Evening Star Newspaper, March 6, 1929, Page 29

SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1929. SPORT S 29 Johnson Has Well Balanced Squad : Dempsey Starts North, Future Unsettle Behavior of Band at Tampa Good—Tonsilitis Forces Harris to Idle. (Sports Editor, The Star.) AMPA, Fla, March 6.—While it is far too early to pass judg- berths with the 1929 Nationals, | It can be stated that, speaking generally, | they comprise as good looking an as- Until the opportunity has been af- forded for seeing them in action under fire, no accurate estimate of their worth Cobbs, Hornsbys nor Mathewsons in the aggregation, they constitute an en- semble of a grade a bit above that Especially does this appear to be true in regard to the habits and tempera- ments of the boys. Seldom is there as- of life and practically every section of the country, that doesn't contain a few who either are congenial loafers, BY DENMAN THOMPSON, ment on the capabilities of the | youngsters who are seeking | sortment of athletes as the club ever has taken South for Spring training. will be possible, but in advance of that it is apparent, although there are no usually gathered for pre-season condi- tioning. sembled a squad of between 30 and 40 men, drawn from widely varying walks training rule defiers or that ilk known nsion breeders. ; may be that time will develop that the Washington club is harrowing some discipline dodger who constitutes & bad ample for the others, but it is safe to y that in this event the individual in question will be separated from the service with no loss of time and in the meanwhile if there is a single bad actor in the crowd his identity has not been established. Few on Ailing List. ‘They are a healthy lot, too, with but few exceptions. These consists of Pitcher Paul McCullough, whose arrival from his home at New Castle, Pa., has been delayed by illness; First Baseman Har- ley Boss, who is deferring active train- ing due to a lacerated throwing hand and the after-effects of an attack of fly, and Outficlder Spencer Harris, who yesterday was sent to a_hospital here suffering with tonsilitis. In the latter's case the action taken was largely pre- cautionary against the spread of his ailment among fellow players and he is expected to rejoin the squad within a few days. As stated before, the chances for ob- servation have been too limited for any definite conclusions anent the worth of the rookie performers assembled for ‘Walter Johnson to mapiulate in his debut as a big league manager, but the first impressions of this correspondent are distinctly favorable and it would seem that if a smooth-working combi- nation can be evolved to profect the terrain in the immediate vicinity ot the keystone sack Barney's chief con- cern will be the pitching staff, always & matter for prime consideration with any managcr., It is believed the catching corps will be better fortified than for many sea- sons past. This is predicted on the as- sumption Ruel, who is a whole staff in himself, will get away from the mark functioning at the pace that of late years he has been unable to attain until well into the campaign. Kenna Is Peppery. Ed Kenna, who spent the off-months driving a heavy truck up and down the steep grades of his native San Fran- cisco, insisted upon exhibiting his throwing prowess the first day out and will be the better for his experience with the Nationals last season, while Benny Tate, although a bit under- ‘weight from close confinement, due to illness in his family, which delayed his start until yesterday, is as full of pepper as ever. CUff Bolton, 10 days en route from his home in North Carolina, stille is among the missing, but all observers are impressed with the potentialities of Al Bool. This resident of Lincoln, Nebr., looks not unlike Alva Williams, whom oldtime fans of the Capital, particu- larly affiliated in a golfing way with the Bannockburn Club, will recall as a catcher of great size and power. Bool probably is even stronger, however, and unquestionably is far faster. He gets eround in lively fashion for a 6-footer close to 190 pounds and is knocking the cover off the ball in the batting practices. Spencer Harris’ home-run-hitting Feputation with Minneapolis last season may be discounted because of the short fences in the American Association, and without doing so it may be doubted he is a better prospect than Melbern Simons, who performed for the Birming- ham Barons last year after a Spring trial here, but without either the Griff- men appear to have about the best bal- enced quartet of fly chasers in the circuit in Goslin, West, Rice and Barnes. Good in Field Recruits. And disregarding regulars such as Judge, Myer and Bluege and more or less familiar figures like Hayes, Cronin and Stewart, it would seem the club has picked up a pair of likely look- ing Fer!ormerx in Elmer Yoter and Charley Gooch. Yoter, upon whom the nickname of Pete has been fastened, is a squatty individual, who already has demonstrated that he fields ground balls without fighting 'em, and Gooch, who at 22, is five years his junior, has plenty t.\l' _Spring in his stocky legs and the 357 average he compiled last season with Little Rock of the Southern Asso- ciation would indicate he is entitled to a thorough inspection. All in all it would seem W. Perry Johnson has no complaint to voice on the quality of the material at his dis- posal in the role of manager of the team with which he starred as a pitcher LEADERS SELECTED BY COLLEGIAN A. C. BUDDY MYER. This popular young inficlder, with the Washington club once more after a season and a half with the Red Sox, is expected to siar at third base. Charles Solomon, to give Buddy his real name, has been banging the ball savagely in bat- ting drills at Tampa this week. ON THE SIDE LINES With the Sports Editor y DENMAN THOMPSON: AMPA, Fla, March 6— l Without so much as even a practice game having been staged in which he might - exhibit his repertoire, young Adolph Liska safely may be entered as the most prom- inent of all of the pitching candidates for a berth as reg- ular with ‘the Nationals this year. As a matter of fact, so rigidly enforced is the rule prohibiting flingers from “putting anything on the bell” until their arms have had sufficient loosening as to minimize the possibility of injury that Liska, along with the half dozen other hurling aspirants who have been in training here now for some 10 days, has attempted nothing in the way of speed or curves. Yet he generally is regarded as the foremost contender for a rating on a par with such veteran flingers as Braxton, Hadley, Jones and Marberry. He has exhibited signs of that inde- finable something known as “class.” He just stands out. One reason, of course, is the fact that he possesses a de- livery ' differing greatly from the orthodox. He is a “sub- marine” hurler, an appellation which first came to this re- porter’s attention in connection with Jack Warhop, an tinder- sized manipulator of base balls who attained considerable prominence in the pastime more than a decade ago as a member of both the Athletics and Yankees. Although he has not let out fully yet, it is unlikely his delivery will prove “underhanded” to the degree practiced by Carl Mays, the most re- cent exponent of this style, who after 14 years of service, divided be- tween the Red Sox, Yankees and Cincinnati Reds is booked to toil this season with the New York Giants. Officers will be elected and other plans for the season will be made at a meeting of Collcgian A. C. base ball | team to be held Saturday night at 7:30 o'clock at 655 B street northeast. All candidates are asked to report. Collegians, who plan to enter the| senior division of the Capital City League, are already booking games through Don Grst, who may be reached by calling Lincoln 8618 after 6:30 p.m. Lionel Athletic Club, which will have four teams in the Capital City Base Ball League, will hold a diamond meet- ing Friday night at 1419 Wisconsin ave- nue at 8 o'clock. There is an especial opportunity for insect class players to get a berth with Lionels. Call Man- | ager Koerner at West 871. FINNEGAN IS MATCHED | T0 BATTLE CANZONERI' CHICAGO, March 6 (4).—Honey Boy | Finnegan, Boston featherweight, has | been matched with Tony Canzoneri of New York for the semi-wind-up of the | Loughran-Walker title fight at the open- ing of the new Chicago Stadium, March 28. Finnegan replaced Ray Miller, Chi- €ago left-hook title contender, who is Wnder contract to Detroit promoters, Mays, when in his prime, virtually stood on his head while in the act of pitching, letting go of the ball from a point but two or three inches above the ground. With Liska, the spot Jrom which the sphere siarts on its journey plateward is just where his hand naturally would be in an arc about midway between a true under- hand and a side-arm pitch. It comes to the batter from an angle he is al- most wholly unaccustomed to, how- ever, and in view of the fact that he delivers hooks and fast balls with the same motion, he has much more of an edge over the stick-wielder than boxmen of the usual type. His chances for success are not rated wholly on the freakishness of his delivery, however, nor yet on the fact that last season, at the age of 21, he was able, with the Minneap- olis club, to achieve 20 victories against but four defeats in a circuit boasting as many capable hitters as the American Association. One of the best of the many ad- mirable points about the native of Dwight, Neb., is his spirit and am- bition. He never has dallied with the cup that cheers (always thought that should be “jeers”) and has no bad habits of any kind. eats and lives base ball and doesn't even smoke. for fear hm Sere with his most c i aspira tion, which is to become a big league star, Cantillon Likes Him. IS formidable 1928 record and the %lowing reports of his ability obtained from newspaper sources in the Midwest duly impressed us, but having acquired a streak of skepticism through many years of observing and being disafi- inted in phenoms from the ushes, we sought the opinion of old Joe Cantillon, who has been closely connected in some capacity or other with the American Association for the past 20 years and than whom there is no better judge of ball gll ers, and he gave the trimly uilt lad a big boost. “Liska was by far the best looking young pitcher in the as- sociation last year,” said the .| one-time manager of the Wash- ington club, now vacationing || here. - “He has poise and nerve, along with a lot of stuff and a determination to win that should carry him a long way. He is young, of course, and therefore a bit lacking in ex- erience, but I believe he has tier than an even chance to make good in the big show right from the jump.” Having recelved such an encourag- ing report on Liska, inqury then was made regarding Paul McCul- lough, his teammate with the Mil- lers last season, and a performer some observers in the association rated ' superior in potentialities to Liska, despite the fact he was charged with three more defeats than the 13 games he won. “McCullough is a good pitcher,” Cantillon asserted, “but he hasn’t a Juture like Liska's. He probably has more stuff than Liska, but lacks his versatility. McCullough, I would say, is as good right now as he ever will be, while the younger fellow is a comer. If a team starts hitting Mac he has nothing in reserve with which to stop it, while Liska merely switches from what he is using to something else and applies the brakes. “I don’t mean to give the impres- sion that McCullough is not a good pitcher or that I think he will not make with the Washington club, but simply that he isn't equip- ped to climb as high as the kid.” Fights Last Night By the Assoclated Press. INDIANAPOLIS. — Steve McDonald, Canada, outpointed Eddie Anderson, Cody, Wyo. (10). Otto Anderson, Terre Haute, Ind., outpointed Billy Wallace, Cleveland (8). MINNEAPOLIS.—Cuban Bobby Brown, Philadelphia, outpointed Harry Dillon, Winnipeg (10). Herman Ratzlaff, Minot, N. -Dak., outpointed Morrie Green, Minneapolis (6). Jack Sharkey, Minneapolis, * stopped Jack Daniels, Omaha (2). Jack Kearns, Omaha, out~ pointed Bud Glover, Minneapolis (4). HOT SPRINGS, Ark.—Kid Adams, San Antonio, outpointed Irish Mickey McGill, Chicago (10). SAN ANTONIO, ‘Tex.—Carlos Garcla, Mexico City, outpointed Paul Wangley, Chicago (10). FRESNO, Calif—Jock Malone, St. Pla‘;zl. outpointed Johnny Cline, Fresno a0 LOS ANGELES.—Ernie Peters, Chi- cago, cutpointed Blas Rodriguez, Mex- | ico (10). Grind. Sty Pair for Bike CHICAGO, March 6 (#).—Otto Pets and Franz Deulberg will form th(:- cpe:} man team in Chicago's twenty-first in- ternational six-day bicycle race in the ‘won the last icago d with Jimmy Walthour as his partner, i SARAZEN IS LEADING IN FLORIDA TOURNEY FORT MYERS, Fla, March 6 (#).— Gene Sarazen, leading the field by two strokes, today entered the final 36-hole grind of the Port Myers open golf tour- nament a slight favorite to continue his winning play. Sarazen, whose early play in the | state netted him two championships in the Miami area, has utilized early leads to good advantage in past performances. He carded a total of 141 for the first 36 holes. Closely trailing the Italian profes- sional from New Port Richey, Fla., were Densmore Shute, Columbus, Ohio., who had 143 for his first 36 holes, and Jock Collins of Dayton, Ohio, with 144, ‘The tournament prizes will be pre- sented this evening by none other than Cornelius McGillicuddy, who, in plainer English, is Connie Mack of the Phila- delphia Athletics. PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY. Boston Bruins, 2; New York Ran- gers, 1. Pittsburgh Pirates, 3; Chicago Black- hawks, 2. New York Americans, 1; Ottawa Sen- ators, 1. Montreal Ma- | ing camp today. BABERUTH 0T N YANKEECLASH Errs as a First Sacker and Loses Game—Chisox Pick Regular Line-up. By the Associated Press. T. PETERSBURG, Fla., March 6. | —It's not often that Babe Ruth plays the role of *“goat,” but he was suffering under that ignomy at the New York Yanl:ees' train- He was playing first base for the Yan- nigans. Gehrig bunted. He should have been an easy out, but Ruth neglected | to keep his foot on the bag when he took the throw. Gehrig eventually scor- ed the winning run on Lazzeri's line single. At bat, Ruth got one double, a tower- ing lfly that the wind caused to fall safely. DALLAS, Tex., March 6 (#).—Some idea of what Lena Blackburne intends to do with his large crop of ball players was obtained when he sent the White Sox through an abbreviated ball game. Blackburne announced his regular line-up as Mostil, Barrett and Reynolds in the outfleld; Shires on first, Kerr at second, Cissell at shortstop, Kamm on_third and Crouse catching. Only Barrett and Mostil appear un- certain to appear in the starting lineup when the season opens. Clarence Hoff- man, a rookie, and Alex Metzler, who | has not yet reported, are scheduled to hold down two of the outfield berths. WEST PALM BEAC*I, Fla., March 6 (/)—With Kress and Brannon on hand, Manager Dan Howley of the St. Louls Browns tried out a new infield combina- tion yesterday. He placed the rookie, Leonard Dondero, at third; Kress at short and alternated with Brannon and Roetz at second. Ike Danning, a catcher, was at first in the absence of Lu Blue. Eddie Grimes, third baseman acquir- ed from Tulsa, was given a day's rest from infield practice, Besides Blue, only five other players have yet to report: O'Rourke and Mel- illo, infielders; Manush, McGowan and McNeely, outfielders. PHOENIX, Ariz, March 6 (#).— Eight days of work under the sun hav- ing produced beneficial results, Manag- er Bucky Harris of the Tigers, yester- day permitied his pitchers to put some- thing on the ball. ‘The new pilot was particularly pleas- ed with the showing of Frank Barnes, :guthpaw pitcher obtained from Hous- n. The hitting of Dale Alexander, first base candidate from Toronto, also fa- vorably impressed Harris, who indicated he might get the call over Harry Heil- marl:, finished last season at the initial sack. NEW ORLEANS, March 6 (#).—The Cleveland Indian Club roster lists 22 men in uniform and at work, including Manager Roger Peckinpaugh, who has welcomed as the latest arrivals the two {?ugzsters. Eddie Morgan and Carl n < Jovo Miljus, veteran pitcher who spent the Winter farming in California, arrived yesterday. Cold weather and rain have held the batteries to limbering up exercises. . FORT MYERS, Fla., March 6 (#).— The Philadelphia Athletics were in good shape today and anxious for the first inter-league game of the season with St. Louis Nationals at Avon Park to- if a general poll could be taken. 7; hockey, 6. In the matter of the favorite sport hockey, 15; base ball, 3. The choce of sports to be played the future of the national pastime. effeminate. behind two of the greatest of the it was apparent that Mr. McGraw was with base ball. than 2,500 people watching it. American game.” But Mr. McGraw was forgetting the Yankee Stadium. of the game is concerned. Reliable authorities estimate that lege students. vicariously in the grandstands. prize fighting and the base ball playing men. Golf takes them away from their time on the links during the season, N The foot ball game that drew the spectacle, morrow. Two sets of inflelders are being tried. Reading from first to third, Orwoll, Dykes, Boley and Hale make up one quartet and Foxx, Hassler, Sharkey and Borrelll the other. Borrelli, for- merly of Muhlenburg College, has made a good impression. PASO ROBLES, Calif,, March 6 (#). —Dick Bartell, pepper pot of the Pitts- burg Pirates, seems the logical choice 10r shortstop. “Pie” Traynor is to be moved back to his third base position, Jim Stroner, ‘Wichita recruit having failed to make the necessary improvement since his recent operation for appendicitis, Manager Bush says the initial lineup will comprise Sheeley, first base; Adams, second base: Bartell, short stop; Tray- nor, third base; Comorosky, left field; Brickell, center fleld, and Grantham, right fleld. BRADENTON, Fla, March 6 (#).— President Bob Quinn has ordered the Red Sox supplied with extra uniforms for Sundays and holidays, following a Detroit Cougary, 3; roons, 1. Boston, 4; Providence, 1. Tulsa, 6; St. Louis, 2. custom he started in St. Louis. Manager Carrigan has imposed a midnight curfew. TN LEARWATER, Fla, March 6 (#)—Glenn Wright, the former Pittsburgh star, is the new field captain of the Brooklyn Robins. Wright, traded to Brooklyn during the Winter for Jess Petty and Harry Riconda, was named captain yesterday and then led his reg- ulars to a 15-to-1 victory over the Yan- nigans. Selection of a new fleld leader was necessitated by the fact that nelther Max Carey nor Dave Bancroft is classed as a regular any longer. AVON PARK, Fla, March 6 (#).— Charles Gelbert, scheduled to be the St. Louis Cardinals’ shortstop this sea- son, performed yesterday for the first time in the major leagues. | Some observers said he had an off day, but the stamp of approval seemed to be placed on last year's sensation at Rochester after the workout. Wallle Roettger, promising young { player last season until he fractured an ankle, attracted much attention in the | ‘curmled practice yesterday. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., March 6 (#).— Frank Hogan, burly catcher of the Giants, is a trifie faster than a steam roller, but he astounded fans, players and Manager John McGraw b{esml- ing second yesterday in a game between regulars and rookies. | ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March 6 (#)—Young Bob James, rookie second | beseman_acquired from Omaha, broke !up the six-inning game between Hank Gowdy’s Yannigans and the regulars at the Braves' camp here yesterday. when | he knocked out a home run with the | bases full, to give the Yannigans a 5-to-0 victory. ORLANDO, Fla, March 6 (#)— Manager Jack Hendricks has decided to take all his pitchers, except Jakie May, with him Friday, when the Cincin- | nati Reds move South on Miami, where they will meet Connie Mack’s Philadel- phia Athletics in their first exhibition game Saturday. Two practice sessions today and ! Thursday, to be followed by a brisk | warm-up Friday before the squad leaves | for Miami, was the Red’s schedule. { AVALON, Calif, March 6 (®).—A{ championship of some sort was at stake | today as the Avalons and Catalinas lined up for the deciding game of the Cubs’ inter-club series. Each team has Wright Named Dodgers’ Captain; News About Other N. L. Outfits won one game. The Cubs go to the mainland tomor- row to meet the Los Angeles Angels in the first of a three-game series. The large squad was given lots of hitting ractice yesterday. PTAll Gt e Cubsare in the best of physical condition for the first real plregxemn game with the Los Angeles club. WINTER HAVEN, Fla, March 6 (#). —One more day and the Phillies hope to have enough regulars and recruits in camp to play & ball game. Most of the infielders and outfielders are due to- morrow. Thus far the Phillies in practice have looked as though they were training for a track meet instead of a ball game. A flock of batterymen have done little but jog around the field. HAFEY, CARD OUTFIELDER, MUST WEAR EYEGLASSES| ST. LOUIS, March 6 (#).—Charles (“Chick”) Hafey, St. Louis Cardinal outfielder and the team’s leading hitter last season, will begin this season equipped with spectacles. He stopped here en route to the Spring training camp at Avon Park and told of the addition of the glasses, made necessary by sinus trouble. Lou HARDIE,.DISCOVERER OF JIM CORBETT, DIES OAKLAND, Calif., March 6 (#).—Lou Hardie, 69, known as the man who dis- covered James J. Cprbett, former heavy- weight champion of the world, and assisted in his development as an amateur boxer, died of pneumonia here yesterday. Hardie played major league base ball with Philadelphia in 1883, Chicago in 1886 and Boston in 1889. RED SOX TO PRESENT BROTHER BATTERY ACT By the Assoclated Press. “The batteries for today's games: f:' the Red Sox, Gaston and Gas- n. Such will be the announcer’s piece next season when the Gaston brothers play for the Boston Red Sox. Milton Gaston, a big league pitcher since 1924 and a Washington Senator last season, has been traded to Boston in a deal that sent Buddy Myer back to the Senators. His Brother Alex, a catcher, comes up from the American Asso- Styles Stick. HEN any competitor happens to get hooked to a certain style it is hard to change his ways later on, even when he knows he is wrong. There is a cer- tain subconscious control that directs his ways, a control he cannot break. One casz in hand is that of William Lawrence Stribling, the Georgia heavy- weight. With 250 fights or con- tests under his belt at the age of 24, it was somewhat natural that a lot of this had to be defensive stuff, exhibi- tion play, holding and hauling. No human system could stand the strain of 250 real fights at that age. As a result of this highly developed cautious attitude, Stribling has blown every shot he had at anything resembling a title. He can murder the set-ups, but against a real opponent his caution and conservatism kill any chance he might carry. Under championship conditions no one can make him fight~-no reward is big enough to make him take a chance. He had great opportunities against Berlen- bach, Loughran and Sharkey. In each case his refusal to fight or to put on any sort of an attack wrecked his outlook on a title. Here is a boxer who has speed, youth, strength, boxing skill and at least a first-class wallop. He has more ex- perience than most veterans. He has all the weapons needed to win any title, but a gun does no damage if it isn't fired. Stribling will take aim, but no one can make him pull the trigger when the target is up. Against Berlenbach he did no fighting at all. Against Loughran he took the lead for four rounds, and then folded up. Against Sharkey he was in the lead after four DOWN THE LINE WITH W.'0. On Favorite Sports. OME statistics, which may or may not interest the base ball magnates, were given out by the Sheffield Scientific School at New Haven. indicate that the national pastime no longer is the favorite sport of the colleges for playing or for watching, and it is highly probable that the choice of Sheffield would not differ vastly from the choices of the other colleges McGEEHAN. They would In that section of the questionnaire regarding the favorite sport to play the vote went: Tennis, 36; golf, 34; foot ball, 15; base ball, 9; crew and swimming, to watch the vote read: Foot ball, 113; would seem to look a bit menacing for Twenty years ago a college enrolling 36 tennis players and 34 golfers to 9 base ball players would be regarded as Of course, Mr. John Arnold Heydler, president of the National League, who usually answers any pessimistic expressions concerning the future of the national pastime, might retort that base ball still has its firm hold in the hearts of the American people and is still loved by the American youth and all that sort of thing. But after all the college students are people and still are youthful. recall walking with John Joseph McGraw over a certain golf course in Florida | golfers. Mr. McGraw was mildly inter- ested in the game itself, but his eyes glanced restlessly at the gallery. Finally engaged in “counting the house.” “You cannot tell me,” said Mr. McGraw, “that this game will ever compete Here is the greatest golf match in the world and there are less I guess that base ball still will be the great that the golfers are active players and that a golf game is something that cannot be played at the Polo Grounds or It is a sport and not a spectacle, and the size of a gallery at a big golf match means nothing whatever so far as the popularity there are now something like 3,000,000 active golfers in the United States. I am wondering if there could be that many active base ball players, including the schoolboys, the sand-lotters and the col- Of course, golf never could threaten base ball as a show. But it has started to take away customers from the ivory industry, customers who do not go to the golf links to watch, but to play. For the last few years regulars at the two New York base ball parks have scurried out to play golf instead of getting their sport Also the professional athletes are taking up golf for their real recreation, the prize fighters, the professional base ball players and the rest. With them the seems to be purely a business, while the golf is a sport. And the prize fighters and base ball players become tired business business cares. No wonder that some of the base ball magnates frown on the notion of their players spending their leisure The Favorite Spectacle. ATURALLY the favorite sports spectacle of college men would be foot ball, but foot ball has become the favorite spectacle of all classes. foot ball game between Notre Dame and Navy outdrew the second Tunney- Dempsey bout at Soldier Field at Chicago. championship prize fight as the favorite spectacle were a trifle annoyed by this. At the Battle of What of It at Miami Beach there were less than 30,000 | 5 customers. Of course, it was not a heavyweight championship bout, but it was ballyhooed into something that would stand in lieu thereof. that few present at any of the more interesting foot ball games the graduate managers would begin to wonder what had happened. Last year a The proponents of the heavyweight If there were only largest crowd last year meant nothing in the way of the mpthical foot ball championship. The Navy team had started the season poorly and Mr. Knute Rockne insisted that Notre Dame that year was very shy of good foot ball material. Lake Michigan held more spectators than it did the night that Gene Tunney retained his heavyweight championship title in a spectacular battle. ‘There might have been more spectators, but there was no room for them. Always there are applications for tickets to the Yale-Harvard game three times in excess of the seating capacity of the Yale Bowl. California big enough to accommodate all of those who would attend a California- Stanford game. On this count foct ball seems to be the Nation's favorite sporting Yet the huge stadium on ‘There is no inclosure in THE SPORTLIGHT BY GRANTLAND RICE in nine cases out of ten try to steer the shot away from the trouble. You never see Jones do this, but he is one of the few who step up and give the ball a ride, even where the championship might depend on a single shot. The importance of ‘the occasion doesn’t change his stroke. It doesn’t make him tighten up and suddenly get conservative or make him attempt to play one safe.” In the affair at Miami Beach last week Stribling understood that this was about his last chance at any title. He had the backing of his Southern friends. He knew how much big money walted for him, in case he won. But when he hit the stretch against Sharkey he couldn’t make himself tear and fight. And when it came to the last round he was at his worst. One big rally here might have pulled him through, or at least earned a draw. All he needed | was K. O. Christner's ring spirit for the last two rounds, and nothing ,could have stopped him. But old styles and old habits have a way of taking charge when the pressure gets heavy, and in the big majority of cases the competitor will revert to his faults under this brand of fire. It is easy enough to correct faults when there is nothing at stake, or, as Don Marquis once said, “Mind is superior to matter—when there is noth- ing the matter.” Gene Sarazen needs mo introduction. He and Walter Hagen stand out as the most _definitely colorful personalities in rounds, and again he slipped back to his ought-to-be’s competition, but they don't pay off on what ought to be. After five or six years of hauling and tugging, wrestling and clinching, the Georgia boxer swings back to thece same tactics when crowded. I other lines. It is a common fault in golf. It is perhaps best exempli- fied by the golfer with the perfect practice swing, as long as there is no ball to hit. He can look like a Bobby Jones swinging at a dandelion. But there is a big change when the ball is waiting with a bunker ahead. In the same way many star profes- slonals and amateurs can move along in the neighborhood of 70, until the test of a champlonship comes. In Other Lines. HAVE seen the same thing work in HE knowledge of how to play a ' I spoon shot should be a part of ! dends Then they tighten up and the 70 turns to a 79 or an 81. “The trouble with most good golfers,” says Tommy Armour, “is that when ciation. It ‘will be the first brother and brother battery in major league base ball since the days of Claude and Clarence Jonnard of the New York Gilaats, they have a hard shot to make during the closing stages of & championship or any big money tournament they no longer take the old free lash at the the game. ~Gene has won the hi honors golf can give, and as hi is a comparative youngster, there are certain to be many more honors that will fall to his skill. BY GENE SARAZEN. ery good golfer’s bag of tricks. It is a difficult club to play properly, but returns great divi- once you have learned. In playing the spoon the stance should be the same as for driving, ex- cept that the right foot should be a bit more advanced. It is important to re- member to let the club-head do the work. ‘The shot should never be forced. The greatest tendency is to overswing. It is easier to control shots with a shorter swing, and since it is so often necessary to play spoon shots to the green, con- trol is highly essential. Lengthen the grip on the shaft for added distance, and always remember that the club- head has been built to loft the ball. Bobby Joénes is a notable exponent of the spoon. He is as deadly with this club as most players are with a short iron. He plays the shot perfectly— that is, to the right of the cup with a slight hook on the ball. You often hear golfers say, “I'll cut this one up to the green,” meaning that they will aim to the left of the cup, hoping to get a slight slice. This gerous, and should be attempted o when absolutely necessary, or when it is impossible to get to the bell, TheyW.s longer pivot freely, but green any other Wy, g™ ey Golf’s Vital Plays As Told by Masters rome THE SECOND SHOT HAS THREE OFFERS, EX CHAMPION SAYS Garden Proposition Among Lines of Activity Jack Will Consider. IAMI, Fla, March 6.—Jacl Dempsey left Miami an Miami_Beach last night fot heavyweight champion, but in his role of successful promoter of the recent battle between Jack Sharkey and “I don't know what I'll do yet,” he said. “I have three things before me, but I cannot say yet what the next step One of the three lines of activity facing Dempsey is understood to be a berth with the Garden Corporation as a He has an offer from Humbert PFugazy, former rival of Tex Rickard, for a partnership in a two-man firm of The third opportunity for continued assoclation with the business side of fighting, he said, is a proposition to go in the development of a world cham- plonship lightweight fight between Sammy Mandell, champion, and Ray to the upper part of the list in his class. And then, of course, Dempsey may decide to don the gloves again. T more,” he said, “but I can't decide whether it's more exciting to win a fight than to promote one successfully.” Paulino Uzcudum, Spanish battler, for a bout with Sharkey, the former having asked for a guarantee of $100,000. Square Garden show in Boston Friday night, he said. With him was Estelle ‘Taylor, his wife. e Newspaper bowlers end the second round of their elimination tournament tonight at King Pin No. 1. Thirty- ship flight, are to take th2 drives for the five-game block at 8 o'clock. The list with alley assiznmenis followsA By the Associated Press. New York, not as former Young Stribling. will be.” promoter. promoters. in with Floyd Fitzsimmons of Detroit Miller, Michigan youth, who has forged like to get in there at least once Jack saild he had made an offer to He plans to attend the Madison With the Bowlers three ccntestants, all of the ehampion- Malcolm, G. Loslie, Ti Carman. F. B.. Heflelfinger, Philip. Si: T n Money, Frank johnson. Charles M. Fellowshin Fo atty. William, Fellowsnip Forum. arris, Charleg,. Fellowship Forum. Rinaldi Hallan-Americans defeated the Northeast Temple Italian-Americans by 174 pins in a 10-game home-and- home battle concluded last night at Convention Hall. The Rinaldis in the second block of the match outscored their rivals by 152 pins. BILLY BARTON FORCED * TO WAIT WEEK TO RUN CHELTEN! , England, March 6 (#)—The stewards inspected the race course here yesterday and decided, owing to the hard ground, to postpone the scheduled races to next week. Billy Barton, the American steeplechaser, was due to compete here Friday, but now will not have his first public outing for another week. In the meantime he is doing good gallops on the sand at Tenby. Yester- day he had a sharp mile gallop with stable companions trained by Hastings. e i THIRD WANER JOINS ACT OF RECALCITRANT BUCS OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., March 6 (#)—The famous Waner act of the Pittsburgh Pirates whose latest skit consists of a holdout against signing new contracts, now has three members, where there were two. Paul Waner, jr., the son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Waner, arrived yesterday. He is a lusty youth of 7!2 pounds. Paul Waner, sr., and Lloyd Waner, arc the other members of the act. BOUTS WILL BE STAGED AT GROTTO STAG NIGHT Four boxing bouts have been sched- uled in connection with the Kallipolis Grotto stag night program, to be held at the Jewish Community Center March 21. Sailor Oden and Billy Hooe have been matched along with Fred Shaeffer and Soldier Zihlman, Billy Strickler and Knockout Reilly and Jack MacFeeley and.Allen Smallwood. e Every Good Golfer Should Know How to Make Spoon Shot, Says Sarazen. Siw N National Open| Champion Gives Advice| On Way to Play It. ‘The best spoon shot I ever saw was made by Johnny Farrell on the seven- teenth hole at La Gorce last year. John was playing superb golf, but so were several others in the big field, particu- larly Bobby Cruickshank. Farrell needed a pair of fours to win, or a five and a four to tie. He had a good, long shot to a well trapped green on the seventeenth. If he failed to hold the green he might conceivably land in the sand, and lose a stroke or more, But he took the chance and played a bold and beautiful spoon shot right to the carpet. Holding a shot like that requires per- fection. Farrell made the shot exactly right, and got the necessary four. He added another four on the home hole to get a 63—one of the finest rounds ever made anywhere—and to beat out Cruickshank, who was coming like a house on fire. Yes, sir, the spoon is a great club. It is one of the handiest ever made, though the opportunities afforded it are not nearly as numerous as the mashic and iron get. (Copyright, 1929. by the North America: Newspaper Alliance.) WILL PLAY GOLF MATCH. RICHMOND, Va., March 6, 1029 (#). —Mrs. J. G. Spitz, Virginia woman's golf champion, announced here today thet she had accepted an invitation to play Mrs. R. R. Jones, the woman's champion of North Carolina, in a spe- cial g’x::bum match at Raleigh on g