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Foot Bali, Dfickpihs Ring, Golf, Base Ball 'SPORTS SECTION he Swunday Star. Basliet: Dl Soccer Turt, ”Hrockeyr,_ Polo _;Part 5—4 Pages WASHINGTON, D. s SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 17, 1929. Washington One of Nine Clubs Punished by Landis : Clark Griffith Dec CANTRELL, SIMONS L0ST 70 GRIFEMEN Declared Free Agents Due to| Team’s Rules Violations. | Fines Also Imposed. the Associaty ss. HICAGO, March 16.— Four clubs were fined and nine play- | ers declared free agents loday | by Commisisoner Landis in one he took office The clubs were assessed fines of $500 for infractions of the major-minor reserving of players. They are Wash- ington, St. Louis and Philadelphia of the American League; Pittsburgh of waukee of the American Association; Baltimore of the International; Bir- mingham of the Southern Association, League. Four Rig Leaguers Freed. | Four major league rookies, Ernest Claude Jonnard of the St. Louis Browns and Guy Cantrell and Melbern Simons of Washington were made free agents, with their transfers. Wingard and Jonnard were leading hurlers with the Milwaukee club of the American As- Cantrell came up to the Washing- ton Senators after winning 20 and los- ing 17 games with the Baltimore club sioner Landis ruled that Cantrell was reserved by Washington and not by Baltimore and hence was a free agent quiries each club to file a “reserve list” of all its players. | In investigating the Cantrell trans- | ington’s initial payment to Birmingham | for Melbern Simons was secretly re- | funded by the Southern Association reserving -and subsequently returning the player to Birmingham. The trans- fer viclated the rule forbidding ‘“ar- or transfer of a player other than by an approved optional agreement” ac- cording ‘to Commissioner Landis. In acquiring the contracts of Charles Glaaper and J. B. Partridge from Mobile and Atlanta, respectively, Com- for Birmingham. Money payments were made by Birmingham to Washington, | which then issued checks to the two chased. Likewise the Commissioner ruled Washington acted for Birming- Km in purchasing the contract of Iph Eye League in 1927. Because Pittsburgh and Indianapolis violated the agreement prohibiting the for another, Roy Spencer of Indianapolis | and Kyle Anderson of Columbia were made free agents. Spencer fnrmerl)" major and five minor league of the most drastic edicts issued since agreement regarding the transfer and the National: Indianapolis and Mil- ind Columbia of the South Atlantic ‘Wingard of the Philadelphia Athletics, because of irregularities in connection sociation last year. of the International League. Commis- because the inter-league agreement re- action Landis discovered that Wash- club last April, following the Senators rangement between clubs for the loan Grifts “Acted for Birmingham.” | missioner Landis said Washington acted clubs from which the players were pur- Judd from Peoria of the Three “covering” up of a player by one club wore a Pittsburgh Pirate uniform. | SR LI E e I McGRAW’S GIANTS MAUL HOUSTON CLUB, 15 T0 1| By the Assotiated Press. | HOUSTON, Tex., March 16.—The New York Giants mauled the Houston club of the Texas League in an exhi- bition game today, winning by a 15-to-1 score. A landslide of runs in the last lwollnmes gave the Giants their high total. : The New Yorkers cracked out 12 hits while wildness on the part of Houston pitchers gave them several more runs. Carl Hubbell and Joe Genewich did the hurling for the Giants, allowing only eight hits. New York (N.L) 13002005 41512 Houston (T. L.). 0000001001 8 Batteries “Hivbell. Genewich and O/Farrell Witry, Schalk: Rogers, ~Perrin, Hellums, Breeden and Pink, Abbott, Hoffman. BOROTRA WINS MATCH. NEW YORK, March 16 (#).—Jean Borotra of the French Davis Cup forces began his attempt to capture the na- tional indoor tennis champlonship for the third time this afternoon with an eaxv victory over Arthur S. Cragin, New York veteran who is mearing 50. | conditions—a partial pa; g ough trial and if I kept the pitcher “Malicious and Vindictive dent of Judge’s Edict Costing Club | 'NATS® BOSS DEFENDS ACTS; | - WILLFIGHT COMMISSIONER Move,” Says Local Presi- Players and Fines. BY JOHN B. KELLER. AMPA, Fla. March 16.—Clark Calvin Griffith, president of the ‘Washington Base Ball Club, has declared war on Kenesaw Moun- tain Landis, commissioner of base ball. Griffith’s declaration followed Landis’ announcement today that Guy Cantrell, pitcher, and Melbern Simons, outfielder, who have been under con- tract to and in training with the Na- tionals, were free agents because in ac- quiring claim to them the Washington ' Club had evaded sections of the major- minor agreement governing transfers of players. Griffith virtually is charged with hav- ing connived with minor league club owners in making “cover-up” deals that helped only the clubs interested and were harmful to the best interests of the players involved. As punishment, Com- missioner Landis has canceled any claim the Washington Club has to the services of Cantrell, a pitcher who promised to gain a regular berth with the Nationals, and Simons, expected to become an utility outfielder with. the club this year. “A Malicious Move.” According to Griffith, the commis- sioner’s action is wholly unfair and un- justified. The Washington president characterizes it as “a malicious and vindictive move,” and “a $29,000,000 Standard Oil gesture made in base ball to let the owners know they are not to handle their own affairs.” Griffith said heatedly tonight that he “will carry the fight against this injustice to the last ditch to see whether the owner has any right in base ball or is Landis’' vassal.” Griffith insists he has not gone be- yond the major-minor agreement in making any deals and that Judge Landis is making him a “goat” simply because he (Griffith) failed to a conference in Chicago called last month by the commissioner to discuss the Washington club's claim to Sim- ons, Cantrell and several other players who last year and the year before were assigned by Washington to the Birmingham club of the Southern As- sociation. Players not with the Washington club, who are made free agents along with Simons and Cantrell, ase Jimmy Partridge, infielder, and Ralph Glazner, pitcher, assigned to Birmingham last Fall; John Kloza, outfielder, returned to Birmingham after a trial with the Nationals here lac* Sprigg, and Ed Wells, returned to Birmingham after a trial in 1928, and last Fall sold by the Barons to the Yankees. Denies Deals Illegal. Griffith declares that the deals in- volving these gluym were wholly in accord with the major-minor agree- ment as was also the deal between Washington and the Baltimore Inter- national club for Cantrell. “I have been buying players from the Birmingham club for several years,” said the Wash- ington president tonight, “and I al- ways have bought them under these yment for the right to try the player with the re- mainder of the purchase price to be paid if the player is retained, or the player returned if he does not prove satisfactory during trial.” “In several instances with the Bir- mindham club, and-in the instance of Centrell with the Baltimore club, -the partial-payment has been returned to the Washi n club,” Griffith added. “put in no instance has the return of the partial-payment had to do with a ‘cover-up’ deal. The late Jack Dunn, who owned the Baltimore club. did re- turn_the initial $5,000 payment I made on Cantrell, but there was no under- standing between us that Cantrell was to be turned back if I found him sat- isfactory. Dunn, in returning the $5, 000, asked me to give Cantrell a thor- | to pay the Baltimore club $30,000. agreed to this, am trying Cantrell now and certainly belleve I am entitled to claim kim upon payment of the $30,000 to Baltimore.” Explains Cantrell Deal. Pressed as to why Dunn, who per- sistently opposed the enactment of & draft rule affecting the International League that Griffith advocated and who ‘was considered a really bitter enemy of Griffith in a base ball way, should have Borotra won by scores of 6—1, 6—0. returned the $5,000 paid down on Can- Warne, Northwestern, Smashes Dirt Floor Pole-Vault Records By the Associated Press. HAMPAIGN, T, March 16— Climaxing six record-breaking performances, Tommy Warne, black-haired youth from Ko- komo, Ind., soared to a new world indoor pole-vault record in the University of Illinois relay carnival w-# n t. Warne, competing under the colors of Northwestern University, pulled himselt cver the bar at a height of 13 feet 73, inches, eclipsing the performance _of Henry Canby cf Iowa, who cleared 13 feet 7!, inches in the Western Confer- ence indoor championships at Iowa City | a week Aago. Warne's mark was made off a dirt finor and is distinct from the record of 14 feet 1 by vaulter, off & board floor. The other marks broken were carni- val records. Summaries f Meet. by Bimpson, e Dame, second; Timm, Lilinois, 10, yard high hurdlesWon by Rockaway, % a State, secon: Haydon, Chicag Tolan, fourth. B 9 5-10 yard low hurdies- Won by Cave, Ili- Rockaway. Ohio State. second: Sent- Tilinois, third; Haydon, Chicago, fourth. 0:08 310 Root. d _dash -Won by i Gordon. ois, second Miam!, i . 0:3: ine, Orlivich, it, second supposed to stand the loss when these I don't believe the major-minor agree- should the fact that he had had a trial with Washington last Spring and been turned back enter into the case this year? but certainly I don't. were outright sales. last year from Mobile past Winter I sold im to Birming- ham for $5,000. Partridge I bought | last year from Atlanta for $5,000 and | on January Birmingham. Again I say I don't know, but perhaps | Judge Landis may. because I did not heed a summons to attend a meeting he called in Chicago last month. Well, I couldn't because I lumbago and unable to travel. the judge,” Griffith continued, I was sending the club secretary, Ed Eynon, to représent me and conduct| the club’s end of the affair. that didn’t please him, and now it seems o= | trell to the Washington club, the Na- tional's president answered: | “It was that supposed enemity that caused him to give back the money. | Dunn came to my office in Washington to talk over some other matters, but | swung back to the Cantrell deal. ‘They | tell me you say Baltimore never gives you a square deal’ said Dunn. ‘Well, | I'll show you it does. I'll give back that | $5,000 you paid me for a chance to try | Cantrell. You take back the money | and keep the pitcher. If you do, pay | me the $30,000. If you don'’t, give him | back to me. That's a square deal, don’t you think?” Dunn finished. “And that’s all there was to it” Griffith continued. “It was just Dunn’s way of proving he was as ready to deal in a gracious manner with the Wash- ington Club as with any other. There was no evasion of the major-minor agreement there.” Griffith cannot understand how the acquisition of Simons from the Birm- ingham Club, the sale of Partridge and Glazner to the same organization and the return of Kloza and Wells to the Barons could be in violation of the major-minor agreement.’ “Why, Kloza and Wells were given thorough trials here last Spring and neither measured up to the major league standard. Nobody wanted Wells to make good as a pitcher more than I did, but he failed and I was glad to get back the money I had paid Birming- ham for him when I returned him, and the same was true of Kloza. Was I players did not measure up to the standard required when I had a chance to get back what I pald on them? ment could find any ‘cover-up’ deal in that. Denles “Covering” Simons. “Simons I bought from Birmingham in the Fall of 1927 and he was here last Spring for trial. He did not ap- pear to be quite ready and was re- turned to the Barons. He improved greatly last season and in the Fall I paid Birmingham $10,000 for him. There was no ‘cover-up’ in the case. I was able to buy him and did so. Why Maybe Judge Landis knows, “As to Glazner and Partridge, they Glazner I bought nd during the 9 sold him outright to| ‘What's wrong there? | “Perhaps the fudge became peeved was f{ll at the time, suffering with 1 wired “that Evidently to me he is attempting to get back at nlxeb by hurting the Washington ball| club.” | i | Griff Shows Telegrams. | Grifith produced several telegrams. | “Take a look at these. They may be enlightening.” | ‘The first, under date of February 23, | came from Chicago, and rea “‘In matter players Cantrell, Kloza, Wells, Simons, Partridge and Glazner the commissioner will conduct hearing at his office in Chicago 11 o'clock Wed- nesday morning, February 27, at which hearing it is desirable that you be present with account books of Wash- ington club and all correspondence and records relating to these transactions. If any person or persons other than yourself had to do with these negotia- tions or- transactions or any of them on behalf of Washington please arrange for his or their presence at time men- tioned. Answer. (Signed) “‘KENESAW M. LANDIS. “Now that came when I was too ill to travel,” said Griffith. “I wired Landis to that effect and notified him I was sending Secretary Eynon on to| confer with him and also sent full| particulars of the deals mentioned. And here’s the reply to my telegram: | “‘Chicago, February 25.—I have received your telegram filed Sunday night in acknowledgment my wire de- livered to you early Saturday afternoon. | Tllinofs (13 feet), third: Soults, Ohio State. | and’ Harper, Tilinois (12 feet 6'inches). tied : Galesburg. inch made by Sabin Carr, | Oio | d: | Beck, Criger, Poiter): Chicago; | linger, Penmsylvania (45 feet 3 inches),| fourth. Pole vauli—Won by Warne. Northwestern 13 feet 7% inches): McAttee, Michigan State (13 feet 4 inches), second; McDermott, for fourth. (New world indoor record off dirt _floor; former record of 13 feet 7' inches by Canby of Iowa in 1928.) One-mile relay _(hig] _Won b 11l (Jontry, Morehead, Miller, Mallin); Deerfield-Shield. Deerfield. 1., sec- ond; New Trier, Winnetka, Iil, third: Oak Park, Oak Park, Iil, fourth. Time, 3:40. | One-mile relay (colleges)—Won by De: Pauw _(Spina, Melbourne, Sutherlin, Ram- sey); Kansas State Teachers' College, Pitts- burg, Kans. second; College of the City of Detroit, third; Western State Teachers. lege, Kalamazoo, Mich., fourth. Time, 3:27 6-10). . Two-mile relay (colleges) —Won by Kansas State Teachers, Pittsburg. Kans. (Waner, Poncha, Cullison, Winchester); = Western State Teachers, Kelamazoo, Mich., second: Bradley, Peoria, Ili., third; De Pauw, Green Castle, Ind., fourth. Time, 8:10 3-10. — W on Letts); Iowa n third:’ Tiinois. - 10 Time, ‘10 - (New carnival record: former record of 10:42% made by Illinols in | ) | Medley relay, colleges—Won by Michigan | State Normal, Ypsilanti, Mich, (Chanter, Cornell, Mount Ver- non, Towa, second; Kansas State Teachers, Pittsburg. Kans.,' third; Ohlo Wesleyan, fourth. Time, 10°48 9-10. Four-mile relay, university—Won by Tili- nois (White, Oblovich, Stine. Abbott): In- diana. second: Notre Dame. third; Wiscon- | sin, fourth. Time, 17:53 3-10. (New carnival | Tecord; former record of 17:56 5-10 made by | Tiinois in 1928 Shuttle hurdle race—Won by Nebr: (Thompson, Arganbright. Fleming, Lamson); o Detro 1o e, (Only_three teams started) Time, 7’54 '8-10. (New carnival record: former Tecord of 7:56 made by Georgetown in 1925.) 1/000-yard run—Won by Lomont. Michi- Kansas State Teachers. Em- second; Hackney. Michigan Dosie, Purdue, fourth. Time, 10. 1 1.500-meter run—Won by Martip. Purdue; lier, Kansas State. second: Wolf, North- . Marquette. fourth rnival record: for: made by Brown of Massey. Kar , third: Roh: 4°05 1-10. (New record of 4:08%. nnesota in 1924 Broad jump- Won by Simon. Illinols (22 ~et 215 .aches); Smith, Indiana Central “olleve (21 feet 11%; inches). second: Re- . T third me, nois (21 feet 9'a Inches). Wisconsin (21 feet 5'z inches). v White, Kansas State Kans. (46 feet 1 inc ¥ (45 teet), secon » h) sh. N Dz ea- Ghicaso 45 -feel -9 inches), third; Ber- Ohio State, second; Wisconsin, thirdi Ili- | nois, fourth. Time, 0:41 5-10 Hish jump—Won by McIntosh (Monmouth Coilege), 6 feet 2% inches: Gebhardt (Indi- {an ) and Jester (Millikin) tied for second | 2nd third.'5 ‘feet 11 inches; Bangert (Chi- cago Normal), 5 feet 9 inches, fourth. | Onme-mile relay, university—Won by Chi- | gase penultz Letts. Livingston, “Glab: Missouri, second: Indiana, third; Iowa, | fourth. Time—3:35 5-1 i 1% YANKEE BOXER SCORES. | MANILA, March 16 (P).—Billy Gor- | don of Poriland, Oreg., won the feather- cight boxing championship of the Orient here tonight by defeating Lew Pasion, Filipino of Manila, in 15 rounds. {tions under investigation. In view of record evidence, your re- fusal or failure to attend hearing here | Wednesday morning, as requested by | commissioner’s telegram 23d, can hardly | do otherwise than force an inference distinctiy hostile to legality of transac- Of course | you understand the status of six ball ! players is involved with incidental ob- ligation of imposing appropriate penal- | ties in event of rules violation. (Signed) “'KENESAW M. LANDIS’ | “War—and to a Finish.” i “Reads as though I was convicted before any hearing was held, doesn't it” | Well that’s how it seems to me and I'm going to fight it out with Judge Landis,” averred Griffith. “He's over- stepping the rules in these cases and I think I am entitled to seek justice| wherever I may find it. The war is on and to a finish, t00.” ) The telegram informing Griffith that Simon, Cantrell, Glazner and Partridge | were made free agents also mentioned that Ralph Judd was such. Griffith knows nothing about this case, as Judd | was sent to Birmingham from the Washington club three years ago. When Griffith was informed of the blow struck his club, the players Simons | and Cantrell also received telegrams | from Landis telling them they were: free agents. However, there was a pro- | viso in each telegram, Cantrell being forbldden to contract with the Phila- | delnhia American, Washington and: Baltimore clubs, and Simons with the | Washington and Birmingham clubs. | Why the Philadelphia American club ban in Cantrell’s case isn’t known here | ka | at present. Both Simons and Cantrell expect to remain here and work out with the Nationals until ghey make other con- nections. President-Manager Fuchs of the Braves who played here today 15; negotiating with Simons, but has| reached no agreement with him. Can- trell has no immediate prospect of gei- ting on with a new club. ‘Both of these players had been ex- pected to be of much value to the Na-! tionals this year. Simons has bect: | fielding brilliantly and batting well in exhibition engagements and promised to ! land a berth as utility outficlder. Can- trell has pitched exceptionally well and was slated to be retained for relief rolem : 1 SPIRES TO JOB AS REGULAR ON THE SIDE LINES With the Sports Editor By DENMAN THOMPSON: HE measure of success at- tending the efforts of any ball club is depend- ent upon such a wide variety of considerations it is seldom one player can prove the determining factor. I be- lieve this condition exists re- garding the 1929 Nationals, however, with Muddy Ruel the individual in question. When I went to Tampa with the first squad of batterymen three weeks ago it was with the general impression that the second base-shortstop sit- uation constituted the major concern of Walter Johnson, with the ever-present neces- sity for effective pitching standing next in order of im- portance. A general appraisal of the team’s assets and liabilities fol- lowing an inspection of the talent in action during the pre- liminary ma- neuvers at the training camp, how- ever, con- vinced me Ruel is the key man of the entire aggregation. It should not be infer- red from this that all doubts re- garding the efficacy of the hurling staff _ or the de- fensive ability of the revamped infield have been dissipated, but simply that if both of these departments fulfill fond- est ‘expectations and Ruel proves unable to function at approximately his usual high caliber the Nationals cannot hope to be much better than a mediocre outfit. The reason for this is that despite the fact there are four other receivers available—two of them fairly well versed in big league tactics—none pos- sesses to an adequate extent all' the qualities essential to a receiver of the first rank. To & far greater extent than most fans realize, the caliber of the back- stopping presented by a team de- termines its ability to win ball games. The catcher alone of all those on the field has everything in front of him. Only he can fully size up every situation presented, and for his team to obtain a maxiffium of benefit from this strategical adva tage it is imperative that he be a performer possessed of sound judg- ment as well as experience. A catcher who is a productive hit- ter and has a strong throwing arm is a chattel to be highly prized, but if he be lacking in base ball sense or unable through sluggish mental processes to instantly recognize and act on an opening afforded he leaves much to be desired. A first-class catcher must be a psychologist among other things. It is not enough that he have the weaknesses of the batsmen tabu- lated. He must be able to cross them up by calling for a fast ball when they are expecting a curve, or vice versa, and outguess runners by signaling for pitchouts to check base running. The influsnce the mit'man exerts over his pitchers also is important | i | i | to a high degree. Not only does it devolve on him to sign for every delivery made, except in rare in- stances where the hurler is adjudged sufficiently smart to formulate his own tactics, he also is a morale maintainer, who must revive flag- ging spirits and inspire strength in a tiring battery mate. A top-notch Teceiver can obtain fair performance from a mediocre hurler, make a fair one good and a good one great. Last season there were only three front-rank catchers in the American League—Luke Sewell of the Indians, Mickey Cochrane of the Athletics and Ruel—and the latter didn't de- serve this designation until some time after the campaign got under way, due to the troudble he had in getting the kinks out of his throwing arm. For several years past Ruel has found it difficult to make his whip function properly in the Spring and the fact that he is getting mo younger makes its condition a sub- Ject of increasing doubt as time wears on. For the coming campaign the astute little pepperbox has pre- pared as never before with a care- fully thought-out system of exer- cises in a gymnasium during the Winter. When he reported at Tampa he told me with undisguised satisfaction that he had put his arm to every test afforded by the gym paraphernalia and felt nary a pain or twinge in either elbow or shoulder. Ruel then set about a system of training diflering from the usual course undertaken in Spring camp, one designed to avoid any premature strain and to gradually strengthen the muscles directly involved in throwing of the type indulged in by a catcher. So satisfactory were the results attained from this that Muddy told me the day I left Tampa that his arm was in better shape than it has been at a similar period in years and that he had every reason to believe he would be able | to throw with as much force and accuracy as at any time in his career. If Ruel is not overly optimistic about his heaving appendage and can use it effectively from the open- ing of the campaign instead of being compelled to wait until well into the season when the sun gets good and hot, the Nationals should be able to get off to a flying start, for there never has been any question about the outfield, the infield is shaping up most satisfactorily and there is good reason for believing the pitching will prove adequate. Here's hoping. NORTON BEATS RICHARDS | IN SOUTHERN PRO EVENT} PALM BEACH. Fla,, March 16 (®).— B. I C. Norton, South African amateur tennis star, won the second annual Southern professional tournament here today by defeating Vincent Richards, title' holder and former doubles ! champion. The scores were 8—8, 7—5, 6—1. GEORGETOWN’S QUARTET TAKES TWO-MILE EVENT NEW YORK, March 16.—George- town beat New York University ai Seton Hall College in a 2-mile relay in the Knights of Columbus games in Madison Square Garden tonight in spite of a great anchor leg by Phil Edwards of the Violet. Running for Georgetown, which was clocked at 8:07, were J. P. Julicher, T. L. Miistead, G.'A. Gorman and J. C. Carney. STARTING PITCHER WITH GRIFFS THIS YEAR [ IYER, CRONIN HITS | | Tried out for the first time at Tampa last Spring on the strength of his showing with Memphis of the Southern Association, this sturdy left-hander dis- played enough talent to be retained throughout the 1928 campaign and this year has high hopes of earning the right to take his turn on the mound under the direction of Manager Walter John- son. Brown, who hails from Knights- ville, Ind., is a chunky chap of 165 pounds and still is a youngster, being but 23 years old. > @ b Q SR semsmmssmume X wesuEmsISE elbrsansromnraiy alosssunsonsss W = 3 > m mommsmssessuN00e D T e SosusuBMImsumI G cesssunsesamsmas s25s00mssss000e~ “Stewart Totals Cunning ble plass—Farrell to Sis rrell to Sisler DascerBestons 11 Weshi 3 sl balls—Off Cantrell, 2; off B 3 off Hits—Off Brandt in i 4 1. rel innings, 4; off 3’ in- | Pipgras CINCINNATT'S REDS - SPANKC YANKS, 6- | {Collect Dozen Safeties Off Pipgras and Rhodes—Ruth Is Held Hitless. ST. PETERSBURG. Fla., March 16 (). —The Yankees took a 6-to-1 spank- ing from the Reds todey. They were held to four hits by the combined pitching of Ray Kolp and Silas Ken- neth Johnson, the latter a brilliant recruit from Rock Island Club. The champion’s only run came on g's triple, off Kolp, and Meusel's sacrifice y. “The Reds collected 12 hits off George and Rhodes, the former yielding nine of the blows and two- thirds of the runs. Critz fielded prettily and delighted the crowd of 3,000, in- cluding y Ohio visitors, with three hits. It was the Reds' third victory in six exhibitions and for the Yanks, their second defeat in five starts. Ruth failed to hit safely and struck out once. The Yanks missed the walloping strength of Lazzeri, who was unable to play because of a cold. Burocher Cincinnati (NL) 0103101006 12 Syl RE) 0103800001 % Kolp, Silas Johnson and Sukeforth; Pipgras, Rhodes and Dickey. [ 0 Flippin Breaks EW YORK, March 16.—Johnn, Gibson, Bloomfield, N. J., Catholic Lyceum, sprang a big surprise tonight by winning the Casri 600-yard special run at the Knights of Columbus games while ' the internationalist, Phil Ed- wards, could do no better than third, Eddie Blake of the Boston A. A. was second. Gibson and Blake closed in on Edwards on the last two laps, and nip- |Ped him just at the wire. ! Gibson’s winning time was one min- ute 12 2-5 seconds, four-fifths of a |second slower than the world’s indoor irecord, but Edwards, although losing, set a new'mark for 500 meters of 1:05 flat. Four-fifths of a second better ithan Alan Helffrich’s former standard. Hurdle Mark, But Bows to Wells in Finalg yards, but he abandoned the latter idea ‘when beaten. Despite a record-breaking perform- ance of 7 2-5 seconds by Harry Flippin of the University of Virginia in heat, he was beaten in the final of the 60- yard high hurdles by Monty Wells, the national champion and former Dart- mouth timber topper. Sol Furth of New York University was third. To win Wells was forced to equal the record now on the books of 7 3-5 seconds. ‘The old mark was set in 1924 in New York by Carl Christiernson of Sweden. Flippen is not the only runner this season to beat the mark now on the books. A month ago another south- | ;mer, Weems Baskin, also did 7 2-5 ere. _Ray Conger won_the “mile of the Edwards had planned to go on to 660 - (Continued on Third Page) By the Associated Press. HAMPAGN, Ill, March 16.—A super-athlete named Barney Berlinger, wearing the colors of the University of Pennsylvania, won the all-around champion- ship of the University of Illinois relay carnival today, smasl all records for the event in his brilliant performance. ‘Quaker sophomore, stretching 6 feet 1 inch and weighing 197 pounds, scored 6,070 points out of a possible 7,000. This eclipsed the record of 5.‘603 points scored by Norton o Berlinger, erson town University in 1925. competing in the seven events, comprising the punishing all- around test, captured one event, the shotput, and tied in two others, the high jump and pole vault, He won the shotput with a heave of 46 feet 2{ inches, He tied with Verne McDermott of Illinois University in the pole vault, clearing the bar at 13 feet ', inch. In the high jump, he tled with Oscar Smith of Indiana Central College with | 8 leap of 6 feet 1% inches, Berlinger Breaks All-Around Mark in Illinois Meet Victory | ! Berlinger, with a big 13 on his back, outfinished and outgamed his eight | rivals. He finished second in the 75- yard dash, fourth in the 75-yard high hurdles, second in the broad jump, and fifth in the 880-yard run. R. L. Todd of Indiana University fin- ished second to Berlinger, scoring 5,220 points. Verne McDermott of the University of Illinois was third with 5,222. Another Illini, B. R. Harper, was fourth with 5,031. The balance of the points were divided as follows: Fifth place, Oscar Smith, Indiana Central College. 4,998; sixth, Joy, Drake University, 4,908; seventh, Oliver, Michi- gan State College, 4,546. Imr another marker. played second. Score by innings: { | third too lat> to flag Sisler. | perfectly to Hayes. The second-sacker’s lares War BEAT BRAVES 75 Cantrell and Burke Are No Puzzle, but Liska Finishes Effectively. BY JOHN KELLER. AMPA, Fla, March 16.—Solid socks by Buddy Myer and Jo& Cronin netted the Nationals = 7-to-6 victory over the Braves here this afternocn in the Wash- ington Club’s first home game in the Grapefruit League. Walter Johnson's charges went into the last half of the ninth with the count at 6 all, but the melee was ended quickly. Buddy, first up, rifled a two-base hit to left and Joe cannoned the ball over the head of the Braves' center-fielder. Cronin’s hit sent the ball under the midfield barrier for what would have been a homer had the hitter not turned to sprint to the clubhouse after crossin= second. It was a merry slugfest, the game, with the Nationals twice tying the Braves, but never getting ahead until the finish. The Boston bunch went through with two pitchers, the left-handed Ed Brandt and the right- handed Brice Cunningham. Thirteen safeties were gleaned off them. Cun- ningham, pitching the last four frames, was the loser. Johnson sent three pitchers to the hill. Guy Cantrell, no longer the prop- erty of the Washington Club, started and yielded four hits and two tallies in four rounds; Bob Burke took a five- hit socking for three runs in two in- nings, then Ad Liska went the re- mainder of the route, yielding a run and a hit. The run off Liska was not of the earned variety. Sloppy Fielding Prevails. Pielding was not of high-class in the fray. the left gardeners of both clubs finding it difficult to see the ball in the sun's glare, The National inner cordon did fairly well, but the Braves were atrocious in their infield endeavors. There was little action during the first innings, but three of the Nationals and two of the Braves getting on the runway. The fourth, however, saw two g:r c‘lnhe visiting athletes complete the t. Cantrell's wild streak and Ossie Bluege's inability to get under-a pop fly helped greatly toward the Braves’ scoring. Sisler was walked as a starter, Harper's pop droped behind the stag- gfln{ Bluege for a single and a Bell loaded the cushions. Si ‘umed as Farrell scratched a one-baser off Cantrell's bare hand and Harper counted as Clark forced out Farrel. In their half of the round, Nationals got back one of the runs. Barnes opened the attack with a single and there were two on when Clark failed to grab a fly to center that per- haps might have been called a hit by Myer. Bluege's stroll filled the sacks and Barnes scampered to the plate as Judge forced out Bluege. ! "Burke was on the hill when IBrlvu came up for their fitth turn and they proceeded to slam - - & Brflngt reached e y southpaw for a two-] r as a starter and, after mhbonrlm out, counted when Maguire rifled a single. Sisler’s one-baser sent Maguire to third, but Harper popped to Myer . and Sisler was snared as he tried to swipe second. The Nationals came right back to make the game all even, but three of them were stranded on the sacks at the ting PO but Simons singled Tate home. Farrell kicked Barnes’ grounder the sacks were crowded and Myer’s hoist to Harper went to left deep enough to per- mit Burke to tally after the catch. Bluege got his second pass to jam the aushions once more, but Judge watched a third strike speed by. ‘Two more Boston runs were registered in the sixth to shatter the tie. With one gone, Burke walked Farrell and Clark singled. West's throw almost nipped Farrell going into third, but let {the hitter make second. Sammy then made 'a great catch of Collins’ short 1ift back of the middle sack that held the runners to their base, but Burke !passed Pinch-hitter Taylor and two got home when Simons misjudged Richbourg’s easy fly to left and let the ball fall at his feet ior a one-baser. Cunningham, in his first round, the sixth of the game, was chmbed for a marker by Johnson's charges. Tate tripled to right with one gone and Stawart ran for him. It was casy for Stuffy to get home when Harris, bat- ting for Burke, poled a long Ay to Clark in center. Both Tally in Seventh. Both sides put over a mari seventh. It was an error by cs that started the trouble for Liska. Jack fumbled Stsler’s drive after one was out and George soon pilfered second. Liska picked up Harper's tap. but threw to George tallied as Bell was thrown out. Singles by Myer and Cronin, both hard smashes, and Gooch's sacrifice fly accounted for the Natioaal's run. For the second time in the fray, the Nationals in the eighth drew to a tle. Erratic flelding by the Braves helped. Bool scratched a single off Cunning- ham’s glove after one wasout and pulled up at second as Harper muffed Harris" loft. Maguire picked up Liska's grounder, but his throw was dropped by Farrell when a force-play was all but made and the bases were filled. Simons” sacrifice hoist tallied Bool. Then the Nationals broke up the ame. B8 Benny Tate kept his head up after corralling Collins’ foul near the grand- stand in the fourth frame. Clark sct sail for second after the catch and Tate heaved the ball from the stand wall in the quick return got Bell, attempting to score, for a double pla; Clark, Washington boy playing center for the Braves, made & game try for Myer’s long drive in the fourth, goin far back and leaping for a one-han stab. The ball tipped his glove, but he was charged with an error. Bob Burke has sworn hell make pitchers respect him. The Stringbean has so far. He's batting 1.000, having hit safely at St. Petersburg and here— a single each time. Joe Judge made his season debut &t first base. He flelded in his usual fine fashion, but failed to shine at bat with nothing in three trials. His swatting lamps need more polishing, naturally. Spencer Harris was another to break into the line-up for the first time. He relieved West in center after pinch- Baldwin of the University of Texas and Purtell of the University of Wis- consin failed to survive the grueling competition. They surrendered after competing in six events, and did not come up for the last, the 880-yard run. ‘The all-around championship was the outstanding event of the alternoon pro- [} = | gram. batting and sending over a run with a sacrifice fly in the sixth. 1,500 turned out for the Na- Only tionals’ first home game in the Grape- fruit League. here Sunday, and the Washington man- :‘t;c:\ent expects to see a better atiend- The same teams play