Evening Star Newspaper, April 1, 1929, Page 36

8 JORNSON'S TALENT IN FINE CONDITION Win Series From All Major League Rivals—Drop Final to Cards. BY JOHN B. KELLER. AMPA, Fla., April 1.—Citrus cir- cuit contests have done the Na- tionals more good this Spring than in several training seasons past. The exhibitions with major league outfits have done much to make a really good ball club of the lot of material Manager Walter Johnson has been handiing for five weeks, a ball club that knows and can play its game and is ready to battle to the finish. “Hustle all the time” has been John- son’s slogan, and his ball club does just that. Every member is a more than willing wcrker, and there is a remark- able team spirit, something not so no- ticeable in training games in other sea- sons. And this fine spirit sent the Na- tionals steam rolling over major league rivals in Florida. They finished their Grapefrult League schedule with a far better record than any other big-time club, a record that shows 10 victories in 13 starts against the major leaguers. Series with four National League out- fits were played and not one lost. The Braves of Boston were trounced twice in three engagements, the Cardinals, senior loop champions, were beaten three es in five tilts. The Dodgers of Brookiyn were licked three times in as many meetings. The Reds of Cin- cinnati were piayed twice and beaten twice. A great showing. Games Keenly Contested. ‘With few exceptions the games were keenly contested, and in several of them the Nationals had to stage garrison fin- ishes to triumph. Generally the club faced good pitching, in several instances batting against hurlers far more ad- vanced in training than members of the Washington staff. Yet the Nationals’ hitting was good, and there was a gen- eral improvement in it during three ‘weeke of battling. In_defense, the club undoubtedly benefited to & great extent in the scrap- ping with the major leaguers, Infield play was co-ordinated. Ossie Bluege, at shortstop for the first time in years, and the youthful Jack Hayes at second were made into a capable double play combi- nation and various plans for checking base runners were tested and perfected. During series, two young out- flelders were brought along to the peak condition physically and form mechani- cally. In Sam-West and Red Barnes. the Nationals now possess a pair of the best fly chasers in the business and it looks as though both will be sturdy hitters, too. Barnes already has proved his worth with the stick. West is com- ing along well and should be swinging a threatening bludgeon when the cham- plonship race starts. ‘The games helped the batterymen considerably. ‘The younger pitchers learned much of the art they pursue, and their more recent efforts revealed they had advanced much in effective- ness. The catchers got just the work- outs their throwing arms needed and one of them—Benny Tate—blossomed into a really high-class receiver. Tate, now in his seventh year with the Na. tionals, at last looks a big league back- stopper. g Drop Final to Cards. Unfortunately, the series ended with the Nationals taking & 4-to-2 trimming after winning seven games in a row, but the loss to the Cardinals shouldn’t hurt Johnson's club. The Nationals, as usual, battled gamely yesterday, but the left- hand spitballs of Clarence Mitchell and the right-hand curves of Jess Haines ‘were & bit too baffling. However, but for a bad bounce taken by a ball Holm hit in the eighth inning the teams might have been fighting yet. The bad bounce turnea what probably would have been a side-retiring double- play into & single that chased over the tying run and left the way open to an- other Cardinal marker before the round ended. Sam Jones-and Lioyd Brown shared the Washington pitching -burden. It was Jones' 1929 debut and he was asked to toil only three innings. But Sam's arm felt so _good he took an extra turn. The Cards got nothing more than three hits and two passes off the veteran in the four frames. Brown they eombed for nine hits in the last four innings. One of the blows was a home run by Haines in the seventh that matched the run the Na- tionals had made in the fifth. In the latter of the seventh Washington went ahead again, but came the eighth, the bad bounce and the game was gone. ‘The Nationals got only two hits off Mitchell in the first four sessions, then they reached Haines for four. Two of these were bunched in the fitth for a run. Tate, pinch-batting for Spencer, singled and tallied when Brown dou- bled. Haines' home run offset this run, but in the last half of the seventh Tate made second base when his hoist was muffed by Douthit, moved up as Brown was thrown out and counted when West llnfiled‘ the Cards settled the issue in the eighth. Frisch singled, only to be forced out by Bottomley. Holm batted a Ger toward short, but just before he ball got to Bmt it !lol'\‘.l!cll: .hde& pression, over ’s hea and rolied to left center. To make it 'worse, West fumbled when he attempted a cwx. 8o Bottomley scored and Holm pulles \;&:t third. Holm was run_.down ‘when bounded the ball to Myer, but ttger reached the far corner during the play and crossed as Gelbert _singled. The Cards checked in with another run in the ninth. Wilson beat out a bunt to Myer and Haines sacrificed. Douthit’s single completed the making of the tally. mw with major leaguers for a time, Nationals now are to some minor le: and We tackle ‘Today, toe morTow. ere are games here with the Smokers of eastern the South. ‘Those slated to make the early geta- from the training base are Benny ‘Tate, Roy Spencer, Bob Burke, Fred , Garland Braxton, Paul Hop- kins, Joe Judge, Jack Hayes, Ossle gm, Buddy Myer, Joe Cronin, Goose , Bam West, Red Barnes and Sam Rice. Manager Johnson, Trainer Mar- tin and Coaches Altrock and Scthacht will accompany this squad. HOPPE T0 COMPETE IN CUE TOURNAMENT By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 1.—Stars of the billiard world will clash here in two big matches this week. ‘Willle Hoppe, a leader in every form of billiards, starts tonight in a 600- fim three-cushion match against Al- Hall of St. Louls. It is Hoppe's first appsarance here since he defeated Johnny Layton, the world champton, in January. Since then Hall has scored two victories over Layton. Welker Cochrane of H and New York, former 18,2 balk- pion, meets one of his most cham- | 1 s SANFOR CHICAGO CUBS SIGN UP CLAUDE JONNARD CHICAGO, April 1 (#).—Claude Jonnard, right-hand pitcher and storm center between Commissioner K. M. Landis and owner Phil Ball of the St. Louis Browns, has landed with the Cubs. Announcement of the most recent acquisition to the Cubs’ pitching staff was made last night. Jonnard, a pitcher who has been very successful in the AA class, but who never has been able to hit his stride in the majors, was declared a free agent by Landis recently. Ball pro- tested strenuously to no avail. Last season Jonnard toiled with Mil- waukee in'the American Association. Several seasons ago he tried out with the New York Giants, but was sent back to the minors. Today's Schedule. At Miami, Fla.—Brooklyn (N.) vs. Boston (N.). At Beaumont, Tex.—Chicago (N.) vs. Detroit (A.). At Jacksonville, Fla.— Philadelphia (A) vs. Jacksonville (8. E.). At Bradenton, Fla.—Boston (A.) vs. Buffalo (I). At Daytona, Fla.—St. Louis (A) vs. Montreal (I). At Tampa, Fla—Washington (A.) vs. Tampa (8. E.). vs. Newark (I). At _Lakelan vs. Columbus (A. A.). Macon (8. E). At Mobile, Ala—New York (A.) vs, Mobile (8. A). % At Shreveport, La.—New York (N.) L T, o1 , e N.; vs. Houston (T.). i g Yesterday's Results. At West Palm Beach, Fla.—St. Louls (A)), 2; Brooklyn (N.), 1. At Tampa, Fla—S8t. Louis (N.), 4; Washington (A), 2. At Miami, Fla.—Philadelphia (A.), § Boston (N.), 2. At Dallas, Tex.—New York (N.); 9; | Chicago (A), 2. At Winter Haven, (N.), 11; Rochester (L), 10. At _Pensacola, Fla.—New York (A), ; Pensacola (8. B.), , Felix Grang Prance, in & ?I‘gfl ‘test. mh“moek will be at 300 number of blocks will : e dicision New Orleans (8. A), 3. At San Antonio, (N.), 23; San Antonio (T.), 9. At Bea t, Tex.—Chicago (N)), &; [ By the Associated Press. N feature, at Los gen, who Angeles. o At St. Augustine, Fla.—8t. Louis (N.) K d, Fla.—Philadelphia (N.) “;‘l:m At Macon. Ga.—Cincinnati (N.) vs. | i i it $ DA worsiin i Fla.—Philadelphia | Waski 2; 2. i At New Orleans—Cleveland (A), 4; T Tex —Pittsburgh :"’ 3| eowunaoman: | smsasnsoussone? EW YORK, April 1.—Tod Mor- holds the junior lightweight championship. and Santiago Zorlila, who will try 1ft it, furnish this week’s fight They meet Thursday night ly was carded for The fight aflfim Tuesday night, but a boil on Morgan's Le‘l forced a postponement until Thurs- Y. CAN'T WIN ’EM ALL LOU! | ooss000000000- alssmonsssmooni CHARLES JORG- Morgan and Zorilla to Meet In Week’s Feature Ring Clash On Priday night in Boston, & pair of big fellows, Otto Von Porat, C! 5 Norseman, and Johnny Risko, Pudgy Clevelander. meet in the week's most important heavyweight fray. . Risko, rated emong the top-notch heavies a year ago, will essay the role of trial horse to prove or disprove the genuine- ness of Von Poralis claim to recogni- tion among the contenders. Other bouts on ‘the week’s national program “include: Monday.—At New York: Dominic Petrone vs. Petey Mack, Jersey City, featherweights, 10 rounds; = Sammy Dorfman vs. Joe Ryder, lightweights, 10 rounds. At Memphis—~Red Herring, Utica, N. Y., vs. Alex Simms, Cleveland. At Philadelphia—Billy Wallace, Cleve- land, vs. Mickey Chapin, Scranton; {Ring Tut, Minneapolis, vs. J&ck: Gal- 1szher, Philadelphia: Stanislaus Loyaza, Chile, vs, Pinkey Heufman, Hartford. | All lightwelghts At 10 rounds, Tussday—At Biloxh, Miss.: Joo King vs. Jeckie Koj rednesday- nton Harbor; Mich.:’ Roonp, Toledo: mxn:hTinu'lo'W L -Atldnta: Jack Britton, ex- 1 vs. Willle rown, New Ban Diego, S e \SOCCER TEAMS IN TIE BOOK ANOTHER BATTLE Teams representing the United States and Scotland " in the District interna- Tt tional soccer tournament will face again Jisves | Sunday, probably on the Siiver Spring . ['field, following & 2-2 tie after two hours of battling yesterday- on the Bladens- | e camms 1o SUMMARY OF SPORTS FOR PAST WEEK END By the Associated Press. DALLAS, Tex.—Claude Bracey of Rice Institute, beats world record ;l;l' 100 yards for second time in two days at 'Southern Methodist relays. - BOSTON.—Rena McDonald breaks her own world record in shot put by nearly 17 inches in women's national indoor track and fleld champlonship. Jean Shirley of Philadelphia, sets new world high-jump mark. ELIZABETH CITY, N. J—Ed Gar- ner, Seattle, Wash, wins first leg of the second annual “Bunion Derby.™ MONTE CARLO.—Monaco defeats Switzerland in first-round European Zone Davis Cup tle. COLUMBUS, Ohio.—Oklahoma A, and M. wins team chnm‘glomhlp and four individual titles in National Col- legiate A. A. Wrestling. ST. LOUIS.—Two world records and six_National Collegiate marks broken i N. €. A. A, Swimming championships. .NEW_YORK,—Brookiyn Riding end Driving Club wins third successive na- tional indoor open polo championship. ST. LOUIS.—New York Hakoahs de- feat dison Kennels of St. Louis, in first game for national soccer cham- plonship. - * MILWAUREE- les, wins national amateur three- n billards. ~ s WICHITA, Kans.—Schepps Aces of Dallas. retain national A. A, U. girls basket ball champlonship. - TORONTO.—Tdronto Marlboros win ‘Cénadian "junior hockey title. CLYDE NANCE, MISSIONS PITCHER, KILLED IN AUTO SAN FRANCISCO, 'April' 1 (F).— ; Clyde L. Nance, 21, pitcher of the Mis- sions club of the Pacific Coast League, ::t.ovuwmyld Wm A i | PARK- —Charles Jordan, Los|sSmarting TSR WO BUCS ADDED 10 HOSPITAL LIST Kremer and Traynor Unable to Perform—Shifts Made in Giants’ Teams. By the Associated Press. AN ANTONIO, Tex., April 1.—In- juries which put the Pirates out of the running in 1928 are show- ing up again, Ray Kremer bein the latest to join the hospit: 1ist. An old leg ailment has reappeared. Ple Traynor's hip was so bad he was kept-off the ball field yesterday. SHREVEPORT, La., April 1 (®.— Manager John McGraw has called for a new deal in his two teams of Giants who are barnstorming their way to New York. Eddie Roush, Chick Fullis and Curly Ogden join the first squad, while Velt- man goes to the second team. TAMPA, Fla,, April 1 (®).—Although the St. Louis Cardinals ended their major league Spring training exhibitio: season in the South by dumping the ‘Washington Senators yesterday. The Senators were the only junior circuit representative to best the St. Louisans in rival league combat. . MIAMI, Fla., April 1 (4).—Doc Paint- er, the Braves' trainer, reported today to President-Manager Emil Fuchs that Bruce cunnl:fmm. young speed-ball Eltchnr, ‘was his only worry. Cunning- has a sore arm. , Fla. 4-to- them by c‘fl"x‘f&m Bears of the In- ternational League, the Cincinnati Reds -SPORTS.” DYKES WILL BE TRIED - AT ALL INFIELD JOBS JACKSONVILLE, Fla, April 1 ~~Jimmy Dykes, man of all work with the Philadelphia Athletics, is mle‘ly to see in the four in- field positions this year. & Mack's infleld makeup is mot yet decided upon, but-his order that Dykes be tried in all positions indi- cates that his man of all work will be moved about this year to bolster up the weakest point. MACK DOESNT LIKE CHANCES OF TEAM “Disappointed, Dismayed and Somewhat Disgusted” With His Aggregation. By the Assoclated Press. | HILADELPHIA, April turning from . Florida, where for the last five weeks had watched the Philadeiphia Ath- letics prepare for the season's American League race, Manager Connie Mack today was far from optimistic over the base ball outlook. He sald he was disappointed, dis- mayed and somewhat disgusted with his club. “The team hasn't shown me anything all Spring.” he added. “You can't ex- pect to win all the time, but there is a way of losing and still looking rather Lefty Grove, pitcher. and Jack Boley, shortstop, returned with Mack to_con- t physicians. Grove has a sore finger and Boley a sore arm. PENSACOLA, Fla, April 1 (®)— Miller Huggins, the master mind of the Yankees, has decided to make another pensive California recruit who lost to Durocher in the contest for the short- stop job, will get a chance at Mark Koenig's third base post. FORT WORTH, Tex. April 1 (#).— Ted Lyons, ace of American League hurlers in 1927, and Hal McKain, a Rookie hurler, have provided some sun- shine for Manager “Lena” Blackburne, who has his worrles in whipping a winning White Sox team together. Lyons and McKain added to their brilliant Spring hurling records yester- day by holding the clouting Giants to two hits in six innings. Thomas and Adkins relieved them and were bumped for nine runs, seven of them in the ninth inning, and the Giants won, 9 to 2. April 1 () — Cleveland In- dians amount to much in big-time base ball will be indicated here this week in the first practiee games of the training season with major league ball clubs. ‘The Redskins have been beating their local practice competition, the New Or- leans Pelicans, with great regularity and won from them yesterday for the sev- enth time, 4 to 3. But Tuesday the New York Yankees come to town. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, April 1 (). —The Browns collaborated with the weather yesterday to make it a perfect Easter by closing their Spring season a West Palm Beach with a regular story. 1yn Dodgers. eight and a half innings, gave Howley's hustlers the series, two games to one, and boosted their record to seven vic- tories and one tie in 10 games. TARPON SPRINGS, Fla., April 1 () | Elliott Bigelow. hard hitting rookie Red Sox outfie'der, received a traveling bag in his home town yesterday. Then he -;c!h‘d out weakly, but later made two its. 1.—Re-1| change in his infield. Lyn Lary, ex- | ~The 2-to-1 decision, after the Dodgers | CIVEN 175 POUNDS " FORSS 000 STAKE Mowlee [s Second on Honor List With 122—Tutti Frutti, 117. B tin at Pimlico last Fall, is rated highly by Joseph McLennan, racing secretary and handicapper of the Bowie race meet, which tomorrow will open the turf season of 35 comsecutive days in Maryland. Balko is ranked at the top of the naminations made for the 85,000 Inaug- ural . Handicap, at six furlongs, the opening day feature, by McLennan, who has assigned him to carry 126 pounds. Balko wintered splendidly at Mrs. Amory's stud in the Worthington Val- ley, and is reported to have filled out nicely in the hands of J. H. (Bud) Stot- ler, his trainer. Balko went into Win- ter quarters with a great reputation, having beaten many of the best horses at both Laurel Park and Pimlico at & furlongs and up. Mowlee Second en List. Mowlee, another horse that was rested during the Winter, is second on tl honor list with 122 pounds. This o carries the colors of the Rancoc; Stable, trained by Samuel D. Hildreth, and was so highly regarded early last season that he was played to beat the best 3-year-olds in the Withers at Bel- mont Park. If neither Balko nor Mowlee is able to win the Inaugural, perhaps efther | of two horses that raced during the | Winter will turn the trick, ‘if McLen- nan's ability as a handicapper is to be | taken as a criterion. The first is the Seagram Stable's | Solace, which was the best of the older ALKO, the thoroughbred Mrs. Charles Minot Amory paid §25,~ 000 to obtain from William Mar- | animals seen under colors at New Or- ]‘lcnns, Solace, trained for the Preak- | ness, was not himself after that race, {and it was not until the Winter cam- | paign that he came back. His fmpost | is 121 pounds. Tutti Frutti Fourth. The Chilean champion, Tutti Frutti, is highly regarded by McLennan and | his package of 117 pounds gives him | fourth position in a field of 33 nomina- tions for the Inaugural. Marylanders will have to see him in action to judge | his capabilities. | Son of John, last year's winner, got in with 114 pounds, and Aucilla, which triumphed the year befcre John did, is rated at 100 pounds. Aucilla usually is | good in the Spring. Of the 3-year-olds entered, Soul of Honor, the Audley Farm winner of the | 810,000 Endurance Handicap last Fall | at Bowle, will ‘earry 111 pounds. He raced at Twink's heels, ran him into | the ground and ther ‘came on % Wwin the Endurance. Not all of the 33 horses will start | tomorrow in the Inaugural, but those | that will should provide -an-interesting | contest over the three-quarter route. | The weights: | At | Bafko® ; 1 e Mow! jel book ninth ipning win from the Brook- | & are | Edisto alse had & 1-to-0 shutout in the bag: for | g, |'Gen. Bullard { Eady hy PR | ARMSTRONG COLTS WIN. | Armstrong Colts defeated an all-star | Armstrong High team. 5 to 4. in & b | ball game at Walker Stadium. Merie OUR teams already have' entered the Departmental Base Ball League, which is being reorgan- ized by Vic Gauzza. Treasury, pennant winner last season; Gov- ernment Printing Office, Agriculture and Naval Hospital so far are in line. Naval ital is a newcomer to the circuit. Bureau of Engraving, which competed Jast season, will not enter this year. One more team, representing & Gov- ernment department, or a military reservation hereabout, is wanted to round out the league. Call Gauvzza at | Vic's Sport Shop, Metropolitan® 6743, With Holtzman and Duffy showing ood early-season form Independent ase ballers gained a *~ ' ~~ision over Virginia White Box - ~d-hitting contest yesterday ci s Cross Roads, Va., diamond. A late rally emabled Washington Red Sox to come from behind and defeat Byrantown, Md., nine, 3 to 1, yesterday at the latter place in an unusually well- played game for this time of the cam- paign. Wheeler and Steins, dividl mound duty for the winners, allowe just two hits between them. A meeting of the Moose Senior class base ball team, which yesterday took the measure of War Department tossers in a 7-6 practice game, is to be held tomorrow night at 7:30 o'clock at 1101 Potomac avenue southeast. The team is seeking one or two seasoned pitchers. Call Manager Nally at Lincoln 480. In practice games yesterday Astec A. C. nine defeated Takoma Tigers, 5 to 2, hut lost to National Press Build- ing Cardinals, 2 to 8. Royals nosed out Rovers in a 13-11 tilt yesterday on one of the Monument diamonds. Schneffer, Eastern All-Star Insects pitcher, not only hurled well, but banged out five hits as his team downed orby Wonders, 11 to 5, yesterday. The Easterns are to meet Wednesday night at ? o'clock at 1503 Gales street north- east, A double by Alfred Pratt with one on in the thirteenth gave Colonial Junjors a 3-2. decision over Johnny A. C. In a game marked by mid- the Bail | Season play. . Miller Furniture Co. batters found the offerings of Smoot to their liking :.s wthey scored over Whoopee A. C., lefs Florida. yesterday, some of them Spi going to Macon, Ga., for & game today with that atiori, and the re- raiader, all \'cbertnlxhpmhzn except Luque, and several of them reg- ulars, going .on to Atlanta for a two- session. aque dvew the pitching burden for today’s contest. with the Sally League entrants, TROUSERS . To'Match Your 0dd Coats S, 7th m the home of Garrett Waters at o'clock. the winning run in_the last BOWIE RACES April 2 to April 13 W. B. & A. Special Trains direct to Grandstand. Leave White House Station every 20 minutes after 12:30 P.M. Use the railroad; avoid expense and delayg resulting from congested ! traffic oBhe highw Fli RACE 2:30 P.M. Departmental Diamond League Now Seeking Another Member inning. Foxall A. C. glne eked out an 8-7 win over Seamen Gunners. Hadley A. C. nine, which was to hold its first drill early today, is after games with junior class teams for Wednesday and Saturday. Call Manager Bill Rodes at Columbia 8416. Candidates for the Alexandria, Bar- croft & Washington Bus Co. nine are to report for their first drill next Sun- day afterncon at 2 o'clock on the Ar- lington, Va., diamond. The Busmen are receiving challenges from unlimited di~ vision teams at Clarendon 807-F-5. | A meeiing of Eastern All-Stars, un- | limited class base baliers, is to be held | tonight at 8 o'clock at 1503 Gales street northeast. Lionel A. C., Poawee and Insect dis vision nines were to drill this afternoon, ;‘t 4:30 o'clock on Monument diamond 0. 1. Games are wanted by Crandall midget class nine. The manager may be reach- ed by calling Decatur 120-W- between 6 and 7 pm. | GALLAGHER IS FIT TO BATTLE WEINER Declaring himself fit, Marty Galla- gher, Washington heavyweight boxer, will face Herman Weiner, Baltimore husky, tonight in the 104th Medical Regiment Armory, in the Maryland metropolis. Gallagher knocked out Weiper in the ninth round of & bout las$ November, but the Baltimorean gave the District boy stern opposition right up to K. O. Weiner is said to have improved markedly since that battle, having de- feated in the interim Battling Levin« sky, Will Matthews and Harry Slaugh= ter. | Tonight's ennfix‘nmt is the first for Gallagher since defeat by Johnny Grosso of New York in the semi-final Sharkey-Stribling card at Miami. Two other Washington fighters are to figure in bouts lead! Gallagher-Weiner match, the main en- counter. Sammy and Eddie Dowling of this city meet, tively, K. O. Phil Rosellie of wm_ ton, Del, and Buck Zebline of Balti- ‘more. There also will be two more matches.