Evening Star Newspaper, March 21, 1929, Page 45

"SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1929. SPORTS. 25 Griffs Baitle Brooklyn Dodgers Today : Bad Weather May Mar Grand National BAMES 70 PROVIDE DRILLS HEREAFTER Contests Listed Now for Every Day But Three of Training Period. BY JOHN B. KELLER. LEARWATER, Fla., March 21.— From now until the American League season opens, the Na- tionals will get most of their training in afternoon ball games instead of practice sessions in the morning. The exhibition schedule from here on is so well filled that there are but three days without engage- ments. Following this tilt here today with the Dodgers, the Washington club will do all its conditioning work at Tampa until camp is broken on April 3. To- morrow_there'll be an intensive drill at Plant Field, while on Saturday and Sunday the Cincinnati club will be the Nationals’ guest. Monday and Thurs- day of next week will be gameless days. After Thursday, however, the club is to swing into action every afternoon. To Keep Pitchers Busy. ‘This schedule will keep Manager Walter Johnson's rather meager pitch- ing staff on its toes. The two-pitchers- to-a-game plan started here today may continue only two weeks before some of the hurlers will be expected to go full routes, the pilot says. When he was hurling, Johnson never was very keen about traveling more than four or five rounds in a Spring exhibition, but he seems to think now that the pitchers should get long tricks of duty well be- fore the championship campaign gets under way. Johnson right now is paying particu- lar attention to two of his pitchers who have not such “hot” records for their rformances to date. They are the eft-handed Lloyd Brown and the right- handed Arch Campbell. It seems these fellows are to stick around for some time longer if not permanently. John- son profess great faith in each, and discounts considerably their slabbing in exhibitions last week. Johnson seems more impressed by Brown than Campbell, but insists the latter has yet to display his true worth. ‘While Brown suffered more punish- ment than any other of the three pitch- ers used against the Cardinals at Avon Park last Friday, he showed a fine curve ball and plenty of speed, too. The main trouble with Brown in that game, ac- cording to Johnson, was that the pitch- er was “too true”; that he gave the Cards too much pitching that was good to swing against. The manager believes the southpaw the most advanced of any of the hurlers he has in traiming. and expects him to become a really valuable member of the staff. Campbell has a baffling curve when he wants to employ it, say those direct- ing his training, but they claim he is not yet ready to extend himself. The beating he took from the Cardinals last ‘Thursday is nothing to worry about, the ‘Washington coaches ~declare. They credit him with being a hurler well equipped mechanically, physically and mentally, and one virtually sure to make ;\u mark once he is prepared to cut loose. Course in Base Ball Tactics. Now that his charges have rounded into good physical trim, unkinked their throwing arms and cleared their batting eyes, Manager Johnson is beginning a course in base ball tactics. The theories the national pastime. attract attention to the Giants, which is part of the business of the manager{ of & professional base ball team. TEDIOUS PASTIMES—Learning a New Game . THereS w THE IDEA 1S T Now T LS, ool g AFTER YOU GET THEM ALL LAD OUT LIKE TWiS THE IDEA 13 To BUILD UP FROM ‘THE ACES ~ Now THS TeN GoES HERE~ AND = ON THE S Now THE oN THE OH - Yes-1 DON'T SEE TS = TruS FIVE SPECKER OUGHT To BE OVER HERE AND THAT UNCOVERS THE ACE OF DIAMONDS AT GOES THERE THAND TUAT GOES LAID'EM AND THAT QUEEN GOES HUH? \ GUESS | DID WRONG+ THAT CAN'T BE RIGHT- | MUST'VE oVT WRONG - of Solitaire. TmE ACE OF GOES UP THERE EveN - SEE 7, GuEs DEVCE GOES ACE-. To TriNk —\< = AN IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENT —BY BRIGGS . HM=-= M- M-M= THAT'S | FUNNY - THAT'S : UNUSVAL™/ s IvE!STARTED, WRONG -] NOW IWAITIA: MmiNnuTE =! \ JusT HAPPENED) WAIT A MINUTE = | HAD'EM LAD OUT WRONG- | SEE MY \MISTAKS. NOwW - 'VE Pin Stars in RACK bowlers of Washington and nearby Maryland will take the drives in the apnual tour- nament of the National Duck- pin Bowling Congress Saturday against stars of Baltimore, Philadelphia, New Haven, Norfolk, Annapolis and Mattapan, Mass. Rolling will start at 10 am., but it will not be until 4:25 o'clock in the afternoon that Washingtonians will get action. Hap Burtner and Jack Whalen and several other District combinations then will swing into action in the doubles. Starting at 7:30 o'clock_about a score of five-man teams from Wash- ington, Mount Rainier and Silver Spring are slated to shoot. Tonight will be Prince Georges County night at Richmond and several combinations made up of duckpinners who frequent the Arcade alleys at Hyattsville _ will _perform. Lustine- Nicholson, Dixie Pig, Arcade and Chil- lum teams are listed to appear. Percy and Harry Wolfe, John Deputy and E. Snowden, George L. Isemann and Bill Bowie, Hugh Waldrop and Arthur Mc- Call, Oscar Hiser and Myles Quail and Tom Belt and A. L. Trott are Prince Georglans entered in singles and doubles. Tomorrow's tourney program will be given over to bowlers of Fredericks- burg, Va., and High Point, N. C. Bethesda bowlers gained the spotlight yesterday. John Henry Hiser, who man- ages the alleys in that hustiing Mont- gomery County, Md., town, led his team when he collected an all-events total of 1,073 to take first place in that com- petition. Anthony Noppinger of Balti- more had been leading this contest with 1,067. Hiser rolled 388 in singles, 337 in doubles and 348 in team competition, his singles set giving him third place in that competition. His team piled up 1,691 pins to achieve second place in the man's teams division. Leco team Danbury, Conn., with 1,687, previ- this event with a total of 1,715. Bethesda duckpinners also scored in the doubles when T. D. Davidson and J. R. Harris came through with a 703 total to take third place among the leaders in this contest. DOWN THE LIN WITH W. O. McGEEHAN. Those Novelty Contests. N the more or less sunny Southland, where golf and other sports are used to ballyho the resorts and realty, they are going in extensively for novelty con- tests. At Pinehurst recently three ladies played a medley golf threesome, one using the conventional clubs and ball, a second using a complete archery outfit, while the third used a .22-caliber rifle. According to the dispatches :}}:r é:onvenuonnl golfer won, with the archer second and the lady with the rifle rd. . Details of the match are not quite complete, but it seems that the lady with the rifle must have been a bad marksman or markswoman. The tale says that while she got distance with her drives she seemed to have difficulty in putting with the rifie. This seems a trifle hard to believe. It would seem much easier to reach the cup with a rifle shot than it would be with the putter, at least for the average golfer. t must have been a difficult afternoon for the caddie of the rifle woman. It is hard enough for the caddies at times to locate the golf balls when they go out into the rough. I am wondering how the caddies located the .22-caliber bullet when it went wild, if it ever went wild. The task of the caddie with the archer woman, of course, was a comparative cinch. He could always locate the arrow because the shaft of it with the tail feathers would be found sticking out of the ground somewhere. Mr. John Joseph McGraw, instinctively a showman, staged one of these novelty contests at San_Antonio. He applied some of the methods of cricket to Mr. McGraw constantly is devising ways and means to < ture have been tried with the maly afb of Experiments of a similar nal modified murder. In San Francisco they staged a contest between a Japanese of various plays are expounded in club- house meetings and the plays later executed on the diamond. Cutting off throws, cl g base runners after out- fleld hits are fielded and throws made after bunts are fielded with base run- ners variously placed about the diamond constitute these tactical drills. Johnson considers them as beneficial to the vet- erans as to the number of young players with the club. President Clark Griffith still is en- deavoring to make better arrangements with the City of Tampa for his training camp there. A long conference with the mayor yesterday failed to prove helpful. Instead, Griffith learned that he is supposed to pay into the city treasury 5 per cent of all gate money at Plant Field. He hasn't been doing this, but the mayor showed the Washington prexy the clause in the contract between city and ball club requiring it and said only the City Council could repeal it. ‘The council isn’t scheduled to meet soon, it seems, so Criffith is not so cer- tain as to what plans he can make for his 1930 training camp. HANEY MAY BECOME A REG WITH CARDS By the Associated Press. AVON PARK, Fla, March 21.—Fred Haney, coming up from Indianapolis, is to play third base for the St. Louis Cardinals in the two-game series against the Philadelphia Athletics at Miami Saturday and Sunday, Manager Billy Southworth has indicated. Southworth is keeping Frankie Frisch out of the line-up while he obtains a good look at his rookies, Selph and Charlie Wilson. Selph probably will be retained during the coraing season. CLEARWATER, Fla, March 21 (®). —Brooklyn’s Robins have started the 1929 base ball season where they left off in 1928—with defeat staring them in the face. The Robins thought they had won their first exhibition of the year yesterday until the eighth inning, but the Phillies came galong then wi score five runs and won, 6 to 5. { Fresco Thompson, second baseman of | the Phils, accepted 17 chances without | an error and figured in three double killings. 1 SAN ANTONIO, Tex., March 21 (#). —John McGraw is giving the Giants plenty of work on the defense. He has the outfielders drill in keeping base runners from getting home. With the sacks populated with one to three runners, Mac hit fungoes to the outfielders and instructed them where to throw the ball after taking it | on the first bound to retire a runner | or keep him from advancing. Much time was spent on the cut-off play to ! keep a man on first from reaching sec- | ond. WINTER HAVEN, Fla, March 211 (#).—Proceeding on the theory that the | Phillies have about everything they need | for a ball club except pitching, manager Shotton is giving all his hurlers thor- ough trials and hoping for the best. ‘Whether any of the younger boxmen will come through in major league style is still problematical. Most of the hurlers are still in the early stages compared with some of those met in competition, particularly the St. Louis Americans. | pessimistic as Gil Dobie. Mr. McGraw usually concedes the pennant to the Giants at the start of | jiu jitsu champion and a third-rate professional prizefighter. The prizefighter knocked the jiu jitsu artist kicking in the first round, as I recall it. ‘Then later in Alaska they staged a contest between a wrestler and a prize- fighter. I think that the wrestler was none other than Frank Gotch, of the terrible toe hold. The result of this bout was sudden and spectacular. While the wrestler was reaching to get a toe hold on his opponent he was tap] upon the chin with such emphasis that he went down for the count, leaving the prizefighter’s both toes untouched. The introduction of the rifle into golf ts even more novel medley contests. They.might, for instance, introduce it into the prize ring. A bout between a United States infantryman in full equipment and one of the principals of the Battle of What of It at Miami Beach would be interesting. The infantry would be favorite in the betting, and the probable result would be eminently satisfactory to the customers, as a K. O. positively could be guaranteed. The rifle would bring about some startling changes in base ball. For in- stance, if Babe Ruth were shot to from a rifle instead of being pitched to there would be a stern test as to the accuracy of his batting eye. he could show that hie could hit a fast bullet there would be no doubt as to the keenness of his vision. -In foot ball, when a forward pass is to be attempted, they might substitute an explosive foot ball modeled on what the Chicagoans so affectionately call a pineapple. This would make the intercepting of forward passes more difficult and entertain the spectators considerably. It Is a Business. promotion of professional sports essentially is a business. The Madison Square Garden Corporation, which operates professional sports on a chain- store basis, has appointed Willlam F. Carey, an engineer and a business man, to be president and successor to Tex Rickard. In addition, the corporation has appointed Bernard F. Gimbel, a business man and an amateur sportsman, to succeed Rickard on the board of directors. ‘There was & rumor to the effect that Jack Dempsey was to succeed Rickard in the management of the Garden enterprises. But it is my notion that the changes announced are all for the best, The operation of the Garden needs business men, for it is & big business. The most noticeable success in professional sports was scored by a business man and an engineer. When Col. Jacob Ruppert and Col. T. L. Husyon bought the Yankees they were classed as a couple of Babes in the ‘Woods. They were not practical base ball men or practical sports pro- moters. One was a business man and the other an engineer. ‘When they bought the Yankees that club was facing a constant annual deficit, though it was being operated by practical sporting men, who were sup- posed to know all about the conduct of a professional base ball team. Also, the Yankees never were regarded as serious pennant contenders. ‘Today the Yankee base ball club is the most valuable property in profes- sional base ball, and the Yankee base ball team is regarded as one of the most formidable in the history of the national pastime. The two colonels, realizing that professional base ball was a business, applied business methods in their new enterprise. ‘There is no reason why the Madison Square Garden Corporation should not thrive under sane business direction. Racing and Revolutions. R. JAMES WOOD COFFROTH, who runs the race track at Tia Juar. belleves that the Mexican revolution had something to do with the disap- pointing attendance at the Coffroth Handicap, the richest race on the con- tinent. Racing in Mexico always has been a somewhat hazardous venture, owing to the perennial revolutions. In the old days when they were racing at Juarez, across the border from El Paso, rebel forces always would make a drive on that harassed city during the racing season. This meant plenty of loot for the rebel leader who could take the city. He could assess the race track so much a day and collect all of the revenue that should be going to the Mexican government of the time. In one of the last raids on Juarez the rebels seized “hot dogs” to a great { value from Mr. Harry M. Stevens, who was catering for the race track at the | time. Mr. Stevens still has a claim against the Mexican government for the looted “hot dogs,” but probably would sell his claim at a considerable discount. It hardly seems probable that they will reopen the race track at Juarez until Lloyds or some other institution will issue insurance against revolution in Mexico. But that would be too much of a gamble, Different Attitudes. E attitudes of the three New York base ball managers run to contrasts. 'H T Mr. John Joseph McGraw always is optimistic. Mr. Miller Huggins is as Mr. Wilbert Robinson is non-committal. the season, or says that they have a great chance to win. Mr. Huggins is dubious and melancholy. Mr. Robinson usually says, “We'll be up there or thereabouts.” (Copyright, 1929.) MRS. JOHNSON RECUPERATING Condition of Mrs. Walter Johnson, wife of the manager of the Washington base ball team, operated on yesterday at Sibley Hospital for appendicitis, was Fights Last Night By the Assoclated Pres: ORLANDO, Fla., March 21 () —If the Cincinnati Reds had many more games scheduled with the Athletics this season they probably would dispense with the services of a first baseman and use that plaver in the outer gardens where he would have more work. George Kelly held down the first base corner yesterday while the Athletics were beating the Reds, 7 to 5, but he had only two putouts to his credit, one of them a throw from the pitcher, which caught a runner off the base. e i e Al Sii featherweight boxer, is an t when not engaged in ring dptome bouts. reported today as good. LYNCHBURG NETMEN BUSY. LYNCHBURG, Va, March 21. — The Lynchburg College tennis team, which is working out now in good weather, is composed of three letter men, Baldock. Pollard and Portnoy, and the fourth player will come from new men on the squad, Stickley, G. Bell, Hatchett, Singleton, Clark. Auto Bodies, Radiators, Repaired; also New Rad Harrison radi d cores In stock. Wittstatts, 1809 North 7177 Alse 319 13th. % Block Below Ave, | HURON, 8. Dak—Blilly Petrolle, | Fargo, N. Dak., knocked out Jose Gon- | zalez, Cuba (2). Eddie Danielson, H‘urcn. outpeinted Kid Lester, Omaha “4). CHEVY CHASE VS. HIBBS. Chevy Chase A. C. and W. B. Hibbs & Co. quints will meet tonight at 8 "o'clock in a basket ball game in Central | High gym. s WALLACES SEEK GAME. ‘Wallace Memorial 130-pound basketers are after a game for tomorrow night. Call Adams 7464 bet.veen‘a and 6 pam. tors Ware and Fenders | INDIANS HARD HIT BY HODARPS 0SS | First Baseman hehurts Knee | and May Be Out for Re- mainder of Season. By the Associated Press. NEW ORLEANS, La, March 21— Johnny Hodapp, the holdout, who signed with the Cleveland Indians just three days ago, probably is out of the game for the season again. The first sacker, who hits around .330, rehurt a knee wrenched last season. The Indians took the New | Pelicans in another of their games yesterday, 4 to 3. DALLAS, Tex, March 21 (#).—Three | ‘White Sox regulars, Johnny Kerr, wll]lg Kamm and Art Shires, are on the, efi::ny list with bruises and aching| Rain stopped the game bet: the | g‘?:tbxe’ ’ioxln and gnllgu suer:”t: th: n| esterday wif S 3-;11.‘ y y with the score LOS ANGELES, March 21 (4).— weak exhibition presented by the Do troit Tigers against Jack McCarthy's Chicago Cubs yesterday did nothing to make Manager Stanley Harris ha 0 but he planned to send the same line- up e t _the National Leaguers to- fibvris Ingicaten Sritonm Bencs o ical , B Gibson might pitch today. iciseal! WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Ma; (P).—Three succesive victories ;fi:‘v:tll g_ad:r;ucah d’o{hthefslti Louis Browns yes- n ey fell before - bus Assofih“nny club, 3 to ;he S Rip Collins, getting another big {:;geueuszyn‘:t, ;howeii‘ to good advan- , allowing four e its and two runs Orleans | Ppractice FORT MYERS, Fla., March 21 ()— Connie Mack has made the flrm,m cut in the squad of 17 rookies here with the Athletics. John Leary, the mail- man from Bloomington, IiI, ;:;umrnedmu;l tgg Three-I League club which he was ol pl'g;er. btained as a th the Spring training grind well along, it appears that the outstanding chuckers among the younger set are Stewart Bolen and Carroll Yerkes, left handers, and Bill Shores and Bill | Breckenridge, right handers, ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March 21 1':1)’"»—81;2! Ne:' Yorrl,( dYflnkees and Bos- ves have had to postpone al exhibition game because o;mrnf:. ’rh: Tesult may be the first double-header of the year or a Yankee victory in the championship of the St. Petersburg series. ‘The Yanks were leading in the series, 3 games to 1, when it was decided to call off yesterday's contest. Only two days are left to complete the series, so the Braves proposed a double bill to save their last chance of victory. {MONROE A. C. PLANS { FOR BALL SEASON Monroe A. C. base ball team candi- dates will meet tonight at 1634 Monroe street northeast at 7:30 o'clock. Ed Coleman again will manage the team with Bill McMullen as business man- ! ager. A hard schedule comprising games with Washington and out-of- town nines is being booked by Monroes, who showed strongly last season. Beymer A. C. base ball team the com- ing season will play under the name of Foxall Athletic Club. The same off- cers will continue in charge of the iclub. They are Ernest Johnson, presi- ident; Edward Eckstorm, secretary, and { Harold Timothy, treasurer. For the most part the 1929 nine will be the same as that of last season. Games with strong unlimited teams are being listed by Manager Martin Donovan at 4451 Condult road, tele- phone Cleveland 6071. Chevy Chase senior class base ballers will meet Friday night at 7:30 o'clock at 4604 Forty-third strest and will drill |Sunday morning at 10 o'clock on i Friendship Field. i — i Hartford Athletic Club diamonders !are to gather tonight at 7:30 o’clock at 704 B street southeast. New candidates especially are asked to attend a meeting of Capital A. C.| ( base ball squad tonight at 270 Fifteenth | | street southeast at 8:30 o'clock. QD sl\ | Your OLD HAT MADE NEW Again Cleaning, Blocking and Remodeling by Experts Vienna Hat Co. 435 11th Street THE SPO RTLIGHT '——————————By GRANTLAND RICE Another James J. Possibility. TARTING from James J. Corbett and James J. Jeffries, on through James J. Tunney, the name of James J. Braddock has a fine chance to hold its place in the fistic headlines of future days. What chance has Braddock to reach the top? It depends largely on none other than James J. Braddock. He is game, cool, a good boxer and a good puncher. A lot of hard work can do the rest of it. He needs about 10 more pounds, which he can get. He is as big as Tunney was at that age. What he also can use is a lot of hard work with his left hand, for it was only by long, d work that Dempsey built his left int a trench mortar. Another detail that will help Brad- dock, or any other fighter, is greater speed. He might have a talk with Jim Corbett about this matter. Corbett worked up the best pair of legs the ring has ever known, but only after following a ‘schedule that no fighter today would even touch. Hours at rope skipping, shadow boxing, quick starting, practice at jumping in and out, making a point of greater speed in everything he did. Twenty per cent more speed would make Braddock about 30 per cent more formidable. Fast trahs- portation that can wheel your artil- :flmlnto firing position is a big factor. Bradock is a fine possibility. All he needs to keep climbing is the patience and capacity for correct and consistent development—day by day, not every now and then. Maybe he has this ca- pacity. The next move is to apply it, Jjust as Jim Corbett and Jack Dempsey The Other Four. Just a few years ago there were four star possibilities for future heavy- weight greatness. They were Jack De- laney, Paul Berlenbach, Jimmy Slattery and Willlam L. Stribling. ‘Today three are out of the picture for good, and the fourth, Stribling, has barely more a shadow of a chance, even though he is only 24. Three of these at least had more physical qualifications than Gene Tunney knew at the start. If they had had the same capacity for work, the same determination to arrive at the top, possibly two of them today ‘would be leading the rest of the field. ‘There may be no great amount of class to crowd out of the path, but cer- tainly no heavyweight even today is going to wish himself to the top. READER enters his belief that the greatest handicap the Cubs nearly every one has picked them to win. “That is sure to lead to overcon- fidence and a lack of the old hustling,” he adds. and Hornsby in the field. Outsiders may be taking a lot for granted, but McCarthy lsn't. He is a driver as well as leader, and so is Hornsby. If the Cubs take a flop, it won’t be because McCarthy let them get away with any indifferent effort. For that matter, there are too many well matched. clubs in the National League for any one to stand out with Giants, Pirates and Cardinals will never be far away. Neither will the set the pace for awhile, at least. The Reds were traveling at a fast clip jured, and that made more differ- ence than most of the onlookers Lucas is a big help, anywhere vou | use him, pitching, playing the outfield better all-round ball ‘player in either league. He also carf play the infield work around-second base. Making a Golfer. [ W that make a star golf play=| er, such as young Horton First, & knack for the game. ural aptitude in that direction that all hitting the ball, which means control of certain leading fundamentals, bringing and body. It has been said there is mno there is. You can see it in footwork, bal- may grip differently and have differ- ent stances in addressing the ball, main about the same for all the top- notch players. Another big factor is and determination, with a set of nerves that don’t start jumping side- Horton Smith seems to have all the needed combinations. He is one of the with the ability to play consistently well. Many of them can turn on the a tournament. But Smith has kept the flame burning up varlous courses for any notable margin to spare. Reds. Any one from this bunch may last Spring when Red Lucas was in- knew. or driving in runs. There is almost no well enough, if an open gap calls for his HAT are the main qualities Smith?” asks H. S e stars need. Next, the correct way of about correct team play between arms standardized form in golf—but ance, unison of wrist action. They but the leading fundamentals re- the proper mixture of concentration ‘ways under pressure. few young golfers who have come along flame for a round or two, or perhaps for four or five months. One of the safest and surest systems of topping any type of shot is to keep of the swing, thereby falling back to fl;lel right as you hit the ball. Or hit af (Copyright, 1029.) Not With McCarthy. A face this season is the fact that Segrave Today Seeks Second Victory Over Gar Wood’s Boat By the Assoclated Press. IAMI BEACH, Fla,, March 21— Maj. H. O. D. Segrave, holder of the world automobile speed record and pilot of the speed- boat Miss England, prepared today for his second race against the skill of Gar Wood and the Miss Amer- ica VII Segrave yesterday won the first of two races between the two boats at the Miami Beach Yacht Club's sixteenth annual regatta, after Wood had been forced to withdraw during the third lap. Wood completed repairs Miss America VII early today, reEluclnl the steering quadrant that broke in yes- terday’s race and declared the boat ready to travel the 12-mile course in Biscayne Bay against the Englishman’s specially constructed craft. Both pilots expressed the belief last | night that the 59.228-mile-an-hour average established by Segrave yester- day would be bettered in today's race. The Englishman slackened his speed of better that 60 miles an hour yes- terday's race, after he had sc... Wood draw_to the side of the course when the broken steering quadrant forced him to discontinue. Neither of the men, however, expected to approach to day the world record of 92;838 miles an hour held by Wood for & measured mile on a straightaway course. ‘Time tests, foreign from any part of the regatta program, will be conducted tomorrow afternoon on a straight course. During these tests the English chal- lenger will attempt to take the world To Match Your Odd Coats EISEMAN'S, 7th & F record from Wood, while the record holder will try to better his own mark. In addition to today's competition between Miss England and Miss Amer- ica VII seventeen races will be run off in the final program of the two-day regatta, with virtually every class of speed boat participating. AT ALL DEALERS! ously had held this position. Patterson " All-Stars of Baitimore are leading in Not. with Joe McCarthy on the bench |5 your weight on the left foot at the top | District and Nearby Maryland Action Saturday James Martland of Newport, R. I. made the first serious threat to over- come the 411 set rolled by Bozo Bitun- yac of Pittsburgh, who is leading in singles. Martland gathered 406 pins to gain second place. Schedules today and tomorrow: TODAY. DOUBLES AND SINGLES. Doubles. 3:30; Singles, 4:30. P. Wolfe-H. Wolfe. Hyattsvill John Deputy-E_Snowden, Hyatisville. Georse " Isemann-Willlam Bowle, Hyatts- | ville. | " Hiigh Waldron-A. McCall. Hyattsville. O. Hiser-M. H. Quail. Hyattsville T. M. Belt-A. A.” Trott, Hyattsville. Teams, 7:00. Lustine-Nickolson. Hyattsville. Dixie Piz. Hvattsville Arcade Bowling Al Chillum, Hyattsvill TOMORROW. leys, Hyattsville. e. Doubles, 3:00; . W. Sensenbach-R. Pease. Hizh Point. N. C . V. Butler-R. L. Jacobs, Fredericksburg, Sullivan-B. T. Pitts. Frederick<burg, Va eserved—J. Ulman, Fredericksburs. Teams, 7:00. Harry Ravmond Veneers. Hich Point. N. C. yFitts” Colonial Theater, Fredericksburs, a. R. va 8. Ri Yesterday's scores: MAN'S DOUBLES. K. H. Totals N. Schroth. F. Mulvey. Totals Thorpe. Newman. TOtalE ... Krauss ... 866 505 BETHESDA. 12¢ 98 598—1,601 116— 331 22¢ 241 105— 354 135— 347 7 240— 701 87— 264 93— 282 90— 261 1 83— 31 3 101 92— 296 508 4451414 95 99 1 Totals GEORGE L. ISEMANN, secretary of | the National Duckpin Bowling Congress, | has denied that Joe Bitunyac, star Pittsburgh bowler, was not officially en- tered in the organization’s tournament now in progress in Richmond. N. D. B. C. LEADERS Man’s singles— Joe Bitunyac, Pitts- burgh, 411; James Martland, Newport, R. I, 406; John Henry Hiser, Bethesda, Md, 388, Man's doubles—Bitunyac, Pittsburgh, and Francis, Richmond, 739; Ollie Pa- cini and Leo Rinaldi, Washington, 70t %3.1. Davis and J. R. Harris, Bethesda, Man's teams—Patterson _ All-Stars, Baltimore, 1,715; Bethesda, Md., 1,691; Leco, Danbury, Conn., 1,687. 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Easter Hero, once owned by the late Capt. Alfred Lowenstein, is favored to- morroy at odds of 10 to 1, with Billy Barton and Great Span, British horse, quoted at 100 to 7 each. As many as 60 horses are likely to start. Liverpool was crowded in anticipation of tomorrow's race. Hotels and board- ing houses were filled beyond their ordi- nary capacity and even a billiard table to serve as a bed was at a premium last night. Bathroom and dining room have been turned into bed chambers, and hotel keepers declared they could do no more to accommodate the increasing crowds. Thousands of girls and women were among arrivals today, a number of large tents have been erected in gardens around the city so that residents can increase the accommodation for friends. Liners due before the race were expected to swell the crowd with numbers of American visitors, but it was not known where or how they would be put up. Preparations were being made at Aintree for an attendance of 350,000. | TWO NEW LEADERS IN ALLEY CLASSIC By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, March 21.—Leadership in two divisions of the American Bowling Congress tournament changed hands yesterday in a determined onslaught by 7 [Tllinois bowlers. The 3,000-pin mark was passed for the first time this year by The Hub recreation team of Joliet, when that quintet captured the lead in the five- man competition with 3,063 points, 129 more than the previous leaders, the Triangle State Bank team of Chicago. The Chicago team of George Geiser and Jules Lellinger slipped into a one- point lead in the doubles by cracking 1,302 pins. Sixth place in the five-man event went to the Aurora Athletic Club five, which scored 2,917. Leaders in the all-events divisicn re- mained unchanged, ile only a few entered the select singles list. JEWELERS’ PIN LEAGUE MEMBERS ARE TO DINE ‘Washington Jewelers’ Duckpin League will hold its first annual banquet at the Raleigh Hotel Saturday night, when a trophy will be awarded the Galt & Bro. team, which won the pennant, capturing 37 games and losing 17. The Goldsmith team finished second. ‘W. H. Wright, president of the league, will preside at the dinner, which will be in charge of a committee comprising I L. Heller, chairman; V. Q. Farr and G. A. von Steinner. JUDGE LANDIS TO MOVE CHICAGO HEADQUARTERS CHICAGO, March 21 (#)—The “for rent” sign_ will appear on Kenesaw Mountain Landis’ present offices, 122 South Michigan boulevard, after next ‘Tuesday. ‘The commissioner of base ball an- nounced today he was moving a few blocks up the famous thoroughfare, lo- cating in the twenty-second floor of a new skyscraper at 333 North Michigan boulevard. 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