Evening Star Newspaper, March 9, 1926, Page 28

28 SPORTS, ELLEY, SMITH AND LYLE BLANK THE CUBAN STARS “owboy Jones Comes Through With Hit That Leads to Big Inning—Bucky Voices Gratification Over Signing of Southpaw Dutch Ruether. AMPA. Ma Manager Harris was highly e'ated at the showing made by the three voung hurlers nsed in handing the Cuban Stars Harry Kelley. Hal Smith and Jim Lyle between them granted but five hies, one ound. As a stiff. chilly hreeze was biowing over Plant Field at the time, the fine work of this trio was considered all the more gratifying, There is no denving the fact that the Harrismen's pennant chances depend upon their pitchers coming through and no one appreciates this more than does the hoy manager himself. Consequently. sceing three of his hopefuls showmg good form the same day natura’ly does not make him feel badly Not only with the fissued, K ant each of the trio fanned course, the Cuban te. ch 0. a 3-to-0 heating vesterday. no two of which came in any stins one pass w this pai not 1 was a rander™ i not = | nntil then that the Kid discovered he | had been working on the wrong arm ager Harris stated weve the 1 . but only was league ag . bu has be ready to participate in Iplaying nd when the fuct | s < game here azainst the that the rook.es were u only their | Boston Braves. Walter Johnson is tast ball is taken inio consideration | ulmost sure to zet in for three in- [Manager Harr not be blamed for | nings. while Fred Marberry. Alex feeling somewhat pleas | Ferguson and Curley Ogden also re- But this was not the only pitc port themselves as ready and anxious news he recelved vesterday. fo for a competitive tryout. efore the ted_Bucky Wi ¥ BT dvioed. ov- President. Grifih th Myer Shows Fine Form. Dutch Ruether at last had seen the | Buddy Mver looked the part of an light and had affixed his name to a | honest-to-goodness shortstop against 1926 contract the Cubans vesterday. He was Slainis Sassiaie s iGiaa; lled on to make two particularly 3 st and snappy plays and handled ed at is as The vetel this morning’ n southpaw rep workout and H; serted he was duly pleased long as President Griffith and the plaver were arguing terms the National lead er had little or nothinz to say. but now that the deal is closed and the pitcher has reported he makes no bones of the fact that he did not look toward the season about 1o open with much confidence with no experienced southpaw flinger available. “I'm tickled to death that finally has settled his argument with Griff and will be with us again,” said Bucky this morninz 1 figure that a hoth like a master. inz considerable working with his long the style o He also is show - improvement in second baseman Messrs. Harris and with the Cubans would ve heen an interesting zame Washington in midseason. The Cigarmakers did all the threatening, havinzg men on third in three differ- ent innings, but each time the voung Nationals were able to rise to greatar heights and halt their progress. The Rookies rallied but once, in he sixth. when they tallied the only runs of the game. Singles by Tate Dutch good left-handed pitcher i€an absolute ;g srchdeacon and the hitting of necessity in our IKT:\u_a.QE;‘y\qflp_mr be McNeely filled the sacks with one I'm not glad the old boy is her hings | down and Cowboy ~ Jones came Stanley also had some nice things| hrough with a lusty line single to to say about the two young por siders trving for berths with the team —Clarence Thomas and Arthur Hum- phreys. The first named is further advanced than Humphreys and al- yeady has shown lots of natural abil- | ity. “He looks to be the goods to! me,” Bucky’s comment about | him. center, which scored two and put the other at the three-quarter mark, from where he tallied on a wild pitch. | Humphreys Has a Hook. A. Cubans. ABH.0.A Humphreys' forte is a curve ball, RS T and he threw his first hook this| 30% 0 morning. Consequently it will be an- ;2318 other week before a line may be ob- Sk tained on his ability. One thing is 2,011 1 certain. with southpaw pitchers being A very scarce animals in the junior cir- 20 & 8 cuit, this pair is likely to zet more 1000 ponsideration than the rookie right- B handers. | 16 Totals.27 57411 | Trainer Mike Martin, who was laid | low Saturday by a foul ball which struck him in the right eve, was out for the first time this morninz since *Batted for Smith in sixth inning. Washington 00000300 x—3 Cubans .. 000000 Runs—Archdeacon. McNeely. Tate 4 —MeNy o the accident and was given a roval| Domingues, Oriesa. " Sacrihces o Kelles. welcome by the plavers. Ortega. Villarin. Mira. Double plays— Lopez to Villann to Mira, Bouza to Mira During his absence Clubhouse Boy | Lopez to Villanh to Mira. Bouza to, Mira, Frank Baxter has been doing all he ! Keller. 1. Hite—Oft Alvares. 4 in 8 in can to take Mike's place. Curley Og- ’l"'}" oft l"e!ley l,’lz Q‘“mglrs off Garet, den tells a good one on the voung. | loin 2 igninesloft Smich, 2 in 3 innine ster. He asked for a rubdown, and [ 2pt"Kicants 74" Hafris, MeNcely . Sruek efter Frank had massaged his arm | qut—By Alvarez, 3: by Kell by Smith, for about 15 minutes, Curley said, | 3; 0%, Lol 2; by Garela 2. Wild piteh™) “That's fine, but I forgot to tell you b Caaeht Tr s oo MeGowan and ROUNDING THIRD By Hugh A. Jennings CHAPTER LXXVIL HERE is no denying that the ball player loves applause. ates him and spurs him on. It is the game's great stimulant. player thrives on it. Nothing harms a plaver s0 much as criticism. It depreciates his play ing value more than anything else can | In base ball you find few men that are not conscientious. They do | the best they can. Sometimes they fail, but all of us do that—it is human. | In one game that I recall, Boston and Baltimore were having a hard strug- | le. T made it hard for Baltimore. and Herman Long made it hard for | oston. Each of us plaved short and each of us was having a terrible afternoon. Between Long and myself the game remained close. T made five errors and he made four. I finally topped off my afternoon’s disgrace by heaving the ball several feet over the first baseman’s head and allow- ing two runs to score. That decided the contest in favér of Boston. Now both Long and 1 were doing, convince the best we could that day. It h\nfi‘..a ,m 3 ‘:.m. b us far more than any one eise in the }’“ i el ol D) world. It hurt me most of all be.|Men were otherwise intelligent. Every Eause my final error lost the game. |man also seems to be a self-appointed All the criticism did not help. It | base ball scout. Each year every ma- not erase my five errors nor Lonz's | % 2 four. I certainly would not have made | 177 league club receives hundreds of nv: ?tmrs if {dcnum have helped | letters telling about excellent pros- end Long would not have made four.|pects. Only a few of the letters 1 had a bad day and so Herman. | amount to anything, but none can We all have bad days. | really be ignored. although investigat- Players Feel Badly. | ine these tips costs major league clubs R : i ortunes. ~ Walter Johnson, Stanley It 8 always well to remember Harris, Urban Shocker, George Uhle e b e o tough and other stars were first tipped off s worse about it than you do. It|o clubs in letters written by enthusi means a great deal more in his life |, When owners think of players | ;l:?“h‘“ 3':1‘1"5'_"" ‘rs)l"“';‘“h""% “_"‘"l‘:h that the fans have really uncovered | y the realization of his bad work. but | they feel they cannot afford to ignore the public is impetuous, quick to praise | an e TERY and also quick to criticize. While the | “"plavers have been made by crowds. public damns the “":\rk of the player.) et the crowd take a liking to a cer- It forgets about the damnation the|(ain plaver and give him constant en- | following day, but the plaver does not { o yragement, and he is well on the | S T T rvemarks linger | yoad to success. But the same crowd | m. {ean kill ver by ri ‘There is nothing more harmful to a | con, Kill off a plaver by riding bim pltcher than the raucous “Take him :jiia to a certain man. he ic under an out.” Tt cuts deeply. Sometimes Tlenormous handicap. 1t is almost im- | think that it has lost almost as many pociible for a plaver to make good | es as bad pitching. A pitcher isi\chen the home fans are against him. | kely to be hit hard in any inning [op the road it i« different. There the without losing any of his stuff. No one ',j,vers expect to be eriticlzed and can explain that. Three, four. five and | 27,64 They look forward to it and sven six batters in succession may hit | ,ayer ‘mind it; indeed, it helps them. him safely. He would be all right inlppe more the fans howl at them the the next inning, but there is no nextijperrer they figure they are playing. tning for him. The “Take him out™ ¢ poy \were not doing effective work It invigor- The | gries upset him far A "‘_“"’; the | the fans would ignore them. So the hits of his opponents. and he wilts. = {razzing of a visiting team is more I once saw “Red aber, a grand ,fren than not a stimulant. Tt is one pitcher, hit safely by the first reason why certain teams do much batsmen that faced him in the first better on the road than at home. If game of a double-header. With five | g " 10 knew how much they help- runs in, one runner on the bases and | o4 2 visiting team by trying to hinder none out, Faher was relieved. He % V0 08 M A0 MO0l (hat the was back at the start of the second |pqiness of pestering the visiting play- e allowed two hits and won a shut-| A . out victory. | (Copyright. 1926.) “This all happened in the same after- | PR 2 consecutive hits at the start of one| s game made only two hits and (‘ould%SWIMMER ' CAI-I-ED not score against the same pitcher a| (¢ 5 “MIND-READING FISH Several vears ago the Giants were | playing in Pittsburgh and Cooner . started for the Pirates. In the first LN e five hits. The last hit was :"?fimagger and five runs scored. nickname given Gustav Froelich, The stands were in an uproar with |the diminutive German backstroke i taken out. He fin.|is in the United States. %%pde:h:?ar::! and New York. N\u]"d[ In his home town here Froelich is not score after the first inning, but|regarded as something of a mind MAGDEBURG, Prussia, e, and he was there at the finish. | &\ LG fon "org” poon. The same team that made six few hours later. inning the Glants got a base on balls | “Take him out.” but for some reason | Swimming champion, who at present Pittsburgh could. The Pirates made |reader in addition to being a seven runs and beat New York by ¢ |swimmer. ¥ It is claimed that Froelich not -to-5 score. | {only can tell persons where to find All Fans Ate Scouts. {lost valuables, but can estimate how Nearly evervbody that follows basc jmuch of a lead he has over rival ball clggely thinks he is an expert |natators without looking behind. and & Ween judge of playing talent.| Gustav also is a g discus throw- I have known men who were firmly ler and shot putten, [T in | | #).—The mind reading fish” is the‘ THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. 0, TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1926. Johnny Tobin. shown on the near assignment in right field with the Champions this season again holding forth hitting an outfield left. Although veterans, ombination as will be found in the howing of Kid Pitchers Pleases Harris : Pirates TRIO SLATED FOR PICKET DUTY WITH GRIFFS THIS YEAR Ploto 8, cwe 7. side in the above group, is conceded to with Rice formers promise t it. I these p. ire avort have the inside track for the regular n center and Goose, the Goslin, '4 give the titleholders as fast and hard- WOMEN PICK DATES The women's golf championship of the District will be plaved at the Congressional Country Club _ course during the week of Octoher 3. The annual competition for The lvening Star cup will he played at the Indian Spring Golf Cluh on May 18 and 19, Dates for the two big events of the year were decided upon at a meeting of the Women's District Golf Asso- ciation held at the New Willard Hotel. At the same time it-was decided to continue the monthly tournaments, which were such a success last year The fi tourney will be held on Monda May 3. on a course to he ! selected. Others will follow each | mont. Mrs. H. A. Knox of Indian Spring as re-elected president of the asso. ciation. Mrs. W. €. Corby of Colum bia and Mrs. William Freeman of | Chevy Chase were elected vVice presi- dents and Miss Phyllis Keeler of Washington was elected secretary- treasurer, succeeding Mrs. W. K. | Ballard, who has moved to Baltimore. | They discussed at length the changes in the women's par of all golf courses made recently by the United States Golf Association and appointed a_committee, consisting of | chairmen of the women's golf com- | mitteas of the various clubs. to work | out a schedule of handicaps to be | based on the new par measurements. FIVE-IN-ONE GOLF | CLUB IS INVENTED SAN FRANCISCO. March 9 (P).— | Virtual elimination of the golf bag | and the clubs it contains has been accomplished by a new golf club. the “whole-in-one,” a patented device, combining the midiron, driving iron, putter, mashie and niblick. The Examiner today vprinted the story of the intention, the idea of Father Alphonsus Gavin of Goldfield, Nev. The inventor's thought came after a _hard game on a hot day, in which Father Gavin was burdened by a heavy bag of golf club: The new club is like an ordinary club, except the head is affixed by means of a device that permits it to be turned at any angle instan- taneously. “I didn’t think =0 much of it." said ‘ather Gavin, “until Joe Novak. who w one, calledi me upon the long- distance telephone and told me I ad a good thing. And mavhe 1 have.” Novak is a golf professional of the San Francisco region. FIGHTS LAST NIGHT. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK—Jack Delaney, Bridge- port, Conn., scored a technical knock- out over Joe Lohman, Tolede (10). PHILADELPHIA—Louis (Kid) Kap- lan, Meriden, Conn., featherweight champion. and Eddie (Kid) Wagn Philadelphia, fought a draw, 10). Lew vers, Baltimore, heat Ruby Saein, ew York, (6). ROCHESTER. N. Y.—Joe Trippe, Rochester, defeated Basil Galiano, New Orlean: 10). MILWAUKEE—Doc Snell, Takoma, Wash., outpointed Joey Cline, Mil- woukee, (10). HOT 'SPRINGS, Ark.—Pete Firpo, Detroit, knocked out Chick Allman, Toledo, (2) HOLYOKE, Mass.—Ray Miller, Chi- . cago, bheat Bobby Garcia, Holabird, Md.. (10). DES MOINES. Iowa—Pinkie George, Cedar Falls, Towa, beat Eddie Lewis. Minneapolis, (8). Harold Plude, Moines, won from Billy Larson, cago, (8). S MEMPHIS—Tommy Fowlkes. Mem- phis, and Tommy Herman, Chicago, fought a draw, (8). 'hi- PLANSKY WITHDRAWS FROM BIG TRACK EVENT| NEW YORK, March 9 (®).—With: drawal of Tony Plansky of George- town University from the field in the seven-event track competition to be staged by the Knights of Columbus here next week leaves three perform- ers, Charley Hoff of Norway, Harold Osborn of the Illinois A. C. and Emer- son Norton of Georgetown. Plansky has decided. after training some time with Hoff, that he is better suited to the outdoor decathlon and FOR GOLF TOURNEYS| | sufficiently WITH MAJOR hers in exhibition games, | has arrived in Florida to handle the Recruit Bill Clarkson Norfolk, Va., pitching for the Giants at Sara- sota yesterday, allowed Florida Uni- versity only one hit_in. five inning and struck cut eight batsmen. At Brooklyn camjp, in Clearwater, | Johnny Butler. infielder from St | Paul. who cost the Dodgers six play- was in uniform for the first time, and impressed the critics. PHILADELPHIA, March 4 (@) Jimmy Fox, one of Connie Mack promising young catchers, was nu ing an injured knce today at the Athletics’ ‘traming camp in Fort Myers, Fla. He is likely to be out of the game for several days. Joe Hauser, who was on the bench most of last season with a broken kneecap, appears to have recovered. He takes his place regularly in the inner works. At Bradentown, Fla.. nine-inning practice games are now the order of the day for the Phillies. Three rezu- lar pitchers, Willoughby, Ulrich and Carlson, vesterday shut out the sec- ond team with a total of three hits ST. LOUIS, Mo, March 9 (P, A chilling wind yesterday camp at Tarpon Springs, Fla. but nearly every pitcher on the squad took his turn on the hill in an exten- sive hitting d The hurlers are seasuned now that they are using curved halls effectively. Wallie Schang, veteran catcher, left camp hurriedly vesterday for Fast Aurora, N. Y.. following receipt of news that his mother was dying. Opening their third week of train- vesterday, the Cardinals, at San ing Antonio, Tex., returned to the routine of practice after having bagged four victories in as many exhibition games over the week end. LAND, March 9 (P.—A 4 diamond failed to halt practice of the Cleveland t Laukeland. Fla.. Manager Tris Speaker &sending his charges through two hours of batting and flelding. Batters were forced to stand ankle deep in sand. Ray Benge. & right-hander, carried off the honors of the four recruit pitchers assigned to the rubber. It was the first chance the Indians had of seeing Martin Autrey behind the bat, and, although suffering from a cold, he handled himself creditably. Commissioner Landis was due to visit the camp toda AGO, March 9 (). — Thrills ing in the training camps of the Chicagc White Sox and the jcago Cubs yesterday, the day bringing only hard work. The Cubs returned to Catalina Island after three games with Los Angeles and began practice intended to smooth rough spots. The club re- turns to Los Angeles for thelr next battle on Thursday. At Shreveport. La. Manager Eddie Collins today was expecting a_retinue of Sox regu- lars—Ted Blankenship and Hollis Thurston, hurlers: Earl Sheely, first baseman, and Willie Kamm were to be the new arrivals. PITTSBURGII March 9 (#).—De- claring himseil well satisfied with the conditions of his pitching staff, Man- ager Bill McKechnie of the Pittsburgh Pirates today weas lining up his first and second teams for the interteam clashes that stirt Wednesday at the Paso Robles, C:lif., training camp. George Grantham yesterday took his first work-out, although he still is suffering pain in his left arm from neuritis. % Manager McKechnie has issued warning that the champions must re- port at the breakfast table at 7 o'clock. - Saveral members of the squad were two hours late yesterday after having attended a dance the night before. DETROIT, Mich., March 9 (#).— Pitchers whe have been working out at the Augusta training camp of the Detroit Americans saw some opposi- tion in the ofing, Harry Heilman, right fielder wa0 led the league in swatting pitchers’ offerings, arrived late vestercay, and will don a uniform CHIC. were lac Word was received that Ty Cobb, who recently submitted to an eye op- that hie presence in the coming con- test would only make additional ures for the officials. eration at a Baltimore Hospital, was g- | recovering rapidly, and would be at the camp in a fow days, American prevented a | | practice game at the Brownie training LEAGUERS IN THEIR SPRING CAMPS League umpires working in the training camps have heen ardered 1o prevent the use of resin by who rence Rowland, Yankees' training tussles | CINCINNATL Ohio. March 9 (®). | Kenesaw™ M. Landis, commissioner ot base hall, on his annual tour of the | training camps. was a_visitor at the | uarters of the Cincinnati Reds a: Orlando toda | Al doubt according to ( £ to the intentions of In felder Wally Pipp was dispelled last night when that player reported to Manager Hendricks = with nouncement that he was work. Eddie Roush arrived earlier dav, leaving only three members the team absent—Rixey, Bress Luque. The latter is due tomorrow Club officials expect the other two i~ report without much more delay. ready fov in the of BOSTON. March 9 (#).—Outfielder Jimmy Welsh of the Braves has been told to go back home to the West coas President Emil E. Fuchs gave the order vesterdaw.at St. Petersbury, when Welsh demanded an in The Braves bought Welsh | from Seattle a vear ago for $30.000. | The club insisted that his perform- lance was the only gange upon which |it was prepared to pay. Welsh hit [well last vear, but his fielding wax helow par. At New Orleans Fred Haney. the only truant. of the Red Sox, reported and signed up a week late. TALKS ON NAVIGATION GIVEN BY YACHTSMEN J. E. Lawton, commander of the Potomac Power Squadron and a member of the Corinthian Yacht Club, and Adrian Sizer. portmaster of the District of Columbia Sea Scouts, were the speakers last night at the second of a series of lectures being given weekly at George Wash- ington University Medical School by members of the local branch of the United States Power Squadrouns. The purpose of the course of eight lectures is to aid in establishing a high standard of skill in the handling and navigation of powerboats on the Potomac and nearby waters. The course is free to all boat ewners. the an-| ler and | PARADE AT GRID GAME TO DEPICT U. S. HISTORY CHICAGO, March 9 (#).—The history of the United States will be enacted in a parade preceding the Army-Navy foot ball game here next Fall The spirit of 'i6 will lead the parade, followed by 100 “Colonials,” Howard P. Savage, general chair- man of the committee, said today. Next in line of march will come 50 Union and 50 Confederate soldiers. Every war will be represented, and following the men of 1918 i come the Boy Scouts, the R. 0. T. C. and similar organizations. The West Point Cadets and the Annapolis midshipmen will bring up the rear. MARK IS SMASHED BY GIRL SWIMMER By the Associated Press PHILADELPHIA, Lackie, Illinois A. | Afths of a for the 5. in an exhibition mateh here. The exhibition marked the formal opening of the Penn A. (. pool. Miss Lackie's time was 27 seconds | flat. ~ The world record of 2725 sec | onds was set by Miss Lackie at a re cent meet in Florida Walter Laufer, Cincinnati Y. Mareh 9. exceeded by two- the world record swimming second M A., at the same meet swam 22 rds. free style, in 1435 seconds than the Middle Atlantic record f 2 minutes 32 seconds, set by Ernie hl at the pool, in Atlantic His time was 14,19 5 seconds. PLANS ARE ADVANCED FOR TRI-CITY LEAGUE Preliminary limited cluhs The next meetinz of the circuit was, | set_for vest Tuesday night | L. Woolridze was named president of | the cireuit, Willie Glascoe, vice pres- ident, and Gypt Goldberg, secretary- treasurer. Tommy Ford of the Union Printers. Willie Glascoe of the Shamrocks, and J. M. Wilkerson of the Mohawks were chosen a committee to draft a constitution and by-laws eams represented at were the Printers. Shamrocks, Warwicks, Petworth, St. Joseph's | Mohawks. Pullman. Arlington, Mount tinier, Silver Spring and Rialtos. the gather- | Mount Rainier base ballers will | meet tomorrow night at 8 o'clock in | the hime of Manager J. R. Holcer. | 3300 | Pastimers of the National Ci Newton streei northeast. cle | team. who plan to start their out- door work on March 21. will hold henefit dance on Saturday nicht Officers of the Cherrydale hase hall cluh will he elect tonight at the home of Mickey Johnson, C. U. TO HAVE TEAM IN BOXING TOURNEY BALTIMORE. Md.. March 9.—Cath- |olic’ University. Virginia, North Caro- lina, Quantico Marines. 3d Corps Area and Norfolk Naval Base each signified its intention of sending full |teams to compete for the South At- lantic amateur boxing titles here next ‘.\h‘mdfl_ and Tuesday Already 50 entries have bheen re- ‘eived and more are expected before |the lists close tomorrow night with Charles L. Ornstein at the Biltmore Hotel. The championship committee yester- day named the following men to ref- eree the string of houts: Charles Short of Baltimore, Doc Daugherty of the Naval Academy. and Dick Ha low of Western Maryland. Frank | MeCracken of Philadelphia was selec {ed as alternate CHESS STARS SCORE. | SEMMERING. Anstria, March 9 | (#).—Nine games in the second round of the International chess tournament were contested vesterda winners being Janows| Niemzowitsch, Denmark, Tartakower of Austria. PECK FIVE DOES WELL. Peck Memorial basket ballers, win- ners of third place honors in the Sun. day School League, have closed their season with a record of 17 wins against 14 losses AMES, Towa, March 9 (#).—Rob- ert Simpson. track coach at the Uni versity of Missouri., has heen ap- pointed head track and cross-country coach for Towa State College. will come here about September 20. l Young Men’s Shop sprang a big surprise in the Commercial League when it won all three games from the Times-Herald, leaders of the organiza- tion. Lead-off man McElwee did more than his share to holster up his team, smashing the maples for a set of 356 and a game of 128. Four contests were rolled in the Masonic League, Mount Herman grabbed two out of three from Poto- mac, Congress turned the same trick on the East Gate bowlers, Takoma dropped one game. to King Solomon and George C. Whiting won two from Hope. Miller of Mount Herman had | the best game of the evening of 185, while' E. Money, anchor man of the Whiting crew, had top set of 364. In the General - Accounting Office League, the Investigators went on a rampage and won all three games from Military. Covert of the losers did the best work, landing the high set with 340 and top game of 120. A sharp battle took place between the Disbursing quint and Insurance of the Veterans' Buerau League, the former capturing all three games, the first after a tie at 535. Nolan, anchor man of the victors, turned in a set of 368. Bishop of the same quint landed the high game of 145. Athletic League Stars will carry a lead of 58 pins into' their second and final round with the Northeast Stars next Saturday night on the Conven- tion Hall alleys. The Athletes won four of the five games in their first tussle, rolling games of 617 and 607. Cowden of the winners had the high set of 631. Joe Toomey was best for the losers with 604. . Awmemm N taking two of three games from Convention Hall last night, Mount Pleasant rolled consistent games of 564, 559 and 540. The former got | 573 to gather in the second game. Seltzer of Mount Pleasant had the high set of 348, while Capt. Papas had the high game of 142. pionship of the Holy Rosary Parish will be rolled tonight at Convention Hall. the Holy Romry Band and Dramatic Club. In the U. S. S. B. League the Reconciliation quint swamped . the Secretary’s team. Kendrick of the v:’cllo:;': had a set of 391 and a game of 132, King Pin boys, of the National Capital League, tucked away two out of three games, the Knights of Colum- bus being the victims. the Knights turned in the best set of 356, while Harville of the King Pins led his bunch with 344. “‘Reds” Megaw's 128 was the best game. RADIATORS, FENDERS BODIES MADE AND MNEW RADIATORS FOR AU’ WITTSTATT'SR. & F. 319 _13th ST. N.W.. 1423 P, REAR Wallace Motor Co. means NASH Sales and Service 1709 L Street N.W. Just East of Conn. Ave. Main 7612 | | - SPORTS. Have Some Promising Rookies McKECHNIE SURE HE HAS BOSLTERED HURLING STAFF Brower, Brown, Songer, Koupal, Cook and Kissinger Among Youngsters Who May Strengthen Curv- ing Corps of the World Champions. BY JOHN B. FOSTER. N ROUTE FROM CALIFORNIA TO SOUTHERN TRAINING E CAMPS, March 9—Some apprehension has been expressed here and there in regard to the pitching staff of the Pittsburgh Pirates, who are in Spring camp at Paso Robles. Some have felt that the team will be unable to hold up in the National League race and in the world serfes, should there be another for Pittsburgh. 3 But Manager Bill McKechnie is satisfied that his pitching staff is better than it was a year ago. One reason is that he has Vic Aldridge at work early and another that he is banking on his kids to come through. - | In addition to the acquirement of Waner and Rhyne—and they are two Ethel | ball players, make no mistake about it—the Pirates have taken on some voung pitchers who they think will help lead them merrily along the way. RENA LEVY LEADING | o o e o sna v e reported on the dot and with the kids, something he never before was known BOWLER IN LEAGUE to do, and he's been working like a horse for 10 days. He can't pitch | enough nor run around enough, vet T et : _| McKechnie has been unable to coax ol e e e Nashing | him to pitch a ball from the pitcher’s compiled by James Haker, officlal |box. Maybe he is box shy after the o T ine fopas an everage of | experience ho had In the first inning has an average of 105-1 | of the last world series game, when Columbia retains the league leader- | he couldn't locate anything, what with | ship ¢ s and dling a wet R illoppees: Mualie. havel crawisg: d8veloung necves and Dandiing back in second place after a hard | Pall- struggle with the Beeques, Commer- uation Awed Aldridge. clals and Washingtons. The figures: Vie won't admit he was nervous Team Records. when he stood out there in that firs o 5 nning and saw four runs cross the Columbians ROO plate, but the plavers he wa Hilltoppers shaking because of his experience Beealies | after he got through. Aldridge is one steps toward the or genization of the proposed tri base ball league were taken last night | during a meeting at Spalding’s at- tended by representatives of 11 un- Vietor® Commermals Washingtons 1of the best money pitchers in base | Climbers ball, and it may he that the bigness AR Coiniane 'S | of the thing did get on his nerves in Danghters of fea. 4 | the last memorahle game. He & Bethany, O.F. & | well educated chap. however, and is Individual Averages. | likely to work out of it poipenlail Brower is one of the kids the Pi - A rates have taken into camp. He Levs 60 3 comes from Florida and down there | Parker ... 8 was not a bad pitcher. He looks as O L 80 if he can come on. .Joe Brown from Klein L0 Oklahoma City is another. He turn Franklin .. 60 | up for Pittsburgh last Spring looki | well, but for some reason or another Guii | could not get going and finally Yner sent back We He is back ag: and h Palm with control and confidence Snees” 4| is bie enough to make a second cd tion of Cy Young Quisies Songer May Stick This Time. honias The Pirates always have Songe Greeor and Koupal off and on. The former Rohaers |is a southpaw and somehow it look | as if he will stick with the team thi \ ar. Then there is John Oldham. Bhiinies Dld John' who is pesging away as Witner | industriously as a two-vear-sld. John Ser had a hard time with Tv Cobb. He * oy Fortenes | never did seem ta he abie to pitch to | suit Ty except in one vear. Then he was sent West and did not knew | bt that his davs were numbered as a | big leaguer Fred Clark dug him {out of Des Moines. and put him on the Pittshurgh team as a precaution | ary measure. R | “Oldham hasn't vetr got over the Furey sensation of pitching Washington T down to grass as he did in the last Combton inning of the final game of the big thrill. He savs when he gets Jensen through with this team this vear he | McEntee will have a lefthand record worth LT while if ever he gets a chance tn | Riley piteh against the others. The old chap still bends that curve bhall as has | A big healthy kid has reported from = | Monroe, La.. Cook. by name. Most | likely he will go out for another minor league season. and some club should be able to make a lot from him. Cul | 1 | wide as he did against Washington, | | te Wilhams M Yasgu Williams, & loton is with the team and p aps | e will start off this vear with a ru | Moriarty | e | Kissinger Good Prospect. | Bailey With the Bowlers The contesting teams will be| Misshon of | ® PHILADELPHIA, March 9.—Jake i | | i | There's a big chap from the New " | York-Pennsylvania League named Kis | singer who's a pitcher in the mak | if he will earry his part. There's | other. Crowder. from R | who looks as if he ean e seas an ningham v on ail n. He is one of the likeliast pros Jenkine Wetzel pects the Pirates have Mitehell | ' Note one other voung player with iy E Mo this Pittshurgh outfit. a shortston Henderson . § named Cronin from Oakland. Cronin Dantorn.. : | hasn't had his rhance vet. but he seems to be another of these Califor nians who can go it like a streak. 1f he doesn't make a major league cluh look happy some day it will be only because everything in the world has broken against him. In appearance, he's a ringer for Rogers Horneby. from his face to his leisurely roll as he walks. If with this hunch of possible com- ers the Pirates cannot get into line and do business beginning April 18, it will have to be a different lot of Bue- caneers from those of 1925, (Copyricht. 1926.) GETS GOLF TOURNEY. CHICAGO. March 8 (). —The | women's Western golf championship | has been formally awarded to Olympla Fields Country Club. Chicago, and the date set for August 23.28, although that overlaps the Western open tournament at Indianapolis August 26:28. It was not decided how many f the four courses at Olympia would be played. T 000 At the Sign of the Moon . CUEISTS BEGIN PLAY TONIGHT FOR TITLE By the Aseociated Press. Schaefer, world champlon at 18.2 balkline billiards. and Eric Hagen- lacher, champlon of Germany, begin tonight a match of 1.500 points for | the world title. Five hundred points will be played nightly. The challenger. 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