Evening Star Newspaper, March 6, 1929, Page 30

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. WEDN SDAY, MARCH 6. 1929. SPORTS. Southworth Keeping Cardinals Busy : Navin Has. “Lot of Confidence in Harris” Do They Take Lunch at Avon Park Field. Associated Press Sports Writer. VON PARK, Fla., March 6.—11f it A is true that uneasy lies the head ager of the St. Louls Cardinals, Billy Southworth is managing to conceal it. In spite of the fact that Birds in four years, the little outfielder, to all appearances, is nonchalant, in the best manner recommended by the ‘The former pennant-winning Roches- ter pilot believes in hard work and more of it. No club in Florida is work- as the National League champions: A training camp innovation has been made by the construction of two bat- batting practice at the plate and three divisions take many cuts at the ball during practice. Southworth also has the batters, ‘The only picnic about the champions’ practice sessions is the luncheon. The ing to their hotel for the midday meal and are satisfied by a sketchy repast on the bench and in the clubhouse. fleld change and there may be more. ‘harley Gelbert, the sensational young shortstop from Rochester, will play of too much boosting, for every Inter- hational League manager and playér has predicted without qualification that May Shift Frisch. If Carey Selph, the Arkansas traveler from Houston, comes up to specifications Frisch moving over to third. If & tour of bench duty is considered necessary for Selph's base ball welfare, Fred ormer Detroit player, ane versatile Andy High are available for third. Jim Bottomley gets renomination There are only six outfielders on the Troster, an]udlnfi Manager Southworth, who probably wiil fill a utility role. Wal- rific clip when he broke his leg July 4, seems to have recovered and would seem to have first call on right field. Bold over in the other outfield posts. ‘This arrangement will leave Ernest Orsatti, fleet Californian and Roscoe Athletes Have So Much to BY BRIAN BELL, that wears the eérown of man- he is the fourth manager of the Red cigarette advertisements, ing such long hours and at such speed ting cages in addition to the regular two pitchers alternating in pitching to athletes walve the formality of return- The Cards are committed to one in- short. Gelbert may face the handicap he will make good with a rush. he will go to second base, with Frankie Haney, d the ‘without opposition at first ter Roettger, who was batting at a ter- Taylor Douthit and Chick Hafey will Holm, a base ball handy man, available from the majors. Southwoi none too however, and he may content self with pinch hif against right-hand pitching. Wilson Main Catcher. Jimm; y Wilson will do most of the catching, with the veteran Earl Smith available as first assistant. The other catching assignment awalts a contest between Gus Mancuso ‘and Clarence Jonnard, a member of the pitching and Gatching firm of Jonnard Brothers, ‘The pitching mainstays all know their way about from previous ordeals by fire. Grover Cleveland Alexander, at 42 and with 18 major league cam 8 behind the youngest player in the eamp. He fields bunts by the hour and will be the first pitcher réady to take & turn. Willie Sherdel, Jesse Haines, Clarence hnson will Herman k chahce, &nd Prankhouse and Haid, who were on the club last year, should stick and two Texas Leaguers, Bill Hallahan and Harold Elliott, have a chance. Hallahan has been ¥ d in his m efforts by injuries, as has Frank- The Cards, in addition to & new manager, have two new coaches, both returning to the major leagues after a long absence. Earl “Greasy” Neale, formeér Cincinnati outfielder, has been coaching at the University of Virginia and Charles “Gabby” Street, onte a great Washington catcher, has been managing in the minors. ‘There is plenty of master minding ahead for the trio, for in addition to the Cardinals proper, there are numer- Do ebirea aons Tor seasoming st s oF away for m.uncmkams«.. Louls system. Every Shot Needs Ease and Balance COMPARE. MELHORN AT 10P FOR ORIVE. WITH JOYCE. WETHEREO AT EMD OF BALKEWING FOR PUTT BY SOL METZGER. We will soon find that President Hoover differs from his immediate edecessor in method. In golf & ike difference is noted in the means used by various players to gain cer- tain ends. There is as wide a differ- ence in the way each player drives and putts as there is in the sketches showing “Wild Bill” Mehlhorn at the top for his drive and Miss Joyce ‘Wethered at the end of her back- swing for her putt. Obviously, there is a marked dif- ference in the position of each play- er for these shots. One should rec- ognize them, simple as they are, to play correctly. Here we can see two great players set to play the two ex- treme shots of golf—the drive and the putt. Mehlhorn has made his extreme pivot in order to get his full weight and swinging strength into the drive. But note that his balance is rfect and there 1s no tenseness in is position. Only thus can he gain distance without sacrifice of direc- tion, which is paramount. Miss Wethered is perfectly bal- anced and at ease, No pivot. The point of similarity is that in each case ease and balance predominate. By the Assfiated Press. TOWA CITY, Towa, March 8.—The return of three Olympic point win- ners to another year of competition will be signalized at the Big Ten's annual indoor meet here Friday and Saturday. They are George H. Baird, quar- ter-miler, and Edward L. Gordon, jumpeér and hurdler, both of Iowa, and David A. Abbott, distance run- ner, who will carry the colors of the University of Iilinois. It will be the second time in two years that the meet has been held in the new Iowa field house. At the 1028 meet Illinols carried over the bulk of the honors. Baird, who holds the conference 440-yard record, was lead-off man oh the American 1,600-meter relay team at Amsterdam. The team won and &et a world record. Gordon, a Negro, qualified for the clmirlc broad jump, but & leg in- Jury forced him out. Abbott, with Big Ten indoor and outdoor two-mile championships and the National Colleglate A. A. title, was outplaced in the 5,000-meter fun at the Olympic games. ?fie of the hlg events of the meet Wwill bring togetheér George Simpson of Ohio Btate and Eddie Tolan of Michigan in the 60-yard dash. It will be the Big Ten debut for Tolan, & Negro, who won the intérscholastic :00 and 220 yard dashes two years 8impson, one of the best dash men the Big Ten has turned out in re- cent years, won the 100 and 220 yard dashes at the 1928 conference outdoor meet last year. A strained tendon kept the Buckeye flyer oft the Olympic team last year. The Iowa City meet also will mark first appearance in Big Ten circles of Tom Warne, a North- western University pole vaulter, who 8 & Kokomo, Ind,, high school ath- leté held the national high school record. Warne is a sophomore. INTRAMURAL BOUTS LISTED AT HILLTOP Intramural boxing bouts held this afternoon ';t oeurg:':xr'emu!,)nbls vérsity. The survivors will be matched in later bouts, with & view to fina oy ch Ji of tne Foya, boxing tehin that tan it tramural b8 reveal some good Ceorgetbwn's bo inting wn's boxers now a: for the intercollegiate cham; {:npsgi%u to l‘:n he;’d.‘}nnh 22 and 23 .l’ State Col- N. C. STATE TOSSERS TAKE DIXIE HONORS By the Assoclated Press. ATLANTA, Ga.,, March 6.—A basket ball team from the sand hills of North Carolina today stood champion of the Bouthern Conference—it was the Wolf Park of North Carolina State College, T.e collegians of Raleigh battled down 3ame contender in the Blue Devils { Duke University last night th the final round of the annual title tourna- ment, with the count winding up 44 to 35. Some 1500 fans, braving a biting wind, saw Goodwin, Haar, Johnson, Warrén and Young form a great com- bination of dribbling basket hitters to eliminate Duke. Notth Carolina State assumed an m ’ti-..d ;nd nflug’{. gn:h never was an five pof e good, the half ending 25 to 18 in its favor, |D. C. MATMEN ASKED TO ENTER TOURNEY District matmen have been invited to enter the South Atlantic A. A. U. wrest- ling champlonships to be held March 23 at Baltimore Central Y. M. C. A. Pre- liminaries will be staged in the after- noonh, with the finals at night, Entries will close March 20 with Neil Coburn at the Central Y. M. C. A,; Bal- timore. He is chairman of the sectional wrestling committee. Winners will be entitled to compete in the national champlonships at New | York later. Entries will be received in 112, 118, 126, 135, 147, 160, 175 and over 175-pound classes. EYE TESTS ADVOCATED - LONDON, March 6 (#).—Would- be lawn tennis umpires will have to undergo an eye test in the future if the proposal to that effect now be- (Copyright, 1929.) KAISER, HUDSON WIN BOUTS. Kaiser and Ray Hudson captured wrestling matches last night at the Omty Theater, the former over Baer ? Phillips and the latter over Plant, fore the Lawn Tennis Umpires' As- % aaich aight and te jud quick sight and accuraf - ment of distance are —mm‘: fn t-day fast tennis, members of FOR TENNIS UMPIRES | Olympic Stars to Compete in Big Ten Meet T Leader of Big Ten Is Striving To Settle Track Sport Status BY LAWRENCE PERRY, EW YORK, March 6. aj. John L. Griffith, commissioner of athletics for the Western Con- ference, is seeking to determine through correspondence with Dan Ferris, secretary of the A. A. U, the points in which that body is at variance with the national federation, How far Maj. Griffith has been able to get, does not now appear. So far as Basket Ball Calls For Quick Thinking AUE CENTER (n0.3) OFTEN GETS A CHANCE. FOR A LHOT ~ HE AND THE. FORWARDL~ NOG. 1 AND 2 FOLLOW TP One unjversal demand made upon tg:re. if it is to become popular, is that quick thinking and sound Jllldx- ment be paramount. Basket ball an- swers this request a thousand fold. ‘Take “Fog” Allen's method for * penetrating a set zone, defense, It's up to his center. the preceding releases we have shown how he can handle two situa- tions. Now these are blocked. In @ flash- he must know this and act accordingly,. He does in the ac- companying play. Finding that his dribble is ac- counted for, as well as a pass to one of his running forwards, No. 3, the center, the pivot man of this attack, on receiving & pass from his floor guard, No. 5, has to solve the problem in another way. Quick as & flash he acts. A quick reverse, a high and long lob shot for the basket, and the job is partially done. When a player shoots, opponents instinctively watch the ball. Thus when No. 3 shoots, should he miss, his two forwards and himself, trained to act, drive at the basket from its two sides and the front for the rebound. Their opponents, in- stinctively watching the ball, have permitted this. Tomorrow—a fourth Pplay of this offense, five-man In WHEN A FELLER mtm ‘wnl have to p-;‘n:o ordinary oe eye tests ore ’s certificate, . | While Maj. Griffit vriter knows the major's letter to under date of Februdry 8, which is really a questionnaire designed to get the A. A. U. officer on record as to the precise claims of his organization as a supreme governing body over amateur athletics in the United States, is the only development in the situation thus far, Whatever eventually happens, track ~authorities in various parts of the United States do most fervently wish that the three bodies who conduct track athletics in this country would so far bury their differences as to agree upon a set of uniform rules governing the conduct of track meets. . As conditions now exist there are three sets of track rules, one set recognized by the National Collegiate Association, another by the A. A. U, and still another by the I. C. A. A. A. A. This means that in meets where representatives of these bodies compete aflairs go at cross purposes, argument rises and coaches and athletes are at ss. For example, under the A. A. U. rule there is a penalty for a man who starts ahead of the gun. In the N. C. A. A, there is a penalty only if the starter withholds his shot. And 50 it goes. And there are variations in the order of events, One would think that discrepancies such as theée could be adjusted eadily and slmply, with ne lcss of prestige or authority on one side or the other, One pleasing note in Maj. Griffith’s letter to Ferris is his desire to make it clear that differences of opinion regard- ipg certain questions relating to ath- Adetic adminisiration may not logically be construed as personal differences. thinks it is emi- nently desirable to conduct a debate regarding the amateur athletic situation in this country, he can, on his part at least, see no good reason why any- hing in the nature of personalities should enter. If the A, A, U. feels the same way— and it is understood assurances as to this are not yet in hand—it might well be that Maj. Griffith’s initiative will be attended by excellent results, results beneficlal to tracks, throughout the country. HEALTH IS REGAINED BY INJURED LASSMAN By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, March 6.—Apparently fully restored to health, Al Lassman, big captain of New York University's 1928 foot ball team, is back among his old friends again, Returning from Florida, where he was sent to recover from injurles suffered in the Carnegie Tech game last Fall, Lassman was the guest at a banquet given by the N. Y. U. Letter Club in the Hotel Pennsylvania last night. Although he has been reported to be having trouble remembering his friends, he greeted them all by name, BARBUTITO ATTEND MEETING OF A.A. U To Be Accompanied by Legal Adviser Tomorrow Unless Officials Forbid. N ence had been requested at the meeting of the registration committee of the A. A. U, tomorrow afternoon, Ray Barbuti issued a statement yesterday in which he said he would attend the meeting. This meeting has been called for the pur- pose of considering Barbuti's suspension, which came last week, following printed statements regarding the Amateur Athletic Union and attributed to Bar- buti. If the A. A, U. officials permit, Bar- butt will be accompanied by a legal adviser at the meeting. He placed his case in the hands of Benjamin F. Crow- ley of Garey, Crowley & Garey, at- torneys, of this city, yesterday. Crowley stated that he had not yet inquired whether Barbuti could be represented by counsel. “We do not wish to assume an atti- tude antagonistic to the Amateur Ath- letic Union,” said Mr, Crowley. “Every one wants amateur athletics to prosper, but at the same time the interest of Mr. Barbuti must be protected. If per- missible I will represent Mr. Barbuti at the meeting. Barbuti’s statement: “Although I have received no noti- fication to be present at the meeting of the registration committee of the A. A. U, I will be here. The Metropoli- tan Association evidently expects me to take my notification through the col: umns of the press. I am replyl through the same medium. It was nece: sary for me to inquire the time a place of the meeling through my at- torneys, Garey, Crowley & Garey. At the offices of the A. A. U. no com- ment on the case was forthcoming. NORTHWESTERN AIMS TO DEFEAT MICHIGAN By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, March 6.—Northwestern'’s traveling squad of swimmers will at- tempt to settle up with Michigan 'E‘rl: day night, when the teams meet at Ann Arbor for the swim classic of the Western Conference season. Michigan won the national intercol- legiate and Big Ten titles last year, and in both instances Northwestern was rui ner-up. Northwestern this year, ho ever, is represented by its strongest a gregation of natators—a team that in- vaded the Far West and won eight meets without a defeat. The Wildeats will place much of their hopes in Al Schwartz, sensational free- style swimmer, who holds all of the na- tional intercollegiate free-style sprint records and the world mark at 40 yards. In addition Coach Tom Robinson has Capt. Wally Colbath, national inter- collegiate diving champion, and Dick Hinch, intercollegiate back-stroke title holder. Much of Michigan’s strength lles in Ault, national Intercollegiate 440-yard champion, who is slated to fight it out with Schwartz for the honors of the EW BEATS EW YORK, March 6.—Though he declares he has not been officially notified that his pres- OXFORD CR RECORD IN PRACTICE HENLEY-ON-THAMES, England, March 8 (#)—The Oxford crew, pre- paring for the annual boat race with Camnbridge on March 23, covered the course from Hambledon Lock to the Royal Hotel, more than 2 miles, in 14 minutes 20 seconds yesterday. The time is 1 second faster than the previous record for the stretch. A favor- able wind assisted the crew. ‘The Oxonians started with a stroke of 34 to the minute, dropped to 32 and 29 in the middle of the course and finished with a burst of 33 to the minute. The Cambridge eight finished its training at Goring yesterday. Tomor- row both crews will be at Putney, start- ing point of the race. C S. A. Basket Tournament Play To Start Monday in G. W. Gym LAY in the South Atlantic A. A. U. champlonship basket ball tournament, the biggest event of its kind ever to be held here, will start Monday night. All games will be played in the George Washington University gymnasium. The schedule for the opening night will be | announced tomorrow. The first game will start around 5 o'clock with con- tests scheduled in all the boys’ classes. It had been hoped in view of the record-breaking number of entries, 78, to advance the tourney starting date to Saturday, but this could not be ar- ranged. ‘Tonight members of the 145 and 100 und class teams are to weigh in at he Boys' Club at 7 o'clock. Last night 130 and 100 pound teams went on the scales. Skinker Eagles, who squeezed out a 26-25 win over Washington Grays last night to even the series between the teams, will meet that quint soon in a third game, but the date has not yet been set. Bagles won last night in dramatic style, Dutch Krumm, a reserve guard, coming through with a goal from scrim- mage and & shot from the foul line in the closing moments that gave his team victory. It was a furious battle from the out- set. At the half the Eagles were ahead, 12 to 10. Battling was nip and tuck in the last half. Jack Faber and Alton Buscher were high scorers for the winners and losers, respectively, each coming through with 10_points. Petworth Mets bested Company E, District National Guard, 24 to 22, in the preliminary. Play in the newly organized Jewish Community Center Basket Ball League will start tonight, when Yankee A. C. will face B'nal B'rith quint at 9:15 o'clock in the Center gym. Defeating Speakers Iast night, 20 to 15, Arcedians gained the lead in the Boys’ Club 115-pound Basket Ball League. In other league games last night Merldians took the measure of ngld- mists, 13 to 11, and Fort Myer drubl Frenchys, 18 to 6. Crescent A. C. scored over Bank of Brightwood quint, 27 to 16, last night in Central High gym. Streets for the winners and Mahany for the losers were high scorers. Fox with 20 points led Fort Meyer to an easy 66—10 win over Flashes yesterday. Potomae Boat Club basketers will practice and hold a business meeting tonight at the clubhouse at 10 o'clock. Games with teams in the 100 and 110 pound class having gyms are sought by Meridian A. C. quint. Call Manager Benton Smith, at Potomac 3154, be- tween 6 and 7 p.m. Long Schedules, Large Events For School Fives Disapproved By the Associated Press. HICAGO, March 6.—Large high bringing teams from many States for several days will be things of the past if the rec- ommendations of the National Feder: tion of High School Athletic Assocla- tions are adopted. ‘The National Federation has not only put its foot down on the national prep classic at the University of Chicago and similar interstate tournaments, but has also strongly disapproved of long schedules and frequent tournaments within States. With the federation re- fusing to sanction the Chicago tourna- ment, the national meet will be shorn of its national aspect, a tion has 31 State members. In its effort to halt what is termed “overemphazing of the game,” the fed. eration will ask the North Central As. sociation of Colleges and Secondary Schools to adopt standards demanding sane limitations of schedules as an essential prerequisite of accrediting. Colleges, high schools, athletic clubs and other organizations accustomed to conducting invitational tournaments for high school teams will be appealed to in school basket ball tournaments | the organiza- | quested by the State High School Asso- ciation, An average of one interscholastic game a week throughout the season is a reasonable maximum for a schedule, in the epinion of the federation, which has instructed its national council to urge high school educators and coaches to curtail Schedules to the maximum suggested. The action of the federation taken at its recent meeting in Cleveland came atter a poll of some 7,000 principals. Two-thirds of the principals expressed their disapproval of interstate tourna- ments, stating that the number of tournaments has increased to such an extent as to constitute & menace to-the educational system, and that there is little justification for interstate and intersectional tournaments which in- volve extensive travel and long absence from school. Representatives from 22 of the 31 State members were present at the Cleveland meeting. All but Utah and South Dakota voted for the proposition to rréuse sanction to interstate tourna- ments, Women in ENIOR basketers of Eastern High School captured the first team champlonship yesterday after- noon When they scored over the Juniors, 30 to 15, in the final game of the first series. They will play the winners of the second team serles next Monday afternoon for the school title. ‘The winners had an yphill battle until well into the third quarter. Juniors openied with a substantial lead, which they retained throughout the first and second periods. At half time the count stood 14-11 in their favor. Senlors staged & spectacular come- back in the latter part of the game, speeding up their attack and throwing their opponents on the defensive. After pulling away from the Juniors in the third quarter, the Seniors allowed them only one more point during the game, while they doubled their own score, ‘Tomorrow Junior and Senior second teams will meet in one game of a double-header being staged to _complete | y the second series. Sophs and Freshmen will play in the other contest. The Junior-Senior tilt will be the critical game, as neither team has lost so far. In a second game played yesterday Sophomores swamped the Freshmen, Western High Quint Disbands After a Successful Campaign ESTERN HIGH'S basket ball team has disbanded for the season following its defeat at the hands of West Cath- olic High Monday, which eliminated it from the University of Pennsylvania toutnament at Philadel- phia. Finishing second in the public high school championship serles and show- ing well in other engagements, the Red and White basketers had a good season. Much of the credit for their showing is given to Clifton R. Moore, who was coaching the quint for the first time. Herble Thnmrson, all-high guard; Mike Hunt, another clever guard, and Baer, a forward of worth, are members | h of the team to be lost by graduation. Capt. Woods, Jimmy Thompson, Free- —BY BRIGGS S > Wl{ine ¢ man, Gobeau and Hatfleld are seasoned performers who will be at hand for the next floor season. A captain for next year's quint will be elected and letters awarded members of fi:e 1928-20 team in a couple of weeks. Emerson Institute is certain to be represented in the Washington and Lee University basket ball tournament, which opens tomorrow at Lexington, Va., but it is not certain that Central, which has been scheduled to make the trip, will do so. Loss of time from school required for the trip is the con- sideration that may keep Central at ome. Central drew & bye in the opening round tomorrow, but should it play will meet Friday the winner of the game to- day between John Marshall High of Richmond and Hargrave Military School. . In the only other floor game involving a Capital schoolboy team tomorrow Devitt 18 down for a match with George Mason High of Alexandria. In matches today Devitt was to meet Mount 8t. Mary's Prep at Emmitsburg, Md., and Hyattsville and McLean High boy and girl teams were to clash on the National Guard Armory floor at Hyattsville, Strayers squeezed out & 19-to-17 vie- tory over St. John's last night in St. Martin's gym. It was a close game all the way, with the score being tied at 9 all at the half. Hook led the winners attack, scoring 9 points. In its tournament debut Emerson will face Bristol High tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock. Should Central finally de- cide to enter the tournament it will not play until tomorrow night, which would mean that members of the team, at the outside, would have to lese only one rui from school. Xcept Ray Davidson, who may not be able to go along, all the other Emer- son dependables will make the Lexing- ton nt. Headed by Coach P. L. Banfleld, the Emerson party also will comprise Alton Buscher, Nelson Colley, Sam Gordon, Dan Galotta, Bert Ken- | nedy, Joe Trilling and Clyde May. With the Washington and Lee tour- | nament over, Emerson’s_basketers will| end their campaign. When another season rolls around Buscher, Colley and Galotta, three of the outstanding mem- bers of the team, will be missing. Candidates for Gonzaga's base ball | team will begin work in a couple of ! weeks. The purple diamonders will dri llunder direction of Orrel Mitchell, wi been acting as coach of the school’s teams during the absence be- cause of iliness of Ken Simondinger. According to plans, Simondinger will take charge of the base ball when he returns around Easter, nuld‘l.ll 14th St N.W. 41 to 10, ving the Sophs third place in the serles. J. Hoffman, Sophornore center, proved a valuable pivot player. Helen Wolfe accounted for eight of the Freshmen’s tallies, Dorothy Bishoff dropping in the other two-pointet late in the game. Scores: Sentors (30). Suntors (15). . G.P.Pls. Tmisy, s Totals Referee -Miss E. Posdick. v. Woodin. = Ellictt, Rankin Hoffma Berry, Madeo: Nagel, Totals Referee —Miss I Stockett. Umpire, Mrs. voodin. Gunston Hall and Friends Scheol teams are meeting this afternoon at 4 o'clock in the Y. W. C. A. gymnasium on K street. Guston is sending its orep school six into the line against the I street tossers, who are younger than the Varsity players from Florida avenue, George Washington University toss- ers will entertain the Willlam and Mary squad in the H street nasium Saturday night at 7:30 o'clock. The Colonials were to journey to Frederick, Md,, today to play a practice game with the Hood College team. Jewish Community Center sextet has announced through its manager, Lesh Shofros, that it has withdrawn from the Washington Recreation League for two reasons: first, in order to retain its present coach, & man; and second, in order to enter the South Atlantic A. A. U. tournament, which, according to Miss Shofnos, the team may not be allowed to enter if afliated with the league. It is understood that a meeting of Washington Recreation League officials is to be held soon to decide the status of teams desiring to compete for the S. A. honors. The J. C. C. squad wishes to be sure of entering the cham- pionship play and therefore has | signed without . awaiting the league decision. All games remaining on the J. C. C. schedule are canceled or will go to the other team by default. Basketers want a game Thursday or Friday night away from home. Any team with a inasium desiring to play on either of these dates, please call ?s:‘a“}“ Helen Jolliff at Columbia D'AHDEMAR IS DEFEATED. Count Raoul d'Ahdemar of Washing- ton lost his scond round match in the fourth flight of the annual Spring tournament yesterday at Pinehurst. He was beaten, 3 and 2, by F. 8. Lesh of | Boston. —_— SONNENBERG WINS MATCH. PORTLAND, Me.,, March 6 (#).—Gus Sonnenberg, world heavyweight cham- plon wrestler, won a match from Ned McGuire, Boston, in_two Aute Bodies, Radistors, Fenders Repaired; alse New Radiators Ha n Iators and sores in gtoek Wittstatts, 1609 14th North 7177 Alse 310 13th, 14 Bleek Below Ave. TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats Il:'.ISEMAN' , 7th & F (6} EciuvaorFin | Speedcmeter Service We Repair All Makes CREEL BROS. Dee. 4220 Stasjing, Lishing, Iemitien 1 et the federation’s campaign to do away | with all tournaments except those re- | BUCKY G0OD PILOT, SAYS TIGER OWNER Naturally Hopes Club Will “Do Well”—No Sympathy for Yankees. BY WALTER TRUMBULL. IAMI BEACH, Fla., March 6.— “Yes,” sald Frank J. Navin, owner of the Detroit Base Ball Club, “I know that a number of person are predicting that the Yankees will have a bad season, and g:rhlps they will. If Pennock’s arm is d, and Lazzeri's arm is bad, and Pip- gras doesn’t come through as he did last year, the New York team may not do very well.” “But,” continued Navin, with a smile, “if Ruth and Gehrig and a few of the others continue to hit, I am not going to send any messages of sympathy to Col. Ruppert.” Navin reflected a moment, and then went on. “One of the chief fascinations about base ball is its uncertainty. You never can be sure of just what is going to happen during a season. There are too many shifting conditions. One man’s idea of how the race will finish is about as good as another’s, “It looks now, of course, as if the Yankees and Athletics are sure first di- vision clubs. St. Louis went splendidly last year, but how do we know that Sam Gray will do as well this season? He might go as he did for Connie Mack. His record would seem to indicate that he is an in-and-cuter. You have to fig- ure a team such as Chicago on account of its pitching strength. Comiskey al- ways has managed to get good pitchers. From the days of Walsh, White and Altrock Chicago's pitching practically |always has been first class. Washington has some good ball players.” Hopes Tigers “Do Well.” “What about your ownclub?” I in- quired. The Detroit squad has just gone into camp at Phoenix, Ariz. “Naturally, I hope we'll do well,” sald the Detroit owner. “I have a lot of confidence in Stanley Harris, or I wouldn't have chosen him as manager over several others I might have se- cured. Base ball men whose judgment I trust think highly of him. But I al- ways have noticed,” observed Navin, “that a good racing stable makes & good trainer. “We have some promising youngsters. Roy Johnson, to be sure, has been hold- | ing out, not from us, but he wants the San Francisco club to give him part of his purchase price. His chances of get- ting it scarcely seem rosy. I think he will come in pretty soon. Then Harris can shift Heflmann to first, if he thinks it a good idea. We have some good- looking young pitchers, notably Prud- homme, who led the International League, and Barnes. But it is too early to do any predicting. “Sometimes I think base ball isn't as interesting as it was 15 or 20 years ago. There was certainly more to the game then. A team tried so many more things. The sacrifice and the squeeze are not 80 important now, and base stealing is becoming a lost art. Prefers “Smarter” Base Ball. “I have seen certain catchers and pitchers in the last few seascns who couldn't have stayed in the league in the old days. The base runners would have stolen them blind. Most of the catchers of today are less accurate throwers than the old-timers. They don’t get the practice, and a base hit is so much more valuable today that § | runners seldom try to steal. They are not. phyln{efor one run. “The pitchers, of course, are handi- capped by the number of new base balls used in a game” Navin concluded. “The stands are all concrete and any ball that is roughened by Sstriking the stand is thrown out. In the old days they would use & ball until it became too badly discolored or ripped. The 0 | pitchers could grip it better and the batsmen couldn't see it as well. The game may have speeded up, but to me it hasn’t. I like to see smart base ball better than I do a slugging match.” (Copyright, 1929, by North American News- ,paper Alliance.) MRS. HAYNES JUST ONE STROKE FROM FIRST 16 Scoring 48-49 for a card of 87, Mrs, J. Marvin Haynes of Columbia, runnere up in the midatlantic women’s cham- plonship last year, missed qualifying by a single stroke in the first fiight of the Florida East Coast tourney yester- day at St. Augustine. 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