Evening Star Newspaper, April 3, 1929, Page 29

SPORTS. * Cronin Must Wait to Obtain Re lw SHINGTON BOYS WHO ARE EXPECTED TO PLAY BIG ROLES HAYES IS FICTURE AT 20, SAYS PLOT Walter Pays High Tribute to Jack—Griffs Rally to Beat Tampa, 8-5. BY JOHN B. KELLER. AMPA, Fla., April 3.—Jack Hayes and not Joe Cronin is to start the American League champion- ship campaign at second base for the Nationals. Despite ru- mors to the contrary. In fact, Man- ager Walter Johnson has not thought of starting any other than Hayes at the position since the young Alabaman began trainirg about four weecks ago. Following Cronin’s trial at second in the first game of the present series with the Tampa Smokers it was hinted by some followers of the Nationals that the substitute shortstop was to be groomed for play on the other side of the mid- way cushion, but no such change will bz made before the season gets under way. No less than Manager Johnson him- #1f is the authority for this. Before leaving for Daytona Beach, where one team of Nationals will play Montreal, while another team meets the Smokers in the training season wind-up here to- day, Johnson spiked the rumor by say- ing the same thing he said after Mon- day’s game, that Cronin was sent to sccond solely -to give Hayes a much- needed rest. And the pilot added that Hayes was his second base choice, and was to be regarded the regular guardian of the position. Johnson deems Cronin a remarkable ball player, who will be among the great in a few years, but the manager is not yet ready to put him in the line- up. He's the type of ball player that will be ready when the chance comes. And he'll be one of the gamc's finest ‘when he does get in there. Hayes will make an excellent second- sacker, Johnson believes. The manager is well pleased with the player's work now, and looks for him to improve con- siderably this year. Walter Praises Jack. “Right now Jack is as gocd as many other second basemen to be found in the majors,” said Johnson, “and before long I expect him to be much better than a lot of them. He goes to either side well for chances, gets the ball away fast and accurately and is a smart ball player, too. And he is a smooth performer in the making of double lays. 2 I think he’ll be a really strong hitter. He has not been particularly brilliant at bat thus far in the exhibition series, ut I have seen enough of his batting to be convinced he soon will be driving the ball often and far. Jack will do at sec- ond base,” Johnson declared, “and he’ll be there for some time as far as I can figure.” Hayes’ speed afoot has been ques- tioned at times, but from what he has revealed in the exhibition engagements he is much faster now than was the man who did most of the second-basing for the Nationals last year, Stanley Harris. It will be recalled that Bucky was about _the slowest man on the club in 1928. He had nothing like the speed he possessed when the Nationals were of pennant-winning class. Hayes moves around much faster, and though he is not the fastest man on the club by far he makes gp for this afield with his fine position play. He ought to do a good Jjob of second-sacking for the club. ‘Through with their training base here after today's game with the smokers, the squad of Nationals in Coach Clyde Milan’s charge, will leave tonight for Jacksonville, where tomorrow they will be reunited with the band that is at Daytona Beach for a tilt with the In- ternational leaguers. ‘Tomorrow the regular line-up will be sent against the Jacksonville club of the Southeastern League. —Manager Johnson will have three pitchers ready and possibly four for the scrap with the tars. Sam Jones, Arch Campbell and Bob Burke will have had a good rest by that time. Lloyd Brown, if the soreness is gone from a boil on his foot, also will be in line for duty. Johnson cxpectsfim use but two hurlers, though, so Canipbell and Burke probably will get the call Defeat Tampans Again. The Nationals beat the Tampans again yesterday, but they had to stage three-run rallies in the fifth and sixth innings to get their 8 to 5 victory. Irv- ing Hadley, who opened fire for the ‘Washington club, was not feeling so fit and the smokers jumped on him in the first two innings with a flock of solid smacks that netted all their runs. After three innings of struggling, Had- ley gave way to Paul Hopkins, who al- lowed the Tampans but two bingles the remainder of the way. The Nationals faced the left-hand pitching of Carl Spencer for five frames, then looked over the right-hend fling- ing of Cesare Alvarez. Spencer had a stormy first inning and was touched in a lively way in the next four, but not until his last turn were the big leaguers able to pull up to a tie with the bushers. Then they pummeled Alvarez in his first round to grab the game. Fifteen hits were made by the Nationals. Red Barnes, with two doubles and as many singles in four trips to the plate, led the attack. Myer's triple, Goslin's sacrifice fly, Barnes’ double and Bluege’s single ac- counted for two Washington runs in round one, but the Tampans came along with a trio of tallies. The first two Tampans to face Had- ley in the second session got hits, one beating out a bunt to the pitcher. Ay sacrifice followed, then came a one- baser that added two to the Smoker’s score. With three singles, a double and a} yass the Nationals tied the game in, he fifth. Goslin and Barnes singled, ! but only the Goose tallied when Bluege | doubled. Judge’s walk crowded the| sacks and Hayes forced out Barnes at the plate. Ruel lined a single to left, though, that was long enough to mean two more markers. At the outset of the sixth West greet-| ed Alvarez with a single and Myer tap-; ped another. A wild chuck by Ma: { who had flelded Harris’ sacrificial bun! scored West and left Myer at third and Harris at second. Barnes singled both home. | ORIOLES’ PEi\INANT TEAM HAD A GAMBLING STAR Owen Bush's fining of four rookies for gambling reminded Frity Maisel, veteran with the Orioles and now the manager, of a player who had the| gambling fever on the club that won leve’? straight pennants. the gambling rig] ‘quently owed the club half of his year's salary by the end of the first month. figure that while he was with the ciub he lost as much as $5,000 a year to the other players.” | PENN STATE INFIELDER | IS MAN WITH A PUNCH J Kessler is one of the veteran stars and De Marco and McGann were to form | e -(GORDON KESSLER: the battery in the Old Liners’ opening game against Pennsylvania at Collegd Park today. All are former Tech High School students. Robins Unable to Win Games And Wright’s Arm Again Sore By the Associated Press. IAMI, Fla, April 8.—Capt. Glenn Wright of the Brooklyns again is a cause of grief, cou- pled with the fact that the flock seems unable to win any games. After a brief appearance in the line- up Monday, Wright again is decorating the bench, taking part in yesterday’s game only as a pinch hitter. He has been advised to rest an injured arm. HOUSTON, Tex., April 3 (#).—George Grantham, second baseman, was added to the list of Pirate cripples yesterday, and Manager Donie Bush was wonder- ing today how to keep the jinx from Earl Sheely, first sacker, the only reg- ular on the infield. 4 Grantham was hit ‘on the shoulder during yesterday's exhibition with the ‘Yankees and had to retire. MIAMI, Fla., April 3 ().—The Braves have finished their Florida season with 11 victories and 10 defeats. President- Manager Emil Fuchs left for New York yesterday with the prediction, “This club will keep hustling and trying.” NEW ORLEANS, La., April 3 () — “Denver Bill” Walker, who toiled most of last season with Toledo of the Amer- ican Association, seems to have made the major league grade this time. He has been performing in_fine style with the New York Giants and apparently has clinched a place on the hurling staff. The left-handed fast-ball pitcher was on the mound for six innings of he the Giants’ game with Cleveland yes- terday, gave two hits. walked two and allowed only one Indian to get as far as second. ATLANTA, Ga. April 3 (P).—Jack Hendricks, manager of the Cincimmati Reds, has asked waivers on Third Base- man Walter Lutzke, who. was. drafted from the Newark club of the Interpa- tional League. Lutzke will return there, it was said, if waivers are ob- tained from all other clubs. BEAUMONT, Tex., April 3 (#).—Ap- parently unconvinced that the Chicago' : Cubs can beat them almost any time, Bucky Harris’ Tigers traded off a game with ‘the Beaumont club of the Texas ulfll@ scheduled for today for another crack at the men of McCarthy. ‘The Cubs pasted Earl Whitehill hard yesterday. COLUMBUS, Ga., April 3 (#).—Her- man Bell, erstwhile St. Leuis Cardinal { hurler, who did noble duty last season with the Rochester * Internationals, walked himself into & hole yesterday and then fanned out of it. Two gifts and a single made things look desperate for the moundsman in the ninth at Jacksonville yesterday but he whiffed the next batier to give the Red, Birds a 2-to-1 triumph. T members of the Cabin John Junior Order base ball team have their way the team’s diamond in the Maryland community. will be a * model sandlot field. + Always possessing one of the best dia- monds in this section the Cabin John boys have contracted this year with a landscape gardener to keep their dia- mond in good shape throughout the sea- son. Both the infield and outfield will in grass. A practite for the Cabin John team is to be held tomorrow afternoon at 5 o’clock. ‘The nine is seeking matches with unlimited class teams. Call Al Sadtler at Bradley 201-F-14 aftér 7 pm. In the preparation for their opening game with' Johnny A. G..»Ag:lfl 14 on the latter’s fleld, at Bladensburg, Md., Pop Kremb's Liberty A. C. base ballers ‘will drill Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock on the school diamond at Georgia ave- nue and Upshur street. All candidates, new and old, are asked to report. Libertys will meet Red Sox and John- BL'AZING SPORTS TRAIL BY ALAN Collins, fleet king ‘The American league 'Ié easily major league performances. Rogers Hornsby, up, challenging Eddie Roush for the batting his average of .318 was considered no special over the five leading batsmen of the two leagues for 1 ‘was mav;fi gue, Look NATIONAL LEAGUE. Ed Roush, Cincinnati Rogers Hornsby, 8t. Lot ‘oun, New York . Helnie Groh, Cincinnaf Milton Stock, St. i 307 'IVE years more and two of our heroes are still going strong, or at: is every expectation they will be.for 1929. Horsby, the “leani and hard-| Sunday afternoon at 2 o’'clock on bitten” Texan, after leading the batsmen for the seventh- time in a 1928 | latter’s field. J. GOULD. Associated Press Sports Editor. 4 UST 10 years ago Babe Ruth, “weighing somewhere around 200 pounds in his flannels,” was crowned home run king for was batting king of the American League for the twelfth and last time. Eddie of the second basemen, also led the base pilferers. the first time. Ty Cobb furnishing the more spectacular of of the freshman class, crown of -the National cause for ud-m not long out batti AMERICAN' LEAGUE; 84 Ve 58 ira Flagstead, Detroit’ a it there mte-udfi ml’!‘.’t‘lsu, a vital cogh mmv.he Chicago gnb l;udl{f;fnred u):o u:l l)cnl-t speed. Ruth, wearing creased, poundage jauntily, is ready & mn{; straight flag. " out with anyl as the Yankees seék Here were “hig fives” of 1924; NATIONAL LEAG Roi Eae wheat, Brootiym s though he 15 st ohe of the their f SHIRES SENT HOME, ENDING SOX REVOLT By the Assoclated Press. DALLAS, Tex., among the White Sox players is at ar end today, with Russell Blackburne, manager of the club, in the role of su- preme dictator. Blackburne, backed up by Charles A. Comiskey, owner of the club, ordered Art Shires, one of the revolters, home to remain, at his own expense, until he gets into condition to play base ball. Bill Cissell, the young shortstop charged with violating training rules, was reinstated. Blackburne’s action ow suspending the pair and then following it up by or- dering Shires, a promising first base- man, to leave camp seems to have pro- duced a silencing effect on certain play- ers wh, have grumbled over the incon- veniences of playing exhibition games in small Texas towns. The Sox manager, invoking stern measures to insure discipline and smash the wave of dissatisfaction gaining im- petus in the Sox ranks, dismissed Shires after a long distance telephone conversation with , the. “Old Roman,” in Chicago. Shires, rated as one of the best pros- pects coming to the American League recent years, was made acting field cap- tain two weeks ago and then stripped of his rank for insubordination. He is said to be in no condition as a result of keeping late hours and breaking other training rules. The Sox were to meet the Des Moines, Iowa, Western leaguers in Me- Alester, Okla., today, before continuing Northward on a 13-game exhibition schedule with other minor league clubs. Model Ball Field Is Planned By Cabin John Junior Order ny A. C. in a double-header that will feature the annual Liberty feld diay to be held August 10 at Clark Griffith Stadium. Games with Libertys may be arranged after 6 p.m. Games with Manhattan senior class base ballers may be arranged by calling Rice, at Silver Spring 172-J. The team is to meet tonight, when uniforms are to be issued 19 players. Any other tossers wishing to try for the team should be present. ‘Washington Red Sox diamonders, who were to work this afternoon at 5 o’clock on Fairlawn Field, will meet Seamen Gunners Saturday on Navy Yard dia- mond at 2:30 o'clock, and will engage Maryland A. C. Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock on the latter’s fleld. A ninth-inning five-run rally enabled Postons to score over Peerless nine. Roucher, for the losers, smashed two homers. Contests are sought with unlimited division base ball teams by Bolling Field nine, which especially wants to meet Alexandria teams. Call Corp. Maude, at Lincoln 5887. Candidates, new and old, for the Pet- worth Yorkes base ball team are to gather topight at 7:30 o'clock at the home of Jerry Richards, 4118 street. Hartford and senior class unlimited Mh-snmmmwmeetiin;em game Sunday afternoon af Monument diamond l!o‘n:“' Hartford Seniors were to practice at 5 o’clock on that fleld. morrow b 4213 wflh‘h :vcmu at 8 o'clock. ¥ t A Guh- ners are to' meet ch‘;: PUBLIC TENN.18 ‘COURTS WILL OPEN TOMORRO! and No. lar Posi April 3.—Rebellion | 1A . iy 1929." IN MARYLAND U. DIAMOND SEASON l‘ DEMARCO- Prtcher BY GRANTLAND RIC Still Around. HE Cubs and Yankees are picked again by the majority of the pickers totake charge of the next-world series. But two of the main challeng- ers were battling together in s world series 24 years ‘ago, when ope of them sent Matty out and the other countered in | with Bender and Plank. The old com- bination of McGraw and Mack is still a big force in base ball. If any one is to upset either of the selected lead- ers, McGraw and Mack have as good a shot as any one else—perhaps a bet- ter shot. Both have good clubs ready for the next chance. It has been 28 years since Mack won his first flag and it was 26 years ago that McGraw won the first 6f his 10 pennants, These two old-timers have picked up 16 pennants along the line of march, and that isn’t a spotty showing if they never win another, Two All-Time Teams. 0 all-time McGraw and Mack teams would be two of the great combinations of bese ball. Something 3 fTect: by calling Kremb, at Columbia 4165-J, m e ol All-Time McGraw Team. Bresnahan, cgtcher; Mathewson, Me- Ginty, Marquard and Benton, pitchers; Tenny, first base; Frisch, second base; Jackson, shortstop; Devlin, third base; Cochran, .- catcher; Combs and Waddell, pitchers; McInnis, first base; Collins, second base; -Barry, shortstop; Baker, third base; Simmons, Hartsel and Seybold, outfield. Neither has ever had an outfield to compare with that of the old Orioles —Kelley, Brodie and Keeler, or the old Cubs—Sheckard, Hofman and Schulte, or the Yankees, with Meusel, Coombs and Ruth. Not to overlook the Red Sox combination with Lewis, Speaker and Hooper. Or Cobb, Crawford and Veach, of the Tigers. Picking the best outfield of all-time on one team is an assignment some Third | diligent researchér might work over. Here are a few choices: Cobb, Crawford and Veach of Detroit Sheckard, Jones and Keeler of Brook- Iyn. Lewis, Speaker and Hooper of Bos- ton—the greatest defensive trio. " “How does one feel in facing a 6-foot putt for $10,0007 asks a reader. How does one feel just after oné has Jumped off a tall building? e Filling the Gap. contests ahead are as drab as many of E gBEES I g i : I e no accepted champion of the heavy- weights either this year or the next. There won't be unless some one can wade in and prove his place with some- thing better than a grab and tug act. “+TS the golf swing more like the base ball swing or the matter of throw- ing a base ball?” asks L, D. It isn't a direct copy of either one, but it carries many of the main pririciples that apply to both. In throwing & base ball the weight comes completely on the back foot, the right foot for a right-hander, with the left foot usually off the ground. In hitting a golf ball or a base ball the majority of the weight should come at one time to the right foot on the back swing in order to bring about better balance for the forward swing. The bad golfing habit of carrying too much weight the left foot through the back is also one of the main faults .of base ball swinging. “Any number of ;young hitters have this habit,” says Max Carey, the Brooklyn star, “and some of the old timers have it also, s fault which cuts about 30 points off their batting averages.” The late John' Montgomery Ward, a great ball player and a good golfer, was one of the first-—probably the first—to see that the ‘maln. fundamentals of hitting a base ball and a golf ball were the same. One- of these fundamentals’ is letting the body work in unison with the hands and. arms, not against them. This comes easier in throwing a base ball, for the simple reason that the average kid starts throwing a rock or something else about the time he learns to walk. And at. that more lithe and more imi-~ tative he has the fundamentals of throwing without ever having to think about them. But let him try to throw something—a base ball or & rock—for the first time when he is 30 years old, or older, and see what happens. Hundreds of golf courses are now open for the new season and how the { incurable slicers dread it. THEVENOW IS BADLY -HURT.IN AUTO CRASH BY {Hle"Alsactited Press.. . LAKELAND, Fla., April 3—Critically QUERY comes in asking what vfl!'h“m'h happen’in case the heavyweight the' Bk e e 5203 or 3 izggsig %5 & SPORTS. ‘BIG LEAGUE BASE BALL | Columbus, Ga.—8t. Louis (N.) vs. Columbus. . At Houston, Tex.—Pittsburgh (N.) vs. A Atianta—Cincinnati (N.) vs. At- At Jacksonville, Fla.—Brooklyn (N. vs. Jacksonville. e A::;numnt, ‘Tex—Detroit (A.) vs. At Birmingham, Ala,—St. Louls (A.) vs. Birm! . At Salisbury, N. C.—Philadelphia (A.) vs. Salis| L At Fort Worth, Tex—New York (A.) vs. Fort Worth. ‘At Tampa, Fla—Washington (A.) vs., ‘Tampa. Yesterday's Results. At Jacksonville—St. Louis (N.), 2; ackson ville, 1. At Birmingham—St. Louls (A), 5; Birmingham, 4. : At New Orleans—New York (N.), 10; Cleveland (A), 1. At Columbia, 8. C.—Philadelphia (A), 15; Columbia, 5. At Winter Haven, Fla—Philadelphia (N.), 8; Columbus (A. A), 4. Fla—Washington (A.), 8; Fla—Boston (N.), 10; ' Fla—Boston (A), 9; Houston, Tex.—Pittsburgh (N.), 13; New York (A), 11. At Beaumont, Tex.—Chicago (N.), 10; Detroit (A.), 2. By the Associated Press. INDIANAPOLIS. — Eddie Anderson, Cody, Wyo., knocked out Jose Gonzales, Havana, Cuba (1). Otto Atterson, Terre Haute, Ind., outpointed Charley Court, Cincinnati (8). MILWAUKEE.—Bud Taylor, Terre Haute, Ind., outpointed Henry Falegano, Des Moines (8). Louis New, Milwaukee, ou:polnwd Harry Dublinsky, Chicago (8).. AKRON, Ohio.—Gorilla Jones, Akron, Fifield, Canada 1. K. O. ., , John Guido, Scranton, Pa. (6). MEADVILLE, Pa.—Hal Stevenson, B;;lhlo. outpointed Young Irish, Akron 10). NEW HAVEN, Conn.—Louis Kid Kap- lan, Meriden, Conn., outpointed Joe Glick, New York (10). Week-Day Loop hington Club’s Infield RERVESISPLAGED INBISTON NP Former National Slated to Play Third—Collins Is Pleased With A’s. By the Associated Press. RADENTON, Fla, April 3.—The following seemed today likely to be in the Red Sox starting line- up at the opener in Boston: Todt, first base; Regan, second base; Rhyne, shortstop; Reeves, third base, Jnm ?’hls'kld, k‘l‘tflmhm Scarritt ran rom to it the outfleld.lm‘ s Berry, Heving and Alex Grave run pretty even for the catcher’s berth. Big Ed Morris, judging by his last year’s record, is the outstanding pitch- er, although he has not been particu- larly brilliant this Spring. SALISBURY, N. C, April 3 (®).— Back in Philadelphia Manager Connie Mack is not optimistic over the train- ing season showing of the Athletics, but, Capt. Eddie Collins, who is taking the regulars up North, is enthusiastic. Collins is giving Young Joe Hassler plenty of work at short, which is taken to mean that Hassler will play that position at least until Boley's arm im- proves. Rube Walberg is the first of the Mack pitchers to announce that he is ready for the season to open. The Seattle southpaw looks to be on edge and in his last two games has in top form. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April 3 (P).— Frank McGowan proved the saving fac- tor for the St. Louis Browns yesterday with an electrifying catch of a low drive into right field which he picked off his shoes and tossed to Lu Blue to double a runner. McGowan had hurt an ankle the day before, as had Heinie Manush, who was the Browns’ slugging chief with a triple and a double. NEW ORLEANS, La. April 3 (P).— The consolation of a second attempt remained to the Cleveland Indians to- day after a 10-to-1 drubbing at the hands of the New York Giants yester- gin;. The Redskins got only three hits. s Title Series Plans Are to Be Made Early H. GOELZ, secretary of the Terminal Railroad Department Y. M. C. A, under whose guid- o ance as president the weekday base ball leagues here held E their championship series last Summer | pected and who will serve as president again this year, announced today that he will call & meeting the latter part of this month of presidents of the various leagues and other officials who served in connection with last season’s series to map plans for this year’s play. He sald he has called the meeting so that main features of the series may be arranged early. American Rallway Express team, defending champion of the Terminal Y League was victor in the weekday leagues title series last season. @ Goels said that he probably would re- appoint all officials who served for the 1928 series. chief among whom were Louis P. Cook, honorary president; E. W. Flester, Herbert Tucker, 8. W. Hughes, Vic Gauzza, R. M. Colvin and J. A. Harrington, vice presidents, and G. L. Hightman, secretary. To reorganize Department Y. M. C. A. League a meeting will be held early next week. (I the Terminal Railroad | no Base Ball press, defending champion; Pullman Co. and Washington Terminal are last season’s teams sure to again be in the line. City Post Office and Washington Rallway & Electric Co. Busmen are ex- to be represented in the loop for the first time. Southern Railway also may enter a team. Clark Griffith, president of the Wash- ington base ball team, Has again, it was announced today, offered a handsorhe trophy to the winner:of the Terminal Y League pennant. . ‘This trophy has twice,_been won by. the American Rail- way Express Co. nine. : ES MAY ADD TWO CiS TO CIRCUIT April 3 (#)—The American Hocl Association may be increased from & six to an eight club circuit next” season, it was indicated HOCKEY CH American Railway Ex-'Okla. ] ) LORSH ‘E M * SHOES add finish to your attire— offer style that’s most attractive ~ =decidedly smart. Include “THE ‘A,SHLAND”' in your wardrobe. 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