Evening Star Newspaper, March 22, 1929, Page 52

SPORTS. THE EVENING STXR, WASHINGTON, D. €, FRIDAY, MARCH 22. 1929. SPORTS." Nats Displaying Winning Spirit in Exhibitions : Cleveland Is Much Improved Club WIN UV—EED—[]DGERS SECOND HONEYMOONS ON THE SIDE L:.[NES | NEW Gm TRIU IS lfl-w (i GAMES With the Sports Editor SH[]UI._DA'J] IRIBE By DENMAN THOMPSON: UDDY RUEL may have | Capt. Judge Gets a Homer. M I s Infield Is Strengthened by Infield Sparkles With Four Addition of Tavener—Box Double Plays. Corps Little Changed. —BY BRIGGS WELL I'VE A LOT OF GAMES | HAVE To IF THERE'S ANY GooD IN GOLF You'VE HAD T ! MY STARS IT'S Rut YoU e DoNS 25w HeE, ‘VE SEEN PRECIOU \ IS5 e [ THINK WE'D DETTER BEGIN \ To PACK UP AND GO HOME = MOST EVERYBODY HAS GoNE AND BE- SIDES You OUGHT 1o BE LooWING FTER BUSINESS I'Mm NOT GoING, HOME ALONE ! charged with four passed balls. | Last year he hit .296, in 140 games for Indianapolis, the A. A. pennant winner, though long handicapped by an injured hand that prevented him from gripping a bat properly.” | Lives at Norfolk, Va. | There's the dope on Spencer, | straight from a base ball writer | who has been a close follower | of National League activities | for a number of years. There is nothing I can add except that he makes his home at Norfolk, Va.; is righthanded in hitting as well as throwing, stands 5 feet 10 inches in 0 € to prevent Roy Spencer, | the free agent recently acquired by the Nationals, from breaking into a sufficient num- ber of contests behind the bat for Washington to interrupt Ruel's record of catching in more than 100 games every season. That, at least, is the dope furnished by the Pitts- burgh operative to whom I ap- pealed for a low-down on the ex-Pirate. Ruel has been a “century plant” among backstoppers for eight consecutive campaigns, but my Smoky City agent opines it will be not so easy for him to hold Spencer back as it has been to keep Gharrity, Tate, Severeid, Kenna and such on the bench during his six seasons as a Griffman. According to this informant, BY JOHN B. KELLER. AMPA, Fla, March 22—With four victories to show for six starts against major league clubs in the Spring exhibition series, the Nationals seem to be developing rapidly a fine winning spirit which is something they have not often had to any great extent during the training campaign. But Manager Wal- ter Johnson's club is a hustling ball club these days with veterans as well as recruits on their toes and eager to show their chief just how much they can do. The Nationals were a peppery lot in their big time tilts last week, they showed plenty dash yesterday at Clear- watcr when they toppled the Dodgers in BY BRIAN BELL, Associated Press Sports Writer, EW ORLEANS, March 323. Base ball wise railbirds who compare the Cleveland Indians of 1929 with the 1928 edition declare the club has been im- | proved more than any other outfit in the American League. However, this | diagnosis, if correct, will not necessarily ) fee! | insure the Redskins a high place in base height, weigh$ 160 pounds and | ball, for they had more room for im- is 29 years old, having been |provement than most of the other clubs. born on February 22, 1900. | g There seems o reasonable doubl, that WHY DON'T YoU Go HOME: ALONE 1t Spencer is as good & pros- | {CANACE, CRCT E R e NATALIE !'? I'VE A FEW MORE Deft as Tepfiesfigt}ifl in I‘I*t‘fl derl‘;' he was able to present last season. His MATCH GAMES To PLAY( OFF BE- tglg\:}tgyhee:n?i‘:\g r::ggntloen Xy |infleld has been sircngthened by the (WE'RE - LEAVING® MORROW - - SO T&AKE YouR PLANS ACCORDINGLY | addition of the little but rugged Jackie a 9-to-5 brush and their Rractlce today indicated they will give the Reds great tussles here tomorrow and Sunday aft- ernoon. But one of the recruit hurlers is slated to participate in this two-game set with the Cincinnati outfit. He is Adolph Liska, who is to share the mound burden with Irving Hadley in the Sunday pastiming. For the set opener Johnson has picked a brace of veterans, Fred Marberry and Garland Braxton. Rice May Oust Barnes. ‘The Nationals’ starting line-up in these games will be the one expected to be carried into the American League championship season with the possiole excepuion ot one player, Red Barnes. The sorrel-topped gardener, who been taking care of the right field job from the beginning of the exhibition series, is listed for action in the clashes tomorrow and Sunday, but it now seems probable that Sam Rice will get into the playing order soon and get the call over Barnes for the berth in right. Rice has been training carefully and is about ready to step into the game. As a matter of fact, the veteran is one of the few who require little condition- ing work to get them around to the good playing form. Sam doesn't pick up weight between seasons, he doesn't stiffen 1n the legs to any great extent when he begins his tramning after the long lay-off and he seems to have speed from the start. He looks fit now, says he feels so and Manager Johnson wants him to start soon. For a time it was thought Rice might remain on the bench this season while Barnes performed regularly in right. But Johnson now beleves it would be better to hfléle the &elen&ewlm hl; steadying influence alongsi Samm! ‘West than the youthful Barnes. And then, too, it doesn't seem reasonzble that'a man who hit as well as Rice did last year should be kept idle. Sam socked the ball for an average of .328 in the past campaign, an average bet- tering Barnes by 23 points. That's not to be overlooked. Goose Goslin, who yesterday got into a game for the first time this year, is 10 be seen in left fleld against the Reds. Goose did not have a chance afield ttle against the Dodgers. At he got but one hit, a double, in five efforts. He fanne on the m to lob the ball back to field instead of cutting loose the hard throw he always empioyed before his n Bro the h’:lvm‘ for the Nats at Clearwater, Campbell assumed an assignment orig- inally given to big Jim Weaver. Big o A peiupiraton "mduced. by & wet Wil n lu strenuous practice at Plant Field Wed- nesday and pulled up with a sore back yesterday. So Weaver now is to be quiet for a few days. Brown toiled tnrough the first five frames yesterday and allowel six safe- ties, one pass and a brace of runs, one of the runs counting when he let loose a wild pitch. Campnoell walked a batter in each of the four frames he hurled, made a wild pitch, and in his last three innings was pounded for six hits. One was a home run, driven over the cen- ter-fleld fence by Del Bissonette when there were two Dodgers waiting on the sacks. ‘The Nationals clubbed three Brooklyn flingers for 11 hits. Jim Elliott, left- hander, started against ‘em, but he hurt a leg when he stumbled and fell as he tried to field Buddy Myer’s bunt in the third inning and had to be carried from the field. Before he left he was found for two hits and as many runs. Then two former Washington pitchers were used by the Brooklyn club. Win Ballou took Elliott’s place and before he left, at the end of the Nats’ sev- enth round, he gave up six safeties and four markers. Clise Dudley went through two frames and suffered punishment to thleu extent of three hits and as many tallies. Nearly Everybody Hits. Everybody who broke into the Wash- ington line-up excepting Spencer Harris and the two pitchers shared in the at- tack. Joe Judge celebrated his appoint- ment to the captaincy of the club by whacking a homer while Ballou was pitching. It was a smash over the right | g field barrier at the outset of the seventh session. Roy Spencer, catcher signed only two days ago, was in the game and quite impressive at bat. He also showed to advantage as a receiver. The Nats fielded well, the only error charged against them being committed by Jack Hayes. In the third round he let a hard smash go through the wickets. But at that Jack had a field day. Sixteen chances came his way and | 5 he had five put-outs and ten assists for the fray. Hayes took part in the four double ~plays his club made. The Brooklyn fielding was atrocious. errors were made by Robbie's men, each quite helpful to the Nats' cause. The Nats soon jumped into a good lead, & hit, a pass, an error and two sacrifices netting them two runs in the second round while three hits, another error and a wild pitch accounted for three runs in round three. One of the sacrifices in the second inning was & fiy caught by Shortstop Bancroft baek of the middle base. Banny had to dig to get to the ball and could not turn in time to get away a throw to head off Ossie Bluege tearing home from third. The Dodgers helped themselves to & tally in the second, the next inning. Then, after Judge whacked his homer each side had a big time in the eighth. A double, an error and a pass filled the bases with Nats. West was forced out at the plate, but Joe Cronin's single accounted for two markers and Judge drove in another. The Dodgers came back to get three mainly with Bisonette's homer. Paul McCullough, pitcher, prevented by illness from reporting with the first squad at camp, s expected here soon. So weakened by bronchitis following an attack of influenza, McCullough is not likely to be able to do anything in a base ball way for some time, but Man- ager Johnson thinks the player will re- gain his strength more quickly if he comes here to soak up the Florida sun- shine instead of remaining in his home -at.Newcastle, Pa,, to recuperate, Four, and to another in |} 1 éiu FORE | CAN LEAV‘E{:, | ©)1999 MY.TRIBUNE Wc. HORNSBY, CUYLER PROBUCE FOR CUBS Sluggers Clinch Clean-up Positions in Batting Order for Chicago. LOS ANGELES, Calif., March 22 (). —Whatever changes Manager Joe Mc- Carthy may make in his Cub bamn& order, it is certain he will retain Kiki Cuyler and Rogers Hornsby in third and fourth itions, respectively. Together, Hornsby and Cuyler have been dn!nf‘ most of the heavy stick work for the Cubs this Spring. Yester- day, they collected five hits and drove in five runs as the Cubs trimmed the Detroit Tigers, 8 to 4, the second straight time. ST. URG, Fla, March 22 (#)~Johnny ney, Braves' pitcher, is coming . is his tenth year with the Braves and three years ago he was one of the most valuable fling- ers, Then he injured his elbow by throwing too many curves. This Winter his elbow was put back into shape and he has developed a fork ball. ‘WINTER HAVEN, Fla., March 22 (P). —Manager Shotton 1s not pleased with the condition of the Phillies, particu- larly the pitchers. Most of the twirlers in the exhibition qnmu 8o far have been wild. The Phillies have won only two out of six contests. SAN FRANCISCO, March 22 (P)— ‘The Pirates are getting some mighty fine pitching. One by one the boys have been coming through in a fashion that seems to back the predictions of Manager Donnie Bush. Yesterday Tauscher turned in a fine monmnce. which he capped with a e run that broke a deadlock and gave the Pirates a victory over the Mis- sions, 5 to 4. Ple Traynor continued to nurse his ‘njured hip. ORLANDO, Fla, March 22 (#).— With no game today Jack Hendricks de- cided to give his Cineinnati Reds one good, long workout with special em- phasis placed on the manner in which a moundsman should cover first base. thm:x Rlxeey“lnd Z‘:h(i\.mr ;ere t:“k I‘xn at capacity yesterday when the ath- letics trimmed the R«fl.en, 10 to 5. AVON PARK, Fla,, March 22 (#)—A rookie second baseman, Charlie Wilson, led the St. Louis Cardinals attack against the Philadelphia Nationals yes- terday, and with Chick Hafey's fluke 01 o > Harris, 1. Barnes, Rluege, ss. Cronin, ss. Judge,” 1b. Hayes. Spenci Tate, A waCetiaasanL POSUIHIESI— | saveaiiaussso, P rown, Campbell, Totals BROOKLYN. Frederick, el Rhiel, 3b. wessus® onommwedui | | | carevt Totals 5 38 5 12 %7 “Batted for Ballon in the seventh inning. +Ran for Gooeh in the seventh innine. Batted for Dudley in the ninth inning. Score by nnin | Washington ... 5s: 02300013 AL S ] iven in—Hayes, Spencer. Bancroft, Bluege, Judge (3), Cronin (2), (3). Home runs—Judge, Bissonnef base hits—Goslin, Bluege, Bancroft, Sacrifices—Hayes. Spenc Spencer, Myer. Double plays—My to Judge; Haves {o Bluege to Judge; Rosen- ft to Bissonnette; Croni; West. y Brown, 2 by Campbell, 1. in’ 2% innings; off Brown, 6 in 5 off Ballou, 6 in 4% innings; off Dud- in 2 fnnings; off Campbell, 6 in 4 in- Wi pitcher—Brown. Wild _ pitches Umpires—Mess lev, Brow | Radistors, Fenders Repaired; also New Radiators Harrison radiators and cores in stack. Wittstatts, 1809 14th North 7177 Also 319 13th. 1 Block Below Ave. _ homer with the bags jammed, the Red Birds won, 14 to 7. Wilson made four hits for a total of five bases in five times up. CLEARWATER., Fla., March 22 (£).— The Robins are hampered by cripples With Glenn Wright just reaching the point where he can take a little light exercise, Wally Gelbert hobbling around on a bad ankle and Harvey Hendrick out of action with an elbow injury, Jumbo Jim Elliott reached over to field Buddy Myer’s bunt in the third inning of the ?flme with Washington yesterday and pulled a tendon in his left leg. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., March 22 (#). —John McGraw has decided on the make-up of the second squad of Giants, which will make a separate northward journey. MeGraw announced the line-up with the assurance that the second team players still had a chance to become | regulars before the regular season starts. He proved it by putting Andy Cohen on the squad. Andy is there by special request of Texas, his home State, which wants to see him in action as often as possible. MANHATTANS LINE UP 19 DIAMOND ACTIVES Manhattan A. C. base ball team, which will play in the unlimited and senior classes, already has lined up nine- teen players including J. Wade, I Wade, P. Jarman, R. Jarman, Stone, Brown, Duvall, Richards, Reid, Rice, Goddard, Miller, Keeler, Thomas, Han- cock, German, Thompson, Knoor and Kelser. Archie Ware, Eastern High star, will joint the team after the scholastic series is over. Manhattans are seeking a manager. Call Bill Rice at Silver Spring 172-J after 5 pm. Games also may be ar- ranged through this number. Eastern High has been booked for a tilt the first week in April. Phoenix A. C. diamonders, who will practice Sunday morning at 10 o'clock on Kenilworth Field, are after games with unlimited class teams hereabouts and especially want engagements with out-of-town nines for Saturdays, Sun- days and holidays. Telephone Lincoln 3370-W between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m., or write Business Manager L. C. Risler, 240 Tenth street southeast. Hume Spring, Va, team is seeking Sunday games with fast unlimited di- vision nines. Write Manager L. C. Saf- felle, Russell road, Hume Spring. Takoma Tigers will stage their first diamond drill of the campaign Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock on the Wheaton, Md., field. Players will gather at the District Line at 2 o'clock. Earl Graves has been named manager of the nine with Joseph B. Simpson an addi- tional member of the executive board. Garrett Waters has again been installed business manager. Pontiac A. C. insect class base ballers are after Saturday and Sunday games. Call Manager George Charnley at At- lantic 4195, between 5:30 and 6 p.m. Corinthian Athletic Club insect, mid- get, junior and senior ballers will hold "their regular weekly meeting to- night at 8 o'clock at Immaculate Con- ception Hall, Brentwood Hawks will begin diamond preparation Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock on the Brentwood field. A coach is wanted by Powhatan A. C. base ball team. Call Manager Ned Tab- ler at Columbia 2878. 4 What Mertz Will Say Today? Tailoring Well Dressed Men Appreciate Every man has some little differences that make it essen- tial to design clothes. OUR EASTER SPECIAL! Suit or Topcoat Made to Measure *35 Regular $50 Value THE SPORTLIGHT By GRANTLAND RICE. ‘What W. Johnson Could Use. CTING as Washington's man- ager, Walter Johnson could find a lot of use this season for some one like another young fellow who came on for car fare 22 years ago. ‘This young fellow's name was Walter Johnson, who pitched more shutouts and fanned more batsmen than any one else—who thought nothing of winning 30 or more victories without much of a ball club to carry him through. Johnson may not have been the fast- est pitcher that ever worked, but at least he is the only pitcher who could have more than half a ball club report- ing on the sick list upon the day he worked. He was at least dreaded more than any other pitcher that ever lived. On the day when Johnson was due to work back in his prime. old-time managers will tell you that as many as four or five of their regular would report some form of iliness and ask for a lay-off. There isn't much fun in hearing a fast one whiz by without being able to see it. A singing bullet might be 10 or 20 feet away, but it always sounds a lot closer. And what Johnson buzzed over the plate was as close to bullets as the lead from an automatic. ‘There are old-timers who believe that Amos Rusie was just as fast. There are modern ball players who say that Dazzy Vance can match Johnson's best speed of 15 years ago. But the fact remains that neither Rusie nor Vance could send half a ball club seeking the shelter of the sick list. Pulling Power. HE scientific side of the art of self- defense always slips into the back- ground when a pair of punchers drift along. There may be a world of science in boxing and the artistic ap- peal may be heavy, but they both get crowded back when a MeLarnin and | Miller begin starting a few from the floor. This age, whatever its other faults, is in_motion. There is a lusty de- mand for action, and you can get more action from twe offensive ma- chines than you can from two de- fensive parties. Maybe this is not as it should be, but that happens to be the way it is. A battle between Loughran and Emanuel might be one of the most | skillful exhibitions of the year, but it | won't draw within range of & Loughran- { Walker meeting, because Walker isn't out on a petting party when he starts throwing a right and left. McLarnin and Miller proved in Detroit that the main idea of the evening was decapita- tion if possible, and this idea is as pop- ular in New York as it was in the Mid- west, Footwork and Golf. AGOLP‘ student writes in to say that in his opinion the weight should be almost evenly distributed on both feet at the top of the swing. “You're all wrong,” he says, “when you suggest that on the back swing most of the weight should go to the right foot and the right leg.” No chance to be wrong this time. The law of balance proves it. The same thing holds for pitching or for batting or hitting a tennis ball, On the back swing in golf most of the weight shifts with the back swing to the right foot. On the down swing all this weight must come forward. No one can get any real power hitting in one direction when his body is going in the other, If you study the slow metion pictures of the best goifers you will find that at the top of the swing the left heel is dropped to have the left leg ready to catch the brunt of the down swing. Proper footwork in golf means a transference of the weight to the right foot first on the back swing and then to the left foot on the down swing. And it is one of the surest methods of testing a correct swing. For if this works in the right way the rest of the swing is pretty certain to work with it in the right way. ‘The weight can’t stay on the left foot and then come forward to the left foot on the down swing. It must go back to come forward. Balance means motion under control—not rigidness. Try to throw a base ball with much weight on the left foot. The golf swing is largely a matter of using both hands to throw the club head through the ball. Jean Borotra announces that Lacoste is moving up to his top tennis form. This being so, the Davis Cup scems to be planted for another year. Beating Cochet and Lacoste is still a trifle too much to ask of veterans and younger talent. These two Frenchmen would have been all that Tilden and Bill John- ston could have tackled with the two Bills riding the crest. (Copyright. 1929 TRADE IN YOUR OLD TIRES FEDERAL DEFENDER TIRES | WHY RIDE YOUR TIRES to the danger point? 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Corner Monroe it was only because of the pres- ence of Earl Smith and Johnny Gooch that Spencer was not given a chance to work regu- larly for the Buccaneers. When he did break in he gave a splendid account of himself in hitting as well as backstopping, and never would have been al- lowed to get away but for the fact that he was suspected of being too strongly in sympathy with Kiki Cuyler during the latter's estrangement with the Pirate management the year before last. The reason he was dropped again last month was because he refused to sign and expressed himself as having no desire to play a return engage- ment in Pittsburgh. “Smart and a Hustler.” “Spencer is a good catcher, a man of clean habits, and ought to prove valuable to the Wash- ington club,” asserts my West- ern Pennsylvania representa- tive, who has had him under observation since he broke into the majors five years ago. He adds: “Spencer is not a fancy re- ceiver, nor one given to flourish or flash, but he is smart, game and a hustler behind the plate. Unusually good at capturing foul flies, he gets the ball away quickly, is a fast and accurate thrower and rarely calls for a waste pitch. He scorns minor injuries and thinks nothing of taping up a split finger or a spike wound and going back to work. “Pitcher Steve Swetonic says his fine record with Indianap- olis last year was due largely to Spencer’s handling. Swetonic was keenly disappointed when it was announced Roy would not be a Pirate this season. And a Pittsburgher, who is an umpire in the Ameri¢an Asso- ciation, pronounces Spencer one of the best and steadiest young catchers he ever saw. Valuable as Pinch Hitter. “Spencer also is valuable as a pinch hitter, being a strong sticker, particularly when the bases are occupied. He was given more intentional walks in the ‘jams’ last year than any other player in the American Association except Reb Russell. “In his first year in Pitts- burgh, 1925, Spencer figured in only 14 games, and his batting average was but .214, with a fielding mark of .905, but in 1926 he batted .395, the highest average in either of the major leagues that year. He made 17 hits in 43 times at bat in 28 games, his safeties including three doubles. His defensive record was 29 putouts. 3 as- sists and 1 error, an average of .970. “In 1927 Spencer hit .283, with 26 blows in 92 times at bat in 38 games. Three doubles and a triple were included. His fielding record showed 98 put- outs, 15 assists and 3 errors, for an average of 974. He was chief understudy to Ruel, but for information on how he im- presses Manager Walter John- son the dispatches from the training camp at Tampa will have to be relied on. CONNIE IS HAPPY; Durocher and Lary Having| Batting Duel for Regular Job With Yanks. FORT MYERS, Fla., March 22 (. | i - T eorasy. he . Athletics youthful infielder and catcher made a home run and a double. His circuit —Jimmy Foxx has found his | | blow was over the left field fence, | | more than 350 feet from the plate. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March 22 () —Leo Durocher and Lyn Lary are having a batting duel for a regular job with the Yankees. There doesn’t seem 'to be room for both on the Yankee squad and Miller Huggins apparently has decided to let their batting settle the matter. Yesterday they had a hit- less draw while the rest of the Yankees gathered 15 hits and a 10-to-1 victory over the Braves. BRADENTON, Fla., March 22 (P)— The first Red Sox cut has sent George Loepp, former Pittsfield outfielder, to Baltimore of the International League. His transfer was an outright sale. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla,, March 22 (). —Another long workout was given the St. Louis Browns yesterday and it also was the first in which Manager Dan Howley had his training person- nel intact. Outfielder Frank McGowan, last Brownie to report, showed to good advantage. 1OS ANGELES, March 22 (P)—!| Smarting under two defeats by the Chi- cago Cubs, the Detroit Tigers were | determined to reverse the situation with Harris has tried four veteran pitchers against Joe McCarthy's machine in two days and indicated he would send re- cruits out to do hurling duty in the third game today. DALLAS, Tex., March 22 (P —With 14 men on the hospital list, Manager “Lena” Blackburne of the White Sox attempted to collect some kind of a team to battle the Dallas Steers todav. He wasn't sure he would be able to doit. NEW ORLEANS, Marech 22 (P).— One of the many youngsters in the Cleveland Indian camp wHo isn't wor- rying the club bosses is Car Lind. bow last year. Both General Manager Billy Evans and Roger Peckinpaugh. manager, claim improvement for the player, regarded as a find last season. S £ Ll CANTRELL GETS $7.500. ALBANY, Ga., March 22 (#)—Guy Cantrell, Washington speed-ball ditcher, who recently was declared a free agent by Base Ball Commissioner K. M. Landis, has received $7,500 for signing | a Toronto contract. I batting eye and Connie Mack is | the National Leaguers today. Manager | Janky infielder, who made his big league | Tavener and transfer of Joey Sewell to third base, and a much-needed punch in the outfield has been supplied by the addition of two promising recruits and an established star. Dick Porter and Earl Averill have shown indications of living up to their minor league reputa- tions, and Bib Falk, the former Chicago White Sox, can swap base hits was most of the major league batsmen. | Batteries Little Changed. No radical changes have been le | in the battery forces, but Jih Zinn, who | has pitched good ball for several years |in A. A. base ball, will have a chance to see if he can do half as well high- er up. up. Luke Sewell, junior of the famous Sewell brothers, and Glenn Myatt will do the catching, with Grover Hartley, a veteran who is listed as a coach, acting as emergency relief, unless General Manager Billy Evans finds a likely pros- pect unattached. Zinn and Ken Holloway, late of De- troit, seem to be the best of the new pitchers on the staff, but Wesley Fer- rell, who was farmed to Terre Haute, | 1s back, evidently to stay, with an even | better fast ball than he had last Spring. | Verne Underhill, another farm hand, { probably will make the grade this time. Willis Hudlin, Walter Miller, Joe Shaute, George Grant, Mel Harder and | John Miljus are retained from the 1928 { staff. Miller has shown decided im- provement over his previous perform- ances and Hudlin has worked long and hard at a control machine. He has a target set up in right field of the Peli- cans’ ball park, where the Indians train, and spends hours throwing at it. If he gets control he is expected to take his place beside the leading pitchers of the league. Shaute, the big left Rander has a brand new delivery which may increase hjs effectiveness. He pulls the ball out of his hip pocket much on the order of rEarl Moore, the famous Phillie pitcher of two decades ago. Infield Is About Set. ‘The infleld is about set. Joe Sewell, although he never played third base until Jast season, already is at home and seems to have conquered the queer angles a shortstop finds at a corner of the infleld. Tavener, who gets as many extra base hits as singles in a year's work, will play shortstop, with Carl Lind, the double play expert, at second base. Lew Fonseca, the Portuguese song bird, has the call at first base. The infield fight in the Indian camp is for the reserve places. Ray Gardner, | New Orleans shortstop, can field, but his hitting remains in doubt. John Bur- nett, big and fast, who is a product {of the University of Florida, has made a good impression and may be kept as he is a versatile performer. Porter and Averill seem destined to start the season in right and center as both have hit well in the Spring. The clever Jamieson is in a contest with the hard hitting Bib Falk for the other field. One will be an extra outfielder with Ed Morgan, the only right handed | hitter in the first five outfielders. | WALGREN-VOLLINS MAY MEET IN 18.2 CUE FINAL MILWAUKEE, March 22 (#).—Percy N. Vollins, Chicago, defending cham- pion, and M. C. Walgren, Everett, Wash., Pacific Coast champion, are to ‘play the final match Saturday in the national amateur 18.2 balkline billiard tournament. Both were undefeated with four vic- tories each today. while the ether con- testants have each lost two or more games. If the leaders win today they are certain to be the final disputers over the 1929 crown. CAN'T BE DONE? WELL, WE DO IT EVERY DAY! 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