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SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. (.. WEDNESDAY; O'CTUBER‘ 17, 1928 SPORTS" . 35 Failure to Evolve System for Strengthening Weak Club Hurts Major Leagues BIG CHANGES BEING MADE IN COURSE AT COLUMBIA PLAN I BROACHED T0 HELP TRAILERS Scheme Enabling Them to| Buy Surplus From Leaders Is Suggested. BY WALTER TRUMBULL. OR a long time it has looked to | me as if some real effort should | be made to strengthen the weak | clubs in the major leagues. There always are three or four | clubs against which even a sure-thing gambler would bet 00 to 1, and they do little to add to the general interes. Their role is that of a punching ba It is true the second division cl receive the preference in the draft, but | the draft doesn’t mean much any more. | Huggins didn't try to draft a pla this Fall, his theory being that if some club hasn't thought enough of a minor | leaguer to buy him, he isn't good enough to bother with. The entire American League drafted only cight | men. | The situation is this: A leading club | doesn’t often need a whole lot of new strength. It can concentrate on a few new players. eighth place probably needs pitchers catchers, infielders and outfielders. Ho: is it going to get them? Only by ye: of building, and a Jot of luck. Buying a minor league ball player at present prices is slightly more of a gamble than playing the wheel. The boy who looks like another Cobb in a small league may look like a leaf from Joe Miller's Joke Book in the majors. An “almost” good ball player is as use- ful in fast company as an almost good egg in an omelet. Poorest Clubs Taxed Heaviest. So the clubs which can least afford it either have to make the biggest in- vestment and take the biggest gamble, or else go on trusting to luck that they will pick up a few jewels in the ash pile or stumble across buried treasure. There are not enough great players to go around. There never have been. Your correspondent has been peering at ball players for many a season, and has seen only one Mathewson, one Cobb, one Wagner, one Johnson and one Ruth. New York paid $125,000 for Ruth, but many a club couldn't have paid that. At the time it was considered a big price. Ball players have gone up. Ruth today would bring many times this orig- inal price. And again the poorer clubs couldn’t afford to pay. The trouble is that they would have to put up the cash, and banks do not finance deals on as sky blue a deal as a ball player. A broken leg or a sprained arm means that the goods are worthless. With Sunday base ball and a winning team certain clubs can afford to spend money in experiments. They can vir- tually corner the market, Other clubs are not on a basis which permits'them an even chance. An ideal race would be one with eight clubs coming to the wire under a blanket. The ideal is be- yond the reach of humanity, but some- thing should be done to make for more equality. What? I don’t know. They might do any one of several things. Offers a Suggestion. Each club, for example, is allowed 40 men up to June 15. Then it. has to cut down to 25. * Let us suppose that on June 15 each first division club of the year before was permitted to make p list of 20 men, and that the seventh and eighth place clubs of the year be- jore each were permitted to buy, at a fair fixed price, one man from each pf those first four teams, taking their choice of any player not included in the reserved 20. Say the fixed price was $20,000 a player. In this manner each of the two weak- est clubs would have a chance, at an Investment of $80,000, which it could manage, to get four promising ball players. Each of the first division clubs would lose two ball players out of its store of plenty. two of its reserves. But the richer clubs souldn’t corner the field. This scheme might not work. There pre- objections to it, as there are to every scheme. The fact remains that some plan should be worked out by which it would be possible for a weak and comparatively poor club to build Itself ‘up, strengthen its league, add ex- citement to the race, and give the home fans a run for their money. In the end, this would mean a great- er financial return for all the clubs. (Copyright, 1928. by North American News- ‘Paper Alliance.) CHESAPEAKE FISHING TRIP ON FOR SUNDAY A special fishing trip to Chesapeake Bay by bus is being arranged by Ollie Atlas of the Atlas Sports Goods Co. for pext Sunday. One or more of the same kind of busses that were engaged for the Spring trip to Wachapreague will be chartered for this outing. The trip this time will be to Gales- ville, on the West River. Noah Hazzard will be on hand with his fleet of boats to take the anglers out. There will b2 plenty of boats and plaaty of prizes, ac- cording to Atlas, who is In direct charge of this outing. The start will be made from the Atlas company’s store at 7 a.m. and the re- turn trip will get under way at 7 p.m. Reservations for this trip should be made by Thursday night or not later than Friday morning. The cost of the trip, including boat, will be $3. Al that the anglers have to do is to bring their own bait. In case of bad weather on Sunday the trip will be postponed to the following Sunday, or money will be refunded and the trip called off; it is all up to tu2 anglers. This trip will give those anglers who were disappointed the first two Sundays in this month another chance to get some fish and also to land a prize. | LEWIS T0 DEFEND TITLE. LOS ANGELES, October 17 (#).— Ed “Strangler” Lewis, heavyweight) wrestling champon, will defend his title against Marin Plestina, big Jugo- slav_contender, here tonight Keeps the hair in place Glo-Co is a liquid hair dressing that isn't greasy. It keeps the hair in place all day, but lets it look natural. And Glo-Co wars on dandruff. It keeps the scalp healthy. If you can’t get Glo-Co at your favorite ! tore, write the Glo-Co Company, Los Angeles. Sold in two sizes, 50c and 75¢. ( CO LIQUID HATR DRESSING cAs necessary as the. A club in seventh or It would keep all but HANGES of a radical character, the first to be made in the lay- Columbia Country Club_today under the direction of Course Super- Winter, The chief change will center about has been for many years and the hole that was piayed in the open cham- BY WALTER R. McCALLUM. out for more than a year, were begun on the course of the visor Fitts in a program of new con- struction that will run well into the the sixteenth hole, which will be changed materially from the hole it pionship of 1921. Not all the changes will involve the sixteenth, however, for the first hole will come in for its share of attention in a manner that is novel, at least around Washington. The sixteenth green is to be entirely reconstructed. made longer by an addi- tion to the front, and the bed of the stream that now meanders around in front of the green is to be changed to bring the water right up to the front of the putting surface. The green, in so far as its location is concerned, will remain substantially as it now is, but no one who plays it next year will rec- ognize the green of today. For its shape will be changed about, the hump in front removed and an apron substi- tuted for the hump, while an immense trap will be placed on the hillside at the left Two new tees will be built, one of them well up on top of the hillside back of the seventeenth tee, which will lengthen the hole some 30 yards and convert it from a mashie shot of 140 yards to a long iron shot of about 170 yards. With the creek pushed right | up to the front of the green the shot | will then become a testing long iron instead of the light mashie shot it now demands. The lower tee will re- main in use, but a third tee will be built halfway down the hill, about 155 yards from the center of the green, again changing the shot. Fitts has a scheme in mind for build- ing an alternate green for the first hole, which will then have two greens cap- able of being interchanged to suit vary- ing conditions of play. No other hole around Washington has two greens. The new green, which he plans to build during the early Winter, will be lo- cated on top of the hill above the present green. The charactér of the hole will not be changed by the addi- tion, and the maple tree that now con- stitutes one of the chief hazards of the approach to the green will remain as it is. Along the slope of the hilside below the bunkers which crown the hilltop at the fifteenth and the valley in which the sixteenth green lies, Fitts plans to plant a row of trees which will further outline the fifteenth fairway and force the play away from the sixteenth green, where occasionally hooked balls from the fifteenth tee endanger players on the sixteenth green. All the changes are expected to be completed by early Spring and the two new greens will be in use for play next year. The plans have been approved by the club board of governors. Only two matches remained to be played in the Liberty Cup tourney at the Chevy Chase Club today, as the date for the playing of the first round expired. The second round in the handicap event must be concluded by next Saturday. Results of the matches played to date follow: R. P. Whitelay (12), defeated A. S. W. Frailey (4), 5 and Maj. T. H. Lowe (6), defeated Maj. W. C. Gullian (11), 5 and 4; D. D. L. McGrew (12), defeated George E. Cooper’s Feet Firm For Approach Shots COOPERYS FULL e BY SOL METZGER. Not only does a golfer who uses a square stance open it for iron play, but he also uses different foot~ work. Take Harry Cooper, for ex- ample, who uses a slightly open stance for driving. But Qe opens it even more and makes it less wide for a pitch, The point I want to bring out in this connection, is that for a wooden shot Harry pivots far more than for an iron, and at the top of his swing his weight is not only back on his right foot but his left has been pulled partly off the turf, with only the inside of the big toe mak- ing contact. - Watch him play an approach and both feet will remain firmly on the ground. . There is little body in approach shots, though for a long mashie he will pivot a bit, as the sketch shows. Still he depends almost entirely on his arms to do the werk. He's set firmly all through. Why continue to slice when the fault can be absolutely cured by fol- lowing a few simple instructions? Write Sol Metzger, care of this fe- per, and request his illustrated leaflet on “Slicing.” In writing in- clese stamped, addressed envelope, (Copyright, 1828 TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats EISEMAN’S, 7th & RACING TODAY Laurel, Md. SEVEN RACES DAILY October 2nd to October 27th Inclusive Thirty-five Minutes to Track by Special_Baltimore & Ohio R. R. Trains Leave Union Station, Washington, at 12:25 P.M. and 12:50 P.M. General Admission, $1.50 First Race at 1:45 P.M. Elliott (11), 5 and 4: Gen, Harry Tay- lor (11), defeated G. Tucker Smith (12), 4 and 2; Gen. Charles G. Treat (8), defeated E. O. Wagenhorst (17), 3 up in 27 holes. Chevy Chase Club members are qual- ifying in the tourney for the Siamese trophy, which will be played beginning October 29. The qualifying round is be- ing played in the fortnight between October 13 and 27, inclusive. Members of Chevy Chase still are dis- cussing the remarkable score made by C. Ashmead Fuller, former club cham- pion, in the first round of the recent competition for the President’s cup. Fuller played the first 16 holes of his match in exactly par, went one over par on the difficult seventeenth, for a 5,and then played the last hole in par. His card was 70. He was forced to de- fault in the semi-final round, and the tourney was won by Walter R. Tucker- man, Senior goifers of Chevy Chase are competing in a 36-hole medal play event running through to October 31, the low- est 36-hole net score to win a trophy put up by the Scniors’ Golf Association. Mrs. J. Marvin Haynes, who was run- ner-up in the women's Middle Atlantic championship last week, was a favorite to win the women’s championship of the Congressional Country Club today. Mrs. Haynes was opposed to Mrs. H. A. Knox in the final round. Mrs. Haynes yes- terday defeated Mrs. H. R. Harper, 3 and 1, while Mrs. Knox defeated Mrs. J. P, Hodges, 6 and 5. Tommy Armoyr, Congressional pro- fegsional, returned to his club_yester- day after an operation, to play 18 holes of golf in preparation for the forthcom- ing match on Saturday with J. Monro Hunter of Indian Spring. The match will be a single affair to be played at the Loudoun Golf and Country Club of Purcellville, Va., and will start at 1:30. {ROW IS BREWING IN N. B. A. RANKS By the Associated Press. TORONTO, October 17.—Rumbles of dissatisfaction within the National Box- ing_Association were heard today. The trouble originated over the an-. nual meeting. The Canadian delega- tion wanted to know why Thomas Murphy, second vice president last year, was not nominated for office this time. It was explained that Murphy's elec- tion last year had been contrary to the constitution, which provides that foreign delegates cannot hold office in the organization. A number of state delegations rallied to the support of the Dominion and charges were hurled that Western dele- gates had “steam-rollered” the conven- tion to obtain control of the N. B. A. The newly elected president, Paul Prel is chairman of the Illinois Boxing Com mission; Stanley Isaacs, first vice presi- dent, is from Ohio, and D. Allan, second vice president, comes from Kansas. At the conclusion of the regular meet- ing of the convention, a private gather- ing, attended by the Canadian delega- tion and delegates from several States, was held to discuss the situation. There were some indications that a move might be made by which Canada and other disgruntled State delegations might attempt formation of a new as- Qros soclation. Allan J. Trible of Newark, N. J,, an- nounced that the private meeting had been attended by representatives of Canada, Connecticut, Maryland, Ken- tucky, North Carolina, Michigan, Wis- consin, New Jersey, and ‘“even Illinois itself.” Commissioner Sam Luzzo of thfdll]lnols delegation was there, Trible sald. “It was evident,” he said in reference to the convention itself, “that a coterie who have proved to have control of the election have used steam roller methods to attain their own ends.” ‘ Just what, if anything, is to be done A:su:lt the situation remains to be de- cided. Soon the spitball pitcher will be a (W2r thing of the past. The only ones now remaining in the major leagues are the veterans Mitchell, Quinn, Faber, Grimes and Aldridge. Daughters of Isabella bowlers knocked Kumbacks out of the lead in Washing- | ton Ladies’ League last night, enabling Beeques, champions of last year, tostep into undisputed possession of the front rank. Daughters took two of three games from Kumbacks at the Coliseum while Beeques were romping to a clean sweep over Colonials. Kumbacks and Beeques had been tied until last night. Beeques now enjoy a two-game lead. Commercials had a big night also, piling up 534 pins in their first game against Hilltoppers. Miltner, with 322, and Frere, with 316, led. Blackman's Jewelry team is setting the pace for Georgetown Recreation League. H. Young of Columbia Pike, Walker of Wilkins Rogers, McDonald of Blackman’s and H. Hodges of Potomac Bank are the outstanding individual performers to date. Team Standing. e L Pet Blackman's Jewelrs. 3 .8 St. Stephens........ 4 5% Potomac Bank. . c 4 %6 Georgetown Gas 4 556 Wilkins _Rogers 4 536 Chevy Chase. 4 5% Georgetown Recreation 5,484 Llberiy A g § a8 tberiy A. C 6 33 Columbia Pik: 7 .22 High individual average—H. Hodses (Poto- mac_Bank), 120-7. High individual game— . Young (Columbia Pike), 145. High dividual set—Walker (Wilkins Rogers). High strikes—H. Hodges (Potomac Bank). and McDonald (Blackman's), 7. High spares —H. Hodges (Potomac B: LADIES' FEDERAL LEAGUE. Team Standing. L, 3 : 3 Interstate C. C. 4 Marine Corps 4 Treasury . 8 Commerce 8 o 7 7 7 8 10 Brown of Marine Corps is now lead- ing with individual set of 329, high in- dividual game of 124, tled with Miss Lieberman of the Labor team with 800 | teams of the league, continues to roll high flat game of 93 and has high individual average of 101-3. By taking all three games from their co-workers, Economics, Agriculture went | into a tie for first place with Navy team, Other records of the league are: High team games, Agriculture, 510; Navy, 498; high team sets, Agriculture, 1,456; Ni 1,434; high individual games, Brown,, Marine Corps, 124; Jensen, In- terstate, 121; high individual sets, Brown, Marine Corps, 329; Jensen, I Corsette, Aggles, 32 most strikes, Badwiske, Construction, 7; Kohler, Treasury, Smith, Interstate, 5; high flat games, Lieberman, Labor, 93; Brown, Marines, 93; McQuinn, Aggies, 90. Averages, Brown, Marines, 101-3; Jensen, Interstate, 100-1; Greevy, Aggles, 99-6; Sullivan, Navy, 99-6, and Kohler, Treasury, 96-10. WAR DEPARTMENT LEAGUE. Team Standing. District Engin Adjutants ... Reproduction Etatistics Fort Humphr Air - Corps Auditors Engineers Frankies Medicos Constriction Quartermasters Trenspor Howitzers Rarbettes eers. P e e h 5 Hign teatn sets—Reproduction, 1,897; Fort Humphreys, 1,571 Adjutants Tuesday were overhauled by District Engimgers, the Engineer outfit taking the lead by virtue of a higher pinfall. Reproduction, one of the stronger to its expected form, but Fort Hum- phreys and Barbettes do not seem fo be able to hit their stride. Barbettes, winners of the race last year by the comfortable margin of six games, is today in next to last place, with but 7 |Ind., 1357 set, and also leading the league | with_high average. Johnnie Schott is again rolling in | his oldtime form as his 142 game at- | tests. Mike Dore, with 155, holds the high' individual game record. By the Associated Precs. MINNEAPOLIS.—King Tut, Minne- apolis, outpointed Billy Petrolle, Fargo, N. Dak. (10). Dick Daniels, Minneapo- 1is, outpointed Norman Wilson, Tacoma, ‘Wash. (6). NEW YORK.—Lou Moscowitz, New York, stopped Dominic Petronne, New York (9). BOSTON. — Tiger Jack Payne, New Yluork, outpointed Ernie Schaff, Boston (10). CANTON, Ohio.—K. O. Christner, Akron, Ohio, and Frank Wine, Mon- tana, drew (10). Rosy Rosalies. Mexico, outpointed Jim Sigman, Barberton, ©Ohio (6). CINCINNATI—Freddie Miller, Cin- cinnati, outpointed Andy Strhura, Pitts- burgh (10). Joe Lockhart, Evansville, stopped Dudley Ring, Cincin- nati (5). NEW HAVEN, Conn.—Kid Kaplan, 0 | Meriden, Conn., outpointed Bruce Flow- ers, New Rochelle, N. Y. (10). PORTLAND, Me.—Jack Britton, New York, outpointed Laddy Lee, Port- {1ahd (10). LOS ANGELES.—Young Nationalista, Filipino, knocked out Johnny Torres, Los Angeles (1). INDIANAPOLIS.—Babe Ruth, Louis- ville, and Henry Lenard, Chicago, drew (10). Jackie Reynolds, Muncie, Ind., and Frankje Frisco, Chicago, drew (8). Windy Myers, Cincinnati, outpointed Johnny Hopsinger, Chicago (6). PORTLAND, Oreg.—Armand Eman- uel, San Prancisco, outpointed Joe Loh- man, Toledo (10). A FLOCK OF 13s. 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