Evening Star Newspaper, March 8, 1927, Page 28

BOSS OF NATIONALS LAUDS CALIBER OF HIS RESERVES Bucky Well Satisfied With the Capabilities Displayed by Berger, McCann, Reeves, Stewart, McNeely, West, Cullop ] | March “hing out of con- 3 en has been said in base hall that a team is no stronger defensively than its utllity talent, and if this is true, Man- ager Harms has just about reached the conclusion that he has what might be called a powerful combination Coming over in the big bus from Tampa this morning for a return bat. tle with the Boston Braves, the Wash- ington leader dill nothing but praise the work of his rookies. “Of course, the regulars are better than the rook- ies or they would not be reguiars, he prefaced his remarks. “But over a few inmngs there is not a man whom I cannot replace, if necessary, without appreciably weakening the combination. : Berger Has Fine Arn) “Behind the bat, Berger ha ‘hown me that he great little performer, with an arm better than those of either of the regulars at this time. McCann, although brand-new to the job, is proving himself a wise wizard at first base, while I would never be missed with Stuffy Stewart prancing around the middle sack. At short, Reeves, 1 believ as good, if not better, than My s a fielder, while Gillis has been going great guns at third in practice. . “And it 15 just about the same in the outficld. Where can you find a better ficlder than Earl McNeely? Then I have West. Cullop, Tucker and Neis, all of whom are mighty sweet hitters and nifty flychasers. We've rever had such ail-around util- ity strength since 1 have been a mem- ber of the Nationals, and this happy state of affairs is likely to win us many a ball game this season when la?"ldcnl or injury begin taking their toll.” Three Games on Week End. The Harrismen were to return to Tampa after this afternoon’s game and practice on Plant Field tomor- w. Then will come a three-game ip to Bradenton and Sarasota. At the first named city Stuffy Mclnnis® Quakers will be met Thursday, with tho Nats then continuing on to the training camp of the Giants for con- tests on Friday and Saturday. The personnel of the squad making this trip was announced by Pilot Harris this morning as follows: Pitch- ers, Crowder, Murray, Jones, Lisen- bee, Braxton, Burke, Van Alstyne, Coffman, Hadley and Stewart; catch- ers, Tate and Berger; infielders, Judge, WOMEN I PE —Leaving pi siderut and Tucker. McChaon, Harris, Stewart, Myer, Reeves and Bluege, and outfielders, Speakar, McNeely, Rice, Goslin and West. Murray, Van Alstyne and Mangum were dua to pitch against the Braves this afternoon, with two of the Nats’ three southpaws, Braxton and Burke, and Ralph Stewart getting the call in Thursday's tussle with the Phils. Pitcher Joe Carroll has signed his 1927 contract as a National. Dus to his late arrival he will not be ready to show his stuff for at least a week more. Benefit Battle Planned. A benefit game will bo played here next Monday to help defray the ex- penses of thet local Boy Scouts on a trip to Washington next June. The Rookies have been clamoring for a chance to perform against the regu- lars and they will get it on this oc- casiom. Judging from the v _the youngsters have been practicing, Man- ager Harris and his outfit will have to do a whole lot of hustling to come out on top. Outfielder Bernle Neis is a turn- around batter and seerss to hit equally well from both sides of the plate. His mates claim that he ‘probably is the strongest man in the American ‘League, which is covering considerable territory. He is only 5 feet 6 inchas tall, but can toss any of the Wash- ington players around with ease. Joe Judge, Stanley Coveleskie and Niak Altrock went on a fishing trip on the Gulf Sunday and suffered so much from seasickness they not only did no angling, but had no desire to work in yesterday's practice session. All were in tiptop shape this morning, how- ever. Griff Tutors Boxmen. President Clark Griffith is so inter- ested in watching his team drill that he is passing up golf on numerous oc- casions. At yesterday’s workout, he acted as teacher to Pitahers Murray, Van Alstyne, Mangum, Lisenbee and Stewart, showing these lads how to fool the base-runners into hugging the sacks and how to pick them off if they get too frisky. i Curley Ogden, who left camp last week to rush to the bedside of an ill father, returned from Philadelphia yesterday. Curley reported his parent greatly improved. The pitcher says the few days' lay-off from practioe did not hurt him, but he will not be permitted to do any strenuous work this week. N SPORT BY CORINNE FRAZIER RESHMAN basketers of the University of Maryland are continuing their = triumphant march toward the interclass title. A third victory was added to their record yesterday when they defeated the Sophomores, 20 to 14. With Marguerite Claflin rplling in tho baskets while Catherine Barnsley, left forward, and Margaret Crumkle. ton, center, fed her the ball in a neat exhibition of passwork, the Fresh- men outdistanced their opponents early in the game and retained their lead throughout. Slizabeth Garber accounted for the entire Sophomore score. Despite the lack of a coach, the Frosh have developed excellent team- work in the serics and so far have proved faster than their opponents. Senfors are second in the. series, with two wins and one loss. Four more games remain to be played. Should the 1927 tossers turn the tables on the Frosh in their second meeting the battle for first place probably will be prolonged by extra contests. Players who figured in yesterday's | pe, game include: Freshmen—Marguerite Claflin, Catherine Barnsley, forwards; Margaret Crumkieton, center; Evan- geline Gruver, side center; Betty Jones, Margaret Meigs, guards. Seyhomores — Elizabeth _ Garber, Louise Sillman, forwards; Elizabeth Corkins, center; Antoinette Santini, side center; Margaret McMinimy, ‘Adele Seihler, guards. Eastern High School’s speedy Soph- omore sextet overwhelmed the Fresh- men, 48 to 16, yesterday in the fifth Sallle Cogle and Louise Tompkins formed a strong_backfield defense. Alys Ewers, Naomi Crumley and Merla Matthews occupled the Georgs | Washington forefleld. Jean Jackson and Louise Omwake player center; :;.:hE(l:l::i:t:d x:‘lzee Massey, side cen- s th Pitunce, svanis Ings and Winifred Washington Athletic Club ana st. Martin’s team of Baltimore will meet tonight at 9 o'clock at Eastern High School instead of at 7 o'clock, as was announced originally. The change in hour is due to the fact that the Orioles will be unable to reach Wash- ington in time to play at 7, accord- ing to Becky Kronman, W. A! C. man- ager. In 8 Washington Recreation Leagu match last night Eaglets of Bullml: High School defeated the First B‘l;aptlxt‘ Chu;-eh team, B. Y. P. U. champions, 8 to 6, on usine High School court. e . Mildred Cole, Eaglet forward, rolled in a 2-pointer shortly before the whis- tle blew, breaking the 6-6 tie which hxghdexll!ed throughout the final Princess Senjors defeated Basketeers, 19 to 13, last night in the third meet- ing of the teams in the W. R. L. cir cuit. The Princess combination had won the opener, and the Basketeers had turned the tables in the second Mary Elen Totten and Isabelle Dodd shared evenly in scoring for the win. ners. Miss Rice game of the serles. The feature of |that the contest was the spectacular team play of the winners. . Canny head- work, accuraté handling of the ball and close co-operation “between every member of the squad mark the Soph- omore sextet as the outstanding group in the series and one of the most efficient scholastic groups in the city. Despite the fact that the Seniors de- feated the Sophs by one point early in the tourney, the latter team as a ‘whole seems to have a slight edge on the °27 squad. It would be interest- ing to see the Eastern High School Sophomores and the Western High School Seniors engage in an exhibi- tion encounter. The two combigations use similar court tactics and apparent- Jy handle themselves with an equal degree of skill. Sophomore players in yesterday’s game were Alice Elliot, Helen Me- loskey, therine Bray and Florence Peter, forwards; Margaret Wilkinson, center; Grace Haley, sdie center; Alice Emlay, Lou Snyder and Ethel Alex- ander, guards. Vielet Gannon and Elizabeth Bowie divided scoring honors for the Frosh, with Allie Sandridge and Gladys Spahr alternating at center; Julla Fick and Mary Pruitt, side centers; Mildred Neill and Louise Eno, guards. George Washington University co-ed sers, after holding the Willlam and Mary sextet to a tie score in the first period and gaining an edge in the sec- ond, succumbed to the visitors’ attack in the last half of the game, played in the H street gym last night. Willlam and Mary won, 31 to 13. With the fastest squad in the his- tory of the school, the Virginians have swept thvqugh a season of stralght victories, winding up lgst night with their trilumps over the Colonials. Seven of the leading collegiate sex- tets of the section fell befor them, in- cluding Drexel Institute and Temple|S! School of Philadelphia, Adelphio of New York; New York University; Sweet Briar, Westhampton and George | B ‘Washington. The basket ball displayed by both teams last night was a fitting (imax to the season. While deefated de- cistvely, George Washington was in |K the race from the first whistle to the t. Lena De Shazo, visiting left forward, Western' Electric and Basketeer Junjors are slated to meet this eve- ning at 5:45 in the Epiphany gym in a Junior Division, Recreation League, encounter. TOPS HOCKEY SCORERS. MONTREAL, March 8 (P).—Capt. Dick Irvin, center of Chicago Black Hawks, was a single point ahead of Frank Frederickson, Boston center, to- day in the race for individual scoring honors of the National Hockey League. Irvin has shot 17 goals and assisted in the tallying of 13 others, for a total of 30 points. Gibson, S. Baxton.. Hankins, Donald W. Holloway, Kenneth E. Kneisch, Rudolph F. Owens, H. T....... Smith, ('eo-Ee's. Stoner, l:u ey Sullivan, Charles E. M alku r=§=r=§ REEs eEEREEEN pRRE SRER Tavener, Jack A, Warner, Jack R. Outflelders. g‘vn a brilliant performance, eluding er guard to net 17 points. Lelia | Heil Stringfellow and Frances Roberts ac- counted for the rest of the tallies reg- | Kuble, istered by Willlam and Mary. Mar- garet Miles had the edge on the local center in reach, while Anna Wilkins, side center, did excellent pivot work. Fothergill, Robert g. . EEEEN RENCEEES FERE CRCCEWEN CEER IEeR [SalE DETROIT TIGERS ROSTER FOR 1927 Bats Throws. Played with in 1926. arshall, E. T. L.. ‘orth Worth, T. L. igers San Antonio, Tigers ..... Tigers Tigers . Sacramento, P. C. Tig JOE CARROLL. This youngster of 22. 6 feet, 2 inches in_height, and in playing con- dition weighs close to 200 pounds. Due to a tonsil operation he was three weeks late in reporun; to the Griff- men, and thus far hasn’t had a chance to prove his caliber, but no flinger on the squad is better equip) with natural_ability. EDISON FELLS COBB WITH WICKED DRIVE By the Associated Press. FORT MYERS, Fla.,, March 8.—A venerable recruit named Tom Edison has made good with the Philadelphia | Athletics. In his first time at bat Edison, a lo- cal boy, who has won some fame in the Invention League, yesterday whaled the ball back at the pitcher with such vigor as to knock $75,000 worth of base ball talent flatter than the joke about youth being served. The pitcher was Ty Cobb, who had donned for the first time in 23 years of big league bhase ball, a uniform other than that of the Detroit club. In cele- bration of the occasion some 50 news- paper and moving picture photogra- phers arranged a special party and Edison was drafted from his rubber experiments to play one of the leading roles. While the cameramen deployed for places in the sun, Connie Mack, acting as master of ceremonies, escorted the white-haired wizard to the plate, armed him with a bat borrowed from Zach ‘Wheat and instructed him at swinging at a ball as the grinning Cobb stood ready to pitch. The mighty Cobb came in half way from the pitcher’s box and tossed an easy one right in the inventor's whole- hearted swing. He caught it squarely and before the astonished Ty could lift a hand the ball hit him on the ;h:;llder and rolled him over in the lust. Fans yelled lustily, “Sign him up!’ and cameras were turned frantically. “Think you will be able to do that when you are 80?” Edison asked Cobb, “I hope so,” sald Connle Mack, answering for Cobb. “It will mean a lot ot‘pennants to us in the next 40 years.” It Edison had gone in for base ball instead of electric lights, phonographs, rubber, and such folderols, he would ha%r:.l:egx :h s—r:iml(l free hitter. e deliberate judgment Cobb, Manager Mack, "Ksm"g meam‘,f, and Ira Thomas, a quartet whose Z‘l:cv;:! rank pretty high in base ball —_—— DOAK BACK IN GAME. CLEARWATER, 3 0P —Bill D wh major Florida real estate, 1s back in th Brooklyn training camp roady to lr;3 ::-z':’u arm. He recently was rein- R WILL FIGHT LA BARBA. BOSTON, March 8 (#).—Johnny Vacca, Brighton flyweight, who re- cently surprised the boxing world by Whipping Didel La Barba of Los An- geles, the champion, in a 10-round bout here, has been signed fcr a re- turn fight March 21. ALONSO IN TOURNEY. CGINCINNATI, Ohio, March 8 (®),— Jose M. Alonso, former Spanish Davis Cup team captain, has entered the eighth annual Western indoor tennis tournament, which will get under way here next Saturday. E TR PSR R Y RUTH UP TO OLD TRICKS IN HIS SPRING WORKOUT Smacks Ball Qutside of Park—Smith Joins Indians, But Has Not Signed—Cobb Is Taking Matters : Easy at Camp of Athletics. 5 By tlle Associated Pres NEW YORK, March 8.—Babe Ruth, now in the Yankee camp at St. Petersburg, Fla., seems to be as pro- ficlent as ever. In his first practice he took three preliminary swings and hammered a fierce line drive in the general direc- tion of Tampa. The ball landed out- side the practice field. Before the practice Babe shot a 92 at golf. Only three regulars, Meusel, Combs and Pennock, now are absent from the camp. ‘The speed and condition of “Irish” Meusel, former Giant and brother of Yankee Bob, are pleasing Manager Wilbert Robinson at the Dodgers’ camp in Clearwater. The return of Bill Doak, veteran pitcher, after a year’s absence, and his fine showing in practice also has added to Uncle Robbie’s urbanity. Only Gus Felix and Max Carey, outflelders, are miss- ing from the Brooklyn fold. Both are on leave. The Giants’ camp at Sarasota was jubilant today over the 13-to-1 trounc- ing handed the St. Louls Browns yes- terday. The batting heroes were Rogers Hornsby and “Bevo” Lebour- beau, Jate of the American Associa- tion, who cracked out a home run in his first trip to the plate. Hornsby gathered three hits. CLEVELAND, March 8.—With per- mission from Manager Jack McCal- lister to don a Cleveland Indian uni- form, Sherry Smith, veteran south- paw hurler, rejoined the team’s pow- wows at Lakeland, Fla., today after being a holdout since the opening of the Winter's salary negotiations. Salary settlement is to be made later. Smith will accompany the tedm today on the trip to Orlando, Fla., for the game with -the Cincinnati Reds. Hudlin, Carr and Buckeye are the hurlers in today's game, the third this year for the Indians. McCallister has spent the past few sessions sprinting his girthy pitchers around the diamond to increase their wind and knock off extra poundage. Jack says every pitcher on the team will have to run the bases and then whistle a tune before he'll be satisfied with their conditio: PHILADELPHIA, March 8 (#).— Ty Cobb, who, with Thomas A. Edison, was the center of interest at the Ath- letics' camp in Fort Myers yesterday, was absent from the batting order of the Athletics as announced for today’s game with the Giants at Sarasota, a. Except for pitching a few balls to the octogenarian inventor and dodging one of the latter's solid smashes, Cobb has had no workouts. At Bradenton the Phillies gradually are rounding into form. Frieberg, taking part in his first workout, knocked a home run in a practice game yesterday. CHICAGO, March 8 (#).—Arrival of 8 | the last contingent of White Sox reg- ulars at the Shreveport training camp was the signal for the pruning knife of Manager Schalk, and three rookies 552 | were shipped home yesterday. Despite a heavy overnight shower, Schalk put over a two-hour drill, which gave the 972 | two newly acquired veterans, Roger 8 | Peckinpaugh and Aaron Ward, a chance to show their abilities. ‘The Cubs at Catalina were ready yesterday for their first full nine.n- 930 | ning game, with another today to fit 993 | club _Thursday. them for their opening training con- test against the Los Angeles coast ‘The new $560,000 Elwood Er;:;llah, impressed To Match Your Odd Coats e EISEMAN'S, 7th & F work in the fleld, but his batting against midseason pitching is still to be tested. The insiders of the club have learned, they say, that English finally did get a part of his purchase price from the Toledo club, which he demanded before he would sign the xédr;nmedly agtractive contract of the ‘ubs. DETROIT, March 8 (#).—With 34 players in camp at the Detroit Tigers’ tralning quarters at San Antonio, Tex., Manager George Morfarty has been forced to divide his charges into two sections and schedule different hours for their practice. Yesterday the first group started work at 11 a.m. and continued until 1 p.m., when the remainder of the athletes came on the field. The first group, which named the ‘‘rookies,” was comprised of Woodall, Manion, Watt, Smith, Doyle, Hankins, Sullivan, Wells, Johns, Nounan, Neun, Gehringer, Redfern, Deviveiros, Shields, Wingo, Ruble and Holland. The second group was made up of Bassler, Shea, Gibson, Stoner, Car- roll, Holloway, Whitehill, Kneisch, Walkup, Blue, McManus, Tavener, Warner, Hellmann, Manush and Fothergill. Moriarty was particularly enthusias- tic over Hellmann's work yesterday. Hellmann, usually slow in starting with the bat, gives the appearance of being in miiseason form and has been knocking the ball out of the lot with monotonous precision of late. ST, LOUIS, Mo, March 8 (#).— The Browns were back in their camp at Tarpon Springs, Fla., today after belng overwhelmed by the curves of John McGraw’s Giants at Sarasota. Dan Howley's crew has not looked any curves in the face while training and their behavior yesterday attested this fact, Howley used two pitchers in an effort to stage a Giant killing, with poor success. e consolation was had, however, in an old saw to the effect that a bad beginning leads to a good ending. The Browns made very little preparation for their first exhibition game and Manager Howley was not taken aback to speak of. The Cardinals, at Avon Park, Fla., are leading up more cautiously to their first exhibition with the Boston Braves here tomorrow. They face the University of FloMda today after beating the yannigans, 10 to 1, yes- terday. One of the bright spots was Chick Hafey's longest hit of the after- noon, and the assurance that his eye trouble has virtually disappeared. PITTSBURGH, March 8 ().~ the first intra-club game mhedvmg for tomorrow, M r Donle Bush of the Pirates planned another stren- uous workout t at agus oday at Paso Robles, Three hours’ practice in base - ning, sliding and batting pnctlcel:“l‘:l which Bush used ten first string pitchers yesterday, showed marked development in the work of both rookies and regulars. Boots Grantham and Claude Linton each drove another homer over the rightfield fence. During sliding practice, Paul Wan- er was slightly injured, but was per- mitted to take his turn during the batting practice .which followed. CINCINNATI, March 8 (#).—The Reds face their first major league test today at their Orlando, Fla., training camp, In their game with the Cleve: land Indlans. Rixey, Donohue and Jabonowski are slated to pitch for Manager Hen- dricks. The Regulars defeated the Colts 10 to 8, in a practice contest yesterday. Pettinger, recruit —:«wulld I?n::tflnn For Expert Service on SARBTRI ok AN D ONRTRN See CREEL BROS. 1811-17 14th ST. N.W, Potomac 473 o played a great flelding game, making three hits in four times up. He is| taking Hughey Critz's place, who has E not yet signed a contract. Bubbles Hargrave, regular catcher, came to terms yesterday and Presi- dent Herrmann immediately withdrew offers he had made for other catchers. Wally Pipp, another hold-out, arrived yesterday and is expected to work BOX BERTHS WITH BROWNS BY BRIAN BELL. Assoclated Press. PON SPRINGS, Fla., March 8.—Dan Howley, manager of the St. Louls Browns, is not su- perstitious, so he has 13 pitch- ers in his training cafp. ¥rom | this number he hopes to get 10 to | pitch the Browns into a place in the | American League sun. He expects, the hold-over pitchers to get some val- uable assistance in their effort from added talent. However, some of the new Browns are recruits in name only. Howley piloted the Maple Leafs of Toronto to an International League pennant last season and he brought several of his players with him when he came to the Browns to succeed George Sisler, who will devote all of his time this Sum- mer to playing first base for the Browns and taking what Howley be- lieves will be a powerful part in the club's offensive. Steve O'Neill, who has seen many a big league game won and lost, is back to give Wally Schang a hand with the catching, after having a sen- sational year with Toronto. Billy Mul- len, who was with Toronto as the prop- erty of Detroit, will start the season at third base. Walter Stewart, a ca- pable_ left-handed pitcher, is another ex-Toronto athlete who will toil for the Browns. Confident of Sisler. Manager Howley belleves that George Sisler, relieved of managerial ‘worries, will have his best year and that Fred Schulte, a young outflelder purchased from Milwaukee for $100,- 000, will step immediately into a major league berth. Schulte, a big boy, has shown impressive form in the Spring training camp and will start the séa- | son with Rice and either Ken Wil- {llams or Bing Miller. F Be utll Herschel Ben- in wil utility. nogh:“vetarnn Walter Gerber and younger Oscar Melillo will play short and second, with Sisler and Mullen completing the infield. O'Rourke, for- merly of Detroit and Washington, DISTRICT GOVERNMENT LEAGUE. Losf Pt wer Department it eoe 867 mcmr\mm. 00 Hieh team game—Sewer Department, 560. i R B individual set—Brown, Chiet it 302! Sewer Department bowlers, leading out today. BOSTON, March 8 (#).—If there’ one thing that Bill Carrigan, the Red Sox's new manager, likes to do, it it to find things out at first hand. He got into agtion at the New Orleans camp yesterday for the first time since 1915. He put on a catcher’s mask and caught for two youthful hurlers. In preparation at St. Petersburg, Fla., for today’s contest with Washing- ton, the Braves had a six-inning prac- tice game. Benton, Genewich and Ed- wards were selected to pitch against ‘Washington. Fights Last Night By the Associated Press. BUFFALO—Jimmy Slattery, Buffalo, won a technical knock-out over George Gemas, Philadelphia (3). Billy Wallace, Oakland, and Bobby Tracy, Buffalo, drew (6). NEW YORK—Tony Canzoneri, New York, outpointed Joe Lynch, Cali- fornia (10). Johnny Vestri, New York, beat Leonardo Garcia, California (10). PHILADELPHIA — Sandy Selfert, Pittsburgh, knocked out Tiny (Jim) Herman, Portland, Ore. (8). BOSTON, Mass.—Joe Monte, Brock- ton, beat Joe Woods, Los Angeles, Calif. (8). Henry Lamar, Washington, defeated Bob Mills, Hill, N. H. 8). NEWARK, N. J.—Eddie Roberts, Takoma, Wash., won from y Irish Fagan, Newark (10). Russie Le- roy, Fargo, N. D., knocked out Davis Cook, Scranton, Pa. (6). JANSVILLE, Wis.— Joey Milwaukee, knocked out Eddie Mason, St. Paul (3). SIOUX CITY, JIowa. — Newsboy Brown, Sioux City, won a technical knock-out over Artie Shiere, St. Paul 4). SCRANTON, Pa.—Mike Chapin, Scranton, won a technical - knock-out over Clyde Jones, Atlanta (3). DAYTON, Ohio— Johnny Cleveland, and Merle Alte, apolis, drew (12). PITTSBURGH—AI Corbett, land, beat Tommy Crowley, burgh (10). LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Jimmy Byrne, Owensboro, knocked out Saflor Tom Maxtead, New York (4). Jimmy Mack, Cincinnati, scored a technical knock- out over Billy Meter, Indianapolis (2). MIAMI, Fla.—Frankie Osner, Tulsa, Okla., and Dick Leonard, Savannah, Ga., drew (10). Dandy Dick Dorland, Tulsa, scored a technical knock-out over Jack Lundy, Toledo (8). HOT SPRINGS, Ark.—Jimmy Reed, Miami, Fla., and Young mm’: Syra. cuse, N. Y., drew (10). FIGHTS TONIGHT. CHICAGO —Ernie Peters vs. Kid Jap (10). Don Davis vs. Tommy Gro- |gan (10). CLEVELAND—Ray Miller vs. Babe Herman (10). LOS ANGELES—Ace Hudkins, Lin- coln, Neb., vs. Bert Colima, W Mexico (10). ik SOCCER STAR IN HOSPITAL. Jess Burton, halfback of the cham.- plon Walford soccer team, is lying at Georgetown Hospital with a fractured collar _bone, recelved in the game with Marlboro Sunday. Burton may not be able to play for several months. Klein, ‘Wildcat Datto, Indian- Cleve- Pitts- BN Tiny gold foot balla were awarded to 23 members of Princeton's 1926 foot ball team. John W. Davis of Brook- lyn, captain of the eleven, received the customary white sweater with a black “P,” which is worn by the captain of Princeton _major_sport teams. MADE NEW Again [y M Vienna Hat Co. || 435 11th Street the District Government League, dropped the odd to Repair Shop last week, but the performance was good enough to increase the former’s ae vantage to four games over the sec- ond-place Health Department quint, as the latter was twice humbled by Traf- fic Bureau. The five representing the Chief Clerk's Office of the Engineering Department, which stands third, drew a game nearer Health Department by bagging a pair from Water Registrar. Chances of the fourth-place Assessor quint overhauling the leaders suffered something of a body-blow, when the former lost a couple games to Mu- nicipal Architect, who are last in the league. Best sets of the week were rolled by Steele, who hit 338; Speiss, 331; Mc- Cann, 327; Guethler, 325: Clagett, 313. Five bowlers of the Water Registrar team turned in sets better than 300. Games of 144 and 140 bowled by Guethler of Repair Shop and Steele of Sewer Department, rolling against each other, were other high spots, In the Masonic League last night La Fayette showed the way to Con- gress in two games, Washington Cen- | . tennial “cleaned up” with Naval, Aca- cla, after dropping the first game, came back to bag the next two from Harmony, and Hiram hung a three- game pasting on Petworth. ‘A of 142 by Armiger of La Fayette and one of 137 turned in by Holt of Wash- ington Centennial were high spots. Shipping Board sank Emergency 2—STARTING TO SWING AND &%fiRVANCE OF THE FOUL RM motion in delivery of the duckpin ball is most im- portant. From the time you start your delivery with the ball lined up with the object pin, your arm should never leave a straight line in going back and in being brought forward again. That straight swing must be mastered to achieve success in duckpin bowling. Now for something important, yet often overlooked in duckpins. Observe the foul line. I duck- pins one is supposed to roll a ball down a 60-foot alley at ten pins. If two bowlers are competing. with one rolling the ball 60 feet and the other but 50 feet, the latter cer- tainly has an advantage. Observe the foul line rule that prohibits the bowler crossing the black stripe at the front of the alley when delivering the ball in every game you play. Then when you get into league games where there may be a judge on the foul line, you will be thoroughly at home.. You will have so gauged your steps that you will finish your slide without encroaching upon foul territor: There are many good bowlers— or should they be called *good™ bowlers— who cannot remain back of the foul® line without great effort. This frequently throws balance, thereby handi- capping their gams ‘Watch the foul line—and do not cross ft. RADIATO :-g:nans 8 ks, 319 13th N.W._ HANDLEY 3730 Georgia Ave. New St. Louis Pilot Asserts Fine Spirit Will Prevail on Club and That He Is Devoting Efforts to Building for the Future. also will play many times during the season. Guy Sturdy, who hit 4! runs for Tulsa last year, has only one obstacle-—George ler—in his path. He may be kept as a second first baseman. One of the youngest inflelders in the majors is making his presence felt in the person of Paul Richards, who is not yet 19 years old. Coming up from Crisfleld ‘in the Kastern Shore League, he has shown to such advan tage that he will win some promo tion if not a major league place at this time. Seven Old Boxmen Back. Seven members of last year's pitch- ing staff are In a receptive mood for reappointment. They are Tom Zach ary, Elam Vangilder, Ernie Wingard, Milton Gaston, Win Ballou, Chester Falk and Ernie Nevers. They have been joined by Sam Jones, procured from the New York Yankees, and cer tain of a place as a regular. With Stewart regarded as another nominee if all the regulars stick, four former Tulsa pitchers will have to fight it out for the other opening. The fam ily row will be staged by Blaeholder. Beck and Austin, right-handers, and Bolen, a southpaw. Blaeholder was leading on the face of early and in complete returns. Tony Rego, another member of the Tulsa contingent, but out of the pitching competition, because he Is a catcher, has béen hitting the ball hard in practice. Leo Dixon of last year's catching staff again is in the array of talent. “We will have fine spirit in this club,” Howley sald. “The players all know that T will go to the bat for them, and even if any of them would like to run me off, which s not the case, they couldn't do it, for T have a three-year contract. I am not buflding for this year only, but for the future. ‘We are going along slowly, but I think very surely, and we are going to have a good ball club. Not a great one, perhaps, now, but it will keep get- ting better. I have made a bet with myself on that.” With the Bowlers Fleet all three games in_ the Federal League. Interior swept their set with General Accounting Office, Navy took two of three from State, Marines three times showed the way to Commerce and Public Buildingd and Public Parks routed Agriculture in a trio of en- gagements. Haneke's game of 129 was the league's best individual game effort of the evening. With Stephenson leading their at. tack with a set of 370, Nomads routed Nationals in two of three games in the Athletic League. Clark socked the little maples for a set of 345 as W. B. Hibbs trounced Commercial all three games in the Bankers’ League. Three-game tri- umphs were the general order of evening, as National Bank of Wash. ington registered a sweep over Wasl ington Loan and Trust, Second Na- tional Bank cleaned up with G. M. Murphy Co., and Washington Loan and Trust No. 1 three times showed the way to National Savings and Trust. Surrenders gave up but one game of three in its match with Claims last night in the Public Debt Girls League. In other engagements Registers took two of three from Audit, Loans led Mails and Files over the hurdles three times, Registered Accounts, after los- ing the first game, came back to cop the next two from Personnel, Secur- itles dropped the odd to Issues-Con- trol and Accounts scored a three-game triumph over Correspondence. SCHAEFER AND HOPPE WILL PLAY TONIGHT His world crown tottering on his graying head, Willie Hoppe, for years reigning king of the 18.2 halkline bil- liard world, will make his last stand in defense of his championship tonight, meeting Jake Schaefer, young wizard of the cue, who two yeal 80 wrested the world title from Hoppe. Washington has been walting for days for the match scheduled for :::‘lll!l::l' but t’ln“c,;e“ the kick of the meeting between Hoppe and Schaefer has been taken from the contest. Hoppe is virtually out of the afl::;.' hl;ll?lbel !oh'dfloremans and e having pushed him into the background. B o Interest in the tourney now shifts to the coming contests between Schaefer and Welker Cochran and be- | tween this palr and Horemans. Horemans had little difficulty with Hoppe last night, trouncing the old cue wizard, 400 to 233. In the after- noon match, Felix Grange went 17 ;r;:\lngs to down Matsuyama, 400 to Horemans averaged 4469 in his nine innings against an average of 2915 for Hoppe. Horemans had a run of 134 and others of 92 and 85. The b:sE Hoppe could do was an inning of 72. Grange had no trouble with Matsu- yama and now has a percentage of .500. With two victories and two defeats. Matsuyama completed his tournament schedule yesterday with- out a victory. 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