Evening Star Newspaper, March 10, 1926, Page 26

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1926. Nationals Play Buffalo Club Tomorrow : McCarthy Planning o Make Over Cubs JOYCE, THOMAS, HADLEY, AGAIN TO SPLIT PITCHING Care Will Be Taken Not to Rush Training of Peckin.| : paugh This Spring—Special Exercises Pre- seribed 1o Condition Myer's Legs. RY JOHN R. KELLER. AMPA. Fla. Mawch 10--\With a trial gams against big leaguers a'- ready on the r as a deieat, the Nationals tomorrow will strive | to wrest from a minor league club their first victory of the season o:ganized base ball. Rright and early tomorrow Loague Champions wiil depart for Palmetto, where tuffalo team of the International League ed to kn the fu'lest capabilities of the tentatively regular s club Manager Stanley Harris will send against the Bisons cw that opencd fire against the Braves in St. Petersburg last Saturday en the sunic hurlers have been nominated for the frayt The pilot < love Leity Thomts and Irving Hadley will have to show the slabbing ware often before he can reach any decision as to the ultimate disposition of these rookies. With (& After reporting to the Nationals ever. mor N\ last year Myer underwent an opera | into the I tion to eradicate an infection that had intn the put him out of action for some while Nost in 1he Southern Association. N Alver has no trace of the trouble th him to idle f time Last un, but the treatment <iven him hen tizhiened his lez muscles and e is unable 1o move about as spr he did when o member T over 3 reprczenta morning th they are to Detcrrn line-up of 1 the same « ive Americarn er th ception of piteh ionals ame th with th have 1 fire he G some = fray very ol tha squ. v s eert " B abE e Orteans i onines hoat Accordin 10 ner veieran sho bly s nnrivaled a here until of big league Lall players, the nd s visit | vouns ter will have 1o pursue earnest Iy speciu) training rezime to restore | he strength 1o his I muscles. This training must he done i addition to he worl: Myer is called upon to per. rm daily in drills well m siven of | oreed those.tin be withd The thougl he kept engag Rogzer ston late las Hao rushed this Sprir mi o of m Martin, whe condi- 10 er ninz not srind Peck a Bit Overweigit This usually dependable plaver who was <o anfortunite in the world series with the Pirates “all. ap. parently is not in the al trim he was when he entored the training eamp last vear and the vear bhefore He seems to be carryin: ul- age neve: hafore notics: W'e that prob. ably will not be lost without a care fully rezulated routine of e A" player whose lez called upon to withst effort as have Peck’s 1f in the condition the v to he at present. probab'y rounded into form she But both Trainer Mik Harris think that th trained in a most ca Sprinz i he rezdy for the on April 13 Dhysi <ome p heen wuch suid order tin and Aner this uzh nz ms he thor openin n's Myer's Legs Need Atten Sneh a state of aff. ndeed. un- fortunate. as the Nationals very likely will have to wait unon Ruddy Mver the vounsster hased from New | Orleans for some little | time to od trim for full est service in t r Peck fails t reach the peal condition at the | proper time. Niver slated | for work in the finz training ex- | hibitions. he is ) the shape he was when he n such a hase balll name for th the Pelicans eve Wh mes. while Peci beinz hr around Drills Prescribed. will consist of ™ running Dl to have -vard dashes each the remainder of this week and week Will increase the distanee rds. After a few davs at the <econd distance Myer will he called unen 1o do a counle of cen- tury dashes daily until the'team reany to break eamp here. Martin is of the opinion that th sprinting. added the usual rou- tine. in which Myer will engage will voon pi a od pair of legs on the voung fellow. Mver appears in fine fettle in every other wav. His Lrm strong and he is lookinx uch hetter bat. according 10 Manazer than he did in the ivifls Jast Fut he needs legs and he’ll if Martin has his way. Stuffy of being nlay day nexi is t Harris weel. zet em Stewart the only lis has the distinetion real casual on the of the Nationals. He is dislocated thumb on his ht hand. but Martin. who repaired he damage vesterday. claims the jury will not keen the utility infield- er idle any length of time. hurt the digit in Mondav's engage- ment with the Cubans. when he held the ball awkwardly in tagging a run- ner zoing into second base. ROUNDING THIRD By Hugh A. Jevnings CHAPTER DRIAN « the <tage town banker. A play called "A Anson was wooing he prove of Ancon. although the daugh was <o big and strong and such an ide One evenmgz Anson was calling « pearcd and he said something like th on our little Gertic for some time gOing to give you a white man’s cha LXxvi, ANSON was the first ball plaver ever to be starred on |Start the xame. He will be followed Runaway Colt™ was written around The story of the play concerned the daughter of a small- |10 10 r. but the banker father did not ap- ter greatly admired him hecause he >l on the ball fields n the girl when the stern father ap- < to Anson: “You have been calling I don't care for you myseli. but I'm nee. I'm going to let vou show me whether vou are a man worthy of paying attentions to our little Gertie. If you can w neve Th v's game, y v came Tt showed the first base line base line. The or only a home run couy win the zame. The mizhty An-on ood at hat eatcher o hehind him. one nitched the hall from the Anson N and to run \n bases peared into were vellinz Anson. nd eventnally the far end o the home. endirg his ron wit 1+ slide and erossing the plate just the cateher ecaught I n Anson wa fe. He had m homs run. e had won the game and—the zi was stir- ring drama of the ol “ten twenty-thirty" type ene of the game 10ime plate, part of the and part of the third was such that swunz. hit the i the isihle An aroumd hases three disap. ere suners madiv for venred on = 0 his way It Latham the il as Umpire When ) York. Anscon i thing special cast. He got Arlie pear as umpire and services of \Willie Keeier Kelley to appear in hi They would help pnt the big_on Broadway, Anse The hiz scene hit the ba neval disappearcd and a few emerged from the wings. bound for the plate. Just he <tarted hi slide Keeler, who wis covering home. took the throw from the win ged Anson and Umpire velled “You're out,” louder than ever velled anvthing else in his The hou was in an upr Ther> w commotion. manager on the stage ing, “That in the plot™ “The principals ed and did the supers. The audience wus screaming with laughter. The :cene on the stage looked like a mob a Kelley, Latham and Keeler by grinning and Anson was in a rage, threatening to destroy all three. Kelley finallv whispered to Latham, who nodded and went over whispered to the manager. He step- ed to the footlights. held up his and for silence and when the house quieted down at last, “Ladies and zentlemen, the hall that was thrown to Keeler at the plate was not the one that Anson hit. It was a ball that Kelley had hidden in hiz shirt. The ball that Anson hit has not heen found yvet. Umpire Latham has reversed "his decision. He declares Anson safe. Anson wins the game and the girl. Anson continued starring in the plece several weeks more. but never again did he invite any base ball stars to be members of his supporting cast opened in New have some- wented his T to ane ined the and Jos wpori. play over red. and Anson rted for first, oments later he life. The vell- Ye” Waddell was once starred in 2 play. The name of the piece was “The Stain of Guilt.” Tt was a great treat for Waddell, but not such a treat for the management. Still, he TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats . EISEMAN'S, 7th & F e stood | and | announced. ! u can come again: if vou lose, then pulled packed houses and the man- agement hore its burden in silence. As goon as Waddell bhecame an actor. he took on style. The “Rube” got himself a fur overcoat. a top hat and a swagger cane. the main streets, the ham aetor thai ever most left typical a stage Waddell I in_this The heroine and of her. About the time r girl was taking a fi zasp of air. the elevator stopped and ont stepped the hero. It was none other than the great “Rube” Waddell himself. ‘nhand that fair malden he would scream and with the words Waddell would make a leap for the He was supposed to strike biow. knock him flat and like David Belasco, realistic thing in niu. Ko, when the Rube stepped )m the elevator on the opening it of the show he struck the vil- n no stage hlow. Mr. Waddell got himself _into terrific rage hefore leiving the elevator and he swung rom the ground nded on the villain's jaw, lifted him cicnr of the staze and knocked him into vhe orchestra pit. where he land- jed on the hass drum and demolished . He could not 2o on with the show 'nd there was no understudy. =o that | finished how for the evening. The management had to get an derstudy for the villain and a “Hero, piece villain One scens in 4 hoel found the the life out that the was had laid just the Waddell, the was " new 1 the United States and North American Newspaper Al righte reserved.) CINCINNATI, Ohlo, March 10 (#), | A brilllant future was predicted for the Cincinnati Reds by K. M. Landis, mmissioner of hase ball, who watch- ed the team in two practice sessions at "Orla 5 “If this team signs up Rixey. as I am sure it will, T think the Reds will | mzke an interesting race of it. I {was much impressed with the form chown by Pipp. Emer. Christensen and some of the young pitchers. When Rixey joins the club the pitch ing staff will be one of tha best in | the league.’ Meeting the Cleveland Indians at Lakeland foday the Cincinnatians had their fivat higieague Uit of the ssuson. I - e ada by Alliance [DANORUEF GERYS loss was a misfortune. Now it shows neglect. Use “Far Healthy nalr {Wire and Disc Wheels ! Service and Parts | Tires, Tubes and Repairing W. S. Kenworthy & Co. |1617.19 14th SUNW. North 441 v | HILADELPHIA, March Stuffy | He paraded | was choking | our | His good left fist | ' NewbrosHerpicide|| i ught | ‘Cownoy “JONEs This lanky snared from Mobile of the S ampa trying to convince Manager Harris he “helong: quest of a job with the champions. Photos By CariTTuontn. hern Association, now is in the camp of the Notionals at | Leroy, as he was christened, has plenty of compet.tion in his | WITH MAJOR LEAGUERS IN THEIR SPRING CAMPS Associated Press By the 10, Haunser Participating in his first real ball game since April, 1924, Joc “tar first haseman oi the Athletics, out all on with a broken kneecap. came hack v. knocking out a triple and a single in a practice game at Fort Myers, He ran bascs well illiunt plaving new strong yes- " 1 the t stop. enabled the oy srip. while Grantham is at Paso Re bles suffering from shoulder muscle the rvezulars, 2 10 1,/ trouble which fails to respond to treat Bradenton. Fla. He drove in the | ment. two run: - BOSTON. March 10 SVELAND, Ohio, March 10 (). | Braves feel a lot better today as & Cleveland Indians play thew resuit of their 6-to-1 victory vester. t exhibition game of the season at day over the Yankees at Peters keland today. the Cincinnati Reds burg. Fla. heing their opponents, Babe Kuth failed to get a hit. but Byron Speece. submarine® iwirler. | cauzht hold of 1wo of Wertz pitches was selected by Manager S for “wicked foul's which landed two or three squares from the ball park The Red Sox. at New Orleans, put on a nineinning scrap i which the Yannigans downed the regulars. & Fred Haney made tyo doubles, LOUIS, Mo.. March 10 () From now until mid-April the Car dinals have only five dates on .which exhibition games will not be plaved. They meet the San Antonio, Te. Bears today and tomorrow at San Antonio and the squad will be <plit ap over the week end for games at Houston and San Antonio. The Browns also will be busy exhibition games during the month. They start off today by ing the Brooklyn Dodger Springs. Fla.. and in that follow will meet major league [ clubs in 12 other exhibitfon games | four at camp and eight in the snemy [country. Two teams of the squad battled to a 6-to-f tie in a practice game yeoterday. ®). - The oe Shaute and Ben Karr mis<ioner Landis was scheduled < out the first ball. He arrived at Lakeland last night. but was to leave for Fort Mvers, the Philadelphia | Athleties’ training camp, before to- day's game started NEW YORK. March 10 (®). Vie tory for the Giants over the Buffalo | Internationals. 6 to 5, and defeat for | ithe Yankees ut the hands of the Bos- |ton Braves, & o 1. featured the traii | ing camp endeavors of Greater New | York base ball teams in their first real | exhibition tests. “The hitting of two outfield recruits | featured the contests. Tyson poling double for the Giants, while Cullop tashioned a triple and single for the Yankees and stole a base. Wilbert Robinson. president-man ager of the Brookiyn team. laid down | stringent rules at Clearwater, Fla The limit in draw poker games for playvers hereafter will be a quarter. CHICAGO. March 10 (). — Al | phonse. the former Baltimore hurling ace. was the principal attraction at the Chicago White Sox training camp at Shreveport. La.. vesterday. He displayed his stuff for the first time. in a warming-up session, before the dazzled eyes of Manager Collins. William Kamm, third sacker—the most expensive in the circuit—report- ed yesterday. The Chicago Cubs had another practitce game at Catalina Island. with the make-shift line-up walloping the regulars, 11 to 1 DETROIT. Mich.. Mar¢h 10 (®).— ng advantage of warmer weath er, the advance squad of the Detroit Americans went through the stiffest | | workout in the 10 dayvs they have been in their Augusta, Ga., camp ves. | terday. Thus outhelder, outfield corps in camp. and none of the infielders has shown up. forcing {pitchers and catchers to take turns in the field for practice sessions. by Cor with next eet at_Tarpon the 17 days By the Associated Pross | BAI.'I'IM()RI' March 10. ting.” aiternoon in New York I had heen was doubtiul about getting into the | that eye. Finally I decided to pla % | “No, it isn't all vision. You must Harry Heilmann. shigging | Is the only member of the |have a free and easy position at the plate. Yon must walk into the ball. | You must have confidence. You must |tighten up at the impact of the bat with the ball. lornsby and other batters. who ive been hitting well for two or | PITTSBURGH. March 10 (®).— Manager McKechnie i concerned SO SWO L over e condition af Capi. Max Carey | (hree vears have an advantage over |and First Baseman Grantham of the |the pitchers. The flingers haven't I Pirate squad now in training at Paso |thé same confidence against such men Robles. Calif. | as against other hitters, and often try The skipper is not fearful that the [to put too much on the ball. Often {two men. will not fully vecover from |they lose their -tuff altogether, and their present indispositiong. but af the balls seem to come up as in bat- they will not have time to get into [ting practice.”” ) trim for the épening of the season. - | Despite his decyration that his { Carey is recuperating at the St.'fame is not all du¢ to keen eyes, ex- | Louis Hospital from an attack of the aminati)n at the Wilmer eye clinic FE R R R & . Of Interest to Men —of discrimination, is the arrival of our New Spring Shirtings, comprising Import- ed Madras Patterns, Batistes and Silks in the latest weaves and colorings. Shirts Made to Measure We have been shirt makers to the repre- sentative men of Washington for over fifty years. Such & reputation assures you 100% satisfaction in materials, fit, work- manship and price. HILIP T. HALL, Inc. MEN'S WEAR AND SHIRT MAKER : - 1411 F St. N.W.—Established in 1885 i A good “hatting eve” depends not entirely on good vision, says Ty Cobb. recovering in Johns Hopkins Hos- pital from an operation for the removal of an ocular growth. “Don’t put too much stress upon the eyesight when speaking of hit- the Detroit American League m: —and | made four hits. “TUNNEY-STRIBLING FIGHT STILL IS 0 Fla.. M ports that the Tunney Siribiing figh “riday night had bheen called off. 10 day met with emphatic denial by J. T Baugh, promoter of the fight: Bil fibson. manager for Tunnev, and | £l Stribling man: zer the | orgian Both » bling and nunney took light workouts today. euch taking on a Sparring partner (or several round. Baugh said todav that the Stat. government had agreed not 1o inter- | fere with the match. und expressed the opinion that reports of cancelts tion of the fight originated with an | unnamed “prominent New York fight promoter.” HAGENLACHER GETS JUMP ON SCHAEFER NTAMI o PHILADELPHIA, Jiarch | Jake Schuefer's hold on the wo {182 balkiine billiard title. twice | broken and regained in the last four vears. faces a new threai | The champlon tohight enters the second block of a 1.500-point match | with Erie Hagenlacher of Germany a | a 483-point disadvantage. | Hagenlacher ran out his 500 caroms | |in ‘five innings last night, while the | titleholder was gathering 17 points. | Hagenlacher piled up the points after Schaefer had failed to count on an easy draw shot at the end of & run of 5 in his first inning. The German | | wound up the night with an unfin- | ished run of 160, { . Mount Rainlet players will gather | tonight ai 7:30 in the home of Mana- | zer Holeer, 3500 Newton street north | | east 0 More Th}in— keen Visiofi-Needefli By Star Batsmen, Asserts Ty ger warns. "l remember one | having trouble with my left eye and game. | couldn’t sea a thing out of |of .Iohns Hopkins Hospital showed the Georgia peach to possess excep- tional evesight. Before the opera- tion was performed he was able, in the chart test. to read two lines more than normal eyes are expected to| read. The bandages now are off the Tiger i manager's eyes. and it is expected he will be able to leave for his home in Augusta, Ga.. and the training camp of his team, within a week. ich mfin.%oor man. begoar P ctor, moerchant.c“%:f all know the comfort in~ PARIS GARTERS MO METAL CAN TOUGH YOU | {ball br | roaa. | League. | games TWO SANDLOT LOOPS WILL HOLD MEETINGS | Meetings of the Commercial und‘ |CHICAGO Departmental Leagues. two of the| |New Manager Faces Task of Completely Revamping District sandlot for to- strongest circuits in ranks, have been announced night at 8 o'clock The Commercial Leaguers are ering in the offices of Chestnut F: = Dairy, at 26th street and Pennsylvania avenue, while the Departmentals will make their plans for the coming sea son at Spalding’s. 1338 G streel. Warren Hilleary was again named manager of the Knickerhockers at the club's first meeting last night The Knicks, winners of the Sunday League title, will have the following ! players in their line-up: Ross Fisher Dick Williame, Squirrel Charles, Ben nie April, Buck Jenkins, Dick Sla Jutes Poore, Rats Miller. Mickey M Donnell. Leo O Frank Jones, Lew Hollis, Patsy Spalding, Ellis Goodman, Willie 'Ball and Marer Chaconas. Members of the Seneca nine will hold their first meeting 4th and B stre at 5 o'clock Bus Freed, manager wie will _entertain morrow at 730 o'clock. e the W club 1 Cardinal Juniors will plan for hase v at 610 Rock Creek Church Langley Insects of northeast will try for the msect title in the Jerr Teams wanting practic should communicate with Muffet. North 2076 or Potomac 390 T. Miles, manager of the Northern Midgets, announces that his team will &0 after the title in the midget div sion of Shop Twer! th- | tonight at | e | clubs PILOT REALIZES TEAM MUST BE REBUILT Chicago National Leaguers Before They Can Hope to Be Real Pennant Contenders. BY JOHN B. FOSTER. ROUTE FROM N CALIFORNIA E CAMPS. March 10.—"The Cubs have just begun reconstruction.” obh served Joe McCarthy. the manager with the gloved first. as he set- tled back in serious contemplation after the bumps hic team recer .Ithe first series with Los Angeles. TO SOUTHERN TRAINING d in And thereon hang some talec. | McGarthy understands that his team needs some strong new hlood | Perhaps a move will he made to get Cotter. the first baseman, who wat once with Lonisville and once with Chicago, away from the Giants. | burgh men hear that Cotter is bound Chicagoward if the “yes. | the market practice with the Cubs In addition. if Weis, once a Chi- | cago outfielder and now with Los Angeles. can learn to hit left-handed | pitchers he may Kk his way back the Cubs. because he is hatting wickedly for his California manager. In the caxe of Cotter. Lonisville is sald still to have spme roundahout claim him. which the Giants will have make gzood hefore the Cuhs can get him. Likewise New York is not likely to lat him zo without com- pensgation. Grimm's Popularity Wanes, Grimm’s situation is sueh that it seems 41 least three Nationzl League would not permit him 1o he waived ont of the circuit. bt he i not as popular as he once w The Pitts sants will say | "hen it was intimated strongly at Paso Robles that Grimm wae on irimm has been a very sedate first baseman in thic Spring team of Moranville and Grimm ap pears to have left a sad impression and though Grimm dearly loves 1o chirp and yodel he has heen as mute as A cucumber this season MeCarthy discovered facte in his first seri that he will have to d of revamping hefore his outfit con- forms 16 the ideas he has Only two or three men outside the hat terfes have shown him the stuff thar comes up 1o his ideal of a main league player. The Los Angeles zames particularls proved that the cutfield is lacking in major league strength. This has heen asserted since the (‘uhs hegan to slip more than a year a, Wilson came through pretty well. but the remainder of the outfield left that plenty of to understand a vast amount no assurance lit knows its stufr b is Generally Weak. ifornia expert lo ved that its failing was that the playe weak in exactly the same ‘T don't see how much of tion can be made from them ‘Becatse they | strength.” MeCarthy tion ‘It can’t be helped for the moment he remarked when the ohservatior was brought to his attention. “There is nothing available for us to do right now but what we have done. Refare 1 am finished 1 hope to have a hetter team. I am not discouraged. hut jnet beginning, because | knew what 10 v pect last Fall. and T now am ahead trying 10 make the hest pYrIEhY 1976 ) Pitchers. Adums, Charles B. Aldridge, Vie 2 ates Brower, Edward K. St. Petershurg, Fla. Oklahoma City, Western Monroe, Coti Birmingham, » B e he said are all about eclass A A Culloton, Bern: is aware of this cond Kissinger, Geo Koupal, Louis I.. sport, N. des Moines, Western Kansas City, A, A Kremer, Ray .. Plrates ........... Meadows, Lee H. Morrison O'dhan Omaha, W. irates .. i Oklahoma City, W. 1 Pirates . WILL NOT FIGHT WALKER. NEW YORK. March 10 (#). my Milligan of Scotland, welter weight and middleweight champion of Ei has withdrawn from a pre title match with Mickey He informed the State athletic commission that he could net make the 147pound weight limit of the division Swaitl Tom Spence Mielders. Cronin, oo Grantha George F... Hock, Edward ~Atlantic rates Oklahoma City, Waiier w. i HAWKINS ENASH “ MOTOR CO. president: Fred (. Clarke, president: etary: William B. McKechnie. J. Onslow Conveniently Located 5 nn Fourteenth Street hes. Tealning camp. Pasn Roblec, record. 1333-37 14th St Main 5780 Trayno Wright, Gleon Outfielders. Barnhardt. 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