Evening Star Newspaper, February 15, 1928, Page 50

b0 SPORTS.” 'THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1928.° SPORTS." Bucs Trying Young Hurlers This Year : Base Ball Birds Flitting Southward WHAT THE YOUNG BALL MANY BOX ROKIES ON PIRATE ROSTER Dreyfuss Hopes to Bolster! Mound Staff That Wore ‘ Down Last Year. i BY JOHN B. FOSTER. NEW YORK. February 15.—Pitts-| urgh's Pirates will shortly turn up at | Paso Robles, Calif. with the largest squad of candidates for the pitel staff and the big Cal:ifo 00l that Barney Drexfu led out there in sore Major leagus ma have alwavs kidded 1o bat. as they termed it assem- ownors weakness. or perhaps a soft spot the infie’ vear they said | | o | | | ed. but they | pe ! This vear the Pittsburch owner has new ideas regarding pitchers. having | been taught by experience in 1927 that i his pitching be soldered. | staf mus h Vie Aldriage to for Burleigh | wh No club ev to report for Sprine training until Pittsburgh lured him out to Paso | Robles in 1927 long ahead of the othe: plavers. Aldridge was very early the soil of California and by of March he was in better cond: - than he had been before. Gone Before Series. A hard season told on him in 1927 and when the world es came | Aldridge wasnt there. He pitdhed h: arm so thoroughly weak on his last at. tempt that he couldn't get the ball to the plate and threw some wild ones at kept catcher bobbing around | e an eel Donie Bush and the Pirates Like it. Dreyfuss figured that Aldr had an intermittent arm. No matter wiio proposed the trade between New | York and Pittsburgh. each club swap- ped one personality for another. Grimes finds it hard to get started.’ Once going. his spit ball is not so bad. When the afternoon came that decided | the issue in the 1927 pennant racc. | Gnmes pitched for the Giants against | the Phillies. and they pasted him to the four corners of the fleld. That settled Grimes withSthe Giants. Ear-| lier in the season Grimes had disagreed | with Hornsby: but Hornsby. too. has been sent away by the Giants 8 If Grimes finds the fine sulp| water of Paso Robles soothing to his right arm he may_pitch about 10 or | 12 wins for the Pirates and maybe | more. As long as Aldridge's arm re- ds. his curve is a good one and | John J. McGraw likes curves. Kremer Fine Hurler. In addition te Grimes, Dreyfuss ha Kremer. the ace of the staff. who reported in better health than he wes. | If that is so. Kremer is good enough 1o lead the tional League pitchers aga There's a lot of speed in him. | Carmen Hill may have had his best| year in 1927. but he may have a better one this year because he is Lt up witn confidence. Dawson has prospects for 8 good year. Miljus will need wearing | down. Like a grindstone, at the start.| but the endurance is there | Fussell 1s a left hander strange 10| the National League, but he made good with Wichita Falls in 1927 and that team won the Texas League pennant Brame is a left hander, who flirted around Jersey City with the ball. anc Perry is a southpaw from Utah. who pitched for Wichita. Kans. Utah s | he 1= good Bartholomew is a young right hander | Columbia, S. a Pittsburgh | tributary. Lindsey. also a right hander. | was picked out of San Antonio. Ma- hoffey ix a right hander who belonged 1o Pittsburgh in 1927. but played at New Haven. where he ‘was good Spencer. right-hand pitcher, played with Binghamton, and Tauscher. also right handed. is another Columbia, 8 C. graduate. Some old timers thirk ‘Tauscher will do. Walsh, right hander. eomes from Lawrence, Mass When any one laughs at Dreyfuss | now because he seems to have been remiss in other years zbout his pitch- | y comes back with 2 chuckle | i | pi “Well, maybe the last laueh | 1 catch. Please arrange 1or tsburgh for the eather for senes of 1928 HOBG;N TO FIGHT SEATTLE. Wash. Feb: Tod Morgan of Seatt KING. 15 ) — light- weight champion of has signed o box Ritchie K ound non ngeles i & 1 1 b Columbia, Pebru- | in Vancouver, B ary 24. T i i believe, in unusu; road use as well, such superlative power and Now on Display Deater THOMPAON Va In Herndon 1623 L. St. N ! ’ { ! i i Al Simmons The most powerful stock carin America. Speed! —name your own! Not only is it superior in numerical developed horsepower, but, we performance and in actual Ownership of such a distincrively different car will naturally be limited to the few who want ance. And 1o those few, the New Gardner 95 The New Gardner 95 at $2095 to $2495 is one of three complete series of Fight-inline. 15 custom-designed body stsles are available in these thre Prices of Sevies 75 and 85 models range from $1195 to $2095, f. 0. b, fuctory. W. Speaker, Simmons and Miller Give Macks a Strong Qutficld With Tris Speaker (center) as a balance wheel, Connie Mack of the Athletics has a new outfield which may rival those of the Yanks (right), sole survivor of the 1927 ‘Wheat. will move over to left field. Bing Miller (left). who has come back to is to know a terrain of Shibe P: does about every League field. Bing Miller. co: Athleti coming home, for most league career has beer ing a White Elepk back 1o t fi is rea | DAYTONA B! ¥ went to the A remained on Connie Mack was traded to the St. Lo Now he is back again. more bulk, but still fast. Simmons to Play Left. Al Simmons. sole survivor of the outfield cast completed by Ty Cobb and Buck Wheat in “The Runner- Up of 1927." will have to go o few feet to find his corner. played center field last scason. year he will move over to I make room for the gray ball hawk who, in spite of his 40 years. can travel along with the best outrie in the business. Simmons t ball in spite of his awkward s and in 1925 hung up a marl Speaker will prove h Athletics bevond question. Texan showed the youngs 1o go back on a ball ago. and he is E old and young, that ma tial extra hase hit cal a fielder starts ear right direc ‘The veteran Speak of Connie and frie two pared for thel iy a associated with the ca; n h a sigh of regret, "I wish alongside Ty one sea: Two of Them Too Costly. | Cobb, w pla: however, [~ and he hit weakn not _equal ¥ the q fielders must make for | —Th juding a mile straightawa; and Whe be to roll e m 203.7 h the T . which opened today. Am: and one Bri an cars were en ACH, Fla.. Febry were prepared | 35 the world speed He has been working in seml on said nd Cubs. Heavy-hitting | have been to John McGraw. | trio that included Cobb and | How the St. Louis Browns will assort | their new talent in the rebuilding process. what the Nationals will do CLUBS WILL TEST MUCK NEW TALENT Giants, Braves and Browns Sure to Be Watched by Anxious Fans. Ry the Associated Prese NEW YORK, February 15.—The base ball birds are flitting Southward. Inti- mate details of their progress already are being dispatched by the energetic | correspondents. The holdouts who were so adamant a few weeks age are falling into line. The magnates talk f booming the amateur game for boys throughout the country. Through it all is the delightful air of anticipation and preparation always associated with the coming of another base ball cam- paign and, the magnates hope, bigger and better gates. | There will be no little concern in the news that comes back from the ainng camps scattered from Florida to California about the perspiring or (aspiring athletes, depending on their |age. ability or previous condition of | | servitude. . | Will Check on Cohen. | Gotham fans will want to know whether the Jewish hope of the Giant Andy Cohen, will fit into the somewha ample niche vacated by Rogers Hornsby whether Frank O'Doul, the reju- nated veteran from San Francisco, {swings a mean enough club to break into the regular outfield cordon. Likewise it will be of interest to | Boston whether Hornsby puts his ex- | pected new dash and punch into the | Braves or whether his conversation is las disconcerting to the new club manager. Jack Slattery. as it seems to with two such first basemen as Sisler {and Judge around. how Tris Speaker (Here s he first of a_series of 12 liftle storics on “What the Yeung Player Wante to Know." 3 Foster.) written John' B. by BY JOHN B. FOSTER. 1—Pitching Arms Need Care and Attention. OYS who aspire to be pitchers— and what American boy does not?—often give little thought to the care of their pitching arms until it is too late to re- pair injuries already done. Those who take their base ball playing more seri- ously are apt to ask for advice regard- ing the care of their arms. Among hundreds of queries received by the writer from youthful pitchers, the fol- lowing is typical: 1 have been pitching for a couple of years. Can you give me any infor- mation about taking care of my arm? Sometimes it is not as comfortable as I think it should be. Should a boy continue to pitch underhand if it is natural for him to do so?” The best way to take care of your arm is never to overwork it. Boys are s0 prone to pitch to batters hour after hour that they forget the human arm has its limit of endurance. Should Conserve Strength. A boy sometimes will pitch for the Wed Si in the morning and for the Red Rov in the afternoon. That is 18 innings of strain. if both games are played for the legal limit. During that time the voung pitcher is likely to throw the ball at least 300 times at the top of his strength. And if he thinks he is pitching a curve ball-- and maybe he is-—he will snap his arm at the wrist until it is a wonder that he doesn't snap it off. The next morning when he gets ont of bed and tries to pull on his sweater, he will wonder where he got that terii- ble pain in the shoulder. which feels as if he might lose an arm before the PLAYER WANTS TO KNOW day is over. Mother is consulted and the arnica bottle is brought into action. The young pitcher bathes his arm in arnica all day long. but he finds it just as sore the following morning. Because he is gritty and has promised the Young Ansons that he will pitch for them the next afternoon. he tries to do so and in about 10 minutes finds his arm so weak and sore that he can scarcely lift it. His fun is spoiled for a month. In fact, he is lucky if he gets his pitching arm back in a month. ‘The boy pitcher, as much as the pro- fessional pitcher. must rest between games. That is the way to take care of the arm. pitching a game remember that vou have done a day appealing to pitch some more the same afternoon. Juveniles Need Rest. There is nothing like rest and care for the juvenile arm and there nothing that the juvenile despises mora than to rest. a base ball in his hand and is attracted by the game doesn't know what rest is avout haif of his Summer vacation be- cause he failed to take rest. If the arm is uncomfortable; if it doesn't feel easy: if it kinks when the voung pitcher tries to throw a curve ball. it is simply tired out. Then the time to stop. No pitcher with a good underhand delivery should change it. One of these days there will be as many good under- hand pitchers who throw the ball over- hand. If you pitch underhand natural- ly. you will be able to cultivate sailin7 ball up. and out. and there is no style of pitching that will fool batters more. The upward sail and the drop are two variations of curve that are harder than poison on batters, because the ball 1s not on a horizontal planc. It either soars or ducks. ball lore. He won something like 30 games in 1926 in the Sally League, but was supposed to be a bit old for the majors. The scouts passed him up, but not Ed Barrow, the cagle-eyed business will fit into Connie Mack's machine, { whether Sparkey Adams fills the long- felt Pirate need for a second baseman | 1and how Kiki Cuyler fares under Chi- cat last |cago Cub leadership are only a few of | | the salient features of the Spring train- | able to [ing program. ‘em to WORLD AUTO MARK SOUGHT AT DAYTONA 45, . record cef e in n part | al speed car- | e the trio of more powerful cars, | er events | Yanks Get Another Moore. i Since the Pittsburgh Pirates obtained yd Waner at bargain rates, chiefly | n brother Paul's | major league teams have been scan- ing the family connections of other | rch seems to have led to the Yankees signing Nick Moore, on | the advice of his older brother Wiley, | { whose good right arm had as much to ry 15, do with the Hugmen's victory last year any other factor. tcher, pro cfl of Texas and Oklahoma. Waners got their start along the road to fame. The story of Wilcy's acquisition by the Yankees is a historic piece of base Nick is also a right-handed | row. recommendation, } where | mentor of the Yanks. “Any man who can win 30 games in any league is worth a tryout,” said Bar- | Wiley got his trial and led the American League pitchers for 1927. So Barrow's pronouncement has become base ball policy. —_— RACE ACROSS COUNTRY ATTRACTING BIG ENTRY LOS ANGELES. February 15 (P .- C. C. Pyle’s cross-country marathon | has attracted more than 170 heel-and- | toe_artists, 18 signing vesterday. Both runners and walkers are rep- ‘r":!n‘!‘d with Willie Kohlemainen and Charles Hart favored in | class and Philip Granville and He ry | Swadey rated near the top among the | walkers. The race, over an estimated course | of 3.400 miles between Los Angeles and | | New York City, March 4. 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Each ofthese contributesto the exclusive charm of this distinctively different motor car, sevies, b Charke of Sernsiee 1.3 CAMEIELD 1615 O 8t NW North 4367 Roynalds Tohasoo "y ’ BARS TEAMS FROM When you have finished | work even if it is | is | ‘The boy who once gets | If he is no more fortunate than most - boys, some day he will have to lose | 10T, the welterwe | | INTERNATIONAL LOOP e Pross. COUVER. B. C.. February 15— British Columbia hockey teams have been forbidden to play in the recentl | organized International Amateur Hockey | League, by Dr. F. E. Sandercock. Cal- | ateur Hockey League stood that he is following precedent in disapproving of Canadian amateurs competing with American teams. | In his telegram to A. R. Dingman, president of the British Columbia Amateur Hockey League. Sandercock said that his decision |the Amateur Athl and that a Union of Canada. lavers continuing to com- Sandercock in passing the edict did | Dring 1 | not state the reacon. but it is under- | Dase ball com 1 s supported by | i P ipete in the new International Associ-! ation will be suspended Two games have already been plaved in the schedule of the league. which includes teams from Portland. Van- couver and Victoria. Fights Last Night By the Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS.—Spug Myers, Poca- tello, Idaho, knocked out Eddie Dyer, Toledo (two). Tony Larose, Cincin- nati and Tommy Milton, Toledo, draw (eight). MILWAUKEE.—Billy Light, St. Paul, won from Floy Hybert, 10). HOTNSP}:)"\;GS, Ark.—Milton Man- guna, New Orleans, outpointed Jonhnny Rosen, New York 4lfll.m > LOS ANGELES.—Jackie Fields, Los Angeles, defeated Vince Dundee, Balti- | more (10). Billy Burke, Los Angeles, nu‘tpomtcd Johnny Reisler, New York (six). HUDKINS WILL QUIT IF DUNDEE NOT MET Br the Associated Pr NEW YORK. February 15 —Ace Hud- kins served notice today that he would quit the ring unless given an oppor- tunity to meet Champion Joe Dundee ight title, Hudkins declared he expected to knock out Sergt. Sammy Baker in their melee here Friday night and that if he isn't carded against Dundee after- ward he will hang up the gloves and g0_into business. The Nebraska wildcat said he had saved a little fortune through boxing and that the only lure the game now | offered to him was the championship. Hudkins is an 8-to-5 favorite to de- feat Baker. »land | MANDELL, WALKER TO DEFEND TITLES By the Associated Press, CHICAGO, February 15.— Boxing champlons, Sammy Mandeli and Mickey Walker, have at last acceded to the de- mands of the National Boxing Associa- tion, agreeing to their titles to | outstanding challengers at the W Sox Base Ball Park this Summer. Mandell's manager, Eddie Kane, | terday signed a contract with promoter | Jim Mullen of Chicago for a lightweight ! championship match with Jimmy Mec- (Larnin of Los Angeles June 21. Jack | Kearns, manager for Walker, also prom- ised Mullen that Walker would risk middleweight crown against Ace Hud- kins. the “Nebraska Wildcat”: Joe An- derson of Cincinnati or any other out- standin; enzer on July 26, {cLarnin match. which | would be fought on a percentage basis, | and at 135 pounds. has one " That 18 that McLarnin must make a satisfactory showir azainst Sid Terris in their match at New York 24. If McLamnin is d !len has the righ | pionship bout or name some other ] | lenger satisfactory | champion. Hudkins is considered the | ble opponent for Walker. | terweight, but is havi ! ing weight and is expected to jo middleweight ranks soon. Mandell started traininz h for his fight Jackie ary 23. ‘American Legion Is Striving To Stir Up Sandlot Base Ball Br the Associated Press HICAGO. February 15.—Sandlot base ball, suffering from the rapid inroads of golf and other| sports. is to be stimulated by the American Legion. backed | by financial and moral support from the major leagues. Recognizing the need for more talent on the base ball diamond and certain that some of e best talent among American youths is never found, the | American and National leagues have | {gary. president of the Canadian Am.|i0led {0 guarantee $50.000 toward de- | { ve ping the American Legion's plan to 100.000 erican I ion each year throu and national tourna- State, ments. Under the Legion's plan. the States will be divided into an E: and Western dr major di smaller ones. 'S each group. The State champion mcet in elimination games at regional tournaments and the winners of each major division will meet annuall; T the natfonal championship in =3 WOl series. Boys under 1 will be eligible to play and t ries will be held this regicnal If you smoke for pleasure 1| Virginia national champions will be guests at the major world series. The regional divisions are: 1. Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. 2. California. Nevada, Utah and Arizona. 3. North and Seuth Dako! Wryoming and Nebraska. = 4. Colorado. Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico. 5. Minnesota, lowa. and Michigan. 6. Missouri. Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. 7. Arkansas, Louisiana. Mississip- pi. Alabama and Tennessee. 8. Maine. New Hampshire, Ver- mont. Massachusetts. Connecticut, | Rhode Island and New York. 9. New Jersey. Pennsyivania. Delaware, Maryland. Virginia, West gk Disldrifl of Columbia. | . Noi and South Carolina, | Georgix and Florida. Base Ball Con ner K. M. Lan- dis. President John A. Hevdler of the National League and President E S Barnard of Wisconsin —get right up front Have a Camel. The real object of where the pleasure is. smoking is to enjoy it. 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