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2 THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C,, JANUARY 20, 1929—SPORTS SECTION. Griff Slab Power Depends on Two Rookies : Hornsby’s Ambition Proved Big Help LISKA, MCULLOUGH BIG HURLING HOPES Nationals’ Corps Good With Pair Making Grade—Rice Is Hearing Call. BY JOHN B. KELLER. OW strong the Nationals will- be on the slab in the American League this year depends main- ly upon the ability of Adolph Liska and Paul McCullough, young hurlers taken out of the Ameri- can_Association, to make the big time pitching grade. If these youngsters are as good as their assoclation perform- ances during the past season indicate and as their boosters think they are, the Washington club ought to shine at least on the hill in"the 1929 campaign. With two good young pitchers back- ing the veterans Sam Jones, Garland Braxton and Fred Marberry and the comparative recruits Irving Hadley and Lloyd Brown, the Nationals should prove troublesome to most of their rivals, if not all. Without such support, how- ever, it is doubtful whether the five hurlers carried over from last year will prove powerful enough to cope with the big job ahead. According to those who have seen Liska and McCullough in action, they are just about as clever as anything that has come up from the minors recently, But these observers may be a trifle biased in their views. President Clark Griffith thinks they are good be- cause he's the one who authorized their purchase and he must say so now to justify his judgment. Scout Joe Engel thinks so because he’s the one who made such glowing reports of them that Griffith became interested. Mike Kelly, who managed the Minneapolis team for which the boys hurled last year, thinks so and it's easy to understand that. But nobody is going to know much about them until they show their wares at training camp and have had their baptism of fire in a contest with a club of big league batters. And both Liska and McCullough will get plenty chance to show their wares. No one is more interested in what they may be able w. do than Walter Johnson, the Nationals' manager, and Johnson will see that these particular rookies are called upon frequently in the exhibition series the Washington club is to conduct in Florida and other States of the South before the American League champjon- ship race gets under way. Liska More Highly Rated. More glowing reports have been re- ceived of Liska than of McCullough. According, to Griffith, who has seen Ad pitch, the purchase from Minneapolis is about the best-looking young underhand pitcher he ever saw. Griff insists that Liska had a fine fast ball and excellent control, but needs something more of a curve than he has yet shown. In fact, Griff told the youngster to practice dur- ing this Winter in an effort to develop a good curve ball to'be served under- handed and reports received here indi- eate Liska is doing just that. Liska, about medium build and weight, is said to be a strong young fellow with a mild disposition and will- ing to learn, Already he has a fine knowledge of the pitching art, those who have been associated with him in- sist. He pitched to about the finest yecord of any of the young fellows in the minors last season. ‘McCuljough is a pitcher of a type en- tirely different from Liska. Paul, who inidentally was the property of the To- ledo Club of the American Association although hurling for Minneapolis, i¢ a stocky, etrongly built chap. somewhat similar in stature to Hadley of the ‘Washington club, and is of much the same style pitcher, according to those who have looked him over. In fact, Scout Engel is uu:lumlb1 1” beu;\;;s ;‘;:;, Cullough a better big league than L!isn, but }t\e finds few supporters in this argument. Liska and McCullough, who nicked the Washington club treasury for $20,000 each, are rated the best pros- pects of the sr‘nhsllw)ot of new n;::t:l:::u o be tried by the Washington - ment at the Tampa training camp this year. If they fail to come through the slab staff outlook will not be so bright. But those who claim to know contend the Nationals will have a great pair of youngsters to show when the curtain goes up on the 1920 campaign. Three of the members of the Na- tionals’ staff of five catchers now arc in line for this year. Al Bool, the big fellow bought last season from Nash- ville of the Southern Assoclation, has accepted terms, as have Muddi; Ruel and Benny Tate. This Bool, by the way, may become a regular receiyer with the club. He is a powerful and accurate r, can put plenty into his swing at bat and is hefty enough to make an excellent blocker of the plate, Although Johnson has seen nothing of Bool, he has heard much and plans to look this particular catcher over care- fully at the Florida training base. President Griffith and his retinue de- parted yesterday for Tampa and tomor- row the Washington club .will open a temporary office in the hotel which will house ths Nationals during the train- ing campaign. Accompaning the club prexy are Mrs. Criffith, Miss Mildred Robertson, personal secretary to Grif- fith, and Edward B. Eynon, jr. secre- tary of the club. The last mentioned expects to remain in Florida until the middle of February, then Billy Smith, a major-domo of the concessions at Grifith Stadium and one of the club's field secretaries, will move to Tampa for the remainder of the training sea- son. Mike, Martin, veteran trainer of the club, hopes to leave for the city on the Florida West Coast late this week, while Manager Johnson probably will go to Tampa about February 17, a week bofore the first squad of his charges are to Teport. - Looks as though Sam Rice agein will be with the Nationals, despite reports that the veteran outfielder intends to retire from bese ball. Recently a con- tract calling for his services this year was sent to San Diego, Calif, where Sam is vagationing, but it was imprcp- erly addresied. Not hearing from Rice, the club prexy wired and learned the veteran had not received the paper. In his reply, Rice said: “Have not received contract. Send another along. Want to look at it. Having fine time.” Now Sam is looking over the duplicate sent him.. If he’s that much interested, he’s probably interested enough to stick in the game. Before leaving for Florida, Griffith endeavored to arrange terms with Goose Goslin, National outflelder who last year Jed the American League at batting. Goslin was asked to come to Washing- ton and confer with the club president. ot hearing from the Goose, Griff called him at his home in Salem, N. J. Goslin said he had been very busy around home this Winter and probably would not be able to talk contract until he he reached Hot Springs, Ark., where he is to do general conditioning work for two or three weeks before reporting at ‘the Tampa camp. No more trouping for Messrs. Nick Altrock, Al Schact and Joe Engel this Winter. Their vaudeville tour ended, they are thinking mainly of base ball. In fact, Nick is thinking of the game 5o much that he stepped into President Griffith’s office not long ago and in- eisted upon immediately renewing his contract as coach with the Nationals. Engel now is in town while Schact is et his home in the Bronx, New York, CARDS ASSIGN TOPORCER TO THE ROCHESTER CLUB ST. LOUIS, January 19 (#).—George Toporcer, spectacled utility infielder of the St. Louis Cardinals, has been per- manently assigned to the Rochester club of the International League, Branch Rickey of the Cardinals has announced. Toporcer was released to the Rochester club on option last sea- son. He was with the St. Louis clud during its pennant and world cham- plonship season of 1926. HOPPE PASSES P 18 TITLE EVENT Little “Czar” Not to Strive for Honors for First Time Since 1906. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, January 19.—Failure of ‘Willle Hoppe to enter the international 18.2 balkline tournament starting in New York February 4 will mark the first time the name of the little “Czar” of the billiard worid has been missing from championship tournaments since 1906. From 1910 to 1921 Hoppe was the monarch of the balkline ranks. He faltered long enough to lose his title to young Jake Schafer in 1921, but bound- cd back the following year and for three more years led the list. But in 1925 the “balkline king” was through, finishing fourth in the international tournament. He attempted a comeback two years later, but dropped still lower, finishing sixth in a field of seven. Twenty-three years ago, when 18 years of age, Hoppe first gained inter- national recognition by dethroning Maurice Vignaux, 59-year-old French- man, as the world’s 18.1 champion in a match played in Paris. Hoppe's fupremacy, however, was short lived, old Jake Schaefer trouncing the young cue artist the following year, only to have Hoppe regain the championship later in the year, With the death of Schaefer in 1910, young Willle Hoppe, as he was then | called, went out to beat the world at 18.2 balkline. Previous to the death of old Jake, Hoppe had defeated the “past- master of the game” for 27 years, to win the 18.1 championship, a title he still retains. Hoppe began his reign of the 182 world the same year and was invincible until he met young Jake Schaefer, the son of the man whom Hoppe had beaten 16 years before, in 1921. In the 1910 match a change of cue won the cham- pionship for Hoppe from the elder Schaefer and a miscue on the part of Hoppe handed it back to the younger Schaefer in 1921 after young Jake had broken all records for fitular play. In refusing to compete in the New York tournament Hoppe said he was not through with the game which won him international fame. “I felt that one year of competition three-cushion and my recent pocket billard match with Ralph Greenleaf had weakened - my balkline stroke,” Hoppe said. “I finished sixth at Wash- ington two years ago and have no desire to drop that low this year.” BOXERS TO STAGE 12 at Joc Bateman, veteran coach of the City Club boxing team, has his ath- letes in first-class shape for the pro- gram booked for the club auditorium tomorrow night. Twelve bouts are listed with Joe Lesser, Jewish bantam, meeting Florentine Colabia, Filipino who is amateur champion of Detroit's 118-pound class, in the feature bout. Knights of Columbus and Fort Wash- ington mittmen will oppose City Club boxers in nine bouts. Another clash For: Washingion and Mickes Harsison an of the Casey i One of bus ace, battling Stewart Ball of the City Club. Coveleski has stopped Ball in previous engagements and a real grumgtge battle is promised tomorrow night. H. J. Odenthal, secretary, has an- nounced that admittance will be by membership card. only. Bouts are scheduled as follows: 12 X Y P e e i S (C. C.) vs. Humphrey Decola (K. of C.). 1 s—Joe Lasser (C. C.) vs. Flore tine Colabia (Detroit). 126 pounds—Joe Tamagni (C. C.) vs. M. 8. ¢ Washington). 130 Al yb (C. C) vs. Pt. Arnold Washington). 135 pounds—Henry Slaughter (C. C.) vs. George Beckett (K. of C.). unds—ste Covel . of C.). 140 poundsi—Jack Trueland (Fort Wash- ington) vs. Mickey Harrison (K. of C.) and Dick Steel (unattached) vs. Pvt. Leandoski (Fort Washington). 54 pounds—Pvt. Drumbroski (Fort Wash- ington) vs. Earl Yateman (unattached BOUTS AT CITY CLUB|: e, 0 the headline attractions will see Leo Coveleski, Knights of Colum- | X STRIBLING By the Assoclated Press. T'S going to be Sharkey against Stribling at Miami Beach, Feb- ruary 26. That is certain. The question then is: Who will the winner fight? ‘The guessing is more widespread than it ordinarily would be because fistiana still has an ear cocked for an announcement that Dempsey, now jack of all trades, will oppose the victor of the Florida fuss. Dempsey or not, it now appears that the winner of the Stribling- Sharkey bout will get a choice clash Sharkey-Stribling Is Sure to Gather in Shekels Bout Victor Al PALMS! JACK SHARKEY of vast financial dimensions during the 1929 outdoor season. 7 Matching Stribling and Sharkey, admittedly one of the best of the big boys, may mean that the remain- ing challengers have becn passed up as unwanted elimination series ma- terial, Tommy Loughran, light heavy- weight champion and key man of a * pending heavyweight series in Chi- cago, might get squared around to face the man that comes out ahead at Mlami. Stribling fights Sharkey, yes. But who fights the winner? BY PAUL A. WEADON. Associated Press Staff Writer. HILADELPHIA, January 10— Manager Connie Mack, of the Philadelphia _ Americans, added’ an outfielder and weeded out a lot of mediocre material, but the strength of the 1929 -Athletics must remain somewhat of a puzzle to base ball fans until he looks over his team in Spring training, or executes a few more trades to plug up supposedly weak spots. B The Athletics’ most pressing need was an_ outfielder or two to replacc Cobb and Tris Speaker, vcterans who retired last Fall, and Walter French, utility fly-chaser, who- also went on the voluntary retired list. After a month's dickering with Cleve- land, Manager Mack obtained the veteran Homer Summa at an undis- closed cash price, thus giving the Athletics four outfielders—Al Simmons, Bing Miller, Mule Haas and Summa. It appears certain that Mack will negotiate another deal or two, if pos- sible, before he is satisfled with the outfit that finished only a few games behind the champion New York Yankees last year. Another new player signed is John 'Rourke, & Seattle youth, who' will be third string catcher. He is a son f Tim O'Rourke, who played with Louisville while Mack was catching for Pittsburgh many years ago. Those released included Joe Bush, veteran pitcher; Joe Hauser, first baseman, and several youngsters. Eddie Collins is back as captain and principal adviser, with Bill Gleason, Ira Thomas and Earl Mack as assistants to the lanky leader. The only signifi- cant announcement made by Manager Mack recently was that Ossiz Orwoll, siugging left handed pitcher, no longer would be used in the box. Orwoll probably will play first base or sub- stitute in the outfield, his place on the pitehing staff having been taken by Carroll Yerkes, nephew of Steve Yerkes, the old Red Sox second base- man. Jimmy Foxx probably will re- flluu Sammy Hale on third base, leav- g Orwoll and Dykes to fight it out for first. Either can be used in the ) 9 pounds—Kenneth Bryan (C. C.) vs. d Bennett (Fort Washington). 72 pounds—Leighton Minor (C. C.) vs. K. O. Schwartz (unattached). BOXING NETS ILLINOIS TREMENDOUS REVENUE CHICAGO, January 19 (#).—Profes- slonal boxing has netted the State of Tllinois $508;362 since it became legal- ized in June, 1926, Paul Prehn, chair- man of the State athletic commission, has announced. More than a million spectators have watched the bouts, and more than 5,000 boxers have participated in Illinois rings since that time, Prehn reported. but expects.to move on to the Capital soon. Joe Cronin, the 21-year-old shortstop picked up by the Nationals from Kansas City last season, has written friends here that hiking over the hills around his San Francisco home this Winter has made him more rugged than ever and increased his weight to 180 pounds. Cronin, by the way, will be trained from the jump-off as though he would be the regular shortstop of the Nationals. He is to be ready to step into the breach at any time Ossie Bluege mays become incapacitated or be shifted to some other position. While Bluege now is assigned to the short- field, there is a chance circumstances may compel Manager Johnson to' shift the veteran to second base. That, of course, wil depend upon what Jack Hayes does or maybe, doesn’t do, around the middle sack. Having been away from shortstop, & position he filled when he first became a National, for years, Bluege is anxious to have plenty of time to renew his ac- quaintance with the job and has asked Manager Johnson to let him report at Tampa with the March 3 squad, in- stead of waiting until March 10. This might not be a bad move. The extra week of work around the position where he once was a remarkable player might prove exceedingly helpful to the earnest worker who in the past six months made himself one of the best third basemen in the business, Look out, ducks! Three mighty hunt- tomorrow for a morning of sport. At least, that's what Dr. Edward Larkin, the Washington club physician; Walter Jchnson and Joe Engle say they will do. But the starting hour has been set at 4 am, and who ever heard of Engel getting wp at that time, ers are journeying down the Potomac outfield. Jack Boley at shortstop, and Max Bishop, second baseman, are fixtures at the middle defense, with Hale and Joe Hassler as infield reservists, The pitching. staff virtually is un- changed. Mack expects great things from Earnshaw, who was not in good playing condition ‘when purchase the Athletics from Baltimore last June, The batterymen will leave Febru- ary 22 for Fort Myers, Fla, where One of the most savage of the sea- son's golf tournaments breaks out at Palm Beach tomorrow, where the Artists and Writers exchange blows. In this impending carnival Rex Beach is one of the most favored of all the entries in the first flight sector, but the competi- tion is even keener in the second, third and fourth flights. It was so keen in the second flight last year that in one match Al Jolson, who still thinks he had won the match on the seventeenth green, was beaten on the nineteenth. There also was much feeling when Bud Kelland, the eminent author, made this suggestion to Clair Briggs, the eminent cartoonist, before their match: ‘“The only difference between playing you and drawing a bye is that I 1 have some one to talk to.” This remark worked Mr. Briggs up to such a pitch that he not only defeated Mr. Kelland but went on to win his flight. Rex Beach is one of the long hitters of the game, amateur or pro. The hlghlv esteemed author, who used to take his vacations in Alaska in the old| Tex Rickard days, switched to Southern | Florida for a change, and now the sun | gets his entire vote as against the ice and snow. Rex weighs about 215 or 220 and none of it is fat. He is not only powerfully built but he has a fine golf swing, with a straight left arm that matches Bobby Jones. He is a longer hitter than most of the pros or the leading amateurs, and a good iron player as well. in the tournament last January his putting let him down when he looked to be the hardest man in the ield to stop. In the Artists and Writers' tournament last Fall at North Hemp- sted the long-hitting author had a 78, with three putts on five or six greens, which shows how the rest of his game was working. There still are a number of leftover Both Jeuds from lasé Winter, Bud N by | and the surrounding area. MACK HAS BUT 23 MEN; TEAM’S POWER A PUZZLE the team will train for the fifth con- secutive year. The Athletics’ roster follows: Pitchers—Quinn, Rommel, Earnshaw, Ehmke, Shores, Walberg, Grove and Yerkes. Catchers — Cochrane, Perkins and Orwoll, Bishop, O'Rourke. Infielders — Foxx, Boley, Dykes, Hale, Hassler and Collins. Outfielders—8immons, Haas, Miller and Summa. MAT TOURNEY AWARDED. RICHMOND, Va., January 19 (®).— Ira C. Matheny, physical director of the Central ¥. M. C. A. here, has an- nounced that the National Amateur Athletic Federation will hold its wres- tling championship tournament in Richmond on April 11, 12, 13, o GREENLEAF WINS MATCH. NEW YORK, January 19 (#).—Ralph Greenleaf defeated Charles Seaback by more than 350 points in their 1,500- point pocket billiards match, completed here tonight. The final score was: Greenleaf, 1,500; Seaback, 1,144; total innings, 119. CAPITAL GUNNERS WIN OVER ORIOLES Score in Both Singles and Doubles—Munroe Leads With 97 Breaks. Led by Dr. W. D. Monroe, Washing- ton Gun Club marksmen defeated Oriole .|Gun Club trapshooters in both singles and doubles competition on the Benninj Range yesterday. In singles the local team defeated the visitors, 927 to 917, and gained an even more impressive de- cision in doubles, 216 to 196. It was the second consecutive win over the Oriole marksmen. Dr. Monroe had a 97 count, recording perfect scores in the first three events and dropping three targets in the final event. Bob Lee, the Maryland-District cham- pion, was extended to win the class A trophy, being tied with Lane Stxickley, with 92. Lee triumphed in a 25-target shoot-off. Monroe led the class B marksmen and Walter Wilson finally led the class C field. Dr. Parsons won the class C trophy and Frank Burrows had high gun in doubles competition, with 45 hits in 50 shots. A number of the local trapshooters left last night for Pinehurst, N. C, to engage in the Midwinter tournament. F. P. Willams, who finished well in the handicap preliminary last year, is entered in the same event this year. Scores of the intercity match: Washington. Monro ilson Williams Livesey ine ane Parsons ree: tickley Morgan Total Chilcoat Total Baltimore. Washington. O. Rutherford . Walker Burrows willlams Marcey Lane .. Stickley Total HALL 1S MATCHMAKER FOR CHICAGO STADIUM CHICAGO, January 19 (#).—Sam P. Hall, Chicago sports writer, has been named match-maker of the new $7,000,~ 000 Chicago Stadium, which will be opened in March. . Paddy Harmon, president of the Chicago Stadilum Corporation, said Tommy Loughran, Philadelphia, light heavyweight champion, and Jacl Fields, California welterweight, already have been sighed to reet unnamed opponents. o $25,000 RACE DATE SET. EAST ST. LOUIS, I, January 19 (#).—Saturday, June 1, was set today as’ the date for the 1929 Fairmont Derby, carrying $25,000 added. The meet will open May 25 and continue to Saturday, July 6. ” HOLLYWO00D BUYS PITCHER. LOS ANGELES, January 19 (#).— Purchase of Joe Marty, 190-pound right-handed pitcher, from the Ashe- ville club of the South Atlantic Asso~ clation has' been announced by officials nlr tt,he Hollywood Pacific Coast League club. SCOTS WIN RUGBY GAME. EDINBURG, Scotland, Janu 19 (#).—Scotland won an international Rugby foot ball game from France here today by 6 points to 3. ENGLAND BEATS WALES. TWICKENHAM, land, January 19 gland defea! today 'y 8 polate foot ball match here to 3. STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE ANNOCKBURN is going to make a rcal water hole out of the seventeenth, one of the best one- shotters on the course of the Glen Echo club. At a point slightly back of the green Dr. T. J. W. Brown, chairman of the greens commit- tee, has begun to dam the ditch which parallels the fairway on the left side of the green, and the brick dam will later be filled in so as to bank up the water behind it and form a small lake between the bottom of the hill below the tee and the back edge of the =dge of the green. Steps are to be taken to prevent the water backing up and overflowing the fairway. The hole is about 185 yards in length. C. A, Linthicum, a member of the Manor Club, now knows that golf balls cannot be subjected to extreme heat without damage occurring to the balls Linthicum was presented with a half dozen new golf balls as a Christmas present, and the other night he took them out of Tales of a Wayside Tee BY GRANTLAND RICE Kelland and John Golden are after the ccalp of Clair Briggs. Mr. Golden claims that Mr. Briggs kept him wait- ing on the first tee for more than an hour, and as Mr. Golden is naturally impulsive and eager for Battle, this de- lay was no vast help to his quivering nervous system. ‘There is still another feud between Ru? Goldberg and Charlie Williams. They played three matches last Winter, flnnhed all square in each and both had 107 in all three matches. If that isn't consistency, you can think up the right word. Two of the most formidable entries are Ray and Clair Maxwell of the fa- mous Four Maxwells—Lee, Lloyd, Ray and Clair—all of whom play under 80. Lee Maxwell has played Round Hill in 70, which shows his pace. and Clair will be two of the first flight fa- vorifes, the former being the Wykagyl champion, i i Two of the keenest golfers in the round-up are Gcorge Abbott, the play- wright and director, and Willlam Che- nery, editor of Collier's. They haven't been at the game for any great |enfln of time, but both have improved - mensely through foced marches to the right form. Floyd Parsons is another E’" student who has made. big strides the last year. It was Rube Goldberg who claimed that the ground was so valuable at this course that they had divot detectives to search each player, to see that no one carried a divot away. Mr. Goldb: experienced some dif- ficulty last Winter in emerging from this tournament: °After losi three matches, he still found himself drawn in some consolation sector. “How many times,” he asked the committes lously, :x‘!“mls tournament before he can get the box to put on the end of each ball a small mark in enamel paint. Think- if heated, he put the golf balls in the oven of the kitchen gas range and turned on the gas. A short time later, while he was think- ering with the family radip, he heard a loud pop and then a quick succession of five more pops, sounding, he says, like & brisk rifle fire, He ran quickly to the gas range and found that all his nice new golf balls had exploded, scat- tering their pretty white covérs and resilient cores all over the oven. The rubber deposit on the walls of the oven wasn't easy to clean off, Linthi cum said. Congressional has taken the cups from all the regular greens on the course and transfered them to temporary ones short of the regular putting surfaces. Temporary tees also arc being used on many of the holes. Sandy Armour, assistant professional at Congressional, and a candidate for to be vacated by his brother, ill in bed with the The coming week is the last complete week for public links golfers until early in March. The courses in East Potomac Park and Rock Creek Park are to be closed on January 31, not to be reopen- ed until March 12, weather permitting. While they are closed they wfi undergo a cleaning-up process and several new traps are to be installed on the new nine-hole course north of the fleld- house, which was opened last year. On the map of projected mldw;;y:ln Montgomery County appears a proposed one running from Chevy Chase Circle to the junction of Bradley lane and Wisconsin avenue. This projected road- way, if cut through, will go through the middle of the golf course of the Chevy Chase Club, crossing the elev~ enth, fourteenth, second and seventh fairways. There is no indication as to when the road will be built, nor any evidence of an immediate tion on the part of the county and the State to put it through, Big bullding operations around the sixteenth and seventeenth holes at Co- | lumbia have been practical eom&um. with planting of a row of hind, the seventeenth tee and leveling off of the ground in front of that tee. The new sixteenth hole is completed, but is inot in use. It looks like a very fine hole i from the new tee on the hillside, in the shade of several large beech trees. Cer- | tainly, notwithstanding its increased length, it should he easier to play, for the green has been enlarged and the high banks of other years have been brought dgwg,l Vhl‘l: :: the left is a large san p. mporary green short of the ditch is now in use. Details of the proposed reconstruction of the third and seventeenth fs s at Washington have not yet bsen de- cided upon, according to Greenskeeper Whaley. That something will be done to improve these fairways is certain, but just how the greens committee will not been fixed. The seventh green will be rebuilt next Fall, . kie | to stop as a runaway motor cycle. Wales in an in- | of ing the enamel would dry more quickly | I8 | is there | disposi- ueru- “does a fellow have to uztfilcked move in the matter of improvement has‘ Association wishes to THE SPORTLIGHT y Grantland Rie P Jim Corbett isn't tied up in another spot he will recall a few memories of 35 years ago as he pasées through Jacksonville on his way to the Sharkey- Stribling fight at Miami Beach. It was just 35 years ago that Corbett and Mitchell met at Jacksonville, with Sullivan’s conqueror defending his title against the crafty Englishman. After the fight, Corbett and Mitchell were arrested and had to return later for trial. “One of the jury panel,” says Corbett, “was asked if he had ever heard of Corbett or Mitchell. He hadn't. He was asked if he had ever read or heard of the Corbett-Sullivan fight at New Orleans. He hadn't heard of that either.” Corbett was also arrested for doing some road work in Charleston on a Sunday afternoon. When Corbett fought Mitchell there was no Miami Beach and Miami was a town of about 5,000 or 6,000 souls. Now there are more than 100,000 visiting tourists in the Miamf and Miami Beach sectors. It will be the first time in ring history that any ranking Southern fighter has figured in an important match on Southern soil. Stribling is the first and only white fighter from the South who has made any big headway in the direction of the heavy- weight championship. He can u‘e an extended jump in that direction by beating Sharkey. 4 Corbett knocked Mitchell out in the third round and the Englishman spent & number of days looking for the parties who had told him that James J. couldn't hit. The few big fights that have been held in the South have been featured by Northern or Western entries—Corbett and Sullivan—Fitzsimmons and Hall— Corbett and Mitchell—Sullivan and Kilrain—Fjtzsimmons and Maher. This is the first time the South has had a chance to pull for one of its own entries and the indications are that Georgla, the Carolinas and Florida will report in force. Snapshots. Dear Sir: Roundy, of Madison, calls atiention to the fact that Chmielwiski of Wisconsin guarded Truskowski of Michigan in a recent basket ball game. ‘There’s one you cannot gargle nor sneeze. A treat of the 1929 foot ball season would be to have Mr. McNamee broad- cast a game between Minnesota and Iowa. \ Rene La Coste declares he has quit the tennis arena for pistons, cam shafts and such, and Gene Borotra may follow him into retirement. If that is true there is a chance that the U. S. L. T. A. will immediately reinstate ‘William Tilden the Twice. Maybe he Mother of French boxer objects to his being called “Spider.” : INSIDER. was catching no flies. First Downs and Scores, Several correspondents have written in to say that while first downs in foot ball may not win games they still are the main basis of an attack—that without first downs there will be no score. This is true to a certain extent. But the nature of the modern game is such that first downs, minus any long distance scoring plays, may mean Jittle. “I hate to see my team get inside of that 10-yard line,” Chick Meehan remarked a while ago. The idea he intended to convey was that an attack was badly limited inside the 10-yard line, because at this point the defense was able to cover almost every threatened point. Notre Dame got inside Georgia Tech’s 5-yard line three times without being able to score, and Notre Dame never has been accused of any limited attack. Georgia Tech couldn't score against California from the 1-yard line, but Mizell and Thomason scored in two plays from the 45-yard line, The surprise element is a big part of modern foot ball strategy and this is easler to work when one isn't crowded in too closely to a compact defense. Smart teams frequently sacrifice first downs to take a shot at a touchdown play. When Gene Sarazen gets & Whiff of that Florida ozone he is about as easy Sarazen won his last and only United States open seven years ago and he has set 1929 as the era of the big comeback. Only 88 days now to Babe Ruth's first official home run for 1929. “Bill Klem soon starts his twenty-third year as a big league umpire.” That shows how much a pair of human ears can stand. Golfers, however, proved all this before Klem. (Copyrisht, 1929.) ROD AND STREAM By Perry Mille: tion of purse nets in the Chesapeake “We realize the “destruction being wrought by the et and Hope to see it al in the near future. “Very truly yours, “8. V. Witner, , Kenwood Beach itizens’ Association.” PIERCE BASKETERS SCORE. Plerce A. C. baskefers of Hyattsville, Md., routed Lightning A. C., 22 to 5, in a match last night. TIA JUANA RESULTS First race: 5 furlong: 600: claim- ng: for 3year-olds an e g Rt NG 188 et 1286 12 30 sereni 3 86" ong). ' i1do. raird: unkist, En< c., Gastador HE Maryland ly the Net Bill—To abolish the use nets as & means of catch- the waters of Maryland. Bill.—To prohibit the sale f the black bass in the State of Mary- tion of this 1 ust of a legal size of 10 oV er. ‘The operation of these nets is tak- a toll from the bay each year of so many game fish, rock, trout and tailors, or biues, that in a short time they will befflnu extinct, if the operation is con- tinued. !htemwl;ersM:It’yx thed eon:lervactll;n department and and other States have declared the purse net the most deadly killer of them all, a fact that has been brought out time and | 3¢ time again. The purse nets take far more fish than they can possibly mar- | Bee, ket and care for, and thousands of these game fish are thrown away to be used as fertilizer. ‘With each succeeding year the num- ber of local and other anglers visiting the bay have diminished, and last sea- son, the loss of revenue, to the boatmen and others catering to the wants of the anglers was so noticeable that they ;;ave n}n:‘:lp the mov:;nent for the abo- on of * net. ‘The movemve:l;ghu been further aided by the &n;’y" cottage owner: with {\umex along who bought, principally, to enjoy the'good fishing to be had dur- ing former years. A great many of these wcu'fi owners have signified their intention of disposing of their homes unless some action is taken by the Ermnt session of the Maryland Legislature. son_Oak, Jr.! Sonnys Girl, Ral and Peiaika also Tan, 00 Second race: § furlongs: . $600: for 3. 7ear olds and B Shocty Ok 100 (Coay 101 (8nyder). $3. 0. Pai- Boss. Brian Kent." Aspin Reve, 14 E . Aspin . nd Cap'and Gown also Third race: § furlongs; purse, ctaiming: “for_§- matdons— danthe, 104 (Lelsch) A 0. 3 won. Gusick. 110 lfn.ulonei.' 34 a ran. Cry Baby, Miss Truley. Some ice Ed., Van'Ettisch and Dapper race: 6 furlongs: purse, $700: ar-olds—Brown Bank, 110 $5.80. $5.30, 33.40, e 11 (Meyer). seconc evert), 3¢ hird. Tim , Bierra Sourire, $700; purse. a iming—Bank .80, 33.00, Rasloney, 47, 'Chi nzelons), §7, X Burnt, W, nmou& Mour Ku Kiux, Princess Eima and Sawday also ran. Sixth race; L miles; purse. $800; 4- ypar-olds and, up, claiming—Ruhbank, 107 (Lyons), $5.60, $3.20, $2.20. won; Golden Sween ' (Schenk, 1380, 4340, second: Bhasta Nut, 107 (Philpot), $2.80. third. 3. Alloy, Shampoo and Marmary rge. $700; clatm- ere, 111 (Bar- Maunaolu, 108 Stlent Jack, 5. ‘Sam 5, Ben nd War 4 320, wo .60, secons third. Ti mte. lue ‘Lane, Black H: an. : 1/ miles: purse, $800: claim- u) Y r-olds ‘an Tippety Witchet, 31030, 4080, 34, won! 1 The following letter written to E. Brooke Lee. Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates, a proper ! spirit and is the kind of action that will bring results: “Dear Mr. Speaker: “As & citizen and taxpayer of the State of Maryland and the holder of a fishing license issued by that State, I wish to voice my protest against the highly destructive practices of the purse netters who are ruining the fishing in the waters of lower Maryland, and to urge you to do everything in your gowu to bring AheE the enachiuas ¢f w"“"v; Thundering. Mabel, 108 (Robertson); 3 to 5. R‘:‘m‘:&rz‘“ present session o Time, Lab. Al ran. “Poklest.” immer: “The purse netters are not only Secol 8 s; purse. $800; ruining the sport of thousands of t And t-—Carteon: sportsmen and threatening the in- t0 1, 3 to come of many citizens of lower Maryland who cater to the needs and wishes of , but they fi 1:513;. War Mary Chase, Abul Lehr also ran. ]| HAVANA RESULTS | First €4 mile and 80 yards: purse, or, 3-year-olds—Bobbing te), 4 t0 5, 110 3. 1 to G; ‘ancy. 101 (Winters), 8 to 5, 4 ng 4 me, n. Neoro Aprial, Br. toF S rearioids O resources, therefore, it is essential that corrective legislation prohibiting the use of purse nets and providing fi"‘ fdequately for the enforcement of | Feurth race s P h prohibition be and up—Listering, (Townrow). 1to 2 1to 4 Baby Gar, 106 (Hainsworth): 14to 1 6to5; Critie, 111 (Scurlock), 1 to 3. :13%. Also ran, Reputation, Grace purse, $800; claim- barole. 11 111 e Pl 8 Huey, 101 1 A T Tl el the 8f L. “Sincerely that you will take an active interest in this matter and will be able to get some actual results, T am, Paithtull h ly_yours, T 3-year-ol nd _u Another letter e; appreciation | T"qad;, % , B8 of the interest and efforts of this column }:-na’l‘ figxf ot Lite. says: Ligerio. Fhe ‘Aliy”and T AR i “Dear Mr. ler: 3 % “The Kenwood Beach Citizens' ;:ll’an.‘ 1o tstee). 1 %o, its | 113 Landait), 1 k ran. Pa Queéen to 1, e 8 1to 6 to 5 o Mapie, jon . 4 to (Hainsworth), Genlal, Under. r ‘w,’.% ’ A 5; to 5. Time, elor's Error tion for your interest and il lumeur, orts in seeking to secure the aboli- Gative. Ealletisburs $4.1 irq. | tried 'em all, and I know I got results ), 2 to 8. h “Aiso ran, Lothario, Ruby Lips, AV o1 and Alway cl tonio, | P HIS LOVE OF GAME HELPED YOUNG ROG Tells How He Decided to Beat Out a Regular and Get Job for Himself. BY ROGERS HORNSBY. ANY times in late years I have big league, with the St. Louis Cardinals, and the more I think of them the more I am con- to play base ball has a much better chance of making good than one with equal or greater ability who goes into ‘The reason may lie in the fact that a fellow who plays it always will be doing something as a rookie, while recalled my early days in the vinced that a young fellow who loves base ball purely to make money. just for the fun of a youngster of the ! . other type is quite likely to be timid when breaking in with the big leaguers, and allow himself to be shoved to one side. When I first went up with the Cardinals I was so eager to get into the game, even in practice, that I never wanted to stand around and look on. I looked the fellows over as they : performed, and I admit that I figured the shortstop job was no place for me. Because there was Corhan, who had betn bought at a big price from San Francisco and was rated as the best new shortstop in the game. No one heard of me. I was just a busher from ‘exas. I looked at the other inflelders in action, because I decided I would have to beat one of them out of a job if I was to make good that year. Jack Miller, who had been a star at Pitts- burgh, was playing sometimes at first and scmetimeg at second. Butler is another fellow I remember who had been a ‘Those fellows were be- ginning to slow up, an I decided that in time I might replace one of them. But I didn't want to walit. Anyway, I passed up the shortstop job to Corhan, and whenever I saw one of the regulars at second or third take off his glove and quit practice I rushed to the spot and took his place, whether Manager Huggins or Bob Connery asked me to or not. I was determined to get in, and it wasn't all because of my de- sire to make good. It was largely be cause I could have so much fun playlng. I didn't think of it at the time, but my cagerness to play made an impres- sion on the manager and on the old timers of the club. In thosz days, much more than now, a rcokie was shoved aside by the big leaguers if he was timid or if he was too fresh. It was no place for a timid youngster. He would be called a yellow dog by some one before he had been with the team two days. And if he was fresh and tried to make wise cracks he was sure to make plenty of trouble for himself. I didn't know anything about these things, but I watched for chances and hopped right in if any one else lefi an opening. It s'mply was be- cause I wanted to get in there and have fun. ‘When the regulars were having bat- ting practice I always was around that _| plate with a bat in my hands. And if ¢ I some & lar failed to notice it was his turn to hit, I would jump right in and have a crack at the ball before he got there. The fellows didn't appear to think this was freshness. They seemed to know I was just eager to play ball, 1 remember, Jack Miller took a-spe- ~fal interest in me. Once, after I had beent hitting, he called me aside. “Loosen up a little, kid,” he said, in |a nice way. “You're all tightened up. | Hold the bat loose while you're watch- ing the pitcher deliver, and then put the old grip on it just as you smack fl‘: ball: No use gripping it any other time.” > I liked Miller for his kindly interest, and lost no oportunity to pal around with him. He always was talking base L I had a chance to work with him in the infleld, and he took pains to show me the way to pivot in making double plays. and how to | play the ball instead of letting the ball play me. “Ges_the ball before you throw it,” h2 used to yell, when I had booted one in trying to make haste. . He showed me thinrg about base run- ning, too—how to ged a lead on the pitcher and how to glide and avoid being tagged. He e gave me ideas on things he couldn't do_ himself. I on some of them in later years. Next—Pitchers Hornsby Has Faced. FAIR GROUNDS RESULTS 1(s miles: purse. $1.200; for Pop Bell, 112 _(McCoy). 113 TCoitiletti), 112 (Horvath), $4.16. . Kajaba, Faddy, The Major, alu and Otto Bers also 6 n shall Seth. Golden West. 110 (Werkman), $3.92. 1:33%5. Cardo Blanco, Panama, on Legree also ran. purse, 1. man), 31.74, 327 (MeDermot; 1346, out’ Prince Bozo also fam, @ v Times 1:38%. Fourth race: 6 furion Jung_Hotel Handicap: Shasta 100 (L. Jones), 2. : I Hypnotiom and Good Shes: T 6 _turlongs: . $1.70 aaded: for -v.ur-‘nhfi—»c..qm‘;g:f'lb'l e (Workiman). $3.72, §8.30: ' Chtp. 1) mott), $3.88. " T Lad, Bosporus, Maids and’ Mi Sixth Choice, ss Paradice als s T Minotaur ran. 1 mile: purse. $1,200: the Deb- Jearoids and up. iu‘:n'e.n\:’l Vacker e 4. 34.94. $3.16; W ; S48, ‘s28m n‘lh 'l -‘ 1 2 for Ay | Fir 113 (Judy), 317,06, 5686 11887 00 ¥ Ilfl' (Rice), $8.06, $4.36; Billv Baushn, (Watson). $4.49. me. 1:38's. Bunthrone, Howard Lee and John Peei 0:45 r1o. MIAMI RESULTS 6 furlongs: purce, 3-year-ole )01 o 2 6 to By PR AR . " Time, Lifetime, $1.003; jens—Levii v 10 2: Camp to 1: Bellea, Jilgls. setn's orkiown and ce: 5'a furlongs: purse, $1,000: & o 3-yenr-oldy—Charmine | Laty: AniGavensy. T lo 8 1to & 4t % cialre Amour. 101" (Rurtsingers: 3 fo'2.°1 Go 2 IK;::Y lb..eolo;‘el;lm“ml"di. 1 to 8. Time, Cireuinterence aiso ‘ran, © ‘0¢ Storm and qihird race: @ furiongs: purse. Wing 1. 107 (Bicnome 13_to 30, Fleeting Fire, 1 109 ' (Mergler), 11k, Wbt e i %1ad), n 06 | ite ng“u.n;«c’x’m'by" (Y e ther. 107 ( e 2 te 103 T rtaiier, 16 10 Fiose nger). E tuase Mann 4nd ‘Friediof Nas: oy slaimine fur ‘3-year- alsa Sixth race: 1 mile and 70 yards: purse. §.000: "eh"flm‘fii or " eat-olds ; ,»“—, N tt] jum’, 11 10, 9 to_20; i el Clothes also ez ", _—