Evening Star Newspaper, February 14, 1928, Page 35

Tramzng‘ Camps Call Ball Players 5 YEARS OF BAN JOHNS ON HUNDREDS TOSEE 2 BERTHS IN MAIORS Pirates and Cubs Will Get Early Start—Ten Clubs Go to Florida. BY JOHN B. FOSTER. red and more plavers leagues and several hund s are bringing o and packing the the long ride to tb which will begin for of hat will be earliest hose of Pittsburgh and t Chicago Nationals. Both of taese teams are expected by their ambitious cwners to be in the thick of the fight this coming year and they are being sent away early—not a few of them. but all of them—to prepare for a National League race that’ is expected to be close and \mmaus. Another team that will start than was the origiral intention is the New York Yankees. who go to St Petersburg. Fla. that Manager Hug- gins may thoroughly condition his men for the season to come Huflfimt his early start because he realizes th 1t to be a one-club fight again seven others all of this next base ball year. There & general belief that the Yan- kees “re strong enough as they stood last vear to wage war against every- thing that can compete against them Occasionally in the past a team with the tremendous strength of the Yan- kees has been known to have its severe trials before it pulled through to a pennant. even if it won one. Accidents to players can happen in a very stro team as well as in one not so strong. and accidents are the poison that ge fnto veins of clubs and sticks there despite all efforts o eradicate it. Ruth, Gehrig Eager to Start. Ruth and Gehrig. the heavy hitiers of the Yankees. are eager make au early start. as both are anxious to re- peat their successes of 1927 and im- prove upon them if they can. Joe McCarthy. manager of the Chi- cago Nationals. is so bent upon getting his team in proper condition that he is already on his way to Ca:alina Icland to have exernhmg m tiptop con- dition for his players when they arrive. As usual, the Pittsburghs and Chi- cagos go farthest to get in cond:tion. Pittsburgh resuming training at Paso Robles, Calif.. and the Cubs at Catalina Island. The next farthest West point. at San Antonio, Tex.. has been selected by Detroit. and a night’s ride to the north- | east are the Chicago Americans at Shreveport, while another night's ride away from them to the southeast. at Wew Orleans. is Cleveland. which has deserted Florida for the h(‘al of south- ern Louisiana. ‘The Giants are farthest away from the center this year. at Augusta, Ga.. although a part of their training sea- son will be spent by an expedition into Plorida. with St. Augustine as nead- quarters in that State. In Florida will b» the St Louis Browns, farthest South of all, dn the 0ast at West Palm Beach. and y_across from them ‘on the west coast be the Athletics at Fort Mryers. The Boston Nationals and the Yankees go back to St. Petersburg. Fla The Brooklyns are an hour's ride north. n e few minutes across the bay. Red Sox to Try.Flarida. The Cincinnatis go back to their de- lightful little park at Qriando and the St. Louis Nationals to Avon Park, where they ¢id so well last year. Phiiagel- phia Nationals have a new camp in the center of lakes and orange groves at Winter Haven and the Boston Ameri- cans are trying Bradenton. taking the piace left vacant by Philadelphia. It is the first time in years for the Boston Americans 1w venture into Florida At many of the camps ‘the trained | groundkeepers of the North are row working on the fields to get them in condition for the teams. As a rule the ng grounds of Florida are a vast vement over what they were “ome s #go before it became the popular at Tampa. Major league | inted to handle most of the exhibi- to provide nigh- get the umpires season as well as the 1 of me; is n who move €35 while the teams are swe: helr fat under the vinlet, red ana pink rays of a Southern sun SWIM TRIALS HERE T0 DRAW S. A. STARS woman sw Ansn.atis Bre expects THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1928. Bv John B. Foel(‘r. Article XXIV—Johnson's Contributions to Base Ball. AN JOHNSON made definite and ) valuable contributions to base ball during his long term in office as president of the American League. Aside from great influence that he asserted over major league base ball in a construc- tive and business way. Johnson made for himsell a commanding position in another direction. This was achieved by the attitude he took toward eradi- ating from base ball the disagreeable features that had arisen from promis- cuous assailing of the umpires and the laxi'v on the part of the plavers. Many of the players had been brought up in a school where the roughness and toughness of the game were more admired than a manly ath- letic deportment Johnson Ts Strict. Johnson assessed fines and suspen- sions against ball players and managers who had been immune to that sort of thing. At first Johnson's severe meth- ods of punishment were looked upon as a novelty. a new way of doing things, a major leasuc—a sort of adver- | tissment, as 1t were. But when one fine was followed by snother. players and 1ianagers alike began to take no- tice. When plavers who had strutted on the diamond. trampling the um- pires under foot. suddenly found them- selves off the ficld for an indeterminate period of suspension. the game of base ball began to look up and some of the plavers began to detest Johnson Johnson began his crusade for clean base ball in advance of the movement in *he National League. Harry Pulliam started a similar crusade in’ the Na- tional League when he became its pre: ident. late in 1902. and the good work that Johnson had done in the Ameri- can League proved fo be a very good arcument in Pulliam’s favor. “I don't have the backing up _and® the power that Johnson has. and if there are disturbances on the ficld dur- ing National League gamos it is because both plavers and owners are at fault,” Pulliam told his league. | owners passed a resolution giving Pul- The National League soon began to| realize that something would have to be done to put an end to the rows| that_were taking place all too often on the Polo Grounds in New York. in Cin- | cinnati, in Brooklyn, in St. Louis and | on other fields of the league. So_the liam power to enforce discipline. Then | the fur began to fly in the National| League. and Ban Johnson looked on nd laughed and said: “They had to come to it, but they should have start-| ed it before their players got away from them." Nothing pleased Johnson more than to speak of the loyal manner in which | his owners and plavers supported him, even if he had to club them to it early | in his administration. But he clubbed | them successfully and never_flinched | when he undertook to use the bludgeon. | None felt it more often than Ty Cob— and Johnson was as ready to discipline the scintillating Tyrus as he was the greenest rookie on the lowliest team in the league Wars on mbling. 1 Johnson was also a persistent fighter against gamblers and gambling ele- ments. He cleaned out a bunch of them, but as the petty gambler tries to get his grip on base ball all of the time, he must be watched all of the time. Johnson made his ereatest f,% against the gamblers when he brwaht the crooked ball plavers of the Chicago | White Sox to book following the “fixed world series of 1919. The Ameri~an League president never relinquished th~ task of trying to ascertain who was "principal in the transaction that put a black mark on the 1919 series. He undoubtedly believed that the man be- hind the scenes was a gambler in New York City. as did others who were cons versant with the facts. but he could not get the connecting link to estab-| lish whether all the monev used in “fixing” the series came directly out of New York ‘ (End of Series) Sarazen Rests Right Arm to Steady Putts SARAZEN RESTS RIGHT ELBOW < LIGHTLY ON RIGHT LEG - 17 STEADIES ARMS = g a BY SOL METZGER. Gene Sarazen, former open cham- pion. who recently won two open tournaments within the span of one week at Miami, Fia., putts with his right arm resting lightly against his right leg. He is no exception in this. About every golfer who putts well does the same thing. The purpose is 1o prevent the arms from Wwob- bling. Any movement by the putter, other than the actual playing of the stroke, would affect the putt and probably spoil it. Outside of the muscles he actually uses to putt he must and does remain as still during the entire putt as a figure of bronze. ‘The art of putting makes the shot different from any other in golf. The main difference between the putl and all other shots is that the putt is played with overspin, hence it is stroked off the left heel; whereas all other shots, including the drive, are piaved for carry. The faces of these clubs, even the driver, are built at varjous lofts to aid in this carry, and for the more exaggerated carry shots, the pitches, the ball is played off the right heel. Another difference is th: the arms and body move in all other shots. In putting they do not move. The matter of stroking the ball is | done in another Wi | DEL RAY CLUB PLANS | FOR BASE BALL PLAY ALEXANDRIA, Va, Frebruary 14 — Del Ray Athletic Club has reorganized for the impending base ball campaign and present plans call for entrance in the Alexandria Amateur Base Ball Fed- eration. Joe Theimer, who will again coach the suburbanites, expects Butler, | Larry Curtiss, V. Curtiss. Nixon, Par- | sons, Morgan, Frinks ' Kremer, Card- well, Muddiman, Butler. Martin. Shef-| field, Trevette, McCullough. Rhodes, Withers and others to report soon, Alexandria has been awarded the Southern Rowing Assoclation’s annual regatta. which is set for July 21. This city's bid was accepted al a meeting of representatives of the Potomac Boat Club. hington: Arundel Boat Club and Ariel Rowing Club. both of Baiti- more: Virginia Boat Club of Richmond and the Old Dominion Boat Club of city, Charles Haslup of the Arundel Boat | Club has been elected president of assoclation o succeed E. E. Lawler has expired. Magnus i was elected vice Potomac. secre- E. Carver, Old Do- | | rush by “Rut” 1e ir w'| minion surer The general regatta commitiee was td as follows: E. E_Lawler. jr ndon. chalrman. Charles How- g Arindel © LAMAR WINS OVER for men tyle for ghwoesd Trom a Leight a00 women for men wna 400 ONE SEWELL IS SIGNED, BUT OTHER HOLDS OUT VELANL, Fewn e renel Lidans Lt come 1 Foti neid « na |ulum ary cha b v Henpaer ey . « Fre €n engegement eount veing 47 0 8 De frrmer Western High pleier R hed & 4 of the P ecored 19 CALLAHAN AT BOSTON LYNN Feinuary 14 —Bhow ing superior apeed and outsmarting bis opponent Henry Lamar. Washington soored over Eddie Calla- NOH. 0 a 10-round WINGO TO AID HENDRICKS CINCINNATL 1 Ivy Vingo Columibie Ame and former o Signed & contract and wssistant 1 ks of the Jueds « Ohiin Assonintion cher fur € third base coach ger Jack Hend MIDWICK FOUR WINS, ALHAHBIA Calif February 14 (A7 A Midwick Country Club polo quartet led by the veteran Carleton Buike tomped over e Sanas Poist four fiom Long Y., by the soore of 14 Lo B .Speedo;neter Trouble? We Hepalr All Makes CREEL BROS. P 14th KL NW, ¥ 4 1 My sivmedt fiu‘ 44 A P | tal 60, | Michigan’s margin of victory to 26 I both Wisconsin and Northwestern this | Winter. | would drop to a tie for first place with | Detropt ! Paul, {won from Steve Nevada, Detrot (8) ATELLALLLLLALL AL AARARAURAA VAN AUV S SEES LITTLE CHANGE By ith oAy e CHICAGO. Frbruary 14—The first three games of the eight on this week's basket ball schedule in the Wesiern Conference left the teams today in the | same old places, with one exception. Chicago dropping below Illinois, from sixth to seventh place. The three winners drew closor to the unbeaten Purdue leader. and the three S nk closer to the ment. In- nd Northwestern r od up big totals in their victories. w had a narrow squeak in (ho minutes, Capt. Harrigan going i new life into th» fading Walv Indiana’s 43-26 victory over Ohio gave Branch \'k‘Cn(‘ n. the Hoosier center, opportunity to protect his posi- tion as leading scorer from a b Waters of Northwestern he Northwestern squad put on exira speed to down Jowa, 49-28. and Walter ~ored 16 points. McCracken added 11| his total, retaining his first posi- | tion with to 70 for Walters, komo sophomore. Benny 0o dropped back to third place, since he gathered but 4 points, making his to- | The close-guarding Chicago team held | Purdue’s battle with Illinois tonj at Lafayette, the only game on, the schedule. is a puzzle to the experts. The Illini will present the same patched-up line-up which upset North- western, one of the strong title con- tenders, last week Or their home floor the Boilermakers are figured syre winners. but the Illini have surpriced If beaten tonight. Purdus Wisconsin. 'HOWARD U. QUINT ADDS | MORRIS-BROWN TO LIST| With Carpenter heading their at-| | tack, Howard University basketers over- | | came Morris-Brown, 35 to 29. on the | | locals’ fioor. It was the Bisons' second | win in three days. Tt 'wa & keenly fought Jgame, with] Howard holding a small lead most of | the way. | Howard Freshmen defeated Federal | A. C, 22 to 15, in the preliminary. Fights Last Night ‘ By the Associated Press CLEVELAND, Ohio.—Joe Baitimore, won & technical knockout | over Clyde Hull of Faith, 5. Dak. (8). ROCHESTER, N. Y.—Jack Delaney, Bridgeport, Conn. knocked out mu Gates, North Adams, Mass. (2). John- | ny Urban, Pattsburgh, knocked out ‘Tony | Stabenau, Buffalo (1). CHICAGO.—Harry Dillon, Winnipeg, Ontario, knocked ot Roleaux Saguero, | Cuba (7). Genaro Pino, Cuba, defeated | Johnny Kid Willlams, Chicago (6). Danny Dundee, Omaha, and Johnny Decourcey, St. Paul, drew (6). Pete Sanstol and Benny Hall Louls, Danny Terris, New York, won_from Osford Bernard, Panama (6). Danny Frush defeated Jimmy Scott, Galves- Dundee, | Norway drew (6) ack Hood, England, de- Manchester (15) Billy Peterson nu'xmlnh d Al Walther, Canton, | Ohio_(10) MEMPHIS. Tenn knocked out 3). Jimmy Jack Gibbs, Bt Jimmy Cox. Mem- | phis Griffith, Memphis, Jess Billy Hobson MeCann, SALT LAKE Ogden, Utah Cleveland (6) ALTOONA. Pa - Al nd. knocked out Johnny N v N ) (9 | | ANRARRARNRSRNNNNNNNNGY Corbett 1son, New- | | professional experience. l‘ isigned with the New York Americans | since. | President | Athletic Club in the Monumental City. 'STANDING INBIGTEN | BARRY FIRST BOSTON MAN TO BEA.L UMP By the Associated Precs, CHICAGO, February 14.—Dan A. v, named an American League um- pire by President E. S. Barnard yester- d1v is the first Boston man ever to be appointed to the league staff and is onc of the few ever to receive such an ap- pointment without having had previous BY 0. B. KEELER For the Associated Press, HARLIE HALL, champlon of * the Southeastern P. G. A., for many years professional at the Country Club of Birming- ham, Ala. and one of the half dozen longest hitters in golf to- day—many well informed persons him as the longest—is one who takes his extraordinary powers with the wood clubs as ratier a mat- ter of course. I made a study of his driving fome years ago. aided by photog- raphy, and, I think, ascertained the secret’ of his amazing range. But s Mr. Kipling says, is another may have it some day. however, that the shot most proud of was played at the Roebuck Coun- try Club course, Birmingham. in a match in which Charlie and the late Douglas Edgar were pitted against Vardon and Ted Ra me thus being an all-Ei affair. I know Harry himself prais the shot, and the Old Masier was never given to loose laudation The ninth hole at Roebuck is 600 vards long and uphill all the way: probably it is the longest playing hole in the world. Ted Ray, him- B Barry won his appointment by excel- lent work as a college base ball offictal over a 15-year period. After playing high school and semi-pro base ball he and was farmed out to the Utica club. Later he was sent to the Western League but an injury to his arm terini- | nated his active career as a plaver and he turned to newspaper work as a | member of the sports staff of the Bos- | ton Post. igned to cover a scholastic game | he was called upon to umpire and <o | popular were his decisions that his | services have been in demand cver | He has been umpire-in-chief of | all Holy Cross games since 1920 and | worked practically all of the Harvard | | Rames since 1913. William M. “Bick” Campbell, for fou | vears an arbiter in the Southern Asso- | ciation. was another appointment of | Barnard to the American | League staff of umpires. Campbell is | years old and a native of Memphis, enn. a four: | self a famous slugger, and Charlie ’ had been having a sort of driving SCHOOL SWIMMERS HOLD MEET MARCH 10 March 10 has been set for the seven- teenth annual South Atlantic A tion interscholastic championship swim- | ming races to be held at the Baltimore | contest all day, and Charlie was out- ranging the big Englishman. They were far head of the others regu- larly, though Edgar and Vardon were doing quite their share before the balls were holed out From the ninth tee Charlie was out with so powerful a_drive that after the others had plaved their second shots he was inspired to at- tempt an impossible feat—he put all he had into a huge brassie shot in the effort to get home in two. The big shot was shoved out and wound up about 100 yards from the green and in a singularly unfavor- able position, back of a flock of bee hives, fortunately not inhabited Edgar. Charlie’s partner. failed to stop his third shot, a pitch. on the sloping. fast green, and Ray also failed tn reach the green. but Vardon was well on. with a 10-foot putt for a birdie 4. which seemed certain to under auspices of that club. Events yill begin at'8 p.m. with pre-| liminary and semi-final heats taking place starting at 2 p.m. the same day in the same tank. | Events will mclude 50. 100 and 220 vard swims. 100-yard breaststroke, 100- | d backstroke. medley relay (back- stroke, breaststroke and free style, three men to a team. each swimming 100 vards). fanev diving and 160-vard relay. said he, and putt, so Charlie won the all. Old Harry displayed what was for | him great enthusiasm. “A very fine piece of work, lad" then missed his own SPORTS." alifornia to Try Reversible Base Ball I Hall Is Creator of Distance With Golf Club NEW GAME MAKES ' THIRD BASE FIRST Right-Hand Hitter Runs to Left if Path Is Clear in Trial Match. BERKELEY, C: “Reversible base first appearance when its ereator, | of the Universit; | | alif.. February 14— ball” will make i before any audience Coach Carl Zamloch of California base ball men into a prac 1 nine A storm hl discussion has raged up and down the Pacific Coast ever since Zamloch first made his proposal that the batter be n his option of run- g to eitner first or third when the bases are clear. ¥ that under the present rul handed batter is penalized required to run to first base. A right-handed hitter, st stands on the side of the plate away from first. giving the 'eft-handed bat- ter an initial advantage.” | Zamloch. “Then. after he has { ball, the mome: | ries him a litt! tarter o and he must recover his balance before he can start for first. next batter, | bases, has his choice of | either first or third l Al Van Halt big plaver and fn'-ru- running to league base ha'l | one professional pl: | Zamloch that ambidextrous base run- | ning would add interest to the game. | just as the uncertainty of where the hole after 1! strike makes for much win the ole Charlie studied the situation. The distance. 100 a difficult one. Apparently id not hit the ball with mashie-niblick firmly enough to apply the maxi- mum of backspin. and it was too much for a niblick pitch. Yet any kind of a pitch-and-run shot would be virtually certain to be thrown far off line by the slope on which such a shot must land Charlie elected to shoot for the pin and. using a short and compact swing. he hit the ball hard. knocking it down, as the saying is. with ter- rific emphasis. so that the blade of the club almost stopped in the turf. The ball came up fairly buzzing with backspin. dropped a foot in front of the pin. spun around the hole like a top, and. aftor nearly dropping in stopped dead for a 4. It did not bounce at all; it seemed made of lead Entries will close March 3. with La- trobe Cogswell, chairman. athletic com- mittee, Bnmmr\re Athletic Club. 'SQUASH RACQUET TITLE IS TAKEN BY RAWLINS PHILADELPHIA, February 14 (P.— Herbert N. Rawlins. New York, won the National Singles Squash Racquet cham- pionship by defeating Myles P. 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