Evening Star Newspaper, March 28, 1929, Page 45

SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1929." SPORTS. 45 Nationals Proving Class in Spring Games : Harris May Ask Waivers on Heilmann GAIN TH WIN N 1 LTS OVER KBNS Goslin and Ruel Demonsteate Their Throwing Arms Are Sound Again. I good ball club. That's what the Washington club has done, and only one of its 11 games has been with & club below the major league class, | It isn’t a flashy ball club or a club, that “shows off.” It doesn't go about its work with a lot of fancy flinging be- tween Dplays BY JCHN B. KELLER. AMPA, Fla., March 28.—Any ball club that wins nine of eleven | games played must be a pretty | and a great hurrah!J, Tate, Liska. | Brown, semmomaoml nlsmoomomssssmm® asssmisnmmned B dibummicerind > > BRSO R Soaceuserwill Elemisiate s ssnssumssans® Kl muommesussmns? o93352292030™ nlsussssssssssa d +Batted Brookiyn... Washingto Runs_driven 3. Gooch. 00030010 : 0t 11010011 x—8 in—Bluege, West, Bancroft ; Frederick. Myer, Brown. throughout the vpastiming. Insteed, it |m: it is a businesslike affair, very precise | i« in its methods of play and exceedingly smooth working. As planned by its manage:, Walter | Johnson, and his board of strategy, that includes Coaches Clyde Milan and | Pat Gharrity and Capt. Joe Judge, the | club has developed steadily since the | start of training, nearly five weeks 2go, | and now may be regarded as within a week of the condition it should be in at the outset of the American League | championship campaign. he season opening, of course, is mearly three weeks away, but Manager Johnson has brought his club close to the peak of form this early that it may better stand the rigors of the northward barnstorming tour that be- gins next Tuesday night. Johnson believes, and so does Trainer Mike Martin, that there is no danger of the Nationals “going stale” when they have to do so much moving about during the two weeks preceding the start of the flag race, It is Johnson's theory that his club ‘upon breaking camp should be in the same physical trim it is expected to be in at the beginning of the league season and Trainer Martin supports the man- ager in this. Barring mishap, the Naticnals will bs in that condition when they get out of this town next ‘week. Even the pitchers will be ready, something never heard of before in the istory of Washington training camps Florida. Fine Training Resuiis. The club has trained and been trained better this year than in many years past and now is going through its es as though the regular season were ler way. ing a 5-to-¢ game the Dodgers here yesterday, the Nationals looked a thoroughly developed club, not a club still in the making. It ‘was by far their most impressive per- formance in the Grapefruit e, Offensively and defensively, the N als got the maximum in resuit with the minimum of effort which is truly “form.” They sparkled class continually, Pitching, flelding, hitting &ll were good and the spirit and poise of the players superb. The game was another of those fight- ing affairs that have marked the Na- tionals’ training series thus far. Twice trailing, the club battled its way to even terms with the Dodgers, then staged an eighth-inning rally that netted the decisive taliy. During of the game, it ‘was revealed that two throwing arms that had been something of mysteries no longer are in the doubtful class. Goose Goslin several times cut loose with heaves that indicated the wing so use- Jess to the club last year again is likely to terrorize baserunners of the foe. The fact that the Goose’s arm is O. K., was brought home to Dave Bancroft in no uncertain manner in the second inning. ‘The r veteran drove a long safety to left field and never hesitated at first base. Greatly to his surprise, appar- ently, Banny found Hayes waiting in front of him with the ball and second base yards away. The Goose, retrieving the hit, had lined the sphere to Hayes in his old-time fine style. in Struck out—By Lisk: Brown, 3: by Dudley, 1. Brown. sing pitcher—| Messrs. Derr and Vangra —1 hour and 50 minute: BIG LEAGUE BASE BALL ‘Today's schedule: At St. Petersburg, Fla—New York (A.) vs. St. Louis (N.). At Fort Meyers, Fla.—Philadelphia (A.) vs. Boston (N.). At San Antonio, Tex—New York (N.) vs. Pittsburgh (N.). At El Paso, Tex—Chicago (N.) vs. Detroit (A.). At Orlando, Fla.—Cincinnati (N.) vs. Montreal (L). At Palmetto, Fla.—Boston (A) vs. Buffalo (L). Yesterday's results: At Tampa, Fla—Washington (A.), 5; Brooklyn (N.), 4. At St. Petersburg, Fla—Boston (N.), 8; Philadelphia (A.), 4. . Umpires— . Time of game At West Palm Beach, Fla.—Philadel- phia (N.), 3; St. Louis (N,), 3; (tie 14 innings). At New Orleans, La.—Cleveland (A.), 5;ANev;)3;'l!mfris. A'f,} 10. t las, Tex.—Cl A), 5 Dallas (T. L.), 4. . At Phoenix, Ariz.—Detrolt (A.), 11; Chicago (N.), 10. ST. JOHN'S TWELVE WINS. ANNAPOLIS, March 28.—St. John's opened its lacrosse season with a 13-to- 4 victory over Western Maryland here yesterday. The match marked Western Maryland's debut in the sport. BUCKY HARRIS, Former Washington helmsman, who is finding path as manager of Detroit beset with worries. ERUCH T. KIMBLE, Central High School base ball coach, is plan- !‘:‘lnz a hlr:i‘ i In‘;‘ lllris ph‘m’n preparation for their opening game, April 16, against their ola rival, Tech. ning Tuesday the Blue and ‘White dl-monddus wlxl‘l :;n&_h thmulg me every day ne: e exa ':c::dnle has not_yet been determined, but St. Alban's, George Mason %h of Alexandria and other schools. 1 be encountered, and a tilt is listed with United Typewriter Uniteds next Thurs- day. Kimble appears to have a deal of mising material, but is not over- SR g e B m e a P\Ih%h ce. make a real bid for the ‘There are four letier winners on the Central High Nine Is Looking Forward to Battle With Tech their season Saturday against United ‘Typewriter Uniteds on the Ellipse, are being hustled along by Coach Dan Ahern and indications are that the Red and White nine will by no means be weak, despite the loss of dependable, material by graduation. Capt. George Fletcher is the only pitcher of last season’s team back, but Albert and Payne are a couple of new hurlers of more than average “promise. Quincey Owens, last season’s first base- man, is being groomed to take the place behind the bat of the old reliable Bob ‘Wilson, now at the University of Mary- land, while a younger brother of Capt. Fletcher shows promise as a receiver. Making up the infield now are Bob Freeman at first, Herbie Thompson at Mike Hunt at shortstop and title it must have plenty of squad—Sanford (Sam) Ross, pitcher; Ken Fisher, shortstop; Oliver (Bits) And Muddy Ruel showed a strength- the last Spring, but a low speedy one that gave the second sacker plenty of time to return the ball to the catcher, wl easily flagged Rosenfeld ih front of the counting block. Liska, Brown Do Well. 0| Stan, catchers Shriver, second baseman, and George Erandt, third baseman. Other candidates include: Leonard southpaws; and outfielders; Lewis and Randolph, g Cumberland, Colella and Butler, infiela- Iph, first basemen; | Bl second, Buck Eby at third. Jimmy Pimper probably will make Ldy hustle to hold the third base job oute the former be- comes mbomuungflinmble. ‘Worthington, iR and Jimmy ‘Thompson appear now to have the edge in the race for outfield berths. The 17-game Western schedule: April 8—United Typewriter Uniteds at Match 30—United Typewriter Uniteds vs. i at Ellipse. Viry Military Institute, 5; Cath- clic University, 1. Navy, 8; Penn State, 5. High Point, 7; Newberry 6. North Carolina State, 6; Spring- | ficld ¥, 2. Wake Forest, 8; Penn, 2. Richmond U., §; Drexel, 6. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. Sacramento, 5; Hollywood, 4. ‘Oakland, 3; Missions, 1. THE SPORTLIGHT BY GRANTLAND RICE: Ghosts of the Alamo. (“As I recall it,” writes L. F., “it was in March that the Alamo fell. Would you mind reprinting some verses you wrote with the Alamo as the theme?") There’s a tramp of @ ghost on the low winds tonight, Irifts like a dream on ity L There’s the blur of a specter that leaves for the fight, Grave-risen at last jrom a long vanished da; There’s the shout and the call of grim soul unto soul they rise, one by one, out of death's shadowed glen An echo that As SHIFTS IN PIRATES Grantham Placed on Second, Traynor at Third and Adams at Short. By the Associated Press. AN ANTONIO, Tex., March 28— Skipper Donie Bush has de- clded his Pirate brig needs a lot_of repairing. Grantham has been switched from the outfleld to second base. Traynor, still ailing from a hip injury, goes from short to third, and Sparky Adams, with a bad knee, will be on short. | ‘There are unmistakable signs an 808 soon will be sent to Oklahoma City asking Paul Waner to come in for a confab. AVON PARK, Fla, March 28 (#).— “Yes, we're ready.” was Manager Billy | Southworth’s comment as the St. Louis | Cardinals wound up their Spring train- | ing yesterday. Twenty-nine days were | spent in camp. Southworth, who expects to compete for a field berth, will try out his arm | tomorrow for the first time since in- juring it last Fall. Two recruits were | released yesterday, George Watkins, | promising gardener, going to Rochester | and Charley Wilson, second baseman, stopping at Danville, Ill. WINTER HAVEN, Fla, March 28 (#)—The condition of Ray Benge's arm is the chief worry just now of Manager Shotton of the Phillies. Benge was the most successful of the club’s pitchers last year, until his arm went bad late in the season. He has taken it easy thus far, but when he tried to cut loose against the St. Louis Cardinals Tuesday something slipped in his elbow and he quit the game. The other| Phillies boxmen are getting better | every day, Shotton said. ORLANDO, Fla, March 28 (#)— | Manager Jack Hendricks, surveying the | Spring training of the Cincinnati Reds today, expressed satisfaction with the progress made. A game scheduled with the Montreal Club on Tinker Field today marked the close of drill, and the squad will break camp tomorrow. ‘TAMPA, Fla., March 28 (#).—Wilbert Robinson, portly Brooklyn manager, finally has something to feel cheerful about. Jake Flowers, his only second baseman, has changed his mind about having his appendix removed. Flowers found an operation on his tonsils was plenty and decided to wait a while be- fore 1emngnme surgeon have another crack at him. One tonsil was badly in- fected and he now believes that may have been the whole cause of his poor condition. PHOENIX, Ariz, March 28 (@)— After puffing up the Cubs as the great- est base ball team ever to take the fleld, Bufi:x Harris and his Detroit Tigers licked them yesterday. It was the first victory for the Tigers in six games with the Cubs. The score was 11 to 10. Chicago pushed aver § runs in the ninth inning to tie the score, but lost the game on two hits and ll 'llgd throw in the Tigers' half of that nning. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March 28 (#).—The Braves have broken training camp, a better team in the opinion ®f Emil E. Fuchs, their president and manager, than any Boston outfit that has worked out here in six years. wa y; HAVING HIS TROULES AS BENGAL BOSS BUSH MAKES ]'HREE ON THE SIDE LINES With the Sports Editor y DENMAN THOMPSON: WO former Washington pilots, Stanley Harris of Detroit, and Owen Bush of Pittsburgh, are grow- ing gray and developing wrin- kles as a result of the problems cenfronting them this Spring. Bush is experiencing so muc difficulty in molding a smooth- working infield for the Pirates that they are likely to drop out of the position of contenders accorded them by the experts at the outset of the training season, leaving the debate centering around the Chicago Cubs and New York Giants. Harris is having an even tougher time of it, however, and in view of the latest advices from the coast is likely to be confronted with that most hopeless of all base ball prob- lems—a dissension-ridden club. Harris’ discovery that Heinie Schuble, the high-priced minor leaguer, won't fill the bill as a shortstopper and his resultant decision to play second base himself and shift Gehringer to short is a-bad blow in itself. Gehringer is just about the best keystone guardian in the circuit, better,even than Harris was when he was piloting the Griffmen to pennants. Bucky is far from being a firse-class performer afield now, however, and Gehringer, despite his class on the other side of the middle cushion, will be merely an ex- periment at short. How Heilmann Figures. This infield problem is mild, however, compared with the fact that he thus far has proved unable to make his athletes behave during off hours, and the mentioning of Harry Heilmann's name in connection with that situation is highly significant. The value Harris placed on Heilmann’s good will was il- lustrated when the question of the ex-Griffman piloting the Bengals first was broached. Bucky's first act was to get in touch with the Tiger veteran and explain the situation. What Harris said was some- thing to the effect that he had a chance to get the manager- ship, but wouldn't even con- PLAYER IS ACCUSED OF BREAKING RULES Others Are Threatened With Heavy Fines—Bucky Plans to Play Second. sider it if Heilmann had any aspirations, and it was only after the hard-hitting out- fielder had assured him he harbored no ambitions that Bucky accepted the assign- ment. | An indication that all was not well in the camp of the Tigers was furnished by the severe trouncings inflicted on them by the Cubs at the start of the exhibition season. After several consecutive reverses Harris became so wrought up he ¥ave the Bengals a severe bawling out. To prove that he meant it he burned his bridges behind him by putting his ex- asperated thoughts on paper. Bucky Bawls 'Em OQut. According to a Detroit ex- change, he said: “Detroit’s showing here (Los An- geles) has been a disgrace. I have never seen base ball quite as bad dellvered at any time by a major league team. “You forget that you are repre- senting the American League. You should try for the sake of the league, if for nothing else. . “Several of you came to Los An- geles with excellent reputations as ball players. Personal pride, if nothing else, shoud have caused you to do your best. “You have not done your best. You have, in a way, disgraced the league you represent, and you have disgraced yourselves. “In no game have you shown any aggressiveness. You have played list- less ball. You did not seem to care. “Now, I'll tell you this: Detroit may not be the best ball club in the American League, but it's going to be & fighting ball club. We'll have a hting ball club if I have to re- ace every man with an inferior man. Fighting teams win games. A fighting team will be a better team than one that doesn't fight. You have not been that kind of a team, but you're going to be that kind.” It was at this point that Harris benched Heilmann in favor of Dale Alexander, the mammoth and hard-hitting, but awkward first baseman from the Toronto club. Now Bucky is reported -as seeking to get rid of Heilmann. In view of the eventualities it would appear that Bucky is con- fronted with an arduous task in Detroit this year. March the St. Three Maryland Teams Ready; Trackmen to Compete Saturday | | By the Associated Press. | HOENIX, Ariz, March 28.—Re- | ports that Manager Bucky Har- ris of the Detroit Tigers would ask for waivers on Harry Heil- mann, star outflelder, because of his failure to observe training rules and regulations, were circulated today. Hellmann was benched during exhibi- tion games with Coast League teams. the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates. Several other Tigers have been d on the carpet for infractions of training rules. As a result Manager Harris was reported to have declared that further violations would bring heavy fines. ‘When the Tigers open their season in Cleveland April 16 it is likely that Harris will be in the game. Schuble has not come up to expectations at shortstop and the inner defense has lacked leadership, so Marager Hariis virtually has decided to play secord base himself. Gehringer is to be tried at short under the pla; ST. PETERSBURQ, Fla, March 28 (#)—With a long barnstorming tour Just ahead, Babe Ruth is getting ready to give the fans an exhibition of how he hits home runs. ‘The first step in the preparation is to cure his blistered hands. The plague of blister, one of the Babe's annual afflictions, has just reached its height :unrd‘ R\l'flh taking h'l‘s “::ulwmlry rest , going fishin, out trying to catch any 5.:]1‘ ¥ He expects the blisters to disappear in a day or two and then he will able to hold his bat “right” for hitting home Tuns, FORT MYERS, Fla., March 28 (#).— The additional outfielder to be carried by the Athletics probably will be Walter French, a member of the club last year, but who renounced bese ball several months ago to go into business. Now he wants to play with the Ath- letics again and Manager Mack is ready to take back should Base Ball missioner Landis reinstate him. The Boston Nationals handed the Mackmen their second straight defeat yesterday, winning 8 to 4. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., 28 (P).—What is expected to be Louls Browns’ opening lineu) sented in yesterday's 14- duel with the Philadelphia Nationals, Which ended tied up. Each time the at- tack . threatened, the six moundsmen, who allowed 27 players only 22 hits, were superior. NEW ORLEANS, La., March 28 (#).— The bosses of the Cleveland Indians were convinced today that the team knows more about using its hits than it did last year. The Indians beat the New Orleans Pelicans yeste! , 8 t0 0, on seven hits to six for the Pels. Only two of their safe blows were wasted, ch 28 () —Eve: “Lena” Bllckbun:{ ‘Tmu t!Jnulkvol-]m.y of Mngvlnnd vb-:{:ty :l‘ud;mrk! %l;lfiem%"mm next cams—track, lacrosse and base — | Monday at lege take the are ready to open their seasons, and all | feld as follows: will see action inside the next week. Swede Eppley's track team will be the first to get into competition, going to Lexington, Va., to meet V. M. 1. Satur- day, and staying there until Monday to engage Washington and Lee. Old Liners who will make the trip and the events in which they will com- pete, are: Heard dad L‘l.’&'.‘ ¥ 4 usrtor- Lingey. Ladd. S e DALLAS, Tex., time Holloway, first attack; Smink, out home; Snyder, in Home, It is pretty much of a veteran - gtolnn.p:l ?um t:; th: m@fl. Holloway Hnnd '!nym ‘were regulars gt season. m— rton_Shipley's team will open against Mnn’l"lnll at Oo!.?‘ Park E;xt ‘Wednesday with the following il, Warfel. . v Bur '-“‘%’f'.'.‘;..‘f",:“’flum 1 i i, Efliott. o e g Rt WBIeAd Jump—White, Waesche, Ladd, D’snnl:oim—a. McDonald, H. MecDonald, iscus—J, McDonald, H. McDonald. Hymfi’._-"n. ReBonadr et wnite, le’ vaulé—Aman, Suter, H. McDonald. Jack Faber's lacrosse twelve, which will open its season against the husky y|Kay and Hess are 's freshman Phipps, who is ailing at presen , W] af t; Mil- mfimmdm itz are the other pitchers, while Hi catcher and "anstl, m‘l‘tl‘!u:’; by the - , outflelders, are the other leading players. recruits from last ine. ers, and Sam Blase and White, out- At} fielders. April 13—Eastern. Prin games 80 far arranged for |, April I—Maryiaid freshmen at Collese the Central nine follow: "April 16—Cathollc U. freshmen at Brook- April 10—Maryland Freshmen at Collese | 35, 18—Business, ton Preshmen at Princoton | APTl 23—Eplscopai at Alexandria, To follow the bugle—the drum’s mufied roll Where Ghosts of the Alamo gather again. , 1 hear Crockett’s voice as he leaps from the dust And waits at the call for an answering hail; And Bowie caresses a blade red with rust Ad Liska, expected to be one of the aces of Johnson's mound co: this iflr' and Lloyd Brown, lefthander, who being groomed for a regular start- Only the world’s largest rub. ber company, by building mil- ing berth, shared the pitching burden. ‘They took care of it splendidly, Liska toiled for five innings and was nicked for five hits, four passes and three runs. However, he might have blanked the Dodgers had he not made the only error of the game. Brown yielded two hits, one of them a homer. He pitched to only fourteen batters in his four in- nings. Three of them he struck out, disposing of Pinch-hitter Glen Wright, the last man to face him, with four itched balls. It was a wicked hook, the t strike called on Wright. The Nationals collected 11 hits all fold, getting 6 of them off Lou Koupal, who faced them the first four frames. ‘They also got three runs off Koupal. Clise Dudley finished against them and he was made a loser when 3 safeties ‘were gleaned off his dellvery in the 'k'}‘lk?: Washington pitche n TS were con- spicucus in attack. Liska got two hits, one putting him in position to score and the other driving a run across. It was a single by Brown that sent over the big run in the eighth. ‘The Nationals used two hits in the first inning to get a run and repeated this performance in the second and fourth innings. This fourth-inning run made their score match the block Brooklyn built in the fourth with only one hit. Bressler walked at the outset of the! Dodgers’ round and after Bisonnette | hoisted out took second as Liska, with | a double play at hand, kicked Rhiel's roller. Bancroft chased two tallies over ‘with a triple and counted when Johnny Gooch was thrown out. ‘There was no more scoring until the seventh. Then, with two gone, Fred- erick put the Dodgers ahead by driv- ing a homer under the fence in nght! center. The Nationals in their half of the frame matched this with another thriller tally. Myer got & Texas League double to begin the attack. But Harris whiffed. Barnes’ infield retirement moved Buddy to third. When Dudley grew a trifle careless while Bluege was at bat, Myer set sail for the plate and, | well ahead of the pitcher's hurried heave, slid across safely with the tying marker. ‘The Nationals quickly registered the decisive run in the eighth. Judge was out <f the way when Stewart, who had replaced Hayes at second, looped the ball to right. It was a single for most batters, but Stufly’s extraordinary speed made it a double. Tate slammed a one-baser by Bisonnette that moved Stewart to the far corner from where he counted when Brown whipped a single to left. This is a day of rest for the Na- tionals, the last they will get until the day before the flag race begins. As there are to be daily contests starting tomorrow when the Cardinals will be here until the Spring exhibitions end with a tilt with the Giants in New York on April 14, Johnson decided to give his charges a holiday, so the golf links about Tampa are taking terrible punishment. iy Fox, Getto and Guarino are the only Tk Apii] April 1 Aprjl 231 April 27 Brookland. Atholls University Preshmen st slness, May EERESE vniversity Preshmen. W 1 yesterday when they scored over ribbon attached to the' interclass ban- HIRD Scmester basketers of the Business High School were crowned champions of the court the Sixth Semester sextet, 9 to 6, in the final game of the interclass series. The winners will have their ner, which will be presented to them at the Spring athletic assembly to be hung in their classroom for the coming ear, 4 In the title contest the teams were evenly matched, but the Thirds out- distanced their ogpomm.l in the final quarter. Eighth ter passers sur- prised by scoring an 11-9 vietory over the Fourth in a second game of the final double-header, thus earning for themselves third place in the loop. The Fourth had been conceded generally to be the stronger squad, but the Eighth, playing the best game of its career, held the opposing scorers in check and rung up two ets in the last three minutes of play to bring home the deci- glon. Members of the chamglennshlp ‘Third Semester squad are Rebecca HefIner, captain; Dorothy Jones, manager; Mary Beck, Bessie Furr, Alma Harris, Betty Story, Eve Hoffman and Hortense Coffran. Rena Bryan captains the runner-up squad, which includes Sadie Kiatta, manager; Lorelle Rossen, Evelyn Hol- combe, Edna Nicholas, May Ferrari, GIANTS STRONGER THAN IN 1928, McGRAW OPINES SAN ANTONIO, Tex., March 28 (#).—The Giants are through their training grind, and their manager, John McGraw, has finally decided they are a good ball team. McGraw: grew quite enthusiastic over the condition of his squad after the final practice game yesterday, although he would not predict it would bri the National League pennant to New York, “The elub is much stronger than last year on paper,” he said, “but you don't win pennants on paper. T have strengthened my olub_ quite a bit by trading O'Doul for Leafs., My pitching is stronger. 1 have at ve pitchers 1 _can figure on workirg regularly, O'Farrell is in ‘Western High base ballers, who open Ppark. April 26—Emerson at. Monument Lat. o enr.'ev.ol'n Prep at Garrett Park. ay rgetown U. freshmen at G. U. l“l! 7—Catholic U. freshmen at Brook- *May 10—Tecn. 4—Gonzaga at Monument Lot. 18—Georgetown U. freshmen at G. U. May 21—Georgetown Prep at Garret{ ark. By CORINNE FRAZIER. ‘Margaret Wood, Jeannette McKay, Dor- othy Rabenovets, Helma Mays and Re- becca Zychlinska, Major athletic letters will be award- ed the outstanding figures of the series at the Spring assembly when the ban- ner is awarded the champs. These in- dividual selections will be made by a committee composed of the athletic di- | rector and team captains and managers, solely upon the basis of ability, per- formance and sportsmanship, regard-/ less of whether the players were affili- ated with a winning or losing squad. lows: ‘Weon. Lost. Pot 1.000 50 00 5 ‘000 In a postponed game of the Wash- ington Recreation League Intermediate loop last night, Gypsy Athletic Club tossers scored by a 10-point margin over the Strayer A. C. six, 28 to 18. ‘The winners' triumph was due primarily | to their close co-operation. Misses Jarvis and Mutersbaugh performed well | in the center field, the former scoring | heavily when shifted to the forward field, as well, while Misses Meloy and Thompson put up a strong defense in the back field. Beatrice Easterson registered 16 of | the losers’ points. Announcement of the winners in each loop of the league and the final stand- ing of teams will be made by the officials as soon as all postponed games (are checked off the books, it has been announced by the schedule committee. Scoring: Gypsys. Galatza, 2P.AP.T. Strayers, i, sc 1 1 3 Ensterson, M. 111 Slusser, rf, s¢ 2p. | cccona? ‘Thompson, Totals. Central High School interclass basket ball honors were to be decided th's afternoon when the Junior and Senior sextets met in the school gymnasium at 2:45. Prior to this meeting Juniors had lost one game tq the Seniors. Only a victory today would give them a chance at the championship. This | would tie things up and necessitate a ! play-off. Should the Seniors win, however, they would be the undefeated © ° better condition and will hit beiter. regulars to be lost by the Pitt foot ball squad. L | My reserve strength is greater than 1928,” i " champs ' for 1929. The Seniors scored As deep in the shadows he turns to the trail; Still lost in the darkness that covers their sleep Their bodies may rest in a sand-mounded den, But their raw souls have come from e Where Ghosts of the Alamo gather again. You think they’ve forgotten—because th The day Santa Anna charged in with his slaves? Where four thousand men on a bare hundred swept And stormed the last rampart that stood for their graves? You think they've forgotten—but faint, from afar Brave Travis is calling the roll of his men, . And a voice answers, “Here!” through the shadows that ber As Ghosts of the Alamo gather again. There’s a flash on a blade—and There’s a light on the plain—a: You thought the wind echoed that anthem of war? Not knowing the lilt of an older border Gray shade after shade, stirred again unto breath, Gray phantom by phantom they swing down the glen, Where_souls hold a hate that is greater than deal As Ghosts of the Alamo ga‘her again. The Yankee Record. OME few days ago these dispatches contained a statement that gave the ‘Yankees something like a record in winning six pennants in eight years. “You state this record puts them well ahead of any other big league team,” writes R. i McConnell. “How about the Boston’s six wins in seven years from 1872 to 1878, The final standing of the teams fol- ' inciusive, and the White Stockings' five wins in seven years from 1880 to 18862 The Yankees' record isn’t such a heluva lot ahead of these two.” Six out of seven is better than six out of eight. But if the Yankees make it seven out, of nine, by suppressing all hostile attacks upon the old homestead this season that will at least give them some sort of record. Or it will do until a real record comes along. Another Bridge War. “You quote one of ‘the best bridge players in the world’ as stating that no woman bridge player is among the first 500. ‘One of the best bridge glly- ers'—who amits him to be that? acquainted with 90 per cent of the so- called best bridge players in New York. Most of them are self-styled or adver- tised by their loving (and stupid) friends. In New York there are 10— perhaps 20 men—who can outplay any woman. Most of these are absolutely unknown. As a woman who has suf- fered from the stupidity and conceit of men players, I challenge the statement concerning my sex.” Cagle’s Suceessor. Dear Sir: There’s a lot of dizzy sor- row for Eastern foot ball teams—also Notre Dame and Stanford—in the an- nouncement that Chuck Bennett of In- diana has been notified that he has passed all his entrance examinations for West Point. Bennett was awarded the Chicago Tribune Tro) for being .the most valuable man in the Big Ten foot ball last Fall. Bennett's forte is the old-fashioned sort of tucking the pesky pigskin under one arm and ram- bling rapidly into enemy territory from scrimmage for four, six and eight yard gains, one right after the other. While this system is almost extinct in modern foot ball, it does have its modcpolgm. All of which would indicate that when Chris Cagle winds up his career next by one point at the first mee of 18 o teamm os Fall there will be a young man to take Ais place, who is about as good as any the red starry steep have slept— thought it a star? you thought it the moon? tune,; of them that happen along—from Car-~ roll to Cagle, “What is meant by the phrase ‘lnflng the left shoulder behind’ in the gol swing?” queries D. H. It means just about that—not permitting the left shoulder to turn sufficiently on the pivoting that goes with the back swing. Many golfers twist their hips and bodies around, but leave the left shoul- der locked or checked, in place of let- ting it take a free, natural turn to the right as the back swing is started. Or, many dip their left shoulders, in the belief that they are pivoting, where, of course, they are not. Nine golfers out of nine and a half permit their left shoulder to turn far enough to the right as the back swing is made. There is almost no surer method of slicing, if that happens to be one’s wish. (Copyright, 1920.) i GROTTO TO HAVE SMOKER. A smoker for the benefit of prophets of the Kallipolis Grotto will be given tomorrow night at headquarters, 1315 K street, at 8 o'clock. All members are invited to attend this function, which will be presided over by Monarch Arthur M. Poynton. C. F. Howell, in charge of arrangements, plans to sur- prise the prophets with an announce- n;‘ent that undoubtedly will draw their cheers. NIGHT FOOT BALL GAINS. 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