Evening Star Newspaper, December 6, 1928, Page 50

50 SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6 1928 SPORTS. Showdown on Draft Controversy Expected at Minor League Convention Today BRAMRAM, TOOLE LEADERS IN FIGHT Pirates, Cubs and Tigers Fix Ambitious List of Spring Exhibitions. BY BRIAN BELL. Associated Press Sports Writer. ORONTO, Ontario, December 8.— It was game time today for the National Association of Profes- sional Base Ball Clubs, meeting . in annual convention. Infield practice was held at the opening session yesterday, the day being given over to organization. With the minors, big and little, sharply divided on the question of se- Jection of players by the majors from the minors, the new name for drafting athletes, the base ball stage was set for decision, with ine league presidents, players and umpires, t0o, in attendance. The leagues below class A were un- derstood to be in favor of an unre- stricted or unlimited selection, while the three class AA circuits and one class A organization—the Western— stood behind the modified selection, which permits only players to be draft- ed who were sent to the minors by the . majors. Bramham Stands Firm. W. G. Bramham, Durham, N. C. president of the South Atlantic Asso- ciation, Piedmont and Eastern Carolina ‘Leagues, leader of the forces fighting “for a full and free draft, said before the convention opened that he would demand a vote on every section of a resolution proposing a number of amendments intended to make the se- lection laws more liberal. John Conway Toole, New York, pres- ident of the International League, re- garded as the spokesman for the modi- fied draft contingent, was in a position to block the amendments, as no league now outside the draft can be forced to enter the agreement. ‘The defeat of the mendments will leave the way open to introduction of the so-called “Bramham resolution,” which would decree that once under the drait always a possible draft beneficiary r as the player is concerned. Pres- jdent Bramham'’s proposed amendment declares that if a player signs originally in a league where the draft is in opera- tion he always will be subject to selec- tion even if he later graduates to a league where the rule against wholesale selection is in iron clad. Mr. Bram- ham said that he would insist upon a roll call vote on his resolution. Much Outside Activity. In spite of the demands of the con- vention there was much outside activity as the national association went into its second day with adjournment to come tomorrow. The Central League was in session for a time, with another meeting to follow, at which proposals to increase the cir- cuit from six to eight clubs were con- sidered. Ike Sablosky, as part of a plan to retire from base ball, offered to sell his Akron holdings to the league. A de- cision was to be reached later. Officers were to be re-elected during the meet- ing. Trades and new connections continued to be a major part of the session’s ac- tivities. ‘Birmingham of the Southern Assoclation purchased the release of outfielder - Herschel "Bennett, formerly of the St. Lguis Browns, from the Mil- waukee American Association Club. The Barons also bought the release of Pitch- ers Arthur Wois and William Ludolph from the Mission Club of the Pacific Coast League. They were with Little Rock last year. Pitcher Robert K. Hasty, who pitched for Birmingham last year, was bought from Oakland. Inflelder Ray Bivens wa ssold by ‘Topeka of the Western Association to ‘Terre Haute of the I. I. M. (Three Eye) League. > . NI Denver of the Western League pur- chased the release. of Catcher - Andy Vargas from San of the Pa- cific Coast League. 1t was announced today that Roches- ter of the International ‘would transfer its Spring “tralning ¢amp from Monroe, La., to Plant City, Fla. The Red Wings will transfer their training base to take advantage of increased opportunity to book exhibition games in Florida. The three major league clubs to train in the West—the Pirates and Cubs in California and _Tigers at Phoenix, Arig—have arranged an ambitious schedule of Spring games in California, Arizona and Texas. A. L. PLAYERS FAVORED ON SCRIBES’ STAR TEAM 8T. LOUIS, December 6; ing News, a base ball publ b announced the annual all-star major league team 'selected by members of the Base Ball Writers' Association of America. This year's team was chosen from the vote of 233 members of the writers' body, the llrfl:lt number that ever has participated in the balloting. Six of the players chosen come from the ranks of the American League and five from the National, ‘he selections: Ruth, Yankees, left field. Manush, Browns, center fleld. P, Waner, Pirates, right fleld. Qehrig, Yankees, first base. Hornsby, Braves (now with Cubs), seg se. l% m, Giants, third base. Jackson, Giants, shortstop. e, Athletics, catcher. Athletics; Hoyt, Yankees, and nts, pitchers. DEVITT PICKS LINE-UP; GONZAGA IS UNDECIDED OACH JIM McNAMARA of Devift's foot ball eleven has about decided upon his line-uj for the annual battle witl Gongzaga Saturday which will decide the District prep school title, but Ken Simondinger, Purple mentor, has by no means decided whom he will start. The game will be played in Clark Grifith Stadium at 2 o'clock. McNamara, barring injuries before game time, will anmz team. Throughout the season wvitt has been hard hit by injurles, and Saturday’s game will be the first in which it will be able to present its most | 1, formidable line-up. Bill Gilbane, husky left halfback, who has not played a full game since the opening contest of the season, will play, and much is expected of him. With Bussink, halfback, and Dun- nington, ?ulrd. both regulars, likely to be out of the game Saturday as the result of influenza, Coach Simondinger is up in the air as to how he wil line up his charges at the start. Pinckney likely will take Bussink’s place it the latter cannot get in the game and Freund will be shifted to Pinck- ney's place in the backfleld. Shipman Prohlbllir will replace Dunnington in the ine. Healy, reserve Purple guard, also is laid up with influenza. Devitt probably will start the game as follows: Gleeson left end, Tangora left tackle, Sampson left guard, Gallagher center, Walker or Huntress right guard. Dye right tackle, Galotta right end, Abram- son quarterback; Gilbane left halfback, Culler or Ritter right halfback and Capt. Chester Knott fullback. Central High's basket ball team, which opened the District schoalboy season yesterday with a 45-27 win over George Mason High of Alexandria in the Central gym, was to scrimmage with the American University squad today. With Romig, Capt. Fisher and Wood- ward doing most of its scoring, Central, employing the short passing game which is characteristic of the quints represent- ing the Columbia Heights School, held the whip hand from the start. At the fYanks Fail to Land Griffmen; ~“Tigers Get Stars in Big Deal ORONTO, December 6. —Efforts of “Miller Huggins to get Oswald Bluege, third baseman, and Mil ton Gaston, right-handed pitch- er from the Washington Club stood out in the major league doings at the minor league convention here, but nothing came of it. Once more the majors took the biy 14y away from the smaller leagues al he minors’ own show. Huggins had conferences with Connie Mack, Clark Grifith. Stanley Harris, Bob Quinn and Larry Grabinger and at the close of the day said that he hoped for action on at least one big deal at the American Le‘%ue meeting in Chicago next week. ‘The day produced a big disappoint. mant for the Yankees, When they r linquished their claim on John homme, right-handed pitcher of thg ‘Toronto Club, some time ago, they be- lieved that they might get the call on Dale Alexander, the big, hard-hitting first baseman of the Maple Leafs. Ed Barrow is said to have received a ver- bal “first call” on Prudhomme in New York last Winter from Lawrence Sol- man, owner of the Toronto Club. However, the Yanks have got neither Alexander nor Prudhomme for both were sold to Detroit for an announced price of $100,000 and three ball players, one of whom is Sweeney, first baseman. Alexander was rated the hardest hitter in the minors last season. He led the International League and one of his singylar feats was a home run over the ®jistant center field fence in Newark, with Joe an. Bucky still thinks & lot of Joe and would like to have him in a Tiger uniform. A deal between the Boston Red Sox and St. Paul of the American Associa- tion involved five players, the identity of one not being revealed. n (Slim) Harris and Third Baseman Bill Rogell were sent to St. Paul in exchange for Alex Gaston, a catcher, and Russell Scarritt, an outfielder. A catcher will be supplied by the Red Sox later. Other deals announced were: Sale of Pitcher Wealter Beck by St. Louis Browns to Buffalo. Pitchers Augie Walsh and Russell Miller sent by the Phillies to Los cquisition of Art Jahn of Phillies by Portland, Oreg. Sale of Eddie Mulligan, Pittsburgh in- fielder, to the Mission club. Trade of First Baseman Dick Burrus and Catcher Paul Florence by Indian- t:po]ls for Catcher Monyhan of Roches- er. Purchase by Cincinnati Neis from Seattle. | Acquisition by Buffalo of Bill Mullen, | formerly of Browns. Transfer of Johnny Butler, former lmol;lyn and Chicago outfielder, to T.os of Bernie start his strongest | Wood: The Huggins-Harrls talk had to do)¥In€ CAPT KENNETH- FISHER= Forward half the Blue and White was in the van, 23 to 11. Once a substantial lead had been ob- tained Coach Bert id & deal of experimenting and before the game was over 15 Centralites had seen action. Line-Up and Summary. Central. G.FGP. O 21 ark. 3 2 g Q 2 ~ &l aneoomoommEhwnn! It . TE. 5| orommanof 2| cwstmnwi® o olhomomon, 5l vonrconrcocowomm El ommoossommimm, Referce—Mr, Caruso, Time of periods— 10 minutes. Eastern High School's 1929 gridiron captain will be elected at the foot ball supper to be held at the Lincoln Park school December 14, Tom Nally and Jin Montague, both popular and ca- pable linemen, appear to be leading candidates for the honor. At an assembly yesterday at East- ern letters were warded to 18 mem- bers of the 1928 foot ball team and a_white “E" went to Curtis Curtin, efficient manager of the eleven. Charles M. Guyon, athletic director of Eastern, presented the letter winners, and Mike Kelley, foot ball coach, pre- sented the insignia to the following players: Captain Billy Wood, Max Miller, Charley Millar, Ji w Bernie Wade, Tom Nally, Joi ally, Jimmy Montague, Charles Chamberlain, Ches- ter Miles, Bernie Smith, Eaton Chalk- ley, Franklin Holland, Ben McCullough, Kenneth Clow and Everett Oxle: Those to be lost to the team ‘as the result of graduation are Wood, Miller, Wade and Holland. Central High's swimming team will entertain Baltimore City College tomor- row afternoon at 4 o'clock in the Central {ool. Last season Central scored over City College by a single point, 45 to 44. The meet will be the second of the camp: the Blue and White fish, who recently defeated the Washington Y. M. C. A. team. Ripple Lyman, South Atlantic scholas- tic diving champl ind Oaptain Billy King, short distance natator, are stars of the Central team. Central will be represented : against the Baltimore scholastics by the fol- lowing: 200-yard dash—Hickey, Bodine, Rote, nj i Fancy dive—Lyman, Le 50-yard dash—Lever yard don, - Perry. breast stroke—Mayhew, Stuart. 100-yard dash—Rote, Julihn. 100-yard medley relay—Squire, May- berry, Duffield. | It is possible that the Prep School Basket Ball League, which has been {organized. here with Devitt, Gonzaga {and St. John's holding membership, | may have six, and seven, teams i | before 1t atarts its sch next month. | _Emerson, St. Alban's, Woodward and Bliss Electrical Schools have been in- vited to join the league. Seven games have been arranged to date for Tech High's 1929 foot ball | team. The Maroon and Gray, which | next season will play foot ball for the first, time in its si':ldmm at its ne?é building, will open campaign agains! Baltimore City College September 17. iscopal s to be met October 5 and 3 Was Hickey. T | (ending). CLyDe Romic -Center SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SPURNS TOURNEY GAME LOS ANGELES, December 6 (#). —The general athletic committee of the University of Southern Cali- fornia last night announced the Trojans would not play in the Pasa- dena Rose Bowl on New Year day, 1930, or any other New Year day “so long as the policies purszed by the present athletic organizition of the tournament of Roses Jasoclation are followed.” The U. §. C. has no# played in a Rose Bowl tournameyt game in re- cent years, but had been invited to do so next year. Thx Rose Bowl pol- foles objected to were Mot specil G, UL, QUINT FACES A TEST IN OPENER Baltimore U. Will Present Veteran Team in Game Here Saturday. Unijversity of Baltlmore, which will invade George Washington University gymnasium Saturday night to meet Georgetown University's _basket ball team at 8 o'clock in the first game on the Blue and Gray schedule, will bring a combination of experienced tossers. Western Maryland is to be met by Georgetown December 12, and La- fayette December 15, also in the G. W. gym. Where the otlier Hoya home B_Bdm;s will be played has not been de- cided. Five veterans are on_ the University of Baltimore team, which opens its season against Blue Ridge College in Baltimore tonight. They are Jules Diehl and Nate Klein, forwards; Toots Morris and Molloe Decker, guards, and Harry Silver, forward. Prep schools have furnished the Baltimoreans, who are coached by C. M. (Andy) Anderson, with several budding stars in Lee Fine, Baltimore City Col- lege; Henry Frang, Baltimore. Poly- technic Institute; Bob Elliott, Balti- more City College, and Herb Seiderman, Forest Park High School. Catholic University, Gallaudet and George Washington are other Washing- ton teams appearing on University of Baltimore’s schedule which, in addition to the Blue Ridge and Georgetown matches, are: December 15—~Catholic University, at at Wash- ington January 8—Loyala Colles January 12—Villanova G nov A, Junuary 15—Western Maryland Gollege, at Westminster. January 1§~Gallaudet College, at home February 2—Blue Ridge College, at New Windsor i February 5--8t. John's Collese. Annapolis. 8—Manhattan” College, at New 9—Fordham University, at New y. February 5. ‘ollege (pending). Febriiary 16-Ceorse Washineton Univer- sity, at Washin, "40 onn's Coll -, s Collese. T WAthIneon wn, February 25—Mount 8t. Mary's, at Em- mittsburg, Md. Fy ry 28 Western Maryland College. arch 2—Pennsylvania Military College, at Chester, Pa. March 5—Lojola College, at Evergreen. Evergreen. . at Villa- February York_ City. February York City. at 8t. John's October 11 before the open- ing game with Eastern, October 1 the public high achool title series. An out-of-town team may be brought here for a post-season match with the McKinley eleven. es. lackie Carter, outfielder, and George Milstead, pitcher, sold by Toledo Nashville. lgrr. Buffalo, traded to Pitcher St Reading for Jher Parks, The Tech schedule so far follows: September 27, Baltimore City College Octol pal; 11, 8t. John' Eastern; 3 N ber ,_ Central; Western; 15, Business. Y in | Keeps Colors From Fading AMAAAANAANAAANY, TILE R GAME T0 DRAW THRONG Virginia Championship Fray to Be Played Saturday in Alexandria. ALEXANDRIA, Va, December 6— The capacity of Dreadnaught will be taxed Saturday afternoon, when Alex- andria High School and South Boston High School of South Boston, Va., meet at 2:30 for the State scholastic foot ball championship. No game ever staged in this city has attracted the Interest that is being manifested in Saturday's contest and, while about 5,000 persons appear certain to attend, the number probably will be greater, Virtually every student of the Alex- indria public schools, thousands of Alex* andria’s citizenry, hundreds of Maroon and White ;redunles. as well as a huge delegation from South Boston will be on_hand. Gallagher, quarterback, has been tled up with a charley-horse since the game with Clifton Forge High, but has re- covered. Parke Bell, fullback, who has been laid up with a leg injury, also is ready to play. Coach W. H. E. Edmund has not stated who will start in the line, but the forward wall probably will be com= posed of Pete Williams and Charles Violett or James Luckett, erfds; Capt. Garland _Sisk _and “Bottles” West, tackles; Dave Henderson and Fleury Foster, guards, and Carlin Peyton, center. Paul Travers will start in the back- fleld with Rector Green, halfback: Sidney Hancock, fullback, and Bill Gallagher, quarterback, Alexandria and South Boston teams will ride in tomorrow nl!hvs parade in automobiles, The parade, to be held to arouse interest in the !une. will leave from Alexandria High School at 7:30 and march south on West street to K'"fi‘o“" on King to Royal and south on Royal to the Armory Hall, where a mass meeting will be held at 8 o'clock. The Citizens' Band will head the parade, COGGINS CONSIDERING COACHING JOB AT V. P. 1. Before the weck is out Bert Coggins, Central High School basket ball coach, probably will decide whether he will accept an offer to become court tutor at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Attracted by Coggins' brilliant record as coach of Central High's quint for the F t several seasons the Virginia school s angling for his services and he will !: to Blacksburg, Va. this week end confer with authorities of the school, HAWKINS NASH Have Moved to 1529 14th St. N.W. BASKETERS COACH COGGINS IS BANKING ON FOR CENTRAL’S TITLE CAMPAIGN MOHAWKS APACHES ARRANGE FOR GAME Distriot Title Battle Will Be Staged Sunday at Griffith Stadium. All differences settled conterning arrangements for their meeting Sunday At Griffith Stadium in the Distriet tine limited foot ball championship, both Apache and Mohawk coaches turned their attention to whipping all of their men into shape for the big occasion. m!flillg‘;ble players wm_nrpmen' upon by Ve manhagers. hose el e 8t gible to Apaches < Twoomey, Brown, J, Sweeney, F. Bweeney, Flaherty, Bupplee, Frye, Waters, Chatlin, Montague, Lilr: 3 \ Cudmore, Bush, Campbell, Smithson, Delabre, MeAlwee, Meyers, Sullivan, Linkeus, Hilleary, Burch, awke=Plank, Kendall, Egan, Cox, Setlieff, Fair, Dufour, Ru-nll.'l(lnn:m Thorpe, Browning, Moore, Swope, Leven« ‘{a"-'l.‘"uy:}l:l.‘ l.w;h. kl;:t:n-llm Collier, h xmith, nger, Howard and Abbotticelo, T e Offielals for the game w: t ch?,nle{l - énltl‘own game were tentatively ictory Behmidt, athletie director of Baitimore City College, referee: Paul Menton, Baltimore, umpire; Mike Kels ley, Eastern HMigh grid linesman. g With the 135-pound cham) still at atake, 10 teams of Capital City Leay %?‘T:Is):rhfliu:eulmlgany unday in V] L\ single - is carded for 150+ um.n‘pnund e Games are scheduled as followa: 135-POUND CLAKS, Brookland vs. Mardfeldis at 3 p. Brookland. Referee—O0. Mfich‘el{m pire—Mr, MeDonald. ionship 2 pm. at o 8 Fleldr Referee— Notre Dame Columblas at 1% vs. § ;::mk at West Potomae No. 2 Photos 8y J.MueLLER. 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