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30 SPORTS. PROVING THEY CAN BEAT “ANY NEW YORK OUTFIT” Pounding of Shocker to Land Easy Victory for John- son in Season’s Opener Here Gives Nats -to-1 Margin Over Yanks. BY DENMAN THOMPSON, Sports Editor, The Star. ng wearing a New York (¥ ) E 3 4 o That made by Clark Griffith on the eve of the world series last Fall, in behalf of the athletes who com- prise Washington's American Leaguc entry, would appear by subsequent | developments to be more than idle boast. The aggregation for which he acted as gratuitous spokes had the time just earned its first pennant as a direct. res: 22 games from the Yankees tretch in the regular campaign. Grifi's charges then proceeded to substantiate his assertion by vanquishinig the Giants to at- 1ain base ball's highest honor. They came from far back to achieve a draw with the National League titleholders in the recent Spring exhibition 12 tilts, and now are busily engaged offering additional corrobora lence at the expense of the Yankees With but one full week of e 1925 grind accounted for, the Nationals odav were perched at the top of the percentage table, principally because i their ability e conviction voiced by their boss. It's true can beat anytk form.” | atement | an 1an of winning 13 of over a six-month to back u e they were sharing the van with a pair of contenders, but they have taken tougher hurdles than these rivals in their climb, and such a pace, if main- t would land them so far in front at the wind-up that the remainde ol ¢ ficld would not be visible for dus When recorded Btol ve Mogridge in the At New Y lest week ns was pictured ortling with giee over his the spitball manipulator Browns, particularly as Joe principal ideration in the sy made « rather inauspicious start. Subsequently the Griffmen hammered Shocker's salivated slants all over the Gotham stadium by of obtair n when he es- saved to rescue a faltering mate, and vesterd 4 an encore that sent Shocker to the showe, ten to a pulp before the fra was more than ha et vhile Bush was back the Indians in most ap. t Cleveland, all of which ilculated to Huzgin's pause in estimating the advar of his three-for-one trade nec | Urban Shocker | lict over ¢ rtain raiser Miller H SUCCESSFUL DEBUT YORK. b NEW Dugan Odom, Combs. . H. o 2 e of. H. dohnson. | Meusel, 1f. sehrig, ri. Pipp. 1h. way | ger. s O'Neill, c. Bengough. Shocker, p. Francis. p. Witt, ef* ©2-2020=20=~3. Totals . WASHINGTON. Leiboid. cf - MeNeely, ef . Harrls,” 2b. Rice. - Gosl Judg Bluege, 3b. Peckinpaugh, ss. . Ruel, e.. .. W. Johnson, p. is e Three Up on Yankees Now. Their 10-to-} victory vesterday the Nationals four wins in five against the Yankees, widely accl the toughest foeman they must e in the effort to repeat their| success of last season, and need to win but 8 of the 17 contests remain ing between them to finish the sea son_ with an edge on the big city outfit There was cmanssouss? »loommns-iss0-20-3 7 as o Totals = “Batted for Francis in seveni New York.. 0 0 0 0 0 1 Washington.. 1 1 1 0 3 Two-base hits—Goslin, Meusel, paugh. Three-base hits—Goslin, Stolen” bases — Peckinpauzh. Bluege Sacrifices—Judge, ~ Goslin. - Double ~plays— Meusel to Shanks to 0'Neill; Peckinpaugh to Harris to Judge; Bluege to Judge; Ruel to Judge. Left on bases—> ork. 5: Washington. 8. nothing hal the way Harris and his vanquished their antagon were making their first of the year in a champion: before the fans who so lo; sup orted them in their victorious strug- | le inst great odds last Summer and by their performances looked | every inch worthy of the title they sport hearted in henchmen T innings; Johnson, inning. Francls (Ha Balk pitcher—Shocker. ~Lmpires — Mess neen, Ormsby and MeGowan. Time of 2 hours and 15 minutes. that ever witnessed a regula; son game in the National Capital and vhich included representatives of ry walk of life from the Chief Ex tive of the United States to the newsy who stood in line for hours waiting for the gates to open, took | advantage of almost perfect weather | conditions to witness the ising of | the curtain here on the 26th campaign | in Ban Johnson's circuit. The assemblage was entertained by music dispensed by two bands, amused | by the antics of Coaches Altrock and | Schacht, interested in the raising of | the American flag by Secretary of State Kellogg and the tossing out of the first ball by President Coolidge and immensely gratified by the man ner in which Goslin, Judge and their fellow workers performed in assisting | amassed by the Nats in the sixth. W. Ferry Johnson to achieve his|Ray wounded Harris in bet initial triumph of the year | passes to McNeely and Rice and s scored after Combs caught Goslin's His Ninth Win in Opener Here. linec " Judge walked o fill the beses It was the 12th time in his 19 sea-|and Harris tallied while Bluege wa Fons spent in a local uniform that the | forcing Judge. Ossie then swiped se famous Iansan has officiated in the and and counted with Rice when Griffman was holding the ball and cantered to the block on Ruel's safety | to left Although the Yankees grouped a pair of bingles off Johnson in both the third and fourth, it was not until the sixth that theyv edged into the scoring column. Judge aided them with a wild heave of Combs' safe roller, that put the latter on second from where he tallied on Meusel lusty double to left. Johnson then disposed of the next three, fanning | Shanks for the final. Barney was not threatened thereafter. Francis’ Wildness Is Costly. Francis’ wildness was largely re- sponsible for the quartet of tallies center of the diamond in an opening | Peck slashed a double past Scott. game here and marked his 9th victory Henry Johnson, who toiled for the in this role, 5 of these winning efforts | Yanks in the last two frames, limited having been shutouts. But for a|the Ndtionals to an infield safety b momentary faltering in his support | McNeely and fanned a trio of the boy Barney would have blanked the enemy | _Harris, Goslin and Bluege. 4 in vesterday, the lone run chalked againet him having been due to a| d heave Joe Judge was guilty of. Several britiant bits of detensive| | MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS work were displaved for the edification of the throng in the course of th¢ ¢ . " combat, but the most pleasing aspect e InAL MEAGUE. of the afternoon’s a vities wa: Rochester, 9. T Syracuse, 11 Baltimore, 5. AN ASSOCIATION. City, 4 pions wielded their bludgeons. F active-athlete in local livery took a and.in the business of bingling, 14 Twaukee. swats, for a total of 20 bases, being ed from the offerings of Shocker Minneapolis, 6: Louisville, St. Paul. 3: Indianapolis. VIRGINIA LEA Richmond. 10 rfolk, 6. Kingston, 8: Wilson, 8 (8 in'gs SALLY LEAGU Charlotte, 6: Greenville, Augusta.'8: 'Asheville. 8. Spartanburg, 15 PIEDMONT LEAGU High Point, 3: Winston-Salem. SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. Atlanta, 4: New Orleans, 3 Birmingham, 9: Mobile, Chattanooga, 6: Little R acon. 7: Knoxville. ashville, 8; Memphis, 7. FLORIDA STATE 1. St. Petersburg, 8: Tampa, HOW GRIFFS ARE BATTING H. SB. RBL Pet. Matthews .. . 1 Bluege . Judre . Rice Mogridge Goslin Rueth o Peckinpaugh. MeNeely Leibold . 1 and him to the hill- Henry Johnson. The Griffs started out as if to make short shrife of Shocker, a promise lat- er to be fulfilled. Liebold sliced a single down the left-field line, moved up a notch on Harris' safety to right, a liner that Ward leaped high for, but could only touch, cored on @ ack to center by Rice, which sent Harris to third. Shocker then got breathing spell, when Ward ad- journed to the bench for first-aid treat ment to the digit damaged by Harris wullop, and escaped further damage, as Goslin popped up, Rice died stealing and, after Judge walked, Bluege flied to Combs. Resuming their attack in the second, the Nationals hung up another tally, employing even less ammnition. Peck was franked for a starter, and stole recond, aided by O'Neill's high-throw, Ruel bunted, 'and when Shocker slipped and fell in attempting to field it Muddy got a cheap bingle and Pecl reached third, from where he tallied when Johnson whacked a safety past Scott Their ratio of a run to an inning was maintained in the third, when Goslin poled to the barrier in left center for three bases and Judge fol lowed by lining a_triple against the right field fence. When Bluege beat out a swinging bunt down the third base line it appeared the Nats were in for a big round, but Peck popped to Scott and Judge was doubled up at the plate after Meusel made a bril- liant catch of Ruel's low liner. Chase Shocker to Showers. Balked for the first time in the | fourth, when they were set down in order, the champs returned to their onslaught in the fifth, chalking up three runs and chasing Shocker to cover in the process. Rice provided the entering wedge by chopping a | single over third. He tallied on a double to left center by Goslin, who was advanced a peg on Judge's sacri- fice and scored on a single to center by Bluege, which ended Shocker's regime. Ray Francis, his successor, succeeded in disposing of Pec TODAY BASE BALL & American League Park Washington vs. New York kets on sale Spalding’s, 1338 G St. W., from 830 AM. to 1 P.M. Tickets on ulel ::hHe('ht’n. F St. al " Ray Francis and darknese). Rus Coveleskie Carlyle . Kelley . Gregg .. . WILL SEND TWO CREWS. SEATTLE, Wash.,' April 23.—Uni. ity of Washington's crew, national intercollegiate champions, and a jun- ior varsity eight will enter the re- gatta at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., in June. EETTO e A o3soNANB RN INONSES ©022002~20~m01293:, 9932930 ~cuusns, j — Havre de Grace SEVEN RACES DAILY Special B. & 0. train leaves Union Station 12 o'clock noon. Parlor and Dining Car attached. Penna, R. R. train leaves on' 12:10 p.m.—direct to stern Standard Time. dmission — Grandstand and Pad- dock, $1.65, including Government FIRST RACE AT 2:30 P.M. 'MARANVILLE GIVEN | | Waiter | Pittsburgh Pirates, was given a rous | cago Nationals in a trade last Winter. T THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D, C., THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1925. Champs Making Good Griff’s Boast : Third Basemen Appear Sure to Set Records PLAYS YESTERDAY THAT BROUGHT FANS TO THEIR FEET Goslin made the far corner on his drive to left_center in third inning, but he had little time to spare. FINE TESTIMONIAL SBURGH, Pa., April 23— J. (Rabbit) Maranville, former shortstop and second baseman for the PIT’ ing testimonial last night by local base ball enthusiasts, headed by Mayor Wil- liam A. MaGee. More than 300 gathered at a down- town hotel to honor the former Pitts burgh player, who went to the Chi- Among the speakers who praised the diminutive player for his *skill and will to win” were Mayor MaGee, George Gibson, former Pittsburgh manager and catcher: Manager Bill McKechnie of the local club, Manager Bill Killifer of the Chicago Cubs, Honus Wagner, idol of Pigtsburgh fan: | dom years ago, and Capt®arey of the Pittsburgh team. Maranville, in acknowledging the tributes paid him, said he hoped to get into the game again as soon as his injured leg would permit. He still uses crutches, but believes he will be in shape by May 15. substantial indication of the esteen in which he is held he was presented | with a $500 Liberty bond. Claude Falkiner, English billiard plaver, who is touring Canada, made a run of 367 points in 11 minutes and | 56 seconds while playing an exhibi tion mateh in Montreal. Bucky Harris Is With Injured Throwing Hand | HE Nationals may be without t for a few days as a result of a relieve Shocker, and, as is usual with y of his “hard” deliveries clipped Harris hand and today the digit was badly swollen and extremely painful. An_X-ray, photograph taken this| morning disclosed that there is no bone fracture, but the contusion is one severe enough to disable an ordi- nary athlete for a week. If Bucky is able to resume his field duties Sat- urday, when the series with the Yanks is resumed following a lay-off tomor- row, which is an open date in the schedule, he may be considered for tunate. In his absence it is planned to have Spencer Adams fill in for him when right-hand pitchers oppose the cham- pions, and against southpaws Mike McNally will be stationed at the mid- way. Needless to say, the champions will be apprecisply weakened as long as their pilot is compelled to remain on the side lines. Jezebel Zachary was scheduled to face the Yankees in the second tilt of the set this afternoon, while Huggins was expected to make a pitching choice between Waite Hoyt and South- vaw Herb Pennock It is likely Nemo Leibold will share with Earl McNeely the duties of pa- trolling center field for the Nationals hereafter. While no official com- munication from club headquarters to this effect has been issued, it is surmised from Harris' action in starting Leibold in the middle garden yvesterday that he considers the veteran more effective against right, hand pitchers than the youngs from California, and that . Earl's activities will be restricted to toil when southpaws oppose the cham- pions. McNeely relieved Leibold yesterday when the right-handed Shocker gave way to Francis, & port- side twirler. Bluege was the fielding star of yes- terday’'s combat. Oss has no su- periors in the American League in covering the terrain at the far side of the diamond, has an arm of dweel and gets a ball away from him quicker than any one now in the business. He turned in plays at the ~this years’s best and new- estexpression ofcollarstyle Roitee Noveamoud No starch Wil not wile the Worlds Smartest COLLAR ruiLLIPSjONES. Q while facing Ray Francis at bat in,the sixth inning vesterday. former Griffiman and Tyger displayed a barrel of speed when sent in to Hotronal Photo Judge failed to reach home in the ped at the plate after Meusel made a grpfll! one-handed catch of Ruel's liner and got the ball back to the infield in a Out of Game he services of their dynamic leader n injury received by Stanley Harris The outhiul left-handers, was wild. One on the index finger of his throwing expense of Dugan and Meusel yes- terday that could not have been im- proved upon by’ Bill Bradley or Jimmy Collins, and “hb is "way out in front among the regulars on offense with an average of .500 for 6 safeties in 12 times at be Although many spectators started leaving the after the Nationals had amassed a total of 10 runs by the sixth inning, President and Mrs. Coolidge proved themselves real fans by remaining until the final out had been recorded. Al Schacht was painfully hurt in batting practice prior to the game when struck on the right leg with a drive from the bat of Goose Gos . He was on the job at his third base coaching when the game started, but retired in favor of Wid Matthews after the sixth. Meusel gave an exhibition of his marvelous throwing ability when he retrieved Goslin's triple in the third and heaved it on a line to Dugan from the limits in left center. He displayed fielding class, too, when he came in to snare Ruel's low liner with one hand in the same round. Allen Russell was among the fling- ers who furnished targets during the drill, having returned from Baltimore, where one of his children has becn | seriously” ill. e A S S AP =3 America’s Finest Rowboat Motors $37 Puts One on Your Boat “Pay While You Play"” Caille 5-Speed Twin Row Boat Motors go forward. backward or idle. just like an auto, Guaranteed without reservation. JOHN J. ODENWALD Dixie Distributor for Caille Perfection Motor Co. of Detroit 1209 H N.W. Ph. Fr. 6903 'NEWYORK CITY third by narrow margin. He was PRESIDENT IS NEUTRAL “ROOTER” AT OPENER Pre here ent Coolidge at the opener sterday played the part of partisan fai the Yan- seventh tired of sit- ting, rose and stretched. The Yankee fans were with him, while the Nationals' followers were at a loss to see their chief standing. Mrs. Coolidge explained the situa- tion, but the President still stood. He was one of the first on his feet, however, when the Griffmen took their turn at bat, and the Washing- ton fans approved with a whoop. The President was not taking much of a chance, as his home ch had a safe lead and won eas- behind the veteran Walter Johnson. - | WALKER AND GREB SIGN FOR FIGHT ON JUNE 19| W YORK. April 23.—Mickey | Walker, welterweight champion, and | Harry Greb, middleweight king, have | signed for a 15-round bout as a com- | panion feature to the clash between Harry Wills and Charley Weinert at the Polo Grounds show for the Italian hospital fund on June 19. ] ake Men Broud” Because I'm the symbol of prosperous men— proof of thrift and good Judgment. It’s the same at the Club, at the Office, in Society. I am A. K. Diamond. = SN { Boston ONE FOR THE BOOK In the opening game in Chicago of the Detroit Tygers an the White 8ox, Harrig of the Sox smashed a long line™fly to the left field. Wingo got under it, but it had too much on it and bounced out of his mitt. Manush, who was run from center, arrived time to grab the ball before hed the ground, thereby g ing Wingo an assist on a fly ball. AMERICAN LEAGUE. & Win. Lose. Pet. Washington, . 1 Philadelphia Cleveland . Chicago GAMES TOMORROW. Detroit at Chicago. Phila. at Boston. St. L. ut Cleveland. at Chicago. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Washington, 10; New York, 1. St. Louis, eveland. 2 (10 innings) . Philudelphiu, 6: Boston, 5 (11 innings). Chicago, 3; Defroit, 1 NATIONAL LEAGUE. Philadelphia Chicago Pittsburgh Brooklyn 4 500 3 3 6 67 GAMES TOMORROW. Brooklyn at Phil Cinclnnati at St. . Boston at New York. xh. Chicugo at Pittsb’sh. AY’S RESULTS. 56 56 GA Cincinnati at St. Boston at New ¥ Chicago at_ Pitt YESTE New York, Pi Philadelphia, St. Louis, 12; Cinclnnati, 3 SPLIT WITH KEARNS DENIED BY DEMPSE NEW YORK. April sey arrived in New Yor rgady for a fork,” and Jack Demp- this morning iege of motion picture then, perhaps, a telle Taylor, here. The heavyweight champion, look ing fit and fine. said he would fight any opponent selected by his mana ger, Jack Kearns. He emphatically denied reports of a rift between Kearns and himself, and said the two would continue to split fight purses on a “fifty-fifty” basis. Dempsey said he planned to visit the New York State Athletic Commis. sion, which recently placed him on the ineligible list in this State for fail- ing to answer satisfactorily the chal lenge of Harry Wills. He also said ke would see Promoter Tex Rickard but added that any negotiations for a_ bout would be attended to by Kearns Asked whether he Europe before returning to cific coast, Jack replied “Well, I'm not sure You see, 1 promised the wife wedding trip abroad, and I suppose L'll have to make good on it." Dempsey said he g 200 pounds, and that he would ask about three month's time to prepare for a bout should one materialize. who accompanied him would the visit a- JACOBSON'S SALARY DUE TO REMAIN A MYSTERY Whether Outfielder William (Bab, Doll) Jacobson, former St. Loui American holdout, agreed to play this $2.000-a-year increase was were unanswered questions Jacobson signed a contract granted today. two |days before he would have been in- What compromise was was not disclosed. BENJAMIN SUSPENDED. SACRAMENTO, Calif.,, April 23 Joe Benjamin. California lightweight boxer, is under suspension in this State as a result of charges made to the State Athletic Commission that a local anesthetic was injected into his hands just before his recent fight in Los Angeles with Ace Hudkins. eligible. reached And here are GOLF SHOES ‘to sult you “to the tee"™— whéther you play Golf or not! Over Twenty Styles Besides Those Pictured. ~ | Jimmy Collins, kings of the left side | trip | abroad with his wife, the former Es-| year for $6,000 or his request for a| SPORTS. PLAYERS AT HOT CORNER ARE BEING KEPT ON MOVE Kamm of Chisox Already Has Ta-ken Care of Nine Chances—Mark in National Is Thirteen and Twelve in American. BY JOHN B. FOSTER. EW YORK, April 22—Major league third basemen arc almost tain to set new records for their positions this season first 49 games played some of them wild on the | scarcely a day goes by that another third-sacker doesn’t join the gang | who are trying to make fielding records that will leave other base bal seasons in the gloom. B If any third baseman gets eight chances in a game once in a year’ and accepts them all, he is a top-roller. Some third basemen never have had ecight chances in a game. Five of them have acceptad eight|been ver: ¢ aficted so fa ! chances or more in a game since|cept Heinie Groh of the Gianis the present season began, and at that | Heinie has been at the busines rate the third-basing of 1925 should|base ball a long time and his hinges be the most colorful show that base|are not what thev were once. No | ball ever has seen. going back to the [are his hones full of rubber as thes | days when Jerry Denny and, after him | were. That condition bound t happen to a ball player some da and a third baseman feels it quicke: than a first or second baseman Tt the ran field, and ex nd of the diamond, were so clever at| their jobs that fans were wont to sit back of third base just to see them perform. Stock Busy at Outset. | | Stéck, playing third with Brooklyn, | | led off this season with the first eight chances accepted in a nine-inning | game. He did it against Philadelphia. | Then came Haney of Detroit, with | eight against Cleveland. Traynor of | | Pittsburgh swung into line with eight | against Cincinnati. Kamm of the White Sox went his rivals one better, accepting nine chances in_nine in- nings against St. Louis. Robertson L chy | of the Browns accepted eight against |Nine-inning game. The top 1 She Whits Sox. the National is d_more than | Why is it that third basers should |one has held it, lud Arthur | break out with a rash in this man-|Devlin when he was a | ner? Some will say “Luck!” But it's a | American Le: | better bet that it is due to the fact |by Sammy Stran | that third basemen never were better | ing with the White Sox able to play good base ball than l]lis‘ But the way the third | present season, which sent so many |have started off in the fir {of them into the fight in tiptop con- |dred games, the chances ar | gition | of achieving almos Of all the chaps who have repu- |the season i tations as third basemen, none has|some twelvd hundred 'BUSH WINS FOR BROWNS . AS SHOCKER IS CLOUTED Has Tough Assignment. The third baseman hasn’t so much ground to cover as the second base man, but he to do a lot of quick starting, and he must be abfe to reach out on his right side, because the fast ones that skim between his barber poles and the foul line the torpedoes that le man ball ame. The third basemen stepping before they records for accepted scu pas; 13 | s over. HILE Shocker was benig manhandled by the Griff ‘W terday, Joe Bush, who replaced Urban in the Y: | deal of the past winter, won his first game in three atter | St. Louis by outlasting Sherrod Smith of Cleveland. Bu dou | much to do with the Browns’ 3-to-2 victory. Each pitcher permit hits Zddie Collins, |to the home fans as manager of the|°” | White Sox, stepped on the corns of | | Cobb. The Sox won, 3 to 1 '”)e‘r runs on x safe blows. .\'.ulhln two runs of winning. 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