventh Meusel hit the pill over tenterfield fence, a rcord wal- lop on this field. Red Sox Golng Stromg. BOSTON, April 8—Ending their series of exhibition games with a bang, the Boston Red Sox defeated the Louisville team in that Kentucky city yesterday, 10 to 3, making it three out of four victories over the Colonels. Just before midnight the American Leaguers entrained for Boston, arrive here Thursday forenoon. Saturday and Monday will see their two games with the Braves of the National League. Jesse Barnes pitched National League champlonship ball for the Braves against the Buffalo Kodaks, in Cheraw, S. C., and won his game, 6 to 0. He allowed but four hits in nine innings. to Tygers’ Early Lead Tells. DETROIT, April 8.—The Detroit Tygers are scheduled to meet Knox- ville, Tenn., today, following a game yesterday, in which they experienced little difficulty in defeating the At- lanta team of the Southern Assocla- tion, 6 to 4, in the Georgla city. Three runs in each of the first two innings made up the Tygers' scoring, the Bengals being held hitless during the last four innings, when they faced Slappey. Eight hits were made off his prede- cessor, Pipgrass, half of them by Hellmann and Rigney. The southerners got seven hits. Two errors were chalked up against the Tygers and one against Atlanta. Chisox Still Winning. CHICAGO, April 8—The northward progress of the Chicago White Sox has been one victory after another. Nashville was the victim yesterday. John Ruskins are delightfully mild cigars and are smoked by men who appreciate real quality. ¢ Same Quality ~ Same Size Buy them by the box and keep them by. L Lewis Cigar Mfg. Co., Makers, Newark, N. J. BERNARD HARDING Distributor, Washington, D. C. EW YORK, April 8—Base ball fans, packed into the Asheville, N. C, ball park yesterday, saw a tall, slim youngster, of much less poundage than the giant Babe Ruth they had come to see, BOSTON RED SOX Pitchers, Ehmke, Roward J. Ferguson, Alex. Fuhr, Oxcar L. Fullerton, Curtis H. Kalllo, Rudolph Kiefer, Joseph W. Jamerson, Charles . Lucey, Joseph E. Noonan, Patrick Quinn, John P. RAM, "AF-FrEn3EIR o223 Catchers. Heving, John .. 4 Picinich, Valentine J. Stokes, Albert A=z Infielders. Connolly, M. T.. Ezzell, Homer E. Geygan, James E. Harris, Joseph Lee, Ernest D . Prothro, James T... EEEEEE] Rogell, William . Todt, Phillp . ‘Wambsgan: LR Outefllders. EEEEL] Willlams, E. Dennis.. Robert Quinn, president; James Price, secretary: Lee Albert Leifield, conch; New Orleans, L. 1924 record: Finished seventh in the American League race, winning 67 and losing 87 for a percentage of .435. RUTH’S ACT his teammates, Joe Dugan and Steve The Volunteers of the Southern Asso- clation made eight hits off Mike Cven- gros in three innings, but their moundsmen were touched for a total of 15 safetles for 12 runs, against six. Evansville, Ind, was today's pro- spective victim. ' After a two-game serles there and a game In Indlanap- olis the team comes to its home lot. The Cubs, in_transit, heard the news that Denver Grigsby's broken colla bone has sufficiently mended to per- mit his transfer from the California hospital in about 10 days instead of a month, as first expected. He may get Into the game about the middle of May, it was said. Smith of Indians Primed. CLEVELAND, Ohio, April $.—That Cleveland has at least one pitcher who is ready to start the season was indicated at New Orleans yesterday, when Sherry Smith, veteran sout! paw, held the Pelicans to four hits in six innings. Smith has allowed only five hits, and has not issued a pass in 14 Innings. His batting also was a factor in the Indlans’ 4-to-0 victory, he having ob- tained two triples, making four extra base hits for him in his last four times at bat. Only nine men faced Ben Karr in the three innings he worked vesterday. Browns Are Defeated. ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 8—The St. Louls Cardinals took advantage of a return to sunshine after a long period of rain and idleness, and won, 13 to 1, from a picked team at El Paso yesterday. Walter Malls, Eddie Dyer and Billy Sherdel twirled for the Cards, show- ing splendid form. The Browns faced two left-handers at Memphis, Tenn., and were defeat- ed 4 to 2, although two openings were presented toward a vietory. Joe Bush was to make his last ap- pearance today until the start against the Cleveland Indians next Tuesday. Pirates End Long Jaant. PITTSBURGH, Pa., April $.—The special train bearing the Pittsburgh Pirates rolled into Oklahoma City CHIPWOOD | b \ QUITE LOW BUT —— EARL & WILSON COLLARS ROSTER FOR 1925 Pleyed with in 1924 Red Sox Red Sox San Antonio, Tex. Red Sox Red Sox Salt Lake, P. C. L. Bay City Johnson City .. Jersey City, Interna. Maine independent.. Red Sox - Red Sox v Dover, E. 8. L. . Ham’ton-Gr. Raplds pendent.. . ependent.. SRauaii d Chattancoga, West Va. Wesleyal Red Sox Red Sox.... Moblle, S. A. Bay City.. Red Red Red Senators .. e Salina, So’thwestern Red Sox p Red Sox Red Sox Re training camp. last night, and the Pirates went im- mediately to their hotel to remove the grime accumulated during their continuous ride of 1,500 miles from the Pacific Coast and to rest for to- morrow’'s game with the Oklahoma City Indlans. The players said they felt the néed of a workout and Manager McKech- nie assured him they would get it He ordered them all out to the ball park for a stiff practice sesslon after breakfast today. THE CALL OF THE OUTDOORS BY WILL President Izaak Walton League of America. wondered about it. moose in a canoe, getting on R know whether the pictures were real or not, but T did know that I wouldn't care to take the part if they were. But Donald Hough, who urged to be a forest ranger in the Superior National Forest, where there are a number of moose and all travel by the rangers is by canoe, told me that it was nothing unusual. here s little danger from a swimming moose unless you get in front of him or alongside” he said. It you get in front, even with a sturdy boat, the moose's sharp hooves will crash through as though it was made of paper. Moose have also been known to turn partly on their side in the water and kick out, with disastrous results. n riding a moose you approach him with the canoce from the aft quarter. Once on him, you're all right s0 long as he dosen’t touch bottom with his feet. He won't try to spill you. but will simply swim a little harder, in a straight line for the nearest shore. But watch out when he feels bottom beneath his feet. “As soon as he does he starts to lunge. and if you're still on his back, say your prayers. The moose is not a fast swimmer. Two men in a canoe can easily keep abreast of him. I have seen moose leave the water after a swim, and can imagine nothing more impressive. They go through the shallow water In great swinging strides, kicking the water in all directions. They scramble up the bank if there is one and go crashing through the woods. Deer, on the other hand, are fast Spaldings are ready with everyflxf:g for thcygame. National Base Ball April 4 w14, Athletics pay dividends of health and s ve ik 3¢ ovect “Ask for free cetalog 1338'C Street N.W., Washington - Rock-Bottom Priced New Building Materials ¢ Hechinger Co. Sth & Fla. Ave. Northeast—6th & C Sts. Southwest ESTABLISHED THE GOOD WILL OF THIS COMPANY FOURTEEN YEARS MATERIAL HA' YOU MONEY ON BUILDING ECENTLY I saw a picture of a man riding a swimming moose. The picture showed the man approaching the EXHIBITION 1 rles—Mitchell, Carlson and Henline: 1, Iberg, Meits, Meeker and Per H E 19 @ ork (A). . U Batterles—Ehrhardt, Osborne Schwaris, Teyior, Hargreaves; Hoyt, ¥rancis i (N. R B 6 8 At Atlanta— Detroft (A.) ovveieperiensaiine Atlanta (8)) . Smes peea, A g P Batteries—Colline, Johnson and Woodall, Bassler; Pipgras, Biappey and Jeakios, Brock. R. H E 2 T 0 FERU I and Rego, Calders and Kohlbecker. R. B, E Batteries—Giard, Severeld; Warmoth, At Loutavilie— Boston (A.) ........ LW W 1 Loulsville (A A.) A Y Batteries—Ross, Rufing and Picinich; Dun- 1ap, Tincup and Redmon. At New Orleans— New Orleans (8. A. Cleveiand (A.) Batteries—Teeney, 8 ters; Muth, Karr and fieas 4 WL ® eece and Dowie, Wal- RS 3 3% 381 A 8 10 o8, Connally and Bischoff; Mackey. Chicago (A.) . Nashille (8" Batteries—Oven Olsen, Young an R H 4 10 4 12 0 Brady and Wingo; At Birmingham. E. Cincinnati (N. Birmingham (8. Batteries—Benton, Didut, Hall, Crowder and Lerals At El Paso— E. r. H A s i 2 (13 16 3 lahan and Schmidt, Bherdel and Gonzales, Malls, Dyer, R. E. At Spartanborg, 8. C.— ] 1 Buffalo (L) .. 3 Spartanburg (5. A. 4 atteries—Fisher, Auer and Hill; Steggerda, Weldon and Kaufman. At Norfolk, Durham (Pledmo: Norfolk (Va.) Batterl worth: Hipple, At Charlotte, Torosto (Int.)' . Charlotte (Sally) p Batteries—Stewart and Manion; Sweetland, Leroy, Brown and Noone. At Raleigh, ding (1.) Raleigh (P.) Hatteries—Lync! Mattison and Alien, Euliss and Powell, Ray. H. DILG, 1 its back and riding him. I do not swimmers. They leap out of the water with little fuss and bob away among the trees. THREE GRAND NATIONAL WINNERS ARE TO RACE LONDON, April 8.—The Daily Ex- press reports that arrangements are In progress for a . steeplechasing match between three old winners of the Grand National, Sergeant Murphy, 15 years old: Shaun Spadah, 14 vears old, and Music Hall, 12 years old. w st | [MAY MEAN It is expected that the race will be run at Sandown Park on a three- mile course April 25, at level weights. There is to be a substantial wide stake divided between the respectivc owners. is the reason. SLOW START IN RACE FOR NEW YORK Hugmen Likely to Be Handicapped in First “Crucial Series With Griffs”—White Sox Indicate They Will Be Contenders in Race. BY JOHN B. FOSTER. N is able to get into his uniform for the EW YORK, April 8—Babe Ruth’s collapse at Asheville, ported in news dispatches from that city late yesterday, comes at a most inopportune time for the New York Yankees. N. C, re- Even if Ruth first game of the season, next Tues- day with the Washington champs, it is extremely unlikely that he wil be fully himself—and the Yanks hoped and needed to present their strong est line-up in this first “crucial” series, which will determine to a certa extent, who will have the jump on the season Ruth’s illness is described as the are much like those of the “fiu,” but able, in part, to the rigors of his effort to get into playing trim. “fu.” and the symptoms undoubted! it is likely that his attack is trace He ha not reduced himself in weight as strenuously as in other years, but on the other hand, the carrying of the extra 10 pounds of weight he has been carrying through the training season It is certaln that excess weight makes it all the harder to fight off an attack of this sort, as fever feeds upon vitality such as his. This is not the first time Ruth has been assailed with the same unfavor- vmptoms in undertaking to pre- pare himself for a ball season. At Hot Springs last year he was the vic- tim of the same sort of attack, which left him weakened at the start of the seasor. Ruth’s grit in attempting to play has been recognized by his fellow players, but, perhaps, he would have been better off had he laid off when he first began to feel indisposed, three of four days ago. He has been hitting the ball on the trip home and has been a prominent factor in the play | of his team. But he is not so sturd on his feet that he can withstand the dampness and chill to which he has been subjected on the way North. And, important as these exhibition serles are from a financial standpoint to a club, they are not as important | as the first weeks of the regular scheduled season White Sox Showing Class. Spring games between major league | clubs and between major and minor league clubs do not win champion- ships, but they have their significance, sometimes. This year they have more | than the usual significance. In some instances they seem almost prophetic and, perhaps, their outcome augurs | a future that will not be very pleas- ant for some of the clubs, though it will be pleasant enough for others. Attention was called to the Chicago White Sox as one of the improved teams of the American League. The Sox are bearing out every prediction made for them. They are winning their games and they are coming through with more snap and spirit than they have shown for several years. If the Sox win 10 more games in the American League this year than they did last—and they expect to win at least 15 more—they will upset the American League race on their own account. No other help would be needed, although plenty of help scems likely to be forthcoming. 1f Eddle Collins is successful in apply- ing the power that is in his team, the Sox are a first division possibility. That renders them stiff antagonisis /f Washington, New York, Detroit ind St. Louls, who were the first di- vision finishers of 1924. It also aligns chem against the Philadelphia Ath- letics, who are confident they can inish in the first division, while the “leveland club also has first division hopes. The significant fact, that the Sox thus ear! however, is have aroused | would be a third part | but lemselves from a condition that was The fact that one mil- lion White Owls are made every day means a great deal-when you stop to think that they are smoked by preference. Greater VALUE, at smaller profit per sale, must have been a drain on him manifest in 1924 and are an entirely different team from that which Evers tried to lead last season. The Yankees are not making fish and bones of the Brooklyn club the way North That is not without its significance It is something which applies two ways. It appears that the Brooklyns are in better trim than they were this time last year and that the Yanks are not having the easy going that they did last season. Yanks Facing Tough Job. The Yanks have a hard job on the hands if they are to win the America League pennant. They have a fine ball club, but they are going to rur up against opposition such as the never had before. The Brooklyn pitching staff is sha ing itself for a demonstration will go 2 long way toward giving t Robins a place in the National Leag race. If the Infield could compa with that of the Giants, Brookl to the pennant chase, with the Giants and Pittsburgr as the parties of the first and second parts. The Cleveland club has been refer red to as the club with a punch. It has it. How far that punch will carry it is something to be established, but in the games which have been played since the team left Florida this or- ganization has shown its ability to knock any ordinary oft its feet after the rival seemed to have the game won, Glants Are Following Form. The Giants are progressing easil and are following form. It is true that they think Washington defeated them in the 1924 world series by luck that is not a very potent factor for discounting the efforts and suc- cess of Washington, as no club wins | a champlonship unless it is blessed by luck. However, the Giants are establish- ing the fact that they are exactly as dangerous as last Spring, and if they get away to a long lead at the ex- pense of Philadelphia and Boston, the National League race will be a repe- tition of many that have gone before. A stiff fight in the American League and the same old situation in the National—these are the conditions for 1925 indicated by the Spring ex hibition series (Copyright, STRIBLING WINS FIGHT. AUGUSTA, Ga., April $.—Young Stribling of Atlanta won the referee's decision over Hugh Walker of Kansas City in a 10-round bout last night ! Georgian was the aggressor 1925.)