Evening Star Newspaper, January 10, 1928, Page 31

. SPORTS. ING STAR. WASHINGTON. oo, tPREDAY. T ANTUARY 10,7 1928. SPORTS." Judge Leads Firstsackers in Fielding : Moriarty Confident Tigers Are Stronger SISLERTOPS ALL - WITH 131 ASSITS Harris and Bluege Place Well in Their Positions—Rice Best Local Outfielder. N Joe Judze Washington had one of the outstanding fielders of the American League during the 19 season. Official fielding statistic: of the circuit announced by Chi cago headquarters today show the veteran initial sack gu the Natienals took care of better than any other player in flar position in the I That the name of the Red Sox appears above Judze's in the flelding figure list of first basemen means little, for Red wa only 16 games. while Judge was in 137, Joe had 1.38¢ chances and made only 6 errors. He recorded 1309 put outs and made 71 for a rating of 6. Judge ipated in double plays. A featur Basemen w by Red Rollings part fielding st total a membe ar, now on t turned in 131 more than did 2ny othe macker of the America azue. Harris and Blugze Well Up. Stanley Harris Ossie Bluege Placed well ame second and third hasemen. 1 Harris fn fielding finishs only to Lew soca Harvis in 128 gam lded of 972 to tie with Mart who was ai second for the only 35 games Blackie O'Rourke. who second-based for the Browns in 16 gimes. Charley Gehringer of the Tigers was the only second baseman to have more chances than Hurris. The Tiger had 769 come his w nd Harris had 750. Both of these plavers had much more 1o do than Tony Lazzeri. highly touted middle-sack guardian the world champion Yankees. Only Gehringer and Aaron Ward, the lastmentioned of the White Sox. made more assists than did Harris Julian Wera of the 19 games at third hase without an er- ror, but the outsianding hot corner performer was Willie Kamm of the White Sox. He fielded for 972 in 146 engagementes. Bill Rogell of the Red Sox with 966 for 53 games follows Kamm in the list, then comes Bluege with 861 in 146 games to tie with mmy Hale of the Athletics and Mike Gazella of the Yanks. But Hale was in 1% less games than Bluege and Ga- zella was at third in only 44 games. Of the short fielders used by the XNationals, only Grant Gillis, a recruit did well. He got 1o the top of the heap by going through 10 games witn out an error. Joe Sewell of the In- Gians was the real leader of short felders with (962 for 153 games. He had 4%0 assists. 361 putouts and took pert in %0 double plays. Of the Topper Rigney, with his ear s~ason work with the Red Sox taken into consideration. fielded 932 in 33| games znd Bob Recves worked at a rate in 96 games. Rice Tops Local Gardeners. Sam Rice with a Vationals' hest McNeely, ided for s and Earl Speaker each the of the and th. ively second Indiuns. in 96 Yankees played average was outfielder, al since sent to 477, Sam was in but 47. Rice. made 12 as m the outfield. Ira Flagstead -4 Sox was the league's lead tfieider. He fielded to an aver. Bze of 4%, having been charged with five errors in 12% games. Harry Rice ©f the Browns led the gardeners at as- sist-making with 26, Manager Ray Schalk of the White Box had a fielding percentage of 1.000 for the 15 games he caught, but Larry Woodall of the Tigers led the reg Jar performers of the scason with .99 Herold Ruel of the Nationals, how. ever, caught the most games, 128, and flieided for 98%. ranking second only | 10 Woodall. Fred Marberry of the Nationals was the best flelding pitcher ©of the circuit according to the statis- tics. He handled cieanly all of the 31 ehances coming his wa Although the White Sox finished ffth in the pennant race. they led all rivals in fielding with .971. which was | @ point better than the Athletics’ | record and two points better than the Nationals and the Yankees, tied for clyb flelding. The in double plave, hay- | ing executed of them during the season. The Nationals were not on the working end of any of the half @ozen triple playe made in the Ameri- €2n League in 1427 DRAFT WAR AVOIDED AS MINORS SUBMIT ated P " 16.~Anoth volt over the methods of the wagues haw heen seotoh the minor lesguers that the majors nd in the base ball hip b crenting the 24 orzan ser voted yesterday'to Dallas resolution and Gratt siustion 10 run along * o1 AR BE Ve yEaTh ue during the | untaln suder the terme of thelr new | © big minore, Diternations) | Conet and Thiee Eye leagues 6 and Fouthern armocls- | t—with the [ e drafted 110 he came do cague olub o rescinde " n another suuis Jor s i Vb the 1 mper the pyer fin i bk o RISKO WILL CHALLENGE SHARKEY-HEENEY VICTOR 1) Junusry 16 v inko i hesvy- recently € it 37 will he Madisn Fauare 1 chadle Sharkey Tom Ohlo, leve uesed bins jun ok ¢ ¢ e dack niht "y e Mokey Jasgue won Drecember 5 with tesme w, Hegine and saskatoon will B FIELDING. PO. 4,004 IRES] Chicago *hiladelphia Washington New York 1 | Detroit 4 veland . : 5 4 Boston 4 st 4 Loms 051 INDIVIDUATL FIELDING CTen o mure sames. | FIRST BASEMEN ro Rollngs ndge, Pool hiic - New Fon-cea. Cieveland it. Boston L Cincas Cleveland Pialadelphia speaker, Washington Sider St Louis Blue, Detroit Roston ... Washington . Dyke i Philaielhiy iy s Neun SECOND BASENF veland Harris, . B i Boston PRENHREREREDERDERT Kamm R| B ueze. Hale. Philad 3aze Now Warner, Detroit nd n-Boston ARREANRRADRABEIRRARE = Reeves. Washington ... Triple play—Roihrock. 1 SHORTSTOPS Rothr Boley Tazener Grher. St alloway Phijladel Datroit Louis Phi) Milier, Koeniz Bostan-Washinzton Washington o De Viveiros. Detroit Wann)nzer Boston Triple plays—Boley. 1 SanRAnAR RN AN AN OUTFIELDERS. Lansford. Clereland SH1. Clevelan, Rexnolds phia : “utlon, n-Clevel'd Ahea Philadelnhia | memzmmRememEanREn 3 U8 Combe New York . . Heilmann, Detroit .. Metzler, Chicago Williame, St. Louis ..+ Carlyle, Boston Ruth, York Manush, Detroit Harrett. Chicago. ] News, Cleveland-Chicago Fothergill, Detroit Tacobson, Boston-Clov Washington - Washington-Boston 060 ety 0% R D60 Pot 000 i New foston LS Loiis York Meusel Tohin B Shulte MeNuliy ¢ Wingo, Dot Tl play New York Louts : hiladeiphia St Louis . Detroit vy Chicag Chicazo Hofmann Moore Hosto Diven. St Lo Autiy, Clevel Washington . veland hing( o Washin, New Vor Ructher [ “Inhia i Oninn Romnie ) ar. Chivazo Johnsan. Washinzton nabe. Chicazo Philadeinhia 1 Connally, Chivazo Welzor Ton-e. L Hallowar Detran Vian Gilder St Louis hmwa, Philadelnhia Zachury, S Stoner Detroit Smith Thursion Levson Grove, Grard. Smith. Georee Phila = REP-BIEERER= E IR -EAD FRARRID AR RN AR R I T DARE SRS, Teiple plays—Woodall. K rr EREEE L BRI B L L e e L A L e ] Vouis-Wash (R S P T e R P T L PR HARRY RICEISDUE * TOHELP OUTRIELD BT ‘Pilot Has Made Numerous | Changes, but Box Staff Is Little Improved. jated Press ROIT, Janua Moriarty, former major league umpire, ball player and now manager of the Detroit Tigers shuffled the cards during the big league holidays and dealt the St. Louis Americans a pair of nees. He hasx yet to prove to critical Detroit fans the wisdom of the play which sent two favorites, Lu Bl first baseman, and Heinie Manush. outfielder, to the Browns, that he might strengthen an outfield o sup- port his pitchers. | " But the acquisition of Harry Rice. outfielder, brought in_on the tr that sent Blue and Manush ward, Moriarty believes he ha ed an outfield that will both hit field. He is certain Rice will hit b ter than 300, lead the maj ing bases, and speed up the outtield. Throughout the § ceason of there were rumors of complaints from r pitchers that they were not receivinz the proper support need- ed in the far corners. With | Harey Hellman, n majors, and Bob “Ithino Moriarty believes he can trio of hitters that will cause ing pitchers much concern. The Winter shuffle also sent Johnny Bassler, veteran catch a favorite of the pitch staff, Jlins, and Donald Hankins. In re- turn the Tig Elim Van ilder, veteran pitcher of the Browns d Margrave, former catcher of Washington, St and Toronto elub of the International League and “Chick” Galloway is slated for a short stop position in the event Little Jack vener ix kept out of the game with an injured hand that obstinaicly re- fuses 1o heil At third base Warner is left to carry the burden, assisied by the ver: satile Marty MeManus, the s utility man_of the infield Johnny Neun, Rlue at first base lust se sidered one of the most o pilferers in the American League A part of Moriarty's strategy has been ventered upon the ability of hix men to steal bases. Even the lum. hering Heilmann proved proficient it for a time last vear. With Rice, Charley Geringer and Tavenei—if he plays—Detroit antici- pates a season punctuated with dar- dashes around the hase lines, reminiscent of the balmiest days of Ty Cobb The Winter improvement Owen Carroll Josh™ Billi Brown Uniye who have done way, il Stoner Whitehill - are m Vangilder and George relief roles with a ers up from the 10, George Win ano R i i} i ot present oppos 000 away nd onn ‘Rip™ 00 00 000 o suceeeded Lu son. is con- successil who trades brought little in the pitching of Holy ty, are young pitche: well, Kenneth H m Gibson and Smith number minors. Mack Mum as to Contracts Till All Players Are Signed By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, Janugry 10.— Connie Mack, sagacious manager of the Philadelphia Athletics, is going to try a new wrinkle this year in signing up the White Elephants for the 1925 pennant dash. When the complete crew has returned signed contracts, Mack will tell the world but until then he will keep his play- ing_roster locked up in the safe. “No more issuing of names of signed ers in homeopathic doses,” said Mack today. “We are going to be dumb until all hands have sent in the papers.” ‘The sage of Shibe Park pointed out | that if by the middle of January, 15 players were announced as signing contracts, it would be easy to figure out those who had not signed. Then the fans would begin to bother Mr. Mack, demanding to know why this player or that player was not under Farrell’s Iron Play Won Him Six Titles LEFS 1AKES \'\ B w “ W1 15 FROM IMGIDE THRU LINE WiTH CIRAIGHS LEFT L ARM Q BY 801 MET i KR Feven Vhix weamon In muecesslon Is @ record tlohnuy Farrell professional of “ r ke Golf Club. And It you [ Johnny round weoring nix of the open o Consintent iy e he gt noOpen In the United finished dn o tle for U Wit he won the Open - During June he cd the Shawnee Open with vl de 6 wtrokes under 8% 8t the Meitieh Open, un the Lastern Open und the Mussarhuseite Open A July Vi vell came through with fists Venneylvania Fhiladelphia Levents 0ad, the [aown « | erpnsible winning st Open onth and Open agh I sy eeem, a run Wition last Winter Wik Anentorced rest pesulied, snd then Farrell ok exercises 1o erengthen hiw muscies snd adopted a aiet. Jiin frst event thereafier was the Southarn Open He tied with tor wecond place 1o Bubby Then began hie run of - vic i { Golten { Jurex | torien ¥ rell In u straleht. long driver Keen with his trons and said by many {10 b the best putter Bving today W don play dn most gracernl stoneed Taken the club back stroght deft wud stands well bl chint with He witw throukh the ball 1 he gncide with plenty of wiisi anal with a fotlow »liaight thr left the lne diseetion €h Wi on in the | There bs ng deas of foice 1 his n '. ntract. a ion that casives em! sment. | For many years th | has had its entire r tract hefore the majority of othe | major league outfits. Last vear every | man was signed long before the first | detachment was headed for the tiein ing grounds at Fort Myers. Fia. Mack has about abandoned hope of signing Ty Cobb for 1928. If he had | Sunday base ball, he said, he could | afford it, but the Athletics are not in | a position to pay $60,000 or anything like that sum to Ty for another xea son. Much depends on the other clubs. | If they don't raise Mack's offer. Cobh | | probably will be back, and Mack is | hopeful that this will be the case. If he returns to the Mackmen, Cobb | will be posted in centerfield from the | beginning and Al Simmons switched | to left. Walter French, Ossie Orwoll and Bing Miller, azain in the Athletic | fold, will fight ‘it out for right. Le- | bourveau und Hass are two other ¢ gardeners who are to he given thor ough trisl FIRPO IS PLANNING | U.S. RING COMEBACK January 10— | Luis Firpo wishes to go back to the United States and make n_comeback The “Bull of the Pampas” acknowl- | edzed today thet he had sent a letter | |to the American trainer. Jimmy De | Foreat offering to place himself un- der hix direction. He thought he might arrive in the United States in May. When aque: sometime: Athletic eluh ster under « anked for a definite state- | | “Mayhe yes. maybe no. | Fight experts. however, are reluc- tant 1o helieve that F actunlly will go. especially as they regard it { an Impossible for him to reguin box- | ing form after nearly four years of | inactivity. * Fights Last Night By the Assoriated KW YORK Prooklyn, won from Chile (6. Rene de Lnocked out Willie York (). Pete Banstol feated Low Goldberg, Brooklyn (. [ PHILADELPUIA, — Juke Kil Californ now foul from Wil Matthews (). Harold Mayn, Bavonne, N. J, defeated Matt | At Philsdeiphta (10) BORTON —Erne Behaft U0 defented King Holomon T 110) TRENTON det rern Kaufman Vicenting Nelglhim Iher 3 ey Luln Vox W Flizaheth | 1 | Hal hton | N, J ated Joe Dunde e e Meno, T ) BUFKFALO, N. 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The quality of LUCKY STRIKE Cigarettes is telling. It is nat- ural that the brand should show the tremendous growth that it is showing today.” Inss Buyer of Tobacco at Louisville, Ky. | who h L <hoa L host 1| thr WITH THE re of prizes in the mpbell Sweepstakes Many followsrs think so, but lion's sk Howard « this Winter? ame here now the way the veterans have heen knocking the maples lately indic that the youthful stars may have to vegister 1emarkable counts if they would overcome the howling masters ruled the drives of the Na- for years, kes, starting next Sat- pliseum, will ave a competition and in me hlock and the five- me blocks to follow on successive turdavs at the Convention Hall and Kinz Iin alleys some - of the best of the season is promi 'he victor. in addition to capturing the rich prize at stake, also will at- tain the virtual duckpin championship of the District of Columbi: Last Winter the event instituted hy Howard Campbell of the Alieys was won by with a brilliant 1 e bock, with Clem and Red Megaw third, respectively. This of younger howlers [ Whalen “and Paul prominent amons RE the youngsters among Wash- | ington duckpinners to grab the of the ve | tiomal Cap The sweeps the & Weidman Winter a with Jack Harrison quite the lot the old crow, I season in the hix sparkling ne-and-home Ivn «tamped no uncertain manner as one of the best duckpin shooters of the city, a duc ter who. <pite his scant experience, may be ex pected to step along in great style un- der pressure. And Harrvison in spe- cial matehes as well as in league play has howled sur ngly well. He like Whalen, ean hit ‘em in pinches as he «howed during the challenge doubles match between Convention Hall and King Pin teams recently. Several more of the younger howlers 1<o are knocking the pins briskly this Winter, but now the veterans are howling up to their old more Mezaw and Al Work ce <lammed the little maples in wonder- ful fashion in the Washinzton-Brook- lvn match. Work's shooting in the Brooklyn end of the team match last Saturday indicated that this left-hand RICE SIGNS AS GRIFFS FARM PAIR OF ROOKIES Rice is in for the Na- < 1928 campaign ad is con- at he will once more patrol the field as a regular player. When the veteran visited club headguarters and signed a new ¢ tract late yesterday he declared he had fully recovered from the sinus trouble that affected his work con- <iderably last season and felt sure that he had enough baseball left in him to withstand the challenzes of brilliant recruits to his claim on the berth he has held for a decade with the int His p Distriet bowling i match Whalen in o players with strings at- Hubert Atkinson, out- recruited from Chicago - nd John Brewer, first baseman, drawn from Georgia Tech last S r, were released under option to the Greenville team of the South Atlantic 1eague. tes | the | 1y in the last | finishing second and | sericusly | en to make matters more than | BOWLERS er still is to be respected, and hlghl_v! | respected. in any competition on the | In the league here, other old- en flashing the form them feared in all | duckpin batt Only Wolstenholme | of the veterans has vet to hit his once- famous stride this Winter. The youngsters may grab the lion's share the money in the Campbell | Sweepstakes, but not without a great | battle with stars that have glittered lin Washington's duckpin firmament | for years, ‘ Arrangements are being compleied | for an intercity match between the | King Pin team and a star quint of Roanoke, \ he date s to be set {soon. Washington teams of the Knights of Columbus, Knights of | Pythiag and Odd Fellows also are pre- paring for matches with siar teams of the same fraternal leagues of Balti- more. These contests are likely 1o be shot in Feb IRICKARD WILLING T0 HEED TUNNEY Tex Agrees to Arrange Pair of Bouts for Champion During Year. | drives. | timers have b that once made 1ated Prews YORK, January 10.—Tex Rickard and Champion Gene Tunney have settled their differences, “Everrthinz between Gene Tunney and myself is now O.K." the promoter waid today He consented to the heavyweight title holde: de- mand for two fights this year. Rickard contemplates Jack Sharkev of Boston as Tun s first opponent and Jack Dempsey as the next and biggest rival. The Dempsey-Tunney tussle will be held in the Yankee Stadium next September, according to Rickard's present plans. Just where the first heavyweigh: championship will be staged remaine ndefinite, although Rickard regards ‘hicagn favorably as the site. who fights Tom Heenev were Fridav night, is not considered as a worthy opponent by Tunnev. the champion’s intimates sav. However. will be guided %o. i slated to leave for Bruns tonight for a brief stav Mayor William F. Broening of Balti- more is pleased that the city whese government he heads is to be host to the fir<t championships of the Na- tional Duckpin Bowling Congress and has extended a cordial invitation howiers of the country to compete. His letter to the Congress follows: 4 more has been honored in heing given the first national tourna- ment of the National Duckpin Bowl ing Congress. The Recreation tonrna ment allevs will be the scene of ac tion where the championehips of the United States wiil be decided “Baltimore duckpin teams shouid enter thix tournament, not only as a mark of appreciation of the award of s 1t befoye g " this notable ir to our city, but also Dever Hall bifesy Succatiing so training quarters at Miaml He becanse of the endon unt of e iy | Will box six rounds against three spar- y . s in an exhibiti * tournament throughout the United * 2 e o ! Houston. on February 11 as part of States by the various newspapers and : 35k sekar 1 those interested in this sport. Bla O {nlng progtain SR ICEES i [ oo g leave for Miami on January 18. tion to the coming tournament.” mplon of the werk. Bus suunl yo cement ard exclusive Shooting a string of 143, 133 and 125 rights to his ring services until next for 411, Bill Clements of the Com. November 1. The agreement requires merce team last night established a to box any opponent se new individual set record for the sea Rickard and covers the en the Federal Leazue. Lewis of Treasury team ablished the mer mark at 339 Clements' fine 12 was mainly responsible for a ame Commerce victory over Patent Office, bahly son said he intended to keep the light heavyweight division at least another year. He ex- to be readv for a the fe Terris, contender. ané McLarnin of Los Angeles February 3 Madisor rolled for high game and the lat. len. has been postponer ter 1581 for high set. Lankford of late next month. National Biscuit C‘o. holds both indi. BB EST vidual records with a game of 134 3 INVITES CALIFORNIA. ot of hern Da is leading . the cight-team league with 31 victories ~ PHILADELPHIA. January 10 (P.— nd 8 defeate, and has toppled the Another foot ball duel between Cali test number of pins, 20,915, fornia and Pennsylvania is sought by B. Cozens. graduate manage: tics at Penn. A pressing in for the Bears to come in now is in the TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats EISEMAN'S, 7th & F hern Dairies and Loofler Pro on Co. hold team records in th League, the former havin can Legion iding Supply Co. t the top in the Sil having won ess Men quin reuit, 1 each 1 Bus in the eight-team « won 11 and lost T games race. ER FIGHTS LONG. A4 January New York wel will meet Ch. » middleweight in a here tonight. JAMES CRUZE Director of Feature Photoplays, writes: “In the direction of any of my big pictures, and especially during the filming of the Covered Wagon, the constant use of my voice demands that I keep it in first-class condition. As a cigarette smoker it was necessary that I find a cigarette which I could smoke without any No Throat Irritation-No Cough.