Evening Star Newspaper, April 8, 1925, Page 29

¢ SPORTS. HAUSER’S LOSS BY MACKS ~ SERIOUS BLOW TO TEAM First Baseman Suffers a Fractured Bone in Knee in Game With Phils—Ruth Is Ill and Will Be Unable to Start for Yankees. By the Associated Press. N the American. EW YORK. April 8—Injury and illness, which have left the ranks of National League teams depleted, now have set upon those of The training season has exacted a heavy toll. and at least two great infield players—Walter (Rabbit) Maranville of the Chicago Cubs and Joe Hauser, first sacker of the Philadelphia Athletics—will be out of the game for the greater part of the year. Hauser had a bone in his knee fractured yesterday while the Macks were playing the Phils. Maranville, who was expected to become the foundation in the re- building of the Cubs, early in the preliminary season slid into third base only to come fip with a broken leg. The Rabbit had been obtained in a trade with Pittsburgh during the Winter to take the place of: Charley Hollocher, who remains too ill to report after several months. Hollocher has informed the Chicago officials that his first appcarance may not come before midseason. Hardly had the tears caused by this mishap had time to dry when Den- ver Grigsby, regular outficlder of the Cubs, suffered a broken collarbone. Jimmy McAuley, Los Angeles short- stop, will endeavor to take Maran- ville's place, and “Twin Six" Arnold Statz, Cliff Heathcote and Hack Mil- ler are expected to guard the outfield unti} Grigsby can return Tn the loss of Hauser Connie Mack suffered as serious a blow as was that received by Jack Hendricks of the Cincinnati Reds when the veteran Jake Daubert died during the Winter. Fred Heimach, a left-handed regu- lar boxman of the Athletics, will be unable to take his turn at the start of the season next week, as he has TWO suffered a dislocated shoulder Meanwhile ifiness, more serious than the previous attacks this Spring, has put an end to Babe Ruth's ap- pearances for the Yankees for the time being, and he will be unable to start against Washington at the Yankee Stadium next Tuesday Injurles are hampering the Giants' infield. Heinie Groh, a third base- man, who has kept his feet against the most vicious batsmen, was unable to play in the world serfes last Fall| because of an injured leg and the youthful Freddie Lindstrom took his place. Now, with a new season at hand, little Heinie appears as strong as ever, while Lindstrom and Frank Frisch are having trouble. CORINTHIAN NINES TO PLAY GAMES SUNDAY B OTH teams of the Corinthian Athletic Club will get into action Sun- day afternoon at 1 o'clock at the Monument Grounds will play their first regular game of the season The Juniors when the Hess Juniors are encountered, and the Midgets will be making their second appearance, meeting the Peerless Midgets. Corinthian Midgets have won 99 games since their organization, and to make sure of passing the century mark on Sunday will have Sheer and Entin ready for mound duty, with McMahon working behind the plate. Having entered the Jerry's Stove League, the Midgets are not booking Eam for the season, but contests with. the junior nine may be ar- ranged through Charles Defllipis at Adams 5588-W. The Juniors eral pitchers. are in need of sev- Cherrydales expect 10 have a crack pitching staff this season with Clat- terbuek, Corcoran, Winegarden, Hair and Chaconas as the mainstays. The Clarendon nine will be met in a prac- tice game Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Lyon Village field Senior and junfor teams of the Warwick Athletic Club have been combined, and will play in unlimited ranks this season. Games may be arranged through the manager, at Lincoln 2580. Virginia Grays are anxious to book gontests with unlimited teams of the Distri Call Alexandria 574 between 6 and 7 o'clock Members of the Falls Church Junior Athletic Club nine wish to ar- range a game for Sunday with some team having the use of a diamond. Call Clarendon 555 Manager Jack Cheek of the Bloom- ingdale Athletic Club is challenging all uniformed midget teams of the oity and is especially desirous of booking the Corinthians, Peerless, Smithfields and Takoma Midgets. For games call North 8224, ‘The Clovers, who practice this after- noon at the Garfield playground, wish to book games with the Mount Rai- niers, Shamrock, Crescents and other senior teams. Call Lincoln 5845. Newly orgamized Congress Heights base ball tossers will appear in a double-header Sunday at the Congress Heights field. The Iroguois and Oxon Hill teams will be encountered. W. Langferd, at Alexandria 1534-J, is booking games for the St. Mary's Athletic Club team of Alexandria. The §t. Mary's nine will play in junior ranks. Alexandria Dreadnaughts will hold thelr final practice before the opening of the season Friday afternoon at 430, Silver Stars and Western Athletic Club teams will be the opponente of the Crescent Athleii~ Club team on Baturday at the Monument grounds. Plerce Athletle Club of Hyattsville J®s the use of the Riverdale diamond at 2:30 Sunday, and is challenging uniimfted teams of the District. Call Manager Wolfe at Hyattsville 311-W. Liberty Athletic Club tossers are on the lookout for a Saturday afternoon game with some senior team having the use of a field. Call Manager Kremb at Columbia 4185 L £ A SAN FRANCISCO, April 8.—"Lefty” Cooper of Minneapolls has signed articles for a 10-round bout with Mickey Walker, world welterweight champion, to be held here on the afternoon of May 16. Smoke the | British amateur THE EVEfiTNG STAR, WASHINGTON, D. Hard Luck Now Strikes A. L. Clubs : Six American Pro Golfers to Invade England | KIRKSIDE WILL LOSE LINKS BEFORE LONG Kirkside Golf Club, occupant of the courss and property at Chevy Chase Circle. may lose its links during the next few months. Notice has been served on the club by the Chevy Chase Land Co., owners of the property, to conform with le- &al requirements which hold that the owners must give 30 days' notice be- fore a land tenant can be dispos- sessed This doss not mean thai 30 days from the time the notice was served. which was a few days ago. that the club must vacate the property, ac- cording to H. L. Bisselle. president. Relations of the club with the land company owning the property have becn entirely friendly, Bisselie sald, and in all probability thé club wiil be permitted to use the property through the Summer. Serving af the notice was done to comply with the law, he said. Kirkside has about most of whom are near the club. the propert burn Club 200 members, golfers who live Kirkside took over from the old Bannock- 1913, when the latter moved to its new course at Glen Eecho, Md. The course recently has becn rearranged and. although flat, offers a good test of golf. Two recommendations which prob- ably will clarify the situation with regard to eligibility of amateur goif- ers to compete in the amateur cham- pionship will be offered at a meet- fng of the executive committee to be held in New Jersev, April 23, accord- ing to.a letter to the, secretary of the Middle Atlantic Golf Association from T. J. McMahon, executive secretary of the United States Golf Assoctation The secretary of the Middle Atlan- tic body wrote the U. S. G. A. inquir- ing as to just what would be the rules regarding eligibility to play in the championship this year, and was told a statersent would be issued follow- ing the meeting April 23. The death in Bosten of Larry B Paton, golf editor of the Boston Her- ald and one of the leading players of Massachusetts, removes from the East a golfer wha had.made a mark for himself in tournament play, besides being a leading writer of the game. Paton was & member of the Massa- chusetts Lesley cup team PO G American athletes are this year eaptaining three teams at Oxford Unlversity, in England — lacrosse, fencing and boxing. FRANCIS OUIMET TELLS: An Explosion Shot That Blew Up Two Players I pulled off in 1923 in England. I F T lived to be a hundred I never could make a better shot than one T was a member of the team which went over to play for the Walker cup, and, it is pleasing to say, won it. While we were over a two-ball match was staged betwéen the mem- bers of our team and a team representing the Golf Society. querer landed. Jess Sweetser and 1 were pitted against Cyril Tolley, 1920 holder of championship and subsequently winner of the French |open, and R H. de Montmorency. Things went pretty well for us dur- Ing the early and middle stages of the match. and at one time we were five up. Then we began to slip, ane when we reached the I5th we were only two up with four holes to go. The 15th calls for a drive and a midiron second shot. The Britisher: were on the green In two. but it 1ooked very much as though Sweet- ser and I were unable to stop our downward slide. 1 started off with a very poor tee shot that didn't get the necessary distance. Then Jes: on the second, put the ball in‘a very deep trap, 60 vards off the hol 1 figured 1 would be lucky even to get out of that trap. An explosion shot would be needed, and a perfect one at that, T thought. As far as getting to the green was concerned— well, that would take a miracle. In an explosion shot the blade of the niblick goes down under the ball and comes up In front of It. I hoped to be able to hit back of the ball in the sand and have the blade come up whera the ball was resting, so as to givk it some overspin. Well, If you'll believe me, T hit "'"f ball in some way—I know I never in my life thought of playing as I did— xford and Cambridge We played at Rye, near Hastings, where William the Con- that not only-got it out of the trap, | but rolled it to within three feet of the cup. Tolley. and de Montmo- rency took threa putts for a five, while Sweetser sank his for a par four. We finally won the match, 3 and 1 UMPIRES ARE'ASSIGNED FOR A. L. OPENING GAMES CHICAGO, April 8.—President Ban Johnson of the American League has aseigned umpires . for the opening | sames next Tuesday as follows: Detroit—Hildebrand, Moriarity and Geiser. ; St. Louis—Rowland and Owens New York—Connolly and Nallin. Philadelphia—Dinneen, Ormsby and McGowan. HOCKEY TEAMS PLAY TIE. PITTSBURGH., April 8. — Last night's game between the Yellow- jackets and the Hornets, both local teams, for the champlonship in the United States Amateur Hockey League resulted in a 2-to-2 tie. Two extra periods were played. The Yel- lowjackets are within one game of winning the champlonship for the econd time, having taken the first cwo of the series of five. HAGEN, HOLDER OF TITLE, TO BE AMONG HALF DOZEN Smith, Diegel, Kirkwood, Others Who Plan to Make Trip—Small Army of Warriors Sure to Extend Britons. BY RAY McCARTHY. ; IX of the best proiessional golfers in America. and, incidentally, the six who have been playing the S championship. These players are Walter Hagen, present holder of the British title; MacDonald Smith, California open champion; Leo Diegel, Florida West Coast and Canadian open champion; artist; Johnny Farrell, New York's star entry ex-national and ex-professional ehampion. ' This small army of warriors is sure to strike terror into the profes- Hagen's appearance alone would cause dis- may. for Sir Walter has been a thorn in the sides of the salaried brigade on the other side in the past three years. In that time the American has finished first, second, first and, in finishing second, he was beaten by one sional ranks of the Britons. stroke only. Hagen, after a very poor start in bis first appearance in the British competition some five vears ags, has literally mopped up on every trip since then. He found a way to con- quer the winds and thereafter, with his exquisitely fine putting touch with which he was able. to negotiate the fast greens of the British cour: in grand style, he had things pret much his own way Smith and Diegel Meet. However. the writer believes the Britons will not have to fear Hagen 80 much this year as they will Mac- Donald $mith and Leo Diegel. The: two are going great guns at present. Both are experienced, skillful golfers who now have all the confidence in the world. MacDona'd Smith especially is sure to be a formidablg competitor thia trip. He has made a grand comeback in late years and seems to be getting better all the time. In every tourna- ment in which he has competed this year he has been right at the top. Jock Hutchison, Freddy McLeod and others who ought to know whereof they speak say Smith is the grestest natural golfer that ever plaved the game. Smith was ralsed in Scotland and knows the conditions on the other side thoroughly. What is more, he has always shown a disposition to play those courses well. Last year he finished in third place, two shots back of Hagen, when, for a time, it appeared as if he would surely win, On the last round Smith was even fours going to the fourteenth hole. He had been plaving steadlly and withéut apparent ¢ffort. Then came a series of bad breaks. Just a few as he himself puts it, which have favored rather than hindered him had fate deemed other- wise. And from the fourteenth hole to the finish he finished with five 5s, where ordinarily he would have got 48 on three of the holes at least Instead of having a 72 he had a 17 for his round and lost the champion- skip by two shots. Hagen, trailing Smith, was In more treuble, but finished with five 4s, a difference of five shots on the last five holes. In Determined Meood. Smith is in a very determined mood his vear. He has the confidence and the feeling he will win on this trip. This confidence, it might be added, shared by his wife, who accompan him to every tournament Smith, after a Winter of competition, is right in_the top of condition. . Diegel, like Smith, played well all during the Winter season, and he h great confidence in his game. Cond tions will not be entirely new to ¢ youngster. He was a member of the American team in 1932, and thus had an opportunity to learn the nature of the courses in England and Scotland Leo has changed his putting style and has been getting better results. This improvement in putting has alse heiped his game in other department. For when one is putting, everything is serene and rosy. The writer ex- pects to see this pair set the pace for the rest of the field in the British open, and of the two Smith is favored to win. Meantime, with the national cham- pionship to be played, some other star may come along and strike a stride which will earry him-right through to victory in both events. Hagen must always be reckoned VAN HEUSEN /o SPRING ~ collar design at its newest and best. One piece No bands No starch No linings Woven-in fold - Will not wilt 12 VAN HEUSEN STYLES ™ 50 CENTS EACH raTENTED Smartes? to journey to Great Britain in May to compete in the British open C., WEDNESDAY, Farrell and Barnes Are . best golf during the Winter, expect Joe Kirkwood, Australian trick-shot and Long Jim Barnes, with. Johnny Farrell is plaving bet- ter golf than ever, while Jim Barn on what is likely to be his final a pearance in the British open, is su to make a strenuous bid for the title this year. Inside Golf By Chester Horton——| We discussed previewsty the stamce pouition for the medium upright swing. The player should understand that ia dropping the right shoulder 2 he grasps the shaft with his right hand ke does mot let this shoulder shove toward the bali. Keep the xhoulders parallel to the line of fghi—an . impor- tant deeail. Now | for the back| awtasg First, right leg under you by drawing on it until your feet. This stralwhtening the ek to move straight back from the Ball. This fu the meost tm- portant mevement of all, I think, be- cumme 1t getx you started slowly. Practice that point until you get, it. Stratghtening the right knece— not to the point of locking it, how- ever—enables you te draw the club- away from the ball without the leust bedy awaying. (Coprright, 1925.) sl gl G SLATTERY BOOKS BOUT. Buffalo middle- . Wwho twice has conquered the Bridgeport slugger, Jack Delaney, has been signed for a six-round bout against Jack Vasher of Whefling, W Va., in Ithaca, N. Y., next Monday night. It will be Slattery's first .ap- pearance since he scored a technica Knockout over the veteran, Augit Ratner, in Boston recently. APRIL 8, 1925. U.S. ARMY POLOTRIP | DEMPPSEY ONLY CHAMPION SEEN AS AID T0 GAME By the Associated Press. LONDON, April $.—The forthcoming polo matches at Hurlingham between picked British and American Army players will do much to popularize the game in both countries, accord- Ing to Maj. Louis A. Beard, captain of the American team. He i3 a veteran of the American Army four which won the military polo’ champlonship for the United States‘ at Meadowbrook two vears ago. “We expect the matches to be hard fought beeause of the stipulation that the players on both sides must be active Army officers,” he said. “This, however, enables the British to in- clude some of their very best inter- onal players. 'We have every hope of reaching our top form before the first army match. The English do not seem to take the sport as seriously ae Amer- fcans do. -In American polo’ young blood aiways is being introduced and old stagers are dropped. But here in England You seem to have a number of superiatively fine horsemen who continue to play the game for sheer love and delight. This army series will, I believe, cause the introduction of new polo blood on both-sides, and the competitive spirit which it will glve rise to will s0on place the teams on a plane of equality. “I firmly believe polo will attain a popularity it never before approached, never in the minds of its enthusiastic supporters. It is going to be a game which men with moderate Incomes may play instead of being confined entirely to millionaires or men of marvelous ability with horse and ball whom rich clubs can suppor The American team will play as many games as possible with picked English fours before the first cham- plonship play on June 20. Hard practice will be necessary for both men and mounts to acquaiat themselves with the different condi- tions of play that will be experienced in England. — 12 PRINTERS’ NINES WILL CONTEST HERE Base ball clubs of 12 cities will assemble here on August 22 to com- pete for the Garry Hermann trophy in the ffteenth annual tournamept of the Union Printers’ Internationat Base Ball League. The Washington printers, led by Henry Webb, are defending cham- pions of the circuit this year as a consequence of their vietory at Chi- cago last Summer. Printer fans from all parts of the United States and Canada are ox- pected to attend the annual event. Cities represented in the league are New York, Boston, Washington, Pitts- butg, Chiesgo, 8t Losls Inditan- apolis, Detroit, Cincinnati, Hamilton Ontario; St. Paul and Cleveland, Most of the daylight hours of the week beginning August 22 will be occupled by base bali games, but an elaborate program of entertainment for fans and players is being planned 'y the Washington printers for eve- 1ings and the week end following the tournament. Headquarters will be at e New Willard Hotel. On May 1, 1877, Fred Nichols, pitch- r of the St. Louis Browns, held the iyracuse Stars down to two hits in + 15-inning game. SPORTS. 28 UNDER BAN IN NEW YORK California sunshine, while the N pions warm their toes at the letic Commission EW YORK, April 8—Jack Dempsey stands alone in the “cold, bleak” rest of the world’s pugilistic cham- fireside of the New York State Athe Mike McTigue. Mickey Walker and Johnny Dundee were welcomed at the hearth vesterday and pledged themselves to do whatever the own he New York nside.” Gene Tunney, American light heavy- weight champion. and Tommy G bons of St. Paul, challenger, will stage their bout at the Pelo Ground here Jume 12, by the commission’s consent. Also_the way is open to a battle with Mickey Walker, the welter- welght king, and Dave Shade of Call- fornia. If this is arranged in time, Mickey will be permitted to trade drives with the best among the mid- dleweights, Harry Greb of Pitts- burgh, at the Itallan Milk Fund Show in late May, providing the match Is signed. McTigue, the world light heavy weight champion, recently told the commission he would accept defles as | they came to him. | While boxing prospects for the! metropolitan area this Summer were | becoming brighter hourly, announce-| ment was made that Edouard Ma cart's American manager had de-| manded too large a percentage for an indoor test with the feather-| weight champion, Louls (Kid) Kap- lan of Meriden, Conn. Promoter Tex Rickard suspended discussions. BOXING GETTING POPULAR AMONG TOKIO STUDENTS‘ By the Associated Press James K. Fisk, state adjutant the California American Legion. received word that as the result of Legion activities in Tokio, boxing has been introduced into the curric- ulum of Japanese military academies. This came about through a mixed boxing-jlu-jitsu match arranged by | the Tokio post of the Legion at the request of Gen. Ugaki, minister of war. An American Army captain competed with a Japanese expert. The jiu-jitsu exponent won the first fall, but on the resumption of the match the American officer crossed a right to the jaw that ended the exhibition. Gen. Ugaki then ordered that box- ing be taught in the military schools. WILL AID GREEN SECTION. Plans to endow the Green Section with $1,000,000 have been announced by the United States Golf Associa- tion. The money will be raised, ac- cording to the program, through a countrywide tournament May 30, | when golfers will play against par on their home courses. Prizes will be given for the best national scores. BOWIE RACES 11 Days April 1 to April 13 trains leave White 12:30, 12:45, 1.00, Houss 1:15, and $1.50 et at 1:30 p. Admission ....... Government Tax house of boxing” desired if they could just remain SPAIN WILL PLAY CUBA_ ON COURTS IN HAVANA Elimination matches betwesn Spain ., and Cuba in the Davis cup competition will be played at the Vedado Tenn Club in Havana during the first half of August. 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