Evening Star Newspaper, March 31, 1926, Page 46

46 SPORTS. DUTCH SHOWS HIS CLASS .- IN TOIL AGAINST GIANTS Left-hander Seems to Be Imbued With Winning Spirit This Year—Ogden Works Impressively, But Mar- berry Fails to Hold the McGrawmen. BY JOHN B. KELLER. March 31.—Add to the names of the men of the Nationals' ’ I "AMPA, FI; mound corps now in condition that of Walter Henry Ruetier. This worthy demonstrated yesterday that he is ready to do his bit of pitching for the American League Champions Although “Dutch, as he is familiarl known in base ball, gave a free pass to first base and was hit in_the fourth inning for a single to left, the first man up doing the swatting, he gave an exhibition of hurling that made one realize he will net have to do much more training before he is ready to toe the sla “Dutch” had everything his wa inning he uncorked a wild pitch that allow b in games that mean something. ielding the hit in the fourth d the man, who had reached After second on an infield retirement, to advance to third while two were out. But after that he was absolutely himself,-as he was in the cighteen games he won last year I the fifth inning the Giants were ) more speed in right field, which was the venerable Two of visitors died on After rell rolled to an infield out Snyder let a third strike float by and Jim Ring. the pitcher, waved frantically at his last fn the sixth me Lindstrom n a fong drive that McNeely took of in =zood ord The best Frisch could do w short liner Goslin, and Young, who dangerous man in the serics, rolled harmlessiy Ruether Displays Every retired in order hurler. strikes. by the de that w0 1924 to Bluc hing. inconsequen ainst the world Ruether, tial pitching despite his in his trial a Dofigers last Wednesday, showed that he is in fine condition. The wild pitch that he made in the fourth did no harm and was nothing to bother about. He had everything that a pitcher could desire. As a matter of fact, when the Giants came back to the bench after facing his heaving they discussed among them- selves what the former National League pitcher possessed in the way of baffling deliveries. Probably Ruether is a much changed pitcher from last year. Then he went to his work in a matter-of- fact way. If he won, naturally he was enthused: if he was defeated, he took it as a matter of course. At that he won a number of games and was a mighty essential factor in an nexing the second Successive pen- nant for the ionals. Evidently Dutch is a changed man this year. He is out to do his utmost for the club and for himself. The whole proposition with him is winni At the start of the season he was some- what disgruntled and consequently yefused to accept the terms offered n. But later he seems to have lized just what this game is and rnestly tryving to fit himself for a great season. Dutch undoubtediy natural ability. He is able to fling a keen hook and also is in posst a good fast ball. He has demonstrated this in his two starts this year. But unfortunately, his control has not of the best. This may be ac ounted for hy the fact that he is la boring under considerable mental It will be recalled that this her came to the American League way under a cloud. He was sup. d to have been a non-team work. er in the National League. The very fact that every club in the parent or ganization waived of him when Wil hert Robinson, manager of the Dodg- ed for waivers, certifies that he was persona non grata in the se- nior circuit. N has a wealth of Last yvear with the Washington club Ruether tended to belie his League reputation wonderfully well under the manage- ment of Bucky Harris. There is no reason to believe, now that this man has revealed that ke still preserves his wonderful cunning as a pitcher, that he cannot continue to be a worth- while pitcher for the Nationals, as he was last season Marberry Not His Old Self. National Dutch performed The game yesterday that ¥red Marbe is not the Marberry he was year before last This young Texan seemingly fears that his arm is not as good as it was in 1924, Noted then as the greatest relief pitcher in the American League. nowadays he seems to feel that he can relax the salary arm that earned him so much fame before he devel- oped the kink in his elbow that ren- dered him practically valueless in the last series with the White Sox But for this fact the Nationals probably would have won yesterday's ame, the third with the Giants in this Spring's exhibition series. McGraw’s team started with a run, Nationals came back imme-. and bettered the New Yorkers’ advantage. Everything went well until Marberry was called to the mound. Then his apparently timid pitching enabled the other side to win Curley Ogden was pitcher to start. He might have gotten by with his first inning had there heen a bit made known Fred the Complete Tire Service proved a| ion of | held down by Joe Harris instead of Johnny Tobin. After one was out Frankie Frisch crashed toward that garden. Joe made a valiant attempt to intercept the ball, but it went by iim for three bases. Then “Pep” Young knocked a long fly to Sam Rice and the latter realized that the too deep to attempt to throw ch at the plate. ationals, however, came back with a vim in their first inning. Rice first up, walked and Boss Bucky bunt- el. Jim Ring elected to try for Sam at second, but his throw was rather wide and all hands were safe. Then Goose Goslin socked the ball to left center for three bases and both ruh- ners scored. Golin languished at third while Joe Harris and Joe Judge were thrown out, but Bluege made Farrell, who was playing short for the Giants, duck to avold being hit in the head and Goslin scored. That was the finish for the Na- tionals. Thereafter Jimmy Ring al- lowed but four -hits hefore he retired after the sixth inning. Then Jim Scott came to the mound for the Giants and the only bingle the Amer- ican League champions got off him was in the seventh inning, when Bluege singled with two down. The Giants could do nothing agains. Dutch Ruether, but they did plen.y against Fred Marberry, who ascended the mound in tae seventh inning. Fredddie got them out in one-two-three order in the seventh, but in the eighth he had trouble. Farrell,‘first up for the Giants, then sent a short, high fly toward center. Both Bucky Harris and Rice essayed to make the catch, but they interfered with one another and the ball dropped safely for a dou ble. Snyder looped a single to left that scored Farrell. Moore ran for Snyder. Scott lifted a high one over third base. The sun and wind caused Bluege to staggor under the loft and it dropped for a single, sending Moore to second. Lindstrom laid down a nifty bunt that advanced both runners while he was being retired. Frisch flied to Goslin and Moore scored after the catch. Biuege knocked down Young' drive. but not in time to gat his man and prevent Scott from scoring with the tieing run. In the ninth inning Kelly worked Marberry for a pass. Tyson fanned, but Farrell singled his man to second. Then Hartley drove a single to left which scored Kelley with the winning run, Landis Calls Conference. When Judge K. M. Landis unexpect- dly arrived at the National camp the first thing he did was to call a confer- ence between Manager Bucky Harris, Joe Judge. Joe Bush and Walter John- son. Just what it was all about could not be definitely learned, but rumor says that it concerned the use of the resin ball. The base ball czar is in favor of aiding the pitchers by allow- ing them to use this substance under the supervision of the umpires, as is the case in the National League. and it is understood that he plans bringing he matter up before American League magnates again and wanted to find out what these veteran players’ ideas were, now that they have seen resin used by the National League clubs in exhibition games. Tex Jeanes left last night for Bir- mingham, where he will have his in- jured limb baked while waiting for ihe Nationals to join him there. Jack Dunn’s Baltimore Orioles will be the guests of the Griffs today in the flnal Tampa game of the 1926 sea- son. Harris is expected to use Cove- leskie, Ferguson and one other flinger vet to be named. 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C. trom, Frisch. bases—Washington, 11: buse on ball-—Of Ring, y, 3; off Seott, 1. Hits—O0 innings: off Kueiher, 1 in 3 off Ring, 6 In 6 Innings Strueck Buegher, 2; by Ring, 1" by Mar- by Scott. Wild pitel ‘Ruether, den. Winning pitcher—Scott. Los. wry.” Umpll ensrs, 'k and McGowan, Time of game— 0 minut COLLEGE NINES TO PLAY TOMORROW Georgetown and Catholic University base bal tests played ye: and Bucknell, respectively, I teams, winners in their con- sterday with Temple re to see action again tomorrow. Georgetown entertains Yale before the Ell diamonders go to College Park on Friday for a game with the Univer sity of Maryland. who have two wins The Brooklanders, to their credit, will seek a third victory at the ex- pense of Lafayette. Yesterday against Temple top nine before gaining a 5-to-4 verdict. O'Neil's frame bl Gillespie the Hill- was forced to go to 12 innings Bucky circuit clout in the last roke up the contest. Frank worked the full distance on the mound. Devin duty fo Bucknel 2. The nings before Byrnes halt the and Byrnes shared hurling r Catholic University when 1 was handed a setback, 4 to former lasted only three in as called on to visitors’ attac POTOMAC PARK LOOP NEEDS PAIR OF NINES Franchises tomac Px withdraw rine nin left vacant in the Po rk Base Ball League by the wal of the championship Ma- e and the team representing the Adjutant General's Office, wjll be filled on Friday, when the league meets at Tumble Inn-cafeteria. A. F. dent of ness meeting held yesterday. Sanders Koch was re-elected presi the circuit at the first busi- A president, was named vice and C. K. Hodgson elected secretary treasurer. The following repregentatives of de- partmen of trust Board; M. L. Friedman, Nav. t were named on the board ees: D. H. Keller, Shipping LR O Jennings, Public Buildings and Pub. lic Parks, and Harry igourney, War Department. Inforn be furnished by the Ship) nation about the league will President Koch at ping Board, branch 1920. SCHAEFER TOPS HOPPE v four blocks played. leads W Y A GOODLY MARGIN YORK. March 31 (®).—With of a 3,600-point match Schaefer, challenger, 1,200 to 982, in Jake Villie Hoppe, the battle for the 18.1 balk lin€ bil® liard championship. - Schaefer gained his advantage in last night's block when he scored 300 to Hoppe's 82. after the champion had captured the afternoon play. Eddie ——————— Farrell, young infielder of the Giants, and three of his brothers are dentists. | Talks to Boys on Base Ball BY JOHN R. FOSTER (This is the thirteenth of a series of articles by John B. Foster based on letters he has received from boys who seek his advicé as to how to train so as to fit themselves to become good ball players.) PRACTICE MAKES BALL PLAYERS: ¥ come know on which you could help me in base ball age.—Hickory, N. C.” AM greatly interested in becoming a big league player some time in the future. I have been informed by my physical culture teacher to write to you for some advice on the question as to how to be- one in the way of taking care of myself, or any good points you becoming a great player of this great Presumably your physical culture teacher belicves that there:is some- thing about base ball which is a little too intricate and technical for him, and desires to have you obtain information about how to play base ball well, I am quite sure that, from the view- point of physical training, he is able to do his work “well, and the fact that you ‘have a physical culture teacher is something of which not many boys can boast. Physical cultur,e of course, does not directly take base ball into considera- tion as an individual game against all other gamés. When you are en- gaged with your physical culture teacher you are preparing yourself to play games which include all those which™ are important among Ameri- cans, The most essential part of your physical culture course is to prepare vour body so that you will | have a fine upright carriage and good health. Good health means good lungs, good heart action and so on. Physical culture means that you will undertake certain things to strengthen your muscles and to con- tinue their flexibility, so that they will be of the greatest service to you when you et Into some such ‘game as base ball. By tne time that you are a few vears older you may not wish to be-: come a great ball player after all. The occupation may not seem to be as attractive as it is now. When you know what the professional ball player must give up if he wishes to succeed it may occur to you that the game is not worth the effort. How- ever, there is not the slightest reason why' you should not play ball now, and it looks as If your physical cul ture teacher realizes that fact. First of all stick to what the physical culture teacher tells yoy about exercise. He- is giving ' you that kind of exercise which is gogd for boys, and even if boys do grow all of the time, there is no reason. why they should not take some real exercise now and then. Most boys do not like that very well. When you suggest that they go through the set- ting up drill they are enthusiastic for a \‘\'eek or s0 and then many of them quit. When anybody suggests compulsory military training there is rebellion against it, although compulsory mil- itary training really helps ball play ing. The body drill is a mighty good thing for boys who are to be ball players. You must have strong legs to be a good ball player, you must have strong and supple arms and you must have good eyes. To help you to be a good ball player, maybe a future big. leaguer, practice playing ball. Practice every time you get a chance. There is fun in prac- ticing base ball because it js the kind of game that amuses. There is not so much fun n practising boxing be cause it is a self-defense game in theory and it has little refinement. Tt is at times very handy to be a good boxer and there are other times when it can be overdone. There are three essentials in base ball to learn or to improve, first your batting, second your flelding and third your throwing. Manuals on all of these things are published and usually are worth studying. Add them to your physical culture. (Copyright. 1926.) EASTERN NINE WILL OPEN ITS CAMPAIGN TOMORROW E ASTERN HIGH SCHOOL'S base ball nine starts on its campaign to- morrow in a match with the St. Alban's team, which yesterday trimmed Laurel High in a loose contest, 29 to 10. The game, originally scheduled for the St. Alban’s diamond, has been shifted to the E field for-a later date After the pastiag Eiven Laurel yes the Easterners can expect st anything from the team from regions beyond Georgetown Weaver worked the full nine innings and allowed the Marylanders only & hits, while his mates collected 20 base blows at the expense of two Laurel Rurlers, When asked for his probable line-up for the initial start of the season Coach Guyon of Eastern said: “We'll use everybody,” signifying that practically all the first-string jobs on the Eastern ifine are still open for those who will work for them. Frager, Quinn, Adkins and Perry worked on the mound for the Eastern- ers during a recent practice game and each probably will get an opportunity to show his wares tommorrow. George Phipps and Doc Baker shared mound duty for Central ye: terday when the Warwicks were de- feated in a practice game by a score of 10 to 3. Engle, Byng and Sim- mons led the school players in hitting. Business base ballers held their in itial workout * vesterday at the Monument grounds, with 25 candidates on hand. The opening game is scheduled for Friday, with Devitt Prep In ection basket ball honors at Eastern went to the third semester yesterady when Section 126-3 out- classed Section 316-7 in the final of the annual tourney, in which 18 teams took part. The winners earned a 25- t0-10 decision by 2. spurt in the second stern Stadium and a return contest listed Yor the Saints’ half after trailing their rivals, 9 to 7, at intermission. John Perry, captain of the third semester quint, alone | outscored the opposing team by | getting five goals from mmage |and netting one free toss. KEdmond Ruedi, forward: John Lanahan, center, and Robert Lynch and Frank May, guards, compléted the line-up of the champions. CENTURY A. C. FORMED BY COLORED ATHLETES NEW YORK. March 31 (®).—The Century Athletic Club, an organization of negro track and field performers, has been received into the Amateur Athletic Union. Headquarters will be in New York. DeHart Hubbard of Cincinnati, who ained fame at the University of Mich- igan, is one of the outstanding mem- bers and has been named director of publicity. Hunter Johnson, former University of Pittsburgh trainer, is the founder | of the club. w&e andfi-D.iscA Wheels W. S. Kenworthy & Co. 1617-19 14th St.N.W. North 441 Service and Parts Tires, Tubes and Repairing THIS WILL INTRODUCE YOU 70 AN ENTIRELY NEW KIND of COLLAR Ve NEW COLLARS THEY LOOK LIKE LINEN— THEY WEAR TWICE AS LONG AND THEY FEEL LIKE SILK— FLEXIBLE—SMART-—DURABLE 3 Sc each 3for $1.00 . 1926 G. U. SHOOTERS TAKE 12 OF 21 CONTESTS Georgetown University's rifle team ended a busy season during the past week with the shooting of the Na- tional Rifle Association Intercollegiate team match. Twenty-one dual matches were fired, all of them by telegraph except that with Johns Hopkins, with 12 vie tories being credited to the George town gunners, Results of the Intercollegiates will not be known until targets from all competitors have been officially scored. The Hilltopper: . as fol lows: McInerny 580; Heer, , and Madden, 571. Members of the squad ranked on their showings made throughout the season follow: ¢ Manager Heer, Hickey, , O'Malley, Ferrall, Cahill, Garner, “ower, Cole- man and Tarve Sergt. Michael J. Donahue, team coach, was transferred during the year and was succeeded by Sergt. A. Alexander. The executive officer was Capt. Stewart D. Hervey, U. 8. Infantry, D. O. L. Scores of the dual matches follow: Georgetown. Opponent. Western Maryland PPonenY Nebraska ... Denison Navy West_Virginla Massachusetts inet Michigan State Lebigh . : rginia Military institute Delaware ... Williar and Mary Washington State Tennessee George Washington Cincinnati Miseouri Hopkins Norwich 3 University’ of Washington . | University of Pennsylva Virginia Polytechnic Institite LACE BASKETERS ARE QUITTING CITY As Brooklyn and Cleveland teams prepare to play for the championship of the American professional basket ball league in a five-game series open- ing in Cleveiind on April 7, members of the Washington quint, runner-up in both the first and second series, are sayjng good-bye to their friends in the' Capital Several of the Palace players are heading for base ball camps, while others will return to their homes for the Summer. Capt. Teddy Kearns ex pects to play his second season in the Texas League The world series of basket bail opens with %0 games in the Ohio city. The next two are to be played in Brooklyn and a fifth, if necessary, will go to the city that gets the toss of a coin HAVANA U. TRACK TEAM IN FIVE MEETS IN U. S. HAVANA, March 31 (®).—Univer sity of Havana's track team has left here for a series of five meets with teams in the United States. The schédule follows: April 3, New Orleans, aganst Tulane and Mississippi: 7. Atlanta. Ga., against Atlanta A “C0. Georgia Tech. in® Atlanta:. 14: Ohio University. 17. Notre Dame. at Colum: bus, Ohio GROVER LAND VDIVO-BCED. PHOENIX,* Ariz, March 31 (#) —Testifying that her husband became intoxicated and fired a revolver at her in a fit of temper, Sara Lee Land, wife of Grover C. Land, coach of the Cincinnati Reds, yesterday was granted an absolute divorce. The decree carried an allowance of $1,500 of Tech.. Forfeit Forfeit , alimony annually. -Land has a fruit ranch at Scottsdale, near here. Other Sizes: Panatella Perfecto President 10c 10c 3 for 25¢ - - - SPORTS: Ruether Proves Fitness for Duty : Pirates Face Fight to Repeat in Old League BOXMEN MAKE CINCINNATI A REAL FLAG CONTENDER Reds May Cause Champions More Trouble Than Giants—Mackmen Banking Heavily on Lefty Groves—Yanks Most Underrated Team. BY FREDERICK G. LIEB. ” ASHVILLE, Tenn.,, March 31.—While I have not vet seen the Pitts- burgh Pirates in action, there no doubt that the new world champions will enter the coming National League race top-heavy favorites. The Pirates deserve high ranking in the preliminary National League dope, and I shall pick the club to repeat, but Pittsburgh will have no walkover. “Only a startling upset can beat the Pirates out of a second pennant,” is the opinion of one of my colleagues. I don't concede that. The Pirates will have a battle on their hands all the way, and if they do win, it should be after a harder struggle than they had last year. If the Pirates get into another world series it will be because their superior offensive strength will cover some of their pitching shortcomings. _ Cincinnati and New York, especially the former, are far better fixed in pitchers than Pittsburgh Cincinnati has a pitching quartet of in at short in Sammy championship caliber in Rixey, Dono- | plays shortstop about hue, Luque and Mays. With Mays|does any other infield position. The almost a total loss and with a pro- | Reds mizht have more of a punch, but nounced weakness at first base, Cin- |their pitchers do not ask for a bushel cinnati ran a good third last season.!of runs to win. I like the Cincinnat and up to September was a pennant |team. and believe it will give Pitts threat. The pitching of Rixey burgh more trouble than the Gian hue and Luque was so ective a Siigetive: shah Hard to Size Up the A's. less runs were scored on the Reds than any of the other 16 major league It sull is pretty hard to size up the clubs. Athletics. Unquestionabiy the Mack Mays’' arm apparently has come | men a formidable club, back in great styvle. Shortly before| formidable no one knows. this article was written Carl pitched | question on the Athletics, six brilliant innin cainst his former | is whether Mack had a one-year clu teammates, the Yankees, in which he By that I mean a team which vielded only three hits, one a sc up in one season and ther And the Yankees now are cuffing t ack to mediocrit Hauser, Mack's hard-hitting ball. Mays tells m pounds light baseman @ y g 1an, again is playing off and l!\an in 1923, his last season with the | on It throws a club off its proper Yankees. At no time in his New York | mental poise if it has the knowledge career was he as light as He is today. | that one of its strong e v.| that one of its strongest props may After Miller Huggins saw him pitch | give way when most needed. How ever, the Athletics almost fought against his club he remarked: “Carl is as good now as 1 ever saw him.” their way to a championship last year with Jim Poole on first Hauser e S S not _absolutely essential to the cluh’s Mays' return su quite a difference in the 1926 dope. In| Connie Mack tells me that G 1924, his first vear with Cincinnati, |is a much hetter pitcher this Carl won 20 games. Last year Mays |than he was last. Umpires and ot did not pitch until September. He was | newspaper men who have seen the b credited with three victories and |left-hander in action this Spring tell charged with five defeats. Luque,|the same sf Connie still has Rixey and Donohne were ranked first. | visions that his $100,000 investment second and fourth pectively. | will turn out to be another Fube Wad among National League pitchers last | dell ves' control is much bette year. With Mays in his 1924 form |th and he has profited by his that quartet is almost sufficient to win | ence. A vear age he also a pennant | felt the need of living up to his price Cincinnati also has one of the prize | taz. He now is pretty well over that recruits of the 1926 training season in| Rommel, Grov nd Gray are ex “Lefty” Springer, a young southpaw | pected to be Mack's biggest winners from Marshalltown. Towa. All base|with Bryan Harriss the fourth regu bail men who have seen him speak of | lar. Joe Pate, a veteran left-hander him in the mo Ic terms. | who has pitched Fort Worth into pen Springer, of course, is n, but he | ants for vears, may be of a lot brings a curve ball into the majors|of service to the Athletic: Then such as few pitchers able to culti-| “Lefty” Heimach again is available vate in a lifetime little Jakey | George Walberg some day may de May, though as fat as a porker. is no| velop into a star, and old Jack Quinn slouch, ost 41. may have a few more goo Piop stren ames in him without _measu base . former Yankee is enthusiastic Yanks Advancing Rapidly. his new club, and T expect 1o s The Yankees lately have a big season. He should ing in leaps and bounds. perience the same benefits waich 4| perhaps is the most underr {wo majors; Just as a_year ago it was change of scene in bly br € 10 a veteran who has spent the greater | the most overrated. They looked ter rible in their early exhibition games. part of his career. with one club. 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